Spurrier says coaching personnel a problem after A&M debacle

It took a couple years to
manifest, but is SC's D suffering
from the loss of Johnson, top,
and Lawing, bottom? 

USC Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier was very specific about who was responsible for the 52-28 rout of his Gamecocks, by Texas A&M,  Thursday night.

Postgame, Spurrier said: “We've got some coaching decisions to make. To see if we can't find a pass rush somehow. He also said the “players are better than what they showed.”

“Coaching decisions” to make. Does that mean someone is facing termination of employment? Or maybe an in-season demotion?
The team's defense was beaten on a historical level. 

Spurrier was obviously most disgusted with his team's defensive line and the failure of the newly installed 3-4 defensive alignment.

So was it the the job of DL Coach Deke Adams Spurrier was wondering out loud about?

The former UNC coach took over for the veteran, accomplished and well-respected Brad Lawing. Lawing up, and unexpectedly, left USC for Florida in 2012. It was a big loss for the Gamecock defense. Many wondered, when he was hired, if Adams was the most-capable and qualified replacement. 

Aside from that, Defensive Coordinator Ellis Johnson quit the Gamecocks after the 2011 season for a disastrous one-year stint as USM's head coach. Johsnon is now defensive coordinator for Auburn, a team that played for a national championship last year. How much did losing Johnson hurt?

If Johnson and Lawing were still at the University of South Carolina, the Gamecocks would likely truly be one of the Top 5 programs in the country.

As it is, Spurrier is left to wonder who is he going to have to replace on his coaching staff?
And how long will it take to get his defense back to where it was a couple years ago, as the ghosts of Johnson and Lawing haunt the USC locker room.