USC: More Hoops Number-Fudging

Officially, 7,003 fans attended the University of South Carolina’s 66-58 victory over Presbyterian College on Tuesday night.
How many actually attended, though? Barely 1,000, according to our sources.
In fact, here’s a picture from the game courtesy of Patrick Enzor, Online/ Multimedia Editor for The (Sumter, S.C.) Item.
(Click to enlarge)

Pic: Twitter/ Patrick Enzor
What’s up with the discrepancy? [...]

Gamecock Hoops: Mercifully Done

Finally … it’s over.
And thank God for that.
After starting the 2010-11 basketball season with a respectable 12-5 record, the University of South Carolina went 2-11 down the stretch – a painful conference slide that came to a merciful end on Thursday with a first-round loss to Ole Miss in the SEC tournament.
As it has been [...]

Get It Together, Gamecocks

Two tickets – $36. “Innovista” parking – $5. Game program – $8. Reece’s Pieces, small popcorn, a bag of boiled peanuts and a pair of bottled waters – $16.50.
Watching the University of South Carolina basketball team fold like a cheap suit against the worst team in the Southeastern Conference (SEC)?
Worthless …
South Carolina’s 79-64 defeat at [...]

Big Win For Horn

With University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier officially off of the hot seat following a nine-win 2010 season, our focus now turns to the school’s basketball program – led by third-year head coach Darrin Horn.
After winning 21 games (and sharing the SEC Eastern Division championship) in his inaugural season two years ago, [...]

Fourth?

The University of South Carolina men’s basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the SEC Eastern Division by the sportswriters who cover the conference – a bit of a slap in the face considering the Gamecocks won the division a year ago (or at least a share of it) and return all-SEC star [...]