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Good write up on SDS. Muschamp has to play 5 preseason top 10 teams (UF, UGA, Alabama, A&M, and Clemson). This is going to be fun to watch....
There's a major hurdle for Will Muschamp to overcome in 2019
There’s a major hurdle for Will Muschamp to overcome in 2019
Some excerpts from the article:
The perception is going to be that South Carolina has a difficult 2019 schedule. Why? It’s basically as brutal as an SEC East schedule can get. The Gamecocks have crossover draws against preseason Top 10 teams Alabama and Texas A&M. They’ll also travel to Georgia and host a Clemson team coming off one of the most dominant seasons we’ve seen in the 21st century.
But wait, there’s more!
There’s also the matchup with preseason Top 10 Florida — that’s 5 games vs. preseason Top 10 teams if you’re keeping track — as well as an early-season trip to preseason Top 25 Mizzou. There’s also a date with the Kentucky team that Muschamp is 0-3 against, and South Carolina opens with North Carolina. Even though the Gamecocks will be favored to beat UNC and spoil Mack Brown’s return to Chapel Hill, that means South Carolina is one of the few SEC teams with 10 games against Power 5 teams in 2019.
Muschamp’s history against quality opponents suggests 2019 will be more of a mountain than a hurdle to clear.
His numbers against quality foes are, um, not good:
There's a major hurdle for Will Muschamp to overcome in 2019
There’s a major hurdle for Will Muschamp to overcome in 2019
Some excerpts from the article:
The perception is going to be that South Carolina has a difficult 2019 schedule. Why? It’s basically as brutal as an SEC East schedule can get. The Gamecocks have crossover draws against preseason Top 10 teams Alabama and Texas A&M. They’ll also travel to Georgia and host a Clemson team coming off one of the most dominant seasons we’ve seen in the 21st century.
But wait, there’s more!
There’s also the matchup with preseason Top 10 Florida — that’s 5 games vs. preseason Top 10 teams if you’re keeping track — as well as an early-season trip to preseason Top 25 Mizzou. There’s also a date with the Kentucky team that Muschamp is 0-3 against, and South Carolina opens with North Carolina. Even though the Gamecocks will be favored to beat UNC and spoil Mack Brown’s return to Chapel Hill, that means South Carolina is one of the few SEC teams with 10 games against Power 5 teams in 2019.
Muschamp’s history against quality opponents suggests 2019 will be more of a mountain than a hurdle to clear.
His numbers against quality foes are, um, not good:
- Lost 10 consecutive vs. ranked opponents
- 1-11 vs. ranked opponents at South Carolina (only win was vs. 2016 Tennessee)
- 5-13 vs. ranked opponents at Florida
- 6-24 overall vs. ranked opponents
