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Do you really, honestly think any dawg fan would choose Spurrier?

Miles is gonna win it anyway.

Just looking for some healthy football discussion my friend. Not every fan is so biased that they can't see things from outside the box.

I just think after the 0-2 start Richt has done little better than Spurrier just to be little fair & balance please SC beat Clemson can not stand that team at all win one for the SEC like UGA did against Tech .

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After thinking about it a little more I have to agree with what you're saying. But, my pick would be Richt over anybody else, obviously.

SEC Coach of the year breakdown:

1. Les Miles
2. Mark Richt.
3. Nick Saban
4. Bobby Petrino
5. Steve Spurrier

Sorry, but Spurrier is not in the discussion this year. You don't receive those kinds of accolades when you're picked to win your division and you fail to accomplish it. To suggest either Richt or Spurrier or anybody else deserves it over Miles this year is silly. He has dealt with considerable off field issues and has dominated a monster schedule.

Further, none of the coaches above have a bad loss other than Spurrier. Miles has no losses. Saban lost a nailbiter to Miles. Richt lost to Boise and the division favorite USC when they were at full strength. And Petrino lost to Saban and Miles who both have superior talent. Spurrier lost to Auburn despite having a better team.

There's just no argument that Spurrier should be mentioned above any of the other 4 coaches this year.

Georgia has top ten recruiting classes the past 4 years, South Carolina-not so much. So for Spurrier to go 10-2 losing his 5th year starting qb, 5th year starting left tackle, all american running back and starting cornerback, I think is impressive.

On the flip side, I think Richt has done an equally impressive job with all the pressure on him this year and after starting 0-2.

COY does not always go to the team with the best record, I'd be surprised if Saban or Petrino finish higher in votes than Richt or Spurrier. I think it's a three man race b/w Miles, Richt and Spurrier.

It's a lot easier to recruit and get big time recruits when you're Florida, Georgia, Alabama, LSU. When you consistently finish in the top 10 in recruiting each year as those teams do it makes coaching easier. I'm not saying we have scrubs, we have a lot of good players but to suggest that Spurrier can go pick top recruits like those schools is ridiculous. Sure we're getting better but we don't have the name recognition like the big schools. It's a lot easier to win games win you have top recruits each year. If we finish 5th in recruiting in the SEC year in and year out, it's harder to consistently win in the SEC.

Davidson.....noble thought trying to have an intelligent conversation on a Georgia board where Spurreir is involved. He has owned Georgia his whole career and they will never recognize him for anything.......too many sour grapes.

Both Coach Richt and Coach Spurrier are deserving of the honor in my book. Shame on the folks who were ready to run Richt out of town and now wish to defend him as Coach of the year. Richt is a class act......always has been and always will be. He is a damn fine coach as well. Whether Spurrier wins the award this year or not is a mute point. Fact is it is his finest coaching job in his career......a point that is shared by many in the national media and has been expressed as such. For the guy picking him 5th in the voting........laughable! Don't let your judgement be affected by your hatred. You try to paint a plausible argument but it is obvious your judgement is clouded. He will finish no worse than second in the voting.

I hate to break down the whole basis of your reasoning for my opinion, but I don't hate Spurrier. Judging coaching performances has nothing to do with my personal likes or dislikes of people I don't know beyond their public persona. I also can't imagine why I would like Petrino, as a Falcons fan, or Saban, as a UGA fan, but not Spurrier. Saban is far more detrimental to the UGA program than Spurrier. However, I still respect the job he has done.

Further , as I've stated already, I think Spurrier did a fine job this year. I'm not insulting him or running him down.

With that said, you guys shouldn't have lost to Auburn. I don't think any rational USC fan would argue that. If you beat Auburn, you win the division as predicted and finish 11-1 and play in a monster SEC title matchup against LSU. Spurrier would definitely be involved in talks for coach of the year if that had happened. As it stands now, there are several other coaches this season whose exploits outshine Spurrier.

They both have had great seasons plain and simple, but its not over yet lets see what happens this weekend. If UGA wins then I think Richt wins in a landslide. If we lose it could go either way. Spurrier has had a heck of a season and he has battled through some tough issues with personel. But Richt has done exactly the same thing. But regardless of the outcome we won the East and I'm sure if you ask Coach Richt that is what he would rather have had happen anyway.

I know right. Our best Rb is a freshman and when he got hurt/suspended a 170 lb. walk on STARTED. We lose defensive players on the regular and have true freshmen filling in. I appreciate the confidence in the cock fans that our walk ons are better than their scholarship players. This conversation is rediculous.

Spurrier: preseason SEC East favorite but did not make it; played a QB that pretty much sh*t on his face until the last minute only to find that the backup he has been avoiding is much better; loses a few players and his season is lost

Richt: Won the SEC east over favor USCe; Overcame the week to week possibility of not having a job the next week; kept off field incidences to almost non existing; used a team who had 5+ walk ons earn scholarships because of attrition/injury and while taking even more injuries to key players still found a way to win the East with walk ons and true freshmen filling in.

Tough decision!