I had a chance to see him about 7 years ago at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
My parents were big fan, I did not really get to appreciate this singer of the American Songbook till much later. Sad

He is discussed here.


Gamecocks maybe done in the portal barring a grad transfer entering out of the blue.

Hmm.

Here's the full details, including the fact that one brave soul picked South Carolina to win the entire SEC:

Media’s SEC Championship Selections​

1. Georgia: 181

2. Alabama: 62

3. LSU: 31

4. Tennessee: 5

4. Vanderbilt: 5

6. Arkansas: 2

6. Auburn: 2

8: Texas A&M: 1

9: Mississippi State: 1

9: South Carolina: 1

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SEC East Projections​

1. Georgia: 2011

2. Tennessee: 1682

3. South Carolina: 1254

4. Kentucky: 1204

5. Florida: 911

6. Missouri: 658

7. Vanderbilt: 428

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SEC West Projections​

1. Alabama: 1899

2. LSU: 1838

3. Texas A&M: 1144

4. Ole Miss: 1128

5. Arkansas: 958

6. Auburn: 685

7. Mississippi State: 496

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2023 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM​

OFFENSE​

First-Team

QB - Jayden Daniels, LSU

RB - Quinshon Judkins, Ole Miss

RB - Raheim Sanders, Arkansas

WR - Malik Nabers, LSU

WR - Ladd McConkey, Georgia

TE - Brock Bowers, Georgia

OL - JC Latham, Alabama

OL - Amarius Mims, Georgia

OL - Tate Ratledge, Georgia

OL - Will Campbell, LSU

C - Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia

Second-Team

QB - KJ Jefferson, Arkansas

RB - Jase McClellan, Alabama

RB - Kendall Milton, Georgia

WR - Antwane Wells, South Carolina

*WR - Bru McCoy, Tennessee

*WR - Ja’Corey Brooks, Alabama

TE - Mason Taylor, LSU

OL - Tyler Booker, Alabama

OL - Brady Latham, Arkansas

OL - Javon Foster, Missouri

OL - Xavier Truss, Georgia

C - Seth McLaughlin, Alabama

Third-Team

*QB - Joe Milton III, Tennessee

*QB - Will Rogers, Mississippi State

RB - Jarquez Hunter, Auburn

RB - Trevor Etienne, Florida

WR - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

WR - Jermaine Burton, Alabama

TE - Trey Knox, South Carolina

OL - Emery Jones, LSU

OL - Eli Cox, Kentucky

OL - Javontez Spraggins, Tennessee

OL - Layden Robinson, Texas A&M

C - Cooper Mays, Tennessee

DEFENSE​

First-Team

DL - Mekhi Wingo, LSU

DL - Mykel Williams, Georgia

DL - Maason Smith, LSU

DL - Nazir Stackhouse, Georgia

LB - Dallas Turner, Alabama

LB - Harold Perkins, LSU

LB - Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia

DB - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

DB - Malaki Starks, Georgia

DB - Kamari Lassiter, Georgia

DB - Javon Bullard, Georgia

Second-Team

DL - Jaheim Oatis, Alabama

DL - McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M

DL - Justin Eboigbe, Alabama

DL - Deone Walker, Kentucky

LB - Smael Mondon, Georgia

LB - Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State

LB - Ty’Ron Hopper, Missouri

DB - Malachi Moore, Alabama

DB - Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas

DB - Demani Richardson, Texas A&M

DB - Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri

Third-Team

DL - Princely Umanmielen, Florida

DL - Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina

DL - Tim Smith, Alabama

DL - Darius Robinson, Missouri

LB - Chris Braswell, Alabama

LB - Jalon Walker, Georgia

LB - JJ Weaver, Kentucky

DB - Major Burns, LSU

DB - D.J. James, Auburn

DB - Nehemiah Pritchett, Auburn

DB - Jason Marshall Jr., Florida

SPECIALISTS​

First-Team

P - Kai Kroeger, South Carolina

PK - Will Reichard, Alabama

LS - Kneeland Hibbett, Alabama

KS - Brian Battie, Auburn

RS - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

AP - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

Second-Team

P - Nik Constantinou, Texas A&M

PK - Harrison Mevis, Missouri

LS - Slade Roy, LSU

KS - Barion Brown, Kentucky

RS - Ainias Smith, Texas A&M

AP - Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State

Third-Team

P - Oscar Chapman, Auburn

PK - Alex McPherson, Auburn

LS - William Mote, Georgia

KS - Mitch Jeter, South Carolina

RS - Tulu Griffin, Mississippi State

AP - Dakereon Joyner, South Carolina

Just finished meeting with Shane Beamer off-podium in Nashville. Working to get some more full quotes for y'all but the gist of the notes for now:

- Jaylen Nichols is the only guy who won't be ready for fall camp
- Jordan Strachan and Mo Kaba are going to be limited to start
- There are 38 new scholarship players on the roster since the Clemson game

A lot more soon.

Or, is it shoot'n' da Moon Day???

I wish someone would Photoshop a bunch of Ukranes shoot'n' Putang the MOON with a 'Happy Moon Landing Day:'caption written in ruskie. Sophomoric ..... Yes! Childish ... perhaps. Was the golf course fun today???

