USC vs. Providence on ESPN2 tonight...

[ertman420]

FYI I didn't think this game was supposed to be televised... unless I just read wrong when I checked USCSPorts.com last week.

Anyways, I just saw an ad on ESPN that it'll be on at 7pm on ESPN2. Nice.

[superstar90]

Yeah the P&C says no tv today in the paper, but my tv guide and espn has our game down for espn2 at 7:30. I plan on being home just for the game, so it better be on! :)

[CaptainCrunch]

yeah espn has had commericals all week about our game being on tv tonight being that we are in the sec-big east showdown

[ertman420]

yeah espn has had commericals all week about our game being on tv tonight being that we are in the sec-big east showdown

yeah like I said, I just wanted to post it just in case people were checking the USCSports website, or other sources that may have the wrong info...

I know when I looked last week I thought to myself, "Damn, now I have to use the friggin Gamecast feature on my computer to find out what's happeneing." I was pretty stoked to find out we're on TV again...

GO COCKS!!!

[superstar90]

yeah like I said, I just wanted to post it just in case people were checking the USCSports website, or other sources that may have the wrong info...

I know when I looked last week I thought to myself, "Damn, now I have to use the friggin Gamecast feature on my computer to find out what's happeneing." I was pretty stoked to find out we're on TV again...

GO COCKS!!!

Don't feel bad. Last week I went ahead and paid the 10 bucks for a month of uscsports online. I guess I need to use the feature more, but it was okay watching. It's the only way I have to keep up with the game here in the lowcountry. No radio here, and we can't listen on the net anymore for free.

[eklypised]

its it gonna be available ONLINE?

[TheGuitarCock]

We will upset tonight...mark it down.

[M.C.]

upset?

[carolinakid104]

good start by tha cocks

[BlackMagicCock]

16-11 Cocks

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

what the hell is so hard about a got damn layup? Please someone explain this to me. Cause I've never had a problem with them and I am only 5'9!

[go_carolina_528]

19-15 Carolina

[go_carolina_528]

Wow, Brandis Raley-Ross is shooting 70% from 3 this year, 22-15 Carolina

[Crazy_Gamecock]

so far the defensive intensity looks much better, we still are missing a few assignments, but overall it's a good start. The only thing I am disappointed with in the offense so far is Devan is still being "Kobe" too much asd we are taking shots too early in the shot clock.

[duckhuntersc]

Teams are starting to design their defense to stop our 3-ball. If we can get a major post presence......

[carolinathru&thru]

Are you freaking serious?:oops:

How did we not score on a 3-1 fastbreak.

[kick_ball]

we make terrible passes and shot selection

[duckhuntersc]

we make terrible passes and shot selectionThats what young teams do.

[carolinakid104]

we are playin sloppy right now

[carolinakid104]

MIKE HOLMES IS A BEASTTT

[scfan2001]

that slam should make sportscenter.

[Crazy_Gamecock]

WHAT A EFFIN' PUTBACK BY MIKE HOLMES!!!!!!!!!!

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

Yeah Holmes took it Home!

[BlackMagicCock]

shooting alot better from the line tonight

[Crazy_Gamecock]

We are definitely kicking the ball out much better tonight

[carolinakid104]

good half, we need to finish it in tha 2nd half

[go_carolina_528]

35-26 Carolina
Halftime

[BlackMagicCock]

Getting some love from ESPN2!!

[CaptainCrunch]

alright come on cock 41-31 with 17 min left in the second half..we look a lot better than we did against clemson

[Crazy_Gamecock]

the best stat tonight for us is 11-13 FT

[Crazy_Gamecock]

alright come on cock 41-31 with 17 min left in the second half..we look a lot better than we did against clemson

As much as I hate giving Clemson credit, this team in no where near as talented as them. They were picked to finish in the bottom of the Big East just like we were in the SEC

[ChucktwnLawCock]

playing pretty well against the zone and shooting well....and for the first time we are rebounding well (bc we are playing harder)....

now with that said...this is the time of the game we have to maintain the lead and play with confidence...play to win...

Go cocks!!

