You got me on this one..

Because I can't back up my argument with proof, but I swear to you that there was a piece of an article on Gamecock Central in either the ask Tony Morrel blog or Scott Hood's daily blog that said that the quote was taken out of context. It said that Spurrier's comment was more like "we don't have to worry about winning national championships right now." I can't prove it because the article isn't in the archives now. He probably did say the part about it being neat for a school to win their bowl game. Which made it easier to take it out of context. I will tell you this much, Carolina fans hate The State newspaper. Test that out on a message board. Start a thread asking Carolina fans if they like The State sports section. The State writes more negative articles about Carolina than positive ones, so it didn't surprise me to see that come from them.

About VK, I think if their was a coach on your staff that would most likely be a successful head coach it would definitely be VK. One reason being, I don't think any of the other ones would be even decent head coaches. Another reason being, like Vance said, he does have the look of a head coach. The defense has been the bright spot for Clemson since VK has been there. Thing about it is, this is a rebuilding year for Clemson's defense. VK hasn't faced that yet at Clemson. With the exception of losing Billie and Waters last season, he's pretty much had it made as far as talent and expirence goes. Ask me after this season what I think about his defensive coaching ability, but he has proven that if he has the talent and experience there, he can get the job done in the ACC as a coordinator. Would that translate to being a successful head coach? I don't know. I couldn't say that it would be a dumb or smart choice. There are too many factors to consider. Like who would he get for his supporting cast of assistants. I can tell you this, if Rob Spence is one of them he would be awful right off the bat. That guy is a bust. He will not get the job done as offensive coordinator at Clemson, just like Tommy as a head coach.

In conclusion, if I were to put myself in a Clemson fan's shoes (God forbid) but if I were to, I think I might would be comfortable with knowing that VK was to be Clemson's next head coach. Then again, I would be comfortable knowing that anyone besides Tommy Bowden was Clemson's head coach.