Head football coach Steve Spurrier came to South Carolina prior to the 2005 season promising SEC championships and BCS bowl bids, while visions of a 100,000-seat stadium danced in the heads of greedy Gamecock athleticrats.
Spurrier’s team finished that season 7-5, unranked with a middle-of-the-road bowl invitation … not great, but widely viewed a promising start (even in the eyes of cynics like us).
Here’s the problem, though. Five years later, South Carolina is once again 7-5, unranked and headed to a middle-of-the-road bowl – i.e. exactly where they were when Spurrier got here.
Well, not exactly, because attendance at USC home football games has fallen off the map in the intervening years, sort of like USC’s “Cock-n-Misfire” offense, which continues to sputter under the direction of this so-called offensive genius.
More on that in a moment … first, the numbers.
Spurrier is 35-27 since taking the Carolina job – which is the kind of record that will get you fired at a real football school. Just ask Charlie Weis, who had an identical record over the past five years at Notre Dame (and got canned Monday).
Apparently at Loser U, though, 35-27 (which would be well under .500 were it not for the Wofford’s and Florida Atlantic’s of the world) gets you a one-year contract extension – i.e. exactly what USC Athletics Director Eric Hyman (this douchebag) proposed that Spurrier be granted Tuesday.
“The future of Gamecock Football is exceptionally bright,” said Hyman. “Coach Spurrier has built a solid foundation, created stability and a winning program.”
USC President Harris Pastides, who obviously has bigger disasters to address than who’s coaching the football team, agrees.
“Coach Spurrier is committed to coaching at the University of South Carolina and building our football program by recruiting the top student-athletes,” he said, “and the University is committed to him.”
In other words, it’s all rainbows and daffodils, people.
But what about Spurrier’s pathetic 18-22 record against the Southeastern Conference? Specifically, what about his 1-4 record against Georgia and Florida? Or his 1-2 record in bowls? Or his 2-3 mark against Tennessee and Clemson – a pair of teams that South Carolina should have owned over the past five seasons.
Don’t even get us started on losing back-to-back games to friggin’ Vanderbilt.
Again, it boils down to offensive failure.
Four years ago, Spurrier’s scoring offense ranked 44th in the nation. Since then, it has been dropping like a rock – to 70th (2007), then to 91st (2008) and finally to 95th this year.
If you don’t score, you don’t win games – which USC hasn’t done, at least not when it counts.
Obviously that starts with the Gamecocks’ chronic inability to run the football, but Spurrier’s vaunted aerial attack has petered out, too. Four years ago, it ranked 19th in the nation. This year? 42nd. South Carolina’s total offense has also fallen from 20th nationally four years ago to 76th this year.
And this is the sort of performance we want to incentivize?
In fairness, Spurrier does have a solid nucleus of young talent on both sides of the football for the first time since he arrived on campus. Oh, he also has three full seasons left on his contract to see how they develop.
Based on what we’ve seen, that’s three seasons too many … but giving Spurrier an extra year just because he beat Clemson this year is insane.
Rewarding mediocrity … it’s the “Garnet Way.”
UPDATE: Speaking of mediocrity, South Carolina will cap its 7-5 season with an appearance in the PapaJohns.com Bowl …
By CNSYD December 1, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Damn Sic Willie, why don’t you tell us how you really feel.
By SnakeMD December 1, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Attendance was through the roof under Holtz and he got us sanctioned, and he lost control of his team on national TV. And USC had one of the worst seasons ever and attendance was still high. You might want to check into double digit unemployment, and no consumer confidence. Attendance is off all over the country for all sports. As TV’s get bigger, cheaper, and the sound systems get better it is a lot easier to stay home and get drunk and eat wings in your underwear.
By fitsnews December 1, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Snake,
“Win f*cking games.” That’s what this is all about.
Take out SC State, Wofford, Florida Atlantic, UAB and Middle Tennessee State University and the guy is right at .500 …
Take out Louisiana Lafayette and he’s a game under .500 …
Win. F*cking. Football. Games. Period.
He’s not doing that with sufficient frequency in our book.
-FITS
P.S. – Is Carolina Football really so pathetic that we’re letting 7-6 seasons serve as the friggin’ gold standard around here? GD, people. Expect a little more and you might actually get it!