[BlackMagicCock]

45-36 Carolina with 13:40 left in the 2nd

[carolinakid104]

DOWNEY STRAIGHT WETTTTTT

[BlackMagicCock]

oh damn downey got that one way up

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

Downey sit that up to be autographed by God before dropping it back in the hoop!

[carolinakid104]

we need to put devan in some cleats with his quickness

[Gyle41386]

That floater by Downey was SICK

PS - 11-13 from the line as a team? Where did that come from??

[CaptainCrunch]

That floater by Downey was SICK

PS - 11-13 from the line as a team? Where did that come from??

yeah that floater was awesome, downey is awesome

[ChucktwnLawCock]

what a floater!!

[BlackMagicCock]

SHELDON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[carolinakid104]

sheldonnnnnnn

[FlorenceCock]

You have to love Sheldon Brown. He is a die hard Gamecock fan for the rest of his life.

[GamecockFan7689]

Good game so far. Let's keep it up team. Nice to see them interviewing Sheldon Brown.

[CaptainCrunch]

sheldon brown is in the house, awesome...go eagles

[BlackMagicCock]

ah sheldon brown was my favorite gamecock from the holtz days

[carolinakid104]

brandis is money from behind tha ark

[GamecockFan7689]

It seems to me that we are just so much better at passing tonight than we have been in previous games. Throwing it back outside has been great tonight too.

[BlackMagicCock]

hopefully we can keep the lead....

[Gyle41386]

22-31 for the year from 3.

Brandis is sick.

[carolinakid104]

BRANDIS FOR THREEEEEEEE

[ChucktwnLawCock]

best we have denied the pass on the parimeter this year as well...

[CaptainCrunch]

man brandis is on fire!!!! 57-46 cocks

[bgallup]

Ross is a better shot than JJ Reddick was.

[GamecockFan7689]

Brandis is playing to win this year. His percentage from 3 is remarkable.

[ChucktwnLawCock]

need one more surge guys! this is an important part of the game right here

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

Providence within 6

[BlackMagicCock]

and now the collaspe

[bgallup]

Our effort is still not there.

[happygilmore527]

this has seemed to happen in several games this year...

hopefully these guys can finish this one out. Downey is quite impressive.

[duckhuntersc]

come on guys, get that defensive intensity back!! Its starting to look like we want to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory again.

[carolinakid104]

holmes money at tha line

[ChucktwnLawCock]

winning close game comes down to making free throws

[happygilmore527]

Holmes seems to be a pretty big physical kid. He's going to be a good one I think.

[BlackMagicCock]

The Frairs Mcdurman is a solid player

[BlackMagicCock]

I love the commentators tonight, alot of love to us and they keep calling us USC!!

[carolinakid104]

DAMNIT

[happygilmore527]

Make a stop

[GamecockFan7689]

Come on, don't blow another game. We need this win. I think we can pull it out.

[bgallup]

Make a stop

We are every time we get the ball

[BlackMagicCock]

and the collaspe is almost complete

[COCKDIESEL]

I've seen this game before I think.

[Gyle41386]

Damn, I've seen this too many times before...

[eklypised]

Here we go again..same ole shit

[go_carolina_528]

You have to be kidding me

[carolinakid104]

****KKKk

[happygilmore527]

I think I've seen this several times a year for the last 7 years.

[bgallup]

booooooooo!

[duckhuntersc]

Were taking a page out of Clemson's book, now all we need are the cute little FTJ wristbands.

[eklypised]

we still in the lead....just get a stop here

[tptgamecock]

Come on GAmecocks let's hold on.

[BlackMagicCock]

god how did he miss that

[bgallup]

unbelievable how can you not cover someone on a inbouns pass

[BlackMagicCock]

the guy behind odom has a very good looking tie

[carolinakid104]

big free throws from nique

[go_carolina_528]

6 point lead!

[tptgamecock]

Nice steal and lay up!!

[ChucktwnLawCock]

knock these down baby

[BlackMagicCock]

I think we saved ourselves from that one

[eklypised]

our ball

[bgallup]

OMG!!!

