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Jun 30, 2005, 3:50 PM

THIS IS SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL

Following the 2004 season South Carolina has an all-time winning percentage under .500 (495-512-44), which ranks 90th all-time in D-1A football...only 27 programs have been worse. A few of the notable football programs who have been better than the Gamecocks include such powerhouses as: Duke, Western Michigan, Toledo, Navy, UAB, Central Florida, Ball St., North Texas, Nevada, East Carolina, Houston, Northern Illinois, Utah St., San Jose St., Vanderbilt, Akron, Baylor, UNLV, Kansas, and Rutgers just to name a few. This is Carolina Gamecock football.

In the 60 seasons Carolina has been affiliated with a conference, they have won that conference once...the ACC in 1969, with a 7-4 record. Since the Associated Press began ranking football teams in 1936, the ##### have finished in the Top 20 of the rankings only five times in the 68 years. Carolina has never finished in the Top 10 of a major recognized poll...NEVER. The first year of Gamecock football was in 1892, Carolina won its first bowl game 103 years later under BRAD SCOTT. In 110 seasons of football, Carolina has yet to participate in one of the “Big 5” Bowls (Rose, Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, Cotton). Guess what? As Carolina is set to begin its 111th season of collegiate football, they have won 10 or more games in a single season once. In 110 seasons, Carolina has won more games than it lost only 51 times. In 110 seasons, Carolina has won 6 or more games in a season 34 times, and lost 6 or more 35 times. This is Carolina Gamecock football.

South Carolina has had 33 different head coaches in its storied tradition...only six of them stayed longer than 5 seasons, 22 of them have losing records. Add to that the winning tradition the ##### have enjoyed at home in Williams-Brice Stadium. Carolina is 21-37-1 at home in conference since joining the SEC. It’s another Carolina Touchdown!?…not quite. Of the 56 programs, which have played more than 1000 games all-time, only four have scored fewer points than South Carolina in their schools history.

Since joining the SEC in 1992, Carolina has had a winning record in the conference twice. In the eleven seasons as a member of the SEC, Carolina boasts a conference record of 37-66-1…only two teams have been worse: Kentucky has 27 wins, Vanderbilt 12. Although Carolina has yet to finish in the top two of the Eastern division, they have finished last twice. Carolina has yet to win six conference games in a season, something only Kentucky and Vanderbilt have done in the last 12 seasons. And no one should forget the fact that Carolina went two consecutive seasons without winning one conference game, not one. Carolina had an impressive string of 21 consecutive games with a loss snapped in 2000 by beating New Mexico State (then let the rest of the country know what Carolina football was all about by tearing down the goal-posts). Since 1992, only three times has any non-probation member of the conference failed to win two or more games overall in a season…South Carolina has accomplished this feat twice, Kentucky once. Since 1992, only once has a conference member failed to win a game overall in a single season…you guessed it, South Carolina.
South Carolina’s all-time record versus other current conference members is even more impressive: 3-9 vs Alabama, 5-8 vs Arkansas, 1-4-1 vs Auburn, 3-19-3 vs Florida, 13-42-2 vs Georgia, 9-6-1 vs Kentucky, 2-14-1 vs LSU, 5-8 vs Ole Miss, 5-6 vs Mississippi St., 2-19-2 vs Tennessee, and 12-2 vs Vanderbilt. That’s correct, Carolina leads the all-time series against 2 SEC teams...Kentucky and Vanderbilt. This is Carolina Gamecock football.

But, the comparison of only 12 seasons in one conference does no justice to the tradition of South Carolina football. So lets compare the ##### record versus D-1A schools they have played 20 or more times: 36-62-4 vs Clemson, 17-24-3 vs Duke, 3-18-3 vs Florida, 13-42-2 vs Georgia, 9-12 vs Georgia Tech,11-17 vs Maryland, 16-34-4 vs North Carolina, 25-26-4 vs North Carolina State, 2-19-2 vs Tennessee, 21-12-1 vs Virginia, and 34-20-2 vs Wake Forest. That’s correct, Carolina leads the all-time series against 2 of these 11 teams...Virginia and Wake Forest. This is Carolina Gamecock football.

Gamecock fans justify their horrible football record thru the strength of the SEC conference. But let’s look at the Gamecock’s record against the other big 4 conferences. South Carolina is 172-222-18 vs the ACC, 6-8 vs the Big 12, 22-26-5 vs the Big East, and 3-5 vs the Big Ten. This is Carolina Gamecock Football.

But all this tradition and past records are meaningless. What is more important is the recent history. Only losers live in the past. We are in the best years of Carolina Gamecock football, and the future has never been brighter...or has it? Carolina has had 9 losing seasons in the last 13. Since 1990 South Carolina is 75-91-3. Carolina has finished in the Top 15 once in the past 15 seasons, and been to three bowl games in that span. This is Carolina Gamecock football.

2004 was the “The Legend” Lou was going to open up the offense and compete for the SEC title. Yet, “The Legend” retired after ANOTHER Clemson butt woopin and an over all 33-37 (0.471) record. The South Carolina fans dug up another over the hill legend in Steve Spurrier and again are boasting about a recruiting national championship. The visors are being pressed and the 2001 CD's are again making their way toward William Brice. The fires extinguishers are being charged and a quite roar is once again staring to surface, “Wait Till Next year!”

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see, the thing that's wrong with you tigers is...

LMAO way to throw yourself on the grenade***

i've been wanting to do that for months...

didn't see that coming***

Housecoot***

PWNED!***

Oh now, you're just point whoring***

Shoo in for COTY!*****

Dayyum. Even C4L didn't think of that one.***

C4L has his limits.***

FGF and GCN will burn you in effigy for that one !!!!

Standing Ovation!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!! All Hail House Coot !!!!!!!!!!!!***

LOL! Very well done!***

What do you want?***

Mmmmmm Capon.....***

I hope this is some "Trojan horse" type manuever. Else I'm

Cali, you and Rogue are proof positive...

boy, it's a lot harder to make the HOF than it used to be***

You are definitely my favorite coot!***

LOL! Classic!***

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