SDS Crystal Ball: Predicting every game for South Carolina in 2020
Editor’s note: Saturday Down South’s annual Crystal Ball prediction series continues today with South Carolina. Saturday morning: Tennessee.
Not many 4-win coaches in Year 4 survive in the SEC. Not many 4-win coaches in Year 4 have buyouts near $20 million.
Will Muschamp is in a unique situation.
On one hand, the guy went into Athens and beat Georgia to pull off one of the biggest regular-season upsets of the Playoff era. He did that with his defense playing at an extremely high level. Does he still have his job without that win? I’m not sure, but it certainly did him some good to change the narrative in the middle of last season.
On the other hand, the Gamecocks had their worst season since 2015 when Steve Spurrier quit in the middle of the year. That’s a tough pill to swallow, especially when Georgia, Clemson and now even UNC are looking like they’re in much better shape for the next 5 years.
Of course, this isn’t a clearly defined issue for athletic director Ray Tanner, who gave Muschamp that wealthy extension after the 2017 season. Had Muschamp’s buyout been a penny last year, I’m not sure he’s still in Columbia. Not everyone is Florida State and can just shell out $18 million to fire a head coach.
That brings us to 2020 when South Carolina is once again staring at a gauntlet schedule. It’s brutal. Half of South Carolina’s games are against teams that are ranked inside of the top 13 of the AP Top 25. That doesn’t include teams like Kentucky and Tennessee, which are considered borderline Top 25 teams. Yikes.
But before we get to that schedule, let’s talk storylines.
Mike Bobo the savior?
What a 2020 sentence, right?
Go figure that Bobo, who had his good and bad moments at Georgia under Mark Richt — I’d argue there was much more good than bad — was considered a big fish to land this offseason. He left Colorado State for Columbia, where he took over an offense that was led by Bryan McClendon the past 2 years.
Now, it’s up to Bobo to turn around an offense that ranked No. 104 in scoring last year. He’ll do so with grad transfer Collin Hill from Colorado State and not returning starter Ryan Hilinski, as we found out on Thursday. Will that create some in-season back-and-forth with Muschamp? Possibly, especially if Hill doesn’t take off from the jump.
Things didn’t exactly get better during camp with the devastating season-ending injury to promising true freshman tailback MarShawn Lloyd. And just to make matters worse, OrTre Smith opted out.
But that’s not really an excuse for Bobo, who needs to find a way to maximize Hill’s potential. That is, assuming South Carolina is content to keep working out true freshman Luke Doty at receiver and not have him pose a legitimate threat to take over the starting quarterback job. Bobo’s group cannot look like the 2019 squad. It’s as simple as that.
Will Muschamp’s best South Carolina defense yet?
Yes, I believe it is, even after the Gamecocks lost Javon Kinlaw, who was the program’s best defensive player since Jadeveon Clowney. Part of that is because when you have a pair of solid corners in Jaycee Horn and Israel Mukuamu, you’re set up to succeed pretty well in this modern passing era. That’s a good place to start.
The intrigue, of course, is in the front 7. Specifically, what happens with those young 5-star talents. Zacch Pickens is going to get more snaps without Kinlaw around after a decent, but relatively quiet freshman season. Pickens becoming an All-SEC guy as a sophomore would be a major boost to Muschamp’s defense.
Jordan Burch, on the other hand, is still getting his feet wet. He didn’t enroll early, which might not have mattered with this pandemic anyway, but South Carolina is pretty solid up front with underrated guys like Aaron Sterling back. Burch, who is a physical freak, still might be used as more of rotational guy in Year 1. Still, he and Pickens are the future.
There’s a realistic chance that the Gamecocks could finish in the top 1/3 of defenses in scoring, which they haven’t done since ranking No. 25 in 2017.
What should we make of Muschamp’s situation?
I’ll admit I’ve gone back and forth on this a bit. In the beginning of the offseason, I made a pretty clear outline of what I thought Muschamp’s level of expectations should be. Then the pandemic happened, the schedule changed, finances changed and I sort of rethought everything.