By Liberty For Me December 1, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Fits….We are talking about competing in the SEC…
It takes time to build recruits.Just because of his name he did not get all the top prospects to come here right off the bat.You have to really show something for kids to come here.I think it is building..The Florida and Alabama games were played pretty tough ,but it takes pulling those out to impress the other SEC teams.When it gets to that skill level it will replenish itself by making a national statement…Almost there
By Cooter Brown December 1, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Da USC needs t’ stop a hirin’ haz-beens. I’s a haz-been mysef. Ye hire an’ ol’ man passed hiz prime an’ ye ain’t gonna git a sterlin’ performance, folks… Plus, heeze a dam flag-hatin’ scalawag!
By CNSYD December 1, 2009 at 10:17 pm
LFM, USC joined the SEC almost 20 years ago. They are on their second HOF coach. How long will it take?
By CNSYD December 1, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Weis’ record at Notre Dame was 35-26. He was fired. Spurrier’s record at USC is 35-27. He is getting a contract extention. Interesting.
By notre dame also plays the likes of navy, army, uconn, and other low-tier teams week in and week out December 2, 2009 at 12:17 am
notre dame also plays the likes of navy, army, uconn, and other low-tier teams week in and week out, as spurrier plays a brutal sec schedule. hence the record disparity
By Rick Hack December 2, 2009 at 4:07 am
Ok, I agree with some of your points about rewarding mediocrity, but you are dead wrong on your attendance reasoning. The University created a tax on seats (a first), insane increases on scholarship prices and parking on season ticket holders. That, in the midst of a brilliant recession is recipe for fan depreciation and lower attendance. Fans will pay more, but give us a better team if we do pay twice as much. Let’s check ALL the facts.
By Old Bike Dude December 2, 2009 at 5:46 am
Holy shit Batman. I think Turtle Vagina has uncovered the real issue. It’s that freaking bullshit flag issue that’s holding the Gamecocks back. Has nothing to do with talent or coaching. Damn! Now about this Mid East bullshit and cancer?
By Cooter Brown December 2, 2009 at 8:09 am
Old Bike Dude,
Turtle Vigina– nice play on werds. Ye is a smart feller, aint ye?
My flag commint wuz directed at da ol’ ball coach’s character an’ disrespek fer hiz own Confederate ancessters, naught hiz coachin’ abilitys. Hiz coachin’ abilitys iz a produck ov hiz beein’ an’ ol’ haz-been.
In short, “dude,” kiss my ol’ arse.
-CB
By Liberty For Me December 2, 2009 at 9:07 am
CNSYD….You cant follow logic ..that must be why all your comments come via your ass.Time in the SEC has nothing to do with it.Like I said gaining respect so that recruits will come here is how you get to titles.
Lou Holtz is not the draw Spurrier is..Spurrier has built a nucleus of talent enough to play the SEC close(no old time blow outs)…It dosent take that much more to pull out the close games….true respect is coming.
You can run the table in the ACC and most wont blink an eye!!!….ZZZZZZZ
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' December 2, 2009 at 9:57 am
Gamecocks In Name Only like FITS are the root problem with South Carolina football. They want quick results or they abandon ship to complain about the team. The program has almost always been pitiful, except when we were overrun with thugs, and now we are at least putting together a pretty good program, or so it seems. To randomly says Spurrier had to win the SEC in two or three years, as apparently FITS and other damaging GINOs like him expect, suggests no real knowledge of just how pathetic our program has been. The only option for viability is to give Spurrier, a proven winner, as much time as he needs to build a good program. Progress is being made, just not to the level required to satisfy manic GINOs looking for a quick fix (like pushing a girl through a door to solve a problem instead of talking through it).
By vicupstate December 2, 2009 at 10:07 am
Who would you replace Spurrier with?
Is there another national champion, 6-time SEC champion coach that would take the job? No. Stick it out is your only choice, so why not get behind the coach and the team? Nothing will be gained in this situation from dissention.
By CNSYD December 2, 2009 at 10:19 am
LFM, anyone who is in love with a wacko like Ron Paul is one who truly lives out of his ass. Read the papers in Alabama and see the “respect” they have for USux. Finebaum will tell you USux is an embarassment to the SEC. Now what is your fall back plan if Spurrier doesn’t win the SEC? I hear Bobby Bowden is available. None of you chickens will answer my question of why at WB there is a big sign proclaiming the 1969 ACC championship if the ACC means nothing.
