Palmetto Proving Grounds

You are on the internet more than me. See your post count.

I just do it to bother you.. I can see your face turning red through my computer screen.

Kudos to you for actually making a valid point in this one though instead of arguing the mere fact I have an opinion. Our D was pretty bad against Ark. Our O certainly didn't help their cause. 14 offensive points rarely wins you games. It has this year. Thank you EJ.

Question.... are you happy with our O? Or are you just content with the fact that concerning yourself with it will change nothing. (b/c SOS is who he is) . Therefore the argument is pointless. Just curious. To add.... our same O now with lets say Dabo Swinney as our coordinator. Could he be scrutinized?

Because we could have lost. Garcia in spite of his efforts to control his addiction(i say addiction because if you have this much trouble leaving it alone its an addiction). As crappy as he played we could have lost them all. ( ps ihope he gets it all together and will be the success he deserves and his kid deserves)
the credit goes to the coaches for the caliber of kids they have brought in( never say die attitudes) the players for playing there hearts out during adversity. when in the past we have all seen our teams fold under pressure.
last but not least the parents of these kids who had to have a little to do with the work ethic and the quality of kid they produced.

Granted i was pissed of about the last game and the auburn game. But the sun came out the next day and i was able to wake up to see it in...in spite of over indulging. I still love tha Game cocks and think Spurrier has done a great job throught the adversity we have indured.
Go COCKS

Begin quote ... Steve Spurrier is the best thing to ever happen to South Carolina football ... Lou Holtz is the second best thing to ever happen to South Carolina football ... End quote!

Fair enough. Kudos for your discretion on post game posting. Certainly your choice. I'll send you a medal. It's that important. I readily admit he irks the shiznit out of me. I readily admit that I go a little overboard with my opinion of him. That said I think I've stated numerous times in my ongoing vitriol that I appreciate what he has done. I'm just of the opinion that this program could continue to climb if handed over at the right time. I don't think we slide into the abyss, like most do, if we moved on. The program is in much better shape. A lot of that owed to him.

I do want to add that while it may come across differently, I really don't lose any sleep over any of this. I enjoy our back and forth. I think it's funny and enjoy the message board banter. Your as much of an instigator on here than anyone. Something I sense you enjoy. I'm sure you'll disagree but you have a way of nudging people into a spat. Which is fine. Just don't act like you are the most civil guy in the world. You aren't.

I still offer a good ole sit back chat tailgate one of these days. I think we'd get along just fine. DavidsonNC is down. Although I haven't seen him around lately.

no snow for you.

This where I don't think he gets enough credit: we WERE about to slide off into the abyss (again) when Holtz finally left. He really saved our bacon and it has taken longer to get where we are now because of the mess Lou left. The paucity of serviceable OL that were here made Hunt's lack of production even that much worse. I can say with near certainty that he will leave our program better than he found it, and likely with the best foundation we've ever had. Not many USC coaches can have that said about them.

Personally, yeah, I like to talk smack, too. I reined it in on TOS and then here as the rules changed, and you can't really go at it (even in fun) like you could on older boards. I call people out when I think their opinions are unfounded, overstated, or redundant (among other things). Obviously, there are many different types of folks here, some who, um, stand out, more than others. But, I do it in real life, too, probably more than I should, and in a smartass way. Hazing/ball-busting is expected among me and my friends, but many folks don't get/appreciate it. The weakness of teh interwebs is that tone/intent are not always apparent, and sometimes things seem more personal than they are. I have a friend or two who are ALMOST as frustrated with SOS as you are, and, if we watch a game together, they vent. Depending on the level of SOS conduct, I either agree or tell them to STFU and likely throw a can at them or hit them with a cup o' fart, and we're all good. So, no bromance, possible interweb "hug-it-out-bitch". Until next time, anyway.

I don't think any one move makes a coach good or bad. I also think a sub par coach can have a better career with a great staff than a great coach with a terrible staff. That being said you at least have to give Dabo credit for being a good manager and putting people around him to make up for his short comings. ( Caldwell, Morris, and to a certain extent BVG) I do not think Dabo is good at coaching kids football skills, game planning, or running an offense or defense. Your platform for SOS being washed up was old 3 months ago. It is now just sad and obsessive. He is still the reason we are 7-2 with all the personnel losses we have, defending SEC east champs, and on the best run most ( if not all) of us have ever witnessed. Get over it. Hopefully for all of our sakes a winter storm isn't too far away.

This.