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I wanted to see how cock fans were feeling about this game this week and it appears they've finally accepted how miserable of a school and a team they are. Some of my favorites:

I was reading the post of fans who say, it could be 4-5 years away before we can be good. I sure hope not, because I will be 80 years old, and if I am still alive, I may not remember what a Gamecock is. Hurry up, us old guys deserve a few fun Saturdays. Go Cocks and hurry up.
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'm sorry to say this but you've seen the best years. A few in the 80's, none in the 90's and a handfull in the 21st century. Don't feel bad because I'm about to be 45 and I'm in the same boat as you. I don't expect to see those years again and if we do I may not care or know what a Gamecock is either. Cheers to enjoying other things in life.
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After all my years of suffering thru Season after season I gotta say for the first time ever …. Full Blown Apathy has set in . Went fishing with a buddy Sat morning and pulled an all day trip . Got the boat cleaned up about 6pm and realized …. Oh S$&t we played a game today . Wasn’t even sure who the opponent was . Checked my phone and saw we won a THRILLING contest . Then it hit me like a brick . For the first time in my lifetime I really don’t care . The previous miserable years even if I wasn’t watching the game I would still be checking the score , checking in periodically etc etc . I always said I didn’t care but I really did . Only highlight I saw was the obvious one that made the NFL pregame shows on Sunday . Jeezz guys has it really come to this ?!? My whole weekend evolved around Sat kickoff for most of my adult life and I totally forgot we had a football game . Thanks Ray . Oh by the way …. Limit of Reds and Specks and 4 legal mangrove snappers . That’s a pretty good Sat .
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Well, based on the attendance of a littler over 50,000 actual fans...one of our worst in the last decade (excluding last year)...I'd say a few other fans feel about the same way.

The big problem with this team is that we're boring. We knew we'd be bad, but lordy we're boring as all get out.
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"Are we the new Kentucky?"
If Vandy wasn't in the SEC, we would be Vandy!!!!!
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Thread where they basically concede Tennessee is gonna cover the spread


You hate to see it, really. ;)
 
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ChattaTNVol said:
Big Orange Hotline from Dead End BBQ with Bob Kesling, Pat Ryan, & Jeff Francis.

Pat Ryan’s assessment on the game last week – it seemed like everything we tried worked.

Jeff Francis assessment – It felt like it used to be around here.

Pat said he always believed Heupel would figure out how to score points this year even with all that we lost. Jeff said the thing that stands out most to him is the guys just having fun.

Everybody gushes on Theo Jackson. Pat said Theo is the man. He said Theo holds everyone together on defense.

They heap compliments on the defensive staff and both Pat & Jeff say they’re surprised that this defense is performing at such a high level considering some of the things they saw in the spring. The staff has done almost a miracle job in such a short time while being undermanned especially numbers wise on that side of the ball.

Then they pause and admit that they’re gooing all over the guys based on their performance last week and they don’t think the guys will get over confident but they remind us that we’re very thin in some position groups and injuries could put us in a bind.

Jeff says he thinks Hendon Hooker has had a big impact on this team. They think he brings a steady leadership to the team based on his experience. Both Pat and Jeff complimented his confidence – and patience since he didn’t get the start coming out of fall camp. They think he’s a great kid.

Ollie Lane makes an appearance and talks about how he had to learn how to go from playing in a triple option offense to playing in a pro offense but playing for Tennessee was a dream coming from a family of lifelong fans. He gave a shout out to Chance Hall when he was still here for helping him make this transition.

Caller calls in praising Ollie because he saw him play in high school and goes on to praise Hooker and Jeremy Banks. Jeff says he thinks the momentum building may lead to us beating someone this year that maybe we “weren’t supposed to.” He points to Ole Miss as a candidate. Pat says he doesn’t want people to forget that we have some of our own issues right now and we shouldn’t get too carried away with expectations. They both agree that this is becoming a fun team to watch.

Bob has the sideline reporter from South Carolina on for a pregame preview from the Gamecock side of things. They talked a bit about the leaders on the defense, one guy that is suspended due to targeting last week. They talked about some growing pains with the offense this year but think they’re making a little progress now that Doty is back from injury. They talk about the fumble, fumble, scoop and touchback play.

The guy says that the guys are playing hard and Beamer brings a lot of excitement. They talk about the fact that Clemson is making it a lot easier on the Gamecock program this year by not performing in their prior dominating way.

The guy tried to stay positive and thanked Bob & the guys for not being too mean to him but they all had a laugh at the end because without saying too much it was clear they all think South Carolina is in a bad place heading into the game Saturday. Bob even said, we’ve been there before.

They had a replay of Hooker’s postgame radio interview from last Saturday. Hooker said he was looking forward to coming home for the game in Neyland this weekend.
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That will amp the enthusiasm. Too little of that even the past 20 years. Entertain us with some execution and effort and wins will come.
 
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Weezer said:
We have quite a few RBs. As far as Whitehead is concerned, this staff is honoring a promise made by the former staff. I'm not opposed to that. What I am opposed to is using the same tactics the previous staff used to get kids to sign. Promising to play them at the position they are not best at just to get them to sign doesn't really help in the long run. It's one thing to say we'll give you a shot there, but the last staff said "absolutely, we'll let you choose where you want to play". Final decision should come down to where the staff thinks they can contribute the most. Team before individual. And if any individual player does not put team before themselves, let them portal out. Team has to come first.
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Freshman SEC RB of the week says otherwise. But I see your point.
 
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