Ol' ball coach on comeback path; calls Tebow gay, Fulmer "remarkable fat ass"

Kindler, Gentler No More?





COLUMBIA, Sc. (AP) – Once known for his prime-time wit, Steven Orr Spurrier has found the magic spark again. In a Saturday morning press conference, the Ol’ Ball Coach made a strong case against the notion that he's just a kind old man these days. Spurrier, the legendary Florida Gators coach - as hated in the 1990's for his humorous verbal jabs as for his embarrassing 50-point beatdowns - had mellowed in recent years. But late Saturday morning, he was once again in rare form.

When asked a question about Phil Fulmer, Spurrier began the press conference by unleashing the kind of trademark wit he was known for as a much younger man. “You can’t spell ‘Phil Fulmer’ without ‘full’,” he said. “And if he ever got that way, he wouldn’t look like Ruben Studdard covered in talcum powder.”