I was reading an article from the State (I know, I know) highlighting a Finebaum interview (again, I know) after Beamers media day conference and ran across this...

"I don’t want to break any bad news to all my friends in South Carolina — (the roster) is not very good. I ran into a former South Carolina player you would recognize a couple of months ago and he had been to practice and he was in shock. He wanted to know what happened. That was a couple months ago and the roster is better today. I guess in other words, I certainly don’t think they’re gonna be that great on the field.”

Thoughts?

The dirt bag killer tried to sell her cell phone for $300 . Low life scum bag

Being inducted into The College Football Hall of Fame. Just interviewed him on Fox 21. They asked him about Beamer , he said he wouldn't make a prediction when he hasn't coached a game but said he has all the tools.

I find it unlikely but not implausible. It would get Texas and A&M playing again, among other things.

I have 2 tickets to the Vandy game in the Zone. Section 810 row 8 seats 6,7. Text me at 803-260-9171 or email me at michaeljoyner1981@gmail.com if interested.

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The SC Pro-Am begins today at Heathwood Hall and is free to the public.

Multiple Gamecocks will be participating:

Jets - AJ Wilson, Brandon Martin
Hood Construction - Erik Stevenson, Devin Carter, Wildens Leveque
Chick-fil-a Two Notch - Chico Carter, Josh Gray
Firehouse Subs - Ford Cooper, Mike Green, (Sindarius Thornwell)
Honda of Columbia - TaQuan Woodley, James Reese, (PJ Dozier)
First Citizens Bank - Jacobi Wright, Tre-Vaughn Minott


Here is the schedule for the 3 day event:

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SUNDAY - JULY 18​

1:00 PM JETS VS. HONDA OF COLUMBIA​

2:30 PM FIRST CITIZENS BANK VS. CHIC-FIL-A OF TWO NOTCH RD​

3:45 PM HOOD CONSTRUCTION VS. FIREHOUSE SUBS​

THURSDAY - JULY 22​

6:00 PM FIREHOUSE SUB VS. HONDA OF COLUMBIA​

7:15 PM CHIC-FIL-A OF TWO NOTCH RD VS. HOOD CONSTRUCTION​

8:30 PM FIRST CITIZENS BANK VS. JETS​

SUNDAY - JULY 25​

2:00 PM JETS VS. HOOD CONSTRUCTION​

3:15 PM FIRST CITIZENS BANKS VS. HONDA OF COLUMBIA​

4:30 PM CHIC-FIL-A OF TWO NOTCH RD VS. FIREHOUSE SUBS​

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(Sindarius Thornwell, 2019 SC Pro-Am)

Wanting to join the SEC. allegedly Texas & Oklahoma. Are you for or against? Why?

Have any of you guys done this? We're looking at this as a possibility for our next trip. We've done Italy but not the northern section via rail. The trains over there are fantastic. I'd like to talk to someone that has done this. Thanks.

I have to be careful with certain details. In or about 2011 I worked for one of the national law firms who was involved in the investigations (each school had to be 'audited') as well as the contractual issues.

I can say that I saw a memo from Fl St to Ga Tech and Clemson that they were at least considering moving to the Big 12 due to the new deal that basically UNC/Duke cut with ESPN that shunned football. The idea was the three of them could link up with Cincy and a few others to create a Big12 East and West that way the costs for the non-revenue sports travel would be minimized as much as possible. Clemson was the first to step back and it died on the vine. At the time Oklahoma was flirting with the Pac 12. Also in 2011-2014 FSU was BROOOOOOOKKKKKE like really broke and the lawsuit/buyout that loomed over Maryland's head at the time scared the schools. I think it was around $50,000,000. I cant recall the amount.

West Va was on its knees begging the SEC. The audit came back that in no way was WVa SEC caliber from education, sports opportunities and facilities. Note: If anyone has ever heard my use the term "goat ranch," that's where I got it.

Now to the SEC. There is ABSOLUTELY a gentleman's agreement about adding new schools. Its not called that. Its under a veil of "adding new markets." For example, adding a school from FL, GA, or SC adds no NEW markets. Our President and he President at UF back then were heads of the table and UF wielded a ton of power. Texas isn't a new market. As such, I would be shocked UNLESS Texas A&M agreed to adding Texas. I mean, Texas was the reason they wanted out.

Recall 3/4 of the member schools have to agree. UF, UGA, SC, KY, LA, Arky A&M ALL have a vested interest in remaining a single school state.

Parhaps a lot has changed behind the scenes in 10 years.

Just texted a buddy in the know: "Whats up man. Its not necessarily just UT and OK. Hearing conf is looking at an eighteen team conf with expansion into get this... the Carolinas. The use of Carolinas implies its in NC".