This isn’t a popular opinion for the anti-Muschamp crowd, but I’m not crazy about a team making any major decisions based on a pandemic season, either good or bad. Forking over a buyout of $12 million at season’s end seems rich given that universities nationwide are making significant salary reductions and furloughs.
This year is going to be so bizarre on a variety of fronts. We could see teams catch a contender at the right time because of a COVID outbreak and win a game they shouldn’t have. We could see teams that have most of their starting receivers gone for 3 games. We just don’t know.
And with expectations in Columbia so low because of this schedule, what are we really thinking is a bad season for Muschamp? Is it 2-8? And even if it is, why should the difference between 2-8 and 3-7 warrant a decision that’ll impact the program for the next decade?
South Carolina fans are in college football purgatory because I don’t think it gets better than what we saw in 2017, yet Muschamp’s buyout is still so rich. There might be a full 2 years in college football purgatory before Gamecock fans can get out.
Game-by-game predictions
Week 1: vs. Tennessee (L)
Will this be close? Absolutely. Is there a chance that the Gamecocks could start the year by handing Jeremy Pruitt another season-opening loss? I wouldn’t doubt it. But I worry about that South Carolina offense against Pruitt’s defense. I think that group, which definitely has some key pieces to replace, is still in good shape to be one of the country’s better defenses after last year’s turnaround. It wouldn’t surprise me if both teams struggled to score and this was a “first to 20” situation. I’ll bet on Eric Gray and the Vols to get there.
Week 2: at Florida (L)
Welcome to 2020, where your new-look offense gets to face Pruitt and Todd Grantham in the first 2 weeks of the season. Have fun! The Gators are loaded with talented young edge-rushers who are ready to fill those voids left by Jon Greenard and Jabari Zuniga. Florida’s pass rush forces multiple interceptions and South Carolina falls to 0-2.
Week 3: at Vanderbilt (W)
Hey, now. A win in Nashville should certainly be in the cards. A Vandy quarterback room that’s entirely new will see a veteran secondary that’ll give it all sorts of problems. Even if this isn’t a big offensive day from Hill, I’d still expect perhaps a defensive touchdown or a special teams score to allow South Carolina to get some early breathing room to cruise to an easy win on the road.
Week 4: vs. Auburn (L)
Ah, that battle of the teams that brag about having the toughest schedule annually. An atypical matchup against each other should be at least somewhat interesting. I think the Gamecocks should hold up in the trenches better than some realize. But do I trust Hill to outsmart Kevin Steele’s defense? No. It wouldn’t surprise me if Roger McCreary picked off multiple Hill passes and really proved to be the difference in this one.
Week 5: at LSU (L)
I get that LSU lost a ton of production, but let’s not get too cute with this. The Tigers might be inexperienced with just 6 starters back, but by Week 5, I don’t expect youth to be an excuse. Myles Brennan still has plenty of weapons even without Ja’Marr Chase, and South Carolina is going to have to find ways to move the ball downfield against a secondary with Derek Stingley and JaCoby Stevens. In other words, I’m not holding my breath on Muschamp pulling off an upset in his old stomping grounds.
Week 6: Bye
Week 7: vs. Texas A&M (L)
This is the type of team that South Carolina could potentially catch at the right time. Coming off the bye week and with players possibly hitting the bye week and opting out or running into depth issues because of quarantine, perhaps the Gamecocks can hang around longer than some expect. Muschamp certainly knows Jimbo Fisher well. That’ll make this game a bit closer than some expect, but a late Jaden Wydermyer score will give A&M a nail-biter victory.
Week 8: at Ole Miss (W)
What do I have more faith in happening by Week 8 — Ole Miss’ defense figuring it out or South Carolina’s offense finding its identity? I’ll go with the latter. I’ll take those odds of happening whether it’s Hilinski or Hill starting at quarterback. This is a very winnable game for the Gamecocks, and that urgency will be there if a 1-6 start happens. A back-and-forth game winds up going in favor of South Carolina thanks to a timely late interception from Horn.
