[Tuck4Bama]

Steve Spurrier, whose Evil Genius persona was built on a cutthroat passing attack that rang up points like a pinball machine, began his weekly news conference by saying he hopes his South Carolina team gets in a “field-goal game” with No. 2 LSU.

Spurrier, whose Florida quarterback set a single-season passing record the last time he went to Baton Rouge, joked Tuesday that the passing marks would be safe this week.

Spurrier, who was 11-1 against LSU while at Florida, has been winning with defense and a solid ground game this season. Though the 12th-ranked Gamecocks are off to a 3-0 start, the “fun” seems to be missing from Spurrier’s “Fun ‘n’ Gun” offense.

“It’s not as much fun for an offensive coach to have to play the way we play,” Spurrier said. “It seems like every game, we open up thinking we can throw it here and there, hit one here and there and it doesn’t work. Then it hits us in the head — you better start running the ball or you’re going to throw the game away.”



USC is ninth out of 12 SEC teams in passing offense with 199 yards a game. The Gamecocks have thrown more interceptions (five) than any SEC school except Auburn and Mississippi State (seven each). Of their five pass plays of 20 yards or longer, only two have gone to wide receivers.


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[Stoney]

Steve needs to let his QB know what colored jerseys they are wearing on Saturday.