- Did You Know: The Gamecocks are the only team that has played Ohio State without losing to them at least once. The two Outback bowls in 2001 and 2002 were the only times the teams played. Some fans would gloat about this, and possibly even mention to their online friends that they should stick to things they know, like Virginia high school football, but I'm above that.
- Did You Know: That is basically the only positive factoid about the Gamecocks.
- Regarding the previous post in the blog: I got the job, will be moving down to Charleston in September. Reading the comments, I see that some of you think I might be making a mistake by changing jobs and cities for a woman. I would protest and say that I have other, more important reasons, but these are the internets and nobody would believe me. C'est la vie.
- Today is my birthday. I came into work (what a trooper I am), and my office was covered in "Curious George" stuff. Balloons, a banner, etc. Clever folks in this office. I guess the party shop was sold out of "George of the Jungle" noisemakers and George W masks. Appreciate the sentiment though, fellas.
- I got NCAA 07 for my birthday today as a gift. I would have bought it the day it came out, but my dad told me he'd already bought it and I was going to have to wait. So. . .odds are I'll be getting admonished by my boss about taking too much time for lunch again this week. But hey, I'm on notice. Fuck it. I should leave right now.
- I apologize to those bloggers who may have accidentally come to my blog because this post included the words "cocks," "curious," "fuck," and/or "party shop." You should be ashamed of yourself though.
Now the part you've all been dreading/looking forward to:
THE SOUTH CAROLINA SPURRIERS, I mean GAMECOCKS!
Schedule:
August 31
at Mississippi State
September 9
No. 15 Georgia
September 16
Wofford
September 23
Florida Atlantic
September 28
No. 4 Auburn
October 7
at Kentucky
October 21
at Vanderbilt
October 28
No. 23 Tennessee
November 4
Arkansas
November 11
at No. 7 Florida
November 18
Middle Tennessee State
November 25
at No. 18 Clemson
This season has the potential to kill me. I can see the team winning all but the Auburn game. I can also see them losing to all but Furman, FAU and Middle Tennessee State. Here's the Cliff's Notes version of the team:
- Great offensive skill players, terrible offensive line.
- Defense is questionable at every position, but the linebackers and secondary are great athletes. They're just a little young.
- Defensive line is inexcusably poor, even for South Carolina.
So there you go. It all boils down to Spurrier magic. If he can convince the O-line that they're better than they are, and get the QB some time. . .the offense could really be the best in the SEC. If not, Blake Mitchell is a dead man, and Cade Thompson should be buying a stop-loss policy. That's right, I'm already learning to annoy people with insurance talk. Comes with the territory.
GO COCKS!!, and you non-fans out there be sure to watch the Georgia game on ESPN next Saturday. Hopefully they'll show the team come out of the tunnel to "2001," and the world can see what a real school's traditions are. Seriously, "dotting the 'i'?"
6 comments:
The game is in Starkghanistan, so I don't know if you'll be able to hear "2001: A Space Odyssey," especially with those damn cowbells Moo U fans like to carry around.
Nice preview. I can potentially see this team going 10-2 w/ losses @ Florida and home against Auburn. Then again, I can see them losing at home to more talented teams like Georgia, Tennessee, and Clemson (fuck you tiger fans). I don't think the O-line will be any worse than it was last year, they recruited some big bodies to replace the lead-footed fat asses that were supposed to be the anchors last year (looking at you Goddard and Levey). I'm going to say 9-3, Spurrier will coach 'em up and they'll go to a new years bowl.
Wow, JD, you totally caught a wicked mistake by me. 2001 can be heard on ESPN hopefully at the Georgia game next weekend. Tune in.
ct4sox, i think 9-3 is generous, but i like it. That would be a top 3 all-time season for the cocks, which is sobering.
Eh, shit happens. You might see me during the Ole Miss-Memphis game Sunday afternoon, possibly trying to destroy whoever had the bright idea of retiring Chucky Mullins' jersey.
I couldn't care less about SC, but I've read up on the rest of your stuff - nice job all around. I don't quite get the birthday stuff - is that just because you're a Bush fan, or is your name George?
I offer one piece of constructive criticism - are you trying to make your blog hard to read? The colors are brutal, and the comments can't be read on the main pages without highlighting them. Otherwise, kudos.
Name's george. I can't find a template i like. Still fidgeting with it.
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