You may be correct about that as I was overseas through those years and did not follow football so much. Why would they have been so unhappy with 8-9 win seasons?
Somebody Comfort Me (Credibly)
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Agree with your assessment of Spurrier, but even he would never have raised Carolina to NC level. It was never meant to be, and the culmination of our ambitions was played out in 1984 on a field in Annapolis. For Gamecock fans with a thread of realism in our brains, this was the moment that brought us all back to reality.
There’s only one program (we all know who) that can survive being an independent, and actually succeed to an extent, and always get the benefit of the doubt. Many say it happened this year, but they are undefeated, and knock the lack of a conference championship all you want, Clemmons didn’t play one either, not to mention no sane coach is playing Stanford and Southern Cal “OOC” yearly when you can get away with playing Wofford and SC State. All this to say, to me, it’s not a knock on USC that they couldn’t be an independent and succeed, very few could. Whether we needed to stay in the ACC or not, we needed to become affiliated with one much sooner. It hurt in a lot of ways. Less exposure, less name recognition, and 25+ years later, we’re still looking for acceptance. It can be done here, but not the way we’ve been doing it. We’ve all discussed what we think would work ad nauseum......
We were at a NC level. If we were in any other conference we would have been u defeated and played for it or if we hadn't of got screwed by having to play LSU at LSU for like the 4th damn time out of 5. SOS made some mistakes later in his career that he wouldn't have made earlier. I submit he wouldnt have made them and we beat LSU and TN.
If we were bearing them like they beat us during that stretch, maybe we wouldn't have been.
What you guys never talk about is how when Clemson was losing, they always censored the message to be positive, whether it was online, in print, or on the radio.
Whoever gets the $$$ at Bama. The FB program and the facilities. I know everybody loves to say they cheat, but they really don't have to. Saban has a blank check and nothing matters more to the university than the FB program.
Then it needs to mean more here, perhaps what it means at UPC. Do you really think it does?
I don’t know about the money for “extracurriculars”, but I’d be willing to bet even some of the big boosters have been apathetic about the program since 2014. But apparently, we have $30 millionish coming in yearly from the SEC, so why don’t we truly turn some heads and try to be first in the conference in facilities? Not saying we need a slide, but something or things to even make Bama say damn! Little more outside the box thinking, instead of always playing catch-up
Golf won't make anybody less miserable.
To get back to your original question... LINK
I know you have more time on your hands than most (and you can actually read). I would say this is credible, though it is from the internet.
Where do you think Muschamp is going? Only way he leaves anytime soon is if he leaves on his own. And that being said, what coaching superstars do you think would be lined up to take the job in Columbia? Riley, Smart, and Herman, did nothing but toy with us last time for raises, or better offers. None were ever coming here. Some have to realize the situation USC is in. Got lucky for a few years when we got better, combined with UGA not being elite and FU, UT going in the tank. And like it or not, USC is never going to be able to recruit in a normal year with any of them. Same can be said for Bama, LSU, and TAMU in the west. USC can go 7-5 and be a pretty good football team. If in the ACC, I think USC is easily in the championship game over a Pitt. But things just aren't that easy in the SEC. In a small state as far as recruiting goes, that is shared with an elite program doesnt help matters. A lack of much history, or winning tradition, doesn't help the situation either. Just not sure what some folks think would flip that switch.
Well massaged, and replete with interpolation. I do believe we will be surpassing Kentucky, which never should have been necessary, and keeping an advantage over Tennessee (for two more years max). I think we will plateau at 8-9 regular season wins and attend bowls of the Citrus/Outback magnitude regularly. SECCG is out until we can get our recruiting at least into the Top 10 nationally and top four in the SEC.
That's the conventional thinking.....I agree. I really do. I get it. But to answer your question in an out of the box way:
1) Pony up BIG money. We can get any coach. Money talks.
2) Cheat in recruiting. Pony up BIG money. The players will come.
3) Do #1 and #2 and the wins will follow.
Essentially, follow Bama's and Clem$on's blueprint. Until we do that, you're right, nothing will change.
I notice Rivals now has the recruiting class ahead of Ole Miss and Miss. State at No. 9 in the SEC. ... better than 11th.
You would be lacking optimism if we had the best class in recruiting history and Bear Bryant as coach. I ask you again to name a coach you would first of all come would to S. C. and that you would gurantee would sign classes at the level of UGA and Al.? That would win like Al
The preposterousness of your opening statement absolved me of any obligation to answer your loaded question.
