South Carolina ready to live up to the hype
Source: SEC Football Blog - Aug 16, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Shortly after one last shriek from the electrically charged rooster hiding inside South Carolina’s PA system triggered an end to the Gamecocks’ 35-21 upset of No. 1 Alabama last season, everything seemed to change about South Carolina’s football program.
For a moment, we looked up at the Gamecocks, wondering how far they would go and who they would leave hurting along the way.
That feeling lasted about a week as the Gamecocks went out and blew an 18-point lead to a 3-3 Kentucky team, losing 31-28, reassuring everyone that South Carolina still had a ways to go before it could be taken seriously as a title contender.
However, South Carolina rebounded and made it to its first SEC championship game,
For a moment, we looked up at the Gamecocks, wondering how far they would go and who they would leave hurting along the way.
That feeling lasted about a week as the Gamecocks went out and blew an 18-point lead to a 3-3 Kentucky team, losing 31-28, reassuring everyone that South Carolina still had a ways to go before it could be taken seriously as a title contender.
However, South Carolina rebounded and made it to its first SEC championship game,
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