Steve Taneyhill Interview

[cockyhoskins]

We have a very unique and special opportunity to interview one of the greatest personalities and legends of the Gamecock community. We have interviewed other former Gamecock greats and done the research ourselves. But this is too incredible of an opportunity, and we want all of cockytalk to contribute. So here is what we are doing. Post a question you would like to ask Steve Taneyhill and we will pick around 5 of them to ask him.

[carolinakid104]

if given tha oppurtunity would he come back and be a part of tha carolina coaching staff

[gotrice?]

Is the relationship between him and USC good again with Spurrier as the coach and what did Holtz do besides turning down Adams that made the realationship strenous in the first place?

[GratefulCock]

Serious: How's his relationship with the current USC staff?


Joke: Does he own one of the mullet hats?

[cockyhoskins]

How do you feel about Gaines Adams going to Clemson?

[GratefulCock]

Is the relationship between him and USC good again with Spurrier as the coach

beat me to it Gotrice!

[eggroll]

What happened to the hair?

http://www.chesterfield.k12.sc.us/Chesterfield%20High/football_schedules_files/taneyhill.JPG

[morgan n' 7]

-Rich Bisaccia recruited you to come to Carolina. Do you still talk to him? Was he the main reason you Chose the Gamecocks?

-What school would you have gone to if not Carolina and why?

[hardcock2]

How do you feel about Gaines Adams going to Clemson?


I seen an article somewhere (sorry, no proof) where he said, of course he was dissappointed, but was glad to see Gaines doing very good like he (Taneyhill) knew he (Gaines) would and tried telling Lou.

[Gaichon]

What is your best memory from your days at Carolina as a student and player?

[COCKDIESEL]

WHat is your dream coaching job? Staying in the High School ranks or joining a college staff?

[hardcock2]

Just tell him....."he's still awesome" for me please.

[CarolinaBand]

Do you teach the home run swing to your QB's or do you let them develop their own thing.

[Barry_gamecock]

Does Steven Garcia remind you of yourself a little bit at that age?

[longcock]

What was your favorite Carolina Football moment?
Which players do you keep in contact with?
What's the biggest change in today's USC football program versus the one which you were a part?
Do you make it to many games still?
What's your impressions of Blake Mitchell?
Is there another player on your team that may be a sleeper like Gaines?
Do you think fans put too much emphasis on beating Clemson?

[hardcock2]

What was your favorite Carolina Football moment?
Which players do you keep in contact with?
What's the biggest change in today's USC football program versus the one which you were a part?
Do you make it to many games still?
What's your impressions of Blake Mitchell?
Is there another player on your team that may be a sleeper like Gaines?
Do you think fans put too much emphasis on beating Clemson?




Damn, do you work for USA Today or something?:lol:

[Cuck Flemson]

Great Questions! Keep them coming!!!

[Cuck Flemson]

Do you get a lot of grief from Clemson Fans for autographing the Tiger Paw?

[Cuck Flemson]

Let's keep the questions on topic and legit. He reads this board.

Thanks

[Stillwearingmyjoehat]

As a senior Carolina won a bowl game in Brad Scott's first year as a head coach. Four years later the team was 1-10 and followed that with an 0-11 year after Scott was dismissed.

There's no argument there was a complete collapse of Carolina football and everything you and your teammates built together.

Can you offer any insight into what happened to Carolina under Coach Scott and what can be learned from it?


And a followup question:

Can you offer any insight into Coach Scott's tenure as head coach that may alleviate any of the animosity many Carolina fans feel for the job he did (or failed to do) while working at the University?

[gamecockfandrew]

As him how Andrew Johnson is doing! Tell him I will see him in May.

[MEGA]

I really don't have anything to ask him, he told me all I needed to know when he played for the GAMECOCKS!! What a great team player and what a heart , he made football fun !! I will forever remember Taneyhill !! :bow:

[gamecockfandrew]

Here is really something you need to say. Ask him how he always manages to get everyone in the city that he coaches in, to be behind his team so much. Cambridge and Chesterfield were dead to football until he arrived.

[cas68]

Steve, although the list of acccolades is long as a player at carolina, many fans most memorable moment was you with arms spread towards the heavens on the clemson fifty...thinking back on your time here at usc, what was your personal favorite moment?

