re: Whats really stopping South Carolina from Being Good in Football?

For one thing, South Carolina just doesn’t have a lot of flash. Stadium, uniforms and mascot are all kind of blah. No real tradition, championships, or legendary players. State’s not very visible nationally.

Nothing naturally jumps out at you. And now with Clemson being as good a program as there is with a relatively young coach, you can count on a lot more mediocrity from South Carolina.

Simple. Politics... bad good ole boy buddy system. Like the Tanner hire.

The right coach would make the Cocks a national power in a couple of seasons. You have the resources and location that every program wants. Need to pony up a $10 million coaching salary to get the right man for the job.

My opinion is our athletic program would rather be more “well rounded”
Than just good at football

They never invested in football until after Clemson had became formidable in the 60s. Historical reputation also has a lot to do with it. Kentucky is always going to be good in basketball, Alabama will always be good in football unless there are things such as ncaa sanctions simply because of name. I can recall being at a Bama Kentucky basketball game in 85 or so and Kentucky came out in those blue uniforms and I thought, how cool is it to put THAT uniform on. Carolina doesn't do that to u.

There’s really one answer. You’re not putting enough money, over decades into the program.

You want top 10 results, you need a top 10 coach. Same with facilities. The last piece is the administration of the school has to go all in. Over decades. You might slide for a while with the facilities, but not the other two.

1. They share their state with Clemson. Who, like it or not, has always had a better football program than USCjr.

2. They play in the sec. They don't have the resources that alot of the other programs have that they compete with for talent and wins.

3. They're south Carolina.