By OhNoNotAgain December 2, 2009 at 10:19 am
While his SEC record isn’t much, it’s also the best overall SEC record for a USC head coach since we joined the conference.
And he’s only four games off of break even in the conference.
By CNSYD December 2, 2009 at 10:23 am
notre dame also plays the likes of navy, army, uconn, and other low-tier teams week in and week out, so by your “reasoning” SC State, Wofford, Florida Atlantic, UAB, etc. are much superior foes than Navy, Army, UConn, etc.
By Libb December 2, 2009 at 10:31 am
While not THE reason for our medicore program, that flag is an issue. Ask anyone behind the scenes (I know 2 sources) and they’ll tell you other schools use pictures of our state house front porch w/ that flag flying in your face as a recruiting tool against USC.
By fitsnews December 2, 2009 at 10:43 am
NSJS, Vic Upstate, etc.,
Again, win f*cking games. Don’t come to us with “Gamecock In Name Only.” We were there for George Rogers Heisman Trophy season, Black Magic, Taneyhill, 1-10, 0-11, both Outback Bowl wins and we will be there until our dying day.
We drove to Memphis three years ago, you f*ckers. To Memphis.
So STFU and don’t question our fan status just because we have a professional (moral) obligation to hold people accountable as sortalists.
As for who should be hired, what about Brian Kelly (Cincy), Jim Harbaugh (Stanford) or that guy at Georgia Tech?
Or what about Turner Gill (Buffalo)?
Oh that’s right we don’t hire black head coaches at USC. Never mind.
-FITS
By Liberty For Me December 2, 2009 at 10:56 am
CNSYD…I always love these no basis comments…now that we went there .How is Ron Paul “crazy”??? Please fill me in….I can hardly wait for these Einstein comments.
By CNSYD December 2, 2009 at 12:14 pm
LFM, easy. Who in the US House pays any attention to Paul? OK times up. Other than amusing soundbites for the media, who pays any attention to what he says? So how did his Presidential campaign go? Sure had a lot of support. NOT!
By CNSYD December 2, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Libb, when the GA state flag was mostly the stars and bars they won a NC. They had Herschel. The flag is flown on the statehouse grounds in Alabama. That has really slowed down Auburn and Alabama football hasn’t it? So you need a better excuse than that.
By Leon Black December 2, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Turner Gill is 5-7 overall this year and 3-5 in the MAC. We are 7-5 and 3-5 in the SEC with every loss coming to a Bowl eligible team and two of the top three teams in the nation. Brian Kelly is a great coach and Harbaugh looks like he is transforming Stanford. But, comparing them to a National Champion and 6 time SEC Champion Spurrier, who’s widely known as one of the best playcallers in the business is ridiculous. Not to mention, Ellis Johnson a national champion defense coordinator.
As far as your ridiculous comparison to Charlie Weis and Notre Dame, success is relative to your history and counterparts. Notre Dame has a rich football history including the most Heisman trophy winners and several national championships. Yet, they gave Weis an 10 year 30-40 million extension when he was 5-2 his first year. He did not accomplish anything, besides comedic relief hobbling around on crutches, during his tenure at Notre Dame. Notre Dame plays a vastly inferior schedule to us and yet they have equal records.
You claim to be an informed gamecock fan, which surprises me that you have not recognized Spurrier has had the best start of any coach in South Carolina history. He has done this at a time when the SEC is at its most supreme dominance. Your argument about taking away the FCS schools is without merit as every school in the country and past coach at USC has scheduled those games. In fact, Spurrier has shown a willingness to schedule a difficult out of conference game(UNC, NC State, UCF) in addition to the annual Clemson matchup. As for Spurrier’s extension, it is mainly in part of the young talent that is evident on our roster as well as to lock up game changing recruits by giving our coaching staff validity when rival schools say Spurrier will not be there for the recruits senior year. Changing staffs would put our program back infinitely and, it kind of disturbs me, that Carolina fans are not patient enough to see if we can do it big.
By fitsnews December 2, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Leon-
“Do it big?”
We’re in the Papajohns.com bowl, dude.