Week 9: vs. Mizzou (W)
A winning streak? Sure. Mizzou is a major mystery team because on one hand, you have a defense that was No. 16 in the country last year and returns legitimate All-SEC talent at every level. On the other hand, the guy who led that team is gone and the new coach has pretty significant turnover on offense. Eli Drinkwitz’s offense vs. Muschamp’s defense could be a better-than-advertised matchup. Another down-to-the-wire game goes in favor of South Carolina, but this time, it’s thanks to a Shi Smith touchdown grab.
Week 10: vs. Georgia (L)
Do you think Georgia is going to overlook this one after the way things went last year? I don’t. And an overhauled offense shouldn’t struggle so much like it did last year when Mukuamu stole Georgia’s lunch money and bought Sloppy Joes for the entire state of South Carolina.
Israel Mukuamu’s 3 interceptions of Jake Fromm below.
Credit Mukuamu for making a great play on the ball and having the ability to run back the first interception for a touchdown but the play doesn’t happen without Javon Kinlaw pressuring Fromm. pic.twitter.com/OcD0M4jNu9
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) April 11, 2020
Revenge game? Yep. That Georgia defense will take it personally, and I think this ends up being something like a 28-3 Georgia win.
Week 11: at Kentucky (L)
I’m the person who referenced Kentucky’s 5-year winning streak against South Carolina. To the Gamecocks’ credit, they ended that last season. Check one thing off the list. Granted, that was against a Kentucky team that had Sawyer Smith at quarterback. He’s not Terry Wilson, and now that the Wildcats have their offensive identity as a power running team that can still stretch the field when it needs to, I expect to see Kentucky start a new streak. That’d be just a brutal way for Muschamp to end the regular season.
2020 projection: 3-7, 5th in East
#SpursUp
I’m not so rigid on the 3-7 because I believe the Gamecocks have about a 5-5 ceiling. I mean that. There are 3 games (Tennessee, Texas A&M and Kentucky) that could possibly swing in their favor via a key injury to the opposing team or a rash of quarantine players. That’s based on where their depth and talent stacks up.
But as of today, it’s hard to bank on those balls bouncing South Carolina’s way. The schedule is a gauntlet. There’s no getting around it. If the Gamecocks are going to have even a mediocre season, they’re going to have to win some games that they’re not supposed to. It’s as simple as that.
Bobo is the most important hire of the Muschamp era. If it works, Muschamp will be in the SEC Coach of the Year discussion. If it doesn’t, I don’t think Muschamp will get fired because of this pandemic, but I do believe he’ll be one of the closer things we’ve ever seen to a lame duck coach in the SEC come 2021.
Now would be as good a time as any to rise above some low expectations.
I agree, but they could also bounce the other way and end up with only 1 win . . . or worse None.
Hill being named the starting QB really threw a wrench in this article. Still well written though.
Carolina is a mystery this season. I think they have the talent (players) to finish 3rd in the East. Now we just have to wait and see if they have the coaching (Bobo).
No East team has a clear advantage other than UGA. Perhaps Florida, but SC has had them on the ropes in 2018 and 2019, just couldn’t seal the deal.
SC seems like they’ve been one great player away from being 3rd or 4th in the east for the last few years. Look how many close games they have been in only to have the breaks go against them here and there. I know Musch hasn’t proven it but I still think he’s a better coach then he gets credit for
Biggie, I agree. I actually like Muschamp. Great leader, good father, and cares about his players. If the guy could get an offense, we’d be alright. Just have to wait 8 more days to find out.
Unfortunately, I think the player to put SC over the hump was MarShawn Lloyd. Still unreal that he got injured from a non-contact practice. Talk about atrocious luck.
