Archive for September, 2009

Sep200927

joeperson

75

Close, but no top-25

South Carolina’s take-down of No. 4 Ole Miss impressed some poll-voters, but not enough of them.
The Gamecocks failed to crack the top-25 in either the media or coaches’ polls that were released Sunday, although they received more consideration than they had through the preseason and first three weeks of the season.
USC is 28th in the [...]

Sep200925

joeperson

11

Game balls from Ole Miss

9/25/09
New feature here on the blog: game balls, which we’ll hand out after every win.
I know, helmet stickers are all the rage now. But I’m a traditionalist: I can’t stand the designated hitter rule, I don’t like hearing holiday music before December, and the coffee’s black – with a packet of Splenda.
Besides, game balls have [...]

Sep200923

joeperson

15

Gameday forecast for Ole Miss

Go back and read our coverage from preseason camp and you’ll find blurbs about South Carolina’s defense having a chance to be stout … as long as the starters stayed healthy.
Well …
Middle linebacker Rodney Paulk went down first, tearing a knee ligament in the opener at N.C. State. Defensive tackle Nathan Pepper was next, getting [...]

Sep200921

joeperson

7

On the undercard: Johnson vs. Nutt

A lot of observers will focus on the chess match this week between Steve Spurrier and Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix, who had the same position on Spurrier’s USC staff until last season.
Spurrier got the better of it last year in Oxford, using a career day from QB Chris Smelley (now a catcher for [...]

Sep200920

joeperson

10

Good, bad and ehh from FAU

Sorting through 516 yards of offense …
–Some fans are down on tailback Brian Maddox, who averaged 2.3 yards on 10 carries against FAU. But he did have three short TDs and remains the Gamecocks’ best blocking back, as he proved again on Stephen Garcia’s 15-yard touchdown scramble.
Maddox was open on the play and could have [...]

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