Alright. Yesterday I posed a question and it was ignored. I was ridiculed for trying to "deflect" on a thread that was about Clemson, so I've decided to pose the question in a separate thread. Wasn't attempting to deflect anything, but someone wrote something that got me thinking. Please do not make this about "your team" and how much you may or may not despise a different team. It's high time we had some higher level conversations regarding CFB rather than name calling and telling each other how stupid we are.
USC was left in a terrible place with their football program when Spurrier resigned. We know that. The Gamecocks are into year 3 (?) of the Will Muschamp era. While he has recruited some players that have some flash to them, I cannot say with certainty that the program has made significant strides of improvement. Let's take a look at some of the other coaching changes, using the SEC specifically. LSU hires Coach O two years ago, Kirby is hired at UGA and is on year 3 as well. LSU was not left in the same spot as USC, that's given, but they have made (up to this point) a stride in the right direction, primarily at QB. Kirby was not as far from what USC was left with. There were some key components missing at UGA. As SwampCat pointed out yesterday, he focused on OL & DL recruiting. In 3 years, he has moved that program into the top 1-5 teams in the country, respectively.
I like to see Carolina be competitive in the East. Saturday night was a tough game to watch (so was Saturday at 12, don't you boys get high and mighty in this thread). You CAN change a team with 2 years of recruiting. You SHOULD have changed a team after 3 years of recruiting.
With that being said, USC fans see where the program is now. Some of it can be placed on the QB not performing well, etc. The OL play is telling. The DL play may be slightly improved. But at what point do you stop saying "he is in year 3 of rebuilding" and expect to see some serious momentum? How much longer are you willing to stick with his plan?
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