0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/20/2012
South Carolina is now in the position of playing must win games. The Gamecocks dropped a close 2-1 game to a very talented and very hot Arkansas team on Monday night. Now they face Kent State in the losers’ bracket. What must the Gamecocks do? South Carolina needs to beat Kent State on Wednesday night […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/19/2012
Today there are 72 days until kickoff. 72 points were given up by USC in the first quarter last season. That was the only quarter in which USC was outscored. In fact, every team South Carolina played scored in the first quarter, except one. Do you know which one? Answer after the break. Clemson. The […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/18/2012
It’s another game day in the College World Series. After Saturday night’s win against Florida, the Gamecocks will take on Arkansas tonight. Where can I watch? The game will be on ESPN2 and should start about 9 pm Eastern. It could be a little later if the Kent State – Florida game is a long […]
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Today there are 73 days until kickoff. 73 is the largest margin of victory by the Gamecocks in the modern era. On September 13, 1980 South Carolina stomped poor Wichita State 73-0. Coach Jim Carlen tried to keep the score down. He used 90 different players, including one who came out of the stands. George […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/17/2012
Today there are 74 days until kickoff. 74 is the percentage of successful 4th downs for the Gamecocks last season. USC tried to convert on 4th down a whopping 31 times. Carolina was successful 23 times. They were going for it almost 3 times a game. The Gamecocks’ opponents only went for it 19 times […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/16/2012
Today there are 75 days until kickoff. 75 was the number of yards receiving for Ace Sanders last season against Vanderbilt. Sanders led the team with 4 catches and 75 yards. The Gamecocks rolled up 236 yards passing and 131 rushing but only scored 21 points. Luckily the defense held the Commodores to 3 points, […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/15/2012
Today there are 76 days until kickoff. 76 means very little in the Gamecocks history books, but 176 earned a spot last season. Marcus Lattimore continued his tradition of carving up Georgia’s defense by rushing 27 times for 176 yards. He also scored the touchdown that gave USC the lead for good. Carolina won 45-42 […]
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South Carolina is returning to Omaha for the third year in a row. They’ve traveled half way across the continent and they get to play someone two states away. USC plays Florida in each team’s first game in the college world series. We’ve previously previewed the Gators here and and gave a postgame recap here. […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/14/2012
Today there are 77 days until kickoff. 77 was the total number of yards gained by Vanderbilt last season against Carolina. The Commodores gained 73 through the air and a total of 4, count them 4, on the ground. Vandy was hailed last season as a team on the rise who was changing their historical […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/13/2012
Today there are 78 days until kickoff. 78 times last season the Gamecocks successfully converted 3rd downs. They had 181 attempts for a 43.1 % rate. That rate was 3rd best in the SEC (behind LSU and Alabama) and a big reason the Gamecocks were able to hold the ball so much last season. An […]
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South Carolina won their super regional against Oklahoma and is on their way to Omaha for a third straight year. Game 1: USC resumed their normal rotation this weekend which meant ace Michael Roth was on the hill on Saturday night. Roth did what we’ve all come accustomed to Roth doing: he was great. He […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/12/2012
Today there are 79 days until kickoff. 79 represents the total number of rushing yards for Kentucky last season against the Gamecocks. The Wildcats were able to amass all of those yards on just 27 carries. Though they were unable to quite break the 3 yards per carry barrier, their rushing attack won’t soon be […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/11/2012
We’re in a rain delay. After playing 5 innings in the rain last night, South Carolina’s second game against Oklahoma was stopped for … rain. An hour later the game was restarted, a half inning was played and the game was again halted for rain. The hour delay was wholly unnecessary, and was terrible mismanagement […]
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Today there are 80 days until kickoff. 80 is the number of tackles by one particular defensive player. 80 was the 2nd most on the team, and this player is the leading returning tackler. Who is it? Answer after the jump. D.J. Swearinger had 80 total tackles last year. He is an under appreciated player […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 6/10/2012
Today there are 81 days until kickoff. 81 was South Carolina’s red zone scoring rate last year. Taken without context, it isn’t a very good percentage. In fact, it was 9th in the league. However, when the Gamecocks did score they got touchdowns and no field goals. They had 32 red zone TDs and 2 […]
