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Orange Blooded [3521]
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Muschamp Believes USC Can Win Immediately
Jun 24, 2016, 9:12 AM
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If any Southeastern Conference football coach has reason to employ a rebuilding theme this fall, it's South Carolina's Will Muschamp.
The first-year Gamecocks coach and former Florida Gators boss has inherited a program that went 3-9 last season and lost its last five games, including a 23-22 embarrassment against The Citadel. The Gamecocks currently are unsettled at quarterback, running back and receiver, and they unexpectedly lost their best player following spring practice.
South Carolina is the textbook definition of an SEC roster under construction, but Muschamp doesn't see it that way.
"I don't look at long-term goals," Muschamp told a Gamecock Club gathering in April. "I am looking at this 2016 football season and trying to win the East and get to Atlanta. That is going to be our goal every single year that I am here, because that is realistic.
"That is where we ought to be. We ought to be competing to win the East."
South Carolina certainly competed in the East from 2010 to '13 under former coach Steve Spurrier, winning its lone division title in '10 and then compiling three straight 11-2 seasons. The Gamecocks slipped to 7-6 in 2014 and were 2-4 last season when Spurrier abruptly resigned and handed the reins to offensive line coach Shawn Elliott, who was retained by Muschamp.Spurrier's success in Columbia was strengthened by his ability to land elite in-state talent, which included receiver Alshon Jeffery and cornerback Stephon Gilmore in 2009, running back Marcus Lattimore in '10 and defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the nation's No. 1 recruit, in 2011. He added Atlanta-area quarterback Connor Shaw, a heady son of a high school coach, to the mix and produced the most successful stretch in program history by far.
Last year reflected a drastic depletion in talent, but Muschamp isn't backing down from his April comments.
"I think we do have some talent and ability at the skill positions," he said last month, "and I think if we can continue to develop and improve, we could put ourselves in that position. I am pleased with our offensive line and feel like we've got eight or nine guys that we can win with in our league, and I feel good about the combination of talent and experience that is up front defensively."
South Carolina will have one of the league's most intriguing quarterback competitions in August. Perry Orth is the senior veteran and perhaps the safest choice, but early enrollee Brandon McIlwain is the fan favorite after completing 19 of 26 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns in the spring game.
Then there is Jake Bentley, the son of running backs coach Bobby Bentley who once was a member of the 2017 signing class but was able to complete his required course work early at Opelika (Ala.) High School and has enrolled this summer. Before reclassifying, Bentley was rated by ESPN as the No. 2 pro-style quarterback in the '17 class.
Muschamp believes either David Williams or A.J. Turner can become a featured back in the SEC, and he is optimistic that a receiving corps with just six combined starts can be productive as well.
The biggest plus for South Carolina was expected to be All-SEC linebacker Skai Moore, but the senior underwent surgery earlier this month for a herniated disc in his neck and will redshirt this season before returning in '17. Moore has 260 career tackles and could become the 12th player in NCAA history to lead his team in tackles all four seasons.
Judging by last year's finish and this year's concerns, South Carolina appears well behind the East's expected front-running trio of Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Just don't expect Muschamp to buy into that way of thinking.
"If I didn't believe that, then I wouldn't say it," Muschamp said. "There are a lot of ifs involved in this, but I do believe it and I've talked to our players about it both individually and collectively as a team. Again, there are a lot of ifs out there, and we need to find a way to get it done.
"We've got a bunch of unknowns, but everybody has them at this point. We've got to have those things answered throughout the summer and in fall camp."
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/college/story/2016/jun/16/muschamp-believes-gamecocks-cbe-immediate-win/371278/
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He can't say it's gonna take 4-5 years(which it will)
Jun 24, 2016, 9:15 AM
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He's having a hard enough time recruiting now, tell the truth and even the 3 stars will bail.
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Well they do have a punchers chance in the 1st game at Vandy
Jun 24, 2016, 9:16 AM
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So maybe they can win immediately. I wouldn't bet on it though.
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Re: Muschamp Believes USC Can Win Immediately
Jun 24, 2016, 9:16 AM
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Good so they can't have an excuse when they go 4-8
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So one Division title in school history.....
