Are We Really An Embarrassment?

[Lurker123]

Poster under the handle "Juice" was telling us this 5 years ago. Not many wanted to listen. Who's laughing now?

He wasnt the only one.

 

[Lurker123]

Spurrier was 4 games over .500 in conference play and quit mid season, Holtz had an overall losing record and was 10 games UNDER .500 in SEC play. Neither one ever made it to a major bowl game.

No doubt they were the best at SC, and that is sort of sad.

Each started low and built us up though. Taking the overall average doesnt highlight that Holtz took over a 1 win team, went winless his first year, then built us to what, 8 wins his third year?

 

[DannyTree1]

We are spending more than UGA. We are spending more than Clemson. There is no reason we shouldn't be able to win with the right coaching staff building the right culture. I just hasn't been done with any regularity.

I think it's tied up in just a small number of players.

Those teams might spread it around more allowing to get more talent overall.

 

[The Reel Ess]

The word dysfunctional comes to mind. When players stop believing, they will shut it down and try not to get hurt. It's been that way here many times in the past. Money in the sport has made it worse. The NFL will take players with bad attitudes and little self-control so there's really no reason for them to act professionally. Beamer's finished even if he manages to hang on for another season. Apathy has set in.

 

[Piscis]

We are spending more than UGA. We are spending more than Clemson. There is no reason we shouldn't be able to win with the right coaching staff building the right culture. I just hasn't been done with any regularity.

2 years ago, Beamer was the right coach with the right staff building the right culture. We were playoff bound in 2025, Sellers was a Heisman favorite and a number one draft pick, Harbor was going to be a superstar WR and Stewart was high first round.

Did Beamer forget how to coach?

 

[Cockofdawn]

2 years ago, Beamer was the right coach with the right staff building the right culture. We were playoff bound in 2025, Sellers was a Heisman favorite and a number one draft pick, Harbor was going to be a superstar WR and Stewart was high first round.

Did Beamer forget how to coach?

I am guessing these STARS came out of HIGH School better coached and prepared than they are now, No other reason IMO..

 

[SCExile]

Let's be realistic.

Neither Holtz nor Spurrier were able to sustain their OWN success.

Holtz peaked in his 3rd year and declined back to middling his final 3 years. Peaked at an end of season AP #13 in the 3rd year.
Spurrier peaked in years 5-7 at 11-2 and a post season AP #4 in year 7, and declined to p--- poor his final season.

Holtz delined to 5-7, 5-7 and 6-5
Spurrier declined to 7-6 and 3-9 (but his record that last year was 2-4 because he quit after 6 games.)