17-12-1, Cocks, with a freakin' decade streak. Congrats on 5 in a row though! Thanks for stopping by!
This weird aberration of Kentucky beating us needs to come to an end
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17-12-1, Cocks, with a freakin' decade streak. Congrats on 5 in a row though! Thanks for stopping by!
@HoptownCat93 "I'm hoping I didn't come across as arrogant...just wanted to make a point with just the numbers. Your program really isn't on another level than ours...it's not. Now if this was 2011 or 2012, you guys could make that case but times have changed as you all didn't take that step after you 3 year run. There's a separation in the SEC East with Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. Mizzou, SC, UK, and Vandy all are fighting in that next tier...SC has been generally the best out of that tier...but you are closer to UK than you are a Georgia."
Yep, it's time we GCs faced reality. We and Ky are close. At least neither of us is Vandy. Altho whatshisname(PSU coach)turned Vandy into a winner. Wish USC could have hired him. He just proves that with the right coach a school can be a winner. Struck gold with Lou and SS. Now I hope we aren't in Richard Bell Brad Scott territory.
Yep, it's time we GCs faced reality. We and Ky are close. At least neither of us is Vandy. Altho whatshisname(PSU coach)turned Vandy into a winner. Wish USC could have hired him. He just proves that with the right coach a school can be a winner. Struck gold with Lou and SS. Now I hope we aren't in Richard Bell Brad Scott territory.
So, these “Ohio people” were also “hillbillies in the back of a pickup truck” who exhibited a Southern accent in reference to “basketbawl.”
Understood.
I have fired off an e-mail to our AD to keep an eye out for redneck truck driving hillbillies from Ohio exhibiting a clear Southern accent!!!!
Yes . . .
Yes . . .
Keep watching the shiny medallion swinging in front of you . . . .
You are feeling very sleepy . . . .
Kentucky will be no competition . . . .
Kentucky is South Carolina’s easiest win on the schedule . . . .
Your arms feel weightless by your side . . . .
It is only Kentucky . . . .
They lost all their talent and we won’t miss Deebo . . . .
Yes, yessss, you are very relaxed and at total peace . . . .
And you will have no memories of these words until mid-4th quarter of the Kentucky game . . . .
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Dietzel did the same at LSU with a broadway tune as their fight song.. Their fans, unlike some of our whiny ass fans, like theirs
You lost me at the East is UGA, UF, and UT, and everyone else, this isn’t 1993. UT, and UF suck, but we made UF look awesome, so if you wanna crown ‘em, CROWN ‘EM!! But we let ‘EM OFF THE HOOK!! As for the sorry arse Vols, who would’ve thought that Boom would be 3-0 against them, and 0-3 against the hoops school?
RIP Denny Green, you were awesome
RIP Denny Green, you were awesome
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Tennessee has 4 Division titles since 2000 and a national title in the last 20 years. 52 Bowl games all time. Still consistently drawing 90-100k fans and top recruiting classes every year. They're a diminished power. But still a power program. Not as relevant nationally as an elite power....but still a big name and program.
And don't make me laugh about UF being bad. 2 National titles in the last 13 seasons. They've been to 3 BCS/NY6 bowls since Urban Meyer left. Heck, they've won 3 Division titles since you all won your only one ever. And now..coming off a top 10 finish in a NY6 Bowl with a great coach...yeah they're back.
Ehhh
Tennessee has 4 Division titles since 2000 and a national title in the last 20 years. 52 Bowl games all time. Still consistently drawing 90-100k fans and top recruiting classes every year. They're a diminished power. But still a power program. Not as relevant nationally as an elite power....but still a big name and program.
And don't make me laugh about UF being bad. 2 National titles in the last 13 seasons. They've been to 3 BCS/NY6 bowls since Urban Meyer left. Heck, they've won 3 Division titles since you all won your only one ever. And now..coming off a top 10 finish in a NY6 Bowl with a great coach...yeah they're back.
Who is Brandon Snell ? Maybe Benny Snell
The crazy thing about comparing common opponents in this scenario is that UK has only beaten UT twice since 1984. Even in this five year 5-0 run against USC, UK is 1-4 vs UT and UF, 0-5 vs UGA, and 4-1 against Mizzou and Vandy. Looks to me like UK has quietly and firmly put themselves into the middle echelon of the SEC East. It remains to be seen what happens going forward....
