The SEC Schedule and South Carolina's Change

Two tidbits that came out yesterday about the SEC football schedule in 2013 and beyond. First, South Carolina will likely change permanent rivals. They will pick up Texas A&M and drop Arkansas. As Josh Kendall mentioned, Arkansas ended the Gamecock's hopes of an SEC East repeat. Interestingly, South Carolina's AD didn't want the AD group to make a decision until he could poll his fans.

76% voted to play Texas A&M yearly and to drop Arkansas. I guess the South Carolina fans that voted against the change are the ones that complained loudly about playing Georgia any other time than the first weekend in September. Doesn't changing your permanent cross division rival count as at least as big a change as what date a game is played?

The other thing is the delicious combination of the SEC's two most deliriously self-important fan bases. I can't wait to hear the combo hype of Gamecock and Aggie fans, especially if they do play this game the first weekend of the conference slate.  Oh Gods of TV, please let this replace Tennessee-Florida as the opening game of the CBS schedule.

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Wonder What Brittany Was Doing Last Night?

In a day where Saban got out coached, Oklahoma State needed all 60 minutes to beat Kansas State, I screwed up remembering one of the most iconic plays of the last ten years, UCLA took control of the Pac-12 South, and Mark Richt called a timeout right before the half to score a sixth touchdown of the quarter, there was nothing like than seeing South Carolina's pact with the Devil expire.

Yeah, they've played good defense, but when teams just give you defensive and special teams points on a platter, that isn't hard.  It also isn't hard to lose when that is a feature of your scoring plan.

Now, it is up to the Dawgs to TCB.
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Wooooooo, Pig! Soooooie!

Just to get your fired up for tonight.

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Garcia Kicked off South Carolina's Team

Really.  They mean it this time.

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