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[classof95#]

Re: Might not have closed too well in recruiting, but..

I'm grateful that wishes of some idiot "fans" are not fulfilled. They must be very young and don't remember the decades of mediocrity that preceeded Holtz and Spurrier. Or, are they taters? Or perhaps they're just plain ol' idiots.

Give them a pacifier to hold them over until August. If any of them have half a brain, remind them that we've never, ever, experienced the success we experienced during the past 4 years in that time span.

Some have actually convinced themselves that prospective recruits influence staff decisions. If anyone believes that, then all I can say is, "bless their little hearts".

Go Gamecocks!

 

[G-C-Gamecock]

Re: Might not have closed too well in recruiting, but..

Originally posted by classof95#:
I'm grateful that wishes of some idiot "fans" are not fulfilled. They must be very young and don't remember the decades of mediocrity that preceeded Holtz and Spurrier. Or, are they taters? Or perhaps they're just plain ol' idiots.

Give them a pacifier to hold them over until August. If any of them have half a brain, remind them that we've never, ever, experienced the success we experienced during the past 4 years in that time span.

Some have actually convinced themselves that prospective recruits influence staff decisions. If anyone believes that, then all I can say is, "bless their little hearts".

Go Gamecocks!

Whew, thank God we've made it and don't have to put up with those mediocre seasons anymore. 7-6 is so much better than mediocrity.

 

[Gamecawks]

Re: We're Any of Our Coaches...

Which coach would have been sought after? Certainly none of our defensive coaches. Our OL didn't look particularly amazing either despite it being hyped as all-world. I can't think of a single coach that would be picked up by another SEC staff if we let them go, which is very telling.

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Re: We're Any of Our Coaches...

We couldn't get another school to come after Ward even if we offered to pay his salary the first year there.

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Re: You people need to stop being delusional

Originally posted by Bleedgandb3334:
Mumbles has to go along with his band of idiots. There's no reason to keep him now. We also need a head coach in waiting for recruiting. We're going back to the dark ages if something isn't done and fast.

This.

 

[hopefultiger13]

Re: You people need to stop being delusional

Dude! Step back from the ledge. Granted, you lost some recruits and things could definitely have gone smoother. It's always a bummer to lose recruits late in the process. In spite of that you have the number 16 class in the country. The last 3 years, you had the number 15/16 class. That's not quite the end of the world.

 

[Cackdiesel]

Re: You people need to stop being delusional

Originally posted by hopefultiger13:
Dude! Step back from the ledge. Granted, you lost some recruits and things could definitely have gone smoother. It's always a bummer to lose recruits late in the process. In spite of that you have the number 16 class in the country. The last 3 years, you had the number 15/16 class. That's not quite the end of the world.

I'd personally feel the same way if we had gotten both recruits. The problems in this program right now are bigger than these two guys.

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

Should have never been promoted to begin with. By the time his tenure @ Carolina is done, he's gonna be mentioned in the same breath as Wally Burnham, Richard Bell, & Fat Bradstard.

 

[Gamecawks]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

Originally posted by Rod Dangerfield:
Should have never been promoted to begin with. By the time his tenure @ Carolina is done, he's gonna be mentioned in the same breath as Wally Burnham, Richard Bell, & Fat Bradstard.

Unfortunately I believe you are correct.

What's worse?

I don't see him being fired as long as the HBC is here

 

[basses]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

Originally posted by Rod Dangerfield:
Should have never been promoted to begin with. By the time his tenure @ Carolina is done, he's gonna be mentioned in the same breath as Wally Burnham, Richard Bell, & Fat Bradstard.

You are 100% right. The HBC doesn't have the desire and doesn't want to take the energy to right this ship, so we get to keep our pitiful defensive staff. Can't beat a one-legged QB or a simple "wildcat" against a pathetic Kentucky team.

 

[Bongsummers]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by bosoxcock:

Originally posted by Bongsummers:
Said sc current players told him 'stuff' that helped him make the decision. If true, and that's a big if, that doesn't say much for player coach relationships.

At least three transfers have taken shots at the coaches on the way out, too. Smoke - fire.

Would you please enlighten me as to a quotes where the "three transfers took shots at the coaches on the way out."..

Far as truths go , one thing I do know, don't believe any words a kid says, after saying he choose his school by pulling a name out of a hat ..

and just before that he said this was the biggest decision of his life
How do you enlighten to quotes? In any event, I'm not here to do your research or provide links to tweeter. Two ex-gamecocks managed to take swipes at the coaches/school as recently as yesterday (since deleted). I can think of two others that made negative comments on the way out. Probably mad they were encouraged to leave but still not something you want to see.

