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by The Feathered Warrior on Oct 12, 2025 5:00 AM EDT
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South Carolina Gamecocks Football vs Alabama Field Report | Leftover Hot Dog
LOHD has your full game recap here.
Kratch: USC shows tenacity, avoids disaster | The Daily Gamecock
Surely, this was the death knell. The Chicken Curse had finally picked itself up and dusted itself off after being bludgeoned in the head by Whit Merrifield's aluminum bat in Omaha, Neb., back in the summer and made its way back cross-country, just in time to thwart the Gamecocks as they stood on the threshold of history.
My only qualm with this article? There is no chicken curse.
Security harmed students in defense of field | The Daily Gamecock
This confirms what we all already knew.
From my front row vantage point I witnessed a number of shocking events. The first student I saw successfully make it onto the field was seen just seconds later with blood pouring from his nose and mouth being escorted away by an officer. Another young man jumped the fence right in front me, and when an event staff member tried to simply push him back off the field, a police officer grabbed at him, trying to pull him back onto the field. Many of the officers armed themselves with Tasers and pointed them toward the crowd, and I can't even begin to mention the amount of students I watched get punched at and thrown violently to the ground.
OL Kevin Young knows this feeling all too well. All so we won't pay a $25,000 fine? Let's put that number into perspective.
If you consider the fact that it costs one out-of-state, non-scholarship student roughly $160,000 to attend Carolina for four years, I'm pretty sure the school could have handled the minor setback.
Let's forget for a second that tuition doesn't feed into the athletic department. Seems like this no rushing the field policy is counter-productive to its goals.
USC rolls Alabama | The Daily Gamecock
"I think it was just meant to be," Spurrier said. "Fate was on our side for us to beat the No. 1 in all three major sports in 2010." "This win couldn't have come at a better time," Garcia added. "We had a great game plan, and we executed it the best we've executed any game plan this year. Actually, since I've been here, I can't recall the way the offense played like this." Maybe fate had something to do with it.
Gamecocks Begin Kentucky Week | Gamecocks Online
Videos from practice (Coach Ward, DJ Swearinger, Tony Straughter, Travian Robertson)
College Football Power Ranking | Rivals.com
Alshon Jeffery is now considered Rivals top receiver in the country and Marcus Lattimore comes in at #9 for running backs.
Gamecocks' Jeffery grabs top honor | Rivals.com
South Carolina Named Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week | Gamecocks Online
The honors keep rolling in. (No pun intended. (Ok, maybe a little bit.))
Garcia Earns National Accolades | Gamecocks Online
University of South Carolina junior quarterback Stephen Garcia has been selected as the national Offensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, it was announced today.
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In addition, Garcia is one of four players under consideration for the Capital One Cup Impact Performance of the Week. Fans can vote for Garcia at ESPN.com.
Sunday Night Research Project: What 93 Yards vs. Bama Means for Lattimore | Spur of the Moment
Let me phrase that again: Lattimore's day was the best individual performance against Alabama since Nov. 24, 2007.
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Reports out of Kentucky today said that Wildcats running back Derrick Locke -- a very, very important piece of that UK offense -- might miss Saturday's game against South Carolina. Locke has shoulder stingers (in both shoulders) and a bruised elbow. Even if he goes, he might not be 100 percent. It would be a huge blow for the Cats.
Good news all round for the Gamecocks.
Monday Lunchtime Notes: Vandy Game Time, Garcia Honored, Locke Doubtful | Spur of the Moment
Big news today from Lexington, where Joker Phillips says running back Derrick Locke is doubtful for the game because of two shoulder stingers and a bruised elbow.
Post-Alabama Stream of Conciousness Reflections | The Rubber Chickens
What would you rather have - A loss to CTU and a trip to the SECCG, or a win over CTU and no trip to the SECCG?
Why do I have to choose?
Bama’s Winning Streak – A Graphic Explanation | The Rubber Chickens
'Bama gets the business end of a claw hammer.
Game Time Set For South Carolina-Vanderbilt Game | Gamecocks Online
We're slated for 7:00 pm on FSN.
