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South Carolina Interviews Chad Morris

GAMECOCK BRASS MEET WITH FORMER CLEMSON OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Southern Methodist University head football coach Chad Morris is highly unlikely to become the next head coach at the University of South Carolina.  In fact most insiders probably wouldn’t even put the former Clemson offensive mastermind on the “short list” for the Gamecock job….

GAMECOCK BRASS MEET WITH FORMER CLEMSON OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Southern Methodist University head football coach Chad Morris is highly unlikely to become the next head coach at the University of South Carolina.  In fact most insiders probably wouldn’t even put the former Clemson offensive mastermind on the “short list” for the Gamecock job.

Nonetheless, South Carolina athletics director Ray Tanner flew to Dallas, Texas on November 22 to meet with the young coach.

Tanner and several other representatives of the school met Morris  in the conference room of the General Aviation terminal at Love Field.  The meeting lasted roughly an hour, we’re told.

Tanner and his entourage reportedly took a chartered flight in order to throw those tracking the University’s two public planes.

Morris, 46, was a high school coach for a decade-and-a-half in Texas before being tapped as assistant head coach/ offensive coordinator at Tulsa in 2010.  After a year with the Golden Hurricane, he was hired as Clemson’s offensive coordinator – unleashing an up-tempo, spread offense on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that helped produce a whopping 42 wins from 2011-14.

Morris was the highest-paid assistant coach in America during his four years in Tigertown – with good reason.

In 2012, the Tigers’ offense average 512.7 yards and 41 points per game.  The following year the numbers were almost identically gaudy – 507.7 yards and 40.2 points per game.  In 2014 – which was widely viewed as a rebuilding year offensively  – Clemson still averaged more than 400 yards per game.

Things haven’t gone so well at SMU, though.  The Mustangs have posted a 2-9 record in Morris’ first year in Dallas – and rumors abound that he’s looking to grab one of the many available coaching openings heading into the 2016 season.

Morris’ Mustangs close out their 2015 season this weekend against the Memphis Tigers, whose fourth-year head coach Justin Fuente is rumored to be on South Carolina’s short list (along with Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart).

In other South Carolina coaching news, Houston University head coach Tom Herman – believed by many to be the frontrunner for Gamecock job – has reportedly taken his name out of consideration for the position.

South Carolina’s coaching job came open earlier this year when eleventh-year head coach Steve Spurrier resigned midway through the season.  Interim head coach Shawn Elliott has posted a 1-3 mark since taking over for Spurrier.

South Carolina is 3-8 on the year – its worst record since 1999, when the team lost all eleven games under first-year head coach Lou Holtz.

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259 comments

TARevolution November 25, 2015 at 7:53 pm

Word is Dabo may get the call from a bigtime program in a bigtme conference (LSU- Georgia?)…could Chad be a fit in Tiger-Town…???…I think so…

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stumpknocker November 25, 2015 at 9:26 pm

let me clue you in on something, if clemson loves their coach, the second best job there is, is being God, nobody has ever compelled a winning head coach from clemson to leave and nobody will ever will. right or wrong, they take care of their own.

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stevesmith November 25, 2015 at 9:34 pm

Does Charlie Pell ring a bell?

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stumpknocker November 25, 2015 at 9:35 pm

the statuary rape coach?

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stevesmith November 25, 2015 at 10:25 pm

Not that I’m aware of….but he did leave Clemson for Florida

Mike at the Beach November 26, 2015 at 12:40 am

He raped a little garden statue? That’s just sick…

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:23 am

That is funny!

erneba November 26, 2015 at 2:51 pm

That’s funny, I did not catch that the first time through.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:23 am

You are officially named the FitsNews moron of the year.What a stupid fucking post.

E Norma Scok November 25, 2015 at 11:02 pm

Max Lennon “compelled” Danny to eave about a season before they would have been MNC champs again.

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stumpknocker November 26, 2015 at 3:16 am

danny had to go because he beat the crap out of a teenage black kid, that was porking his daughter, anybody else would have gone to jail for what he did.

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TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 8:04 am

So all the stories about all the Racism at Clemson are true? Thanks for confirming.

Squishy123 November 26, 2015 at 9:13 am

Are the blacks up there marching against the white establishment like they are at USCe?

TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 9:49 am

It was a bunch of Dumbass Whites, with some Democrat-level Black people–claiming to be suffering at USC. Sounds like y’all beat the hell out a brotha’ for being black up there…

E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 8:30 pm

Who got beat up and when?

Wow you spread a lot of lies.

TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 6:42 am

Your own guy said it. Do your homework… If you still have to ask then, I’d not be surprised. You’d a Dumbass Democrat. What YOU WANT to believe is all that matters to you…

Rex November 27, 2015 at 8:25 am

Wow, you just can’t stay away, can you? If you had anything enlightening to add, maybe I could give you a pass. But, instead, it’s nothing but the usual cliche of “you’re a dumbass Democrat”. You sound just like an unhinged liberal. They just repeat themselves over and over, hoping their lies will turn into the truth if they just keep repeating over and over.

TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 8:32 am

Again…trying too hard…and it shows… (:

Rex November 27, 2015 at 1:57 pm

Too hard to what? Typical liberal drive-by comment. The fact that I keep giving you the ass kicking of your life certainly shows. You have that part right. Nevertheless, this typically vapid comment is further confirmation of just how big a dumbass you are.

E Norma Scok November 28, 2015 at 8:26 pm

Wait..you state some bullshit and then you want me to find your proof?

TARD evolution November 26, 2015 at 10:56 am

Do you not understand the logical difference between
There exists a story that is true; and
All stories are true.
Wow.

TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 11:09 am

So you only adhere to the stories you CHOSE to believe, and disregard anything that does not fit the narrative you’ve been fed…

Not surprised AT ALL…

TARD evoluation November 26, 2015 at 12:50 pm

I’m actually just noting that you confused the “for all” and “there exists” qualifers of logic. I think you can understand that?
I don’t think anything I believe is relevant here. Just pointed out that you screwed something up, indeed, laughably so.
Why don’t you go back and read what you wrote again?

TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 2:11 pm

You’re trying too hard…and it’s obvious. LMAO…

PS: Why do you hate special needs children???…You’re no better than the least of any of them…actually not as I good, I bet….

TARD Revolution November 26, 2015 at 7:43 pm

Do realize that you just wrote “actually not as I good” and are accusing another of being “not good”.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:21 am

Site your source,liar.You really give this site a bad name.

E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 8:29 pm

Since you seem to know all about that story, tell me, who was that black teenager?

James November 29, 2015 at 12:03 am

Terry Allen. At leastt Danny got a grandbaby out of the deal.

Roberto November 26, 2015 at 4:49 am

What about the guy who replaced Danny Ford? Ken Hatfield was 32-13-1 and was fired.

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E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 8:37 pm

Hatfield sucked

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TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 8:03 am

Agreed….VERY easy schedule in the ACC. And you get treated like a legitimate program…even though it’s lower-level football.

Who’d walk away from a scam like that?

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Squishy123 November 26, 2015 at 9:11 am

Dirtpeckers are a fickle bunch. It’s true, misery loves company and nobody is listening to the bunch of bottom tier SEC fans cry. They hated Spurrier, loved Spurrier, and now hate Spurrier again. Not a larger group of bandwagon fans can be found anywhere in the country. At least they have women’s basketball this year.

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E Norma Scok November 25, 2015 at 10:58 pm

Does the water in whatever shithole you live in Columbia cause you to perennially be this much of a ‘tard?

I know you hate to admit it, but Dabo is already AT the #1 football program in America. Why would he leave to go somewhere that ISN’T?

Chad had his chance at Clemson. Nice guy, but we don’t miss him. Y’all can have him.

Hey I hear Steve Spurrier is looking for a job!

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TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 8:02 am

I do admit…Dabo can be considered a top D-1 Coach, paying the easiest schedule. He’s got it easy with all the benefits of a REAL program…He’d be stupid to walk away from that.

