Media lets Clemson's "We Want Spurrier" chant stay forgotten

The Gamecock and Clemson football clash has produced The Catch, The BRAWL, The Jad Dean Kick, The rout....but what about THE CHANT? In Head Coach Steve Spurrier's first four years at South Carolina, he posted a 1-3 record versus Clemson. So The Chant seemed to be paying off, but since he has gone 5-0.

Article about 2004 game alludes to "THE CHANT?"

In 2004, during the much-revisited and harped-upon SC at CU, BRAWL game, Clemson fans began a chant. They screamed: “We want Spurrier, We want Spurrier, We want Spurrier.” So many embarrassing moments for the Gamecocks are recounted by South Carolina's sports media, especially The State newspaper. Should a Gamecock player ill-advisedly run his mouth to guarantee a win or take an undignified verbal shot at an opposing player, the local pundits pounce. And the reaction is off-the-charts if Spurrier ever even hints at anything that can be considered controversial.

But that is not the case, or never has been, with Clemson's “We want Spurrier” chant. I remember it vividly, but I have NEVER seen any local media outlet broadcast or publish -afterward - any reference to that lusty orange-clad crowd begging to take on the Head Ball Coach. I just believe, based on experience and reality, that if the roles were reversed, “The Chant” would be a national story, relived until it was subdued by the coach to which it was aimed.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to solicit a response from the media. The State is expert at ferreting out informants to tell them some inside dirt on the program. Maybe there is a Gamecocks fan who was at the 2004 Brawl game who remembers the “We want Spurrier” chant. Maybe the media could find a Clemson fans, and ask him if he still wants Spurrier.

With so much that get retread and re-said as reporters look for something new to say about the Palmetto State classic, to track down the chant story would be something fresh and very interesting to fans of the game.