I have low expectations for this year, but hope Muschamp gets more time. If you had to draw it up, building up a defense and landing the best QB in the country would be the blueprint. This is a tough job. Anyone who thought it would be smooth sailing was deceiving themselves. Looking forward to the TN game, as always.
I was surprised Hill won the job. I think that speaks to the offense focusing more on not turning the ball over. Hilinski has a ton of talent, but seems to have too much gun slinger in him for Muschamp (or even Bobo’s) taste. Muschamp has always seemed to want to rely on the defense to win and the offense to just not screw things up. Sounds a bit like Saban.
Hill winning the job says more about Bobo having total autonomy over the offense, which means Muschamp may have finally learned his lesson.
They picked the best QB on the field, and I trust Bobo’s judgement of a QB. People get way too sold on star ratings.
>Muschamp
>learning anything
lol
RangerSpur, I didn’t immediately think of that point when posted this week that Hill would be the starter. Wasn’t a surprise at all, given familiarity with Bobo’s offense. “Maybe” Muschamp finally realizes he has a capable OC and will leave that side of the ball alone and focus on management and defense.
Pre covid quarantine issues I thought UT could win this by two scores. Now they may lose by 2 scores or win. Pruitt said this morning that if the game were today all of the 2 deep would be good to go but its not today. Also a lot of players have apparently missed a lot of practices. He said wanya practiced 2 out of the last 21 days or something like that. I dont know how many players at SC have missed much practice but to me that seems to be the key. All things being equal I like our chances with a big, very experienced, deep, high quality O line negating the young studs on the SC D line and a pretty good UT secondary keeping the SC passing game in check to pound away in the running game and win pulling away late.
SC has not really had a lot of players missing practice from what I’ve heard. Really low COVID-19 cases. We’ve had a few, but never half the team like UT at one point.
Just writing that sentence proves that this season barely counts. How can you judge a team’s skill and talent if a significant amount of players aren’t allowed to play because of a pandemic.
Exactly. All these predictions are based on the expectation that all the starters will be available for all the games. I just don’t see that happening. Why cap SC at 5 wins. If things go your way you could be 8-2 or 1-10 if they go against you. That’s true for every team. Alabama or Georgia could go 5-5 if quarantining goes against them. This year, any team truly could win on any given Saturday.
This is spot on. And why I’ve been arguing that for this season win-loss totals will not tell the full story of how good a team is. The results of games will reflect, in part, how much a team was directly or indirectly impact by covid.
SCAR goes 2-8 and gets to watch Clemson and UGA run to the playoffs this year and the next since they will not/cannot fire Muschamp with Ray Tanner as AD.
If you want to get rid of Muschamp you first need to dump the useless AD that had defended him every season.
You have to give him a chance with Bobo as OC. You’re not helping the University of South Carolina with your negativity.
If someone slaps you in the face for a decade like Muschamp has done to the Gators and Gamecocks why would you give him anything?
He’s on his sixth OC of his head coaching career. At some point I think we should stop looking at all the OCs getting fired and look a the guy that’s hiring and firing all of them.
You’re right, that is why Bobo is Muschamp’s last chance.
While not a great coach, he also has not been a bad coach. Albeit over cupcakes, Muschamp still has a winning overall record here at Carolina.
On top of that, everyone points to the negatives of last season, which is fair.
However we also beat the SDS darling Kentucky, and went into Athens and stunned UGA. Almost beat Florida if not for bad reffing on both sides.
He gets more criticism than he deserves.
OK Snowflake
Unless you’re counting on 4+ turnovers every game against UGA I would tuck that victory away as lucky and move on.
He should get more criticism, like the article states in the very beginning,
“Not many 4-win coaches in Year 4 survive in the SEC. Not many 4-win coaches in Year 4 have buyouts near $20 million.”
Don’t kid yourself, Muschamp is still the HC because he was given a contract extension after beating Michigan in the ‘nobody cares’ bowl in 2017.
I don’t think anyone in the program has any real faith in him. Just last season the AD and school president were calling down to FSU to ask for guidance on how they were able to fire Taggart.
