Spurrier Recruiting

Recruiting Update:

Although many ignorant folks often criticize SOS for his recruiting, intelligent recruits across the nation are flocking to Columbia, South Carolina securing a future with many SEC championship rings. The latest commitment was WR Jason Barnes of Independence HS in North Carolina (the same HS as Craig Lynch). When asked why he chose USC he simply replied, "“I chose USC because where else would a receiver go? Steve Spurrier has the perfect offense for a receiver and a quarterback."

Is Steve Spurrier some slick coach who makes promises he cannot keep to the recruits and their families?? No, says Barnes father. “I just felt that they were being sincere when they spoke with us. They didn’t promise us the world, that he was going to come in and play right away. They made sure they let us know that he was going to have to work and do the right things, but that they would give him the opportunity to play. They just made me feel comfortable being straightforward with me, instead of trying to promise him the world.

Steve Spurrier is simply a straight shooter who puts his players in the NFL. In fact, at the time he was stabbed in the back by Jack Farley (a second time) and had to take the USC job, the University of Florida had more active NFL players than any other college. EVERY SINGLE LAST ONE OF THESE PLAYERS WAS RECRUITED BY STEPHEN ORR SPURRIER. Although most of these players were not 5 star players, we must add in the Spurrier factor of +2 stars to each one of their rankings. That is to say, Steve Spurrier has always maximized his players' talents- he wont have a pocket passer try to run a silly option play, or expose his WR's by running them on ridiculous reverses every other play. He will do one thing-WIN.

The USA today states Spurrier's recruiting pitch is as simple as it is elegant. "He'll step into a recruit's living room and tell 'em what he always has during recruiting: 'You're either going to win with us, or we're going to beat you.'"

There are only a few scholarships left for the 2007 SEC Champs- recruits must decide to win with SOS, or get beat by him- and beat badly.