Whats really stopping South Carolina from Being Good in Football?

Clemson duh

My guess is the right HC. SC just needs to catch lightning in a bottle with the right hire.

Like GT is our little brother. Y'all are the taters little brother with no tradition...nuff said.

The biggest obstacle is your history, imo. You have access to Georgia and Florida talent. Right now with Clemson going so well, and Georgia doing better you are in a tough position.

Holtz and Spurrier proved that SC can have winning football, though, so it's a matter of getting the right coach.

Lack of tradition, history, chutzpah....those answers are mouth breather answers. It has nothing to do with Clemson or Georgia or anybody else in the SEC. South Carolina needs, like everybody else, a top tier coaching staff or elite recruits. And if it’s the latter, not just one or two, but all over the field.

Spurrier won because he was still damn good, put together a good staff, and had enough studs to compete.

There is no secret sauce.

2010 Garcia, Lattimore, Alshon was a peak USC imo.
Such an awesome trio.
Wins vs UGA, Bama, Fla

Same with Arkansas that year when they beat LSU and UGA.
Ryan Mallett was pretty damn good.
Knile Davis too and they had like 4-5 really good receivers.

Spurrier and Petrino fielded some tough teams in the SEC and could hang with anyone.
All you need is the right head coach.

Clemson was in a spot that being slightly more committed to football than peers in football was enough with Miami and FSU committing program suicide to win enough to start the national prominence ball rolling. They then fed off it.

I think having to recruit against Clemson and Appalachian State is extremely tough for them. Students that aren't quiet good enough to make it to Clemson end up going to Appalachian State because it's in such an incredible area. Not much attraction to Columbia.

The answer is and always has been our BOT structure. We have 1 BOT member per judicial circuit in the state, which means the circuits in the Upstate have as much voting power as those in the Midlands, despite a fraction of the fans and alums. All of these BOT members are selected by the legislature, which means they are political appointments for people loyal to the General Assembly, not the University. And last, there is no requirement that our BOT members have a degree from the University. The BOT member from my judicial circuit went to Sewanee.

Clemson has less BOT members than we do. Only half of their BOT members are selected by the legislature, while the other half are selected by the outgoing BOT member. These processes make coming to a consensus at Clemson far easier and make decisions up there far less political than they are here. Beyond this, Clemson's BOT has one major concern: to whip South Carolina's arse in football. South Carolina's BOT has two major concerns: enriching themselves and influence peddling.

The University of South Carolina will never win anything of note in football until there is a structural overhaul of our BOT. It will continue to be a job where re-tread coaches come at the end of their careers to make several million a year and be treated like a God for winning 8 games.

I mean, it's recruiting mostly. South Carolina has had some good teams and you've won some big games hitting above your weight level. But it's going to be hard to get to that next level until Clemson comes back down to earth. It will happen eventually.