Lee Corso is never far from controversy. For many years, he's been the most beloved and at the same time the most hated figure in the Southeast. This season isn't anything new.

If you watched ESPN College Gameday (YouTube) this Saturday or have attended a South Carolina home game (letsshowcorso.com) this season then you've probably seen the video and know about the "conflict" between ESPN analyst Lee Corso and Steve Spurrier.

In the Sept/Oct issue of SportsUnlimited, Lee Corso in exclusive interview talked about Steve Spurrier. Reading his comments you might think this supposed conflict is more about ratings than anything else. But hey, South Carolina is 3-0 and College Gameday is the most popular show on ESPN.

Here is the excerpt:

SU: Which Southeast coach would you want your sons to play for?

Corso: Steve Spurrier. I think Spurrier is a good man, a really good human being. He treats players right.

SU: But, people say Spurrier is arrogant.

Corso: I wonder why? I think he’s 55 years old and looks 45, he’s got a beautiful wife, a beautiful family, he’s a scratch golfer, won the Heisman, makes $4 million a year, why would he have a big ego? He does things the right way and will treat your son right.

SU: What do you think of Florida being ranked second in the pre-season polls and picked to win the SEC East?

Corso: Defense. They’ve got nobody coming back and they lose the guy that won them the national championship -- a guy that beat Tennessee twice in a row, Georgia twice in a row and Florida State twice — Chris Leak. I don’t care how good Tim Tebow is, that’s pretty good [track record]. That’s why they’re not going to win it this year.

South Carolina is the team you better watch out for [in the East]. The guy (Spurrier) can flat-out coach. I also have gone on record and said he will never win the SEC title at South Carolina. If anybody can do it, he will, but he won’t do it.