THE DAILY FEED 7.12.11 // SEC Media Days Lineup Announced

by Gamecock Man on Jul 12, 2011 4:34 PM EDT in South Carolina Gamecocks News

SEC Media Days Lineup Announced - Team Speed Kills

Here are Carolina's representatives:

SOUTH CAROLINA (Head Coach Steve Spurrier)
• Alshon Jeffery (WR, 6-4, 233, Jr., St. Matthews, S.C., 1st-team AFCA and FWAA All-American, 2nd-team AP, SI.com and Walter Camp All-American, 1st-team AP and SEC Coaches All-SEC)
• Marcus Lattimore (RB, 6-0, 231, So., Duncan, S.C., 2nd-team Walter Camp All-American, 1st-team Rivals.com, FWAA and Sporting News Freshman All-American, 1st-team AP and SEC Coaches All-SEC, AP and SEC Coaches SEC Freshman of the Year, 1st-team SEC Coaches Freshman All-SEC)
• Travian Robertson (6-4, 298, Sr., Laurinburg, N.C., 42 tackles, including ten for loss es and four sacks)

USC may tinker with scheme for opener - College Football - Rivals.com

This article discusses Ellis Johnson's plans to consider using the 3-4 against pass-happy ECU. I like the idea to match schemes, although I worry that our defense--which had lots of problems with playing its assignments last year--may find the switch confusing. Regardless, I like that we're playing a pass-happy team, as this should give us an opportunity to work out some of the kinks in our pass defense before we take on a more formidable opponent.

Another interesting line from this piece:

"We hit the fast-paced spread where they’ll throw it around (ECU) and then Georgia will try to play a more physical style," Johnson said. "With our schedule, you get power football one week and then we put a wishbone team on our schedule that screws everything up right in the middle of our conference schedule. Then we have to adapt to the no-huddle. It’s very tough. Defenses in college football are challenged like never before. It’s going to be a very difficult opening run for us."

We're going, in other words, to see a variety of offenses this year.

Things Alshon Does(n’t) " TRC

A bizarre event in the Twittersphere.

ANALYSIS: Why King, other departures hurt Georgia - University Of Georgia - Macon.com

Interesting analysis of the challenge depth poses to this year's Georgia Bulldogs team. It used to be that we were the team always in this position, but the roles seem to be reversed this year.

Caleb King Enters Supplemental Draft -- Bulldogs Blog

Best of luck. You'll need it.

Mike Leach memoir: ‘My biggest regret was not cutting Adam James’ - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF Blog - Yahoo! Sports

Leach certainly doesn't pull any punches in his discussion of the Adam James situation at Texas Tech. I've always felt that Leach got a raw deal and hope he lands a coaching gig one day. Don't feel too bad for him, though:

Leach is living in Key West waiting for that next head coaching position.

Life could be worse.

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Shame on Corey Miller

the words “moronic”, “unprofessional” and “assinine” immediately lept to mind as i read this parade of twitter-stupidity. Even Congressman Weiner had more tweeting sense than this. It’s like watching a train wreck happen four times.

Worst of all, Corey is one of us. He owes more the a twitter apology to Alshon and the other guys he defamed – not to mention Coach Spurrier, A,D, Eric Hyman and President Pastides.

Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee! UNIVERSITAS CAROLIN MERID. 1801 Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Ovid)

by tryptic67 on Jul 12, 2011 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

It never ceases to surprise me how little judgment supposed professional media personalities show when trying to sift the wheat and the chaffe from the internet rumor mill.

I know these guys all want to be the ones to break the latest big news, but come on. Show a little discernment, folks.

Garnet and Black Attack: A Blog By and For Gamecocks Fans.

by Gamecock Man on Jul 12, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Re Mike Leach

I would be surprised if he gets offered BCS-Conference-caliber coaching gig. He has obvious talent – in all my years watching CFB I’ve never seen the Red Raiders play at a consistently high level like that – supplanting A&M as the second program in the Lone Star State and challenging UT for top honors. But I imagine most presidents and A.D.s think he is radioactive.

Well – the UCF job may be coming open soon. Who wants to imagine what Mike Leach could do with that club. And after the big wrongful death judgment, it might be a match.

Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee! UNIVERSITAS CAROLIN MERID. 1801 Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Ovid)

by tryptic67 on Jul 12, 2011 5:14 PM EDT reply actions

Leach...

He needs to do what Bruce Pearl did many years ago and recognize that he’s viewed as radioactive by many big-time ADs and take a job at a lower-tier program, have some success, and then see if he can work his way back into a premier position. I agree that it seems doubtful that he’s going to be hired right away by a big-time program, but I’ll bet there are plenty of small-time programs that would love to have him on the cheap. That’s the route he’d need to go if he wants back into the limelight.

