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Did Alshine replace Kenny McKinley on the stadium ramp?

  • If so, I hope they find a place to honor #11 somewhere in Williams Brice.

    Pierce211

  • I think they should honor kenny in the stadium for sure, he was certainly an outstanding gamecock. Really sad.

    eddy

  • Watch one of the last weeks post practice interviews on GC online with coach Spurrier. He mentions that Alshon is going to replace Kenny as he is looking up there, and he pauses, you can tell Kenny's death affected the HBC. I think he really liked #11. He will make sure he is honored, I hope. Kenny is the only former receiver that I hear him use as an example for his new guys, he has said it in interviews, and a couple of times on the S. Spurrier show.

    Kenny seemed like such a happy guy, I was shocked when I heard about that. He would have ended up starting for Denver, he had whatever great players have inside them that overcomes all else.

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  • steve miller said...

    Watch one of the last weeks post practice interviews on GC online with coach Spurrier. He mentions that Alshon is going to replace Kenny as he is looking up there, and he pauses, you can tell Kenny's death affected the HBC. I think he really liked #11. He will make sure he is honored, I hope. Kenny is the only former receiver that I hear him use as an example for his new guys, he has said it in interviews, and a couple of times on the S. Spurrier show.

    Kenny seemed like such a happy guy, I was shocked when I heard about that. He would have ended up starting for Denver, he had whatever great players have inside them that overcomes all else.

    Sad story. It's been speculated that he took his life because he was in high debt and his career was over due to two bad legs

    uscrudd

  • uscrudd said...

    Sad story. It's been speculated that he took his life because he was in high gambling debt and his career was over due to two bad legs

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  • Allow me to probably get down voted a ton and say what I'd bet several who've read this post have thought. I'm sure we'll see Alshon up there by August. As for KM, I don't see any reason why we should honor him. He's our second leading career receiver and we don't honor any other second leaders in the stadium that I know of for that purpose. So why else would we honor him? Because he's dead? If so, then we honor him because he took his own life leaving a son to grow up without a father? Might seem harsh but it's the truth. I'm sure he struggled with depression and, certainly, that's no small matter, but many former great Gamecocks have struggled with similar issues and many former Gamecocks have died tragically but that doesn't mean we highlight them. I understand the desire to remember someone but in this case, with a suicide, I think it's misguided and sends the wrong signal to our young people and to others dealing with the same issues.

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  • I think we have two honors: Career marks that move and retired numbers. I think with retired numbers you have to recieve national player of the year to be automatically considered (Texas does this).

    We honor him for two reasons, the outstanding contributions he made to the team and university and because he is no longer with us. We aren't honoring him because he took his own life. You are being harsh and you sound uneducated on the topics of depression and suicide when you make this arguement.

    I think if alums want to make donations to create a statue of our past greats in the new tailgate park, then I think that would be warranted. We as alums can do this and I would be all for it.

    fleurdicock

  • If KM was still alive would we have to find a spot to honor him?

    BroshonJeffrey

  • BroshonJeffrey said...

    If KM was still alive would we have to find a spot to honor him?

    Yes

    Pierce211

  • fleurdicock said...

    I think if alums want to make donations to create a statue of our past greats in the new tailgate park, then I think that would be warranted.

    And what would be the requirements that warrant a statue?

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  • Pierce211 said...

    Yes

    Aside from holding a record why should he still be honored? Great player, great teammate but there have ben dozens of those over the years. Fwiw love Kenny.

    BroshonJeffrey

  • BroshonJeffrey said...

    Aside from holding a record why should he still be honored? Great player, great teammate but there have ben dozens of those over the years. Fwiw love Kenny.

    Why do we need another reason aside from holding a record?

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  • fleurdicock said...

    I think we have two honors: Career marks that move and retired numbers. I think with retired numbers you have to recieve national player of the year to be automatically considered (Texas does this).

    We honor him for two reasons, the outstanding contributions he made to the team and university and because he is no longer with us. We aren't honoring him because he took his own life. You are being harsh and you sound uneducated on the topics of depression and suicide when you make this arguement.

    I think if alums want to make donations to create a statue of our past greats in the new tailgate park, then I think that would be warranted. We as alums can do this and I would be all for it.

    If dying and being good, but not the best, are the reasons why we put up plaques and signs to honor former players then we'd run out of space quickly as would every university. Should we also keep Morrison up even after Spurrier passes him because he was pretty good and died? Dying should have nothing to do with it, and especially with the way he died, it sends the wrong message. Take your own life and be celebrated. How messed up is that? You're trying to seperate the death and the way the death happened. I understand that but good luck with explaining that to kids and to others who don't know anything about KM.

