[gatortalk] Spurrier could stick around long enough to catch Bear Bryant's record of 159 SEC wins

He has 116 wins and needs 43 SEC wins!  I hope he does it but comes in 2^nd or 3^rd place in the SEC East every year, though.

Fran

Spurrier has said he plans to coach another five years. If he does, he’ll have coached at South Carolina as long as he did at Florida.

And that’s the thing. Spurrier may be 67 years old, but he’s as comfortable being a head ball coach as he ever has. With a new right knee and a relentless workout schedule, Spurrier says he feels more like 45 than 67.

“My job is not that stressful,” he said. “And I’m making pretty good money.”

I may be crazy for thinking this, and even crazier for writing it. But I believe there is a chance Spurrier could stick around long enough to catch Bear Bryant’s record of 159 SEC wins. He blew off my suggestion.

“I’m not going to coach that long,” he said. “No, no.”

Maybe not. But Spurrier likes his life the way it is. There’s plenty of downtime for golf and Crescent Beach. He certainly doesn’t look like a coach who is ready to retire in the next five years. He made it clear Tuesday he has taken on the role of closer in recruiting and relies on his assistants for the heavy lifting.

He needs 43 SEC wins to catch the uncatchable record. That’s six a year for seven years to pull within one. Certainly doable. And there’s always a chance the league could go to nine SEC games.

I’m just saying there’s a chance. And then there are these two factors:

1. The closer he gets to the record, the more difficult it will be for him to walk away.

2. The better his team is, the more difficulty it will be for him to walk away.

If this is his best team, it’s something he has built and it’s not like there will be a big drop-off.