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“Carolina Calls” is underway, just waiting for Spurrier. #Gamecocks0
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The HBC is in the house. Welcome to the first Carolina Calls of the year, y’all! #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Let’s hope players have transitioned well, come in ready to get better. 2011 was a wonderful year for us.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier mentions winning state championship, Capital One Bowl, says 2011 is in the past. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says the team hopes they can play better next year, know they played poorly and won last year. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Our schedule’s difficult, though. We’ve gotta play a lot of good teams. We do have players who are capable.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says becoming all-time winningest coach isn’t a big deal, just mentioned it so fans would know he’d be here for awhile. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “I always thought we could do something special here.” #Gamecocks0
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Shane, the first caller of 2012, wishes Spurrier luck and asks about what he thinks of the change in the kickoff rule. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “It’s a rule designed to sort of eliminate a whole bunch of kickoffs, seems like some guys were getting hurt.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “I think it may be a pretty good rule. Anything to avoid injuries is the way the NFL and college football are going.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says there’s also a new onside kick rule: players can fair catch one-hoppers. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier on new coaches: “These guys are real ball coaches. I’m very impressed, as most everyone else, including our players.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier mentions fundamentals are being taught by new coaches, especially in zone coverage. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “We’ve got good coaches, they can recruit, and get guys committed. Makes it pretty easy for me to be the head coach.” #Gamecocks0
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Amy seems confused about Connor Shaw being QB. Spurrier says Connor’s 8-1, winningest QB percentage in school history. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Connor’s got a chance to be one of our best. He hasn’t gotten a lot of publicity, but that’s okay.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says when he recruited AJ Cann at Bamberg HS, he dunked a basketball. #Gamecocks #GamecockFootball0
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Spurrier: “We had a lot of [o-line] mess-ups at times last year. We got some players that are bigger and stronger this year.” #Gamecocks0
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Daniel, who knows some guys on the team, wants to know about Byron Jerideau. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “If you’re gonna have a good team, you better have some good linemen on both sides.” Mentions Gerald Dixon doing well. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier said DE Darius English is a “little light” right now, but didn’t say whether he would redshirt or not in 2012.0
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Spurrier says Auguste pulled a groin muscle a week ago, a few “slight” concussions have happened, otherwise injuries are minimal. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “We’re all on the same team, doesn’t make sense to me to get guys hurt [during practice].” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says he’s never believed in having practice coached/played like a real game, has never coached that way. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “I think we’re worthy [of poll rankings]. But polls don’t mean anything at all, other than bragging rights.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Being in the top 10 is nice. First time in school history, right?” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “We’re fired up. We tell our guys all the time…where you’re picked early doesn’t mean you’re gonna have a great team” #Gamecocks0
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Crowd cheers when Spurrier says they’re kicking off in two weeks. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “One-a-day’s are really all you need. You don’t need two times a day in full pads.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier on defense: Ellis Johnson did super job. But USC will play a little differently under Ward. Guys aren’t out of position now.0
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Tim thanks Spurrier and his coaches/players, wants to know about defense. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “We’re going to play a little differently…I hope the biggest difference is we don’t have guys out of position.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says they may have had a few too many defensive schemes last year. Also uses the word “fonky.” #Gamecocks0
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Todd tells Spurrier he wasn’t a big fan of his at Florida, because they beat us every year. Asks what new guys think of upgrades. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Football’s such a team sport. It’s fun to be on a team” Mentions fans, student equip managers/trainers, staff members. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says they appreciate what fans, boosters, etc. do to contribute to success, he can’t take responsibility for success. #Gamecocks0
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Sean/Shawn(?) wants to know about the development of the receivers. #Gamecocks0
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Re: receivers, Spurrier mentions Shaq Roland, Damiere Byrd, Bruce Ellington, DL Moore among others. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says he thinks Moore will have his best year ever, also mentions Ace Sanders. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Adam Yates is probably going to be our kicker. Our punter’s still a little bit up in the air.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “One touchdown’s better than two field goals. I’m a big believer in going for touchdowns.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier: “Marcus is fine. He’s 100 percent. His upper body is stronger than it’s ever been. So, he’s ready to go.” #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says team will practice tomorrow, scrimmage Saturday. Both closed to the public, they’ll practice trick plays. #Gamecocks0
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Spurrier says they look forward to plenty of fans heading up to Nashville in two weeks. #Gamecocks0
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That’ll do it for Carolina Calls this week, kids! #Gamecocks0
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