Archive for August, 2007

Aug200731

joeperson

14

Gameday Forecast for Louisiana-Lafayette

I’m not going to harp on the offensive line.
In my last blog, I was accused of beating up on the Gamecocks’ front five. In the off chance that John Hunt’s charges are regular readers – and because all of them are much larger than the blog’s author – I will try not to harp.
In fact, [...]

Aug200721

joeperson

18

Spurrier not feeding fans a line

As Steve Spurrier took issue Monday with the way his offensive line has played … and his starting quarterback … and receivers … and just about every other offensive player not named Cory Boyd and Mike Davis, you couldn’t help but wonder whether the HBC was quoting from the The Poor-Mouthing Handbook his predecessor left [...]

Aug200715

joeperson

14

A song in his heart: An ode to Syvelle Newton

Syvelle Newton did everything at South Carolina but sing the national anthem.
As it turns out, Newton would have done that, too.
I don’t know whether Newton can carry a tune. Frankly, I don’t care.
The fact that Newton is planning to try out for “American Idol” this weekend in Charleston further cements his place on my list [...]

Aug200708

joeperson

21

Tall tales: An in-depth look at USC’s roster

A good friend of mine who shall remain nameless once wore a pair of thick-soled, work boots on a football recruiting visit so as to score better on the “eye test” when the coaching staff eyeballed him.
Howard – whoops, I named him – figured the boots added an inch to his 6-foot-2 frame, which might [...]

Aug200705

joeperson

1

Geathers gets Division I baptism

Clifton Geathers’ welcome-to-Division I moment arrived around 8 p.m. Saturday night.
It continued until about 8:06.
That’s how long it took the USC freshman to complete a pass-rushing drill to the liking of defensive line coach Brad Lawing, who barked orders at the lanky defensive end until the Georgetown native got it right.
The 6-foot-7 Geathers must have [...]