We’ll say that again – the Papajohns.com bowl, which is coming off of appearances in the Independence, Liberty and Outback bowls, three games in which we are 1-2.
We’d ask Spurrier why we SUCK so bad in the SUCKY bowl games we get invited to, but his ass is probably already on the golf course.
Win f*cking games, dude. Win f*cking games.
Also, the whole point was that Spurrier already has THREE YEARS left on his existing contract, and giving him another year based on 7-5 and the effin’ PapaJohns.com bowl is BS!!!!
-FITS
P.S. – Again, Spurrier was 7-5 in 2005. Win f*cking games, dude. Win f*cking games.
By ICEMAN December 2, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I think they should probably just hire the guys at fits news to coach the football team. Attendance figures have nothing to do with the economy, our record is the same as notre dame’s because we play an equally tough schedule, and having a 6-1 record at home, including a spanking of the paper tigers, with a roster made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores mean the future is doom and gloom for the gamecocks. What are they thinking sic willie?
By Eric December 2, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Sic,
I agree with you about winning games and obviously you aren’t from around here. We’ve got 100+ years of sub .500 winning record. We didn’t win our first bowl until like 1992 or 1994 (sorry can’t remember exact year off the top of my head).
Spurrier to date has not lived up to my expectations however he hasn’t bombed like Brad Scott, Sparky Woods, etc. In fact the last coach that at least 5 seasons without a losing record was Billy Laval from 1928 – 1934.
So forgive the Gamecocks because we are patient. The last thing we want to do is throw out someone that has a chance to win and replace him with the next Brad Scott. Also, for the youth he has on the field this year I think 7-5 (with a shot at 8-5) is a good year. If Spurrier can’t pull out a big season through the Garcia generation then I say his days should be numbered. So I say give Spurrier two more years then decide from there.
By Not Sayin', Just Sayin' December 2, 2009 at 2:12 pm
FITS –
Of course it’s about winning games. But doesn’t happen overnight to a pathetic program like ours. Winning programs take time to build, and ours isn’t being built overnight. Anything else is a house of cards.
So you say hire a good up-and-comer like Kelly or Harbaugh? They would just be modern versions of Sparky Woods or Brad Scott. And Paul Johnson of Georgia Tech? Yeah, lets hire an ACC powerhouse coach to compete in the SEC. Idiotic suggestions. We’re lucky to have Spurrier here. Few coaches with any potential would come here for obvious reasons to those who know our history, which extends before 1980. None would come here to replace a terminated Steve Spurrier, which is basically what would happen if his contract was extended by one year to cover a four-year period. None.
Finally, you might have a moral obligation to complain about the USC Football Team, but you have no profession so don’t start claiming professional obligations. Unfair and imbalanced are not the hallmarks of journalism, which is merely a vocation rather than a profession because no training or licensing is required. Unless you consider internet access a professional qualification. All you’re doing here is what GINO’s do: bitching about the Gamecocks and never being happy with any signs of progress, wanting to flip coaches every five years, and loathing yourself for not going to a school with a greater football tradition (like Furman). You love to label everyone as being something “in name only”, but you’re not man enough to accept your own label. But that comes as no surprise given the quality of your manhood as evidenced in the way you treat women and conduct yourself in general on this website.
Enjoy the ACC Championship game. That’s where you would rather be.
By Toyota Kawaski December 2, 2009 at 2:45 pm
You are so dam stupid! I’m sure the best part of you ran down your moms leg.Find another team you are not a fan go away and save yourself the stroke.
By Toyota Kawaski December 2, 2009 at 2:52 pm
CNSTD 34-17 talk all you wont keep on go bumb goobers with Dumbo Weenie
By Andrew December 2, 2009 at 3:05 pm
It’s been the winningest five consecutive years of Gamecock football history.
As a Clemson fan, I bow down to these, your glory years. Enjoy them USC fans, you may fall back to where you normally are when Spurrier leaves.
By Libb December 2, 2009 at 3:18 pm
CNSYD, All 3 of the schools you mentioned, unlike USC, possess a long standing succesful program. Couple that with the need to recruit at a level on par w/ these SEC powerhouses and issues(not excuses) such as the flag do matter.
By CNSYD December 2, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Toyota the yellow slant eyed Jap, you need to take your meds. Your post is Cooter quality.
