It's too early to count out a Spurrier team

Spurrier lives to make those
who hate him, eat their words.
Don't expect him to lay
down and quit.

Last year (2013) the South Carolina Gamecocks suffered an ugly 41-30 loss at Georgia. It was only the second game of the season. Thursday, Texas A&M embarrassed the No. 9 Gamecocks 52-28 in the opener.

In both games, USC's defense looked atrocious. Last year, USC responded by winning 10 of its next 11 games, to finished 11-2, with a No. 4 national ranking. Georgia finished 8-5.

Today, the media is pouncing on the Gamecocks with both feet. Picking at the team's bones. Spurrier-haters are in full yell, mixing it with laughter. Many Gamecock fans are in fee-fall, vowing an abandonment of the team. Georgia is already chalking the Gamecocks up and an easy win. One amateur prediction on a pay-site says the Gamecocks, who face ECU next Saturday, are looking at starting the season 1-4.

But Gamecock fans have been here, or even lower, before. Spurrier knows what to do. History tells us he will make the adjustments and salvage what he can. It may be that the talent to win in double digits is not there. If so, Spurrier will have to figure out why it's not?

Winners stand up and slap back at their detractors with full-force. They don't quit. Spurrier is a winner, so if you are against him and the Gamecocks, it may be a little early to be burying him, and his team.  

Expect him to come back with an answer. He will not be defined by one ugly loss.