2-3 against Miss State (permanent rival)
0-5 in the rotating game (@LSU, Auburn, @Bama, Ole Miss, @A&M)
So we've made it into the middle class, but we don't have the BIG win against Georgia or a top notch West team. Wins on the road agains #11 Louisville in 2016 and Florida who finished top 10 this year were good wins.
We've slowly moved past the being scared of the logo on the helmet. Spurrier moved you guys past that during his time. We finally aren't scared of Florida and Tennessee...we know we can beat them now. Georgia and the other big dogs are still the next fish.
I think we've moved into the territory where everyone has to take us seriously...but the elite of the elite teams still just overpower us as a program.
UK's classes are not averaging mid 30s over last five years. They're averaging in the high 20s (not that I feel that makes a gigantic difference). But, I agree that USC recruiting rankings are almost always a bit higher than UK.
I tend to think your view of UK in football is similar to the view that many UK fans have about schools like Florida and Auburn in basketball. Poor history, so UK fans seem to think that they're entitled to a win over those schools every year. Newsflash, UF is not the UF that was coached by the football coach in the 60s and 70s. They now have recent success, including final fours and national titles. Schools like Auburn have HORRIBLE history, but they're now formidable with a coach like Pearl at the helm and won the SEC tourney and made the final four last year. In short, these aren't your granddaddy's Wildcats, but I'm sure many other fanbases would feel the same way you do if they lost 5 straight to UK.
When is the last time you were at UK? UK has top 15 facilities nationally. This isn't fanboy talk, it's objectively true. I know South Carolina has great facilities too, but UK's now compete with anyone.
Agreed. It's odd to UK's program that South Carolina and Tennessee get so much preseason love nearly every year while UK either consistently wins the head-to-head (USC) or finishes higher in the standings (UT) more often than not. Looks to be more of the same this year with USC predicted to finish 4th and UK to finish 6th.
Good post. My only addition is that USC also owned UK during the HOltz era. UK drubbed him pretty good in the first miserable year of the Holtz regime, but Holtz never lost to UK again despite some close shaves (a memorable one is when UK led a miserable game 7-6 in Lexington for most of the night but USC scores a late TD to win 12-7).
Almost like UNC vs Wake. Oh, the anticipation.
Five years ago when we owned Kentucky, it was easy to see our program ahead of theirs. That is no longer the case. Take the garnet glasses off if you don`t think they can come in here in September and beat us. Mark Stoops was almost shown the door in his earlier years there, but got his team to play tough and ran the ball down our throats. Now their fans believe he is the real deal. We will see.I do believe our defense will be much improved and with our talent and depth up front we should be much better at stopping the run game.Injuries and lack of depth on that side of the ball was a recipe for disaster last year. Looking forward to this game as much as any we play.
This is another misconception. Deebo, who was absolutely a blast to watch play, went down with two and a half minutes left in the third quarter and Kentucky leading 17-6. It was neither early, nor a game SC “was set to dominate.”
Be careful bringing facts to an excuse party around here...they’ll mob you lol
Actually the attitudes of the fans washes over to the players. The past several years they ( Kentucky) have shown up with the attitude that they were going to be the more physical team. It has been like we are surprised by it. You can see it in every one on one on the field They want it more it appears. I’m not saying they do but by halftime we were still looking around like somebody do something. They tackled with bad intentions. They blocked with bad intentions and they ran with bad intentions. What did Mike Tyson day? Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. In the first quarter their goal is to punch us in the face. We have not been ready for a war. We can say oh it’s only Kentucky and this streak will continue until we are ready to punch back with even more bad intention.
Cats and Chickens Sept. 28, 2019 I'm expecting one heck of a game.
You are a serious tool. A tater coming on a Gamecock board and then whining about content.
Could not care less. Posts on a Carolina board.
You still riding in the back of a truck, boy?
Totally agree . A loss at home this year is totally unacceptable. Don’t think Muschamp is going anywhere regardless of what happens this season but it will sure make my Fishing Vs Watching the Game on Sat decision a heck of a lot easier this fall . Didn’t miss many good bites last year .
Yup, you were right. Verified the time of the injury and looked at the box score/recap again. Time of possession dominated by Kentucky; no rushing by South Carolina and abysmal 3rd down conversions.
So.... 3 of the 5.
If that was 2006, I believe I was at that game. We made a late push, but our hail-Mary fell short at the buzzer.
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