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So you're saying we're a bad job?

We have plenty of money to spend, brand new facilities, fertile recruiting location, and are in the division of the SEC where there is no clear-cut favorite year-in and year-out.

I'm not going to say we're a better job than Georgia, because we're not. But we do have many of the factors that make a job attractive to the kind of coaches we have our eye on, and will be able to sell a coach on the fact that they will have complete control in a very low-stress environment. The South Carolina fans and administration are very patient, and will not expect immediate success.

We lack the prestige and historical success of other schools, and no one is denying that. But I think that is exactly the kind of selling point we'll use to our advantage, all while having the kind of resources that other successful programs have.

So, you can say we're on par with Rutgers, but that really is far from the truth. People will say that Spurrier achieved nothing here, and they're only looking at W's and L's. He turned us into a contender.

Not a bad post.

But, be more specific.

Where would you rank SC as a program in the SEC?

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Posted by CockInYourEar

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Posted on 11/3/15 at 3:38 pm to moneyg

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Where would you rank SC as a program in the SEC?

Do you mean as a program in history or as a job opportunity right now?

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Posted by Bluefin

The Banana Stand

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Posted on 11/3/15 at 6:22 pm to moneyg

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Where would you rank SC as a program in the SEC?

I will give you my unbiased opinion, but I know that almost any answer to this question will yield dispute from other perspectives, no matter who answers it.

Historically, we're clearly in the lower tier. Ahead on UK and Vandy, about on par with MSU. Just 15 years ago, we were 0-21 over the course of 2 seasons.

As of now, I would put us in the middle tier of the SEC. The Big 6 programs are ahead of us, but we've definitely risen to be on par with the likes of A&M, Mizzou, and Arkansas. Just 2 years ago we were coming off 3 consecutive seasons of 33 wins. That's not just a lucky streak - we've shown that we can get elite talent here and beat teams that dwarf us in history.

That's why this hire will be so incredibly crucial for us. We can't lose the recognition that we've gained by making the wrong hire and not pushing further. We're in too competitive of an area to not have the name recognition as a program that brings in big time recruits. Our program has to put these past 2 seasons behind us and get back on track of getting to 10 win seasons.

To me, the best man to do this job is Justin Fuente. That's just my opinion.

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