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On Wednesday, The State newspaper reported that South Carolina would begin construction to erect a new sign on the west stands of Williams-Brice Stadium. On Thursday, Columbians began to see evidence of that very fact as they drove down Bluff Road.
Check out the new sign being added to Williams-Brice Stadium today... #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/Qr3qp7XNfU
— Sara Jane Harris (@SaraJaneHarris) August 14, 2014
New sign on Williams-Brice almost completed! #HereSC #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/Q8ekSeFXUs
— Gamecock Football (@GamecockFB) August 14, 2014
Just stopped by the stadium on the way to the preview party! Quite impressive folks! Isn't it great to be a Gamecock? pic.twitter.com/iL4G7OZ8Z0
— Carolina Ale House (@ColumbianaDrive) August 14, 2014
The new Gamecock sign towers overBluff Rd pic.twitter.com/kuZQ2sGcnQ
— Scott Hood (@ScottHood63) August 14, 2014
New Williams Brice Stadium sign going up today facing Carolina Park. Pretty good size. pic.twitter.com/ftwYnMSoJq
— William Gunter (@WillGunter560) August 14, 2014
New sign is making its way to the top of Williams-Brice! Go #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/NUc5jx1HYu
— Chris Rogers (@ChrisRogersSC) August 14, 2014
New sign up on Williams-Brice! pic.twitter.com/OxpqsFN9ZB
— Layla (@Anti_twatwaffle) August 15, 2014
This is pretty clearly an upgrade, right? The previous sign was industrial, overly spare and, most importantly, not visible at any distance other than about-to-enter-the-stadium.
The only bummer is that this new sign overlooks Gamecock Park, which just reminds us that we spent a lot of money on a new tailgating area and the most creative thing we could come up with to name it was "Gamecock Park."
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@GamecockTrey word is they are planning on covering that whole elevator shaft in new graphics.
— Gamecock Productions (@GamecockVideo) August 15, 2014
Our own @JorgeBrosada has an idea for that awkward space beneath the new Williams-Brice sign http://t.co/kOjUgvhRw4 pic.twitter.com/JuwMQ3zGg4
— G&B Attack (@GABAttack) August 15, 2014
@JorgeBrosada you're actually not too far off from what IS going there! #quantzphoto
— James Quantz Jr (@quantzphoto) August 15, 2014