The battle continues for Oscar Delp, arguably the nation's top tight end prospect.

Since Shane Beamer's hire in Columbia, South Carolina has been established as a major factor for Delp, expected to be firmly in the mix until whenever Delp decides to render the final call.

As we have consistently said, returns indicate that it's primarily Georgia and South Carolina waging a war at the top of his list. Clemson, which drew Delp for an unofficial visit in June, is lurking as a program looking to make an upward move as well. More on that in a bit.

Delp took four official visits over the summer, with South Carolina getting the last of those in late June. UGA, Michigan, and Florida notched the others, although the latter two are not thought to be seriously in the running.

Georgia looms as a difficult program to beat for obvious reasons. It's the marquee, in-state program that's also quite close to Delp's home, and the Dawgs coaching staff has put on the full court press by making Delp essentially its only tight end target, in addition to enlisting help from current players.

South Carolina's charge has been led by Erik Kimrey, and we don't have to tell our subscribers about how much attention the Gamecocks' pursuit of Delp has generated on social media with the "#WeWantDelp" and "#DelpWanted" hashtags. Just like Georgia, Delp has been priority one at this position from the get-go.

The Gamecocks have harped on the emphasis that Marcus Satterfield's offense is placing on the tight end, plus Delp's potential to play early and to be part of changing the program. The staff's approach has been unique and genuine, and it's resonated with Delp and his family.

College coaches are permitted one more time this summer to host prospects for on-campus visits, for one week at the end of the month.

Georgia and South Carolina both have prospect events on July 31, meaning that both schools have been jockeying to get him on campus. At this point, Delp won't attend either.

"They are both on the same day, so I don't think I will pick one over the other," Delp explained to GamecockCentral.com.

While it would be a positive for South Carolina to host Delp once again, it's also a positive that he's opting to stay at home, rather than a trip to Athens over Columbia.

Delp has also considered a trip to Clemson for the Tigers' cookout event, which is the previous weekend. That, according to Delp, is just a possibility at this stage.

To reiterate: everyone is chasing the Dawgs and Gamecocks here.

South Carolina's next opportunity to get Delp back on campus will, in all likelihood, be during the season for a game inside Williams-Brice Stadium. Delp has said that there's not a firm timeline for him rendering a choice, although announcing one on September 30 (his mother's birthday) is possible. If that general time table holds, that would presumably give Delp a chance to visualize some of what both programs have told him regarding tight end usage, depth charts, and the like.

While the on-field factors have been cited by Delp as playing a large role in the process, he most recently said the choice will ultimately come down to "gut feel."

We'll see where that leads him.

To rebuild Williams Brice in todays world? I saw this question asked on TOS site and got me thinking.

I’m right & you’re wrong lol
Where have you been?

So a couple of day's ago I stated my opinion on where CFB was going. Pros buying the rights to the name of universities to field "college" teams. In response to the UT, OU, SEC thing I just heard Rick Neuheisel say the EXACT same thing. He must read TIF. Here's what I said. Swear to God he said the EXACT same thing.

too2cool2 said:

I think we are heading to a world where the "College" game will be played by teams with paid, non-student athletes that play for a professional entity (NFL) that buys the rights to use the University's name and logos. NFL stadiums will be used in NFL markets. In areas without NFL franchises, the stadiums will be leased out by the schools to generate profits. Total number of teams will be greatly reduced (probably to around 30) and rosters will be limited to 60 or so. That means 1800 paid professional minor league players. The schools that are left out (G5 and lesser P5 schools like us) will revert to the amateur model and build teams with unpaid true student athletes (mostly what we now consider 2 star and maybe a few lower 3 star prospects) that are playing to get a free education. Some of these will develop into NFL caliber players and get drafted. The majority of the 1800 that go the minor league route will not become NFL players and had better invest their earning wisely since they gave up the free education. Probably going to take 10 to 15 years to evolve to this, but it could happen quicker.

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I noticed some of our players grew an inch or two. I wonder if it is legit.

Brown at Safety?

I thought the Jenkins kid was going to play TE?

the IRS. I'm a former IRS Revenue Officer. Most of these kids coming out of high school will not have filed a tax return yet. I see a lot of them getting into to some serious tax trouble. Hope the schools give them a workshop explaining these things.

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Only Reason I saw this is Jessica Jackson liked it so popped up on my timeline. Seems like someone you want to be pushing Vaccines for the team.

That is my 2 cents.

If the school requires the students, the facility and staff should have to follow.

It looks like a possibility to me.

Sorry to hear this. One of the great coaches and personalities in college football history. What he did at FSU in the 90s is absolutely remarkable.