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2008 Florida Gators vs South Carolina Gamecocks football

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DIRECT LINK TO HIGHLIGHTS: http://www.gatorhighlights.com/southcarolina.wmv (right-click, save as…)

Or watch in HD on my Motionbox page: http://www.motionbox.com/videos/ee9dd9b01d18e764

Gamecock Football 2006: Year in Review

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:43:38 +0000

A collection of highlights from the 2006 Carolina Football season. By Gamecock Fans, for Gamecock Fans. Special thanks to CockyTalk Nation for the clips and support.

Nikki’s First Gamecocks Football Game

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:41:45 +0000

Pictures and a short video clip from the South Carolina vs Arkansas game.

South Carolina Gamecocks – The Pride of Carolina

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:08:07 +0000

The football team of the The University of South Carolina is represented by the South Carolina Gamecocks. Known as the Gamecocks, the team has been called simply “Carolina” for many years. They are a member of the NCAA Division I college football and compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference since 1992. The Gamecocks currently play their home games in the Williams-Brice Stadium. Their latest head coach is Steve Spurrier.

Traditionally, USC sports teams were named the Fighting Gamecocks for men’s teams and Lady Gamecocks for women’s teams but this distinction was later dropped. The official colors of the USC Gamecocks are black and garnet. Some team’s merchandise also have the color gold, representing the spurs of gamecocks during cockfights. The family of Dr. J. William Flinn chose the colors garnet and black when they presented a banner to the football team sometime in November 1895. A little after 1900, there was an attempt t change the team’s colors. But there was no definite adoption.

The Gamecock Club supports the team’s athletic department with private money. Originally, the club was called “Buck-A-Month” (B.A.M.) Club, formed in 1939. It was a fund-raiser solely for the benefit of the athletics programs. Today, according to the SEC the Gamecock Club USC ranks eighth place (out of twelve) when it came to raising funds for the team.

The Gamecocks have won a number of league championships over the years. The Gamecocks also have a strong following and wide fan-base. A reporter for CBS Sports, Tim Brando, commented that there are probably no fans that are more loyal than South Carolina Gamecock fans.

The University of South Carolina formed its first football team in 1892. Their first-ever game was in Charleston on Christmas Eve and they played against Furman. At that time when American football was not yet recognized as a professional sport nor was it that popular nationwide, the Carolina football team was not yet sanctioned by the University. Because of this, the team had to pay for their own train fare going to Charleston, as well as purchase their own uniforms. The News and Courier nicknamed them the “College Boys” and their fans and supporters wore black and garnet when watching a game. The team lost their first game mainly because of their lack of training and inexperience.

In the third season in 1985, Carolina won their first game against Columbia AA. They also got their first head coach, which was W.H. “Dixie” Whaley. In the 1896 season, they played the inaugural game in November 12 against their archrival Clemson. Carolina won that game with a 12-6 record.

In the 1906 season, the school’s Board of Trustees banned the team’s participation after the faculty protested against the foul chants that students yelled during football games. The board had to reverse its decision, however, after the students and alumni harassed them with petition after petition. In 1907, the Gamecocks were back in the game. The team was hastily put together and competed an abbreviated season, but ended up winning all three games that they played.

South Carolina Gamecocks Football Intro 2001

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:02:41 +0000

This is a full version of the Intro for the South Carolina football team coming out to 2001 A Space Odyssey. We had seats on the second deck, 1st row at the 40 yard line & took video of the entire intro…It’s taken from the 2006 South Carolina vs Tennessee Game. It starts at the 2 minute mark of the video when you here Steve Spurrier on the PA saying “It’s time for Carolina football”…the BEST intro in all of sports!!!

Tennessee at South Carolina 2006

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:01:52 +0000

Highlights of the Vols’ 31-24 win over S. Carolina on 10/28/06.

Gamecocks 2001 Entrance vs Tennessee

admin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:26:33 +0000

Shot at the game against Tennessee in 2008 with my hd jvc camera. To view in high quality follow this link

Gamecocks Football Sights and Sounds

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:13:14 +0000

Sights and sounds from the South Carolina Gamecocks football game vs LSU on October 18, 2008.

South Carolina Gamecocks: 2008

admin — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:08:14 +0000

Newest video of South Carolina’s 2008-09 football season…

South Carolina Gamecocks

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