As, over the decades, my fervid attachment to Carolina basketball dwindled to a non-existent state, the same is happening to my once unquenchable love for Carolina football. With basketball it wasn't because of the continual losing but the anonymity of the players caused by the "one-and-done" model. The heated, despised rivalries melted away. Of course, our exit from the ACC exacerbated the problem.
With the advent of the NIL era the Gamecocks' football chances of advancing to the upper tier of SEC royalty is just as unlikely as me assuming Commissioner Sankey's duties. I hardly knew who Antwane Wells was. I just, in the last couple of months, got to know who Xavier Legette is. Who the hell is Mario Anderson (a fine RB, by the way)?
In contrast, Spencer Rattler seems like my roommate -- because he's been here TWO YEARS!! I am deeply grateful for everything he provided USC in those two years. He really is a true Gamecock.
This harangue is simply an avenue for me to offload my frustration with college basketball and football. I fear excellency in both are unattainable for Gamecock fans. Frank McGuire and Steve Spurrier were the best we ever had and the best we are ever likely to have.
