While the defensive coaching hires look good, I still don't see how SC competes very well next year. The offensive ans defensive lines will be brutal and the transfers we are getting aren't from elite schools.
With next year a lost cause at this point, when does Riley step it up on recruiting? I get that SC isn't playing much of an NIL game, but the lack of 4 and 5 stars is brutal. To have a shot in 2025, the talent level better come up fast.
Maybe you should wait to see how the dust settles before you draw any conclusions...personally I see the DL being better and if the LBers can actually fill gaps for a change they can be effective..the offensive line is a bigger concern so until I see if there is a coaching change it's a TBD...the talent is there..maybe no five stars but a bunch of four stars how they are coached and how they mesh will determine how good or bad they will be...
It's hard to know what to expect. I think it's going to be a slow rebuild.
All these coaches have agents now. Is Belk a great corner coach? Who the hell knows. All I do know is that Dante sucked. Houston's pass defense was 116th. SC's was 115th.
Is USC's new D coordinator any good? Again, who the hell knows. He gets credit for ucla's defense that he really had nothing to do with.
CLR made the biggest mistake of his career when he decided to keep his buddy Grinch after the Tulane embarrassment. This set SC back a couple of years. It absolutely destroyed this year's recruiting.
CLR doesn't seem to be all that interested in local talent, building relationships with local high school coaches etc. He seems to think he can just plug and play new sets of players every season.
I don't think the portal works for the o line. That was the lesson from 2023. Offensive linemen tend to be reall college students that need time together to gel.
If SC lands their quarterback, something the portal is proven to work, the games will still be entertaining to watch. sc