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Old 12-13-2012, 10:25 AM   #13
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Re: ESPN: Why did Steve Spurrier fail in NFL?

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Originally Posted by donofriose View Post
So basically he was a typical college coach that could control the lives of 20 year old students but not the lives of 30 year old men. That is usually why college coaches fail in the NFL, cause you can't control a nfl player like a college player.
I remember Spurrier saying one time something like he was surprised he still had to hold a grown mans hand and tell him what to do like a child. Seems he expected pros to act like pros and not needing their hand held for everything.
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