By Liberty For Me December 2, 2009 at 3:55 pm
CNSYD..I knew you would have a logical answer..Because he wants congress to follow the constitution and no one else does that makes him crazy…You win!
By Wallaman December 2, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Fits, if you’re a Gamecock fan I think I’d rather you go ahead and defect to Clemson.
By CNSYD December 2, 2009 at 5:25 pm
LFM, do you want to accomplish something or just be Dr. No? If the latter then Paul is your man.
By Liberty For Me December 2, 2009 at 10:21 pm
CNSYD…You answered the problem with our government with your answer.
The Government inst supposed to accomplish anything except a sound military…It is up to the people to build this country….That’s what a Republic is…and what we are supposed to be.Believeing that does not make me,Thomas Jefferson or Ron Paul “crazy”…just patriots for Liberty
By Jeffy December 2, 2009 at 10:36 pm
We are average. Let’s just own it! But we did kick tater ass.
HBC is as good as we can ever get, Pete Carroll, JohnGruden, Bill Cower are not coming boys.
By Football Fan December 3, 2009 at 8:54 am
But Liberty look at everything the Dems and Repubs have “accomplished”. We are in two wars for no real reason, we have a crushing deficit, ever increasing taxes to support the bloated bureaucracy that gets bigger every day. I can understand why the country keeps supporting their “accomplishments”.
By CNSYD December 3, 2009 at 8:55 am
LFM, lets look at a few things that according to you government should not do. Abolish the FBI. It is not the military and people should be free to do as they choose. Abolish the FAA. Airlines should be allowed to decide who is qualfied to fly and that their planes are properly maintained. They wouldn’t try to slip any thing by. Also we don’t need all this air traffic control. Just let pilots control traffic how they see fit. Abolish the FDA. Drug companies will never market anything deadly. Abolish any agency that regulates the financial systems as Wall St. is completely trustworthy and only has investors best interests at heart. How many more do you think we should list?
By Liberty For Me December 3, 2009 at 11:35 am
CNSYD..Right….Please watch this and understand my answer to your first item on your list,the FAA..Then we can go from there.I dont want to argue I want to educate…I hope this helps and others watch this..Let me know your take or your argument with this…and how it does not make sense
http://www.youtube.com/user/ReasonTV#p/u/6/KaPvJlPnc6E
By CNSYD December 3, 2009 at 11:44 am
Football Fan, you have misinterpreted accomplishments. If you think a Congressman (or President for that matter)can waltz in and abolish everything you are smoking the same stuff as LFM. You have to pick battles you can win. It is one step at a time. IRT wars. Apparently you don’t understand. How else are we going to test weapons in real combat? How else is the military industrial complex going to sell its goods. Sorry that people die but do you think that (plus oil) aren’t the reasons? There was less real war in the Cold War because the weapons were too deadly. But they were/are expensive which lines the pockets of industrialists, Wall St, politicians, etc. Repeal all the bans on executive sanction and many of these conflicts could be ended before they start. IRT the deficit. To whom do we owe the money? If it is a foreign nation then send them a bill for what we expend or expended protecting their ass or saving them from an aggressor, e.g. China from Japan. If it is Japan or Germany then tough shit. You owe us for the lives we lost due to you starting wars that we won. Has the US government ever built a balance sheet? What is the value of all the assets it owns vs. the debt?
By CNSYD December 3, 2009 at 12:14 pm
LFM, before I comment directly on the FAA let me comment on the old technology. After spending many years workng for the Navy I can tell you that flashy, shiny, new, etc. is what gets the people and Congress’ interest. If Navy wants money to refit and modernize existing equipment no one listens much to them. But say you are going to build something brand fancy new then they all get excited even if it costs more. Objects like new ships are visuals to have your picture made next to. Modernized computer systems for air traffic control just ain’t sexy enough. I didn’t say I agree, I am just telling you the way it is. Next, after spending many hours flying the air lines I can tell you that weather, equipment problems and traffic control are the 3 biggest lies airline use. I have seen Delta have two flights to a major city leaving ATL within a couple of hours of each other and neither is sold out. In fact all those on the first plane will fit on the second plane. Just like magic they cancel the first plane for one of their 3 favorite excuses.
