BlogsAlshon Jeffery cleared to play.
by Charlestowne
on Jul 3, 2009 12:07 AM EDT
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The big story I'm hearing today is that Alshon Jeffery has been cleared to play ball for Carolina. He received a high enough score on his last SAT, but we were still waiting on a summer class grade that was expected to come out this week. It seems that he has passed everything he needs to be cleared. Also, he will begin his career as a Gamecock by taking classes in Summer II, so he will be on campus to begin working with the team on Sunday.
This is great news for Carolina. Alshon has the physical skills to begin contributing this season. There has been some questions about how we would replace Kenney. While this does not answer that question. It will provide some very useful depth.
As for the Kenney question..... My personal belief is that while he is a special kind of talent, everyone had the same question when Sidney Rice left and Kenney was a virtual unknown on the roster. We may not be able to replace his talent level, but we'll be fine.
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Public Service Announcement: Jersey Sale
by The Feathered Warrior
on Jul 2, 2009 5:46 PM EDT
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I happened to be in Columbia today, so I thought I would stop by some of the Gamecock apparel stores to peruse their merchandise. Much to my surprise, I discovered that Addam’s Bookstore has a sale on last year’s Under Armour jersey replicas. Usually priced at about $65, if I remember correctly, Addam’s now has them as low as $13 and $17. I don’t know why the prices vary, but $17 is the lowest I have ever seen an adult replica jersey. Naturally, I thought I would pass this valuable information along to any Gamecock fans who might be in the Columbia area in the near future.
I never really felt the desire to own a jersey before, especially at $65 bucks a pop, but at the above price a couldn’t resist grabbing one for next season. If you’re curious, they had garnet, black, and white varieties. Numbers included 11, 52, 7, and 12. I went with the #11 in garnet because they only had the black in #7. I suppose if you really want a black one, though, you could always tell people you’re a really big Willis Mills fan.
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Thursday News and Notes: More Preview Action
by Gamecock Man
on Jul 2, 2009 4:10 PM EDT
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There's not a whole lot going on today, so I direct you to two fine preview pieces: those of Leftover Hot Dog and Team Speed Kills. TSK has actually been doing Carolina previews all week, so be sure to check out all the columns C&F and Year 2 have up for you. I should go ahead and say that I disagree slightly with some of their predictions on how our season will go, but since I'm doing some guest blogging with them tomorrow in which I provide my rebuttal, I'll wait until then to reveal my thoughts.
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Wednesday News and Notes: Corey Robinson Commits, Jasper Signs with Vikes, Jackie Bradley Rakes 'Em In
by Gamecock Man
on Jul 1, 2009 11:00 PM EDT
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North Carolina OL Corey Robinson has committed with the Gamecocks. Robinson wasn't yet receiving any offers, although he had garnered some interest from the North Carolina schools, including UNC. This might be cause for concern for those that pay close attention to recruiting rankings, but I would suggest withholding judgment just yet. Robinson appears to have phenomenal physical tools. He apparently had some great workouts, and may have been on the verge of becoming a hot commodity. If that's the case, we did well to get to him early. He'll have to work on his lower body strength and some technique issues (scouting reports say he has trouble playing low), but this looks to be a guy that can become a good SEC lineman. Welcome aboard.
A couple of other tidbits:
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Who is Better?: Stephen Garcia, Jordan Jefferson, Joe Cox, or Ryan Mallett?
by Gamecock Man
on Jul 1, 2009 12:54 AM EDT
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This is a question that could really matter this year. This is the middle of the SEC and if any of these teams want to challenge the big boys, these QBs have to perform.
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Tuesday News and Notes: Alshon Jeffery Makes the Grade, More Preview Action, and More
by Gamecock Man
on Jun 30, 2009 10:20 AM EDT
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Alshon Jeffery has made the grade and will be eligible to join the team in the fall if he passes his summer classes. That's good news for us, as we really need the added depth at receiver.
