Does East resurgence mean USC's title window is closed? (link)
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They gave us plenty of love last off season. Calling us the 2nd best team in the sec and giving us a real chance to make the playoff. Cant say i blame them for being cautious this year.
On the outside looking in...it seems like a fair assessment. I would hope we can surprise everyone this year but it will be just that....a surprise.
We have a lot of uncertainty....but uncertainty doesn't guarantee we are going to be bad or that the window has closed indefinitely. Uncertainty, by it's very definition, means we have no idea what to expect. What if Connor Mitch turns out to be a great QB for us? What if we find out that we have seriously underperformed on defense under Whammy and now that we have Hoke we end up making dramatic improvements? These things could happen.
In any event, I will say that we missed a great opportunity for a title in 2012-2013. However those were still some wonderful years and a truly great time to be a Gamecock. Hopefully we can get back to our winning ways.
In any event, I will say that we missed a great opportunity for a title in 2012-2013. However those were still some wonderful years and a truly great time to be a Gamecock. Hopefully we can get back to our winning ways.
That is true, but I guess the assertion I have trouble with is predicting the "resurgence" of Tennessee and Florida. At least when they picked us last year they had an 11-win season, three wins over Top 10 teams and a Top 5 final ranking to support their argument. What the heck have Florida and Tennessee done for anyone to predict that they are suddenly title contenders again?
They havent done anything. But they have one thing we dont ... Tradition. Its more sexy to pick a resurgence of fla tenn, than it is to say, carolina had an off year and will be back as a top 10-15 team.
This post was edited on 3/19 7:35 PM by DirtyCock99
This post was edited on 3/19 7:35 PM by DirtyCock99
We all heard a thousand times that this team or that "won't be down forever". Unfortunately, we did not capitalize on the situation. We are middle of the pack...which is better than where Vandy sits, so there's that.
I agree...on the other hand they proved last year that they didn't have a clue what they were writing about.
Even when he had some of the best defenses in the nation, Spurrier couldn't get it done on the offensive side of the ball. Average to below average offenses every year. His scheme is no longer innovative, and defensive coordinators have it figured out. Now that he can't rely on a defense to carry him to 10+ wins, his offense has been exposed. He can still make a great call or two a game, but he will now also make as many or more terrible calls per game, including a few head scratchers that have everyone going WTF.
I have a hunch that he's going to shock a lot of 'experts' this year. Things are too quiet, too pessimistic around the program right now, but SOS is exhibiting that hated smirk that used to spell doom for his opponents. We'll see.
Spot on post. Right on target. The 3 great years we had were mostly due to defense and Connor Shaw keeping drives alive. Last year the defense was bad and the offense faltered or SOS made inexplicable calls at the worst possible times. I hope we have a resurgence but I wouldn't bet my house on it.
The east should be competative outside of Vandy. Im thinking we will bounce back next year and be better on defense and still be pretty good on offense. The division is probably going to come down to Mizzou, Georgia, or us again. I dont understand why Tennessee is supposed to be so good. They got a gift from our defense in our game. If they dont beat us, they dont make a bowl game and no one is talking about the Vols.
