Weekend Wrap-up

Today I'm going to try and ease everyone into this thing. S. Carolina fans say a lot of awesome stuff about their football team every day. Much of it is captured on the internet. My goal is to find it, judge it, and then present it to you, hopefully in a humorous manner. This is a rivalry, folks. If I wasn't doing my part to engender more bad will, I'd be letting myself, my school, and my wife down. So if you like to laugh, or have friends who like to laugh, tell them about this place. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to post them. I will answer every one I can to the best of my ability. So without further ado, I present you today's best.

On the upcoming season:

- As always the UGA Game will be key. I think we will beat them. The only game that will be really tough will be UF.

- We're probably looking at 9-3 in the regular season. It's well in the realm of possibility to go 6-2 in the SEC if all our cards go right.

- my expectations are winning the east. I don't expect anything less.

- If we play decent ball should go 9-3.

- i do feel we will be as good as any team in the east...

- This year our D is the cream of the SEC

- This is the year the big three in the SEC East becomes UF, UGA and USC.

- yes its a known fact that if we get good line play on both sides of the ball we can win the SEC.

- Things will change for next year when we finish 10-2 this year.

- My crystal ball shows us in the Sugar in a rematch with Mizzu.

editor's note: an anonymous fan, after reading the above 10-2 prediction, said, "There is absolutely no logical reason for Carolina fans to think they will go 10-2. 8-4 is a stretch and that would be a great season for them. There are 3 games on your schedule that are certain Ws, and that is Wofford, UAB, and Kentucky. After that there are 4 toss ups and 5 losses." This was the response.

- Your argument that South Carolina wont be good is contary possibilities that are wrongly presented as though they were exclusive. You cant measure a programs heart and determination for the up coming year. saying it wont happen, it cant happen, If Boise stated can run the tables and kick Ok arse in a BCS bowl then I think South Carolina has a reason to believe they can glorious year. Theres a reason why no matter what critics say the game still must be played!!!!

On Tennessee:

- UT is gradually turning into the FSU of the SEC.

On last year's loss to Vandy(I swear to god this is real):

- How many teams overcome 5 sacks, three int's, poor routes, bad blocking, poor field position three fumbles and only lose by 11 to a team that took UGA to the last second?

On a list of toughest places to play that didn't include Williams-Brice stadium:

- The folks that did this obviously never went to a game at Carolina before.. I have been to nearly all the SEC and most ACC stadiums and nothing compares to WB on a saturday night in the fall.

On Spurrier's future as head coach:

- I say Spurrier is here at least 10 more years. Look at Joe Pa and Pappa Pastor Bowden, shoot, SOS is a young dude!

- I agree and I think people read WAYYYYY too much into stuff the media promotes about this.

On the rivalry w/ Clemson:

- if we're going to compare overall records it should be from about 1970 forward. I think this is about the time college football became really huge and it was also the beginning of my life so it's all I remember.

- we would probably go 12 - 0 if we played their sorry schedule.

- Bowdung was so intimidated by Lou it was comical. And with Bowdungs long history of low self esteem, his only difference is to say thinks that makes himself look better.

- CowTech should have a good record by the time we play them. My highschool would probably go 50/50 vs that schedule. This year don't we we have our open date earlier and get the orange crush broken up a bit? If that happens and we are healthy, we'll beat them up in them thar hills. Except for the blowout game, under Holtz and Spurrier, the game has been decided by the physical condition/health of the 2 teams.

*editor's note: the following post is a response, from a gamecock fan, to a clemson fan who said Clemson was better than S. Carolina almost every year

- Thats a convenient comeback, but do you really believe it? Duke beat Clemson a few(4) years back but Clemson was widely known as the better team even after losing. Would SC had been better than the eventual national champions(Florida) had they made the field goal at the end of the game two years ago? There is a reason that you play 12 games per year and not 1. I wouldn't expect a Clemson fan whose team plays such a high school schedule to understand anything about wear and tear from a tough schedule.

*editor's note: asked if he was being serious, the same poster produced this gem

- Again, very convenient for you to say that, but I seriously doubt that anyone in the country thought that Duke was better than Clemson a few years ago. Use some commons sense, if that is at all possible for a Clemson fan. Another note, on years when SC has beaten better teams(UGA or Florida) and still loses to Clemson, that should tell you something.

On recruiting:

- Spurrier has one exceptional class, and three good, down to earth blue collar type kids who want to play. He is doing the exact same thing at Carolina that he did at Florida. One stone at a time to build a wall. He said 5 - 7 years and I believe him. This is a great class of hard nosed kids who in a year or so will kick a$$. Any GC fan who says different is a frickin' chicken idiot! Plus, we have last years class coming up. It's gonna get interesting in August!

- I dont beleive how a player performs in high school is any indication how he will do in college.

- Recruiting isn't nearly as important important as coaching. I'd rather let UGA have a top 5 class every year with Richt as there coach, and us finish somewhere btwn 20-30 with Spurrier as our coach. 16-12 ring a bell???!