
The smartest thing South Carolina football ever did was hire Steve Spurrier. Its second-smartest move: Blast “Sandstorm” on the speakers at home games since the late 2000s.
When you think about SEC home-field advantage, maybe the Pride of the Southland playing “Rocky Top” incessantly at Neyland Stadium comes to mind. Or, maybe you think of well-lubricated LSU fans creating a din in Death Valley or Texas A&M’s 12th Man.
Those venues overshadow what’s been the SEC’s most significant home-field advantage for more than a decade: Williams-Brice Stadium.
No team benefits from playing SEC games at home more than South Carolina.
The SEC grew to 14 teams in 2012. Since then, South Carolina is 25-19 in conference home games. Among SEC teams, USC features the largest gap between its home (.568) and road (.326) conference winning percentages. Its home win rate in conference games the past 11 seasons trails only Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida and Auburn.