Today there are 22 days until kickoff.
22 is the number of wins in games decided by 10 points or less in the Spurrier era. 22-18 is the overall record in those games. One would expect the percentage to be right at 50%, but good teams find ways to win close games. South Carolina has indeed been a good team, and only lost one game last season that was decided by fewer than 10 points. In fact Carolina was 4-1 in these close games.