You can't spell Citrus without UT

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Bearkat_Vol said:
Huh, what am I missing here? Who is "the HBC?" Why didn't they say "Spurrier?"
My favorite source says that Spurrier-led teams played in two Citrus Bowls after 1996, the 1997 Gators and the 1999 Gators.
Source: Steve Spurrier College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Surely they didn't get it wrong, so what am I missing? Someone want to help me with the history?
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"HBC" is the abbreviation for Spurrier's nickname, the "Head Ball Coach."
 
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Bearkat_Vol said:
Huh, what am I missing here? Who is "the HBC?" Why didn't they say "Spurrier?"
My favorite source says that Spurrier-led teams played in two Citrus Bowls after 1996, the 1997 Gators and the 1999 Gators.
Source: Steve Spurrier College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Surely they didn't get it wrong, so what am I missing? Someone want to help me with the history?
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HBC = Head Ball Coach, a title he used to refer to

The other two appearances they are referring to are 2012 and 2014 when Spurrier coached at South Carolina.
 
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Bearkat_Vol said:
Huh, what am I missing here? Who is "the HBC?" Why didn't they say "Spurrier?"
My favorite source says that Spurrier-led teams played in two Citrus Bowls after 1996, the 1997 Gators and the 1999 Gators.
Source: Steve Spurrier College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Surely they didn't get it wrong, so what am I missing? Someone want to help me with the history?
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HBC = Head Ball Coach, a term used for Spurrier while at Florida.
 
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Vols fans in the know may respond to uses of “HBC” in reference to Spurrier with “Ovaltine.” It’s an insider thing.
 
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Bearkat_Vol said:
Huh, what am I missing here? Who is "the HBC?" Why didn't they say "Spurrier?"
My favorite source says that Spurrier-led teams played in two Citrus Bowls after 1996, the 1997 Gators and the 1999 Gators.
Source: Steve Spurrier College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Surely they didn't get it wrong, so what am I missing? Someone want to help me with the history?
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To answer the HBC question: Steve Spurrier became known by the media talking heads as the "Old (or Ole) Ball Coach." But he didn't like "old," so cajoled the media into changing it to the "Head Ball Coach." It's just vanity on his part.

To clarify the history: Spurrier said "You can't spell Citrus without UT" in 1998. From that time forward, the Vols only went to the Citrus Bowl once, in 2002 (at the end of the 2001 season). Meanwhile, Spurrier-led teams went to the Citrus Bowl four times: Florida in Jan '98 and Jan '00, and South Carolina in Jan '12 and Jan '14.

So Spurrier has, in fact, been to the Citrus Bowl significantly more than the Volunteers since he made his quip.

He's a doofus. lol.

Go Vols!
 
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Spurrier having to finish his career at USCjr was the most ironic and satisfying part of his career for me. A huge dose of humility is what that jack@$$ needed, and man did he get it good. And yes, I know he had 3 good seasons there and was by far their most successful coach. But his tenure there was nothing like his time in Gainesville. Those 49 losses did him some good.
 
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I think what he did at SC was pretty impressive considering what he had to work with. Anyone could do better at several SEC schools than they would at SC.

I know I’m in the minority, but just think what he could have done here over that same time period had he replaced Fulmer.
 
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VOLfrombama said:
Spurrier having to finish his career at USCjr was the most ironic and satisfying part of his career for me. A huge dose of humility is what that jack@$$ needed, and man did he get it good. And yes, I know he had 3 good seasons there and was by far their most successful coach. But his tenure there was nothing like his time in Gainesville. Those 49 losses did him some good.
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Especially the loss to UT where he quit in the middle of the press conference.
What glee there was on that day!!!
 
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VOLfrombama said:
Spurrier having to finish his career at USCjr was the most ironic and satisfying part of his career for me. A huge dose of humility is what that jack@$$ needed, and man did he get it good. And yes, I know he had 3 good seasons there and was by far their most successful coach. But his tenure there was nothing like his time in Gainesville. Those 49 losses did him some good.
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don't leave out the fact that the HBC owns the dubious distinction of being the only SEC coach to lose to Butch Jones every time he played him.

I think it was more a burden than he could bear and he quit before the next opportunity to lose to him.
 
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GiveHim6InSC said:
Especially the loss to UT where he quit in the middle of the press conference.
What glee there was on that day!!!
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No doubt. I'll bet he knew what a POS coach that BJ was and knew exactly at that moment it was time to hang it up lol
 
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supersmo18 said:
"HBC" is the abbreviation for Spurrier's nickname, the "Head Ball Coach."
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They used to refer to Spurrier as the "Old Ball Coach", until he asked the guys at ESPN to change that to "Head Ball Coach". He said it was hurting his recruiting when they refer to him as old.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
To answer the HBC question: Steve Spurrier became known by the media talking heads as the "Old (or Ole) Ball Coach." But he didn't like "old," so cajoled the media into changing it to the "Head Ball Coach." It's just vanity on his part.

To clarify the history: Spurrier said "You can't spell Citrus without UT" in 1998. From that time forward, the Vols only went to the Citrus Bowl once, in 2002 (at the end of the 2001 season). Meanwhile, Spurrier-led teams went to the Citrus Bowl four times: Florida in Jan '98 and Jan '00, and South Carolina in Jan '12 and Jan '14.

So Spurrier has, in fact, been to the Citrus Bowl significantly more than the Volunteers since he made his quip.

He's a doofus. lol.

Go Vols!
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Correct! Additionally, Florida has been to the Citrus Bowl 6 times which is tied for the most appearances and the Vols are joining that club this year with their 6th appearance.
 
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EconVol92 said:
I think what he did at SC was pretty impressive considering what he had to work with. Anyone could do better at several SEC schools than they would at SC.

I know I’m in the minority, but just think what he could have done here over that same time period had he replaced Fulmer.
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don't think that would ever happen after UT passed him over before he ended up a gator in his playing days...he despised UT (at least that's what I've heard)
 
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Bearkat_Vol said:
Huh, what am I missing here? Who is "the HBC?" Why didn't they say "Spurrier?"
My favorite source says that Spurrier-led teams played in two Citrus Bowls after 1996, the 1997 Gators and the 1999 Gators.
Source: Steve Spurrier College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com
Surely they didn't get it wrong, so what am I missing? Someone want to help me with the history?
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I know a word or two you can't spell without UF.
 
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