We're tearing up the 3-star circuit!
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They are not in the business of being wrong, or of being independent. They are playing the game (and winning) of snowing people into thinking they are some knowlegable talent evaluaters and that their information is accurate and valuable, when in fact they are like a weatherman predicting yesterday's weather. Whenever we start winning championships and they feel comfortable that our program draws the top talent, you will see that change.
Only 1 team wins every year and there are only 6-8 teams that truly have a chance. You mentioned SoCal, what's their average over the last 4-5 years? Im not going to look it up but I doubt it would be top 10 over that time period. The team that wins is a top 10 recruiting team with one of the top 4 or 5 coaches in the country. No other formula will work.
We can't compete with 3 stars and we can't compete with 2 and 3 star qbs surrounded by 3 stars. Sooner or later people will realize that and the stadium won't be as full.
News flash, IF SPURRIER CAN'T WIN WITH 3 STAR TALENT NOBODY CAN AND NOBODY WILL.
It's really that simple.
did they win a conference championship? Nope, they didn't, in the end they were good but not good enough to play 4 full qtrs. with teams that recruit in the top 10 year after year.
Seriously do other boards have as many crybabies as we do? Lets cry and make fun of a 3 star kid, who just committed to USC.
I used to believe that in football, while "coaching" and recruiting were both very important to the success of a college football program, "coaching" was the more important of the two. My thinking has evolved to now say that recruiting skills is the more valuable of the two.We are what we are right now. When the time comes that Steve retires, which I hope are many years down the road, Ray needs to focus on hiring a proven Head Coach who can and will get after it in the recruiting battles.
You can't really use SoCal since they have been on probation for a while, depth has killed SoCal. I believe this is the 2nd year where they can have a full class, so they will more than likely be a top 10 team this year.
Jeff,
I highly doubt it. These same fans complain when we win 10 - 11 games because we didn't win it all.
Some people are never happy.
I highly doubt it. These same fans complain when we win 10 - 11 games because we didn't win it all.
Some people are never happy.
SoCal has been a mess for sure, especially with the probation and stuff. I do believe they'll be back and be a force again with their new coach. Plus they live in the middle of one of the most fertile recruiting grounds in the country.
I never heard any complaints for fans when we won 11 games a year. Will there always be 2nd guessing? Dude there will ALWAYS be 2nd guessing, it's fun. But nobody was complaining, it was the best time to be a Gamecock fan.
Could Spurrier have called a better game in those games we lost those years? Absolutely but he's done that his entire career. Seems like he always has 1 or 2 games a year that don't make sense late in the game. He gets paid millions, people expect him to be pretty dang good calling ball games, that's what he does best.
Well we need some of those Mizzou 3 star players then. Since you can't win the division or league with 3 stars.....
Well said!! I love that someone has whined above about Spurrier being in Tahoe. That man has played that tournament every year of his UF and USC tenure. Get a grip people.
I think Spurrier should show up at the school of every kid he wants to have on campus. The assistants make it to those schools several times and the impact of Spurrier showing up would pay dividends down the road. He is the biggest celebrity in college football. Take advantage of that and woo these kids. That would show interest.....
Well, look at the bright side. We are ahead of 7 schools from the Big 5 conferences.
You fellas never been to any other SEC boards? They lose a game and people want to nuke the coaches's homes.
This isn't complicated. SC had a lousy year and our recruiting class fell apart after Spurrier's comments about retiring. Now recruiting looks weak and the same assistant coaches that got those results in 2014 are back on the sideline. Yeah, people aren't happy. You think it would be any different on Auburn's board?
Where do you work, how much golf do you play and how much does it affect your job.
This same old crap about Spurrier golfing gets old. He doesn't play as much golf as some people around here claim he does.
Actually, I hate prunes, my grass is not green enough in the front yard, my kids only make 98's on their tests instead of fully committing to getting 100's, my 2012 truck has over 20,000 miles and it is over 3 years old, my hair is turning gray, I'm making more money only for Obama to take more, I work out and am getting stronger/fit but my muscles ache, I have to drive 10 miles to work (10 MILES!) and it takes over 15 minutes, I have to eat a filet mignon every weekend because my wife just LOVES for us to eat out. Life sucks ya'll!!! I'm just miserable!!! I even hate my socks!
Yeah like you know 4 star coaching. Dabo does. As a matter of fact he got to see 5 star coaching 5 years in a row.
They probably are waving, they don't have a trophy in their hands to hold because they got dismantled two straight years by teams with 4 and 5 stars in the championship. But hey, stars don't matter.
we were doing ok until spurrier made a slip of the tongue....that hurt us more than people realize
No, plenty of us realize it. There's only a handful who don't. But, they're the same crowd that supported people like Fat Brad and Fig Newton to the bitter end and called everyone a tater who disagreed with them.
For you to even mention Spurrier in the same breath as Scott and Newton proves you are either an idiot or a tater. Oops! Whats the difference?
How do they claim he plays? How much do you claim he plays for that matter? lol, he could be playing every off day for all you know.
National Championships seem to be won by a few select coaches these days. Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher, Les Miles, Malzahn - that is 10 years of National Championships with 5 coaches @ 7 schools.
+1 Nobody remembers the Richard Bell days .
I remember fans chanting bell bell go to .......
Dam this is a depressing thread!
Trouble is, it looks like reality.
And after seven decades of diehard Gamecock
Fandom, I sorta know what it looks like.
GO COCKS!
Players. All of those guys have plethoras of players. I don't think Fisher nor Miles can coach their way out of a wet paper sack. When they bring home the hardware, they have players galore.
3 star recruits can be quality recruits - but they almost always need 2-3 years to develop.
The more consistent you are at landing 4 star recruits and the occasional 5 star recruit, the quicker they will generally see the field and contribute at a high level.
IT's' no shock that our best seasons were had when we landed big time players like Lattimore, Gilfmore, Clowney- with a load of 4 star players and some 3 stars mixed in.
The more 3 star guys you land (and the fewer 4 star players you land) the longer it will take to see those guys develop- and the harder it will be to have 9 win seasons.
The more consistent you are at landing 4 star recruits and the occasional 5 star recruit, the quicker they will generally see the field and contribute at a high level.
IT's' no shock that our best seasons were had when we landed big time players like Lattimore, Gilfmore, Clowney- with a load of 4 star players and some 3 stars mixed in.
The more 3 star guys you land (and the fewer 4 star players you land) the longer it will take to see those guys develop- and the harder it will be to have 9 win seasons.
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