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Even In This Career, 2011 Stands Out
By Paul Myerberg // Jan 2, 2012
Spurrier: “I told the guys, ‘Next year’s team, they’ll try win 12, because 11 has already happened.’”
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It’s not a matter of talent, though it once was: Steve Spurrier’s teams at Florida won in February, out-recruiting the rest of the nation’s elite before going to town from September through December. South Carolina, on the other hand, isn’t — and hasn’t, and won’t, by and large — win with talent, but with coaching. After beating Nebraska, 30-13, in the Capital One Bowl, the Gamecocks were able to achieve something that had never been done in program history: win 11 games. Heck, the Gamecocks had won more than nine games only once in program history heading into this season.
Tags: Capital One Bowl, Connor Shaw, Marcus Lattimore, Nebraska, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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Nightmare Scenario Enters Stage Two
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 9, 2011
Alright, so we’re entering the nightmare scenario. You know, the opposite of the dream scenario, which was 2-0, ranked high in each poll and America’s new darling, complete with a seat devoid of significant heat. You couldn’t blame Georgia for dreaming that big when looking a season-opening pair of Boise State and South Carolina: intimidated, perhaps a bit, but also excited about the potential of reversing a two-year slide by notching two impressive wins. One down, one to go, and Georgia now needs a win in the worst possible way.
Tags: Aaron Murray, Georgia, Isaiah Crowell, Marcus Lattimore, Mark Richt, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia
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Settling Two Quarterback Debates
By Paul Myerberg // Sep 5, 2011
It’s just the most important position on the field, that’s all. And two national title contenders entered Saturday with much confusion under center, exhibiting the sort of unsettled unease not typically associated with teams with such lofty preseason goals. Well, perhaps it’s not entirely unexpected, not when given Steve Spurrier’s often spasmodic handling of his eggshell-walking quarterbacks: Connor Shaw started, Stephen Garcia finished, and that pair will continue to jostle each other throughout the season.
Tags: A.J. McCarron, Alabama, Connor Shaw, Nick Saban, Phillip Sims, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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No. 14: South Carolina
By Paul Myerberg // Aug 20, 2011
Let’s not allow what transpired during the SEC title game to cloud what South Carolina accomplished in 2010: yes, Auburn had its way with the Gamecocks, but this team still won nine games, a high under Steve Spurrier, and took home its first SEC hardware of any kind — ever. That’s the big story for U.S.C. in 2010, not the late losses to Arkansas, Auburn or Florida State. Regardless of what happened in those three setbacks, regardless of a second half to forget in Atlanta, the Gamecocks can hold their head high with what they’ve accomplished last fall. It’s also intriguing to consider the idea that South Carolina has turned that proverbial corner. There’s reason to believe that 2011 might be the finest season in program history: the offense remains largely intact, with stars in particular providing a superb one-two punch, while the defense returns most of its starting lineup. How will U.S.C. fare when expected to excel?
Tags: Akeem Auguste, Alshon Jeffery, Connor Shaw, Devin Taylor, Jadeveon Clowney, Marcus Lattimore, Melvin Ingram, Rokevious Watkins, SEC, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Stephon Gilmore, Steve Spurrier, Travian Robertson
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South Carolina’s Teflon Quarterback
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 26, 2011
Stephen Garcia is still suspended, away from the team for the fifth time in as many years, yet Steve Spurrier can’t seem to make even a token gesture towards disciplining his senior quarterback where it matters most: on the depth chart. Yeah, there’s that asterisk – “Garcia suspended indefinitely” – yet he remains co-leader at quarterback with sophomore Connor Shaw, who by all accounts acquitted himself well as the leader of the South Carolina offense in Garcia’s stead.
Tags: Connor Shaw, Florida, Janoris Jenkins, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier, Will Muschamp
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Turning the Page on Garcia
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 7, 2011
Steve Spurrier is always hard on his quarterbacks, as evidenced by his oft-televised sideline demeanor: yelling, running his hands through his hair, tossing headsets and visors to the ground, Spurrier has never been able to reconcile his own benchmark of quarterbacking perfection with what he sees from his own quarterbacks, from Florida’s Shane Matthews through his most recent charge, Stephen Garcia. Rarely, however, has a quarterback so thoroughly disappointed Spurrier quite like Garcia – on the field and the off.
Tags: Connor Shaw, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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The SEC’s Quarterback Crop
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 4, 2011
I don’t think the argument is about which SEC team has the best quarterback: it’s Georgia and Aaron Murray, and any argument to the contrary — especially with his closest competition out for spring practice — should fall on deaf ears. Murray, entering his sophomore season, showed enough as a first-year starter in 2010 to earn this prestigious title, even if this looks like the conference’s worst batch of starting quarterbacks in the better part of the decade. Where have all the stars gone? Are we ready for a year without an SEC quarterback factoring heavily in the Heisman Trophy mix?
Tags: A.J. McCarron, Aaron Murray, Alabama, Arkansas, Barry Brunetti, Brandon Mitchell, Chris Relf, Christian Lemay, Connor Shaw, Florida, Georgia, Huston Mason, Jeff Driskel, John Brantley, Kentucky, Larry Smith, Matt Simms, Maxwell Smith, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Morgan Newton, Nathan Stanley, Phillip Sims, Randall Mackey, SEC, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Tennessee, Tyler Bray, Tyler Russell, Tyler Wilson, Vanderbilt
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Shaw vs. Garcia, Or Mere Lip Service?
By Paul Myerberg // Mar 21, 2011
Chris Low, who covers the SEC in fine fashion for ESPN, raised a very interesting point late last week: Stephen Garcia’s latest transgression, one that will sideline him for the first week of spring practice, doesn’t merely raise additional questions about his leadership abilities heading into the most hyped season in South Carolina’s recent history; it also gives his challenger, sophomore Connor Shaw, additional opportunities to unseat the team’s incumbent quarterback and makes these Gamecocks his own.
Tags: Connor Shaw, South Carolina, Stephen Garcia, Steve Spurrier
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