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Gators Fan With a Very Clever Stephen Garcia Sign

The Florida Gators host the South Carolina Gamecocks this afternoon and ESPN's College GameDay was present in Gainesville, Florida for the festivities. And with ESPN College GameDay comes funny and clever signs. This week was no exception. In this photo, courtesy of BigLeadSports, a Gators fan picks on Stephen Garcia and his problem with drinking that pretty much got him thrown...
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October 20, 2012  |  Discuss

Shaw, Vanderbilt thrust into the spotlight

Connor Shaws window of opportunity widened as he took the field against Vanderbilt last season, his first taste of SEC football. He inherited a nightmare and a 21-3 lead. South Carolinas starter, Stephen Garcia, had just thrown his fourth interception of the game the previous series a cardinal sin under coach Steve Spurrier and was benched for what must have felt like the 74th...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas
August 29, 2012  |  Discuss

Gamecocks Football: Vanderbilt By the Numbers

The South Carolina Gamecocks will travel to Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN.  Here are some numbers to give you an idea how these teams have matched up over the history of the series: 1961– First every meeting between the Gamecocks and Commodores.  USC won 23-7. 1-SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2005) QB Jay Cutler. 2- Number...
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August 29, 2012  |  Discuss

#20 South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina The Ole Ball coach and the Gamecocks had a solid 2011 season, and are definitely looking forward to improving on that. It won’t be easy though because their schedule is one of the toughest in the SEC, even Steve Spurrier can recognize that. The Gamecocks had two quarterbacks last season, although Connor Shaw emerged as the leader after Stephen Garcia continued to...
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August 16, 2012  |  Discuss

Gamecocks Overrated?

Russ Mitchell of College Football News posted his assessment of the South Carolina Gamecocks last night. Russ, who has been a frequent critic of UGA and Mark Richt, has plenty of questions about South Carolina's chances of contending in the SEC. Mitchell describes the South Carolina offense, with the exception of Marcus Lattimore, as inexperienced and...well, just average...
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August 08, 2012  |  Discuss

2011-12 Gamecocks Highlights, 10-6

The 2011-12 academic year was a successful time on the athletic fields for the Gamecocks.  Beginning today we're counting down the Top 10 and Bottom 10 moments for USC athletics in the past season.  We start with Highlights #10-6. #10 Football beats Kentucky 54-3 This game was against one of USC's weaker opponents, but it had plenty of significance for a variety of reasons...
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July 23, 2012  |  Discuss

2012 SEC Football: Preseason Power Rankings

It's the SEC's world and we all just live in it.  At least, that's the prevailing sentiment these days. Who could blame anyone for thinking that way?  The Southeastern Conference, for all their bluster and hubris, have a legitimate claim to be the nation's toughest conference.  Home to the last six national championships (in fact, seven out of the last nine.....
Via Football Nation Verified_ybn
July 21, 2012  |  Discuss

South Carolina QB Connor Shaw slams Under Armour cleats.

Connor Shaw South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw has found a way to cause controversy in Columbia, SC that even his predecessor, Stephen Garcia, couldn't even think of. Shaw make a somewhat negative comment about the cleats provided by the Gamecocks uniform supplier, Under Armor on Twitter Thursday night. The tweet has since been taken down, but its contents were preserved...
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July 06, 2012  |  Discuss

Dawgs Daily 03-Jul-12

Kindness perceived as weakness? It’s no secret older players pass down inside information to the younger guys about certain coaching methods, secrets to succeed in the classroom and on the field, corners that can be cut and most importantly in this case, discipline and punishment and how it is handled.  And since Richt has been in Athens, he has traditionally been known to...
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July 03, 2012  |  Discuss

Good Luck Stephen Garcia in the CFL

Congrats and good luck to former University of South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia as he has signed a three-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound former Gamecocks signal caller made the team after being offered a tryout last month. He will have to compete for playing time with former Utah State quarterback Anthony Calvillo...
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June 30, 2012  |  Discuss

Bro Canada! Stephen Garcia signs with CFL's Montreal Alouettes.

Stephen Garcia fans rejoice! Arguably the greatest Bro quarterback ever to be kicked out of the South Carolina Gamecocks football program has found a home with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes. "The announcement, made on the team's Facebook page, was simple: "Quarterback Stephen Garcia has been added to the Alouettes roster. Details to come." Garcia...
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June 27, 2012  |  Discuss

Gamecocks Football: 94 Days Until Kickoff

Today there are 94 days until kickoff. 94.22 was the opponents' passing efficiency last season.  By contrast, the Gamecocks had a team passing efficiency of 133.08.  Stephen Garcia, who had a poor season, had an efficiency of 107.71.  (Connor Shaw was 148.31.) Pass efficiency measures the effectiveness of the passing game.  Conversely pass efficiency defense measures a...
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May 28, 2012  |  Discuss

Gamecock's Stephen Garcia is off the radar

Last October, when the Gamecocks Stephen Garcia was finally dismissed from the team, we thought it might about as far as he would fall. Not quite.Garcia showed some flashes of brilliance in his times in Columbia. He was also painful to watch at times. But he showed he had some talent that might, even with just a remote chance, land him at least an opportunity to play at the next...
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May 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Case of the Mondays: On Da'Rick, pot brownies, and 'The U' looking for a few good men

Welcome to week’s “Case of the Mondays” where we look at the good, bad and surreal from the world of college football world, sporting world and beyond. And we enter this weekend’s edition with some good news: We actually have college football to talk about! That’s right, after weeks of drugging through college hoops, Tebow-mania, Peyton-Mania, Lin-sanity, baseball, WNBA...
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April 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Stephen Garcia opens up about his dismissial from South Caroilina.