[ChucktwnLawCock]

wow

[BlackMagicCock]

well I spoke too soon

[eklypised]

WTF

[tptgamecock]

These announcers are really getting on my nerves.

Come on Gamecocks!! Let's pull this one out!!

[bgallup]

Why is this game in Philly? The place is empty!

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

our guys just go dumb at the end of the game it appears.

[tptgamecock]

Everytime we bring the ball in I get nervous!!

[tptgamecock]

Need these right here!!

[Darth Visor]

score??? time left???

[bgallup]

To me they seem to careless. They have very little emotion on the court!

[BlackMagicCock]

Why is this game in Philly? The place is empty!

Villanovas home court, they play LSU next

[tptgamecock]

That was way too close!!

[Darth Visor]

SCORE??? TIME LEFT???

[bgallup]

67-64 USC 6 secs left

[go_carolina_528]

That was close

[go_carolina_528]

67-65

[tptgamecock]

Time out.

[bgallup]

They are going to have a shot at the end to tie or win!

[Darth Visor]

gamecocks win???

[ChucktwnLawCock]

JUST BE TOUGH for 6 secs

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

67-66...6.1 secs left

[bgallup]

up 1 with 6 secs. left!

[go_carolina_528]

one point game

[tptgamecock]

Come on Archie.

[bgallup]

Archie to the line with 5 sec.

[go_carolina_528]

5.1 Seconds left, Archie to shoot free throws

[bgallup]

Missed the first!

[go_carolina_528]

Missed the first

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

CHOKE!

[bgallup]

Made it, up 2 with 5 secs

[carolinakid104]

please baby jesus can we get a W

[go_carolina_528]

Makes the 2nd, 68-66, 5.1 seconds left

[ChucktwnLawCock]

2 points game with 5 secs

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

68-66 with 5.1 left

[tptgamecock]

2 point game. Do we have any fouls to give?

[BlackMagicCock]

Providence..1 shot..make it win, miss it lose

[ChucktwnLawCock]

DO NOT FOUL AND STAY IN FRONT OF PEOPLE

[eklypised]

oh hell

[FlorenceCock]

We should not even be this close. We have to stop having these close games if we are going to have any success.

[CoverTwo]

We should not be in this position to begin with.

[tptgamecock]

Crap

[go_carolina_528]

CRAP! We fouled him

[bgallup]

Fouled with .2 secs

Prov. to the line to tie

[go_carolina_528]

MISSED THE 1st!

[bgallup]

MISSED

[go_carolina_528]

We win, 68-67

[Forkcock]

Whew!

[tptgamecock]

Game!!! Boy the announcers sounded so sad about that. :clap:

[BlackMagicCock]

too close...fire odom


Just kidding

[bgallup]

Win by 1 68-67!

[Bleedin'Garnet]

i can breath now

[superstar90]

Hot DAMN. That was rough. Good win.

[CaptainCrunch]

wow i thought we were going to blow that one...a win is a win go cocks!! 5-4

[BigRedCock]

nice. good win gamecocks

[CoverTwo]

Good win, but we have got to learn to close out games.

[cockman97]

Well da cocks tried their best to give it to providence but providence didnt want it. Nice to have da win.

[bgallup]

Pretty poor preformance at the end. We won and im happy about that, but we let them off the hook!

[ChucktwnLawCock]

GOOD WIN nonetheless.....

Go Cocks!

[kda]

We bout dicked around and gave it away, but congrats.

[carolinakid104]

geeez a win is a win though

[superstar90]

I didn't know this, but the announcers were making it sound like Prov. will be a good team. We shouldn't have let it get close, but that may be the win to kick start us. We need to take advantage of the next few games, and win out before conference play.

[The Gamecock Outlaw]

I think they were more disappointed with the way we let them come back. They were riding our jock all game long.

[carolinathru&thru]

Poo poo to all of you who said Providence wasn't winnable.

Good win. We dominated most of the game (partly due to Providence's errors). I'm just GLAD WE WON!!! It was close there towards the end, but a win's a win.

