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Reg Lllama of Brixton
Footballguy
Exactly.How can somebody who gets kicked out of a game for fighting be the MVP? Shouldn't the ejection make you ineligible for the award?
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Nice win boys, I won :boatloads:
The Commish
Footballguy
Got through that pretty well, all things considered.
The Commish
Footballguy
Yup....the NCAA cracks me up.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I realize he's gone now, but any thoughts on Stephon Gilmore's pro prospects? Excited to have him on the Bills this year...
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
Gilmore is an enigma to me. He was always praised an honored with awards and had some great games, but he also made some of the most bonehead plays I've ever seen.During the SECCG against Auburn, Newton made him look like a rec league player. Granted it was Newton, but Gilmore looked awful. In Charlotte last year he looked just as bad against ECU.I was amazed he went so early and I hope he has a great pro career, but the jury is still out for me.
His physical tools are undeniable and impressive. He is one of the players that seemed to get better each year and has started since was a freshman. Very physical at the line of scrimage and great in run support. He does take risks though and I have biased memories of him being torched quite a few times, mostly on broken plays. I think he needs to improve his man coverage a bit at the next level if he is going to make an impact. Seems like his high pick is more based on his potential and athletics than his performance though.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Thanks for the insight, both of you
Guess we'll see how it pans out....last time the Bills took an athletic CB with potential (McKelvin) this early, he didn't really turn out as hoped.
Guess we'll see how it pans out....last time the Bills took an athletic CB with potential (McKelvin) this early, he didn't really turn out as hoped.
The Commish
Footballguy
This is generally my feeling as well. I've never understood the amount of love he's gotten.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
No holding back for Gamecocks' Lattimore
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By Chris Low
Much like one of his customary dashes to daylight, Marcus Lattimore's mind will be racing Thursday night as South Carolina’s 2012 opener against Vanderbilt nears.
He joked earlier this week that he’d been carrying around an imaginary stopwatch with him to count down the minutes.
“I can’t wait. It can’t get here soon enough,” Lattimore said.
This is more than just a football game for Lattimore. It’s a culmination of hard work, pain, faith and undying commitment, and he knows his emotions will run the gamut right up until kickoff.
“I’ll be thinking about all that time I spent on crutches, all that time I spent in a cast,” said Lattimore, who hasn’t played in a game since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last Oct. 15 against Mississippi State.
Despite missing six games due to injury last season, Marcus Lattimore accounted for 1,000 yards rushing and receiving and 11 touchdowns.
“I’ll think back to the day I started running again for the first time, the day I cut for the first time, just everything I went through to get to this point. It’s going to be a special night. It’s been a long time, too long.”
Lattimore has already tested his surgically repaired knee in preseason scrimmages. His coaches liked what they saw, and so did Lattimore.
But it’s the games that count, and that’s where he’ll have to earn back the distinction of being college football’s most complete running back.
“I’ve been hit in preseason, so I think I’m past the whole mental part of this thing,” Lattimore said. “It’s definitely something I’ve anticipated, that first carry and bouncing right back up. That’s when I’ll get all my jitters out. It’s not nervousness. It’s more anxiousness and just being ready to go and go at the same speed I’ve always played this game.
“After that first carry, I think it will be back to the way it always was.”
That’s good news for South Carolina and bad news for everybody else in the SEC.
Vanderbilt coach James Franklin is well aware what awaits his defense on Thursday night. Lattimore helped break open the game last season against the Commodores with a 52-yard touchdown catch and 22-yard touchdown run.
“There are a lot of guys who are fast or strong or quick or elusive, but there aren’t many across the country who have the whole package,” Franklin said. “That’s what you’re looking for. You’re looking for guys who have it all. He’s got size, speed, vision, all those things you’re looking for. He’s a rare guy.”
Lattimore said he will play at 220 pounds this season after playing closer to 230 pounds a year ago. He’s ready to carry the ball as many times as the Gamecocks need him. But whereas he’d already logged 107 carries through the first four games last season, he doesn’t think that kind of load will be necessary in 2012.
Senior Kenny Miles has had an excellent camp, and freshman Mike Davis was one of the Gamecocks’ top signees.
“Kenny could start anywhere around the country, and Mike has a lot of talent,” said Lattimore, who has 412 carries and has caught 48 passes in 20 career games, which equates to an average of 23 touches per game.
“I could carry it 30 or 40 times. I know I could. That’s my game, but I don’t know that I’ll have to carry it that much this year. I have two great backs behind me that will get a lot of carries.”
That’s vintage Lattimore, whose unselfishness is rivaled only by his competitive fire.
Like any great running back, he wants to be fed the ball. But he’s motivated by championships and not rushing records, and he understands unequivocally that the Gamecocks’ best chance of getting back to Atlanta centers around Lattimore being at his best come October and November.
