Archive for July, 2009

Jul200917

joeperson

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More on Mike Morgan

Thursday was a good day for Mike Morgan.
The former USC play-by-play man for men’s basketball and baseball played a round of golf, celebrated his anniversary with his wife and heard through the grapevine that Clear Channel had confirmed his return to the Columbia airwaves on 1400 The Team.
The man some Gamecock fans refer to as [...]

Jul200916

joeperson

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Stewart snubbed on coaches All-SEC team

The SEC coaches came out with their all-conference preseason team Thursday.
Stephen Garcia was on it, and Darian Stewart was not.
Go figure.
That’s no knock on Garcia. His inclusion on the third team (tied with Kentucky’s Mike Hartline) speaks to the conference’s lack of proven QBs behind Tim Tebow and Jevan Snead.
But you’ll have a hard time [...]

Jul200915

joeperson

6

Whitlock returns, again

Just posted a story about C.C. Whitlock being reinstated to the team.
Obviously, this is not a big surprise after athletics director Eric Hyman cleared Whitlock last week. But Steve Spurrier ultimately was the final arbiter, and the Gamecocks coach confirmed through a spokesman Wednesday that he has allowed Whitlock to return.
Nobody has said this – [...]

Jul200913

joeperson

4

Watson steps in for Summers in Calgary

Back from a two-week vacation, I was pleasantly surprised to find that our hydrangeas had not died (the palmetto is another story) and that Derek Watson and Demetris Summers are both still gainfully employed in the CFL.
It’s funny how life works sometimes. Watson and Summers seem destined to be linked — for better or worse. [...]

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