Now to the video. I have no problem contracting it out but there must be oversight which means inspection. Also, they must be like government workers and it be illegal for them to strike. I am sure you know that the FAA does much more than air traffic control. What happens to licensing, inspection, certification, etc.?
By Liberty For Me December 3, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Of course someone has to oversee the contractors…We agree…
Your issue is you make blanket statements about people and groups that are completely false….
Libertarians don’t believe you need to live like Amish…
But anything that needs to be done is mostly done better by anybody out of government..How many power hungry,backstabbing politicians do you have to see before you believe that???…As far as the CIA…even Washington had spies…so that goes with defense.The problem Libertarians have with the CIA and FBI is not abiding by the Constitution..illegal wire taps,torture etc…They just have to be clean and shrank down.
We cant privitize because Its all about money and controlling the peasants. It is not hard to see….
By Liberty For Me December 3, 2009 at 2:51 pm
CNSYD….Its comes down to a revolution.That is what Ron Paul and the like are about.Getting elected to take power away from the Feds…You think Lindsey Graham and Pelosi are any different from each other?? You think they would give up one grain of power??…Pleaseee
Let the Govenors have the power…we can walk down to his house if we need to
By CNSYD December 3, 2009 at 4:08 pm
LFM, Sanfraud with power? that is a scary thought. I don’t care if the CIA and/or FBI use “illegal” wiretaps, etc. You think our enemies don’t? Why do you think the bad guys in the middle east are afraid of the Israel? They know they will use whatever means necessary to protect themselves. Look how they hunted down and killed those responsible for the Olympic murders. I will give you an example here in the US. I know a police chief who was being recruited by NYC. He was driven around the city where they pointed out hot spots. While in Harlem they showed him a little old lady walking down the street carrying a grocery bag. In the bag was numbers money. No one bothered her. Why? Because they knew by sunrise their ass would be dead. No jail, no lawyers, no appeals, no nothing by a bullet in the head. IRT contractors, etc. While working for the Navy we used to buy steel, pipe, fasteners for submarines. We specfied the specs that had to be met. Vendors would swear on a stack of Bibles their stuff met them. However when we did spot checks we would find they didn’t. In my view if a few of those vendors got the Joe Stalin treatment the problem would disappear.
By Liberty For Me December 3, 2009 at 4:46 pm
CNSYD….We are not terrorists…
We live in a Republic where we should be able to live free..free to sleep at night not thinking our government is tapping our phone..our email or getting into our bank accounts.If you want to live in a country that has unlimited power over people,waves habeas corpus or disregards search warrants.Please don’t complain about the U.S…. Go to where that already reigns…(almost anywhere) Leave us to us to try to regain our freedom
By CNSYD December 3, 2009 at 6:24 pm
LFM, the army officer who killed people at Ft. Hood had freedom. I could list many more. I have nothing to hide, do you? I am not complaining about the US, you are. BTW the government already has access to your bank accounts. If you deposit a government check you should not have like a social security check for a deceased person, as soon as they find out they go take it out of your bank account without even telling you.
By Liberty For Me December 3, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Your right, we already have lost our freedoms that’s my point…I hope that the next person that is falsely charged with a crime is you…maybe then you will understand.You are a sad,angry,self righteous person….
The views you espouse are fascist..but of course you would argue the point……I feel sorry for you
By CNSYD December 3, 2009 at 9:12 pm
LFM, made it many decades without being charged with a crime. No plans to now. Plenty of real criminals to go around so the police are busy. I am angry at no one. Sad? How so? Self righteous? Good Lord man you need to look in the mirror. BTW I don’t look under my bed at night for “the government” as you seem to do. You are hung up on that fascist word. Let’s see, if someone does not buy your positions hook, line and sinker they are fascist or is it socialist? I get confused. Which phone booth do you guys hold your party meetings in? Thanks though for feeling sorry for me.
By Fred Flintstone December 3, 2009 at 10:50 pm
“Clempstones, meet the Clempstones, They’re a modern stone age family,
From the town of Clempson, it’s a place right out of history”
The top two teams in the ACC, playing for the championship, both were beaten by middle level teams in the ACC. Georgia is tied for forth place along with UT and Mississippi. SC is tied for fifth along with Kentucky, Auburn, Arkansas, and Miss State.
Apparently mediocrity in the SEC tops excellence in the ACC.