The comparison is looming. There’s no sense ignoring it.
In Year 3 of Will Muschamp’s time as the head coach of the University of Florida, a once-promising tenure took a turn in the wrong direction. The Gators were 11-2 in Muschamp’s second year there and finished the season ranked No. 9 in the country. They entered the 2013 season ranked No. 10, and the fan base loved its new coach. Florida finished 4-8 that season, missed a bowl game for the first time in 23 years, and nobody liked the new head coach anymore.
South Carolina is coming off a 9-4 season in Muschamp’s second year that exceeding anyone’s expectations and thus expanded everyone’s expectations entering this season – Year 3.