Muschamp is absolutely in his last or second to last season as a HC and I pray no other schools learn from the mistakes of Florida and SC and stay avoid him like the plague.
This is likely his second to last season unless he starts winning.
My issue is that your painting him as the worst coach that’s ever stepped foot at Carolina. That’s very far from the truth. Things could also be much, much worse than they are.
Is his contract too high? Sure, I’ll agree with that.
I’d rather see Muschamp start winning games with Bobo than to see him tanked and get another coach.
I’m in the minority that to win at Carolina, it’s more like a Mizzou or Kentucky timeline. Have to have time, support, and the right players.
6 years is max for Muschamp. We are not UGA, Florida, or Texas. We don’t have instant infusions of talent to start winning immediately.
OK Snowflake #2
We all know you’re a Clemson game….
Fan*** darn autocorrect
1. Are the SDS staff so busy that they can’t change one or two sentences to reflect breaking news? This is the Internet, not a print publication.
2. FSU athletics are in dire financial straights. They had to jump through hoops with wealthy alumni and mortgage their future plans to pay off Taggart.
3. Will Muschamp isn’t going anywhere until after Gunner Stockton’s true freshman season, assuming he signs with South Carolina.
4. It must hurt watching North Carolina, but in a way it’s also a story of how a quarterback can be the cornerstone to turning things around.
5. Football is all about personnel matchups. It’s probably wrong to assume that Georgia is going to roll into Columbia and avenge last year’s loss. They may win and will almost certainly be favored, but no rout. It’s also possible that last year’s game could be repeated if Zach Pickens can play the Javon Kinlaw role. You just know that Bobo and Muschamp will put extra effort into beating their buddy.
I second point #3. Landing a guy with the talent of Stockton outweighs replacing a mediocre coach.
With the pandemic, Muschamp deserves until the end of 2021. It’s financially smart, and you don’t throw your captain overboard in the middle of a storm.
Is it ever a good idea to keep a bad coach for 1 potentially good player?
How do you define a bad coach I-95?
Has Muschamp had any major scandals? Violated NCAA rules? Does he have a losing record (he doesn’t)? Did he land three 5-Star recruits, and get a fourth to commit (he did). Has that ever happened at Carolina? It hasn’t.
I’m not wanting to settle for mediocre, but get off the guys jock.
I define a bad coach as someone that has the players, resources and fanbase to make field a good team, but loses to App State at home.
A bad coach watches all their rivals soar into the sky on a rocketship while you go scoreless in a bowl one season and don’t even make a bowl the next.
He has a winning record by one (1) game.
How many of those wins were against nobodies?
What is his inter-conference record?
He’s not a bad coach morally, you got me there. He runs a clean program.
He’s a bad coach in performance and wasted potential.
Ranger…we both know that Will’s teams just do not win enough football games. A good coach wins games & a bad coach loses games.
Yeah I like Muschamp. He has been put into two difficult situations. He took over at Florida and had to clean up Urban’s hoods that were running the program.
He took over at SCAR when it was a mess cause Spurrier gave up and Clemson instate was rolling.
People can say what they want but it’s hard for two instate schools to be equally good at the same time.
Just think about it.
When Auburn is up, Bama is down . When Michigan State is up, Michigan is down. When NC State is up, UNC is down. When FSU is up, Florida is down. And visa versa
He is a natural born loser as a HC. Stop stroking his manhood. He sucks as a HC. He is a qb killer. He can’t hire a descent OC. He has accomplished nothing positive as a HC. You must have a mean crush on him to think otherwise.
Fire the bum yesterday. Anyone who thinks Muschamp is going to miraculously turn things around is an idiot.
The real question is who out there would be better? Billy Napier? Matt Campbell? I don’t think so.
Points nos. 1-4 are great. Point no. 5 is laden with wishful thinking.
It’s not wishful thinking; I expect Georgia to win. I’m just pointing out that South Carolina may have favorable personnel matchups that allow them to hang with Georgia.
