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The answer is in the title of the post, Coach. The most humorous moment of national signing day occurred when ESPNU talked with South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier about his eighth class of commitments in Columbia. ESPNU had reporters stationed at several college campuses, including Alabama, LSU and Georgia, a team the Gamecocks defeated this past season in Athens. South Carolina was not included on that list, and Spurrier made host Rece Davis quickly aware. "I'm wondering why you didn't send a reporter to our campus," Spurrier said. "We went 11-2 last year. Did you know that?" [Times Free Press]
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