As the Coot Turns:- Two Gamecocks have legal issues. One is a he said she said deal involving a running back, and nothing will come of that. The other involves Clifton Geathers, starting SC defensive end and brother of Dawgs Robert and Kwame Geathers, and a 3:10 am trip to jail:
Geathers, 21, is charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after Columbia police, responding to a fight between Geathers and a bouncer at Club Ice, struggled to detain the 6-foot-8, 281-pound Geathers.
If Geathers were to be suspended for the UGA game (and I see that as unlikely given Spurrier's track record with punishment of starters), they would be without two of their top three defensive linemen for our game. Out of respect for the mom who produced two other Dawgs, I'm not posting his mug shot or taking my normal shots at the arrested. But allegedly getting in a fist fight with a bar's security guard at 3 in the morning is never a good thing. - SC's New OL Coach - The Gamecock offensive line has been a constant source of frustration for Spurrier since his arrival in Columbia. Their new OL Coach has been getting rave reviews, but I did have to chuckle at this line from The State:
But the line’s performance in general has been a constant problem since Steve Spurrier arrived five seasons ago. A lack of consistent protection has hindered the quarterbacks’ development, and a lack of running holes has prevented the team from having a 1,000-yard rusher.
I don't think you can pin all of those woes just on the OL. Not recruiting a QB or RB worth a damn for five seasons is probably a large contributing factor, too. The last scary RB in Columbia was Derek Watson....unless you were ovulating...then probably Demetris Summers. - The Garcia Saga Continues - The Gamecocks had a ray of hope as Garcia went 14 of 16 for 150 years and a TD in last Wednesday's scrimmage. On Saturday, he followed that up with a 10 of 23 performance for 100 yards. Spurrier calls him so-so and "very average", and he sees little difference between Garcia and Reid McCollum. I saw Reid play a game in HS. Athletically, I'd say he's a poor man's Greg Talley or a scholarship version of Brian Smith (some early to mid-90s Dawg comparisons). And yeah...that's a shot at Garcia and Reid. Last year, Chicken QBs combined to throw 27 QBs.
- A Trindon Holliday Type? - The Gamecocks may have found some offense with walk-on Bryce Sherman. Sherman is a Trindon Holliday type track star who has looked very good in scrimmages for the Chickens this year. This is one to keep an eye on. It'll be interesting to see how he performs when hit.
- Moe Brown Profile - Brown is a senior WR that's better known for his feet than hands; however, he did go for 7 catches and 130 yards against Georgia last year. Quick...name the last UGA opponent other than Brown to get 100 yards receiving? Hint: It's not Percy Harvin, Calvin Johnson or Robert Meachem. An autographed copy of my bar tab to the winner. Brown is the closet thing to a proven play maker on the SC defense.
See Also:
-- Steve Spurrier vs Ray Goff: A Comparison ('08) - GSB
-- Tickets: South Carolina at UGA
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19 comments:
I hope Geathers and that other player like jumping jacks, because the ol' ball coach will have each of them do 15, maybe even 20 of them as punishment for their transgressions.
There was once a time when SOS actually was a tough disciplinarian...but that during a time in which his teams were loaded to the gills in talent. He doesn't have that luxury at SCU, hence all the "internal discipline nonsense" (i.e. jumping jacks, extra hour of study hall, etc.)
I know one or two of the Auburn WR put up 100 yards against UGA in 2005. Don't know if it was Aromashadu or Obamanu or both.
Meachem might have done it in that 51 point shelling we took at home to Tennessee in 2006.
Might be somebody else since then that I'm not remembering. Seems like we get killed more on the backwards pitches than the forward passes lately.
Kenny McKinley (SC) had 102 yards in 2007 - had to look it up. Cost us the MNC too
I see only 2 games on the Lamecock schedule that they are guaranteed to win. Tubby may be the coaching the cocks this time next year. The pride is gone. Now it's time for the fall.
"unless you were ovulating...then probably Demetris Summers"
FTW!
I saw Reid play a game in HS. Athletically, I'd say he's a poor man's Greg Talley or a scholarship version of Brian Smith
My God, you're right. I never quite put two and two together before. Also, every time McCollum gets a copy of his tuition invoice marked "paid in full", he really should silently thank A.J. Green.
Finally, the chicken report! Now it's really go time! I always look forward the chicken report to really start my pre-season countdown. One of my favorite things about being a Georgia Man revolves around being hated by the gamecock nation. From "my cock is smelley" shirts to tannyhill ponytail hats to internet stories about walking from one end of Broad St to the other and beating-up every Dawg Fan within a five day ride--I just adore the fact so. car. fan hates us. My all-time favorite thing about so. car. fan--when their message board blows-up about joining the acc after their second conference loss.
HiAltDawg, you should try being a Dallas Cowboys fan some time. Imagine that hate coming everyone else in the entire league. It's a pretty good feeling.
6 wins is the best I see this SC team doing. Bama, UGA, Florida are 3 loses for sure. Id say they lose another 3 out of Clemson, Arkansas, NC State, Tennessee. I give SOS 2 more years.
What a strange place SC is. I still don't see why Spurrier went there. If he was so hung up on Augusta Nat'l, he should've become HC at Evans or something. I know the cops in Lexington look forward to pulling over speeding (and often drunk) SC fans as they scream down 78 every other year. That said, I don't ever want to hear our coaches laughing about the need for pickle juice prior to our SC game again.
Thanks for stirring up memories of QBs past. I remember hearing that Goof was particularly callous in his nickname for Smith.
Two Troy players, Banks and Jernigan, both had 102 yards in the game that was way too close for comfort towards the end of 2007. Before that it was McKinley with 102 yards at the beginning of the 2007 season. Very interesting that the Cocks had guys go for over 100 yards the last two meetings. I'm betting that trend ends this season.
You realize that Spurrier has already suspended the DT Ladi for the first three games, right? He's a starter and at a position of very little depth for those guys.
That kind of ruins the whole "Spurrier and his weak ass discipline" idea, does it not?
I think UGA's admin forcing our staff to suspend players for any little thing involving alcohol is the stupid thing, not what SC does (which is...okay, kid, you get one stupid mistake).
"Last year, Chicken QBs combined to throw 27 QBs."
???
The fact that Spurrier has failed at South Carolina is the stigma that will forever haunt this program. If Spurrier cannot win/recruit there, who can? I doubt you'll see a Tubberville or Fulmer go there to round out their careers. Maybe an up-and-comer some day, but after Spurrier leaves, it will be very hard to attract someone else with the resume that Superior had.
The have tried the washed up coach already and crashed and burned (Lisp Holtz and SOS). I see them going with a new face next. Best guess Charlie Strong,ex Usc DC and constant UGA pain in the Offense.
The only nickname I remember Brian Smith having was Opie because of his boyish looks and red hair. And FWIW, Brian was one of the nicest guys on the team.
Chicken Curse.
Thank Pitchfork Henry Tillman.
Boehm
"Scholarship version of Brian Smith"
I'm 99.9% sure that Brian Smith signed a Scholarship with UGA after he was SC Player of the Year. What am I missing?
These comments brighten my day and remind me of very similar conversations I had two years ago in Athens just hours before Steve and the boys laid the wood to the mutts on national television. You are being slow played and by the time you realize it the game with the Cocks will be over with. Cocks 28-UGA 16
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