You will also recognize then that without Clowney on his team, Spurrier hasn't finished with less than 5 losses.
Deshaun Watson's 1st year was with 3 losses and he had the #1 D with several high NFL draft picks to back him up.
The greatest QB and WR in Clemson history never beat South Carolina during their career.
Spurrier won the ACC in his 2nd and final season in that conference as a head coach.
Some of those 5 loss teams beat #1 ranked Alabama coached by Nick Saban and highly ranked Florida coached by Urban Meyer. He also nearly beat #1 ranked and eventual BCS Champion Florida in the Swamp with far less talent. Coaching matters and never count our HBC out of a game on the big stage in a meaningful game. He had 1 blunder as our coach against Auburn in the SEC Championship but that is about it.