Spurrier lauds choirboy QB
Posted: Monday July 14, 2008 03:43AM ET
South Carolina football coaches were so starved for a player like Aramis Hillary they could say, hey, we recruited a quarterback, not a choirboy. The only hang-up? Hillary does not have character issues. In fact, he is a choirboy. Hillary has yet to take a snap at a Gamecocks practice, might never rise above fourth on the depth chart and was not a nationally ranked recruit. Yet he has received as much attention in the offseason as any USC quarterback not named Stephen Garcia. "Watch out for Aramis Hillary," coach Steve Spurrier said this summer. "This young man loves football, and he loves everything about playing quarterback, loves South Carolina. So who knows what all's going to happen this year."






Comments (35)
Are legal troubles really so prominent now that just because you have a clean record, you're dubbed a 'choirboy'?
YODA | 07/14/08, 04:46 AM
Report Offensive CommentNo kiddin, I always thought we SUPPOSED to act right and do what you are told...
xxx84xxx | 07/14/08, 08:58 AM
Report Offensive Commentcorrection "you were" not "we"
xxx84xxx | 07/14/08, 08:59 AM
Report Offensive CommentEven choirboys aren't "choirboys." He probably sang in chorus for the poonany.
How 'bout 'em | 07/14/08, 10:54 AM
Report Offensive CommentA choirboy playing for Satan, that should be interesting.
eyesWIDEopen | 07/14/08, 11:36 AM
Report Offensive CommentWhat's considered a choirboy in the sec? A one page rap sheet?
LoneStarMan | 07/14/08, 11:57 AM
Report Offensive CommentNever heard of him-
know nothing about him.......
BUT.....
I don't want 'choirboys' on my football team.
I want MEAN, NASTY TERMINATORS
jgb | 07/14/08, 12:30 PM
Report Offensive CommentHey Lonestar, why don't you check on the other big name programs that have legal problems with their players like Ohio State, Texas, and even USC. Don't hate on the SEC b/c there's a lot of big name programs who have had success.
How 'bout 'em | 07/14/08, 12:42 PM
Report Offensive CommentHey Lonestar, why don't you check on the other big name programs that have legal problems with their players like Ohio State, Texas, and even USC. Don't hate on the SEC b/c there's a lot of big name programs who have had success.
How 'bout 'em | 07/14/08, 12:42 PM
Well if it ain't one of the dawgs trying to justify the 7 off season arrests at Georgia by talking about a winning program. Question is "At What Cost?"
LoneStarMan | 07/14/08, 01:11 PM
Report Offensive CommentHA! Someone who goes by "LoneStarMan" is talking smack about the SEC's legal problems? Puh-lease. I would think Texas fans would be worried about UT's issues FIRST. So, tell me LoneStarMan, how is life in that glass house?
eyesWIDEopen | 07/14/08, 01:53 PM
Report Offensive CommentHey eyesWIDEopen if you think Spurrier is Satan, than what in the World do you think of Meyer he already OWNS the,
FSUcks Semiwhores.
And, if you call Bobby Bowden God, seriously what in the hell are you cutting up right now, because you are snorting some REAL ****!
DimSum | 07/14/08, 01:54 PM
Report Offensive Commenteyes will never get over it!
Yard bird | 07/14/08, 01:57 PM
Report Offensive CommentLonestar is that Luke Perry?
Yard bird | 07/14/08, 01:58 PM
Report Offensive CommentDimSum, it is true that Mr. Meyer has had our number since arriving in Gainesville. I was simply commenting on Stevie, who NEVER won a game in Tally, but always had some stupid remark to make about our program after we sent him back to Gatorland with his tail between his legs. And no, I don't think Coach Bowden is a god, as I am an atheist. I do, however, think that he has MORE WINS THAN ANYONE, and knowing how badly that must eat at Stevie is satisfaction enough.
Yard Bird, no, I won't ever "get over it". I have no ill-will towards South Carolina in particular, but your coach is a classless lowlife. Coach Bowden is above making negative comments about Stevie, but I'm not. That egomaniacal jerk has said some despicable things about our program, university, coaches, and players. He deserves EVERY BIT of ridicule that Seminole fans can dish out!
eyesWIDEopen | 07/14/08, 02:17 PM
Report Offensive CommentDont you see Stevie is getting his payback right now! I think Bowden is a great guy also, Bobby not Tammy
Yard bird | 07/14/08, 02:21 PM
Report Offensive CommentHe's only spent 1/10 of his life in juvy/jail.
The SEC is like a magnet for d0uchebag head coaches and players with a rap sheet. It's pretty sad IMHO.
IrishR#1 | 07/14/08, 02:29 PM
Report Offensive CommentLike I said Yard Bird, no ill-will towards South Carolina from me. SC is a respectable program playing in the toughest conference in the land, IMO... but I will go to my grave HATING Steve Spurrier. I swear, just hearing that idiot's name makes me tense up. I honestly wish he had landed at a program that I actually DON'T like, then I could hate him even MORE!!!
eyesWIDEopen | 07/14/08, 02:36 PM
Report Offensive CommentHa Ha, i understand....maybe like Miami?
Yard bird | 07/14/08, 02:41 PM
Report Offensive CommentIt's not like off the field issues are localized to the SEC.
You should ask yourself "at what cost?" Cause once the cost gets to be too much than you should turn away from it. I don't mind some of UGA's problems like passing in the right lane and willingly telling the officer about the firearm under the seat or touching a prenant woman's belly. I do mind one of UGA's players beating the poo out of a guy, bu the was booted off the team. Richt is one of the classier coaches, and he made a good decision. You can't control people's decisions, but an authority can control the repercussions for that decision. I think Richt handles those situations very well.
How 'bout 'em | 07/14/08, 02:53 PM
Report Offensive CommentThis is why he brought the kid in... to show that not all his QB's get in barfights or key cars... the kid probably has the QB talent of a JV Backup, but he has a clean image and can deflect a little bit of heat from the thugs
FootballGuru | 07/14/08, 03:08 PM
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