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  • A card layed is a a card played
    Once Kenny went "up" he stays for anything short of traitorous acts, murder or heinous rape. FWIW I dont think SOS meant he would scrub him off the stadium and put another there .He was commenting on replacement in value to the team and the Gamecock Nation.....then we find a way to portray it on stadium grounds....NOT BY PAINTING OVER kENNY. THAT WOULD ADD INSULT TO THE INJURED, FANTASTIC "FAMILY OF 50" WHO CAME TO OUR GAMES AND WHO ARE NOW GAMECOCKS.

    Any attempt to remove our love for Kenny would completely cheapen our show of respect for star athletes....what value would it hve to be recognized if you diss it in a few years. I think we have a policy on that and maaybe it should be reviewed for the amount of time before memorialize someone...but that's not NOW.

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  • elcidcock said...

    Allow me to probably get down voted a ton and say what I'd bet several who've read this post have thought. I'm sure we'll see Alshon up there by August. As for KM, I don't see any reason why we should honor him. He's our second leading career receiver and we don't honor any other second leaders in the stadium that I know of for that purpose. So why else would we honor him? Because he's dead? If so, then we honor him because he took his own life leaving a son to grow up without a father? Might seem harsh but it's the truth. I'm sure he struggled with depression and, certainly, that's no small matter, but many former great Gamecocks have struggled with similar issues and many former Gamecocks have died tragically but that doesn't mean we highlight them. I understand the desire to remember someone but in this case, with a suicide, I think it's misguided and sends the wrong signal to our young people and to others dealing with the same issues.

    Well said.

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  • mpcoan said...

    Why do we need another reason aside from holding a record?

    Thats the whole point of this thread. Saying that we need to honor KM in some way in the stadium even if he isn't listed In the record holders area. I dont think he should be. Others disagree.

    BroshonJeffrey

  • He holds the record, he keeps the sign. Plain and simple. That said, if his record gets beat, they should still do something for him. Doesn't have to be on the ramp, but something.

    This got me thinking, what if 21 doesn't set any records? You'd almost have to make one up for him.

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  • I think those need to be established but something can go up on the walls of the tailgate area.

    If Dodie Anderson wanted to name the building after Tom Price rather than herself she could have done it. There are no restrictions. I think I'd probably have a statue to George before anything.

    fleurdicock

  • elcidcock said...

    If dying and being good, but not the best, are the reasons why we put up plaques and signs to honor former players then we'd run out of space quickly as would every university. Should we also keep Morrison up even after Spurrier passes him because he was pretty good and died? Dying should have nothing to do with it, and especially with the way he died, it sends the wrong message. Take your own life and be celebrated. How messed up is that? You're trying to seperate the death and the way the death happened. I understand that but good luck with explaining that to kids and to others who don't know anything about KM.

    He was the best when he left. We will have plenty of space to honor players now in a manner that says they were the best when they were here. No one said "take your own life and be celebrated". We celebrate Kenny's accomplishments while he wore a gamecock uniform. I'm for honoring players on the grounds.

    fleurdicock

  • I think if your death warrants a sticker on the back of the helmet, they should recognize you in the stadium.

    Of course some of the Baptist contingent choose to not understand that kenny was obviously suffering from a sickness and want to bash him. Gotta love those baptists.

    eddy

  • LordOfTheCocks said...

    He holds the record, he keeps the sign. Plain and simple. That said, if his record gets beat, they should still do something for him. Doesn't have to be on the ramp, but something.

    This got me thinking, what if 21 doesn't set any records? You'd almost have to make one up for him.

    What I don't understand is what makes KM different than others who have their records broken.

    As for ML he was already NFOTY so problem solved.

    BroshonJeffrey

  • elcidcock said...

    Allow me to probably get down voted a ton and say what I'd bet several who've read this post have thought. I'm sure we'll see Alshon up there by August. As for KM, I don't see any reason why we should honor him. He's our second leading career receiver and we don't honor any other second leaders in the stadium that I know of for that purpose. So why else would we honor him? Because he's dead? If so, then we honor him because he took his own life leaving a son to grow up without a father? Might seem harsh but it's the truth. I'm sure he struggled with depression and, certainly, that's no small matter, but many former great Gamecocks have struggled with similar issues and many former Gamecocks have died tragically but that doesn't mean we highlight them. I understand the desire to remember someone but in this case, with a suicide, I think it's misguided and sends the wrong signal to our young people and to others dealing with the same issues.

    KM is one of my favorite players but I agree with you Elcid...........the line has to be drawn.

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  • Read the record Alshon has the receiving yards not receptions and tied for TD. KM still has receptions

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