"I know I was hard to be around, and I was real down at times," Lattimore said of his injury. "But I kept my faith and kept believing."
“You go back and watch LSU last year, and I think that’s the kind of backfield we’re going to have, just rotate and rotate and wear a defense down with fresh legs,” Lattimore said. “We’re always going to have somebody fresh in the fourth quarter.”
Lattimore’s easy smile can light up a room, but he admits he wasn’t the most pleasant guy to be around during his rehabilitation. He’d never been away from football that long, and he ached to get back onto the field with his teammates.
“I know I was hard to be around, and I was real down at times,” Lattimore said. “But I kept my faith and kept believing.”
Fittingly, one of the guys Lattimore leaned on during some of his darkest hours was Arkansas' Knile Davis, the SEC’s leading rusher among running backs in 2010 and the most serious challenger to Lattimore’s crown as the SEC’s premier running back.
Davis felt Lattimore’s pain last season. The Hogs’ junior running back had been there himself after fracturing his ankle in the preseason and missing the entire 2011 season. It was the third fractured ankle of Davis’ football career.
They texted each other, consoled each other and even needled each other at times about who truly was the SEC’s best back. Most of all, they picked each other up when they needed to be picked up.
“That’s my boy. We text all the time,” Lattimore said of Davis, who has his own special night ahead on Saturday when he plays in his first game since the 2010 season.
“I knew it was hard on him, and then I tore my ACL. He called me and told me to keep my head up, that he was going through the same thing I was going through and that we were going to get through it. We encouraged each other and pushed each other. He’s a great guy and a man of God, and I respect him a lot.”
Even though Lattimore didn’t finish the season a year ago, he said there’s no substitute for having gone against SEC defenses for two straight years. It’s taught him to study the game even closer.
“I honestly think the game is more mental than physical anyway. I’ve always thought that,” said Lattimore, who’s averaged 104.4 rushing yards in 13 games against SEC defenses.
“I believe my vision will be a lot better. I believe I’ll have a better feel for what defenses are trying to do. I believe I’ll be even better at keeping my pads low and getting the extra yardage.
“It’s all going to be good.”
And here’s the best news for South Carolina fans: Lattimore believes the best is yet to come for the Gamecocks after winning 11 games for the first time in school history last season and going to the SEC championship game for the first time ever two years ago.
“There’s a lot more that we want to do here at South Carolina, a lot of goals that we want to accomplish,” Lattimore said. “The way we look at it is that we’ve just got a taste.”
With No. 21 back in the lineup, the next bite for the Gamecocks could be scrumptious.
No holding back for Gamecocks' Lattimore
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Chris Low
Much like one of his customary dashes to daylight, Marcus Lattimore's mind will be racing Thursday night as South Carolina’s 2012 opener against Vanderbilt nears.
He joked earlier this week that he’d been carrying around an imaginary stopwatch with him to count down the minutes.
“I can’t wait. It can’t get here soon enough,” Lattimore said.
This is more than just a football game for Lattimore. It’s a culmination of hard work, pain, faith and undying commitment, and he knows his emotions will run the gamut right up until kickoff.
“I’ll be thinking about all that time I spent on crutches, all that time I spent in a cast,” said Lattimore, who hasn’t played in a game since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last Oct. 15 against Mississippi State.
Despite missing six games due to injury last season, Marcus Lattimore accounted for 1,000 yards rushing and receiving and 11 touchdowns.
“I’ll think back to the day I started running again for the first time, the day I cut for the first time, just everything I went through to get to this point. It’s going to be a special night. It’s been a long time, too long.”
Lattimore has already tested his surgically repaired knee in preseason scrimmages. His coaches liked what they saw, and so did Lattimore.
But it’s the games that count, and that’s where he’ll have to earn back the distinction of being college football’s most complete running back.
“I’ve been hit in preseason, so I think I’m past the whole mental part of this thing,” Lattimore said. “It’s definitely something I’ve anticipated, that first carry and bouncing right back up. That’s when I’ll get all my jitters out. It’s not nervousness. It’s more anxiousness and just being ready to go and go at the same speed I’ve always played this game.
“After that first carry, I think it will be back to the way it always was.”
That’s good news for South Carolina and bad news for everybody else in the SEC.
Vanderbilt coach James Franklin is well aware what awaits his defense on Thursday night. Lattimore helped break open the game last season against the Commodores with a 52-yard touchdown catch and 22-yard touchdown run.
“There are a lot of guys who are fast or strong or quick or elusive, but there aren’t many across the country who have the whole package,” Franklin said. “That’s what you’re looking for. You’re looking for guys who have it all. He’s got size, speed, vision, all those things you’re looking for. He’s a rare guy.”