54 years ago today the Eagle landed on the moon to accomplish the first ever man visit to the moon. The Eagle descent stage only had 12 seconds of fuel left that made the landing very dramatic.

a good read might be The Population Bomb. Paul Ehrlich. Was published around 68/69. Read it in college.


But, you know how Hippies are!!!

I guess the longer you live the more people die. Seems like a lot recently.

Always seemed like good, clean fun. Perhaps, with the screen writers & actors guilds going on strike, it'll make a come back.

That would be nice.

Watched Christian Walker & the Diamondbacks beat my Braves on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Walker had 2 home runs on tuesday & 2 hits Wednesday. Good for former Gamecock, not good for the Braves.

Plenty of things to discuss in this one. Also need to get ahold of whatever has @Perry McCarty feeling so good.

HOWEVER, Today, I am assenting!!! (The opposite of complaining, ... google it and see)

Assenting the demise of the term "SWEEPER" from baseball. Haven't heard the talking heads use the term in about 3/4 weeks.

Now, I know y'all love feminizing sports to attract those who will never become fans of your sport or any sport, for that matter. Just like having the home team wear Their Colors at a home game. SPORTS are attempting to attract the "never will be a fan" just to claim increasing NUMBERS & PERCENTAGES only.

OPS??? C'mon, a dirt bag stat! Nuff said!

QUIT trying to attract the fan who doesn't understand nor really cares.
Let us enjoy OUR GAME.

Quick notes at how South Carolina's day is going to break down tomorrow in Nashville:

Shane Beamer will be on the main podium at 10:30 here, so that's 11:30 ET which as far as I know will be live on SEC Network. He will also be going on Finebaum at 12:45 ET for 15 minutes, which as far as I know will also be carried live on SEC Network.

He will also have stops in between with SiriusXM (10:20-10:30 ET), SEC Radio (10:30-10:40 ET), Marty and McGee (11:10-11:30 ET) and SEC Nation (12:30-12:45 ET) among a few other stops in the building here with electronic media, SEC digital and CBS (probably some promo stuff for graphics and info this season.)

He will also be speaking privately with just South Carolina's media group before all of that, which we will have full coverage of on the Insider's Forum.

Players will not have their stuff as televised as other head coaches take their turns, but here are their schedules. We will of course have content and stories on them tomorrow, too: All times for these lists are CENTRAL


TONKA HEMINGWAY
9:20 - 9:30 CBS 1
9:30 - 9:40 CBS Digital
9:40 - 9:50 CBS 2
9:50 - 10:05 SEC Creative
10:05 - 10:15 SEC Radio
10:15 - 10:25 SiriusXM
10:25 - 10:35 Electronic Media
10:35 - 10:50 ESPN.com/SEC Digital
10:50 - 11:05 Nation/Gameday
11:15 - 11:35 Main Media

KAI KROEGER
9:20 - 9:30 CBS Digital
9:30 - 9:40 CBS 2
9:40 - 9:50 CBS 1
9:55 - 10:05 Electronic Media
10:05 - 10:20 Nation/Gameday
10:20 - 10:35 ESPN.com/SEC Digital
10:35 - 10:50 SEC Creative
10:50 - 11:00 SEC Radio
11:00 - 11:10 SiriusXM
11:15 - 11:35 Main Media

SPENCER RATTLER
10:05 - 10:20 ESPN.com/SEC Digital
10:20 - 10:30 CBS 1
10:30 - 10:40 SiriusXM
10:40 - 10:50 CBS 2
10:50 - 11:00 CBS Digital
11:00 - 11:10 SEC Radio
11:15 - 11:35 Main Media
11:35 - 11:45 Electronic Media
11:45 - 12:00 Nation/Gameday
12:00 - 12:15 SEC Creative

Plenty of things to discuss in this one. Also need to get ahold of whatever has @Perry McCarty feeling so good.

Ed Hardin from NC wrote an article in 2007 before the UNC football game praising our fans. Been trying to find it. Anybody remember what I'm talking about? It was about us bringing big-time football to Chapel Hill.

A few more updates trickled through today, althuogh none were surprising:

First, the Gamecocks will not have the services of transfer portal addition Matt Duffy after he signed with the Red Sox:
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Shortstop Braylen Wimmer inked his deal with the Rockies today as well:
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Incoming recruit George Wolkow signed for over four times his slot value with the White Sox, meaning he will not make it to campus. The lone other recruit in the class who was drafted, Raudi Rodriguez, has not signed yet.
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And Cade Austin signed in the 19th round with the Yankees. He was the one question mark in terms of the guys who were drafted, but he will not be on the roster next season. More innings that the staff will have to fill. South Carolina is now down five of its top eight guys from last seaon in terms of innings, plus Eli Jerzemebck was in the top eight and had Tommy John sugery.
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Will Sanders (Cubs, 4th round) remains the only drafted Gamecock who has not signed yet, but he is very likely to. Deadline is July 25th.

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Jonathan Paylor officially sets his commitment date for August 5th at 2 pm EST.

I've had a futurecast in for Paylor to South Carolina for a while, and I don't plan on changing it at the moment. That said, NC State is a legitimate threat here and will be one to monitor in the coming weeks.

North Carolina, Maryland and Penn State round out his top 5.

I think this one is one of the tougher to predict. What say ye?

Ice is nice and I'll have that with a side of WATER!!!

Have our NIL guys blown their wad on what we currently have?