[Dr. Gonzo]

When Brandon Bennett went over the top against UGA for the win in '92. I think you had to just scream "Same Play" when it failed the first time. They knew it was coming. Did Sparky tell you to go with the play again or is that all you had time to do?

[chiken]

I'm just glad you're in Chesterfield. My children grew up there. You have made a small town people very proud of who they are. Keep up the good works. I'm sure you will go far.
Oh yeah, You planning on staying in that area for a while? Would love to see you in Columbia also.

[garnet812]

Just 5 questions!? There's a lot of good questions, I'm glad I'm not the one who has to narrow it down. But it should be an interesting interview regardless.

[cockypoppy068]

Would he one day in the future, During halftime of a big game,
(maybe a game versus clemmons) show us his home run swing
one more time?

[Gamecock History]

1. What was it that enabled you (talent or attitude) to step into the SEC as a true freshman quarterback, beat out the starting senior QB, and lead the Gamecocks to victory over a #15 Mississippi State team and beat the "big bully" of the SEC at that time, the Tennessee Volunteers?

2. What is your current relationship with Clemson coach Brad Scott? What is something that you could tell Gamecock fans about him that might make us hate him a little bit less?

3. Other than you, which player on one of your Carolina teams stood up and took on a vocal leadership role? How important is that for a team?

4. What was the emotion of the team after the first ever bowl victory in school history?

5. Do you remember that time in Five Points when you got into a shoving match with 5 ft 6 inch, 165 pounds Corey Bridges, and lost? Good times, everyone laughed about that later!

[Cuck Flemson]

Tell us about your State Title run last year with the Chesterfield Rams?

Talk about your near upset vs. the Cheraw Braves?

What is your opnion on incoming freshman Cliff Mathews?

[theuscerock]

1. What was it that enabled you (talent or attitude) to step into the SEC as a true freshman quarterback, beat out the starting senior QB, and lead the Gamecocks to victory over a #15 Mississippi State team and beat the "big bully" of the SEC at that time, the Tennessee Volunteers?

2. What is your current relationship with Clemson coach Brad Scott? What is something that you could tell Gamecock fans about him that might make us hate him a little bit less?

3. Other than you, which player on one of your Carolina teams stood up and took on a vocal leadership role? How important is that for a team?

4. What was the emotion of the team after the first ever bowl victory in school history?

5. Do you remember that time in Five Points when you got into a shoving match with 5 ft 6 inch, 165 pounds Corey Bridges, and lost? Good times, everyone laughed about that later!

great questions

[BigRedCock]

Do you have any advice for Stephen Garcia?
As a coach, do you see any really talented kids in your program?
Have a prediction for the Gamecocks record next year?

[cas68]

Hey Chuck, you have some great ideas to chose from

[Cuck Flemson]

This thread is for serious questions.

[doccock]

--What school would you have gone to if not Carolina and why?

I would be interested in this answer as well.
At the time of his recruitment, it was reported that it was between us and Alabama. Would be nice toknow if that was true.

doc

[Spurd&Fthrd]

What is the single most important piece of advice you can give our QB's?

What must they do to seperate themselves from the pack and stand out as a leader to be followed?

[Cockholio]

nm

[Freehawk]

"Is it true Gaines Adams played 8 man football? Where'd he ever go to college?"

Ask him what he would say to Garcia about maturity.


I guess I can't be serious about this...

[Freehawk]

I would be interested in this answer as well.
At the time of his recruitment, it was reported that it was between us and Alabama. Would be nice toknow if that was true.

doc

That was true, and was commented on when we played them there, the game where he came on in the second half.

[Freehawk]

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[FinchMcCrunkNasty]

doy uo feel like garcia cut the mullet too quickly, if so, what advice would you have given him about his mullet?

[gamecockfandrew]

Do you have any advice for Stephen Garcia?
As a coach, do you see any really talented kids in your program?
Have a prediction for the Gamecocks record next year?

Their running back is stong, quick, and fast. Really good, and he is a quiet leader.

[TheMule]

I got into this thread too late...great questions. The one thing about Tanneyhill was that from the moment he stepped on the field, everyone around him became better players. Was that because they had confidence in him, he had confidence in them...what intangible allowed his presence to raise the level of the whole team?

[Cuck Flemson]

We have some great questions. Keep them coming!!!!

[CockRoche]

Ask him what advice, if any, he could give to Blake Mitchell about the importance of the QB being the team leader.
Ask him how much he would have liked to played for Stever Spurrier.

