Spurrier believes in throwing the ball all over the place, light practices and taking chances. Spurrier loves to play golf. Paterno likes to read. Paterno is a traditionalist. Spurrier lives on the edge - a pioneer who wants to be the first to try every type of ball play.
Opposites do attract.
Spurrier, the scourge of the South, and Paterno, the hero of Happy Valley, have struck up a friendship that may even survive their first meeting on the football field. After the game is over, we'll go back to being buddy-buddy. There is mutual admiration between these two coaching icons. When it started, neither is exactly sure, but it's safe to say it was at a coaches convention. He has a lot of charm about him.