Rapid reactions and hasty judgments from South Carolina’s 45-16 loss to Georgia.
No, No, No Peace I Find
Alright I’m going to come right out and say it. I don’t have much here. And I don’t feel like rewatching the game to get any decent insight. No one should be forced to do that. Let’s just put this one behind us shall we? A quick game wrap up then Ring Of Ire then we’re off to Lexington and then then the coaching announcements.
From the get go this was going to be ugly. I knew it, you knew it, we all knew it. South Carolina was down like 25 dudes and probably could’ve said “you know what we don’t have the numbers”, and just walked away but they played. And I’ll hand it to the guys that played. They played their guts out. They competed hard. There was just a noticeable size, speed and skill gap between the teams. And to be honest it was sad. It was sad seeing a program in its final stages of decay. This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. And it was sad seeing Williams-Brice Stadium empty.
So I was at the game. Like physically in the stands in Williams-Brice. This was my first and only game I attended in the pandemic stricken season and I’ve gotta say. It sucked. It really sucked. Williams-Brice is my absolute favorite place in the world. When you get that place on a Saturday night against a big opponent theres simply nothing else I have experienced that compares. And seeing Williams-Brice Stadium on a Saturday night, against a top 10 Georgia team, empty… it was something I’ll never forget. And something I hope to never see again.
The Good:
Looking at the box score a couple things stuck out. Luke Doty 18/22 for 190 and a TD in his first start as a true freshman against a top 10 team is pretty neat. Also nice to see Nick Muse have a solid night.
The Bad:
Once again South Carolina struggling in the ground game. Kevin Harris only nabbing 53 yards rushing is not a good sign heading into Lexington. He needs 72 yards to gain 1000 for the season. That HAS to happen. We owe it to him for carrying us on his back all season.
The Ugly:
Plain and simple there’s a talent gap between Georgia and South Carolina. There’s no way to spin this we have got to get some more quality depth at key positions on both sides of the ball. A hallmark of the Muschamp era was teams not making it through the year and limping into the final weeks. I understand injuries happen but one of the major challenges the new regime will face is building quality, competitive depth on both sides of the ball.
All in all it was a tough night. Hats off to the guys who gave it their all and fought hard till the bitter end. It’s something to build off of. The new staff will need guys like that. Other than that, lock up the tape of this game and stow it away in that huge warehouse at the end of Indiana Jones. Or better yet send it up on the next satellite we send into deep space. Or even better… You know what never mind you get the idea. Time for Ring Of Ire.
Ring Of Ire
Now it’s time for a segment I will call Ring Of Ire. Named for perhaps the most miserable man ever to walk the earth, Johnny Cash. He was a sad man who wrote sad songs for sad people and we love him for that. Each week I will award Ire points where I see fit to people who should be upset. They will be awarded on a scale of 1 to 10 Johnnys. Let’s get started.
Derek Mason: I guess it just goes to show… don’t try and do good in the SEC. This is not a league for publicity stunts. It’s a league for winning. Look I like the Sarah Fuller thing. I thought in this season with their record what harm could it do? Well apparently it nearly caused a locker room mutiny, a wrath of opt-outs and then he found himself without a job. Tough look for the guy. 6.5 Johnnys
The Big 10: I debated even doing this one I really did. I hate the Big 10. When you come out and say that you’re not going to play and your commissioner says he wants to influence the Presidential Election WHILE HIS SON PLAYS FOOTBALL IN THE SEC this is what you get. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET. This is what you get when you TRY to throw your weight around thinking everyone will fall in line behind the wise old Big 10 and everyone calls your bluff instead and you have to play an 8 game season with ridiculous restrictions and rules and expecting everyone to treat you has legitimate. This. Is. What. You. Get. You get your cinderella story laying an egg against Michigan State and you get Indiana losing their best player. I hate it for the kid I really do and I hate it for the fans of those programs because you can’t help that your commissioner is a raging buffoon. So if you’re a fan of Indiana or Northwestern I award you 8 Johnnys. If you’re Kevin Warren go fuck yourself. And I hope OSU gets snubbed by the committee. Fuck them too.
As always thank you for reading and Forever To Thee.
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