... and foremost, I am a diehard South Carolina fan. I bleed garnet and black. (Well, technically we all bleed garnet.)

I have suffered just like every other South Carolina fan (as one Bleacher Report user called them in another article, "the Chicago Cubs of college football.")

I have never understood the amount of disrespect the Gamecocks get. The Gamecocks are average. I will openly admit that. However, they get the doormat treatment. I have never understood that...

Until now.

Fans...it is OUR FAULT.

After beating No. 1 Alabama last weekend, South Carolina's expectations blew up. National championships were mentioned in major media outlets such as CBS Sportsline and CNNSI....

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