But playing the weak will only help you for so long…and if he sneaks into the playoff—and gets a legitimate program…He’ll get his ass pounded…

You and I both now that…

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Justin Walker November 26, 2015 at 8:09 am

You continue to show just how idiotically dogmatic you are. You have garnet-colored blinders on that prevent you from looking at anything objectively. I am a USC grad, but I’m not a blind fanatic like you are. Dabo may play an easier schedule than SEC teams do, but that gap continues to close year after year as the SEC continues to take a beating and show itself to be overrated. If the New England Patriots played Clemson’s schedule and won all their games, would you say the Patriots weren’t that good just because they played a somewhat weak schedule? That would an incredibly stupid argument. Clemson played a legitimate program last year in their bowl (a team also currently slated to gain a playoff spot) and kicked their ass, even with “Three and Out” Stoudt playing QB. So quit pulling excuses out of your ass. Has playing a tough schedule helped us out? Not if you consider getting owned by the Citadel a telling factor.

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pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:38 am

You make some good points.
It appears to some of us ‘miles’ away that Dabo is just a goofy ass 7 year-old (watch him on the sidelines) that back stabbed his former head coach for the alumni to get the job and who uses his faith when it only benefits his public persona.

Dabo couldn’t handle a ‘big’ job,His immaturity is obvious and the players would turn on his childish/phony antics in a minute if they started losing.The players run these programs.

We will see this Saturday if Urban Meyer learned anything from Florida and has control of his locker room (my sources say yes) at Michigan this Saturday. Ohio State has a record 5 projected 1st round picks for 2016.Dabo wouldn’t survive ONE year at Ohio State.

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E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 8:35 pm

Lulz…you heard THE Ohio state got their asses handed to them last week, didn’t you?

If this keeps up, Urban may have another heart attack and end up coaching at USCe.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:46 pm

His former offensive coordinator Tom Hermon now at the University of Houston (NOWHERESVILLE) was offered the USC job and determined it was loserville.Only 300 high schools in the state and they have to split D-2 talent with Clemson.

You are just mad that Urban exposed the SEC as the fraud it is.

E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 10:48 pm

Srsly..why would I care what Urban Myer has done….anywhere?

TontoBubbaGoldstein November 26, 2015 at 7:37 am

Word is Dabo may get the call from a bigtime program in a bigtme conference (LSU- Georgia?)…

If Saban retires, TBG will worry a bit.
Until then…not so much.

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erneba November 25, 2015 at 9:57 pm

Morris does not come anywhere close to having a resume that would qualify him to be a head football coach in the SEC.
While USC is not among the top tier programs in the SEC, the SEC is probably the premier college football conference in the US.The only drawback in that regard is that USC is a relative newcomer to the SEC, but no big deal, still the top conference. And any ambitious coach, it seems would want to coach in what is regarded as the premier conference.
In some respects, I don’t think it will be hard to get a top ranked coach, if you have the money, facilities, and the desire to have a top flight football program.
And what ever became of the idea to try to recruit some of those SEC Western division head coaches over to the Eastern conference, where the competition is not as tough, but it is still the SEC. Les Miles of LSU(he has recently fallen on hard times at LSU) and Gary Mullen come to mind.

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stumpknocker November 25, 2015 at 10:11 pm

just more over thinking, over thinking has kept us in the shitter for ever. keep our coach!

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fred farkel November 25, 2015 at 10:57 pm

Hmmm as a boy who attended good old Chester County A&M. Please note erneba did not graduate from this fine upstanding academic institution. This certainly affords him vast knowledge of the ins and outs of college football and coaching qualifications. I know we are looking forward to more of his insightful comments on this subject. Perhaps it might be a tad more informative than his political, economic and social views. Please keep us updated.

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E Norma Scok November 25, 2015 at 11:00 pm

“While USC is not among the top tier programs in the SEC, the SEC is probably the premier college football conference in the US”

lulz..have you caught any SEC football lately? There’s Alabama…and about 100 steps below them is the rest of the SEC.

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fred farkel November 25, 2015 at 11:10 pm

Whoops looks like old erneba ain’t up to snuff on college football either. Guess we’ll just add it to his list goof ups in his other self proclaimed subjects of interest. Sorry boy, but do have a happy turkey day.

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erneba November 26, 2015 at 6:19 am

While Alabama has won the National Championship three times in the last ten years(2005-2014), four other other SEC teams, Florida(3), LSU(2), Auburn, and Tennessee, in the last twenty years(1995-2014), have also won the National Champion ship. Ten Championships in last twenty years, by five different teams, that is not bad. Over time, it indicates that the SEC has been a solid football conference, winning the National Championship ten times with four different teams.
Over the last twenty years, the SEC has been the best college football conference and will remain so, with a number of teams acquitting themselves quite well.

http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fbs

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pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:17 am

Universities with MOST NFL Draft picks in college football history:

1.Notre Dame
2.Southern Cal
3.THE Ohio State University

I agree that SEC has been the best football conference the last 10 years HOWEVER they are WAY down this year , top to bottom.

After Alabama they are very weak and we all saw how The Ohio State University manhandled the Tide in the BCS game last year.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein November 26, 2015 at 7:34 am

“While USC is not among the top tier programs in the SEC…

That’s Understatement of the Year Award material, right there!

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Thomas November 28, 2015 at 8:13 pm

It is taking coaches 10 years to build a program with millennial athletes. Tanner might as go for a young coach like Matt Campbell. Regardless whomever Tanner’s handlers choose, it is inevitable. Tanner will not forgo that phat paycheck on his choice alone. Tanner is obviously gilding his lily by letting boosters do his job picking a new HBC, less retribution that way.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein November 26, 2015 at 7:42 am

Les Miles of LSU(he has recently fallen on hard times at LSU) and Gary Mullen come to mind.

You can’t spell Muschamp without “USC”!!!!

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pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:27 am

1. Florida State – 124
Round 1 picks: 30
Highest overall pick: Andre Wadsworth, No. 3 (1998) – Florida Christian (Miami) High School
Round 2 picks: 18
NFL connection: Tampa Bay has drafted eight players from Florida State since 1994.

2. Ohio State – 123
Round 1 picks: 31
Highest overall pick: Orlando Pace, No. 1 (1997) – Sandusky (Ohio) High School
Dan Wilkinson, No. 1 (1994) – Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio) High School
Round 2 picks: 22
NFL connection: St. Louis has drafted nine players from Ohio State since 1994.

3. USC – 113
Round 1 picks: 25
Highest overall pick: Carson Palmer, No. 1 (2003) – Santa Margarita (Calif.) High School
Keyshawn Johnson, No. 1 (1996) – Dorsey (Los Angeles) High School
Round 2 picks: 48
NFL connection: Jacksonville has drafted seven players from USC since 1994.

4. Miami (FL) – 111
Round 1 picks: 33
Highest overall pick: Andre Johnson, No. 3 (2003) – Miami (Fla.) High School
Round 2 picks: 22
NFL connection: Baltimore and Cleveland have drafted seven Miami players since 1994.

5. Florida – 107
Round 1 picks: 23
Highest overall pick: Gerard Warren, No. 3 (2001) – Union County (Lake Butler, Fla.) High School
Round 2 picks: 32
NFL connection: Chicago has drafted nine Florida players since 1994.

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erneba November 26, 2015 at 8:42 am

Colleges with the most active players currently in the NFL.

LSU 38
Miami 37
Alabama 35
Georgia 34
Florida State 33
Florida 31
Oklahoma 30

http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2015-09-06/colleges-most-players-nfl-rosters

OOPs…
You can google and sort the statistics any way you like, and the SEC still comes out on top.

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Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 8:49 am

9/11/2015
Here are various breakdowns of how schools and conferences are represented on active NFL rosters*.

By conference

Total players: SEC 309, ACC 239, Big Ten 224, Pac-12 220, Big 12 132, American 98, Mountain West 68, Conference USA 56, MAC 51, Sun Belt 31

Average per school: SEC 22.1, Pac-12 18.3, ACC 17.1, Big Ten 16.0, Big 12 13.2, American 8.2, Mountain West 5.7, Conference USA 4.3, MAC 3.9, Sun Belt 2.8

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pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:51 am

How will Ohio States RECORD 5 1st round picks and 10-15 over all picks skew those stats?

Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 8:53 am

How will Purdue skew those statistics?

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:58 am

About like Wake Forest.

erneba November 26, 2015 at 8:56 am

Good post,
Now we are google-gaming.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:50 am

oops…like a liberal would try and do (kiddin!!!!) you stopped at #7 and didn’t give us the REST of the FACTS!!!

# 8 is THE Ohio State University with FIVE projected FIRST round picks INCLUDING the NUMBER ONE pick and TEN picks over all in 2016. That should move em to #1!!!

Shame on you…:)

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erneba November 26, 2015 at 8:54 am

See Bible Thumper.
You can play this game all day and you still lose.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:58 am

I don’t think so.The SEC had a run the last decade however that is over.They have several programs in shambles and they will no longer be able to hide that fact by the myth that they just beat up on each other.

Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 9:19 am

2015
SEC East vs. West
11 – 2
One more game left.

Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 8:58 am

I don’t really have a dog in the fight. SEC is best in football. SEC, BIG 10 and PAC 12 have more revenue.

But I do say that the SEC East is not a tough football schedule right now.

erneba November 26, 2015 at 9:00 am

Yeah, the SEC East sucks. Hope it improves.

Tazmaniac November 26, 2015 at 10:47 am

Hey, hey, hey there?

erneba November 26, 2015 at 3:34 pm

Yes, Florida is the best team in the SEC East, but when you pour in the other teams it kinda taints the brew.
I will begrudging admit that Florida is good, and I hope they do well in the Championship game and a bowl game.

Tazmaniac November 26, 2015 at 11:49 am

Show a little appreciation for what Florida has done with some duct tape and a few Popsicle sticks. We are waaaay ahead of expectations. With no QB or kicker, the only way is up against FSU. If they kill us, it was expected, close or winning is egg on them not us. Tennessee and Georgia are better than their record reflects.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 9:00 am

SEC is down.Everybody knows that.Alabama only legit top 15 team they have.

erneba November 26, 2015 at 10:12 am

Sorry, i was not try to drag you into the discussion, just wanted him to see the info you posted on “breakdowns of how schools and conferences are represented on active NFL rosters*.”

Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 10:17 am

Apologies on fits? Strange, but welcomed.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 10:42 am

I am used to being double teamed on Fits.Bosa is occasionally triple teamed for the Bucks.

I don’t mind being doube teamed by two intellectual giants like you and erneba.Feel like I learn something.

Have a great Thanksgiving.

Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 10:47 am

Two intellectual giants. I guess that’s a fair fight against you.

Have a great Thanksgiving. Mine is just starting.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 10:53 am

lol…:)

erneba November 26, 2015 at 9:13 am

We’re talking about roster players. Players that are not only drafted, but make the team and stay on the team.
They did have a good team, and get many of them drafted, but we will just have to wait and see if they stay on the team.

pogo November 26, 2015 at 9:25 am

Bosa will be the #1 pick.He will stay on the team. :)

erneba November 26, 2015 at 9:50 am

No doubt, some will make the permanent roster.

flip this November 26, 2015 at 7:40 pm

Im sorry but you just said the highest person drafter from FSU was Andre Wadsworth, No. 3 (1998)? Wasn’t Jamies Winston drafted 1st just last year from FSU to Tampa Bay? You either are quoting something old, or flat out wrong if you didn’t catch that. “The thing about the internet is you never know if what you are reading is true” -Albert Einstein

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pogo(ha ha ha!!!) November 26, 2015 at 8:55 pm

You walked right into my TRAP dumb ass:

Luckily, I’m ahead of the game, as I have studied and given draftable grades to 12 Buckeyes with NFL potential. And that is probably a conservative number. That dozen does not include QB J.T. Barrett (I actually have a 1st/2nd on him for future reference) who backed up Jones in Monday night’s win over Virginia Tech. Nor does it include juniors CB Eli Apple and S Tyvis Powell. They too figure to have NFL futures at some point; I just hadn’t fully studied them this summer.

If all draft eligible Buckeyes declare for 2016, there’s a chance they’ll have the most selections by a program in any one draft. The all-time mark in a seven round draft is 14, held by none other than Ohio State in 2004..

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/09/09/ohio-state-buckeyes-could-break-record-for-most-nfl-draft-picks-produced-by-one-program/

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nope, you trapped yourself November 27, 2015 at 8:48 am

well it obviously didn’t include the last year for ANYONE, so once again you are too stupid to see how the state college of Ohio’s (who has never beaten any team from the State of SC fyi) numbers will go up so do everyone else’s that you forgot to add in (either that or you cant add)

pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:28 am

oops…list below is teams with most 1st round NFL draft picks.

Have a great Thanksgiving…

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Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 1:06 am

Hard to argue with Chad Morris’s success at Clemson, but too often he only new one speed, full throttle. Their were times when Clemson’s defence just got off the field after a South Carolina 8 minute drive that I wish our offense could eat some time instead of trying to score in three plays, so our defense could rest.

Chad didn’t have patience enough to develop any power rushing. I know you can’t compare a healthy DeShawn Watson to what Chad Morris had, but our current offense can score in three plays or eat 7 minutes off the clock. It can get a lead, come from behind or preserve a lead. This year’s offense can tire out their defense and rest ours. It can manage the clock whether there is 8 minutes left in the half or 40 seconds. It’s not just because of Watson that Clemson’s offense is better. The rushing is better, the play calling is better and the game management is better.

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dfw175 November 26, 2015 at 8:35 am

At SMU Chad Morris is using the power run game. He is not throwing the ball that much.

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pogo November 26, 2015 at 8:41 am

Gotta have talent to throw the ball.Ohio State lost Devon Smith and two other WR’s from last year.They have a hard time ‘stretching’ the field even the great athletes they have and 4 projected 1st round picks on offense (Elliot,Decker,Thomas,Jones).

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Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 8:44 am

In player interviews, they said that Morris was quick to give up on new ideas, plays etc… if they were not successful. Scott and Elliot give them more time to get it right before giving up.

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Thomas November 26, 2015 at 12:06 pm

Whomever Tanner chooses it is inevitable. Nick Saban and Gary Pinkel cut their teeth at Toledo. A protege of Coach Kehres (331-24-3), Matt Campbell stands out from Nick and Gary when they had the job. At 35, Coach Campbell will make a winner out of Carolina and win the big ones. As I implied, Tanner will fuck it up

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Once a fan till I learned ... November 26, 2015 at 7:08 am

There is no end to the money that USC athletic will spend. Chartered jets, luxury hotels, and the lack of accountability at all levels.

They don’t even worry about the conflicts of interest. In fact, check out the small number of people that file economic disclosure statements and then compare to the weak internal policies.

USC athletics is a feeding frenzy by the supposed elites. They gorge on the university, the athletic program and the zealots called “fans.” It ought not to be that way but this is SC and the slimy and unethical are always risk free.

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Justin Walker November 26, 2015 at 8:16 am

“Chartered jets, luxury hotels, and the lack of accountability at all levels.” Umm…yeah, nice try. What you are describing is the dirty business of college athletics with the relationships schools have with their boosters. I would actually say that what goes on at USC is pretty tame as far as the sliminess goes. It is far worse at other programs.

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Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 8:21 am

“but this is SC and the slimy and unethical are always risk free.”

First, why single out South Carolina, is big time college athletes any different at Ohio St. Miami or North Carolina. If you have been keeping up with the news, you would realize other places are much worse.

You do know that regular people work for chartered jet companies and at luxury hotels. Visiting teams and conference officials also spend in SC on those things. You know that advertising and television revenue pours into South Carolina because of University athletics. You know that revenue sports supports all the other athletes and their scholarships also.

Why do liberals despise and envy success? Why would it make you happy if athletic coaches actually flew “coach” on commercial planes?

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 11:51 am

BT, those folks will even irritate Satan when they end up in HELL, and there is nowhere else he can send them to!

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Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 1:47 pm

You nailed it.

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm

(heh, heh, heh)

Once a fan till... November 26, 2015 at 3:43 pm

Thumper, u are an idiot.

I’m a conservative, not a liberal.

I don’t like waste. I don’t like to disproportionate amount of money spent on sports when the point of higher educations is…higher educations.

