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    Which is the biggest ROOT PROBLEM with the state of athletics at USC, Ray Tanner or the BOT?

    BOT by a long-shot. Member of the BOT insert themselves into Athletics business way too much (such as forcing A.D. to give contract extensions when it's not time for that etc.). They also hurt coaches and A.D. by leaking information to media. Even if you hated Muschamp, members of the B.O.T. did...
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    Basketball announcers

    Yeah, Fulton was always a down the middle kind of guy. To be honest, I didn't notice it other than when Casey Manning talks, and since he played at USC, it doesn't bother me as much. I don't think the USC guys are blatant homers though. They both seem to tell it like it is - good or bad.
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    Basketball announcers

    I spent a lot of time in the car on Sunday bouncing around from store to store for some holiday shopping and listened to the second half of the men's game and a bunch of the women's game on the radio. I have to say, both of the guys that do USC's men's and women's games are pretty good at what...
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    Whoa! Go get him coach!

    As much as I'd like to have a seasoned power-5 QB, I don't see Rattler coming here. He wants to show "he's the man" on a decent team so he can go to the NFL. I don't think he's going to look at USC's roster and say, "Yeah, that will get me there!"
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    Weather wise, I'm glad I'll be at home at 7:30 rather than freezing in W-B

    Lots of pansies on this board. It never got below 45 degrees last night. Just learn how to dress. Layers are your friend and those little handwarmer packets from Walmart last for hours! You have every right to spend money as you see fit, but as I've always seen it, you only get 7 home games...
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    Spurrier years...

    It was the best era in the history of South Carolina football. That's not even debatable. Very power 5 football coaches get to retire/leave "on top." I wouldn't trade those years for anything. If nothing else, the Spurrier-era taught us 2 things: 1) It IS possible to have some success and...
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    Ray tanner

    I have to laugh at folks who say Tanner has set the football program back 20 years.... prior to the 2021 season, the USC football team's overall record is 614-595 (didn't include ties)... for a winning percentage of just under 51%. So tell me again how Tanner has messed up a program with such a...
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    Why it's time to panic (Gamecock Baseball)

    A dynasty doesn't last forever. LSU has a better tradition that USC and they won't make the postseason this year. When you lose the greatest coach in the history of your favorite sport, it's rare that you get anyone who is just as good or better. See Florida football and Tennessee women's...
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    Carolina softball.....just another Gamecock program in decline

    It's going to be a hard sell for any A.D. to fire a coach who had one subpar year after straight NCAAs. I think it will take more than that for a change to happen, and to a large extent, Smith has more than earned the opportunity to rebuild. She took over a program 11 years ago that had fallen...
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    How are BOT members chosen?

    The BOT is one of USC's biggest problems. You have people on that board that always want to make a name for themselves and don't know jack-squat about things such as college athletics. They meddle and leak things because they think it makes them look good. I think USC needs to clean house with...
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    Carolina softball.....just another Gamecock program in decline

    In fairness, the team had reached the NCAA Tournament for 7 straight years. This is the first bad year they've had in a while. I don't think it's time to panic yet. I follow the team because my daughters love softball, and this year the team's top 2 pitchers, who were normally pretty good, were...
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    Anyone follow softball?

    It's interesting.... prior to COVID year last year and what is certainly a bad year this year for softball, Smith led USC to 7 seven straight NCAA Tournaments and one Super Regional. That's actually pretty good. What's not good is when a second-year program passes you in talent. Perhaps Smith...
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    At some point you have to deal with FACTS and stop talking about things and actually do something.

    First of all... the Darla Moore thing has nothing to do with Athletics. I do believe one of USC's biggest problems is with its Board. Too many of those folks try to meddle in Athletics and leak things to the press that they shouldn't. Even if you don't like a coach, you don't undercut them by...
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    SEC WBB peek ahead at next year

    For USC, their biggest obstacle may be themselves. Yes, the SEC will put together a half dozen top 25 teams like always, but with all 5 starters coming back and 4 McDonalds High School All-Americans coming in, the biggest questions for USC will be: 1) How many of the freshmen will be ready for...
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    Pick One: Ray Tanner

    I've been saying this for a long time.... the board insisted on giving Frank a big extension during the Final Four in '17 even though it wasn't time to do that yet. Now some members of the same board want Frank out. Frank's current buyout situation is on them.
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    Pick One: Ray Tanner

    She didn't go through with the interview because when he found out they were interested, he called her agent and basically said "what do we need to do to make sure she doesn't get on the plane for a visit." That's a fact.
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    Darla Moore angry at USC

    I'm torn between: 1) Wow, this a major f-up by somebody in administration in charge of writing condolence letters to donors. 2) Geez, what a freaking diva....oh wait, she's a billionaire, so I better suck it up and go back to 1).
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    Pick One: Ray Tanner

    He kept Dawn from taking the Ohio State job a few years back. That's a fact.
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    Great Job Coach Staley and Lady Gamecocks Basketball Team, Congrats Final Four

    Pretty impressive! I have to admit, the way they played down the stretch in the regular season, I thought they would not make it past the Sweet 16. They've gotten a little tougher since then in my opinion and that was something I thought was missing. They also had some good fortune along the...
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    For those that did not catch Kornbluts show.

    I used to live next to one of the board members. He told me when it happened. He was against it, but it still happened. Just because it doesn't fit your narrative doesn't make it untrue. My truth is what I was told by someone who was actually there.
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