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finally understand that the delusion surrounding the Gamecock program starts at the top and in the media. Cornblew said he just didn't understand the Gamecocks struggles and said "this team had SEC East contender written all over it". I don't know what team he is watching. Last year SCAR was the luckiest team I have ever witnessed, collecting more timely turnovers than is probable. They got worked by NC State and still won. They should have lost to La Tech, Tenn, and Vandy and pulled those out thanks to miracle turnovers and implosion by the other team. The 2017 team was a 5-7 team that finished 9-4 thanks to a plethora of unlikely breaks.

They couldn't run the ball last year, and still can't this year. Bentley is the #80 ranked QB in efficiency, panics in the pocket, and disappears in big games. The wide receiver corps can't catch, the defense can't tackle, and Deebo is overrated.

The players parrot this mantra "they are no better than us" about their competition and this attitude is reflected in their play as a lack of focus and preparation. It's obvious this attitude comes from the head coach. Cornblew said they "need to get by Missouri", lol, Missou might just kick your tails!

I have always wondered why the fans have this odd, inflated view of their team. I mean, outside of a couple good years under Spurrier, they have had less success than Wake Forest. It is clear the media, staff, and administration surrounding this program fails to grasp where the are, therefore cannot create a clear vision into the future. Let's hope they keep it up!

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If you can understand them, you are a better man than myself. I try and explain it to folks outside SC and it is tough. The only explanation I can give folks is this: Name the only public Ag/Tech/Land Grant school with a better academic reputation that the state flagship university. That stumps most folks. I know of Clemson and Purdue. (Sometimes Auburn vs Alabama as they are often tied). Then ask yourself 'why?'.

The trick that I used is that "merit" has never been highly valued or encouraged at USC. They will chase anything else that glitters but when it comes to ethics, grit, and 'earned' results, it is an alien concept through and through the University that bleeds over into football and sports. Case in point: departure from the ACC. The wanted to "win" but did not care of their team was literate. Rather than face that "challenge" (or at least get as creative as UNC), they just up and left. They want to be a SEC team but would much rather be a whipping boy than a serious contender because they want the SEC reputation without the work. Comes to their coaching philosophy. They rather hire Florida/ other program cast-offs "names" than develop coaching talent. Their "best" coaches were other program cast-offs in the modern-ish era. Dietzel, Spurrier, Carlen, Holtz. Compared that to all of our best coaches being internal hires. Sometimes they trip over a Spurrier (he could win a Duke). Heck, they get lucky with other coaching talent every so often but it is always a flash, never sustained. Thus "luck" seems to be a major factor for their success. Luck is always good and sometimes needed... but real success is generated by "earned luck" aka success through hustle and that just is not a USC core value. They rather have instant glitter over sweat equity.

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Listened to a little of Cornblew's show last night and

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They Need To Stop Trying to "OUT-SEC" Other Teams.

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there main issue is running back/running game.

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