SC fans are pretty cocky and not pun intended.

[Todd4State]

Yep, cause the 2000 defense would absolutely shut Fitz down.

L. O. L.

[bulldawg28]

L. O. L.

That defense had 3 NFL starting DL, a 10 year starting MLB, 2 Playboy All American DB's and the Thorpe award runner up. He would struggle big time. This 2018 defense is talked about as the greatest ever yet we only have 2 players preseason 1st team ALL SEC. The last time we had 2 or more to be selected to 1st team selections was 2000 which had 3 players. Again, Fitz would be shut down by that team.

[Todd4State]

That defense had 3 NFL starting DL, a 10 year starting MLB, 2 Playboy All American DB's and the Thorpe award runner up. He would struggle big time. This 2018 defense is talked about as the greatest ever yet we only have 2 players preseason 1st team ALL SEC. The last time we had 2 or more to be selected to 1st team selections was 2000 which had 3 players. Again, Fitz would be shut down by that team.

I didn't think you were serious. Mainly because that defense gave up 35 to Middle Tennessee State and gave up a ton of points in some other games- LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. That defense gave up 30+ to Florida and I think 28 to BYU. If you said 1999 I might have agreed. 1999 will probably still be the best defense we have ever had even after this year if I had to guess. I'd probably put our 1998 defense over the 2000 defense to be honest.


Pre-season stuff doesn't matter- and I know you don't have any other data to go from at this point. I would imagine that this defense will have it's share of hardware at the end of the year though. We could very well have two first round picks on it in Sweat and Simmons.


Fitz has a very good chance at becoming the best rushing QB in SEC history- and a lot of the guys on the 2000 defense had a lot of trouble with South Carolina running their QB straight up the gut in 2001. I know you love your boys. But I just don't see it.

[bulldawg28]

I didn't think you were serious. Mainly because that defense gave up 35 to Middle Tennessee State and gave up a ton of points in some other games- LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. That defense gave up 30+ to Florida and I think 28 to BYU. If you said 1999 I might have agreed. 1999 will probably still be the best defense we have ever had even after this year if I had to guess. I'd probably put our 1998 defense over the 2000 defense to be honest.


Pre-season stuff doesn't matter- and I know you don't have any other data to go from at this point. I would imagine that this defense will have it's share of hardware at the end of the year though. We could very well have two first round picks on it in Sweat and Simmons.


Fitz has a very good chance at becoming the best rushing QB in SEC history- and a lot of the guys on the 2000 defense had a lot of trouble with South Carolina running their QB straight up the gut in 2001. I know you love your boys. But I just don't see it.

So if the preseason doesn't matter what are you basing your argument on? I pointed out guys that were preseason AND played in the NFL afterwards. That defense was proven and ultra talented. The 2018 defense is all speculation based off talent. They didn't shut out anyone that suggests this year they'll go up 3 notches and become 1999 smothering. Also, SC didn't run a Qb up the middle in 2000. Your post says 2001 that's a totally different team.