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Bowl Selections Announced

The bowl slate is now available. Here is the full SEC schedule:

Gaylord Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt

Chick-fil-a: LSU vs. Georgia Tech

Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa

Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State

Liberty: Kentucky vs. East Carolina

Sugar: Alabama vs. Utah

Cotton: Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech

BCS Championship: Florida vs. Oklahoma

The national media will closely observe these games to discern whether or not the SEC is truly as down as it seems. Frankly, I don't like the SEC's chances of getting out of the bowl season with only two losses like last year. Alabama will likely be a heavy favorite against Utah and Georgia will likely be a small favorite against Michigan State. Carolina-Iowa and Florida-Oklahoma look like pushes at first glance. However, the SEC participants in the other four games will likely be underdogs, and I could see Boston College-Vandy, LSU-Georgia Tech, and Ole Miss-Texas Tech ending in blowout wins for the SEC teams' opponents. As SEC fans, we can hope for the best, but a .500 winning percentage is as high as I'm willing to predict at this point.

As for the Gamecocks, I think Iowa will be a great test for a team that's eagerly trying to go into the off-season with some momentum. The Hawkeyes are 8-4 and probably best known for upsetting Penn State, a win that in hindsight kept the Nittany Lions out of the national title game. They've been very hot down the stretch, having won five out of their last six. All of their losses are by less than a TD. Like us, the Hawkeyes sport a powerful defense; the most points they've given up this year is 27 in a three-point loss to the Zooker and Illinois. They'll prove a stiff test for Stephen Garcia and our struggling offense. I'll have a more in-depth analysis of Iowa up sometime later this week.

This will be South Carolina's 14th bowl appearance. The Gamecocks are 4-9 all-time, although we've done better lately, having won four of our last five after losing our first eight.

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Hopefully your offense is rolling

I hate to say this, but the funnest offense to watch when it is rolling is a Steve Spurrier offense. The Liberty Bowl against Houston comes to mind.

I never sleep cuz sleep is the cousin of death.

by FSUSOM on Dec 7, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions  

That was def. an exciting game to watch...

I wish we could get back to the way we were playing late in 2006. That was the best offense Spurrier has had here.

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by Gamecock Man on Dec 7, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions  

That slant and go vs UF in 2006 was a thing of beauty.

I was so pissed UF won that game.

I never sleep cuz sleep is the cousin of death.

by FSUSOM on Dec 8, 2008 5:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Words don't begin to describe how I felt after that game...

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by Gamecock Man on Dec 8, 2008 7:43 PM EST up reply actions  

I know how I feel after a tough loss. . . .

I never sleep cuz sleep is the cousin of death.

by FSUSOM on Dec 8, 2008 10:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah

Oh i was so happy when they were at one poin ranked 6th in the country last year until that starting with you know who. But now it seemed so long ago.(uggghhh,……………..Vanderbilt)

by da fatchick thrilla on Dec 8, 2008 1:41 AM EST reply actions  

Probably right about .500

There are a lot of potential losses there.

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by Gatorpilot on Dec 8, 2008 12:50 PM EST reply actions  

you can't forget the nations second leading rusher and Doak Walker finalist (hopefully soon to be winner)

Shonn Greene

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 8, 2008 3:05 PM EST reply actions  

I've been reading a lot about Shonn over the last few days...

He’ll def. figure prominently in my preview.

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by Gamecock Man on Dec 8, 2008 4:25 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm not sure we have a chance.

The OBC has decided to be ‘more positive’, so that the USC chappies develop more “confidence”. We have 3.5 weeks in order to add to our record-breaking PAULA haul. Everyone knows that the SEC is a “speed” conference and the Big XI is a “power” conference. (I think that means we’re slow and white and dull.) We start walk-ons; you have Rivals’ #10 recruiting class this year. Oh, did I mention? Our best defensive tackle has to eat six times a day in order to break 260. Our DC persists in having some 240 lb human cover the slot on wheel routes downfield. Recently, we placed 3 guys on the academic all american 22. We’re gonna get killed. This isn’t the Ivy League.

On the other hand, our best defensive tackle was Big XI defensive lineman of the year. Our running back is the best back in the country, by most measures. Our weak side linebacker runs a 4.5 at 240 lbs. Sure, our QB drops the snap once in a while, or sometimes just drops the ball, period, but it’s been at least a year since he got a PAULA, and besides, he looked like Elway in Q4 against Penn State. Oh, and we start walk-ons from little towns in Iowa, and, while you were losing to a mediocre bowl team by 42 in your last game? We were beating a mediocre bowl team by 55 on the road. And it’s been a year, at least, since our guys were photographed with bundles of cash on their heads. Our MLB has a name in which the first two syllables spell “An-ger” before its modified with “er”. He’s not Angrier, just Angerer. I’m not sure what that means, either.

So I don’t know. I guess the Big XI really sucks as a conference so you’ve got it in the bag. We don’t care; we’re loading the vans and about to deliver 30,000 Iowa-like-people to Tampa, where they will walk around dropping $1 bills like they’re $20’s. As far as the game: hint: we think football is won or lost on the line of scrimmage, and if you see a guy walking around who’s built like he’s 30? He’s our sophomore left tackle, he’s 19, second-team all Big 10, and our third-best O-lineman. And Shonn was the Big 10 MVP, according to the Chicago Trib, which hasn’t quite yet filed Chapter 11. Looking forward to the contest, I offer only this: if our OC shows up, and your self-esteem does not, OBC ministrations at positive reinforcement aside, this might be a contest.

Mr. Boh Knows ...

by Bellanca on Dec 8, 2008 7:43 PM EST reply actions  

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