[talon]

We neeed to continue playing fast to the end of the game. When we slowed down at the end it took away all of our strengths. It was good that we were able to win a close one. Good job fellas.

[acejrock]

wow we dominated from start to finish.. i mean 2 min left

[ILiveInTheRoost]

I didn't know this, but the announcers were making it sound like Prov. will be a good team. We shouldn't have let it get close, but that may be the win to kick start us. We need to take advantage of the next few games, and win out before conference play.


Providence is a good team. They spanked Arkansas earlier this year and just beat Boston College five days ago. We were 3.5 point underdogs.

[Wardencock]

I didn't know this, but the announcers were making it sound like Prov. will be a good team. We shouldn't have let it get close, but that may be the win to kick start us. We need to take advantage of the next few games, and win out before conference play.
Your right about the kick start. I think they said Providence was 6 and 2. So to beat them was more than just a win. It shows we can do something and beat good teams. Although, I did not like the finish.

[UgSaCmecocks]

too close...fire odom


Just kidding

J/K about first statement or last?:rotfl:

[uscnoklahoma]

Well we stole one I didn't see us winning....maybe this is the game that gets em going.

[roosterrizk1]

I hope Odom proves us wrong and can take us to the NCAA Tourney. I will say from what I have seen we may can steal some games in the SEC. If we will play Defense the way we did for 38 minutes - the last two minutes of the game the defense was lost - we can be a good Team. Whatever Downey said to the Team worked because the whole Team D'd up for most of the game.....

[brat]

Only managed to listen to the last few minutes on the radio, but a win is a win is a win. Sounds like they did well at the FT line for a change (except at crunch time).

Build on it and we'll see what happens.

[roosterrizk1]

This Team can shoot foul shots, that is a nice change .....:clap:

[garnet4ever]

we're the only SEC team in the Invitational to win ... the Big East is up 2-1 ... it's up to LSU to even it up ...

[ConwayGamecock]

Glad to see the Gamecocks get a quality win early in the season, and hope they can build on it!!

It also pleases me to see them show up some hardcore "fans" who thought we would lose by 15+! Made my night!!


:wink:

[jstrom]

I hope Odom proves us wrong and can take us to the NCAA Tourney. I will say from what I have seen we may can steal some games in the SEC. If we will play Defense the way we did for 38 minutes - the last two minutes of the game the defense was lost - we can be a good Team. Whatever Downey said to the Team worked because the whole Team D'd up for most of the game.....

Downey gets the credit? No props to Odom? I believe he's the one who said he was going to get Raley-Ross involved more offensively/shooting the ball and wasn't it also DOdom who said he was going to focus on defense in practice this week? Yeah, must've been all Downey now that I think about it...not.

[M.C.]

good win

[roosterrizk1]

Downey gets the credit? No props to Odom? I believe he's the one who said he was going to get Raley-Ross involved more offensively/shooting the ball and wasn't it also DOdom who said he was going to focus on defense in practice this week? Yeah, must've been all Downey now that I think about it...not.

How many points did Dave score ..... ??? The funny things is I was basically referring to the article about Downey calling out his Teammates, I guess you missed that article. My post meant no harm to Odom so please tell me why the need to be a prick...??? If you want to give credit to Dave for the win so be it but I sure feel the kids that actually scored the points deserve as much if not more kudo's....:roll:

[jstrom]

Downey gets the credit? No props to Odom? I believe he's the one who said he was going to get Raley-Ross involved more offensively/shooting the ball and wasn't it also DOdom who said he was going to focus on defense in practice this week? Yeah, must've been all Downey now that I think about it...not.