BRAGGIN' RIGHTS BAROMETER | The Post and Courier
South Carolina 31, Clemson 17
Why does my spider sense tell me this score will be closer after next week?
"College GameDay" Slideshow | The Daily Gamecock
Check out tiny Cocky.
Big Weekend for Spurrier: HBC Gets a Huge Win, 2 Grandkids | Spur of the Moment
Steve Spurrier, Jr's wife gave birth to twins Sunday night, adding to triplets and another son they already had. Someone on the radio joked that Spurrier Jr. is single-handedly trying to improve our depth at offensive line in 2028.
Tailgating Recipes: Week 6 - Garnet Grilled Shrimp | Saturday Down South
Not sure what is "garnet" about these shrimp, but it does look delicious.
93-year-old Gamecocks fan says Bama win was long awaited | WIS News 10
"I really thought Lou Holtz was crazy when he predicted we might win that game," said Crews. "I don't want you to think I had little faith in my team, but I just thought we didn't have a chance."
Lou Holtz is crazy.
Kentucky spinning its wheels after hot start | The Joplin Globe
The wheels are wobbly, let's go ahead and kick 'em off.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Galloway Out With Foot Injury | Gamecocks Online
Out 4-6 weeks. Not a huge deal. Basketball season doesn't start until March, right?
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kayla Grimsley Named National Player of the Week | Gamecocks Online
South Carolina junior forward Kayla Grimsley has been named the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week after her four-goal performance on the road this week, the organization announced Monday.
MEN'S SOCCER
No. 20 Gamecock Men's Soccer To Host NC State Tuesday | Gamecocks Online
Fresh of its 1-0 victory over No. 5 Tulsa, the 20th-ranked South Carolina men's soccer team is set to host NC State on Tuesday in non-conference play. Match time is set for 7 p.m. at Stone Stadium. The Gamecocks enter the contest with a 6-3-1 overall record, while NC State holds a 5-5-1 mark.
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it seems counterproductive
to try and save students/fans from traumatic head injuries caused by tearing down the goal posts … by having your security striking them in the head … or tasing them.
by tryptic67 on Oct 12, 2025 7:59 AM EDT reply actions
Absolutely
Imagine the money spent to cover the cost of a lawsuit had one of these students been seriously injured. Sure, the rules said don’t come onto the field, but there’s definitely an excessive force argument to be made.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd hate to think it was about money
USC has insurance issued by a quasi-state entity / inusrance pool that would defend all suits and pay claims.
Rules are rules, but once the posts are cranked down, its not a danger to the students/fans nor do I think our kids are going to take a poke at an opposing player.
by tryptic67 on Oct 12, 2025 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
If it ain't about money somewhere down the line, then what's the purpose?
Protect our athletes by tasing students? Protect an opposing team’s athletes by punching our students? If that insurance is there, why not let everyone charge the field? I’m just throwing out questions because I don’t think there’s a real straight truth answer. Obviously, USC hopes to avoid the $25k fine, but at what expense? I’d be willing to bet that some of those officers are Clemson fans enjoying stealing some thunder from Carolina students by tasing or hitting them.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions
that is the goofiest thing I have ever heard. Maybe the officers were clemson fans? Com’on man, really? The fans were told before the game that they could not rush the field and if they did so that they would arrested. Once the students crossed the line, they were in violation and able to be charged. The officers have 80,000 people to deal with and can’t really spare multiple officers to chase down a student. I’m a police officer so I know how dealing with a gigantic crowd is. The objective is to get the person in custody as quick as possible and get them out of there, they weren’t clemson fans trying to steal some thunder from the fans. They were doing their job. The fans and students should have upheld the wishes of the university and the football program and not try to rush the field plain and simple.
by Carolina Cock-n-Fire on Oct 12, 2025 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, there's theory --
and then there is reality. Should students try to get on the field when the University and police specifically ask them not to? No. But does a student deserve a bloodied nose and a criminal record for the mere act of hoping a fence? Absolutely not. I’ve also heard of at least one student being thrown over the fence by the people behind him. He didn’t want to go over the fence, but he still got arrested.
The bottom line is it is safer for the University to allow people onto the field in an orderly fashion once the goal posts have been lowered and the opposing players have run off the field. This nonsense about using a small number of law enforcement to contain thousands of students is ridiculous. It’s 1) more dangerous, 2) unfair to the students, and 3) unfair to the law enforcement. It’s a no-win proposition all the way around.
I was on the field after our victory over Clemson in Death Valley (sic) a few years ago and I can say that it was loads safer than what I witnessed last Saturday.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Oct 12, 2025 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
its not very counterproductive. Those officers did not hit or tase anyone who wasn’t under arrest and violating the law. The majority of the students and fans left without injury and thats what the school was going for. The only counterproductive issues came when people decided to disobey the wishes of the university and tried to rush the field. At that point they were in violation of the law and placed under arrest, they put themselves in that situation. For the most part, SC’s plan worked.
by Carolina Cock-n-Fire on Oct 12, 2025 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, Skulls, if you read the south carolina state law and federal law, police officers have the +1 statute in the use of force spectrum. This means, if someone is unarmed or attempts to strike a police officer with their fists, the officer can use their tasers, asp batons, or OC spray. There is no excessive use of force. Once they violated the law they were under arrest and if they did not comply or resist arrest, these items can be used. You’ve got maybe 100 or so police officers and a crowd of 80,000 or more. They are severly out numbered and do not have the time or man power to mess around. I personally would have to loved to see USC let the student rush the field, because we have never had such a big upset, but the school did not and it hired law enforcement to do a job and they had to do it.
by Carolina Cock-n-Fire on Oct 12, 2025 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
"if someone is unarmed or attempts to strike a police officer with their fists"
You’re going to have to explain to me how hopping a fence constitutes “striking a police officer with their fists.”
The police officers were given a job and they did it to the best of their ability under the circumstances. But you have to admit that it makes no sense for a college student to be subjected baton beatings, pepper pray, and tasers just for trying to hop a fence. You have to call into a question a policy that basically mandates police are going to have to harm students. And don’t give me this stuff about students having to deal with the consequences of their actions. You know as well as I do that, while you can reason with a person, you can’t reason with a mob.
Being tasered is not an acceptable punishment for rushing the field. I think the officers’ actions in this situation are defensible, but my problem is with the policy that lead to the actions, not the actions themselves.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Oct 12, 2025 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Well said, FW.
I think the university’s decision is the problem. I have no problem with officers doing their jobs to the best of their abilities, but I also think that, as others have said, this situation was a lose-lose for all involved, university, officers, students, players, everyone. The University showed little foresight into what the reality of this situation would be. Did they really think that putting 100 officers on the field would solve the problem and that no one would rush the field? What happened is a result of poor judgment on the University’s part.
As far as whether or not police officers should be able to use force to stop people, I agree that it seems a bit dubious to call tasers an appropriate plus-one response. However, I can empathize with the way it must feel to have to control a crowd of thousands of students with only 100 or so officers. Like I said, it’s a lose-lose for all involved.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
man
coming from a guy who is going to be a police officer in a year or less, let me tell you. There is no sense in arguing that an officer is in the right… they are never in the right to peoples mind, especially in this state where police are looked at as inhuman for their use of force to apprahend people breaking the law.
I have tried to tell people the right thing for years now, it just doesnt work.
by Gamecockrock on Oct 13, 2025 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a one plus response
One level above whatever the, in this case, so called “suspect” is doing. So, officer, how can you justify the use of a taser on a man trying to run by you in celebration of his team’s victory?!? Ridiculous.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Based on your earlier comment,
you are telling us that when they hopped the fence they were immediately “under arrest” so the officers took this running by them as an attempt to resist that arrest, so, in turn, they were able to use the one plus force to subdue them? Wow. That’s certainly not there to be used in this type of situation, which is why The Feathered Warrior’s questioning of the policy is the best argument on here.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
The plus-one is designed to help stop legitimate threats.