 

[G-C-Gamecock]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

But they're under contract for another year. We don't have the money to pay a new staff AND them if we break contracts. This is especially true since the majority of our money is spent on the recruiting trail (as evidenced in the recent report) and the University never asks for any increases in memberships and fees to help cover the expenses.

This post was edited on 2/3 9:58 AM by G-C-Gamecock

 

[Cocky4SC]

Re: Might not have closed too well in recruiting, but..

Give me the pacifier then... I am not okay with us going back to mediocrity. We had three great seasons. Best in school history. BUT do we not want more? Should we not expect more? Wonder what it is like to win the SEC... Heck, Mizzu has played for the title more than we have and has been in our league for only three years.

I ask you this... why should we be okay with the "greatest era in SC football history" resulting in only one trip to the title game, and us getting curb stomped by Scam Newton University. Should we be HAPPY that we got there once. If that is your outlook on sports, then why bother watching/playing the games? Does Alabama, LSU, Florida,Georgia, etc.. get excited because they made it to a championship game and lose? How do you think their fans act after a loss in that game? But, you are okay and thankful that we have made it to the party once. With this mentality, there is a reason why we are where we are...

 

[wallycock]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

It's funny to read so many negative comments about "Mumbles". Two years ago, everybody on here was ready to extend his contract for 10 years.

 

[ReadR00ster]

Re: Quit the Negativity Guys

Originally posted by luvmygamecocks:
And you wonder why our class fell apart at the and with the wonderful, optimistic fan support we have on this board. Not only do they see us turning on our own but the level of pessimism here would lead them to go elsewhere to see success. I know according to Key the hate showed him on Gamecock web boards played a role in his flipping. Kids want to play for an energized fan base and not Debbie downers who preach doom and gloom. Heck I would have done the same as many of our flips if I read this board.

This post was edited on 2/3 8:34 AM by luvmygamecocks

So fake optimism is what wins over recruits? Don't insult their intelligence. The coaches showed their ineptness this year, no amount of forced fan optimism is going work on them when everyone saw how bad we are. When you play that bad there is no avoiding that being used against you in recruiting. It's just how it goes. Don't suck so much on defense and we won't lose so many recruits next time.

This post was edited on 2/3 10:12 AM by ReadR00ster

 

[1SGgamecock]

Re: Quit the Negativity Guys

I don't think there was any hate until after the flip, so his statement doesn't hold up. Poor excuse, he should just he he wanted to go to lsu, osu or wherever

This post was edited on 2/3 10:15 AM by 1SGgamecock

 

[67gamecock]

Re: We're Any of Our Coaches...

Originally posted by Rod Dangerfield:
We couldn't get another school to come after Ward even if we offered to pay his salary the first year there.

Oh, Lord, that's mean. True, but mean, nevertheless. LOL!

 

[ReadR00ster]

Re: Quit the Negativity Guys

Originally posted by 1SGgamecock:
I don't think there was any hate until after the flip, so his statement doesn't hold up. Poor excuse, he should just he he wanted to go to lsu.

There shouldn't be any hate at all. We got out recruited. Couldn't close the deal with the guy. That is not his fault. I don't care if he changes his mind 100 times, he should go where he thinks it's best for him and she should not be here if he thinks this isn't the best place.

 

[ReadR00ster]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by FORKCOCK:
Total effup by the coaching staff.

This staff quit, maybe because they thought Spurrier was retiring. Then they tried jumping into high gear but it was too late.

Meanwhile, that school up north is eating our lunch.
Posted from Rivals Mobile

He is still on the verge of retiring. If does any worse than last year, he will retire for sure. It's not easy to recruit when they recruits know the Head Coach isn't going to coach much longer and it's not easy to hire coaches either in that situation. That is the problem we have. Spurrier is taking it year by year now just to see how far he can go.

 

[uscgrad1991]

Re: Might not have closed too well in recruiting, but..

Wait I was told that recruits don't read these boards. Wink wink

 

[ReadR00ster]

Re: You people need to stop being delusional

Originally posted by hopefultiger13:
Dude! Step back from the ledge. Granted, you lost some recruits and things could definitely have gone smoother. It's always a bummer to lose recruits late in the process. In spite of that you have the number 16 class in the country. The last 3 years, you had the number 15/16 class. That's not quite the end of the world.

That is not good enough in the SEC. 15/16 in the nation is basically 7th in the conference. And with inept coaching it just makes it impossible to compete.

 

[Number1pjones]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

Originally posted by wallycock:
It's funny to read so many negative comments about "Mumbles". Two years ago, everybody on here was ready to extend his contract for 10 years.

