This thread permitted several (but certainly not ALL) of the worst of the worst to 'talk among themselves' (give it up, bigger/stronger - it can't be stopped) in a completely irrational way that seems more 'personal' than considered, perhaps some of all of them felt some 'slight' for whatever reason at some point somewhere but their reasons and reasoning for the opinions they've expressed on this thread make no sense whatsoever.
The 'worse shape than when he got here' comment is as bad as any assessment or criticism I've heard leveled anywhere and makes its spokesman sound like an honest to God fool.
The wealthy, the successful, the world's best all suffer yapping mongrels, as do politicians, popular people, intelligent people - in general SUCCESSFUL people who are envied and scorned by the less fortunate, less intelligent and less successful ... it has always been true.
When Lou Holtz was a YOUNG coach (a long time ago) he asked 'Bear' Bryant what he needed to do to be successful. Bryant told him " ... do what you think is right and don't worry about making friends or enemies. If you win your enemies can't hurt you and if you lose your friends can't help."
WIN? Before Spurrier arrived SC AVERAGED winning less than 5 games per year for our entire history. We'd had exactly ONE double-digit win season in our 120+ year history. In ten years Spurrier has given us THREE double-digit win seasons, plus a NINE plus an EIGHT with NO LOSING SEASONS EVER. In our entire history we had been to only ELEVEN bowls in more than 100 years and won just THREE of those. Spurrier has taken us to NINE bowls and won FIVE of 'em. His AVERAGE number of wins per season almost equals the 2nd best season record in our ENTIRE history behind 1984.
WIN? We didn't know what 'winning' was until SOS arrived. Spurrier racked up more wins against Clemson in LESS than a decade than SC had recorded in the TWO FULL DECADES before he arrived!!! NO WONDER Clemson supporters (and their sympathizers) continually cry "Get rid of Spurrier!!!"
Just let these idiots talk 'cause talk is all they can do. THAT (in and of itself) is an interesting facet of almost any subject matter (the 'inpact' of discussion) i.e., when a subject is scorned it almost always falls on deaf ears, when supported and praised it multiplies and becomes 'additive' to the special experience that is winning.
Save your breath BIGGER ... STRONGER - just let the envy mongrels slobber. Nobody that matters cares.