Countdown To Kickoff

Folks, football season is almost here. Freshmen are reporting to campus, teams are hitting the field, and gamecock fans are saying hilarious stuff. The closer we get to kickoff, the more delusional they become. A South Carolina football game is the sports equivelant of a .38 Special concert. Sure there may be a couple solid hits here and there, but it's mostly a parade of sloppy play and black denim. So what is it that gives them such lofty, unreasonable expectations? Maybe one day we'll understand this psyche better, but for now we might as well have some fun with it.

On Georgia:

- If you look at Spurrier's record at USC in his first three seasons:Spurrier's Gamecocks have a better record in the SEC East than Richt's Dawgs have.

- I can't believe so many of you people are buying the hype they're selling in Assens. They couldn't win their own DIVISION of the conference in large part...because WE BEAT THEM. The main changes will be that we won't have Blake or Cory. Maybe, just maybe...we won't drop a lick in either of those losses. Otherwise, it's the same offense for us that won last year and I have a very strong suspicion that our defense will be much improved. If you guys really think we'll lose then that's your choice.

On this blog:

- you are a complete idiot and have no social life. clemtech does do that to you since you picked a school with absolutely nothing to do. i didnt read it i just looked at how much you typed and now have increased my thoughts of idiocracy clemson people have. and just the fact that you spent time looking for those is plain sad. get a life man

- You really need to tell your mom to let you out of the basement once in a while. So that you can go play in traffic and do us all a favor.

- Ur a moron. Maybe we should start a separte one devoted to stupid clemson fans who think it is acceptable for a football player to beat his gf. I know your just goin to delete this comment because, after all it has some sort of intelegence in it but atleast i tried.

- It apparent that you arent bright enough to actually use a blog to write about material subjects that come from your mind so you have to find another source. Here is an idea, since u go to clemson you could start a blog describing the mateing patern of cows and sheep depending on their die. That is what you study at clemson right?

- Seems to me that YOU are the delusional one. And pathetic too for making this garbage blog. What a complete waste of time. Have fun with this utter, complete piece of garbage you call a blog. What a complete joke.

On the Columbia P.D.:

- I know for a fact that these cops[arresting our players] are Clemson fans. They will stop at nothing to try and ruin our program.

- How pathetic is it that they have nothing better to do than wait outside the bars in 5 Points to arrest our players for drinking and fighting?

On Their own Predictions:

- I think most Gamecock fans are usually a little too conservative in their predictions.

More On The Upcoming Season:

- 6-6 this year.... NO WAY! 8 wins minimal!! I say 9-3 or 10-2.

- 14-0 best case. 0-12 worst case. I think 10-3 or 12-2.

- We go 10-2 we win all close games this year.

- UAB, Wofford, NC St, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Vandy, and Arkansas are all pretty much locks for wins. That means 7-5 is the ABSOLUTE worst case. However, I think we get wins from Clemsux, Tennessee, and LSU with the possibility of beating Georgia (beat them last year at their place) and Florida (Spurrier seems to play them well). Realistically, I think 10-2 with a date in Atlanta. Our defense will be just that good.

- If we don't get severly banged up on defense and can play all year with most of our starters then 9-3 should be the minimum.

- Clemson and Tenn. are the easiest of the 5 "tough games". I'm counting both wins for the Gamecocks.