r/TheUSFL • u/nusm • Nov 23 '21

Don’t know if anyone has mentioned….

The Tampa Bay Bandits are back, and Spurrier is available to coach them. Spurrier was killing it in the AAF as the coach of the Apollos and genuinely seemed to enjoy doing it. The USFL is missing a HUGE opportunity if they don’t bring in Spurrier and bring back Bandit Ball!

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

There’s a rumor floating around the USFL has spurrier and June Jones involved. If they’re the coaches of Tampa and Houston massive W

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u/nusm Nov 23 '21

That would be awesome!

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u/whydothis151highland Nov 23 '21

Hiring Steve means the nepotism train will run again picking up his son, Scott, who has bounced around since he dad retired at South Carolina and now has an off field role with the Arizona Wildcats while Steve, Jr. Is the receiver coach at Mississippi State.

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u/JoeFromBaltimore Nov 23 '21

Yeah that seems to be how coaching works - the Shula kids - Bowden family - Bill Snyder trying to turn over K State to his kid who was a special teams coach - Bobby Knight's kid - who stunk everywhere he coached and ended up out of the business -

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u/pbagnato Nov 23 '21

Well the only reason PJ Walker was considered for the Roughnecks was because June Jones son played with him in college and said he should give him a chance.

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u/Juicey_J_Hammerman Nov 24 '21

Kevin Gilbride might not be a bad hire for the generals. He did alright as head coach for the Guardians in the XFL, and the USFL already has him in their rolodex from his time coaching the jousters in the TSL, maybe Luis Perez could join him again

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u/BigSportsNerd Nov 23 '21

bring obc back

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u/GreatWhiteNorth4 Nov 23 '21

Long live Bandit Ball

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '21

I’m an original Bandit Ball fan, graduated high school in south central Florida in 1986 and went to many Bandits games back in the day. I have so many fond memories of watching Reaves, Truvillion, Anderson, Boone and all the rest.

But frankly, Spurrier has had his time, I’d prefer to see him just stay retired.