Lattimore said he will play at 220 pounds this season after playing closer to 230 pounds a year ago. He’s ready to carry the ball as many times as the Gamecocks need him. But whereas he’d already logged 107 carries through the first four games last season, he doesn’t think that kind of load will be necessary in 2012.
Senior Kenny Miles has had an excellent camp, and freshman Mike Davis was one of the Gamecocks’ top signees.
“Kenny could start anywhere around the country, and Mike has a lot of talent,” said Lattimore, who has 412 carries and has caught 48 passes in 20 career games, which equates to an average of 23 touches per game.
“I could carry it 30 or 40 times. I know I could. That’s my game, but I don’t know that I’ll have to carry it that much this year. I have two great backs behind me that will get a lot of carries.”
That’s vintage Lattimore, whose unselfishness is rivaled only by his competitive fire.
Like any great running back, he wants to be fed the ball. But he’s motivated by championships and not rushing records, and he understands unequivocally that the Gamecocks’ best chance of getting back to Atlanta centers around Lattimore being at his best come October and November.
"I know I was hard to be around, and I was real down at times," Lattimore said of his injury. "But I kept my faith and kept believing."
“You go back and watch LSU last year, and I think that’s the kind of backfield we’re going to have, just rotate and rotate and wear a defense down with fresh legs,” Lattimore said. “We’re always going to have somebody fresh in the fourth quarter.”
Lattimore’s easy smile can light up a room, but he admits he wasn’t the most pleasant guy to be around during his rehabilitation. He’d never been away from football that long, and he ached to get back onto the field with his teammates.
“I know I was hard to be around, and I was real down at times,” Lattimore said. “But I kept my faith and kept believing.”
Fittingly, one of the guys Lattimore leaned on during some of his darkest hours was Arkansas' Knile Davis, the SEC’s leading rusher among running backs in 2010 and the most serious challenger to Lattimore’s crown as the SEC’s premier running back.
Davis felt Lattimore’s pain last season. The Hogs’ junior running back had been there himself after fracturing his ankle in the preseason and missing the entire 2011 season. It was the third fractured ankle of Davis’ football career.
They texted each other, consoled each other and even needled each other at times about who truly was the SEC’s best back. Most of all, they picked each other up when they needed to be picked up.
“That’s my boy. We text all the time,” Lattimore said of Davis, who has his own special night ahead on Saturday when he plays in his first game since the 2010 season.
“I knew it was hard on him, and then I tore my ACL. He called me and told me to keep my head up, that he was going through the same thing I was going through and that we were going to get through it. We encouraged each other and pushed each other. He’s a great guy and a man of God, and I respect him a lot.”
Even though Lattimore didn’t finish the season a year ago, he said there’s no substitute for having gone against SEC defenses for two straight years. It’s taught him to study the game even closer.
“I honestly think the game is more mental than physical anyway. I’ve always thought that,” said Lattimore, who’s averaged 104.4 rushing yards in 13 games against SEC defenses.
“I believe my vision will be a lot better. I believe I’ll have a better feel for what defenses are trying to do. I believe I’ll be even better at keeping my pads low and getting the extra yardage.
“It’s all going to be good.”
And here’s the best news for South Carolina fans: Lattimore believes the best is yet to come for the Gamecocks after winning 11 games for the first time in school history last season and going to the SEC championship game for the first time ever two years ago.
“There’s a lot more that we want to do here at South Carolina, a lot of goals that we want to accomplish,” Lattimore said. “The way we look at it is that we’ve just got a taste.”
With No. 21 back in the lineup, the next bite for the Gamecocks could be scrumptious.
In The Zone
Footballguy
I agree with Lattimore, I can't wait for 7:00pm to get here.
My biggest concern is the secondary. Hopefully Jordan Rodgers will not have one of his better games. Limit the turnovers and I think the Gamecocks will be fine.
I'm excited to see Shaq Roland and our tight ends play.
My biggest concern is the secondary. Hopefully Jordan Rodgers will not have one of his better games. Limit the turnovers and I think the Gamecocks will be fine.
I'm excited to see Shaq Roland and our tight ends play.
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
In The Zone
Footballguy
Agreed. Very sad day indeed. I first heard this on the news last night.
I will never forget the "Black Magic" year of 1984. Allen Mitchell was a big part of that.
Thoughts and prayers to his wife and kids.
I will never forget the "Black Magic" year of 1984. Allen Mitchell was a big part of that.
Thoughts and prayers to his wife and kids.
In The Zone
Footballguy
It's GAMEDAY baby.
I've been waiting on this day for quite awhile.
Not gonna go to "Gameday" . Getting ready to start loading up the truck, pack the cooler, and take a shower. Plan to roll in to the parking spot by 1pm.
