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Sawyer Bridges is going to transition into a new role in the South Carolina program
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Not going to lie. This is one of the coolest photos of a South Carolina sporting event I have ever seen.
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About to get out of this hospital.
So thankful for all the prayers and love received over the last eight days. It has meant so much to me.
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Shane Beamer has zero to apologize for when it comes to supporting women’s athletics. He consistently supports them in his press conferences and attends their events. He event went to a women’s golf match in Hilton Head, far less glamorous than the Final Four he went to.
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Been having some good days lately and another one today. Going in the right direction and hope the hospital stay doesn’t go a whole lot longer.
I appreciate all the prayers and messages that you all have been sending this way. An overwhelming feeling!
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I remember sitting by myself in a Red Roof Inn with no car on the outskirts of Shreveport, La. one Christmas. It was awful.
And that remains the worst Christmas because I’ve had so many encouraging texts and tweets the last 24 hours. I appreciate you all. Merry Christmas!🎄
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Heck, maybe Mark Kingston should be SEC Coach of the Year. Finished fifth in the league and had zero players on the four All-SEC teams. Musta been a damn fine coaching job.
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Really cool video in the final moments of South Carolina’s win over Auburn. Crowd was great all night. Cap tip to the student. Rocking from start to finish. And showed up early, too!
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Took two days for Greg Sankey to fine Frank Martin for criticizing officials (except he didn’t criticize them, he criticized the league office) and it’s been two weeks since Missouri’s AD slandered Dawn Staley but nary a peep from Sankey. What in the world is going on?
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This is getting a ton of love all over Gamecock land, and it should.
This is a big deal. A couple of the biggest teams in the world are coming to Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. Other two stops in the US are L.A. and Philadelphia. This is awesome for the city & Carolina
Liverpool F.C. and Manchester United to face off at Williams-Brice Stadium
#Gamecocks
(FREE)
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A good time to remind folks that
@FrankMartin_SC
has a strong, exciting team this year.
#Gamecocks
take on Wyoming tomorrow at noon at the CLA.
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Going through the old photos from
#Gamecocks
vs. Bama in 2010. Spotted a rather young looking
@JackieBradleyJr
and Matt Price there. Here's a link to our photo galleries:
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“There was some chattering at the free throw line. I’m not going to say what was said. It was loud in here, they’re at home and their fans were behind them every step of the game. I wanted to hit that free throw and let them know it was time to be quiet and time to go home.”
I want to know what Myles Stute was saying to Tennessee’s players during his two free-throw trips at closing time.
Ask the hard questions
@johnmwhittle
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Say what you will about this South Carolina baseball team - they've played hard all year long. They haven't gotten many breaks this year, been unlucky a lot, but kept fighting hard.
No matter how long the stay, they deserve a shot in Hoover.
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Really happy for Ty'Son Williams. Always a class guy here for the
#Gamecocks
and a great representative of the university.
It didn't just click for him at South Carolina on the football field. But he got his degree and having success at BYU. Congrats to him.
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#Gamecocks
senior Bryson Allen-Williams received his
@19AllAmerican
jersey on this date five years ago ... He's among the best to come through this program when it comes to character, integrity and leadership. And he's a darn good ball player too.
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Mike Bobo is my new favorite South Carolina football coach.
Need to have
@NCAA
have an independent study and rank these official crews for bowl game performances.
#accountability
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Wide open touchdown pass 10 feet overthrown.
Fade to Josh Vann - woefully play call, even worse pass.
INT.
Any criticism of Jake Bentley is warranted.
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#Gamecocks
had 481 yards of total offense. Every single one of those yards was by a freshman or a sophomore.
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Everyone has their own decisions to make.
But
#Gamecocks
offensive lineman Sadarius Hutcherson has some strong words for why he wanted to play his final three games.
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Josiah Sightler just hit a home run ...
109mph off the bat
25 degree launch angle
470 feet
No typos.
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Be skeptical of Will Muschamp's coaching ability if you want.
But one thing is certain - his players respect him, and he treats them fairly. He'll never be able to comment in detail about Josh Belk but the accusations made are outlandish, for many reasons.
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#Gamecocks
led the country in most signees drafted by MLB teams.
Carolina - 9
Vanderbilt - 8
Florida, LSU, UNC, Oklahoma, Texas Tech - 7
Only two are expected to sign. Help is on the way for Carolina. Bit tip of the cap to Mike Current, the recruiting coordinator for the class.
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#Gamecocks
head coach Frank Martin (
@FrankMartin_SC
) will not speak with Cincinnati about their head coaching vacancy.
"I am happy here," he says, in an interview with
@TheBigSpur247
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With God as my witness, I will never pick South Carolina to beat Kentucky ever again.
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If the South Carolina Gamecocks win the 2018 Greenville Regional, I'll let everyone who retweets this buy their own jersey...
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Nice swing. Huge swing.
Thoughts on dude shoulder blocking a kid and diving into the bushes to get the home run ball?
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It was great to be back! Thanks so much for your kind words. I really appreciate the support and encouragement these last couple of weeks. It means so much.
