South Carolina has a major advantage this bowl season than it has in each of the past two, which, as you know, didn't go so well: The Gamecocks have an offensive line coach. Circumstances, though, have prevented it from being the case for the Gamecocks the past two years. This December it is a different story, it has Shawn Elliott helping the linemen get ready for the Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Florida State. "That's right!" Steve Spurrier said, discovering it himself whenever someone asked him about Elliott at the bowl's Dec. 10 news conference. "That should help us. That is true, That should make a difference. When you get smashed around, and maybe your quarterback and receivers are not really having a big game, you look bad."
Two years ago, Spurrier made the difficult decision to fire friend and longtime assistant John Hunt after a wretched performance by the team at Clemson. Spurrier made that decision, though, with the thought that Vanderbilt's Robbie Caldwell would come on board for the Outback Bowl.
Didn't happen, and you know the rest.
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