We have 2" Ribeyes and some crab stuffed flounder for the grill.
It's gonna be a war. Possibly the biggest game ever @ Williams Brice Stadium. I like our chances.
I've been waiting on this day for quite awhile.
Not gonna go to "Gameday" . Getting ready to start loading up the truck, pack the cooler, and take a shower. Plan to roll in to the parking spot by 1pm.
We have 2" Ribeyes and some crab stuffed flounder for the grill.
It's gonna be a war. Possibly the biggest game ever @ Williams Brice Stadium. I like our chances.
The Commish
Footballguy
Hope you have a reserved spot if you're going that late
I've been to night games where all the good tailgating spots were taken by 9am.Hard to be near the stadium without a reserved spot. I'll be meeting up to go to Mjolnirs' spot around 2, just outside the stadium.Hope you have a reserved spot if you're going that late
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
Full 2013 Schedule is out:
Code:
8/31 NORTH CAROLINA 9/7 at Georgia* 9/14 VANDERBILT* 9/21 Open 9/28 at Central Florida 10/5 KENTUCKY* 10/12 at Arkansas* 10/19 at Tennessee* 10/26 at Missouri* 11/2 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 11/9 Open 11/16 FLORIDA* 11/23 COASTAL CAROLINA 11/30 CLEMSONIn The Zone
Footballguy
It's gameday baby.
12 hours until kickoff and it can't get here soon enough.
All that's left to do is shower/shave, pack the truck, stop for ice, pick up my friend, and go. Plan on being in the tailgate spot by 1pm at the latest.
On the menu today we have:
Chorizo Sausage
Bacon Wrapped Scallops
Bourbon Salmon
Filet Migon Kabobs
Lobster Tails
Various sides
Yeast Rolls
Cold Beer
Sweet Tea
Mountain Dew
Dessert, undecided
Plenty of smoke/smokes
12 hours until kickoff and it can't get here soon enough.
All that's left to do is shower/shave, pack the truck, stop for ice, pick up my friend, and go. Plan on being in the tailgate spot by 1pm at the latest.
On the menu today we have:
Chorizo Sausage
Bacon Wrapped Scallops
Bourbon Salmon
Filet Migon Kabobs
Lobster Tails
Various sides
Yeast Rolls
Cold Beer
Sweet Tea
Mountain Dew
Dessert, undecided
Plenty of smoke/smokes
In The Zone
Footballguy
Once again it's GAMEDAY. I imagine that this one will be a little closer than the last few.
In The Zone
Footballguy
MJ and Slapdash, cheer some for me as I will not be able to attend today,.
I won't be there for a couple of more weeks and it's killing me.
I won't be there for a couple of more weeks and it's killing me.
Mjolnirs
Footballguy
I'll be cheering in front of the tv myself. I hope to make it to Columbia next week. Go Cocks!!!
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Insoxicated
Not even a USC fan, but that's good stuff right there. haven't been to that stadium since Tee Martin set the consecutive completion record. My how times have changed under Spurrier. Gotta love SEC football.... that's a "below average" size SEC stadium and the damn place is about to come unhinged before the players even set foot on the turf lol
Awesome.
The Commish
Footballguy
It's 80,000ish...that's right in the middle for "size" no? 6th or 7th? Not sure where it ranks with Florida, Auburn etc...all pretty similar in size I think.Not even a USC fan, but that's good stuff right there. haven't been to that stadium since Tee Martin set the consecutive completion record. My how times have changed under Spurrier. Gotta love SEC football.... that's a "below average" size SEC stadium and the damn place is about to come unhinged before the players even set foot on the turf lol
Awesome.
timschochet
Footballguy
Mjolnirs, hope everything is OK with your FIL.
And good luck to the Gamecocks this year!
And good luck to the Gamecocks this year!
In The Zone
Footballguy
Braxton Miller, come on down??
Just a rumor but you heard but here first.
Just a rumor but you heard but here first.
In The Zone
Footballguy
Jayrok
Footballguy
Good signing. What about Brandon McIlwain? how, if at all, will this affect him, I wonder..
In The Zone
Footballguy
I'm not sure. From what I can tell he's already moved up to #2 on the depth chart.
The more talent at QB the better.
Jayrok
Footballguy
I agree the more talent the better. But I have to wonder if Mcllwain is the real deal would one or the other of these two want to opt out if the playing time isn't there... sort of like the guys at Texas AM. Then there's Nunez who showed nice spark last year.
Bentley's dad being on the coaching staff is a huge plus. He was thinking about Bama, LSU and Stanford, among other schools.
Bentley's dad being on the coaching staff is a huge plus. He was thinking about Bama, LSU and Stanford, among other schools.
In The Zone
Footballguy
It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Hopefully Roper can pull the right strings.
Mjolnirs
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