Glad to be back on the Zooms and look forward to being back in the arena before too much longer!
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I'm not saying this means anything with regards to where the kid is going to end up going, but I've never seen any recruit - let alone an uncommitted one - stand up and cheer as much as G.G. Jackson. He's as into this game as anyone in this arena.
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Wow.
#Gamecocks
escape Nashville with what will be a great win. It was an ugly game, but a great win by Carolina. Hassani Gravett and AJ Lawson shouldered the load. It was 74-71.
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I am of the belief that the point is here where you play Trae Hannibal double-digit minutes per game, live with a few mistakes and let him grow up. He brings too much energy and play-making ability to be near the end of the bench.
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A good time to remind folks that
@FrankMartin_SC
has a strong, exciting team this year.
#Gamecocks
take on Boston University tonight at 7 p.m. at the CLA.
#statement
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Bears going 0-16 this year after cutting Elliott Fry.
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#Gamecocks
signee Jamyest Williams (
@Jamy0602
) is on campus hanging out for practice with Will Muschamp.
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UK coach John Calipari: “Silva was the difference. He manhandled everyone we put on him. He bullied them, he moved them and dominated them.”
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I hope to respond to everyone individually in time, but as you can imagine, I’m a little tired. Give me a little bit, but know I feel your love and hope you can feel mine in return.
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What the actual F did I just read?
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Love this message from
@Bob_Caslen
to the students. Love everything about it from the subtle jab at SEC officiating to the punishment involved for students throwing stuff onto the field.
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I'm trying to think of a worse performance by a South Carolina offensive line, but I don't have to go back real far.
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Texas A&M has eight false starts tonight. Eight, which is all of their penalties.
South Carolina has been penalized for every random thing.
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I'm not one prone to hyperbole but thinking about it, that strike zone tonight may have been the worst I have seen in a college baseball game.
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Boarding a plane headed for Cancun. Thank you,
@GamecockMBB
, for playing there instead of the Great Alaska Shootout.
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#Gamecocks
freshman Trae Hannibal had four points, but had five assists, four rebounds, three steals and no turnovers.
Nice stat line for him over 16 minutes of action.
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Some quick first quarter highlights of Eli Ellis (
@Eliellis25
) shortly after his commitment to the
#Gamecocks
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I'm compelled to remind folks that in Sept.,
#Gamecocks
coach Frank Martin was named to the Naismith Coaches Circle, which recognizes coaches that have impacted their communities, players, other coaches & society in a positive manner
Less than 40 coaches have received this honor
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Frank was just told he and players A.J. Lawson and Maik Kotsar about to go on Finebaum. His reaction (paraphrasing): "Oh no, how is that going to work? A.J. speaks French, Maik doesn't speak and no one wants to hear what I have to say!"
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Arrests and general off-field issues have not been a problem under
#Gamecocks
head coach Will Muschamp. Program continues to set classroom graduation records and community service.
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Always one of the most impressive things to me every year is listening to Will Muschamp rattle off deep detail about each signee. It’s really incredible.
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Most baseball folks with a pulse could see Liberty was really good opening weekend at South Carolina. Continue to prove that.
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UK player Kevin Knox: “The crowd definitely had a big impact. They got up, they got loud and they were into it.”
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#Gamecocks
look like a different team when Cole Messina is behind the plate. That's no disrespect to anyone else on the roster, it's just that he's one of the best catchers in the country.
That's JMO, but it's also the opinion of
@d1baseball
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Be as critical as you'd like about Holbrook as a baseball coach but as a man, he's top shelf. Raised ~$1.5mil in support of kids with cancer
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This was the play that the
#Gamecocks
challenged. There wasn't a decent camera angle on the play, so no possibility of an overrule. Heck of a photo from
@bartboat
, as usual
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#Gamecocks
coach Frank Martin: “We have incredible fans at this school. They make an unbelievable difference for this basketball team. .. (They) rattled Kentucky.”
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#Gamecocks
commitment Cam Scott is currently on campus right now visiting with the coaching staff. Been a great day for South Carolina basketball.
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Hunter Taylor has thrown out 47 percent of attempted base stealers this year. That percentage would have been second in the MLB last season. But he's not All-SEC Defensive Team.
#Gamecocks
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Jerry Meyers:
16 All-Americans
7 Fr All-Americans
1 SEC Pitcher otY
1 SEC Player otY
14 All-SEC
5 Fr All-SEC
2 Team USA
40 MLB Draft picks
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Pretty impressive that the
#Gamecocks
had three first round picks this year. A'ja Wilson first overall in the WNBA Draft, Savannah McCaskill No. 2 overall in the NWSL Draft and now Hurst No. 25 overall in the NFL Draft.
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Looks like
@GamecockBasebll
really, really wants Billy Amick. Amick spent a year under Monte Lee at Clemson. Lee and Amick have met and spoken multiple times in the transfer recruiting process. Amick has spent time with Mark Kingston as well.
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Where does this rank on the list of uniform reveals this year? Gotta be near the top, right?