If you believe the propaganda that sports programs pay for themselves and are not subsidized by the taxpayer, student and others then you are a fool.

There is an old saying that goes something like this: Your treasury is where your heart is. We should be emphasizing education, not money guzzling athletic programs and their elites that rape the programs for personal profit.

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Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 5:00 pm

“We should be emphasizing education, not money guzzling athletic programs and their elites that rape the programs for personal profit.”

“the point of higher educations is…higher educations..

Colleges and Universities have many missions besides education. They do research, provide technical support to agriculture and other industries. There is a mutually beneficial synergy that comes from mixing those missions. They also provide students with experience in arts, community service and social recreation.

Sports enhance the educational mission. Each benefits from the other. Many of the finest professors, researchers and students from arround the country come to USC or Clemson, who would’ve never heard of The University South Carolina or Clemson without sports.

NCAA sports are a marketing bonanza for colleges and universities. Even schools that don’t make a profit, recognize the importance sports are to advancing their educational mission.

Sports keeps alumni connected to their Alma Mater, which results in those schools having higher research and educational endowments as well as academic scholarships.

The principles of business work in the private sector too. As crass as it seems to you, sports with college has worked. Sports has as much to do with education as McDonald’s has to do with movies. The smart people thought they were idiots, but millions have been made by McDonald’s as well as Disney by their association.

America has the best and most popular colleges and universities in the world. Facts are that college sports increases public support for education. Your liberal ideals of “educational should be where our heart is” does not reflect the beautiful complexity of human nature. We love our schools, but college sports combines two loves in a mutually beneficial way. Liberals seek an idealized world that can never exist, conservatives look at the reality of human nature ask how can we improve it. Separating college sports from education does promote the IDEAL but in reality will cause harm to education.

The chart below reflects data obtained from the Department of Education related to revenues and expenses of this season’s pre-season top-25.  The data is from 2011-12, which is the most recent data that is publicly available. 
Football ___________ Expenses _________ Revenue
South Carolina ____ $22,063,216 _______ $48,065,096
Clemson __________ $23,652,472 _______ $39,207,780

http://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciajessop/2013/08/31/the-economics-of-college-football-a-look-at-the-top-25-teams-revenues-and-expenses/

You still think I’m an idiot? ;-)

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Once a fan November 26, 2015 at 8:56 pm

Not so much an idiot as a “know it all” that regurgitates the party line, in this case the line created and promulgated by the Chamber of Commerce/ degreed ed-ucrats that chase public funds in the name of a “higher cause.”

Look behind the numbers and there is a different reality. Behind the propaganda you will find expensive institutions that fail to serve their target population while unjustly enriching the decision making elites.

BTW, you are arguing the liberal point of view.

Bible Thumper November 26, 2015 at 9:37 pm

You are the liberal if not communists. I used the find command to search for the word “elites” in this entire article and all the 114 comments and found it four times. It was only used four times, once in each of your comments and once when I quoted you.

You apparently resent those who are more successful than you and would like to reduce them to your level. “From each according to his ability; to each according to his need.” The communists creed. You follow The Party line, indeed.

I don’t resent others success, but to the degree that what you claim is true, it has been made worse by liberals efforts to give more taxpayer money to education in increasing numbers of ways. As for direct state funding, federal funding, student grants, federally backed loans, subsidized loans and federally guaranteed loans, what you claim is true. As these funding devices expanded, so has corruption.

The one refreshingly successful funding is sports revenue which is completely voluntary and holds “elites” ,as can be shown by the number of coaches fired, fully accountable.

Once a fan... November 27, 2015 at 6:15 am

You are wrong. I must admit I have not attempted to persuade as the comments section of the internet is the last place to find a mind open to change. However, perhaps at some future date you will conduct independent research into these issues instead of faithfully reporting what you have found in the echo chamber.

Randall November 27, 2015 at 6:16 am

If “getting fired” is a multi million dollar payout consider me prepared to be fired at a moments notice!

Squishy123 November 26, 2015 at 9:14 am

And none of that money spent will extinguish the fact that USCe is where football coaches come to end their career.

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E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 10:56 am

because all coaches at Clemsux went somewhere else to have great results. Name one coach from Clemsux to go on and have a winning record at another school since Charlie Pell in 1978? You cant! Quit being such a hating little troll!!!

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Scooter November 26, 2015 at 6:39 pm

I pooped my pants laughing at that

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E Norma Scok November 26, 2015 at 8:32 pm

Someone still wanting to be me..how….sad.

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Squishy123 November 27, 2015 at 8:42 am

no one wants to be your dumbass, quit lying…how…sad

E Norma Scok November 28, 2015 at 8:30 pm

It appears someone does, else they wouldn’t use my name

pogo November 28, 2015 at 8:33 pm

I love when you get drunk and post.

E Norma Scok November 28, 2015 at 9:52 pm

Notice the login, and the avatar. One of them is registered, the other isn’t.

Just another ignorant democrat, aren’t you?

idcydm November 26, 2015 at 7:42 am

Leo Gorcey.

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tomstickler November 26, 2015 at 8:44 am

Huntz Hall.

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idcydm November 26, 2015 at 9:20 am

Offensive coordinator.

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TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 11:10 am

Eat Booty Like Grocery…

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 12:10 pm

Every one enjoy a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving Day — and just for fun……..
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For the non-stadium viewers it’s just more opportunity to:

Drink beer -Watch game – Pee – Flirt with cute chicks – Watch game – Drink beer – Argue with a dude -Watch game – Pee – Drink beer- Fight with the dude you argued with – Return from emergency room with stitches – Get cute chick’s phone number … etc

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 12:12 pm

After the football season ended last year a Gamecock player saw an ad for “3-Day Cruise for $99”. He calls the number and asks, “If that is the correct price when does the next cruise start?” The manager says, “The price is correct, and it starts as soon as you get here.”The
Gamecock packs a bag and goes to the office. When he turns around to pick up his bag the manager knocks him out cold with a rubber mallet. Thirty minutes later he wakes up to find himself floating down the river in a rubber raft.

Shaking his head he turns around and sees a Clemson
player he knows in a raft slowly catching up to him. When he gets close the Gamecock player asks, “Do they serve food on this cruise?” The Tiger player replies, “Well, they didn’t last year!”

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 12:14 pm

One football fan lived and died by his favorite football team. He had no time for his family or friends. He could be found only on the couch, a six-pack or part of one at his side, and his eyes glued to the TV screen. One day his wife marched up in front of the
screen, opened her bath robe and in all her naked glory said with finality, “Okay, buster – PLAY ME OR TRADE ME..!!

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Toward the end of the year, the television screen is filled with one football game after another. One football widow put on a sheer negligee and paraded herself in front of her husband. He looked up from the TV set long enough to say, “Why did you buy a gray negligee?

The wife answered, “I didn’t. It’s dust!”

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 12:18 pm

Coach Dabo Swinney stormed into the Clemson University president’s office and demanded a raise right then and there.

“Jesus Christ, man,” protested President Clements, “you already make more than the entire
Engineering Department!”

“Yeah, maybe so, but you don’t know what I have to put up with,” Coach Swinney blustered.
“Look.” He went out into the hall and grabbed a jock who was jogging down the hallway. “Run over to my office and see if I’m there,” he ordered.

Fifteen minutes later the jock returned, sweaty and out of breath. “You’re not there, Coach,” he
reported.

“Oh, I see what you mean,” conceded President Clements, scratching his head. “I would have phoned.”

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pogo November 26, 2015 at 12:28 pm

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving Shifty!

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 1:04 pm

Thanks, pogo, I have many things to be thankful for in my life today….

Tazmaniac November 26, 2015 at 12:42 pm

You too HENRY. Never been to a game, pro or college, that didn’t have a minimum of two asshats. Some were women, some have been in my group, you never know how a coworker or neighbors are going to act with enough beer in that setting.

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 1:02 pm

Thanks, Taz, and you just reminded me that you can find clips from those” teenage drive – in movies” that show girls cat-fighting. They are a hoot to watch. I haven’t watched any for a couple of years, so I’ll find them this weekend when I can kick my feet up. Only have two games to follow — SC/Clemson and Alabama/Auburn (whew!)