Former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia recently discussed the details behind his dismissal from the Gamecocks football program. Garcia had been suspended five times previously for various issues. The final incident that led to his dismissal involved his failing an alcohol test following the death of his grandfather and a loss to Auburn. “I hate to use that as an...
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March 07, 2012  |  Discuss

Dawgs Daily 20Feb12

It's when, not if: ...the key to winning big might be losing at the right time. In professional sports and even college basketball it is often suggested that a loss could benefit a team big picture. Due to the postseason format, the dynamic for college football is certainly a little different. The sentiment, however, remains. The nature of competition has produced a hardened...
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February 20, 2012  |  Discuss

CFBZ Pre-Spring Top 10

We are a little late on bringing you our "way too early Top....." but we figured we would wait until all of the kids made their NFL decisions and for National Signing Day to come and go. For the purpose of this article when I refer to "returning starters" I am going to be using Phil Steele's figures that he posted on his website.   #10 South Carolina Gamecocks...
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February 16, 2012  |  Discuss

South Carolina Recruiting: Playing the "Waiting Game" for QB recruits

  The quarterback position is one that Gamecocks fans figured would come easy when Steve Spurrier took over as the South Carolina head coach after the 2004 season. It hasn't been that easy. The Gamecocks biggest quarterback recruit in the Steve Spurrier era was the embattled Stephen Garcia. He was a big QB recruit in the 2007 class but we all know what happened there. Other...
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February 13, 2012  |  Discuss

South Carolina Gamecocks: 2011 Exit Survey

It took Steve Spurrier six seasons, but in 2010 he took South Carolina to their first SEC Championship Game. Despite going to the Championship Game they lost five times (two of them to National Champion Auburn). There were a lot of questions surrounding whether South Carolina had arrived or if they just benefited from a weak SEC East. Coming into 2011, the Gamecocks were one of...
Via College Football Zealots Verified_ybn
February 07, 2012  |  Discuss

Stephen Garcia is asking for forgiveness and a sixth chance

With the NFL draft just a couple months away, former South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia is starting to showt remorse over the way his career ended with the Gamecocks. Garcia was dismissed from the team in October after failing an alcohol-related test, ending a tumultuous five seasons with Gamecocks. Garcia had been suspended five different times — all for alcohol-related...
Via Dr. Saturday
January 13, 2012  |  Discuss

South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery Wins Capital One Bowl MVP Despite Being Ejected From Game

  Coming into this season much was expected from the South Carolina Gamecocks offense but things didn’t go according to plan. The team’s starting quarterback to begin the year, Stephen Garcia, was dismissed from the team in October. Later that month running back Marcus Lattimore was lost for the season with a knee injury. At [...]
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January 02, 2012  |  Discuss

South Carolina Defeats Nebraska: Three Things We Learned

The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Capital One Bowl game by the score of 30-13.  With the win, USC gets a historic school record 11 wins on the season.Here are three things we learned from the win: 1.  Alshon Jeffery is a man amongst boys - Just check out his hail mary touchdown grab - HERE.  Yes he lost his cool and got ejected (video here...
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January 02, 2012  |  Discuss

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs South Carolina Gamecocks – Capital One Bowl

#20 Nebraska (9-3) vs #9 South Carolina (10-2) Nebraska’s inaugural year in the B1G was an overall success. The Huskers went 9-3 overall and 5-3 in Conference. They didn’t come in and rip through the B1G like some Nebraska fans thought they would but they also didn’t wet the bed. At times they look very good (beating Michigan State 24-3) and at times they were embarrassed ...
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January 02, 2012  |  Discuss

CBR Goes Bowling: Capital One Bowl

Capital One Bowl Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Jan. 2, 1:00 pm ET Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Orlando, Fla.) Website: http://fcsports.com/CapitalOneBowl.aspx TV: ESPN Line: Nebraska -1.0 As far as non-BCS bowls go, this contest has the potential to be one of the best. South Carolina has dealt with key injuries and the Stephen Garcia drama, but Steve...
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January 01, 2012  |  Discuss

CBR Goes Bowling: Capital One Bowl

Capital One Bowl Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Jan. 2, 1:00 pm ET Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Orlando, Fla.) Website: http://fcsports.com/CapitalOneBowl.aspx TV: ESPN Line: Nebraska -1.0 As far as non-BCS bowls go, this contest has the potential to be one of the best. South Carolina has dealt with key injuries and the Stephen Garcia drama, but Steve Spurrier...
Via Bloguin Best
January 01, 2012  |  Discuss
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