- This happened. (H/T Left Over Hot Dog)
I admit it, I bought into the ‘Bama hype. And why wouldn’t I? The defending National Champs’ winning streak combined with the start they were off to this year, why in the world would anyone think differently? Little did I know we were going to pitch…
A perfect game – well, there were a couple of blips, so maybe a one-hitter. In my many years as a Gamecock fan, I don’t know if I’ve seen us play a better game from the opening kick to the final bell. The offense was powerful and efficient. The defense was stout and fast. The kicking game went mostly unnoticed (unlike Alabama’s), which is a good thing. The only glaring mistakes from the game were Holloman’s busted coverage in the fourth quarter and…
The Garcia safety - which I submit to you wasn’t nearly as boneheaded as it first appeared. Think about what Ghost of Stephen Garcia Past would’ve done on that play – picked up the ball, momentum carrying him further into the end zone, turned left, and seeing multiple ‘Bama defenders, lowered his head and tried to bull his way out. Fumble, TD Tide, different game. Instead, Garcia, with his back to the play, not knowing who might be chasing him, decides to not make a bad play worse and pushes the ball out of the end zone. But his quick thinking is not what earned him…
SEC Offensive Player of the Week – given Cam Newton’s gaudy numbers on Saturday night, this shows how much respect the voters had for Garcia’s performance. If we can get performances like this out of him week in and week out, we’ll be extremely difficult to stop, especially with the emergence of…
Lattimore and The Freak – just wow. First, about #21, why is a guy who has just one 100-yard game and is averaging 4.3 yards per carry getting so much hype? Because the people doling out the hype know football and know just how much Marcus means to this offense. I have a feeling there are some big games in store for him in the near future. And about #1, I was told last week that they better find somebody else to throw to because Dre Kirkpatrick was going to lock Jeffery down. I believe Kirkpatrick was the gnat hanging off of Jeffery as he grabbed that ball one-handed, flicked the gnat off, and galloped inside the 10-yard line to set up the deciding touchdown. Jeffery was named Rivals National Player of the Week, but for some reason was left off the…
SEC “Other Outstanding Performances” list - but Stephon Gilmore was deservedly there for an all-around outstanding performance on D. And while we’re on that side of the ball, all is forgiven from the Auburn game. Our much maligned linebackers were fantastic, the D-line was quick off the ball and kept the line of scrimmage stacked up. Chris Culliver was also all over the place, and committed ZERO personal foul penalties. Swearinger, Holloman and Allen were all around the ball a lot. If we can carry this momentum over week after week…
The SECCG is within reach – Maybe I’m a little drunk on our success at the moment. But let’s look at it – there is a good chance we’ll be favored in every game from here out. If we play like we did Saturday, there is no reason to think we can’t go 11-1 and have a rematch with Auburn or Alabama in Atlanta. But it all starts with…
Kentucky – ugh, I get a pit in my stomach just mentioning it. This is the perfect upset scenario. We’re coming off the biggest win in school history, they’re coming off a heartbreaking loss to a top 10 team. Our ridiculous win streak against them seems like it’s on borrowed time. They are good enough to beat us, and it will be a nail biter I’m sure. With Vandy and Tennessee to follow, this game will have a huge bearing on…
Our postseason fate - It’s probably ridiculous to talk about, but just consider the possibilities. I didn’t say I was going to map it our for you, I just said consider them. We’re definitely in better shape than…
Clemson Tiger University - Hoo boy, things are not going well in the upstate. The sweet taste of moral victory over Auburn has turned into a bitter seed of loss against the UNC JV’s. Since we’re thinking long-term in this week’s column, here’s a question that has been posed before, but now that it actually seems like it could be a realistic scenario…
What would you rather have - A loss to CTU and a trip to the SECCG, or a win over CTU and no trip to the SECCG?
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Gotta beat Clemson…kickem while they’re down! Clemson had this same type scenerio put to them last year except it was the ACCCG…and look where it got them (another butt whooping from GT).
Hambone +1