[wcnorton]

What coaching position would you feel best suited (at the moment) for in an SEC football program if given the opportunity?

(Sorry if this question has been asked, I read through them and didn't see it phrased like that but I may have missed it).

[Flameout12]

1. Favorite Gamecock moment?

2. How would you have liked to play for Coach Spurrier?

3. What made you decide to settle in SC and not go back home to PA?

[Cuck Flemson]

Remember this:

http://members.aol.com/jperry876/Tan2.jpg


http://members.aol.com/jperry876/Tan1.jpg

[Gaichon]

Nice pics of the Taneyhill mullet hat. Remember when the Sportscenter announcers put one on when Steve's popularity was at its zenith? We need a clip of that (get it?)

[morgan n' 7]

Was there any significance to the number 18? Did that number mean something to you, or was it just the one they gave you?

[Cruzer]

What was your favorite Carolina Football moment?
Which players do you keep in contact with?
What's the biggest change in today's USC football program versus the one which you were a part?
Do you make it to many games still?
What's your impressions of Blake Mitchell?
Is there another player on your team that may be a sleeper like Gaines?
Do you think fans put too much emphasis on beating Clemson?

Yes, like "longcock" said...

[TStone]

doy uo feel like garcia cut the mullet too quickly, if so, what advice would you have given him about his mullet?

Garcia did not have a mullet.

[GapoGamecock51]

having folks from Chesterfield, SC, How long do you plan on staying at Chesterfield

[Cuck Flemson]

We are trying to get a date set up so we can interview Mr. Taneyhill. Chesterfield is on spring break this week. Hopefully we can get a date next week for this interview.

Keep the questions coming.

[TomCock7956]

I have always heard that high school football in Pa, Texas, Calif, and FLA is alot better than in other states. I would like to ask Steve how he thinks high school football in south carolina compares to high school football in PA?

[USCharleston]

A little off topic.
Steve was an assistant coach at West Ashley High School a few years ago (I think in '04) and he had them boys firing on all cylinders. They had a QB that transferred from a private school and he threw the ball everywhere. When Taneyhill left the QB transferred back and the team sucked again. They did a big story in our local newspaper about Taneyhill & his accomplishments around that time also.

Here's a quote from one of the articles:
"Cramer developed under coach Hamilton last year, and the coach added former South Carolina quarterback Steve Taneyhill to his staff in time for the 2004 season. By the end of the regular season, the 6-3, 195-pound Cramer was one of the top junior quarterbacks in the state. He had a three-game stretch in which he tallied 979 yards passing and 14 TD passes."

Taneyhill is the real deal at coaching!

[garnet4ever]

what are your thoughts after leaving USC of the transformation of the football program as it is today, is Spurrier the one to make the Gamecocks a force in the SEC for years to come?

[JasperB]

Ask him ,how many coaching practices did he learn from sparky woods and does he apply those tactics to his current coaching career.

[Tom Bowden]

How are our Chesterfield Rams shaping up for 07?

[Cuck Flemson]

How are our Chesterfield Rams shaping up for 07?

Very good question!

[Gamecock_4life]

most memorable moment during his years as a gamecock?

[USC80]

Remembering the bowl victory over WV, which coach do you think had the most to do with the offensive success, Brad Scott or Ricky Bustle?

[reddot8481]

You vs. Chuck Norris, who takes it?

[gAmkok]

You are one of the all time great Gamecock personalities. Do you think, in the modern climate of college athletics (with rising expectations, higher ticket prices, greater media scrutiny, and increased corporate sponsorship), that there is room for more on-the-field player-personalities like yours was at that time?

[Cuck Flemson]

We may try to get this done next week. We will confirm this weekend.
If you want to ask a question post them in this thread.

[USCharleston]

Hey guys, which of these questions do you like so far? There's a lot to choose from. How long is the interview anyway? Can we make it a 30 minute sit down interview with highlights and dramatic music? Sorry... I got a little carried away.

[always4usc]

Where did the homerun swing come from? I liked it anyways I was just curious.

[Cuck Flemson]

Hey guys, which of these questions do you like so far? There's a lot to choose from. How long is the interview anyway? Can we make it a 30 minute sit down interview with highlights and dramatic music? Sorry... I got a little carried away.

How about question and answer?:lol:

[lawdog100]

When is this interview taking place, so this thread can go away?
:lol: