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by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 12, 2025 5:00 AM EST in News

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He better be calling plays in this picture and not ordering takeout.

FOOTBALL

Gamecocks Work Out Thursday | Gamecocks Online

Coach Johnson said the difference for the Florida offense versus other teams was their speed. "The thing about it is if you make a false step or you put your eyes on the wrong thing, they're just so fast. If you put different kids in that Florida offense, it kind of looks like another offense," continued Johnson. "But they're so fast and they execute so well and they're obviously well-coached. It's just the speed of it and the execution of it that's just phenomenal."

Ellis Johnson on why we don't stand a chance.

Spurrier, Gamecocks take their shot | ESPN
All we've ever asked for is a chance, right? Well here we are.

SEC East Championship Preview: Gators Vs. Gamecocks | Leftover Hot Dog
I could really go for some great special teams play right about now.

Special teams play a huge factor as the Gators will look to Chas Henry to handle the punting and kicking duties once again. Henry missed a last second field goal earlier in the season to lose the Miss. State game but redeemed himself 2 weeks ago against Georgia. Carolina will need to be aggressive on special team, as Florida will look to take advantage of every kickoff and punt as another scoring opportunity.

Secondary gets shakeup, Ward says on Cola radio | Spur of the Moment
Could this be the spark we've all been looking for? At this point our problems in the secondary are just as much a function of confidence as ability.

Gamecocks Podcast: Hogs Review and Florida Gators Preview | Leftover Hot Dog

On this week's show,the Gamecocks blogging bloggers of leftoverhotdog.com (Moose, the General and Flounder) discuss what went wrong versus the 'Hogs, did the loss hurt the recruitment of Clowney, takeaways from Arkansas, who must step up against the Gators, keys to a UF win and of course a prediction of the score.

USC fans on the road to an SEC East title? | GoGamecocks.com
Hey, no one thought we'd beat Clemson last year either. Let's see what happens. Anyone going to Gainesville for the game?

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gamecock Men's Basketball To Entertain Elon In Season Opener Friday | Gamecocks Online
Tipoff is at 9:04 pm, folks.

Young Gamecocks have a Lowcountry flavor | The Post and Courier
I'm not ready for basketball season just yet. Ask me again on Sunday.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

W HOOPS: Season Preview | GamecockCentral.com
A look at Dawn Staley's crew post-Bone.

USC women look to rebound after Bone's departure | The Post and Courier
Speaking of Bone, did we ever get a straight answer as to why she left in the first place?

Gamecocks Host No. 5/6 Xavier in First Game Friday Night | Gamecocks Online
The women are kicking off a pretty tough out of conference schedule on Friday as well.

MEN'S SOCCER

Men's Soccer To Face Top-Seeded SMU In C-USA Semifinals - Gamecocks Online
We played them earlier in Dallas and lost 3-1. Will this time be different?

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Gamecocks to face Spartans | The Daily Gamecock
Looks to be a good game. Hopefully the Lady Gamecocks can get on a roll.

Coming off another valiant performance in the SEC Tournament, No. 20 Carolina (14-5-4) will look to continue to put its name on the map when it travels to Charlottesville, Va., to make its fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Its bid for a title begins with a Friday night matchup against No. 10 UNC Greensboro (19-1-1).

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I don't see how that's much of a shake up in the secondary.

All those guys have given up big plays. Moving one to another safety position, or starting Swearinger, isn’t a real change. I guess you have to at least appear to be making an effort if you’re the coach though.

stuff 'bout stuff.

by silver82blade on Nov 12, 2025 5:48 AM EST reply actions

It could actually help

Devonte is probably our best Safety, and hes been playing every defensive snap for the last several games. A fresh Holloman could be what the safeties need to keep up the whole game.

by Gamecockrock on Nov 12, 2025 9:35 AM EST reply actions

Holloman is our best safety?

If that’s true we are so screwed. I’m not trying to put the guy down too much. He’s a fine athlete, a lot better than me, but he misses big play after big play, almost like it’s intentional. We don’t have a “best safety”. That’s not something we should ever utter about our defense. What is Damario Jeffery doing at spur? Doesn’t he just backup Allen? Maybe they should’ve tried him out at safety. I don’t know, I’m not in the practices and don’t see how good they are. All I know is Jeffery was a four star recruit at safety.

stuff 'bout stuff.

by silver82blade on Nov 12, 2025 12:41 PM EST up reply actions

Gamecockrock has a point about Holloman.

I think the fact that he’s playing literally every snap is really wearing him out. Strong safety is a tough position to play without a backup. You spend a lot of time wearing yourself out while running and also get hit a lot in run support. What we’re asking of Holloman is too much for one guy to handle well and still play at a high level.

I agree that I wish we could find some way to get someone else on the field at safety. It seems like we have too many athletes not to be able to give Holloman more support.

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by Gamecock Man on Nov 12, 2025 1:15 PM EST up reply actions

thats what im saying though man

he plays every defensive snap… nobody can go out and look like a stud when they are doing that.

by Gamecockrock on Nov 12, 2025 3:44 PM EST up reply actions

I'd agree if all his mistakes were athletic, but he makes a lot of mental mistakes too.

Unless he has mental fatigue, I don’t see how he is better than any of the other defensive backs. In fact, I kind of always thought he was the worst of the bunch, closely followed by Auguste. They’re all pretty bad though. Again, all way better than me, but still.

stuff 'bout stuff.

by silver82blade on Nov 12, 2025 7:03 PM EST up reply actions

Physical fatigue leads to mental fatigue.

No mystery there.

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by Gamecock Man on Nov 12, 2025 9:24 PM EST up reply actions

I'm sort of in the middle on the secondary shake up being beneficial.

I hope that it is, but they’ve been so poor in terms of being in position and playing smart football that I don’t know if anything will help right now. It’d be wonderful if you were right, Gamecockrock.

by Skulls and Spurs on Nov 12, 2025 10:42 AM EST reply actions

That's what confused me about the switch.

Our guys seem to be having more mental errors than problems athletically. Switching them up now should just create more mental errors. I’ve said before it can’t get worse, but I wonder now if it will.

stuff 'bout stuff.

by silver82blade on Nov 12, 2025 12:44 PM EST up reply actions