Hot or Not? UGA edition

I'm not sure this past Saturday transpired like anybody expected, and I'm positive that if you told me the Gamecock defense was going to be pushed around like a chew toy, I would have laughed in your face. Unfortunately that did happen, but not all is, or was, lost. There were still some great moments to be had and reasons to get excited for the Gamecock faithful. We'll start by looking at the "hot" category.

HOT.

• Mike Davis. Mike Davis came into this game wanting to "show all of [his] emotions". What manifested was a 149 yard outing, on 16 attempts with a long of 75 and a touchdown. That's 9.1 yards a cary, which beats Georgia's Todd Gurley by 5 or so yards a touch. The 75 yard run does inflate that stat a bit, but either way it's in the record books. Also, could the 75 yard scamper come at a better time?
• Connor Shaw. The senior quarterback performed quite well considering the circumstances. Completing 16 of 25 passes for 228 yards and throwing 2 touchdowns usually shows a Win for the Gamecocks, but tonight it was not meant to be. However - you've got to be happy with the poise and attitude Shaw displayed.
• Nick Jones! A special "thanks" and "congratulations" to Nick Jones who gashed freshmen Branden Langly all evening. It was fantastic to see him show out, in a big way. Shout out to Shaq Roland who hauled in a leaping catch tonight - his physical skills are there, but he needs to get out of his own way.
• The entire offense! 454 yards and 21 first downs is a pretty impressive stat line. The offense was clicking on all cylinders tonight.
• Clayton Stadnik. The backup center was brought in tonight and exceeded expectations, even with his high snaps. Physically though, Stadnik held strong and proved to be a solid secondary option.