COLUMBIA, S.C. — No football program in the Southeastern Conference may be tougher to peg as a "good job" or "bad job" for a potential coach than South Carolina.
The good: It's in the SEC. The fan base cares and will fill Williams-Brice Stadium with 80,000-plus every Saturday regardless of opponent. There are quality in-state players, and you're close to other recruiting hotbeds in Atlanta, Charlotte and Florida. Money has been poured into football facilities to bring them up to par. And South Carolina will pay a competitive SEC salary, which these days starts at $3 million.
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Now, the bad: Three coaches who have won national championships ended up later at South Carolina.