#48 - South Carolina vs UAB
by Todd on Jul 13, 2008 1:31 PM CDT
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Print | South Carolina vs UAB September 27, 2008 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC |  |
Why?: Purely a personal pick here since I (unfortunately) have developed a fondness for the plucky Blazer football program.
Who do I think will win?: Ellis Johnson, the architect of last year's Mississippi State defense that was directly responsible for their sudden emergence in the SEC, is calling the shots in Columbia these days, and he has ten returning starters from an already solid defense to work with. This game could get ugly fast for the Blazers who are short handed and lacking in talent at just about every position and still feeling their way into Callaway's system.
Who do I hope will win?: The Blazers, obviously. A win on the road against an SEC team (and Spurrier, no less) would do a lot for the program as far as exposure, and it would also be a great opportunity for UAB fans to finally stop talking about the win over LSU.
UPDATE For any of you coonasses that might have wandered over from the nola.com message board, the reason I want my fellow UAB fans to stop talking about the LSU win is because it happened EIGHT YEARS AGO, and it would be nice to have a more recent victory to supplant it as the great high mark in the program's short history. It has nothing to do with Alabama or Saban. And speaking of, I'm also aware that Saban was y'all's "savior" first, and y'all are the ones that are stuck with the painful memory of losing to UAB, not us. We've got La.-Monroe for that, and we also have the coach that built your program into the powerhouse it is today, not some dweeby white hatted jackhole that can't seem to manage a season without two losses despite coaching what is essentially an NFL wolf in a college team's clothing.
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I gotta be honest here Todd, with all due respect to your Blazers, this looks to a train wreck.
UAB is probably the single worst team in Conference USA, and South Carolina could really surprise some people this year. They’ve got a huge upgrade at defensive coordinator, and a stout defense returns just about every starter to boot. If Spurrier can even field an average offense, the Gamecocks could make some very serious noise, and I’ll say right now they’ll get some upset wins. They knocked off Georgia last year in Athens, and should have beaten Tennessee in Knoxville… with home games this year against Georgia, Tennessee, and LSU, I’ll guarantee there’s an upset win in there somewhere.
Spurrier may not run up the score on UAB, but I do expect it to be an easy win.
by outsidethesidelines on Jul 13, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
I have no illusions...
...about the sucktacular nature of the Blazers. They have two legit playmakers (Webb and Dunbar) surrounded by a mixed bag of mediocre at best players. A couple of the O-Linemen (Seitz in particular) could play at any other mid-major, but they aren’t BCS caliber by any stretch, and this is going to be an ugly game. Still, like I said, it’s a personal interest kind of thing, and I am looking forward to it nonetheless.
Ahem..
People overstate the talent that LSU has had, and understate Les Miles’ accomplishments during that time. Quick: how many players has LSU had drafted in the NFL draft in the last two years? 11. How many has Florida had drafted in that time? 10. And Florida was a very young team last year. Incidentally, during that same time frame, Arkansas has had 10 players drafted, Auburn 10, Tennessee 9, Georgia 8.
We’ve had the most, but barely, and when asking the question of who had the most veteran NFL-calibre talent in the SEC the last two years, there are 5 teams in the same ballpark as us. And don’t even ask about Southern Cal. When it comes to NFL-calibre talent in college, they have us all lapped.
Richard Pittman
by Richard Pittman on Jul 13, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions
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