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Tazmaniac November 26, 2015 at 1:14 pm

This the year of the upset. Exciting football to watch. Worked security in bars, concerts, and festivals. The old adage “There is a woman at the root of it” has rarely been untrue. Can’t wait for Sunday to see the chatter. Have a good one.

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 1:42 pm

women? — creating problems? — just can’t believe it!

idcydm November 26, 2015 at 1:23 pm

You have a good one too, Iowa/Nebraska :)

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erneba November 26, 2015 at 3:07 pm

I’m going to watch Thanksgiving Football, no, not USC re-runs, real live football on the TV.
The turkey, he is at the thirty,
the forty, he is just winging it.
The turkey flies across the fifty,
Look at those drumsticks go,
the turkey is at forty,
he is down to the thirty, just gobbling up the yardage,
he is at the twenty, running abreast with his team mates,
he is at the ten, the turkey struts into the end zone.
off with his head, it is time for dinner.

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 4:58 pm

very good, and into my files!

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 10:54 pm

Recently scientists revealed that beer contains small traces of female hormones. To prove their theory, the scientists gave 100 men 12 pints of beer each and observed that 100% of them gained weight, talked excessively without making sense, became emotional, couldn’t drive, and refused to apologize when wrong. No further testing is planned.

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 10:57 pm

A serious drunk walked into a bar and, after staring for some time at the only woman seated at the bar, walked over to her and kissed her. She jumped up and slapped him silly. He immediately apologized and explained, “I’m sorry. I thought you were my wife. You look exactly like her.”

“Why you worthless, insufferable, wretched, no good drunk!” she screamed.

“Funny,” he muttered, “you even sound exactly like her.”

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 11:00 pm

What a bartender! When I asked him for something tall, cold and full of gin, he sent his
wife over.

Mandingo November 26, 2015 at 11:03 pm

LOL…..thanks for the laughs and I hope you had a good Thanksgiving.

shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 11:12 pm

Thanks, this has been a great day for me. Just wanted to drop a joke in for the Taz and found some I haven’t read in a while that I wanted to share. Got me thirsty, too, so I’m having a shot of KRAKEN Black Spiced Rum.

Mandingo November 26, 2015 at 11:15 pm

I always get a kick and a big laugh when I read your “material”. Enjoy the spiced rum.

shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 11:17 pm

Bonus for ya’….

A young man is sent to the state pen and is put in a cell with an old man. The young guy asks, “Hey, old man, what are you in for?” The old geezer says, “Moonshine, boy.” “Huh, old man, was it any good?” “Hell yes, son –
I got one year to the gallon!”

jimlewisowb November 26, 2015 at 12:31 pm

Top Ten for Thanksgiving

#9 – All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 2:40 pm

1) Hinky Pinky – before noon
2) Hanky Panky – noon ’til six pm
3) Honky Ponky – six pm ’til …….

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 2:50 pm

DIARY OF A VIAGRA HOUSEWIFE (cont. – # 4)

Day 11 – I’m basically being screwed to death. It’s like living with a Black and Decker drill. I woke up this morning hot-glued to the bed. Even my armpits hurt. He’s a complete pig.

Day 12 –I wish he was gay. I’ve stopped wearing make-up, cleaning my teeth or even washing but he still keeps coming after me! Even yawning has become dangerous.

Day 13 – Every time I shut my eyes, there’s a sneak
attack! It’s like going to bed with a scud missile. I can hardly walk and if he tries that “Oops, sorry” thing again,
I’ll kill the jerk

(to be continued)

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TARevolution November 26, 2015 at 6:19 pm

Sadly, I bet that’s how a lot of the women of FITS-followers live…

When it’s agony for her…you’re not doing something right…and with liberal men, I think I know what one of the problems is…

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 6:52 pm

“with liberal men, I think I know what one of the problems is…”
well, are ya’ gonna’ leave us in suspense…?

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swpbbls November 26, 2015 at 7:10 pm

I, humbled, just want to take this opportunity to thank FitsNews/SicWillie for crunching out the news that apparently no one else will touch. And for this — (we saw it first here…)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAg5KjnAhuU

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shifty henry November 26, 2015 at 7:27 pm

if I hadn’t seen/heard it , I wouldn’t ….???

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swpbbls November 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm

…remember it? c’mon shifty, get ur shift together

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swpbbls November 26, 2015 at 9:50 pm

oh wait — that’s kind of a choppy segue into the High Holy Days. What about accompany by …

Come on, Steve get it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNFQw8VIvA

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TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 8:20 am

FITS would not peddle ignorance-based gossip as fact…would he???…LMAO…

And what’s even more absurd, FITS has a following of liberals (although thinning) who believe every word this stupid son-of-a-bitch feeds them….

And that’s how we end up with a disaster, like Obama, in power…

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DoneDeal November 27, 2015 at 11:59 am

Who needs ‘liberals’? ‘Conservatives’,like yourself,and your boy,Trump,will put the Clinton’s back in the White House,all by yourself.

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TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 1:41 pm

Look, Dumbass. You got your candidates TWICE..McCain’s a Liberal-Tarian, and so is Romeny…YOU CAN’T win, so STFU…and support the Conservative, you SELFISH bastard….

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DoneDeal November 27, 2015 at 4:21 pm

You seem angry.

TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 6:10 pm

When you look at the state of the country- and the fucking disaster you’ve been……if you’re not angry…you’re a fucking Dumbass…

DoneDeal November 28, 2015 at 2:36 pm

According to recent reports,Americans are the dumbest people on earth.

TARevolution November 28, 2015 at 3:33 pm

If you are talking about Democrats and Obama voters…I see where they get that..but a lot of those ain’t Americans…

Otherwise: Banal little fucks like you believe any Bullshit they feed you…THINK FOR YOURSELF, Dumbass…and people may not think you’re so stupid…of course it may make you look even more fucking ignorant than you already do…so there’s that…LMAO…

TontoBubbaGoldstein November 27, 2015 at 9:40 am

Since we may not get a Clemson/Sakerlina post before the game due to the FFF (Folk’s Family Fecundity)…

[Note to Big T:
Demographics is Destiny.
The Future belongs to those who show up.
The LiberalTarians are coming! The LiberalTarians are coming!!!
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]

TBG is more concerned than last year. All year last year TBG figured (and predicted) the Tigers would crush the Gamecocks. While this years Clemson team is arguably better and this years Gamecocks squad …sucks….still…
Sakerlina showed they could hang with and were a play or two from defeating Texas A&M, UT, and Florida. Oh…and The Citadel (TGB suspects the Sakerlina coaches were preparing for Clemson prior to the Citadel game…). This game is a perfect setup as a “trap game”and a chance for “Clemsoning” to rear it’s ugly head and say, “Hey! Y’all forget about me?”

Concerned more than most…but TBG still prognosticates…

Clemson 45
Sakerlina 24

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Tazmaniac November 27, 2015 at 9:46 am

I’m telling you, rival week is famous for upsets. Clemson and Alabama have a huge target on them.

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TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 11:37 am

With Spurrier calling the shots. I’d give SC a chance. His teams could look real bad, then rebound and play good games. With the ACC-level assistant coaches SC has now, and Elliott in way over his head, I’m thinking SC just hands Clemson the game.

All of the tumblers for the dark side have been rolling in their favor. I fear that the evil ones will win again on Saturday.

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Bible Thumper November 27, 2015 at 1:34 pm

Add to your target teams.
Iowa @ Nebraska – today
Mich St. vs. Penn St.

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Tazmaniac November 27, 2015 at 1:51 pm

Or Houston vs Navy right now?

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Tazmaniac November 27, 2015 at 1:52 pm

Toledo down by 4?

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Tazmaniac November 28, 2015 at 7:43 am

4 upsets against ranked or better ranked teams yesterday.

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Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 9:17 am

Today’s Upset Watch
#5 Michigan State vs. Penn State.

#14 North Carolina @ North Carolina State.

#23 UCLA @ USC.

#3 Oklahoma @ #11 Oklahoma State.

