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Dear Ellis Johnson

A fan happily apologizes for being wrong about the defense coordinator choice for the Gamecocks.

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FIVE REASONS: South Carolina vs. UAB

1. Dreadful. Let's be clear: UAB is a horrible team, and has been for a long time. They're so bad ... How bad are they? They're so bad that there is legitimate discussion here in Alabama of...

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FIVE POINTS: South Carolina 23, Wofford 13 -- Not as bad as it looked

1. It's Wofford. We might need to resign ourselves to using that phrase the same way Georgia fans say, "It's South Carolina." We all remember the 27-20 near-miss of 2006; fewer of us will recall...

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5 POINTS: vs. N.C. State

1. The Tommy Beecher Experiment: Pull the plug.Sure, it's easier to come in when the opposing defense is worn down and put up the points. But consider this: With Beecher at quarterback, the...

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gamecocks 2008: Special Assignment

You ever wonder if Ellis Johnson wasn't really thinking when he took the South Carolina job? That he didn't realize that he would have to fix a defense that yielded 209.3 ypg rushing? That he let...

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FIVE POINTS: vs. Mississippi State

1. Smelley is solid. Not great, but solid. The line: 19-of-37 for 279, two scores, one pick. Sacked twice for nine yards. He made a few bad decisions -- one the aforementioned INT -- but again...

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FIVE POINTS: Louisiana-Lafayette

1. What the title means. For anyone who's never been in Columbia, the most popular, ahem, watering hole for South Carolina students is Five Points. (Unless you're preppy and go to the Vista, but...

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