Scott Davis has followed South Carolina athletics for over 40 years and provides commentary from a fan perspective. __He writes a weekly newsletter year\-round \(sign up here)__ and a column during football season that’s published each Monday on [GamecockCentral\.com](https://www.on3.com/teams/south-carolina-gamecocks/)\. It’s different at Williams-Brice Stadium at night. Growing up in South Carolina, I always heard it. As a lifelong Gamecock fan, I often said it. But there were times, across the long decades, when many of us who love the University of South Carolina could be forgiven for wond…