How many points did Dave score ..... ??? The funny things is I was basically referring to the article about Downey calling out his Teammates, I guess you missed that article. My post meant no harm to Odom so please tell me why the need to be a prick...??? If you want to give credit to Dave for the win so be it but I sure feel the kids that actually scored the points deserve as much if not more kudo's....:roll:

Aww...calling me prickish? tsk, tsk, tsk. Funny thing about what you're saying...it's almost subliminal. More important than scoring is preventing the other team from scoring. What about props to the guys who played DEFENSE? lol I'm all for giving credit to the entire group and never leaving out anyone. I just think that there are different levels of contribution and that said, give me 13 guys one day without any preparation, have them just play. After some tough losses, have a guy say something similar to what Downey said. You think it has any effect on that team's future? Get the same 13 guys, go through spring, summer and fall under someone like, umm, DOdom's tutelage, play through a few tough losses, have a Downey comment and...... OK, rather simple example, but still, the big picture. I really wasn't trying to be a prick either. I apologize if I gave that impression. I just wish everyone else could see the unbelievable fortune we have in DOdom.

[CoverTwo]

I just wish everyone else could see the unbelievable fortune we have in DOdom.

You mean..warchest?

[roosterrizk1]

I have been waiting on Dave to get it done for 7 years - maybe your right - maybe its this year. HOWEVER, if he can't get us to the Tourney this year are you ok going into another year with him at the helm..and if so...why ??? And I will also go on record as saying IMO Dave has underachieved since he has been here....

Just for the record I hope Odom proves us wrong ....

[donbgamecock]

Ok time to open up the wood work and let all the people who have been saying this team does'nt have it ......just like the football team.....it all about Carolina not having will or desire....the coaches don't care......etc to come out and now say what a fluke this game was.

Go Cocks!

[jstrom]

I will totally agree that our teams have underachieved, to a point. If Rolando Howell hadn't been hurt, I think that would've made a HUGE difference in the tourney (Howell was peaking when he got hurt). What DOdom has right now is potential, and a lot of it. It's extremely young though. Yes, I would be very happy with him here next year even with just a decent year this year. We lost our number one recruit a couple of weeks ago...a big man that we don't have now. If he can get Downey and Zam to understand they're on a team then entire game and get Holmesand Muldrow to be more aggressive under the basket (in other words, get them to all believe in themselves and his plan), we might not even need another big man right now. I do like what I see now and I love what it's looking like next year too.

[bigmuthafooka]

how bout dem Gamecocks!

[morgan n' 7]

This was a big win for us. Means a lot. I don't care what the most negative posters say, this win was huge.

[Count Cockula]

Good game COcks!, Scared me at the end though:-x

[morgan n' 7]

I like the fight in Mike Holmes. No he's not as tall as the people he's fighting against, but he fights regardless. He's done it all year in this early season and he deserves recognition.

[gotrice?]

This was a big win for us. Means a lot. I don't care what the most negative posters say, this win was huge.

Agreed I'll take any win we can get when we are supposed to lose by 10 in vegas. Providence is a damn good team and we won. Some people like to pick at things in a win because they love to complain, maybe because they don't like the coach and won't see anything in a positive light until he is gone maybe because they are just whiny people who love to complain I don't really know, but despite all that complaining we pulled off an upset that could really help us come NCAA Tourney time because I'm pretty sure Providence will be there which is something big on our credentials when it comes to that time.

[WayzUp]

Agreed I'll take any win we can get when we are supposed to lose by 10 in vegas. Providence is a damn good team and we won. Some people like to pick at things in a win because they love to complain, maybe because they don't like the coach and won't see anything in a positive light until he is gone maybe because they are just whiny people who love to complain I don't really know, but despite all that complaining we pulled off an upset that could really help us come NCAA Tourney time because I'm pretty sure Providence will be there which is something big on our credentials when it comes to that time.
Took the words right off my keyboard. That kook Rafterty and the other guy mentioned pre-game that NCAA Tourney officials were there last night & Bill was lamenting "what? No more easing your way into the season?" meaning if it came down to us on the bubble, this game could very well get us in when all is said and done.

I'm not the biggest Dave Odom supporter in the world but I try to keep it in perspective that this team is young, they've yet to gel, they're playing hard every time I've been able to see them (very few times up here) and I have to believe they're only going to get better as the year goes.

Good win, GO COCKS!! :woo:

[garnet4ever]

Wow ... we were the only SEC team to come out of that with a win ... LSU dominated last night until the end ... Villanova came back and beat them. GO COCKS!!!

[roosterrizk1]

There is some major talent on this Team, no denying that....