After a 10-2 season that included a victories over hated rivals Clemson and Georgia, the South Carolina Gamecocks have given a two-year contract extension to College Football’s greatest golfing football coach, Steve Spurrier through the 2017 season.

Unlike Les Miles’ deal with LSU, Spurrier’s deal with South Carolina did not see a salary raise – although he’s going to earn $3.3m in 2013, which is quite handy. He should be able to buy some drinks for Stephen Garcia with that…

We’re almost surprised that Spurrier won’t pass comment on the radio about his extension: “Well, if Les Miles agent hadn’t called that website, perhaps he wouldn’t have gotten a raise at all….”

There were some great stories/remarks doing the rounds about Spurrier at the SEC Championship Game, from Georgia fans.

Amongst them:

“He only became the Carolina coach because someone offered him a membership at Augusta and full use of the Gamecocks plane” – Georgia fan

“What happened to him in the real Death Valley?” – LSU fan

“Well, he’s got our number, and has done for years ” – Georgia fan

“We hate him” – SEC fans all over.

And Texas A&M/Missouri fans, you’ll learn to hate Spurrier too – especially if he has your number.

It took a couple of days for the fog to clear after quite the weekend in Atlanta for the SEC Football Blog and best friend Alex Ferguson, who’s a writer for Sky Sports.com in the UK.

To cut a long story short, we met in Athens, Ga. for a Bulldogs game, drank shots together, and have been corresponding ever since. Anyway, we’ve put together this blog, and he sometimes corresponds. When he’s not, you know, being a journalist.

Anyway, you all know what happened in the SEC Championship Game: It was one of the best games we’ve ever seen. The sad thing about classics like this – and there are always classics in the SEC season – is that someone had to lose. Unfortunately – as it always seems to be when there’s something big on the line and it’s a heartbreaker – it was the Georgia Bulldogs.

But Mark Richt’s conversation during the after-game press conference gave us new respect for Mark Richt, who’s often attacked for not being passionate enough.

Here’s the alteraction with the journalist:

Q: There are some people whether it’s fans, media or whomever else that will maybe want to make further conclusions about you or your quarterback, specifically, in big games.  Would you have any response to those people?

COACH RICHT:  I don’t know what you’re saying.  Why don’t you just say it straight up what you’re trying to say.

Q.  People will say that you and Aaron Murray specifically come up short on the biggest stage against the biggest opponents?

COACH RICHT:  Is that what you’re saying or everybody else ‑‑ if that’s what you’re saying ‑‑ are you saying that.

Q.  No, I’m saying I hear that every day ‑‑

COACH RICHT:  Well, that’s for you to worry about then.  If that’s what you say, then I’ll answer the question.  If you think other people are saying that, I’m not worried about that.

He then leaves the press conference…..And then comes back, taking off the Nick Saban sign….

I want to say something else, if anybody thinks our guys didn’t play their tail off and Aaron Murray didn’t play his tail off, they are crazy.  That’s unbelievable somebody would even bring that up.