Everybody knows that Spurrier is the man. You gotta love a coach who speaks his mind. Here is a collection of some of his best lines.

Steve at the 1999 annual Florida media gathering-- "We didn't play up to our potential last year. We only scored 50 points once and only one team accused us of running up the score.

Steve when asked if he would be coaching the Gators when they overcome UGA's 14 game lead in the overall series rivalry-- "I don't know, 15 years is a long time."

Steve when asked by Tennessee reporters how he felt being in Big Orange Country-- "I thought this was Vanderbilt country.

" Steve when asked if why he went for the final touchdown against Georgia in Athens-- "Because no visiting team has ever scored 50 points in this statium, and we wanted to be the first.

" Steve after hearing that a fire in the Auburn Athletic dormitory burned over 30 books-- "The real shame was that over half of them hadn't even been colored yet.

" Steve reacting to Danny Wuerfell's lack of emotion regarding FSU's late hits-- "Danny's a New Testament kind of guy. He turns the other cheek. Now, I'm more of an Old Testament guy. You know; an eye for eye.

" Several lines from a speech to the American College Football Conference in 1996 --"After chewing out a player, say something positive to bring him back. A lot of people think I am chewing out the quarterback when he does something not very smart, but I am basically grimmacing at him and telling him he is too smart to do something that stupid." --"Do not berate or curse the officials. Now it is okay to yell at them occasionally, but don't go overboard on the referees." --"The more successful you are the more you are criticized. Coach Wooden said that, not me.

" Steve after being asked if he was surprised at the lack of attendance at a Vanderbilt game--"Why, it's Vanderbilt. There was probably something good on TV.

" Steve commenting on the onsides kicks Hal Mumme's Wildcats tried in the second half of the 1998 game--"If I had the defense that Hal Mumme has, I'd try them on every kickoff.

" Steve responding to the investigation regarding the Tank Black scandal--"Count me as one head ball coach who doesn't condone lying to the feds.

" Steve after destroying the LSU Tigers a year after only scoring 28 points against them--"I guess they won't be giving any clinics on how to stop the Gators this offseason.

" --Steve after the one point OT Alabama loss snapped a 30 game home winning streak, was asked how he would approach a situation like South Carolina's, where the Gamecocks currently own the nation's longest Division I-A losing streak at 15 games. He responded that he had his own problems to worry about. "Well, we're in a losing streak down here right now too, so we're trying to regroup,

" --Steve after Florida defeated Kentucky 73-7 in the second game of 1994, Spurrier quipped to reporters about Wildcat coach Bill Curry: "I wonder who Kentucky is going to get to coach?

" --Steve after hearing new Georgia coach Jim Donnan praised Florida for having the better athletes -- leading Spurrier to grouse, "Sounds like he's making excuses; we all have the same players.

" --Steve after the 1999 Alabama loss, referring to when Louisiana State upset Florida 28-21 to end a 25-game Southeastern Conference winning streak? Since then, the Tigers have gone 10-12 overall and 5-10 in the SEC. ''It's a curse to beat the Gators,'' Spurrier said. ''Watch what happens to Alabama.''