Now the Gamecocks on the other hand...

Expectations and hype are going to be very high.

Spurrier has made it plain that he expects the Cocks to be in the SEC race. Gamecock fans are certainly expecting a certain win vs the Tigers. The past two years have been a battle vs the Cocks, in my mind it will be more of the same this year. Certainly not a certain win for either team.

In fact much like Clemson last year hype and expectations will be high due to the major overhaul in recruiting. Even though the players are still quite young and inexperienced. My opinion is that you can expect a year at least to start seeing results on the field. Certainly they are on the way.

But Spurrier is a special coach no doubt and can and has done some remarkable things. If anyone can do it its him. Will these new high expectations help or equal performance on the field. Noone can answer that. But it certainly equals pressure and Clemson was not ready for it, only time will tell for the Cocks. Thoughts?