Depending on the COVID-19 situation, UGA could be missing half their team.
As could any team versus any other team. Covid might (or might not) end up being the great equalizer.
Yup
I must admit, I was not expecting such level headed analysis. Kudos to the author. I bet USC Jr pretty big at under 4.5 wins. The win against UK was with a QB who had a broken wrist and separated shoulder from our game against Fla, and Bowden was thrown into action that game with little preparation. You won, but I would chalk that up to very good fortune.
Honestly, I hope Muschamp wins enough to stick around because I’ve enjoyed the reversion to mean after Spurrier’s run.
Disagree. Kentucky is a great squad, but you lost. Just own it.
24-7 is not luck. Your vaunted OL did very little against our defense. Your defense had no answer for a mediocre Gamecock offense. It was almost a total shutout.
Bowden was not in there, correct. Hilinski was a backup true freshman QB as well with an injured leg that had been banged up all season.
Keep telling yourself it was luck. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
I agree…when I was watching that game my impression was that it would not have mattered if we had had Tua at QB, South Carolina was NOT going to lose 6 in a row to us. I’ve watched it again a few times and did not have that impression, but that was my impression in the live version.
I’ve got plenty of respect for Kentucky, but that was a game where two teams lined up with backup QBs and SC won.
I was there live and rewatched it several times as well. Our offense wasn’t great, but it was enough. It wasn’t luck though.
Beating UGA in Athens is luck.
Reversion to mean?? We were dusting UK regularly before Spurrier. It’s Stoops who has push UK ahead. For the time being….
Hard to argue that Kentucky is “ahead” of South Carolina. Shoot.
1. Carolina and Kentucky had the same SEC record in 2019 (3-5)
2. Carolina has the most recent win.
3. Carolina owns the all time record.
4. Kentucky has one winning SEC record in 4 decades.
Kentucky is at best equal to Carolina until December 5th proves otherwise.
Not a jab at Kentucky as I expect them to be good. We’ll see when the games are played.
Sure I’ll do that if you will do such for first 4 UK wins in that 5 game streak. A UK fan citing “USC Jr” in football is a joke. Sure Gamecock football sucks, they still better than Kentucky.
satcheluk..All the other head coaches in the East hope Muschamp stays at South Carolina too.
While I do agree that UK has been consistently better than South Carolina these last 6 years and if we had Bowden at QB to start the game we could be 6-0 against SC, the way you said it sounds kinda snarky. We lost, yes, but we’re still 5-1 against Carolina in the past 6 years. To be real to South Carolina fans, Muschamp is never gonna work. You’ll have to give him a chance with Bobo and the remaining years of his contract since he has a big buyout, but I was shocked when y’all hired him to begin with. He’s a great DC, but he’s just not head coach material. He just isn’t. South Carolina should be the 3rd best program in the East with their facilities, recruiting, fan-support, recent success under Spurrier, and various other factors, but anything less than 3rd should be considering a let-down. Muschamp is just not taking your program in the right direction.
We will see when the games are played. I hope you’re wrong. Not sure.
I only sounded snarky because that guy was the 6th Kentucky fan on this site that argued last year was luck, and that UK is so much better than USC. We had the same dang SEC record last year. Getting tired of the high and mighty BBN fan. Just be humble and enjoy your success.
No I meant the other UK fan, not you lol
Apologize for the I’m understanding then hah!
I’m looking forward to a competitive December 5th game. Would love to see some Gamecock football in snow flurries if it’s cold enough. Hope neither team is covid riddled
I don’t know why Kentucky fans would be high and mighty unless they were complete trolls. It’s not like you won last year on a last second bad/missed call by the refs. You won and deserved to win it no matter who was playing QB.
I’ve seen a similar username to satcheluk to a troll account on the KSR website before, so that’s my thinking @foamfinger
Mike Bobo the savior? No
Will Muschamp’s best South Carolina defense yet? If they can tackle consistently, which is nothing special.
