Here’s this week’s Mumme Poll Ballot.  As you may recall the Mumme Poll works by having each voter select the Top ten teams.  The ten are in no particular order with one exception.  The exception is to designate a number one team, so there can be a tiebreaker for ranking purposes.  Auburn is still my […]

Following South Carolina’s win over Tennessee and Florida’s win over Georgia, the SEC East race became very simple.  It’s a two team race between South Carolina and Florida.  No other team can win.  With the exception of one unlikely scenario, the winner of the November 13th showdown between the Gamecocks and Gators will be the […]

South Carolina hosted Tennessee at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday and won 38-24. Breaking it Down…1st Quarter…South Carolina received the opening kick and moved the ball down the field.  It looked like everything was clicking, but the offense failed to convert in the red zone.  Facing second and goal from the three, Marcus Lattimore appeared to […]

Here are the best quotes from the post-game press conference dealing with the South Carolina – Tennessee game. Garcia was asked about being bowl eligible.  He responded: “We were bowl eligible last year. That wasn’t the bowl we wanted to go to. We have a lot of football left. We’ll try to go to the best […]

As we have been progressing through the season, we have occasionally posted the remaining scenarios that will allow South Carolina to advance to the SEC Championship game in Atlanta.  Today, we are putting some odds with those scenarios.  To do this, we need to rely on the work of two of the more celebrated minds […]

South Carolina defeated Vanderbilt last weekend to stay in first place in the SEC East.  Georgia also won, and Tennessee and Kentucky lost.  (Florida was idle.)  As we continue to march toward the end of the season, the SEC East race clarifies itself each week.  Currently, the SEC East looks like this: Record Games Back […]

Below is my Mumme Poll ballot for this week.  The teams are listed alphabetically.  I had to designate a number one for tiebreaker purposes, otherwise the teams are just in the Top 10.  Like last week, my number one is Auburn Let me know, who did I leave out?  Who shouldn’t be in? Alabama A […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville 21-7 on Saturday night. Breaking it Down…1st Quarter…South Carolina won the coin toss and deferred.  Vanderbilt began from their 20 yard line and ripped off a 40 yard run on their first play.  They were unable to gain any more yardage on their next three […]

Despite the events of last weekend, there are still many ways South Carolina can get to Atlanta.  In fact, every team in the SEC East is still mathematically alive for the berth.  Below are a few of the better scenarios for USC. Here are the current standings Team Conf Record Games Back South Carolina 2-2 […]

There were some changes in the Top 10 this week.  Here is my Mumme Poll ballot with the number one team being Auburn. Alabama Ho-hum win over Ole Miss at home in a week where other top ten teams struggled to win at all. Auburn Cam Newton might be the key to the Tigers going […]

I will be voting in the Mumme Poll again this year.  The Mumme Poll is an online poll started by the guys at Third Saturday in Blogtober and Get the Picture.  The way the poll works is that you choose the 10 best teams in the nation and designate one as the top team for […]

South Carolina knocked off #1 Alabama 35-21 at home on Saturday. Breaking it down…1st Quarter…Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive.  On their first possession they marched to the South Carolina 15 before settling for a field goal.  Chris Culliver took the ensuing kickoff out to the 37 to give the Gamecocks good […]

South Carolina is playing host to ESPN’s Gameday this weekend, and the Gameday set is being erected on the Horseshoe.  Some fans have complained that the Horseshoe is not convenient for tailgating, and the location should be changed.  These people couldn’t be more wrong, and here’s five reasons why. 1. The Horseshoe looks better than […]

South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier substituted quarterback Connor Shaw for Stephen Garcia late in the fourth quarter against Auburn on Saturday.  This move came while South Carolina was down eight points and Stephen Garcia had fumbled on each of the last two possessions.  Despite Connor Shaw’s throwing an interception on his first drive, Coach Spurrier […]

South Carolina traveled to play Auburn on the plains on Saturday and lost 35-27. Breaking it down…1st Quarter…As always South Carolina received the opening kickoff.  After gaining a first down, they had to punt.  Auburn took the ball on their first possession and covered 80 yards on 5 plays for a quick touchdown.  The Gamecock […]