Tazmaniac November 28, 2015 at 9:41 am

Among others, few are safe this week. It is the nature of the beast.

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 9:49 am

8-3 Georgia @ 3-8 Georgia Tech

shifty henry November 27, 2015 at 10:13 am

I haven’t unleashed the Magik Round Dice — yet. Hold your bets….

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TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 11:03 am

I have little hope SC will do college football a a favor and STOP the fluke called Clemson. I would love to be wrong, but there just seems to be no direction, pride or fire in the Gamecocks. While Clemson is buying into this idea that it is a Top 5 team…

I expect Clemson will get its ass-kicked when it ventures away from the ACC, and a reeling SC program… But SC has the WORST assist coaches on D in football. Too many of them are ACC-level. SC lost to Clemson when Spurrier did not fire D-staff last year.

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Justin Walker November 27, 2015 at 1:55 pm

Let’s be real here. If the defense were really good this year, you would be proclaiming victory about you told all of us that the problem was Ward. Now that they are still dreadful, you cry that all the defensive coaches are ACC level, including the newly hired Hoke. You always find a nice way to spin it to give yourself plausible deniability and cover up the fact that you are a dumbass. It’s clever, but totally transparent. Just like you devalue every Clemson win by bringing up their weak schedule. Nevermind that every time they venture outside to play another power 5 team that they beat them. That wouldn’t fit your narrative. I swear, if you didn’t have your myths, you would have nothing.

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TARevolution November 27, 2015 at 6:12 pm

You’re far too absorbed in me. I take all of you off your game.
You’ve finally found a coach who can navigate that little league schedule of yours…and you cannot even enjoy it, because you are mad because I was correct…..It’s about SC and Clemson, you fucking idiot…

Bottom line: You just hate it because I told you what would happen, while you vehemently denied it. I was 100% right, and you’re too small to admit it…

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Justin Walker November 27, 2015 at 8:40 pm

I’m not playing games, idiot. You are the one absorbed in your myths. I destroyed your mythology and now you’re just pissed that I called you out for it. Nobody can be 100% right about anything in the world of sports where there are thousands of variables and contingencies, so you claiming that you are just makes you out to be a liar. You just make your arguments up as you go, sticking your finger in the wind. Whatever happens, you find a way to weasel out of taking responsibility.

TARevolution November 28, 2015 at 6:31 am

Quit trying to prove how ‘ME’ you are. You so much want to be significant and salient, but you’re awash in liberal, pop-culture Bullshit and talking points. You’re not enlightening -like me- you’re trite and rotten. Yet, you keep trying to talk yourself out of that fact.

USC1 November 27, 2015 at 5:18 pm

Who would talke the job of head coach while the old o e is LI geeing arou d like an old f$rt. ambassador my ass – and he’d probably have a clause in his contract to hire junior.
Tanner must go before anything good can happen at USC!

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shifty henry November 27, 2015 at 7:41 pm

uuuuh…. come back and repost when you’re sober, thanks

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TontoBubbaGoldstein November 29, 2015 at 8:45 am

C’mon Shifty, haven’t we all done a little LI geeing arou d like an old f$rt at one time or another? : )

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shifty henry November 29, 2015 at 9:21 am

Well, ok, ya’ got me there! (confession: some of my posts were deleted later — after review)

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Lone Ranger November 27, 2015 at 7:19 pm

That’s right—come on over and cut yourself a slice of chicken curse—we’ll pay you 2.5 mil

And when you quit in the middle of ANOTHER failed season—we’ll keep paying you still !!!

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shifty henry November 28, 2015 at 7:13 am

A father was discussing his daughter who made the cheerleading squad. “She goes to Clemson University. She could have gone to the University of South Carolina, but its one more letter she would have to remember.”

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shifty henry November 28, 2015 at 7:25 am

CHEERLEADERS (for the kids —– enjoy)
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Q: What do Clemson cheerleaders drink before the game?
A: Root beer!

Q: Why did the ghost become a Clemson cheerleader?
A: She liked to show off her school spirit!

Q: What is a Clemson cheerleader’s favorite color?
A: Yeller!

Q: What is a Clemson cheerleader’s favorite cereal?
A: Cheerios.

Q: How does a Clemson cheerleader answer the phone?
A: H-E-L-L-O!

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TARevolution November 28, 2015 at 1:33 pm

Has this site officially pulled the plug? …..Is it related to the libel suit against it? …or just lack of traffic?

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shifty henry November 28, 2015 at 5:25 pm

I told Mr. Folks to take the weekend off to enjoy being with his family…..

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pogo November 28, 2015 at 5:36 pm

Will shouldn’t let Rocky and mamatiger92 take vacations at the same time. :)

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E Norma Scok November 28, 2015 at 8:30 pm

You’d know all about a site with “lack of traffic”.

Where’s all your “intelligent commentary” on how Steve Spurrier stuck it in every cock fans ass and broke it off this year?

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shifty henry November 28, 2015 at 2:20 pm

Late call here – been under the weather// the Magik Round Dice (slippery when wet) predicts–
Carolina ………… 23
Clemson ……….. 44

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TARevolution November 28, 2015 at 3:30 pm

Hey FITS…how many times did you have to dump the shit out of your diaper, LMAO……you smarmy little creep…

PS: SC Exposed the ACC for what it is. If a 3 and 9 team – in disarray – can play you that close…you’re toast versus legitimate football teams….

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Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 4:06 pm

Haha. haha haha
If any voters were watching (not watching THE GAME), DeShawn Watson just won the Heisman.

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pogo November 28, 2015 at 5:34 pm

Shame.Elliot deserves it from Ohio State after carrying Buckeyes last year after losing 2 qb’s and his performance this year.

Clemson hasn’t won anything.

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E Norma Scok November 28, 2015 at 8:28 pm

Well, they are still undefeated and defeated the cocks.

Noone gives a shit about Ohio State. Just another 1 loss team.

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TontoBubbaGoldstein November 28, 2015 at 10:52 pm

You know…THE Ohio State University has never beaten a team from South Carolina.

BUCKEYE PRO TIP:

Don’t schedule The Citadel.

OTOH, if they played in Charleston it could, unfortunately, be counted as a home game.

Will the last one out of Ohio please turn out the lights.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:02 am

Damn you live in the past.You people play in meaningless bowl games that WE have to go to for the alumni and play freshman while you people believe them to be the national championship.

Get back with me when you win something beside the Citrus or Tangerine Bowl.

TontoBubbaGoldstein November 29, 2015 at 5:42 pm

2014 Orange Bowl on Line One.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:29 pm

A meaningless game played with FRESHMEN by Ohio State.15 of em will be drafted by the NFL-5 in the 1st round.

E Norma Scok November 29, 2015 at 9:28 pm

And you still lose.

It’s pretty good to be 12-0.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:32 pm

You ain’t won shit…Haley took the confederate flag down and why NCAA has Clemson #1.

Political correctness.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Little rough on per Heisman.Elliot deserves to be there-Watson has had a great season and would be worthy.

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TARevolution November 28, 2015 at 9:31 pm

Yeah that fumble after he got the Shit knocked out of him, really impressed the judges, I’m sure… LMAO…

Just think if Clemson played teams with a pulse EVERY weekend – instead of the weak ACC….that fragile MoFo would not make it past week 4….

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Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 10:17 pm Reply
TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 6:10 am

Probably the only time he got hit w/ any force, considering the small size of most ACC opponents.

If Watson gets the Heisman playing that WEAK schedule, it will be a DISGRACE to the trophy. If Clemson can beat a legitimate Top 10 team then maybe. But he’d get busted up vs a good defense.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 8:59 am

Championship teams don’t give up 32 points and get shredded like Clemson.

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 9:15 am

Agreed. Clemson is a fraud on the national scene. The Tigers are likely a Top 10 (No. 10) team, which is very good for a program like that… but they have NO business in the NC discussion.

Clemson is not as good as USC’s 2013 squad.

E Norma Scok November 29, 2015 at 9:27 pm

heh..but better than the 2014 and 2015 squad.

Chew on that for another year.

TWO BOMB BITCH

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:23 am

I sure hated to see anybody killed or hurt but maybe those degenerate liberal animals at Planned Parenthood will wipe that smile off their faces now when they murder the unborn.

