Archive for October, 2008

Oct200831

joeperson

14

Gameday forecast for Tennessee

My first couple of years on South Carolina beat, Lou Holtz’s teams would hang with Tennessee for most of the game until, inevitably, the Vols would put together a long drive – running between the tackles, taking about eight minutes off the clock and sticking a dagger in the Gamecocks’ upset hopes.
Not happening this year.
For [...]

Oct200830

joeperson

7

Davie's take on the Gamecocks

Bob Davie had a birds-eye view for Act III of the five-game implosion last season that cost USC a bowl berth, a top-10 ranking and all the rest.
Davie was in Fayetteville, Ark., the November night Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden rushed for an SEC record-tying 321 yards in the Hogs’ 48-36 dismantling of the Gamecocks.
Davie served [...]

Oct200822

joeperson

25

Are two QBs better than one?

Steve Spurrier knows how to spice up an off week.
After Saturday’s loss to LSU, Spurrier said Stephen Garcia would remain the starter at quarterback.
By Tuesday, Spurrier wasn’t so sure, saying Garcia “may (start), but he may not finish” the Nov. 1 game against the Vols.
So what happened in the space of those three days?
For one, [...]

Oct200820

joeperson

79

Updated: SEC plans no action on official

I’m sure most of you have seen the replay by now of college football’s “hit of the week” (above) — umpire Wilbur Hackett Jr.’s assist on the tackle of South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia in the second quarter of LSU’s 24-17 win in Columbia.
And if it appears Hackett displayed pretty good tackling form on the [...]

Oct200817

joeperson

30

Gameday forecast for LSU

Before the season started, college football fans looked at LSU’s three-week October stretch against SEC East teams (at Florida, at USC, home vs. Georgia) and predicted that the Tigers’ trip to Columbia could be one of those dreaded “trap” games.
After dispatching the Gators, the thinking went, LSU would have to avoid looking past the Gamecocks [...]

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