... as the have's and the have nots. South Carolina was a have not for quite some time, but have never been considered a have.  The closest was when Joe Morrison had the 1984 Gamecocks finish at #13 in the AP poll.

The Gamecocks suffered a 21 game losing streak in 1998 and 1999 and were as low as a team could possibly get. Lou Holtz finally turned them in around in 2000 and 2001 and got them to back to back Outback Bowl wins against Ohio State with eight and nine wins respectively in the regular season.

Nine wins is a good season by almost any standards, but the question I want to ask, as the title eludes to is when is mediocrity not enough? Since Steve Spurrier came to South Carolina in 2005, the Gamecocks are 35-28. The highest ...

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