Month: October 2012

Great Moments in the USC-UGA Rivalry – Two-peat

On September 2, 2000, South Carolina snapped the nation’s longest losing streak (21 games) with a 31-0 victory over New Mexico State. The following week the Gamecocks welcomed #9 Georgia into Williams Brice with hotshot quarterback Quincy Carter. Phil Petty and Derek Watson paced the offense, but the story of the game was Charlie Strong’s zone blitz-crazy defense that led propelled the Gamecocks to a stunning 21-10 victory.

Georgia fans still recall with horror Carter’s five-interception day.

The following year in Athens, the Bulldogs were breaking in a new coach named Mark Richt and new quarterback named David Greene (you know, David Pollack’s roommate). They had the game against South Carolina circled because they wanted revenge and wanted it bad.  

But once again a defensive struggle ensued, and a late fumble by Watson seemingly sealed the Gamecocks fate. But Petty, with a major assist from Ryan Brewer, led the Gamecocks on an improbable drive at the end of the game that resulted in this touchdown and a 14-9 victory.

Great Moments in the USC-UGA Rivalry – Bennett Over the Top

A classic moment in the rivalry. This YouTube clip alternates between the calls of broadcasting legends Larry Munson and Bob Fulton as Carolina culminates a game-winning drive led by Steve Taneyhill and Brandon Bennett in Athens.

I was fortunate enough to be in Sanford Stadium for this one.

TRC Unleashed, Episode 31 – UGA Preview

In the latest edition of TRC Unleashed, we talk about the terror that filled us when TJ Johnson’s snap sailed over Connor Shaw’s head late in the first half on Saturday night against Kentucky, and then the relief we felt in the second half when we realized we are awesome and Kentucky sucks.

We also preview the UGA game (biggest game ever?) and discuss what’s been going on around the SEC.

Oh, and This Week in Dabo.

Click it and enjoy!

The Transitive Property Report – Week 5

They’ve taken to calling these guys “Gurshall” (rhymes with Herschel). I kid you not. And I don’t even think they’re really dating.

Five weeks down already, and the Gamecocks are ranked #6 and have tied their all-time record for most victories in a row at nine. They can make it ten this weekend with what could turn out to be one of the biggest wins in school history over #5 Georgia. Did we learn anything this weekend from how our past and future opponents played? Let’s find out:

(Reminder: I do not include this past week’s opponent in the TPR.)

  • Vanderbilt – bye week. Vandy-Missou is an intriguing match-up next week. Well, at least to SEC fans. OK, SEC East fans. OK, just to me. OK, so it’s not an intriguing match-up at all, you happy?  TPR for Vanderbilt: At least they didn’t lose to Northwestern again.
  • East Carolina – beat UTEP 28-18. I have no idea what to make of this. Apparently a hard-fought battle, but this gives us absolutely no insight into what kind of team WE are. On another note, I took this quiz once that said my ideal place to live in the United States would be El Paso, TX. True story. TPR for ECU: Move along, nothing to see here.
  • UAB – lost to Tulsa 49-42. So much for UAB giving Ohio State a run. Although, Tulsa is undefeated in C-USA, so there’s that. TPR for UAB: So UAB is 0-4, what do want from me?
  • Missouri – beat Central Florida 21-16. The Mizzoucats were actually the underdog in this game, so a nice win for them. If you aspire to be a middle of the pack SEC team, you have to be able to beat UCF at their place. (If we lose to them in 2013, all records of this post will be destroyed.) TPR for Missouri: Still somewhat impressive for us, not that we beat Mizzou, but HOW we beat Mizzou.
  • Georgia – beat Tennessee 51-44. UGA’s offense, which was supposed to be good, has been spectacular against lousy defenses. UGA’s defense, which was supposed to be spectacular, has been below average against average offenses. TPR for Georgia: I honestly have no clue what to expect on Saturday.
  • LSU – beat FCS school Towson 38-22. Did the Honey Badger really mean THIS much to LSU? Also, news came out today that Zach Mettenberger shaved his pornstache. We hear it gave him superpowers. TPR for LSU: LSU has now dropped to second most difficult team left on our schedule behind UGA.
  • Florida – bye week. These guys have a legitimate shot at beating LSU on Saturday if they can muster some offense. If we can squeeze out a victory over UGA, this could be the game that decides the East (huh, just like 2010, right? right???). TPR for Florida: Lots of momentum for UF if they beat LSU, worrisome game for the ‘Cocks.
  • Tennessee – lost to Georgia 51-44. Again, glad we got these guys at home this year, but even so UT is going to be a tough out. I hope our DBs have their backpedaling shoes on. Derek Dooley might hang onto this job for another year after all. TPR for Tennessee: We win, but not by much.
  • Arkansas – lost to Texas A&M 58-10 (!!!) I now regret using a combo train wreck/dumpster fire analogy when talking about the Hogs last week. I need to spread these things out. So, let’s just say a jumbo jet full of napalm has crashed into the Arkansas train wreck of dumpsters on fire. TPR for Arkansas: Looks like an easy W to me. [watches first half of Kentucky game, retracts statement]
  • Wofford – beat Elon 49-24. These guys might just be better than Georgia Tech. TPR for Wofford: STOP SCHEDULING OPTION TEAMS.
  • Clemson – beat Boston College 45-31. Average programs don’t just waltz into Chestnut Hill and drop 45 large on the [checks media guide for mascot name] Eagles of Boston College. TPR for Clemson: 4peat coming.