South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier offered a little perspective on his team's nosedive last year when he spoke at SEC media days in July.
"Listen, you ever lost four out of five, you had a chance to win, and two of them by two touchdowns? You've never lost the way we were losing. It wears on you a little bit," he said.
The season opener against North Carolina at the Belk College Kickoff Game in Charlotte, North Carolina, provided a little relief for the Head Ball Coach.
The Gamecocks topped the Tar Heels 17-13 on opening night, survived a late—and perhaps mismanaged—drive and closed the door.