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The school has spent about $200,000 to spruce up the stadium, including landscaping, posters and other decorative upgrades. Spurrier understands that it's up to his players to keep fans coming.
"Coaches and players, we can't worry too much about what happens outside," he said. "We have to worry about what happens on the field. That's our major thought right there."
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Steve Spurrier has noticed the makeover No. 9 South Carolina's home stadium has been given since he arrived almost a decade ago. He hopes to add a Southeastern Conference championship banner to the decorations this season.
"We don't have many championships to brag about, so we have had a lot of super individual players and their records up on the (stadium) wall," he said.
For Spurrier,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, things changed when he and his staff began persuading the state's best talent to play for the Gamecocks. South Carolina has sent several stellar players into the NFL's early rounds in recent years, including Buffalo cornerback Stephon Gilmore,Wholesale Football Jerseys, Chicago receiver Alshon Jeffery and Houston defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the NFL's No. 1 selection last May.
There's also an 85-foot tall banner of Spurrier hanging down outside Williams-Brice Stadium, where the Gamecocks will look to extend their nation-best 18-game home win streak when they open against No. 21 Texas A&M.
"They want to play for winners. They want to play where you can graduate your players, guys stay out of trouble,Cheap NFL Jerseys, do the right things, and we got a track record for that now," said Spurrier, 69. "So we got to keep pushing and pushing and see if we can win an SEC someday."
Spurrier has handled that well in recent years, including an unprecedented run of three consecutive 11-2 seasons. Before that,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, the Gamecocks had only reached double-digit wins (1984, 10-2) once since starting football in 1892.
Count on seeing that again this season with 1,000-yard rusher Mike Davis in the backfield and enough returning defenders to contain opponents.
Spurrier has used a different tact for success at South Carolina than during his pass-happy,Wholesale China Jerseys, title-winning time at Florida in the 1990s,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, counting on ball control and a strong defense to win games. |
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