Garnet and Black Attack: A Blog By and For Gamecocks Fans.

by Gamecock Man on Jul 12, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Re Media Days

Surprised the HBC didn’t take Devin Taylor, much as I am a Travian fan. But then Devin is “Mr. Don’t Say Nuthin” so mebbe its for the best at a media circus!

Alshon deserves it this year – and the media woulda never forgiven Spurrier if he didn’t bring Latti, but it’s a shame Stephen Garcia doesnt go in his senior year (not to mention not even making the official 2011 season poster). Hopefully he will burn with a terrible fire to redeem himself.

Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee! UNIVERSITAS CAROLIN MERID. 1801 Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Ovid)

by tryptic67 on Jul 12, 2011 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

Media Days, huh?

GABA have anything interesting lined up for Media Day coverage?

by Cocky, Esq. on Jul 12, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll let FW answer this question. ;-)

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by Gamecock Man on Jul 12, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I will be in attendace!

Physically, that is. I cannot vouch for my state of mind at this moment.

Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina

by The Feathered Warrior on Jul 12, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Be sure to step on Corey Miller's foot

if he dares to show his mug in Birmingham, that is.

Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee! UNIVERSITAS CAROLIN MERID. 1801 Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Ovid)

by tryptic67 on Jul 12, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions

GABA: Sticking it to the traditional media since 2011. The party starts at SEC Media Days.

Garnet and Black Attack: A Blog By and For Gamecocks Fans.

by Gamecock Man on Jul 12, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha,

I was thinking more along the lines of being nervous/ in awe. But I’m not ruling anything out.

Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina

by The Feathered Warrior on Jul 13, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Bryce Sherman

is quoted as saying his scholarship would not be renenwed “because of a numbers game” necessitated by the new signing class. He says he did not quit. At this point, I dont have a reason to doubt him.

I was harping on the oversigning.com folks pretty hard yesterday. I think that they’re mis-guided on the impact it has on recruits – guys who’ve never stepped foot on the campus and are owed nothing – and owe us nothing – until they sign and return a LOI (after all, how many times are schools crawfished by recruits who’ve given their pledge only to have them sign with another school at the last minute,e.g. Cam Newton and Mississippi-Cant-Match-Auburn’s-Victoryland-Jack-State?)

That being said, Sherm came to us as a walk on and got a break to play big-time football. He was competent as a special teams starter, but not sensational (average just under 21 yds a return with none over 40 and no scores), and likely will be replaced by a recruited wide-receiver/db who is faster and better.

Should we fee sorry? Sure – if what he says is true, I feel sorry because no one likes to see a contributor cut., and because people said he was ’quitting". Should we castigate oversigning? If we do – then this is the sordid underbelly – where a guy who has given it his all is asked to leave to make room for someone who may (or may not be better). Should Coach Spurrier have released a statement – if he did cut Bryce because of numbers, then I think yes.

At this level (the SEC), however, cuts have to be expected and no one should aspire to play SEC ball who thinks he has a guaranteed 4-5 year ride on the team. And I’m sure that Big 110 teams cut players too – or practically tries to kill ’em off like Iowa.

Bryce should land on his feet. There’s probably a FCS school who’d love to have his speed in the SoCon or a comparable league. Hopefully, this will have a happy ending and I wish him the best of luck and thank him for his contributions to USC.

Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee! UNIVERSITAS CAROLIN MERID. 1801 Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros (Ovid)

by tryptic67 on Jul 13, 2011 9:27 AM EDT reply actions

It does not sound like he was "cut"

While I agree with most of your post, I feel like you are blurring the line between a signed, scholarship player and a former walk-on. Furthermore, Bryce did quit, he was not cut.

Bryce walked on the team, and was rewarded with a scholarship when there was an extra one available. He was not offered a scholarship directly out of high school by a USC football coach. It sounds like the “extra” scholarship was not available this season, and he was informed by the coaching staff he would not receive one. To say that he was “cut” is not accurate. There are plenty of guys who try out for one of those walk-on spots every season, and most of them are truly “cut”.

He probably had the option to stay on the team as a walk-on, but was understandably upset about the non-renewal. In effect, he did quit.

I can’t say I blame him, and I hate how it worked out. However, I have less sympathy for him than for a redshirt senior who is pushed off the team because they are not pegged to be a contributor. I wish he would have stuck around, but wish him the best where ever he goes from here.

by BrisketBiscuit on Jul 13, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions