Today there are 18 days remaining until kickoff. 18 is the number of games South Carolina has won against Wofford.  The Gamecocks and Terriers have played 22 times, but usually the games are close.  Once again Wofford is on the schedule this season, and once again it is a mistake.  USC plays the Terriers and […]

Today there are 19 days remaining until kickoff. 19 is the South Carolina record for touchdowns scored in a season.  Marcus Lattimore set the record in 2010.  It could have probably been even higher had he not gotten hurt and missed some games.  The record was helped by Coach Spurrier’s determination to run the ball […]

Today there are 20 days until kickoff. 20 is the number of games South Carolina has played against Arkansas.  The Gamecocks and Razorbacks entered the conference at the same time and were selected as permanent opponents for each other.  Though there was not history of the teams playing prior to 1992, it made logistical sense […]

It appears Rico McWilliams is out for the season.  McWilliams, a freshman from Hampton, GA, is the first casualty of fall practice.  Hopefully he’ll be the last, but that’s not likely.  The secondary is not an ideal place for injuries, which got me thinking.  “Where can we least afford to lose players to injuries,” and […]

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 […]

Today we continue our conference wide preview and take a look at Georgia, the favorite to win the East.  The 2011 season will be briefly reviewed and a team by team break down of the schedule will be included along with a couple of keys to the season. Stats and returning starters will come from […]

Today there are 23 days until kickoff. 23 is the South Carolina record for most receiving touchdowns.  The record holder is below the jump. Sidney Rice finished his remarkable career with 23 touchdown receptions.  Alshon Jeffrey matched the feat with 23 of his own.  Arguably either one is the greatest receiver in Carolina history.  One […]

Earlier, we looked at why the SEC might be willing to adopt a nine game schedule. This piece will look at what that schedule could look like. It is trickier than it looks and required at least one happy hour session with General Malaise to sort out. The biggest issue that teams will deal with […]

Today there are 24 days until kickoff. 24 was the number of points scored last season by the Gamecocks against Navy.  The Gamecocks paid Navy close to $1,000,000 to come to Columbia to play.  Although USC eventually prevailed 24-21 the game was way to close for comfort.  The game itself was a scheduling error.  No […]

Today there are only 25 days until the start of USC football. 25 was South Carolina’s rank in rushing offense last season.  The Gamecocks average 192.1 yards on the ground.  Being in the top 25 in this category was all but unimaginable in the early Spurrier years.  USC’s success of late is attributable in large […]

Today there are 26 days until kickoff. 26 was the most completions in a game last season.  Connor Shaw completed that many passes in a rout of Kentucky last year.  At the end of the day he finished 26-39 for 311 yards and 4 TDs.  The game was important as the first one of the […]

Today there are 27 days until kickoff. 27 is the record number of 100 yard rushing games.  To no one’s surprise the record is held by George Rogers.  That record may never be equalled.  It is more than second and third combined.  The active leader is Marcus Lattimore with 8.  He’d have to stay two […]