His laziness and incompetence was covered up by the amount of talent we had on defense. Now he is the DC for a defense that won't have a single player drafted into the NFL.

 

[Cutlass275]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by ipull4usc:
We held onto coaches for a few reasons: 1) to hang onto recruits (this completely backfired), 2) because Spurrier doesn't like firing people (unfortunately no one is man enough to tell him that having to fire coaches comes with the territory of a $4 million head coaching job), 3) it would require a real assessment of his son as recruiting coordinator (and Spurrier's decisions appear largely guided out of protecting his son), 4) because firing coaches would require hiring new ones (and Spurrier has made it well known how he hates coaching searches ... not part of the job description for his $4 million job I guess ... ), and 5) Spurrier just flat-out does not appear to be in touch with the current state of our football program (see his mind-boggling comments throughout the season and his terrible mis-management of the program this off-season).

Well I check into the board and see the same old dumb assess saying the same old dumb ass shit. This post is the most pathetic garbage I have ever read here, other than your other posts. You are a complete f'king moran and you do not know a single thing that you're talking about. If we were standing in a group and you said all of this I would step forward and slap your little piss ant face you fck head.

Readr00ster, some ol repetitive shit from you and your sidekicks I see. You all are true dumbasses and you don't know a damn thing that you're talking about!

And yes, recruits DO read these boards with young impressionable minds...if I read this board I'd rather play for Northwestern as to come to a support base such as this. They don't always understand that only dumb ass whiners stay on the board berating everything that is SC football, 100% of the time, win or lose.

I will agree I wish Whammy woulda been let go and someone else brought in in his stead...but haven't you whinny crybabies beat this to death long enough? When will your stupid repetitive garbage posts end? And your dumb ass crying about this very good recruiting class because a few got away. Guess what a few ALWAYS get away! From every school!!!

Please ban me for this post so I'm not tempted to come here and read what these total fools have to say any more.

 

[ReadR00ster]

Originally posted by Number1pjones:

Originally posted by gfluvsthecocks:
Nm.
Posted from Rivals Mobile

Let's look at it like this. Reality slapped us in the face this season. Sure, DT put up big numbers, but we still lost half of our games. Less than 2 years removed from Clowney and we won't put 1 single defensive player in the NFL. How the hell does that happen, when we have 3 straight 11-2 seasons? How are we currently that low on talent?

Maybe I was expecting too much, but I thought we had something to build on. Spurrier brought in Lattimore, Clowney and led us to 3 straight 11 win seasons. I thought that would inspire other highly rated recruits to come to South Carolina.

Unfortunately, for the majority of our fans reality could slap them in the face and they would still continue to be oblivious to it.

 

[sully2]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Dang Cutlass. Besides the cussing, you nailed it!

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks just because of what you said. Tired of all these whiners and doom and gloomers. Its like someone shot their momma or something.

Its football....not life or death. Some of you have your priorities in life way out of line and instead of being happy you choose to worry and CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN about stuff you cant control.

 

[rando7]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

THIS^^^^^

 

[Bongsummers]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by Cutlass275:

Originally posted by ipull4usc:
We held onto coaches for a few reasons: 1) to hang onto recruits (this completely backfired), 2) because Spurrier doesn't like firing people (unfortunately no one is man enough to tell him that having to fire coaches comes with the territory of a $4 million head coaching job), 3) it would require a real assessment of his son as recruiting coordinator (and Spurrier's decisions appear largely guided out of protecting his son), 4) because firing coaches would require hiring new ones (and Spurrier has made it well known how he hates coaching searches ... not part of the job description for his $4 million job I guess ... ), and 5) Spurrier just flat-out does not appear to be in touch with the current state of our football program (see his mind-boggling comments throughout the season and his terrible mis-management of the program this off-season).

Well I check into the board and see the same old dumb assess saying the same old dumb ass shit. This post is the most pathetic garbage I have ever read here, other than your other posts. You are a complete f'king moran and you do not know a single thing that you're talking about. If we were standing in a group and you said all of this I would step forward and slap your little piss ant face you fck head.

Readr00ster, some ol repetitive shit from you and your sidekicks I see. You all are true dumbasses and you don't know a damn thing that you're talking about!

And yes, recruits DO read these boards with young impressionable minds...if I read this board I'd rather play for Northwestern as to come to a support base such as this. They don't always understand that only dumb ass whiners stay on the board berating everything that is SC football, 100% of the time, win or lose.

I will agree I wish Whammy woulda been let go and someone else brought in in his stead...but haven't you whinny crybabies beat this to death long enough? When will your stupid repetitive garbage posts end? And your dumb ass crying about this very good recruiting class because a few got away. Guess what a few ALWAYS get away! From every school!!!

