Ok so this is the year the wheels started to fall of the Wagon and it probably was but a few things that stick out to me .
1. With any semblance of a defense that team wins 10 games . Other than TAMU every game was winnable . We beat a very good Todd Gurley lead UGA team that looked unbeatable at the time, and Florida in the Swamp . Yes this is on SOS , he botched the DC hire as badly as Champ botched his 4 OC hires.
2. We had 3 games with double digit leads with less than 10 minutes to go and we blew all three .
3. That offense was one of the best statistical offenses in USC history . The Auburn game (which we lost) might have been one of his best coaching jobs ever in a single game.
4. Quarles , Hampton , and Ellington leaving prematurely was monumental. Dylan would have had Bruce , Pharoh , and a Shaq Roland (that had not flaked out yet) . The defense would have at least been respectable with two potential all SEC guys in tow . Ellington has had a decent career , Quarles and Hampton never took a meaningful NFL snap .
5. If Spurrier leaves after the bowl win against Miami this is still a very high profile job . Smart coaches will look at the Tape and see this team was a few plays away from being a top ten team . It’s common knowledge Spurrier wanted to walk away and Ray begged him to give it one last Hail Mary . Steve knew Connor Mitch was probably a bust but he thought he could coach him up and Sprinkle a little fairy dust on the 2015 team because he’s Steve Freaking Spurrier and the fairy dust ran out . Ray should have ripped off the Bandaide and let him walk , but he didn’t . And those of you who think SOS stayed on for a paycheck need to have your heads examined .
No real point . Just a few things that might have gone unnoticed. If there was a failure it was Ray not Biting the bullet and let his moneymaker walk away .
1. With any semblance of a defense that team wins 10 games . Other than TAMU every game was winnable . We beat a very good Todd Gurley lead UGA team that looked unbeatable at the time, and Florida in the Swamp . Yes this is on SOS , he botched the DC hire as badly as Champ botched his 4 OC hires.
2. We had 3 games with double digit leads with less than 10 minutes to go and we blew all three .
3. That offense was one of the best statistical offenses in USC history . The Auburn game (which we lost) might have been one of his best coaching jobs ever in a single game.
4. Quarles , Hampton , and Ellington leaving prematurely was monumental. Dylan would have had Bruce , Pharoh , and a Shaq Roland (that had not flaked out yet) . The defense would have at least been respectable with two potential all SEC guys in tow . Ellington has had a decent career , Quarles and Hampton never took a meaningful NFL snap .
5. If Spurrier leaves after the bowl win against Miami this is still a very high profile job . Smart coaches will look at the Tape and see this team was a few plays away from being a top ten team . It’s common knowledge Spurrier wanted to walk away and Ray begged him to give it one last Hail Mary . Steve knew Connor Mitch was probably a bust but he thought he could coach him up and Sprinkle a little fairy dust on the 2015 team because he’s Steve Freaking Spurrier and the fairy dust ran out . Ray should have ripped off the Bandaide and let him walk , but he didn’t . And those of you who think SOS stayed on for a paycheck need to have your heads examined .
No real point . Just a few things that might have gone unnoticed. If there was a failure it was Ray not Biting the bullet and let his moneymaker walk away .