Jun 24, 2016, 9:20 AM
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that came at a time when the $EC Least was as weak and as bad as it has been at any time during the last forty years (I won't even get into how that same team got absolutely embarrassed in the $EC Championship game and in its bowl game), yet expecting to win the East and get to Atlanta every year is a realistic goal ?!?!?!
Talk about a case of telling people what they want to hear. Wow...just wow !!!
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What's he supposed to do, say they suck and won't win?***
Jun 24, 2016, 9:21 AM
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Anyone in the free world who follows college football knows
Jun 24, 2016, 9:29 AM
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they do suck and won't win more than five or six games even with a significantly softer schedule.
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Bless his heart.***
Jun 24, 2016, 9:21 AM
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I don't look at long term goals - translation
Jun 24, 2016, 9:22 AM
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I won't be here long.
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^^^^ THIS ^^^^***
Jun 24, 2016, 9:30 AM
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Re: Muschamp Believes USC Can Win Immediately . . .
Jun 24, 2016, 9:36 AM
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against FCS teams!
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Re: Muschamp Believes USC Can Win Immediately- Nope
Jun 24, 2016, 9:43 AM
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Maybe they could have I think the Brits leaving the EU makes that impossible now.
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Re: Muschamp Believes USC Can Win Immediately
Jun 24, 2016, 9:44 AM
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Ummmmmmm..........
"We've got a bunch of unknowns, but everybody has them at this point. We've got to have those things answered throughout the summer and in fall camp."
Me thinks not EVERYONE has a bunch of unknowns like the unknowns in Cootlumbia. They better hope they can beat East Carolina to give them 4 wins. You want to talk about a cupcake non-conference schedule?
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Yeah, and he felt that way at Florida too........
Jun 24, 2016, 9:52 AM
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and you see where he ended up - getting fired.
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Re: Yeah, and he felt that way at Florida too........
Jun 24, 2016, 10:21 AM
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It's going to be interesting to see how that works out for Florida.
McElwain didn't do much with that offense and doesn't appear to be recruiting as well as muschamp.
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Re: LOL, FL only has 7 on the board...wait till the big dogs
Jun 24, 2016, 10:27 AM
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sign their LOI's they will jump USuCk.
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Re: Unlike Cusschamp ....
Jun 24, 2016, 1:59 PM
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> who is putting together one top 10 recruiting class > after another at Chicken Central (rolling eyes).
Yeah.... 10th.... in the $EC....
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Re: Are you saying they should have kept Boom?***
Jun 24, 2016, 1:53 PM
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Yes.
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I've yet to hear a Gator say that and I know a few
Jun 24, 2016, 4:10 PM
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They call Boom Zook 2.0
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If this is not the epitome of
Jun 24, 2016, 11:12 AM
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Coot Logic,
I do not know what is.
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Oculus Spirit [93159]
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Is El Cid on their schedule again?
Jun 24, 2016, 2:01 PM
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It could happen.
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Coot's dance card is full on OOC games until 2018.
Jun 24, 2016, 4:37 PM
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I'm sure they want revenge but the last time El Cid beat them Coots had to suck up the loss for 21 years. I don't think El Cid is in any hurry to let that win go anytime soon.
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Oculus Spirit [78618]
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Good! We don't want to hear excuses from him when he
Jun 24, 2016, 2:06 PM
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implodes.
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I think even their fans would understand a 2-3 year gap in
Jun 24, 2016, 4:14 PM
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success given how bad they fell... He is setting himself up for failure and mislabeling his roster as talented when everyone knows it's not.
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the Champ is spot on in the headline
Jun 24, 2016, 4:24 PM
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The Trojans do have enough talent on the roster to win immediately.
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They had a good season last year but they start with Bama.
Jun 24, 2016, 4:52 PM
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At least they have the Tide at home.
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Why not us?
Jun 25, 2016, 8:21 AM
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Looks like Steve's new administrative counselor role is really paying off.
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Re: Muschamp Believes USC Can Win Immediately
Jun 25, 2016, 8:37 AM
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Of course he will say Atlanta is the goal. But I think they win either 4 or 5 games, in a very weak division.
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