South Carolina's home field advantage didn't help much last season, they went 2-6 in SEC play. Atmosphere is great, but Texas just walked into Bryant-Denny and won by 10. The portal absolutely changes roster math, and teams ignoring it get left behind. The Longhorns added key pieces like Trey Moore, who had 14 sacks last year. Real home field matters, but so does having the talent to capitalize. Texas proved that by winning the SEC on the road.