In 2010, South Carolina beat Clemson by a score of 29-7. Clemson fans probably don’t want to remember that game, but the Tigers were thoroughly dominated at home after scoring on the game’s first drive.
In that game, the Gamecocks looked like a superior team. More than that, they looked like a superior program with a supply of talent that could win for years to come against their in-state rivals.
Convinced an era of inferiority was well underway, Tiger fans lamented the state of their program. They openly questioned its direction and the ability of a second-year head coach in Dabo Swinney to take Clemson where they felt it should be.