TDF - You can hear happiness staggering on down the street.

Lady Gamecock Basketball

Gamecock Central: Arkansas crushes Gamecocks; David Cloninger explains in his WBB SEC Tournament watch that this loss drops Dawn Staley's club into a three-way tie for third place - with UGA and Arkansas; the Razorbacks now have the seeding advantage due to the head-to-head victory.

Gamecocksonline: Gamecocks Stumble at Arkansas. Dawn Staley's post-game interview - "What happened was that we had a huge let down."

Gamecock Baseball

Gamecock Central: Tanner: Middle relief still a mystery.

The Big Spur: In Photos: Baseball/softball party.

Perfect Game: Kendall Rogers posts his Top 100 countdown: 21-40. Check out the skinny on future opponents Georgia (23), Clemson (27), Mississippi State (31) and College of Charleston (37).

Gamecock Football

Bleacher Report: Mario Cuadros discusses the draft stock of the six Gamecocks going to the NFL Combine.

Post & Courier: Lawmaker wanted to be 'proactive' with rivalry bill. Better luck with your other legislation.

Gamecock Central: Post Signing Day: 2012 Defensive Outlook and Trustees set to OK raises for football coaches.

ESPN SEC Blog: Ed Aschoff runs down the SEC postseason position rankings: LB while Chris Low posts his SEC postseason position rankings: DB. We make respectable showings in both.

Sportstalkgolive: Phil Kornblut's Recruiting Report 2.9.12.

The Link Carnival continues after The Jump with Gamecock Basketball, Olympic Sports and the Loose Feed.

Gamecock Basketball

Gamecock Central: David Cloninger posts his USC-Tennessee Hoops Extra and offers some explanations for why Anthony Gill had such a poor game in Knoxville.

The Daily Gamecock: Gamecocks prepare for Arkansas. I have a bad feeling.

Myrtle Beach Sun: Tennessee State upsets No. 9 Murray State 72-68. Yes - that's the same Tennessee State Tigers team that beat us 64-63 back on November 20. Maybe their beating everyone's-belle-of-the-ball Murray State takes some of the sting out of it.

Olympic Sports

Gamecocksonline: Last-Minute Heroics Deliver 4-3 Win Over Wake Forest.

The Daily Gamecock: Softball opens season this Friday and Equestrian expects improvement.

Loose Feed

Mr. SEC: UGA President Michael Adams is openly speculating that 4- Or 8-Team playoff is on the way. Uncle Mikey Slive, however, appears to be trying to slow the BCS-to-Playoff speculation. Not to be out-done by his boss in the gum-flapping department, UGA's A.D. Mike McGarity opines on future SEC scheduling. Who would be favored in a talking contest between McGarity and Adams? Crikey. I'm thinking it's a pick 'em.

NBC Sports: John Taylor runs down the proposed NCAA rules changes for college football, including changes to kickoffs.

USA Today: NCAA's Emmert backs tough enforcement changes. Why do I have this terrible fear that - having let Auburn, North Carolina and Ohio State slide - Indianapolis is planning to to make an example of South Carolina, in the words of Voltaire, "pour encourager les autres." Don't think for a minute that the NCAA could never be that arbitrary or capricious; they are.

Athlon: Report: Ohio State should create compliance office. Now I'm confused - wasn't that Chris Rogers' job at OSU? The guy we just hired out of Columbus? Comfort Zone Index - shrinking (again).

GO COCKS!