Twitter reacted in variety of ways to the news of Steve Spurrier’s retirement
On Monday night, reports surfaced that South Carolina Gamecocks head football coach Steve Spurrier will be retiring, though the initial reports didn’t indicate whether or not the retirement would go to the effect immediately or if Spurrier would be coaching out the rest of the 2015 season.
After coaching the Gamecocks to three consecutive 11-2 seasons from 2011-13, Spurrier and South Carolina have fallen on hard times in recent years. The Gamecocks finished the 2014 season with only a 7-6 overall record and a meager 3-5 record in the SEC. His start to the 2015 season has only made his recent rack record worse as the Gamecocks are 2-4 overall and just 0-4 in the conference to start the year.
There was widespread speculation about the possibility of Spurrier retiring after this season coming into the year, but he denied those reports publicly. Now, after the brutal start to the season, one of the most successful and recognizable college coaches of all time is hanging up the whistle.
Reacting accordingly, the fine users of Twitter took to social media to make jokes, cry a bit, and general go crazy over the news of Spurrier’s retirement:
It's going to be really confusing on Twitter if Steve Spurrier retires and both USC jobs are open.
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) October 12, 2015
SPURRIER NOOOOOOO! OC at Tennessee please! Haha
— Hamilton Deese (@HamDeese) October 13, 2015
I would say I hope Spurrier goes to TV, but I feel like he probably just wants to golf and drink Coors.
— Brett Weisband (@WeisbandSEC) October 13, 2015
Cfb won't be the same with out you coach spurrier. May you play Augusta everyday for the rest of your days. Go gators!
— Ryan (@rgoudreau88) October 13, 2015
Steve Spurrier is retiring from SC to fulfill his remaining year of eligibility and play quarter back for the University of Florida again.
— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry) October 13, 2015
If y'all think Spurrier is sacrificing his Saturday morning round for Gameday you gotta get up outta here
— .jpeg (@JackPeglow) October 13, 2015
We’ll see when Spurrier is officially going to be done and what his next move is. Regardless, you can always count on Twitter to pull through with great reactions in moments like this.