And we come to Reason No. 1,844 why college football is a lesser sport without Steve Spurrier in it.
As the head coaches at South Carolina and Clemson, Spurrier and Dabo Swinney traded their fair share of public barbs on more than one occasion, admittedly more so the former than the latter. Hell, on individual even suggested a rasslin’ match pitting the two coaches against other. There was also, though, a deep and mutual respect between the two, as evidenced by a voicemail Spurrier left for Swinney in 2014 after both the Tigers and Gamecocks lost their opener.
And, of course, he left the message for the rival coach in the most HBC way possible. From James Bates (follow him on Twitter HERE):
As always, pitch perfect, Coach Spurrier.