re: How quick will South Carolina fall on their face when Spurrier leaves

Spurrier (and Holtz too for that matter) have shown that South Carolina can be and is a successful program in the SEC.

The best thing that South Carolina has got going for it is:
1.) It's a SEC Program. Face it, recruits now a days want to go to the SEC. The SEC is head and shoulders above all other conferences. With the new ESPN deal/SEC Network, it will only continue to be that way.
2.) South Carolina has a good recruiting ground. The state of South Carolina produces some really good talent and it helps to be sandwiched in between Georgia and North Carolina (with Florida a stone's throw away).
3.) Say what you will, but we have a very passionate fanbase. I'd put South Carolina's up against most in the country.
4.) We have some very enticing rivalries. Recruits like to play in "the big rivalry game". Rivalries with Clempson and Georgia only help to that extent.

We've hired two legends and hall of famers in Lou Holtz and Steve Spurrier. I'm sure we are capable of hiring someone that is more than adequate.