Posted
6:28 PM
by Gene
Another reason we may have trouble believing the NEWS BIZ' COMMITMENT TO ANGER:When I went home to visit my family before the first game of the year, one of the first things I saw was an airport billboard that boasted, "We got Spurrier!" In the week leading up to his debut, the newspaper [I presume he means the one in Columbia -- LOVE this crystal-clear writing! --ED.]
ran a series of front-page articles that examined everything from his quarterbacking drills to his habit of tossing his trademark visor when frustrated. (A good Spurrier throw, one article explained, can go "Frisbee-style from the out-of-bounds stripe on the sideline to the team bench.") The Sunday paper included a 104-page insert fronted by a gauzy Spurrier portrait and a single-word headline: "BELIEVE." With those kinds of stunts the fans almost DESERVE a 1-2 team.