And that one kid with the hat on who got bopped on the nose looked like he weighed about 140 soaking wet and probably couldn’t have harmed one of the cheerleaders, much less one of the cops. That said, I can understand the officer’s psychology here. I think that what they were asked to do was unreasonable.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree GM.
Everyone was put in a bad spot. The cops had to do a job, but pulling out the tasers was too much. Obviously, many of them thought this as well since they all didn’t elect to go that route.
The charging the field issue needs to be an NCAA nationwide ban or no ban at all, anywhere. It’s tough for kids to watch other schools, including the one in the upstate, rush the field and celebrate after a win and then get told they can’t.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
No, you're right--tasering is too much. Tasers have killed people before.
One of my future in-laws, btw, is an attorney in Greenville and got an elderly woman who had been roughed up and tasered by the police a pretty nice settlement. There are some pretty awful stories out there.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree
FW’s correct … its a matter of poor policy. I hope it never happens again. I’m not expert in the use of force, but my understanding is that it has to be proportional in the context of the officer’s safety. No one was going to hurt an officer or an opposing team member … and once both the goal posts were down, no one was going to get knocked on the head that way, either. I would say the biggest “danger” would be someone being trampled … but I think that’’s remote. This certainly wasn’t a riot.
I disagree with silver82blade … police officers are not “evil” any more than any other job that confers power and authority has evil people in it (medicine, law, politics, military service, you name it). I do worry that sometimes some police are too quick to reach for the Taser, or throw a punch or a body slam. While I dont think rushing the field is a sin, I understand the League and the NCAA are against it (and why), and I accept that the University has the police power to say “stay off”. I hate that these kids today are being punished for our fans back in 01 when any excuse was a good one to rush the field.
I would hate if the University moved the student section out of the North endzone and NE corner. It is a big advantage and looks amazing both in person and on TV. Perhaps when we get around to North End Zone renovation, we can address all the concerns in one fell swoop.
by tryptic67 on Oct 12, 2025 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
just as a side note
the officer isnt only doing this to abide by the law set forth, or protect the players… they also use this force to save lives. Just imagine a group of 20,000+ people running out onto the field, there is bound to be younger people in that group… people dont exactly run around someone, they will just bulldoze whoever is in front of them, which can lead to tramplings, alot worse than a sore nose and a migraine.
by Gamecockrock on Oct 13, 2025 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I still think some of the officers were Tigers ; ) lol
Why not blame “them” folk? A redneck with a badge and a taser at a Carolina game is a bad combo.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 11:38 AM EDT reply actions
At the risk of offending our officer friend...
I agree. You think a Clemson officer wouldn’t take a chance to knock the crap out of a Carolina guy?
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
The SEC is the no-fun conference.
Very frustrating that the one of the best and certainly most passionate groups of fanbases cannot celebrate with their teams after a big win.
by RumblinFish on Oct 12, 2025 12:34 PM EDT reply actions
Back to football ...
… that was a nice story on that 93 year old dude. I’m a little surprised that Jeffery got the National Player of the Week. As great as he did, I thought Garcia did better. He had more than one throw deep downfield while getting pounded, and he delivered almost everything with laser precision. He also converted that 4th down with a scramble to the left. It’s hard to say Jeffery had a better game, but Jeffery should be 2nd on the list of the top player for the week.
stuff 'bout stuff.
by silver82blade on Oct 12, 2025 12:36 PM EDT reply actions
Garcia got plenty of honors, too...
Was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, he should get every award for everything.
stuff 'bout stuff.
by silver82blade on Oct 12, 2025 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
College Football Power Ranking | Rivals.com
To add to the list that you already have:
T.J. Johnson is the #11 offensive lineman
Cliff Matthews is the #20 defensive lineman
Stephon Gilmore is the #10 defensive back
Ellis Johnson is the #6 defensive coordinator
Steve Spurrier is the #10 head coach
I’m a little surprised Spencer Lanning isn’t ranked on special teams.
stuff 'bout stuff.
by silver82blade on Oct 12, 2025 12:48 PM EDT reply actions
good point - Lanning is awesome
‘course we didn’t need him for the Bama game. I have a sinking suspicion we will for UK.
by tryptic67 on Oct 12, 2025 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If we win the East this year...