I read where the employees were terrified by the gunman.That he showed no compassion.His victims lived.The victims of Planned Parenthood don’t.

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 9:26 am

All Hateful Special Interests – that comprise the Democrat Party- use fear to monger their voters to put their corrupt politicians in office…

Maybe if they are given something to fear…they will realize that Liberals do nothing but put their lives at risk….

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:28 am

You are correct.Without their false ‘religions’ of abortion ,climate change and perverted marriage-what do they have?

pogo November 28, 2015 at 5:47 pm

Clemson was exposed today.That is important because they forfeited any chance of being a ‘ONE loss’ team if they lose to UNC.

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E Norma Scok November 28, 2015 at 8:27 pm

And they still lost.

Again.

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shamecocks exposed em! November 28, 2015 at 4:24 pm

ha ha ha….welcome to Clemson Fraudville U. They ain’t even a Top 10 team.

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Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 5:19 pm

We’re number ?
We’re number ?
We’re number ?

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pogo November 28, 2015 at 5:31 pm

They don’t beat UNC and they are OUT with that performance.Ohio State needs some help.

This ain’t tough.Stanford beats ND and Ok State beats Ok and Buckeyes are #5.Michigan State beats Iowa and Ohio State is in.

Back up plan is Alabama or Clemson losing.

What an ass whipping Buckeyes gave to BCS Chairman Jeff Long today-Michigan grad.

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Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 5:37 pm

So, you already giving up on a Penn St. comeback win? They’re only down by 10 17.

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pogo November 28, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Yep…hope you had a great Thanksgiving.Did you watch Baylor and TCU?

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 6:02 pm

Weather.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 7:32 pm

If Oklahoma State beats Oklahoma later tonight in here is what the rankings would probably look like on Tuesday:

3. Iowa
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State

IF that happens, and I don’t think it’s a crazy scenario for tonight’s games at all, the Big Ten not only gets three teams into New Years Six games, it also likely gets two teams into the College Football Playoff, with one of those teams being Ohio State and the other being the Iowa-Michigan State winner.

The Iowa-Michigan State loser would then go to the Rose Bowl, under this scenario.

If Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State, I do not think it will be possible for the Big Ten to get two teams into the playoff, unless Clemson would lose to North Carolina in the ACC title game OR Alabama would lose to Florida in the SEC title. Oklahoma will be one of the four playoff teams, along with the Iowa-Michigan State winner, plus Alabama and Clemson if those two teams win out.

It also wouldn’t surprise me to see Ohio State jump Notre Dame if the Irish beat Stanford, unless they flatten the Cardinal. The losses for Ohio State and Notre Dame both came in rainy conditions to Top Five rated foes. Granted, Notre Dame lost at Clemson and Ohio State lost at home to Michigan State.

Notre Dame best win is at home against Navy, who was ranked 16th this week but who was crushed by Houston on Friday. Ohio State just pounded Michigan State in Ann Arbor.

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 7:57 pm

No conference is going to send two teams. Your best chance is FSU beats Florida who beats Alabama. Stanford beats ND then gets beat by USC. Winner of Oklahoma -Oklahoma St. goes no matter what. Winner of Clemson – UNC goes no matter what. UNC will be on the top ten this week.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 8:32 pm

Why? The Big 10 Conference is the best this year at the top.
UNC goes if they beat Clemson? ha ha ha ha my friend…NOT A CHANCE….

Iowa? If Iowa loses they won’t even go to the Rose Bowl-Ohio State will.

idcydm November 28, 2015 at 9:39 pm

Have you ever thought about being a pitchman for Dr. Pepper?

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 9:40 pm

Pogo invented the playoff system. ;-)

idcydm November 28, 2015 at 9:42 pm

His OK and OK State scenario isn’t going too good right now.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 9:47 pm

Just threw that one out the window…Thumper knows I have him on UNC…they ain’t getting in…

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 10:19 pm

Only because they lose to Clemson.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 9:46 pm

:)

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 9:40 pm

Ohio lost its division.
UNC won it’s division.
Ohio State’s only win is #10 Michigan.
UNC would’ve beat #1 Clemson.
UNC would have 12 wins to Ohio State’s 11.
The ACC schedule doesn’t hurt, but two FCS schools does.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 9:45 pm

ACC is weak
Ohio State beat Virginia Tech by 3 scores/UNC won in OT-both on road…
Ohio State is a much better team…

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 9:51 pm

You’re right, but UNC’s season before the playoff is not over, Ohio has to sit and watch while UNC plays #1.
It’s all academic. Clemson will win anyway.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 9:57 pm

UNC plays Oklahoma? :)

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 10:01 pm

Iowa’s, and Alabama’s wins weren’t big enough to go above Clemson. Oklahoma is not over yet.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 10:02 pm

They may score 100! Oh my!!!

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 10:08 pm

Clemson #2! Oh the agony!

TontoBubbaGoldstein November 29, 2015 at 8:40 am

Did you catch the Florida State/Florida beatdown, perchance, Holmes?

pogo November 29, 2015 at 8:57 am

I sure did.Thank you.That means Florida has TWO losses and if it beats Alabama NEITHER will be in the playoffs.

Say hello to THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS-THE Ohio State Buckeyes.

p.s.-Florida is WEAK-ask Florida Atlantic

pogo November 28, 2015 at 9:42 pm

It appears to have sorted itself out. Oklahoma and Iowa OR Michigan State are in.IF Alabama and Clemson win, they are in.

Ohio State gets in if Florida beats Alabama OR UNC beats Clemson-assuming Notre Dame loses tonight.

Ohio State is 2 touchdowns better than Florida AND UNC.Ohio State also destroyed Virginia Tech while UNC went to OT.

Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 10:59 pm

Well. Notre Dame is out.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 8:54 am

Oh my….God is great…

Bible Thumper November 29, 2015 at 10:08 am

And I thought God was a Notre Dame fan.
Florida is out too, but there is little chance they can beat Alabama. The only way Florida can score is if their opponents down the ball in their own end zone.

Your only slim thread of hope is if UNC beats Clemson and the committee passes over UNC and purhaps a one loss Iowa if they lose. A one loss, 12 win Clemson may outrank Ohio State.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 10:24 am

If Iowa loses they are not only out of the playoffs but also they will be passed over by Ohio State for the Rose Bowl.

ACC is OUT if Clemson loses.Clemson gave up 32 points to a team that just got beat by the Citadel. UNC has NO respect.Committee knows Ohio State has the best defense in the country and why Alabama and Ohio State are the best two teams in the country.Oklahoma gives up to many points but are in.

Bible Thumper November 29, 2015 at 10:32 am

Ohio State isn’t even going to send a candidate to NYC for the Heisman Trophy. Elliott is out. DeShaun Watson will be there. The committee likes Clemson and Ohio St., but Watson gives Clemson the edge.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:26 pm

A disgrace.

shifty henry November 29, 2015 at 3:24 pm

And I thought God was a Notre Dame fan.” (– now worth repeating)

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Three universities are wooing a high school football star. The player shows up at South Carolina where he notices a red telephone on Coach Spurrier’s desk. He asks, “What’s that phone for?”

“Oh, that,” replies Spurrier. “That’s our hot line to Heaven.”

“Gee, could I borrow it?” asks the football star.

“Sure, but it’ll cost you a $100 per minute.”

“Oh, that’s too steep for me.”

The player then visits Clemson next and sees a blue phone on Coach Swinney’s desk. He asks, “What’s that blue phone for?”

““That’s our hot line to Heaven.”

The football star asks, “Can I make a call?”

“Yeah, but it’ll cost you a $100 per minute.”

“Oh, gee. I don’t have that kind of
money. Thanks anyway.”

For the third leg of his university visits, the football player goes to Notre Dame. There he sees a gold telephone on Coach Kelly’s desk. “What’s that phone for?” he asks.

““That’s our hot line to Heaven,” says Coach Kelly.

“Mind if I borrow it?”

“Not at all, but we have to keep our costs down so I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to pay for the call.”

“And how much is that, sir?”

“Ten cents a minute.”

