SEC East

#3
#3
As long as Spurrier is there they will be a pain in the butt for everyone. It may not be next year, but it is only a matter of time.
 
#5
#5
Lexvol said:
As long as Spurrier is there they will be a pain in the butt for everyone. It may not be next year, but it is only a matter of time.
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I don't know if he'll be able to win the division while he's there or not. He turns 62 this year, so you've got to figure he won't have that many chances, and so many things would have to break SC's way for them to leapfrog all three of UT, UGA, and UF in the same year.

But yes, they'll be dangerous the whole time he's there. If he just had the talent the other teams in the division have, they'd have to be the favorites most years.
 
#9
#9
I wouldn't rule it out. Spurrier has quietly been upgrading the talent in SC.
 
#10
#10
Yes, we finally have the talent, players, and coaches to compete with the rest of the SEC and actually win(hopefully)
 
#13
#13
USC could be to the East this year what Ark was to the West last year......i don't know that they can win the division, but they have enough now that if they can a couple of those close games they lost last year against FL, Aub and TN, they could find themselves at a pretty good spot at the end of the year.

but it's a little taller mountain to climb than what Ark had to climb.......
 
#19
#19
With Spurrier at the helm, I think South Carolina could compete for a championship in almost any conference in the country...but the hill is just too steep to climb in the SEC east.

The Gamecocks won 8 games last year, and Spurrier has stated that he believes they'll contend for a conference title this year...while they may be an improved team, I think the schedule is far too tough for them to get to Atlanta.

SC has road trips to Athens, Baton Rouge, Knoxville and Fayetteville. Toss in home dates with an 8-win Kentucky team that returns most of its core, and a young but super-talented Florida team that should be hitting it stride by the time it gets to Columbia in November. And there's still the rivalry game with Clemson, a team that's owned the series with South Carolina.

It's difficult for me to see them finishing better than 8-4.

And with Spurrier turning 62 this year, the opportunities for SC to win the conference are limited. I don't believe he'll coach in Columbia for more than 4 more years - and if he doesn't take them to Atlanta, it might set that program back for a long time to come.

Just imagine being a coaching candidate and looking at the SC job...why take a job where you'll have to play and recruit against UT, UGA, and Florida, at a school where the legendary Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier couldn't even get it done.
 
#20
#20
SC will have a very good defense. Offensively I believe their best days will be post Blake Mitchell. Spurrier tried to let Smelley take over last year but he flopped.

When he answers his QB question, yes, they'll be competitive.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them beat two of the "big three" this year... with the least likely being a win in K'ville.
 
#21
#21
Without a big time QB and Sydney Rice I don't see it happening this year. Trust me they don't have a Darren McFadden.
 
#22
#22
There are a lot of good points in this thread. Personally, I think that the schedule doesn't set up well for Carolina at all. One of the issues we've had the past two years is the offensive line. They get a little better each game, but by the time they finally gel, we've already lost to Georgia and a couple of other SEC foes. With road trips to Georgia and LSU, the only silver lining is that they are in September. With later trips to Knoxville and Arkansas, I'm with JayTrain on 8 wins. If Carolina gets 9 wins including a bowl victory, things may get interesting around here.

There are a lot of recruits that actually give us a glance now that never would have before. I'm just not ready to believe that Carolina is to the point yet of being inside the Big 3.
 
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