Please ban me for this post so I'm not tempted to come here and read what these total fools have to say any more.

"moran"

Now that's funny.

 

[rando7]

Just what is the reality that you guys seek? I think many of you have confused reality with your own personal wishes for the program. Does everyone want to win a NC every year? Sure...but there is that reality thing. You guys cry about Clemson's classes yet they implode every year...there is that reality thing. You want new coaches, but who would come here and make you happy>....there is that reality thing. You want every 5 star in the nation to commit to us....but there is that reality thing. Here is your reality. We are a great program, with a great fan base, with a HOF coaches that has brought us more success in 10 years than we have seen in the previous 108 COMBINED. During the 0-21 stretch there were fans packing WB. Was it because of the recruits, the coaches, the facilities, or the hundred other things you guys bitch about? NO. It was because they were true Gamecocks, and they were loyal regardless of the outcome. That gentlemen is the reality you should be seeking.

This post was edited on 2/3 11:11 AM by rando7

 

[Cutlass275]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

That's all ya got? One typo? MORON!!

 

[ipull4usc]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

The decision not to fire and hire coaches until after signing day was a colossal failure.

The recruits have heard "changes are coming" but they don't know what those changes are. Thus, they are being asked to commit to coaches they don't know will be here next year (may be coaches, may be administrators, may leave), and being asked to play for coaches who haven't been hired yet.

I can't blame any recruit for not wanting to put his career in the hands of "The Coach Behind Door Number Three."

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Re: Can we fire mumbles now or do you all enjoy being mediocre and

Originally posted by wallycock:
It's funny to read so many negative comments about "Mumbles". Two years ago, everybody on here was ready to extend his contract for 10 years.

Not this ole' boy. I've been consistent about my opinion of him since his promotion.

 

[bmhood1984]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Watch out folks. We got an internet tough guy here

 

[Cutlass275]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by sully2:
Dang Cutlass. Besides the cussing, you nailed it!

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks just because of what you said. Tired of all these whiners and doom and gloomers. Its like someone shot their momma or something.

Its football....not life or death. Some of you have your priorities in life way out of line and instead of being happy you choose to worry and CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN about stuff you cant control.

Thanks Sully, perhaps had I went and poured a cup of coffee before my fingers went into action I woulda left out (most of) the cuss words. But damn...this board is just such a cesspool and it sickens me to read the same old garbage out of the VERY vocal minority that consumes this board with stupidity and hate. The ignorance is overwhelming from these guys. I have much more respect for a tater that comes here and hates on us and starts sh*t than I do these guys.

Note to the dozen or so constant haters....*WE ALL KNOW HOW YOU FEEL*.....we've heard it a thousand times. You are wrong, dead wrong with nearly everything you say (minus Whammy perhaps), but we know how you feel, how bout this....try hatin on another school for awhile!

Note to mods, I do think a couple of these guys are taters, because NO ONE can post as much garbage as they do and be a fan, even an ignorant fan.

 

[ReadR00ster]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by Cutlass275:

Originally posted by ipull4usc:
We held onto coaches for a few reasons: 1) to hang onto recruits (this completely backfired), 2) because Spurrier doesn't like firing people (unfortunately no one is man enough to tell him that having to fire coaches comes with the territory of a $4 million head coaching job), 3) it would require a real assessment of his son as recruiting coordinator (and Spurrier's decisions appear largely guided out of protecting his son), 4) because firing coaches would require hiring new ones (and Spurrier has made it well known how he hates coaching searches ... not part of the job description for his $4 million job I guess ... ), and 5) Spurrier just flat-out does not appear to be in touch with the current state of our football program (see his mind-boggling comments throughout the season and his terrible mis-management of the program this off-season).

Well I check into the board and see the same old dumb assess saying the same old dumb ass shit. This post is the most pathetic garbage I have ever read here, other than your other posts. You are a complete f'king moran and you do not know a single thing that you're talking about. If we were standing in a group and you said all of this I would step forward and slap your little piss ant face you fck head.

Readr00ster, some ol repetitive shit from you and your sidekicks I see. You all are true dumbasses and you don't know a damn thing that you're talking about!

And yes, recruits DO read these boards with young impressionable minds...if I read this board I'd rather play for Northwestern as to come to a support base such as this. They don't always understand that only dumb ass whiners stay on the board berating everything that is SC football, 100% of the time, win or lose.

I will agree I wish Whammy woulda been let go and someone else brought in in his stead...but haven't you whinny crybabies beat this to death long enough? When will your stupid repetitive garbage posts end? And your dumb ass crying about this very good recruiting class because a few got away. Guess what a few ALWAYS get away! From every school!!!

