Special Features-TheBigSpur.com
TheBigSpur.com is one of the fastest-growing, informative and entertaining sites devoted to inside coverage of a college program anywhere. It’s home to Spurnotes, a daily “War Room” style report full of insider tidbits from Tony Morrell and others. Also, you can always count on TBS to be on top of breaking news on Carolina football, baseball, basketball and recruiting. Plus, as a member of the 247Sports Network, you have access to many other special features and resources:
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TBS Mobile/Wireless/Text Alerts
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Text alerts
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SiriusXM Radio
247Sports Radio On Campus with Bill King
Channel: Sirius/XM 91
Time: Weekdays 7 AM to 10 PM ET
Call in Number: 888.573.5335
Official Message Board: The Blue Board
The No. 1 college sports radio show. If it's happening in college football or basketball, you'll hear about it here. Host Bill King interviews some of college sports' best coaches and players, along with 247Sports' team of reporters and recruiting analysts. The weekday show invites you to sound off on the issues of the day by calling in to the live broadcast.
National Message Board
Interact with fans from other schools and the 247Sports national recruiting team on "The Blue Board", the National College Football Recruiting message board. This is one of our most popular boards on the network and is a place where you can chat about football, recruiting or general topics. It's also available on mobile- all you have to do is type in the address to your mobile browser and a clean, fast, mobile-friendly version of the board appears.
247Sports Recruiting Resources
Football Staff
247Sports features many of the industry's most recognized and respected recruiting analysts. The network maintains a national/regional recruiting staff in excess of 30 professionals charged with evaluating, ranking and reporting on the nation's elite football and basketball prospects. Here are a few 247Sports analysts that South Carolina fans should closely follow:
-Barton Simmons (247 lead national scout) twitter.com/bartonsimmons
-JC Shurburtt (veteran national recruiting reporter & evaluator- also TBS owner) twitter.com/jcshurburtt
-Gerry Hamilton (veteran national recruiting reporter & evaluator) twitter.com/GerryH247Sports
-Rusty Mansell (follows the state of Georgia for the 247Sports network) twitter.com/Mansell247Sport
-Steve Wiltfong (midwest regional reporter) twitter.com/swiltfong247sports
Recruiting Database
Check out the 247Sports Recruiting Database (beta version) and sample recruiting profile (USC signee and No. 1 overall prospect: Jadeveon Clowney).
This is only the beginning, as 247Sports will soon raise the bar in national recruiting coverage. In early June, 247Sports will release the next generation in recruiting databases. This database not only includes football, but also basketball and baseball.
Basketball Recruiting
247Sports has partnered with PrepStars.com to bring you comprehensive basketball recruit scouting reports, evaluations and rankings. PrepStars is one of the most respected names in the basketball recruiting industry.
Other Key Resources
-2012 South Carolina Football Commit List
-2011 South Carolina Football Signing Class
-2012 South Carolina Baseball Commit List
-2011 South Carolina Basketball Signing Class
- The 247 (The nation's top 247 2012 prospects)
Featured Team Sites
Clemson
Site: Clemson247.com
Message Board: Tigers Message Board
Notes: Veteran reporter Paul Strelow has been on the Clemson beat for years and has the latest in Tigers athletics and recruiting. He frequently updates in-state football and basketball prospects and has breaking news, insight an analysis on the Clemson program.
Georgia
Site: Dawgs247.com
Message Board: Dawgs247 Board
Notes: No one breaks more UGA news and provides better insights on the Bulldog program than Dawgs247. Gentry Estes is the most respected UGA reporter in the market, and Rusty Mansell blankets the state of Georgia with his recruiting updates and analysis.
Tennessee
Site: GVX247.com
Message Board: GVX Tennessee Board
Notes: In partnership with The Knoxville News Sentinel, GVX247.com features reporters Wes Rucker and Ryan Callahan. The Knoxville News Sentinel has long been considered "the source" for Tennessee news, and Rucker and Callahan combine as the top duo covering Tennessee sports and recruiting.
*** 247Sports Fun Fact: All 247Sports team message boards allow the user to determine if his/her message board post can be viewed by fans from other schools and non members. We put the choice in your hands. This gives fans from other schools the ability to read much of the message board posts from fans of their rival schools. You still have to be a member to post, but Gamecock fans can check out what many members of the other sites are saying.