“Ten cents a minute to call Heaven! Wow! How come it’s so cheap?”

The Fighting Irish Coach responds, “Because it’s only a local call.”

Bible Thumper November 29, 2015 at 4:35 pm

While Tim Tebow was being recruited at Florida, he was was told the hotline to Heaven was $100 per minute. He replied “That’s OK. I’ll reverse the charges.”

shifty henry November 29, 2015 at 3:45 am

BT, and what I just posted to pogo goes for you, too!

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 6:19 am

IF UNC can go with a win over Clemson, Clemson may be in BIG trouble. ACC officials will not help Clemson. And I think SC showed how to beat Clemson. If UNC is for real – at all- Clemson will lose to the Heels…

shifty henry November 29, 2015 at 3:44 am

Pogo, I’ve just become convinced that —
I’m never going to buy a car from you, or a house, or an insurance policy, and add to that — never playing poker with you!

pogo November 29, 2015 at 8:53 am

lol….hey Shifty…I am the one you would want to buy from…I give you the facts while the liberals will lie to you… :)

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 6:16 am

I think EVERY true college football fan is passionately pulling against Clemson. Unless Clemson schedules more LEGITIMATE football teams….it should NEVER be considered for the NC, especially when SC is in a down year.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 8:51 am

You got that right.That disgraceful performance against USC (who played with guts and frankly were more talented than Clemson everywhere but qb)-cost them AND UNC a 1 loss entry into the playoffs if Clemson loses.

Hope all is well!

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 9:21 am

Pogo, thank you for GETTING IT. It’s like Political news. So few understand, and there are SO MANY blind and ignorant followers, spreading stupidity all over the place.

Go Buckeyes. Meyer – and OSU- DEFINITELY belong. They are tested by GOOD football tams….Clemson has not proven ANYTHING worthy of a Top 4 ranking. I think they’ll get blown out vs a legitimate football team…

pogo November 29, 2015 at 9:25 am

Thank you sir.As usual,you are correct and for what it’s worth I LOVED the ‘ole ball coach’-he is one of the great ones.

Read below my take on Planned Parenthood and your thoughts on that please.

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 9:31 am

Responded to PP.

And I think we need to start planning for a new forum to present our extremely valuable ideas. I can easily set up a page for State, and national, political an sports news. Need you to contribute.

This site is either dying, or it’s dead. Even when it was active, it was becoming very boring, and nothing but an echo for liberal, anti-American, anti-South Carolinian assaults. There is WAY TOO much of that.

pogo November 29, 2015 at 10:17 am

Count me in.I am honored you would ask.

Bible Thumper November 29, 2015 at 10:32 am

You would need me to give the viewpoints of the;
Crony capitalists
Establishment
RINO
Globalists
Chamber of Commerce
Bible Thumper
Warmonger…

pogo November 29, 2015 at 11:13 am

I agree.We would need RINO commentary and Haley updates with statistical analysis. :)

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 12:34 pm

Any unique, intelligent and insightful (everything we don’t get here except from me and Pogo and a couple others) would be considered.

But BT: I’m afraid you are so influenced by FITS – who is just more of the pop culture bilge- that your reputation has been harmed by him.

You have the ability, but you MUST begin to think OUTSIDE the box, not within the same old lame and failure-based ignorance and cliches of FITS, and his puppets.

If we cannot be the Anti-FITS…we are worthless. FITS is a mere facsimile of a million other Leftwing echo chambers.

He’s part of the reason the country is so ass-backward, now.

pogo November 28, 2015 at 7:33 pm

I EXCLUDED a Clemson OR Alabama loss which is possible.

TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 6:13 am

In proctology?

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mamatiger92 December 1, 2015 at 9:09 am

Yet, we’ve beaten 2 top ten teams.

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idcydm November 28, 2015 at 4:56 pm

Go Auburn!!!

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Bible Thumper November 28, 2015 at 6:13 pm

And FSU beats Gators.
SEC IS OUT.

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TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 12:41 pm

Let us play BC, Wake, Syracuse and BC EVERY week. Even Sc would be in a bowl game, as bad as it is…

You can get lucky here and there – with a heavily weighted match-up…but you’d get your ass kicked in a head-to-head tournament including all teams. Would not even be close..You may win one or two games..in a pitted tournament, but not much more…

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Bible Thumper November 29, 2015 at 1:15 pm

South Carolina already has the weakest schedule. Your highest ranked opponents were UNC and Clemson from the ACC. If you want a tougher schedule, exchange Kentucky for Louisville and Florida for FSU.

2015 SEC East vs SEC West 2 – 12 will be 13 after Alabama/ Florida

2015 SEC East vs. ACC Atlantic 0 – 3 All SEC home games.

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TARevolution November 29, 2015 at 1:30 pm

You can spout that Bullshit all you want. Even last year, the SEC lost to GT, Clemson and FSU on rivalry day…and you still crapped out in the bowl games, like you always do…

Hopefully we showed UNC how to beat you. If they cannot beat Clemson, the Tar Heels are just another ACC cheap-win artist, like Clemson…

But if the Heels are for real…they will SYTFU…and I will LMAO…

Paco Sanchez November 28, 2015 at 7:42 pm

This story is not true.

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euwe max November 29, 2015 at 1:40 am

and, in other news… Republicans are scum.

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This is Sparta (not a MS fan) November 29, 2015 at 10:46 am

After yesterdays games and the two top teams barely beating weak teams, while OU smoked a top 12 Oklahoma St on the road here is how I see the playoff picture now.
1 Oklahoma
2 Clemson
3 Alabama (unless Michigan st wins next week if so insert them here)
4 Iowa/ Michigan st ( only if its Iowa, if Michigan St wins insert Bama here)
Projected match ups will be
Semi finals #2 Clemson vs #3 Michigan St
#4 Bama vs #1 Oklahoma
Finals
#3 Michigan St vs. #4Bama
Winner #3 Michigan St
If they didn’t get hosed by the bad call vs Nebraska where the WR clearly went out of bounds but still wasn’t over turned and cost them the game they would be 12-0 and a clear #1 after the close wins by Clemson over such weak teams in recent weeks. Don’t get me wrong Clemson is easily one of the two best right now, and completely deserve to be where they are, but no matter the match up with those 4 they wont win the semi finals unless they get Iowa in the semi’s. Watson will be a close 2nd for the Heisman too, in my opinion should win, but I don’t see it going to anyone other than Henry right now. Im trying to do this honestly without bias, and its just my opinion obviously.

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pogo November 29, 2015 at 11:10 am

Defense wins championships,Neither Oklahoma or Clemson have one that is good enough to win a national championship.

You mentioned the Nebraska game in which Michigan State lost.You failed to mention the Michigan game in which Michigan dominated Michigan State, was up 3 and only had to punt and game over.We all saw that fluke Michigan State win.The same Michigan team Ohio State beat by 29 on the road.They should NOT be 12-0.

If Ohio State played MSU 10 times they would beat em 9.If Ohio State doesn’t get in Alabama can’t be beat.

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This is Sparta (not a MS fan) November 29, 2015 at 11:46 am

yes but a refs wrong call didn’t cause the outcome of the Michigan st/ Michigan game, You failed to notice one was a human error, the other was a lucky play (much like the kick 6 for Auburn that won them a game, the SEC title and almost a national title) one is part of football and happens in every game, the other changed the correct outcome of a game even when every piece of video replay showed the refs to be wrong they still wouldn’t over turn it. But you are right about 1 thing OSU doesn’t get in unless and only unless Bama gets upset by Florida. but no OSU wouldn’t win 9-10, but it doesn’t matter as they lost this one, and it cost them the playoffs. Couldn’t win with it on the line so not a championship team and don’t deserve to be there because of it. Right now the best team in the country might be MSU or it might be Clemson, but it isn’t OSU

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Bible Thumper November 29, 2015 at 2:47 pm

Kirby Smart will probably go to Georgia now that Mark Richt is fired. If I were SC I would snap Richt up as quick as possible. He’s the best you can expect.

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darrin horn November 30, 2015 at 1:06 am

only the gamecocks would interview a coach for a team that gets beat 63-0.

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If tanner hires morris, he might as well resign after.

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