Please ban me for this post so I'm not tempted to come here and read what these total fools have to say any more.

LOL what a meltdown. Blame the fans blame the recruits, blame anything under the sun the but the guys that get paid the money to try to build a winning team. Pump pump pump the sunshine. What about that repetitive crap every day I have to read on here? Nothing is more repetitive than that BS.

 

[Irmo Cock]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by section907:
If you believe what you say. Then your an idiot. Our coaches have recruited 3-4 DE since key told them he was not coming to USC. The only ones that he played was the so called media folks that he played like a drum. Imcludinf fgf media folks.

Ditto!

 

[Cutlass275]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by ReadR00ster:

Originally posted by Cutlass275:

Originally posted by ipull4usc:
We held onto coaches for a few reasons: 1) to hang onto recruits (this completely backfired), 2) because Spurrier doesn't like firing people (unfortunately no one is man enough to tell him that having to fire coaches comes with the territory of a $4 million head coaching job), 3) it would require a real assessment of his son as recruiting coordinator (and Spurrier's decisions appear largely guided out of protecting his son), 4) because firing coaches would require hiring new ones (and Spurrier has made it well known how he hates coaching searches ... not part of the job description for his $4 million job I guess ... ), and 5) Spurrier just flat-out does not appear to be in touch with the current state of our football program (see his mind-boggling comments throughout the season and his terrible mis-management of the program this off-season).

Well I check into the board and see the same old dumb assess saying the same old dumb ass shit. This post is the most pathetic garbage I have ever read here, other than your other posts. You are a complete f'king moran and you do not know a single thing that you're talking about. If we were standing in a group and you said all of this I would step forward and slap your little piss ant face you fck head.

Readr00ster, some ol repetitive shit from you and your sidekicks I see. You all are true dumbasses and you don't know a damn thing that you're talking about!

And yes, recruits DO read these boards with young impressionable minds...if I read this board I'd rather play for Northwestern as to come to a support base such as this. They don't always understand that only dumb ass whiners stay on the board berating everything that is SC football, 100% of the time, win or lose.

I will agree I wish Whammy woulda been let go and someone else brought in in his stead...but haven't you whinny crybabies beat this to death long enough? When will your stupid repetitive garbage posts end? And your dumb ass crying about this very good recruiting class because a few got away. Guess what a few ALWAYS get away! From every school!!!

Please ban me for this post so I'm not tempted to come here and read what these total fools have to say any more.

LOL what a meltdown. Blame the fans blame the recruits, blame anything under the sun the but the guys that get paid the money to try to build a winning team. Pump pump pump the sunshine. What about that repetitive crap every day I have to read on here? Nothing is more repetitive than that BS.

We've won 40 games in the last 4 years!!! Doesn't that tell you anything about how SOS runs a program? One underperforming year and he's a lazy idiot to you guys??? SMH!

 

[jeff2001]

Re: We're Any of Our Coaches...

Nobody goes after missouri 's coaches and they've been good.

 

[skinner63]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

The recruits played the field (like the offers for the Prom your girlfriend in school) and waited until all offers were on the table, then they picked the one the felt was the best offer. Being offered by the National Champion or offered by LSU is what happened, had nothing to do with our coaches. These are young men who are gullible and the "bright lights" looked better than what USC has to offer (according) to these young men. It is entirely their choice as to which school they want to go to......quit trying to find blame with someone at Carolina, they were offered here first by our coaches, the recruits were the ones to choose us or someone else. We are not the only school that has had players change their mind before signing day. Even the top five teams have had recruits flip flop at the last week. Get over it and move on! Damn you would think that without a couple of recruits (who have never played one snap in college FB) would make us or break us, if you listen to some of the posters on here!!!

 

[bmhood1984]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by Cutlass275:We've won 40 games in the last 4 years!!! Doesn't that tell you anything about how SOS runs a program? One underperforming year and he's a lazy idiot to you guys??? SMH!

What about the 5-6 years before? Did Spurrier not coach those too? All the other 7-6, 6-6 seasons don't count? Funny most pumpers pick and choose stats to fit their agenda but hey do what you do. And I'm still not following the "one down year" argument. What about 2005-2008? Those aren't considered "down"? Whatever. Spin away

 

[jeff2001]

Re: We "stand pat" to save a recruiting class. Pathetic.

Originally posted by G-C-Gamecock:
A 17yr old held our Hall of Fame coach hostage. Whammy can thank Key for his job.

You are dumber than stupid. Stop living your life thru some 17 year old. You clowns have been waiting for a average year to be able to come on here and talk about how crappy everything USC is....get lost.