0 comments by Billy Koehler on 9/20/2010
South Carolina hosted Furman Saturday night and beat them 38-19. Breaking it down…After an opening exchange of punts South Carolina’s offense was again sparked by an interception. This week it was C.C. Whitlock who set up the Gamecocks’ offense at the Furman 42. It took just four plays for USC to cover that distance and […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 9/12/2010
South Carolina hosted Georgia in for its conference opener and beat them 17-6. Breaking it down…1st Quarter…South Carolina received the opening kickoff and marched 79 yards on 16 plays for a touchdown. The drive took up over 8 minutes and set the tone for the game. Marcus Lattimore rushed for 50 yards on 10 carries […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 9/10/2010
Prior to the season Georgia hired Todd Grantham to replace Willie Martinez as defensive coordinator. Martinez, like most of the SEC and college football in general, ran a 4-3 base defense. Todd Grantham has changed the Bulldog defense to a 3-4 base defense. There has been plenty written about it and lots of speculation about […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 9/3/2010
South Carolina opened up the 2010 season with a 41-13 drubbing of Southern Mississippi. Breaking it Down…1st Quarter…The Gamecocks looked like they were going to pick up right where they left off against UConn when the offense went three and out and Southern Miss drove inside the USC 25. DeVonte Holloman put an end to […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 9/2/2010
South Carolina kicks off its season tonight at 7:30 at home against Southern Miss. If you are planning to attend the game, and if you’re within reasonable driving distance you should, there is a traffic issue you should be aware of. There will be a parade in downtown Columbia around 4 pm today. It will […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 8/25/2010
Conference supremacy is always a popular debate among college football fans. Who is the best overall? Who is the deepest? Who has the most national title contenders? Whose easy conference schedule is the reason for their inflated record? Should the SEC Champion automatically play in the BCS championship game? The list goes on. There are […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 8/12/2010
The other day we took a look at South Carolin’s upcoming schedule and ranked the games from easiest to most difficult. Today we take another look at the schedule to see what South Carolina needs to do in order to have the kind of season it wants. In other words, if 9 wins would make […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 8/8/2010
To help get you ready for the season here’s a look at South Carolina’s upcoming opponents ranked from easiest to hardest. 1. Furman South Carolina’s only I-AA opponent should be the easiest. The Paladins finished 6-5 last season, a disappointing record for the Southern Conference Power. This game shouldn’t be close, but the last meeting […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 8/6/2010
The USAToday Coaches’ Poll has released its preseason edition. No suprise that Alabama is number 1 followed by Ohio State and Florida. The Crimson Tide garnered 55 of 59 first place votes; the other 4 went to Ohio State. The top ten: 1 Alabama 2 Ohio State 3 Florida 4 Texas 5 Boise State […]
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With all of the excitement surrounding the start of fall practice, Jackie Bradley, Jr., and Team USA have fallen under the radar. The National Collegiate team has been in Japan playing in the FISU World University Baseball Championship. 2010 is the 5th time the Championship has been held. The United States has won 3 straight gold […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 8/4/2010
As the summer doldrums wind down and fall practice begins around the nation, it seems one more writer decided to pounce on Vanderbilt for its lack of accomplishments in conference on the football field. Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel argues that 1) Vanderbilt shouldn’t be in the SEC because they cannot compete and 2) […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 7/21/2010
SEC Media Days begin this week, and the Coaches have released their preseason All-SEC teams. South Carolina placed 5 players on the first and second team, good for 5th in the league. Defensive End Cliff Matthews and Cornerback Stephon Gilmore were honored as first team selections, and Cornerback Chris Culliver, Defensive Lineman Ladi Ajiboye and […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 7/20/2010
Rumors are circulating that Nebraska and South Carolina might be targets for the Chick-Fil-A kickoff game for 2011 season. The rumors are being reported by College Football Times. At this point no other details are available. Why it might be true…South Carolina has wanted in this game for some time and the close proximity of […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 7/19/2010
A few weeks ago we reported on Jackie Bradley, Jr’s national team tryouts. Jackie has made the team and is on the road with the National Team. He has started all 6 games for the National Team in centerfield. He is batting .348, 4th on the team, and leads the team in at bats and […]
0 comments by Billy Koehler on 7/10/2010
South Carolina’s athletic department has announced a home and home series with … Central Florida. In a move of questionable wisdom USC agreed to play at Central Florida’s stadium in 2013 in exchange for a return trip in 2015. The decision to schedule Central Florida follows on the heels of a decision to play Navy […]
