I wouldn't get down about it too much..

Clemson is still a good football team, just maybe not as good as advertised before the season began. It would be hard for any team to live up to the hype that surrounded the Clemson program during the preseason. Clemson is the best team in the ACC, the ball just didn't bounce thier way this year. They should get only better, as should the Gamecocks. All you can do is just pull for your team the rest of the season and in the bowl game, and hope they meet expectations next year.

Like I said before.. Both teams can only get better with the way the recruiting has been going.