As far as previews go, this one on the entire SEC is pretty good. I'd say it's a little harsh on us, but I can see where its coming from. It's take on us is that we're 8-5 best case and 5-7 worst case. I'd say that's a little low for the high; I could see us winning 9 or 10. I'd say that's accurate for the low. We'll likely play in a lot of close games this year, and if they all go against us, things could get ugly record-wise. A few others things seemed off in the preview, such as rating Stephen Garcia a C and our linebackers a B (lower than Vanderbilt! I think a lot of people forget that Rodney Paulk has a good bit of experience, meaning that losing Jasper shouldn't kill us), but overall a good read.
A few other tidbits:
Backing the Pack updates us on the Nate Irving situation. Apparently Irving may make it back at some point this season, although he'll likely be out for our game. That's good for us and for Irving's pro prospects.
Bobby Petrino has kicked Arkansas LB Khiry Battle off the team after Battle was charged with DUI. Battle wasn't a starter but was a part of the rotation; he played in 10 games last year and recorded 5 tackles. Don't drink and drive, kids.
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Post-Spring Previews: South Carolina State
by Gamecock Man
on Jun 29, 2009 1:54 PM EDT
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The Gamecocks finally get a breather when FCS South Carolina State Bulldogs travel to Columbia. This isn't to say that coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough's (a former RB coach under Lou Holtz at USC during the heady Outback Bowl dynasty) Bulldogs aren't a good team. SC State is coming off a MEAC championship season in which they went 10-3 and made the FCS playoffs for the first time in 26 seasons. With many players returning from that outfit, they've been voted number 17 in an FCS preseason poll. This is a team to watch in the FCS ranks, and it's even a team that could conceivably pull off an upset against us if we play particularly poorly. That said, this is still an FCS team, and while it's going to be a good one, it's still not as good as the Appalachian States and Woffords of the world. Keep in mind that, despite being competetive in 2007 and conference champs in 2008, we beat SC State 38-3 in 2007 (and we played awfully that night) and Clemson beat them 54-0 last year. We have sizeable talent advantages in all areas and should win as long as we play at least reasonably well. Therefore, I'm not going to go over comparisons position by position; my prediction is that we win by 4-5 touchdowns. I would like to take a moment after the jump to point out a few things to watch for when we take on the Bulldogs.
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Monday News and Notes: Preview Action
by Gamecock Man
on Jun 29, 2009 9:51 AM EDT
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South Carolina is getting a little action on the blogs today. Team Speed Kills's Year 2 previews the Gamecocks here; the post is the first in a series on our guys. Year 2 predictably focuses on our QB issues. What he says is pretty promising: if Stephen Garcia comes through, we have the talent in place elsewhere on the offense to weather the players we lost.
In response to this column, Get the Picture asks why the league is so devoid of good quarterbacks outside of Jevan Snead and Tim Tebow. It's a valid question. A Team Speed Kills poll asks whether Joe Cox, Garcia, Jordan Jefferson, or Ryan Mallet will be the league's third-best signal caller. To say that all of these quarterbacks (outside of Mallet, I would say, who was highly recruited and will probably thrive under Bobby Petrino) have major question marks would be an understatement. The SEC may be a great football conference, but it's certainly not full of great quarterbacks right now.
Kyle King at Dawg Sports gets in on the action as well, calling us one team he expects to see decline in 2009. I'm not sure I understand what he means by "decline," as his write-up on us suggests that he expects us to have another six- or seven-win year, which would be status quo, not decline. He also expects Ole Miss to have a lower win total this year than last year. I can buy not believing the top-10 hype Ole Miss is receiving, but if you take a look at their schedule, you'll see a team that should easily win eight or nine games again.
The last bit of news for the day is that NC State linebacker Nate Irving broke his leg over the weekend in a car accident. That certainly won't hurt us come opening night in Raleigh, as Irving is one of the 'Pack's best defensive players, but I think we should all wish Irving a speedy recovery. First of all, Irving is an NFL talent and needs to get on the field to prove himself. Second of all, It's not as much fun beating a team when they're down.
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