Archive for September, 2007

Sep200728

joeperson

7

Gameday Forecast for Mississippi State

Admit it: The Mississippi State game was one of those you circled in June as a sure win for the Gamecocks, along with Louisiana-Lafayette, S.C. State and every team on the October portion of the schedule save Tennessee.
After all, the Bulldogs won exactly three games in each of Sylvester Croom’s three seasons in Starkville and [...]

Sep200721

joeperson

16

Gameday Forecast for LSU

There is a storm brewing in the Bayou – and this tropical depression looks pretty nasty, too.
LSU has rained points and pain on all three of its opponents this season. Most expect the thunder to continue Saturday against South Carolina.
Unlike many of their big-school brethren, the Tigers have not ganged up on the directional schools [...]

Sep200714

joeperson

13

Gameday Forecast for S.C. State

It took 100 years, but South Carolina finally got around to scheduling S.C. State.
Here are a few of the powerhouses the Gamecocks took on while ignoring their neighbors in Orangeburg for the past century (I swear on my Larry Bowa bobblehead I’m not making these up):
Camp Blanding, Catholic, Charleston AA, Charleston AC, Charleston Coast Guard, [...]

Sep200707

joeperson

26

Gameday Forecast for Georgia

In my excitement last week over the start of the college football season, I boldly went where few Gameday bloggers have gone before and provided readers a 2-for-the-price-of-1 prediction column.
I nailed the Louisiana-Lafayette game. OK, so I was off by 10 on the point spread. But come on: Who knew Gamecocks defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix [...]