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Gamecocks Football: 10 Things to Know About ECU

The South Carolina Gamecocks enter week two of the college football season with a record of 1-0 and so does their week two opponent, East Carolina. The Gamecocks beat ECU last year in Charlotte and will be looking to do the same in 2012. Before we talk alot around what it will take to beat […]

Gamecocks Football 2012 Field Report: Vanderbilt Edition

Is everyone finished panicking?  It’s true South Carolina didn’t look as good as we’d like them to, but this happens every year.  Whenever the Gamecocks open against someone with a pulse, it’s an ugly game where the defense plays well, and the offense can’t seem to do much at all.  After that game the team […]

Hotdog Choices: Week One, Part Two

Earlier this week, the LOHD staff selected the winners of the SEC East.  Here are the winners for the SEC West games. Alabama v. Michigan (Arlington, TX) Billy: They still don’t have SEC speed in the B1G, much less the horses to run with Bama.  Tide Rolls. LJ: Might be the best match up of […]

South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt: Gameday Round-up & 5 Keys to a Win

Hello college football and hello South Carolina football. We are so happy you have returned as we are very much ready for some Gamecocks football. USC will head to Nashville tonight to play Vanderbilt. Here is a quick round-up of some of our recent blog posts to give you a sense of our thoughts on this game: Gamecocks […]

Hotdog Choices: Week One, Part One

Each week the writers at Leftover Hot Dog argue about the weekend’s upcoming games.  Rather than keep that amongst ourselves, we’re going to make our picks public and on the record.  That way everyone can see who really can pick the games.  Here’s week one for the East.  Home teams are in caps. FLORIDA v. […]

Gamecocks Football: Vanderbilt By the Numbers

The South Carolina Gamecocks will travel to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN.  Here are some numbers to give you an idea how these teams have matched up over the history of the series: 1961– First every meeting between the Gamecocks and Commodores.  USC won 23-7. 1-SEC Offensive […]

Gamecocks Football: Football Eve

Hello college football. Hello Gamecocks football. Tomorrow the Gamecocks kickoff. Our long off season is over.  Tomorrow we get to see our team play again.  We get to see real football.  It seems like the off season has taken forever, and it seems like time passes slowly.  Starting tomorrow that will no longer be true.  […]

Gamecocks Football 2012: Vandy Preview

Vanderbilt University 7:00 p.m. ESPNNashville, TN                           South Carolina                                                     Vandy Founded:                 […]

2012: A Pivotal Year for Four SEC East Programs

When the SEC split into two divisions in  1992, Steve Spurrier immediately made winning the Eastern the top goal for his Florida squads.  It has remained the top goal in Gainesville as well as Athens, Knoxville, and now Columbia. All four of those programs have legitimate shots to get at Atlanta. Which team goes, and […]

Gamecocks Football: 2 Days Until Kickoff

Even Sir Big Spur is beginning to strut different as Gamecocks football begins in two days. 2 is Sterling Sharpe.  2 will always be Sterling Sharpe.  Sharpe wore #2 when he was here, and it was retired before he graduated.  Sharpe had a magnificent career at South Carolina and will always be one of the […]

Anatomy of A Commodore Upset

Depending on your source the spread on the South Carolina – Vanderbilt game is either 6.5 or 7 points in the Gamecocks favor.  For those who aren’t very familiar with betting odds, generally speaking the spread means the number of points South Carolina should win the game by. The spread or line is set by […]

Gamecocks Football: 3 Days Until Kickoff

Oh boy…the beginning of South Carolina’s 2012 football season is just 3 days until kickoff. 3 is the rank of South Carolina’s total defense last season in the SEC.  It’s also South Carolina’s total defense rank in the country.  The Gamecocks finished just behind LSU and Alabama.  Carolina only allowed 267.7 yards per game.  This year’s […]

Gamecocks Football: Is Sheldon Royster Rutgers Bound?

News is swirling around the South Carolina football camp that Sheldon Royster is leaving the team. The former St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.) safety is rumored to be heading closer to home and all fingers point to his next stop being Rutgers. If you recall, the No. 7 safety in the nation out of […]

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