Expect to see Spurrier jump into the top five. He’s suddenly becoming very relevant again.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I gotta think Spurrier
is in the driver’s seat for SEC Coach of the Year. I’m sure he’d rather (a) win the East and (b) win the Conference.
by tryptic67 on Oct 12, 2025 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, we haven't needed him as much as we used to.
He’s still a great kicker, but when you actually have a competent offense inside the red zone, it’s amazing how much you can accomplish!
by RumblinFish on Oct 12, 2025 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Huge difference.
Like SOS said on his show, it’s the difference in winning and losing ballgames.
by Skulls and Spurs on Oct 12, 2025 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember Georgia last year?
Lanning had a great game for us, but it belied the fact that our offense moved the ball all day but couldn’t punch it in the end zone, and that was the difference in the game.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Same kind of situation with Bama last year, too.
That game could have been in doubt well into the fourth quarter if we’d actually capitalized on how often we reached the red zone.
by RumblinFish on Oct 12, 2025 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
You know, I go off to class...
And the next thing I know silver82blade has high-jacked my thread with this crap.
I thought SB Nation, this blog, and this community, in particular, was sophisticated enough to delineate between a nuanced opinion regarding the SEC’s stance on rushing the field and the hate speech I had to endure in the above. And, yes, I consider sweeping, baseless generalizations like,
You cops are more evil than 90% of the people you arrest.
and
You people don’t know shit about how to enforce laws responsibly or humanely.
to be hate speech. I’d also like to note that I do not appreciate silver82blade’s increasingly gratuitous use of profanity such as:
All you people care about is using whatever force tickles your dicks at the time.
or the forays into politics, religion, and proselytizing. This post was not meant to be your personal sounding board for any of those subjects, and I’m sorry if my discussion of a college student’s bloody nose led you to believe that.
silver82blade, I’m having a difficult time reconciling your, often, incisive commentary on Gamecock football with the clearly inflammatory hate speech you’ve presented to us here. Your seeming indifference to both general human decency and our banning you from this site is deeply troubling to me.
Ban me if you want, but I had to say it!!
You, in fact, did not “have” to say it, and you showed poor judgment in exercising your right to do so. I have no idea what the standards of this blog are, as I have not read them since I joined a couple of years ago, but you can rest assured that your comments today will prompt a discussion between Gamecock Man and me in the near future. I don’t recall our ever having to ban someone before, but you may rest easy tonight knowing that you necessitated our revisiting the policy.
If you can’t tell, I’m pissed. I don’t have the authority on here to delete comments, but I’m sufficiently mad that I’m considering deleting this post entirely. If I wanted to read through this type of drivel I’d visit the GoGamecocks message boards. I intend to send Carolina Cock-n-Fire an apology later tonight, and I suggest you do the same.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Oct 12, 2025 6:14 PM EDT reply actions
Carlina Cock-n-Fire,
If you would please e-mail me your e-mail address so I could send you my apology, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Oct 12, 2025 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
FW, check your email.
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by Gamecock Man on Oct 12, 2025 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been thinking about this for a few hours now.
I won’t bother commenting on the main arguments in this thread, because there is no sense beating a dead horse. Trying to defend Carolina Cock-n-Fire’s position or attack silver82blade’s ignorant rant would do nothing but breathe new life in this nonsense.
That being said, I am extremely disappointed that such hateful language is tolerated in this type of venue. And I’m not just looking at silver82blade’s comments. I thought G&BA was a place where Gamecock fans could get together and discuss sports and our university, without such mindless personal attacks. I’m all for academic discussions and opposing views, but this thread jumped over the line in a hurry.
I hope that these comments are not indicative of the type of discussions to come on G&BA.
by Cocky, Esq. on Oct 12, 2025 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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