Sunday, October 21, 2007

Can SC Rebound?

Any winner will tell you it's not adversity that does you in, it's how well you react to it.
That being said, SC's loss to Vandy, while disgusting, it is not the end of the trail.
Anybody with a goal, analyses a slip-up by how much it will cost them in the expenditure to achieve the payoff.
In the gamecocks' case, the Vandy loss did not cost much. That is IF: the team wakes up this morning, puts the loss out of memory and moves forward with a new determination.
All SEC East teams have at least two losses, and the Gamecocks have beaten its direct competition to this point. That's why a loss to Vandy is the easiest loss among SEC East teams the Gamecocks to absorb. The 'Dores are not a direct competitor.
Still, the Gamecocks have to see the loss and their performance as a "Wake-up" call. If they do that, the team can come out ahead.
NOTES: I'm guessing Spurrier is not too happy with OL Coach John Hunt at this point. The OL has been a constant source of embarrassment for Spurrier. Spurrier said in a pre-season press conference that the OL was the most-talented he'd had since being at SC.
The inability to block is bad enough, but the five procedure penalties is a discipline issue and that goes right back to the coach. Look for a change as soon as SS can make it.
EXTRA: Did Gamecock fans have any idea that Georgia fans were having so much trouble accepting that Spurrier has come to SC and passed their program. There was so much glee from Bulldog fans over SC's loss to Vandy, it spoke volumes. Tiger and Tar Heel fans were the same, but they are a little easier to laugh at. Georgia fans are just ridiculous. Their players tried to dance on Vandy's mid-field art last week, because they were intoxicated with beating the 'Dores ( team that defeated them in 2006 in Athens.)

1 comment:

TheNewsBlogger said...

I sometimes wonder how much of this is the OL coach vs spurrier. Is constant substitution really the right way to make an o-line improve?

Anyway, its a terribly unfortunate loss. This team is in crisis and needs tremendous improvement to achieve its goals this year. We are very lucky that achieving them is still possible after a performance like yesterday's offense.

I'm glad the defense is still playing well, though.