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Just a quick heads up prior to his announcement, I’m told not to be surprised if FSU’s late momentum pushes them over the edge.

South Carolina is obviously still going to push until the end, but it sounds like the Noles have leapfrogged UNC as the top competition.

We’ll all find out shortly.

After being awarded a legacy of something award she gave a speech that included a firm commitment to DEI and liberal-think. Although most of her speech was very good, she couldn’t help herself in getting into the liberal gobbledygook.

Why can’t she just coach basketball and stop with her political bullshit……

Price is already over 100% from when it was posted a few months ago.

SEC expedited start of trading date to tomorrow.

Bloomberg expecting $4 Billion in purchase volume on the first day.

Things could get very interesting over the next few years.

ETH ETF is up next --- probably this year too.

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I will note that I know my picks are a bit optimistic, and they almost entirely depend on beating Kentucky in week two and starting with positive momentum. If you drop that one, things could turn quickly in the other direction.

What do you guys think?

Hearing from Shane Beamer for some remarks after his annual golf outing. Not expecting anything groundbreaking, but live updates to follow.

Big three days coming up for Gamecock Baseball with the MLB Draft. Should have a handful of players selected, a couple from the high school recruiting class and then we'll see who actually signs contracts over the next two weeks before that July 30th deadline.

A reminder rounds 1-2 are tonight, 3-10 tomorrow and 11-20 wrap it up on Tuesday. I previewed this draft for the Gamecocks with some help from Stephen Anderson, who will also be around here the next few days:

Live updates and thoughts to follow over the coming days:

Thus far Carolina has seen two little used relief pitchers enter the portal.

Austin Williamson (RHP): 11.57 ERA in 3 appearances, 2.1 IP, 6 hits allowed, three earned runs, 1 BB and 2Ks. Opponents hitting .462 off him. He has two seasons remaining.

Jackson Phipps (LHP) : He didn't pitch this season. It appears he has two season remaining as well.

Here is a list of players that exhausted their eligibility:
Dylan Brewer
Dalton Reeves
Gavin Casas
Austin Briling
Garrett Gainey
Parker Noland
Ty Good
Tyler Causey

Hey y'all, hope you're doing well. We had a media availability with the three new players to South Carolina women's basketball earlier this week, and I'll be dropping mini-profiles on all three in the coming days. Here's the first one, on transfer forward Maryam Dauda.


For those looking for a place to talk all things women's basketball this season, we run live threads on the insider's forum every single game:

Looks to be about the same as last year give or take one. 6-6 would be with 2 upsets. Next year will have a great home schedule though with Bama Oklahoma and Clemson.

South Carolina is set for a massive recruiting weekend with several top commitments heading back, a surprise Rivals250 target of note, and more priority 2026 targets returning to campus

Scoop: https://n.rivals.com/news/south-carolina-is-gearing-up-for-a-massive-recruiting-weekend

Quick story on the fall baseball news today:

If you want more info on Paul Mainieri’s schedule philosophy and something he already has in the works for 2026, check here:

is this years trip bigger or lesser than last years ?

Personally. I go to Santee several times a year. Not a big fan of traveling. Prefer 3-4 days somewhere and get out.

Four cupcakes and it still looks like it's going to be a losing season this year .... and next.

For what it's worth, I decided to put in a futurecast for South Carolina this morning, but he was firmly in the UNC boat this spring, and FSU has made a solid push. It won't shock me if it ends up being any of the 3, but the buzz I've heard lately has been positive for the Gamecocks. Sometimes I put in futurecasts when I know 99% of what is going to happen, and sometimes it's just a hunch based on recent vibes. I want to emphasize that this one is the latter, but I do have some confidence.

Best of luck.

They will be a conference game in the future. Who would ever thought that possible!

DALLAS — More content from off the podium in Dallas, where Alex Huntley, Debo Williams and Luke Doty talked to local media for a little bit before facing the conference-wide and national media in the main room. Here are some comments from all three:

Alex Huntley:

On being a Columbia kid playing out a full career at South Carolina:
“I feel like every move I make, everything I do, I’m doing it for myself and my family but also Columbia. The city has welcomed me so much. Everything I can do to represent the city as best I can, I try to do that.”

On being at Media Days:
"The fact that I can do this and be able to do this is a blessing. It goes to show how much I appreciate my coaches and my team, that they are okay with me coming here and are fine with me representing them. I'm just appreciative of them."

On what people should know about 2024 South Carolina football:
2024 SC:
“Just keep sleeping on us. I don’t hear too much of the media, but I’ve heard enough. I’m okay with what’s being said, that’s fine. But to those people saying those things, they’re going to be a little upset when the season goes on with what we do.”

On the experience of the defense:
“It does a whole lot. I feel like I could lead a scout or a whole practice defensively by myself just because of how much I know signaling all the plays, coverages, stunts, formations, whatever it is. So having that second nature with not just me but almost half the defense it feels like, we’re all on that same page so it helps a lot.”

On the summer work:
“One thing about us is we work very, very, very hard. I think that’s something we tell guys that come on official visits, like don’t come here if you don’t want to work. We work really hard in the weight room, but that kind of helps us. To really become brothers and really become a family, you’ve got to go through those hardships and be doing those workouts. This year we’ve been really focusing on having those lows in the workouts, but also getting those highs in, doing things together, having fun, everything like that.”

On the player of this defense people don't know now but will this season:
“We have a lot of players on the defense who I’m excited about, who I feel don’t get enough attention. But probably Nick Barrett. It’s a little bit of D-line love; he’s a D-line guy. We have a lot of depth this year at D-line, but he’s really going to be one who makes people start talking and asking about him.”

On if last season has been used as motivation:
“You definitely have those moments where you kind of think back. It’s not fun to think about, it’s not something I like to think about. But I kind of have the same mentality as I did two years ago when we were coming off a somewhat alright season. It was what it was, it’s in the past. We have a new team, new coaches, it’s a whole new season. I try not to think about it too much and just prepare for what’s coming.”

On what having new players on the edge does for interior defensive linemen:
“It does everything. Being able to push the pocket knowing if we just push it really, they’ll flood the quarterback out. We have great pass rushers, great all-around defensive ends who clean up the play or vice-versa. They can force the quarterback to step up in the pocket and we’ll be right there. Having great edges no matter what position you are will help you so much. Even DBs, the quarterback has to throw it faster. That’s a very big help.”

On the low pre-season projections for this team from national media:
“You never like to see stuff like that. But I think the older I’ve gotten and the more I’ve seen certain things from the media, I kind of just brush it off the shoulder. Nobody is in the building with us, nobody is there when we’re working out, nobody is there in film study, so I can never take it for too much. I can understand it for what it is — like Coach Beamer was saying, he gets it — it is what it is, but none of them are there when we’re working.”

On the 3-3-5 defense:
“It helped us out a lot last year. Our whole game plan this year will be just do what we’ve got to do to win. If a team needs this look to kind of mess them up a little bit, we’re going to give them that look. We’re just going to have a winning mentality and do whatever formation and play we need to do.”