What should we make of Muschamp’s situation? Nothing. The buyout in this Covid-riddled season keeps him around.
Game by Game projections:
UT – L
UF – L
Vanderbilt – 2OT L
Auburn – L
LSU – L
Bye – L
A&M – L
Ole Miss – L
Mizzou – L
UGA – L
UK – W
Bojangles…what a great post ! But gotta disagree on one thing…The one(1) lone win has to be Vanderbilt.
Full disclosure: I think they are all L’s. I picked the win I did just to be difficult based on another replay I made on here.
…reply I made on here.
Evidently my typing is difficult.
Man….what a fan…
Absolutely ridiculous to wish such negativity on a team you support. If you think a new coach will change anything, you’re nuts.
Just like QBs, the next one is always the best one. People are too quick to fire coaches.
Alright, if you’re going to play the “I’m a better fan than you” game at least make some sense.
I’m not wishing negativity on the team. Watching 30 years of mediocre football does not leave reason for optimism. It also doesn’t mean I wish for negativity. Are you one of those people who actually think someone’s thoughts have an actual effect on the team?
I don’t expect a new coach to change anything; where did I make that case or the case a new QB changes anything?
Yeah, bad coaches. We did not want Muschamp. We knew he would not win here and he has proven us right. Let’s move on and find a great HC.
Ranger…Check out the Louisville vs. Miami game today…Louisville head coach, Scott Satterfield should be on your short list. He’s good and knows how to create an offense.
Dad gum Bo, give your team a little credit!
Bo is a Clemson fan
Ouch! nobody loses to Vandy this year…not even Austin Peay if they played each other.
I see SCAR beating Vandy, maybe Ole Miss and maybe Mizzou but not Kentucky.
I also thin SCAR will possibly lead the nation in 1 possession losses as they have a super tough schedule and are just a few players away from turning a 2-8 into a 5-5 season.
Of course Covid could result in crazy things happening like beating Florida and losing to Vandy.
Carolina caught UK in the middle of revamping an offense and had not put Bowden under center or we would probably be talking about 7 wins in a row for UK. So you’re like 1-6 against Stoops. Great job guys!
This is one of the Kentucky fans I mentioned earlier. Carolina could have beaten Kentucky with Bowden under center too.
You went 3-5 in the SEC. So did Carolina. How does that make you better? I’d argue our SEC wins were more impressive. You were one of them.
I miss the humble Kentucky guys.
UK is on a historic run for the program. I absolutely love what Stoops has done and I believe the university and public are finally buying in. Could mean really good things in the future. With that said, historically SCar is better than UK.You guys still recruit better players according to media insights. You are absolutely correct in your points. I believe the difference is UK is on an upswing while SCar seems to be stale or going backwards as a program. I hope I sound humble enough to you so that you don’t hate us all.
Stoops is impressive and I’m glad he’s pilfering all those Ohio recruits away from the b1g!
Payback time with UGA. It won’t be pretty.
Saying SCar winning in Sanford was “one of the biggest regular season upsets in the playoff era” is quite an understatement.
It was probably the biggest upset in SEC history, definitely of the past 50 years. The spread was about 28, if I recall.
We are better than all of you
100%
Exactly!
This a new year. Last year it was classic upset. Qb who was normally efficient throws only 3 picks of year in same game. Normally reliable kicker off his game. Good team played way down bad team played way good. A lot had to happen for SC to beat us and to their credit they took advantage. Kudos to SC. Don’t think the perfect storm will happen in 2020.
Also I hope we run up the score. I used to like Muschamp being UGA alum but allowing his players to mutilate hedges means he has to go.
I don’t see anyone on that schedule South Carolina can’t beat. But Defense will have to carry the day.
STOP IT!
Usc can’t beat LSU ten out of ten times. Beaux P and the D lights out. When do we get some love as the premiere program in the country? This preseason number 6 is laughable. Face it gumps Oeaux is king.
Gonna stomp y’all into a puddle