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Gamecocks Lose Jay Graham

The South Carolina football team lost their running backs coach, Jay Graham, today to the University of Tennessee. Graham will take on the same role at UT, where he rushed for 2,609 yards from 1993-1996 as a Vol football player. Graham, one of the Gamecocks best recruiters, had been in Columbia three years. USC ranked third in […]

2011 BlogPoll Ballot for Week 15

Here is our 2011 BlogPoll Ballot for week 15.  As you will see, there was some movement to close out the year. Provide comments to our ballot below: Leftover Hot Dog Ballot – Week 15 Rank Team Delta 1 LSU Tigers — 2 Alabama Crimson Tide — 3 Oklahoma St. Cowboys — 4 Stanford Cardinal […]

Final Ballot For the 2011 Bloguin Heisman

Here is our final ballot for the 2011 Bloguin Heisman. As it is now known, there are now five finalists for the 2011 Heisman Trophy. Tyrann Mathieu of LSU, Trent Richardson of Alabama, Andrew Luck of Stanford, Montee Ball of Wisconsin and Robert Griffin III of Baylor will sit together on Dec. 10 when the […]

South Carolina vs. Clemson Rivalry: Gamecocks Dominate in 2011

The South Carolina Gamecocks dominated the Clemson Tigers in head-to-head match-ups for 2011.  As the chart below indicates, the Gamecocks sports programs took care of business against their rival in 2011 winning 9 out of 13 contests. This is on top of the Gamecocks winning 11 out of 15 contests against Clemson in 2010. So […]

South Carolina Football: Capital One Bowl Bound vs. Nebraska

The Capital One Bowl will feature the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  This game will feature two similar teams that rely on their run games and their defenses.  Which team is more effective in those two categories should determine the outcome. The Gamecocks, which finished the season at 10-2 overall and 6-2 in […]

Gamecocks Football: Finished Season in Top 10

The University of South Carolina football squad finished the regular season in the Top 10.  The Gamecocks moved from 14th to 10th in the A.P. poll and from 13th to ninth in the USA Today/Coaches’ poll. For the Gamecocks, this is the first time they have finished the regular season ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams since […]

Bowl Rumor: South Carolina vs. Nebraska in Capital One

In the latest college football bowl projections, the South Carolina Gamecocks are headed to the Capital One bowl to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Stewart Mandel of SI, has his latest projections HERE.  There you see for yourself that the Capital One is the projected destination for USC, this had been the growing rumor throughout last week […]

South Carolina Basketball: Quick Clemson Tigers Preview

The men’s basketball team at the University of South Carolina travels to Clemson, S.C to take on the Tigers on their turf.  USC won last year, 64-60, when the two teams clashed in Columbia but it is safe to say these are two different teams now. The Gamecocks do lead the all-time series, 87-74, but […]

A Gamecock Guide to this Weekend’s Games

First off, let’s take a moment to celebrate what’s already been accomplished and ponder what’s possible. Here’s (some of) the history that’s been made by this year’s team: most wins by a senior class (33), most SEC wins (6), undefeated against SEC East (5-0). Here’s what’s possible: most wins in a season (11, which we […]

Video: Dabo Swinney Responds to Steve Spurrier

The South Carolina football rivalry with the Clemson Tigers just got even more interesting.  Nothing like fuel for the fire.  Dabo Swinney was asked about comments Steve Spurrier supposedly made after the beating his squad handed to the Tigers for the third year in a row.  Here is a video of Swinney’s rebuttal.  It gets interesting around the 2:10 […]

Gamecocks Podcast: Review of Clemson and Bowl Talk

This Gamecocks Podcast is centered around beating the Clemson football team, how the South Carolina football team performed, who is going pro and where will the Gamecocks play in the bowl game. You know you want to listen.  Take time to listen to some great garnet & black talk: Oh and… Thanks to @GeneralLOHD for joining this […]

The Land of the Orange Folk

I respect our opponents and appreciate the fact that the Clemson rivalry has been one that we have played from an underdog role for the majority of the last century. I also like to hear what our rivals talk about, gloat about and worry about. I will not go all “Sun-Tzu” again, but I do believe “know […]

Interview with the Newest Gamecocks Beat Writer, Darryl Slater

The following is a interview with the South Carolina Gamecocks newest beat writer, Darryl Slater.  He covers USC sports for Charleston’s Post & Courier.Us here at LOHD have enjoyed reading his columns so we felt we need to dive into who this guy really is.  He has some big shoes to fill in our pal Travis […]

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