This is about who we are. This is about where we are going.
Battle Armor.
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Wow. This is a terrible take. Would have been much easier to blame on the South Carolina coaching staff for running the play too quickly. You can see from the pylon cam that his knee isn't on the ground.
On this play in question of
#BAMAvsSC
, the replay official saw the right knee was down and knew the call could not be overturned, therefore, the game was not stopped for additional review. Every play is reviewed-only when necessary is the game stopped for further review.
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I personally think there's a lot of truth in this.
Honestly Beamer would be in a better position now to land a great OC than he was when he got hired. He was a total unknown as a HC then. He’s shown he can lead a program now. Shown he can get a team to follow him. He had some success. Use that and go get a great OC.
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Will someone over at Georgia ask Bryan McClendon on the record why he didn't offer Jalin Hyatt at South Carolina? Thank you.
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Justin King will be tweeting a photo of a dozen rattle snakes here shortly.
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What I know for sure is that Frank Martin likes and appreciate working for Ray Tanner. There’s a lot to be said for having a boss you enjoy working for
And Ray Tanner believes in Frank Martin and everything he is about - on & off the court
There’s a ton of respect on both sides
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What an incredible comeback win for the
#Gamecocks
. Caleb Denny hasn't been able to buy a hit, but delivers. Jonathan French has had few opportunities, but delivers. Michael Braswell comes through, again.
Carolina wins 9-8 scoring four in the bottom of the ninth.
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I get some are so disappointed in the season they don't want to come out to the park.
But fans should set that aside on Senior Day (regardless of sport) and show up. TJ Hopkins, Jacob Olson, Chris Cullen deserve to be acknowledged properly for their years as student-athletes.
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“For us to come into this building, one of the hardest buildings in the country to win in ... it speaks a lot about our kids and the kind of guys that we got and the growth that we’ve shown as a team. I’m really, really proud of our guys.” -
#Gamecocks
head coach Frank Martin
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Reid Morgan is always the first player out of the dugout to greet his teammates between innings. No surprise his guys are pumped to welcome him in after 6.2 innings of great work on the mound.
#Gamecocks
lead 14-3, 2 outs, T7.
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Was ranked the No. 48 player in the country by
@247Sports
.
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Hayden Hurst: "I'm 100 percent coming back (to South Carolina and not opting for NFL Draft)."
#Gamecocks
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Best photo from South Carolina's win yesterday. Show me one better.
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For the first time since Feb. 24, 2013, the
#Gamecocks
have thrown a no-hitter. Colby Holmes, Forrest Koumas and Josh Knab did it against Albany. … Roman Kimball, Ty Good, Tyler Pitzer, Parker Marlatt and Tyler Dean do it today. Carolina wins 14-0 over Miami (OH).
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Please read this thread.
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Vandy entered the weekend hitting .326. Through 18 innings, they're hitting .182 against the
#Gamecocks
.
South Carolina's pitching staff entered the day with the second-best opposing batting average in the SEC at .205 on the season. That's dropped to .203.
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The entire
#Gamecocks
coaching staff went to visit four-star gaurd Earl Timberlake today. He’s a huge priority for the South Carolina staff, and the visit today proves that point. First day the coaches can be out.
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This may be the worst take on any South Carolina basketball player I have ever read. I am truly in disbelief that this could even be thought. I can't even find the words to describe how grossly inaccurate this piece is.
I don’t know Nate Shirley personally, but if I did, I would tell him how big of an IDIOT he is. Not a single piece of this is remotely accurate. The
@thegamecock
should be ashamed and embarressed that they actually published this garbage
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That's great news. That's also not what they were telling people over the weekend.
They were trying to get support rallied around canceling. They failed. Now they're changing course.
To be clear regarding
@B1Gfootball
and their impending announcement-they are looking TO DELAY the start of the season NOT TO CANCEL.
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Dawn Staley is not only the face of women's SEC basketball, she's a respected voice in all of college athletics. If Greg Sankey doesn't publicly denounce Jim Sterk's words of fostering hate and support Staley, it will show weakness in his leadership.
Mizzou AD Jim Sterk on
@BernieShow
on South Carolina flap: "We moved on. We’ve got a great game against Mississippi State tonight. In the words of the famous philosopher Forrest Gump, ‘That’s all I’ve got to say about that.’"
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#Gamecocks
running back Mario Anderson Jr. getting it done on the practice field in more ways than one
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Don't think USC can be called University of Sliders and Curves anymore. ... Looks more like University of Smoke and Cheddar. Velos are crazy
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USC president Bob Caslen just told the Board of Trustees that a rising tide raises all ships.
🤷♂️
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I felt like Michael Scarnecchia should start. But Jake Bentley has thrown two absolutely beautiful deep balls that were dropped by two wide receivers who want to play in the NFL.
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I have no idea why South Carolina is snapping the ball with so much time on offense. Mind-numbing. Every second you can get off the clock is necessary.
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Order is restored in Columbia.
Thanksgiving is a day, not a meal.
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