re: Why does everyone think South Carolina is a good job?

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

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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.