Leave it to the nimrods in charge of the University of South Carolina Athletic Department to screw up the ONLY thing their football program does well … which is run out on the football field.
From 850 The Buzz:
The South Carolina Gamecocks are putting the finishing touches on renovations at Williams-Brice Stadium. Officials wanted to give the locker room and lobby areas of their facilities a certain “wow factor”, adding amenities such as flat screen TVs.
The pièce de résistance — a cast-bronze sculpture of a fighting gamecock. South Carolina envisions a new tradition on game days similar to those at Clemson, Maryland, NC State and any other school that touches some marker as they run on to the field. But only in Columbia do they think a bunch of dudes rubbing a large ‘Cock prior to team activities is a good idea.
Ha!
As much as we hate to say it, this is precisely the sort of bad press that these mediocrity-perpetuating, ticket price-raising, traditionless athleticrats deserve.
Remember, people … this is a program that sucks so bad it feels compelled to celebrate first downs. First friggin’ downs …
Seriously, why can’t the Shamecocks just jog out onto the field quietly with no smoke and mirrors, no blaring loudspeakers, no raising the roof, no trash talking, no rubbing of anything or dancing around like a bunch of idiots and just win some f*cking football games?
Is that too much to ask?
Bad ass pic: Travis Bell, Sideline Carolina
By Cooter Brown July 23, 2009 at 7:06 am
I’ze been waitin’ fer a good season fer mo years dan I’d like to think.
Dey neber fail to let ol’ Cooter down.
I’m gettin’ old!
Jest one good season, Lawrd, befo I cross over da riber Jordan!!! Jest one, an’ I promise t’ take my Spurier hoodoo doll off my target shootin’ stump an’ th’ “Dump Spurier, Keep the Flag” sticker off my truck!
By male sapphist July 23, 2009 at 3:34 pm
This will be a national shaming; Can the Cocks just dry hump a statue of Steve Spurrious? Heck at commencement the whole college of education can dry hump a bronze effigy of the SC taxpayer…whom they will continue to pocket bugger for the rest of their careers.
2001-Smoke-Sorta Cool; Rubbin one out on the mascot…not so cool
By Philip July 23, 2009 at 4:10 pm
If our team is going to suck for 60 minutes on the field, Why can’t we enjoy the 30 seconds before they take the field? And, yes, I’ll celebrate first downs all day long. Might as well. It’s about all there is to celebrate.
By K Trane July 23, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Hahaha great quote! Quit copying Clemson. Nobody can compete with the hill + the cannon + Howard’s Rock!
By J. Wellington July 24, 2009 at 8:54 am
Who gets to choke the chicken, USC or the opponent?