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Before Raphael Esparza joins to talk some numbers, the guys talk about the shifting power in college sports with NIL. Raphael is back to give his thoughts on the playoffs, and what he thinks about the game against OSU and Texas. They talk college football and NFL with the wild card weekend kicking off. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys talk the breaking commitment from in LB Justin Okoronkwo. They get into some transfer portal talk and wrap looking at the playoffs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Derek Scott joins the guys to break down the men's basketball team. They cover it all as the team finds themselves in an early hole in the SEC. JC gives us his special chili recipe. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hale McGranahan continues into the second hour to talk recruiting. they take a look a the offensive line, and some of the early names from 26' & 27'. The guys wrap talking the remaining QB's in the CFB Playoffs. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hale McGranahan joins the guys to take a look at the latest on the recruiting trail with the latest commits and targets for the Gamecocks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and the guys open things up with some hoops talk, and Stephen Garcia joins for Talkin Ball. We get Stephen's thoughts on the game, the coaches, and Nick Emmanwori from a player's perspective. They talk some playoffs and quarterbacks with some Tailgate Talks info mixed in. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt and the guys open things with some more Citrus Bowl talk taking a focus on the special teams, and dive into the calls and results. They move on to the discussion of the newest Gamecocks commit, Rahsul Faison. they discuss the need and the great play of the transfer portal and recruiting in the new era of college football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Anderson from Late Night Gamecock Show co-hosts today, and he and the guys get into some basketball talk with the Gamecocks set to take on Alabama at the CLA tonight. Brad Crawford from 247 joins The Show. They cover it all from his experience at the Rose Bowl to the Citrus Bowl and all the surrounding narratives. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina is moving toward wrapping up its transfer portal efforts for the first open window. JC Shurburtt breaks down two specific names to keep an eye on during the stretch run on an Inside the Gamecocks special. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JC Shurburtt breaks down South Carolina landing center Boaz Stanley (Troy) through the transfer portal and dives deep into the Gamecocks' offensive line outlook for the 2025 season in an Inside the Gamecocks special. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina could not go into the 2025 season with just three running backs and it turns out they are not going to. The Gamecocks got a commitment from Utah State running back Rahsul Faison following a Monday and Tuesday visit. JC Shurburtt of TheBigSpur.com breaks down the commitment and the Carolina running back situation for 2025 in this Inside the Gamecocks special. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and the guys dive into some playoff chat with the final four team set to kick this week. Mike offers his thoughts on the setup, and the guys bat around ideas on how to improve the format and process. The guys wrap with some hoops talk with four big time games at the CLA from Wednesday to Sunday for both basketball teams. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a full Power Hour with Mike Morgan for the lunch hour. He and guys dive into some SEC and college football talk, and take a look at the coaching landscape keying in on some surprising new names and faces around college football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tuesday brings us Alex Jones from the Big Spur for his thoughts on the the football and basketball teams. He was in attendance for the Citrus Bowl, and gives his thoughts on the game and surrounding drama. They talk some on the recruiting end of things and dive into basketball ahead of the men's team getting a couple of big time opportunities at the CLA this week. Mike Morgan joins for the bottom of the hour, and some fun random conversations close the hour with some sports talk mix in for good measure, of course. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JC gives some recruiting updates and thoughts to open the hour, and the guys shift gears back to basketball with Mike fresh off the call in Starkville. They get into the team a bit, and take a look at the bigger scope of the full conference as it has emerged as the premier league in men's basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pat DiMarco joins the guys and Mike for his season finale of Talkin Ball for the season. He gives his bowl game thoughts on everything from the game play and calling to the extra curricular activities that arose from the game. Mike and the guys continue the football talk to end the hour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys open the New Year with some talk on the Citrus Bowl before John Whittle joins the conversation. They talk all the drama surrounding the game in Orlando, and dig into some of the individual efforts on the field. They wrap the hour with some thoughts on the tough outing to open conference play for the men's basketball team To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina goes for 10 wins in the Citrus Bowl at 3 p.m. Tuesday (12-31-2024) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. JC Shurburtt of TheBigSpur.com and Matt Anderson of the Late Night Gamecock Show take you through the key stats, matchups, trends and news leading up to the final game of 2024 for Carolina, plus score predictions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Nd JC missed the hoops talk coming off the big win against Clemson, and they give their takes on the game and the individual performances that provided the wing. They shift the talk to the loaded SEC in hoops this season, and attempt to gauge which SEC is the worst in the best conference in the game this season To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Morgan joins the conversation covering the incoming portal moves, and offers some insight into the TE addition, Jordan Dingle, from Kentucky. They continue to talk the transfer portal, and what type of players can be found while looking at the currently lined up visitors to Carolina. You know it's around lunchtime when the guys dive into some burger talk, and get down to figuring out which fast food burger is the most sub-par. Mike and the guys cap the hour discussing the Shula promotion to OC, and the importance of maintaining continuity in the ever-changing college football landscape. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys have some fun Christmas talk to open The Show before diving headlong into the transfer portal news. JC gets into the breakdowns of the incoming players, and offers some thoughts on the outstanding needs for the roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JB and Phil continue the hoops talk, and dive into the football coaching situation with the entire staff receiving new/updated contracts coming off an extremely positive football season. They discuss the attention grabbing from the game and the bigger picture exposure that the Gamecocks have enjoyed this fall season on the court as well as the fields. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Anderson joins the guys in the first hour to break down the big Palmetto Series win against the Tigers at the CLA. They get into some individual performances from CMB and Myles Stute, and cover everything from the team beginning to gel, the raucous environment, and the potential gravity of the big non-con signature win for this year's team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voice of the Gamecocks, Derek Scott, drops by to talk some basketball. Clemson is in town, they break down the importance of the big opportunity in front of them to grab a signature win in the non-conference and sweep their ACC foes before entering league play. Matchups and keys, they pick it all apart. Time to close The Show with more portal insight from JC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patrick Davis joins The Show to talk music, and sports, and everyting in between. They discuss the big success of the NIL event after rivalry weekend, and fills us in on his eighth annual Toys for Tots Show at the Senate in Columbia on Friday night. They hit more portal talk and questions from the Nana's Porch Chat Box to end the hour To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys welcome in Alex Jones of The Big Spur with a new nickname for the Pride of Hampton County. They dive into some hoops talk to kick things off ahead of the Clemson game. Alex gives his thoughts on some of the name of guys expected to visit from the transfer portal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike fills us in on some trends and other moves of note on the coaching end of things as they look at some new contracts, and some donations to athletic clubs from head coaches in a couple of schools. JC hits the chat box to get through some of the questions from the Club Chief members to close the hour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pat DiMarco is in for some Talkin' Ball, and we get his thoughts on the transfer portal, and some names circling. Pat knows about cold weather football, and they get into the realities of playing in harsh environs. He fills us in on the week's episode of Tailgate Talks dropping Wednesday. Mike and the guys take a look at some of the more interesting portal movers in the early cycle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and the guys open things up generally, and shift gears to the portal visitors making their way to Columbia. John Whittle joins the guys to talk some hoops as Carolina's Men's team prepare for Clemson at the CLA tomorrow. They talk basketball and get into some thoughts on the BOT meeting Tuesday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The news is coming out from Ohio State regarding the playoff committee's commandeering of the in-stadium experience during the playoff games controlling some of the production and atmosphere for the in-game environment. John Strickland joins for Talkin' Ball, and we get into his thoughts on everything from Mike Shula, to bowl travel and practices, to some highs and lows from the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys have some fun portal related buy or sell questions lined up trying to predict the needs and targets for Carolina in the transfer portal. Raphael Esparza joins to take a look at the lines for the opening of bowl season, and a quick glance and thoughts about the upcoming playoff weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys kick off Friday taking a look at the state championship games played on Thursday and quick look at today's HS action. They dive into the opening week slate of games to kick off the 2025 season, and talk about the football buzzword 'culture'. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JB gets into the schedule a bit and outlines some of the possible narratives that could unfold for the Gamecocks to kick off the 2025 season. Perry Orth. joins with his thoughts on the new OC promotion of Mike Shula, takes a look at the potential in the 2025 schedule, and gives his final thoughts on the Dowell Loggains and his move to App State To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Bonnoitt from the Garnet Trust joins to kick off the hour. They talk all about the Gamecocks NIL situation heading into a pivotal post-season coming off a better than expected season. They talk the relationship between the Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting, Darren Uscher, and the collective, and how the University is positioned as we enter a new era for revenue sharing and NIL. They wrap things with our FAB5 picks for the opening of bowl season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys open things with some general talk on the news of the day before Hale McGranahan joins The Show to get us up to speed on the latest in transfer portal. They talk needs for the team, some of the big names looking for new homes, and run down the list of guys who have lined up visits to Carolina To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A fun wrap to the day as Mike and the guys talk scheduling for the conference's 2025 games, and the imminent naming of Bill Belichick to the head coaching job at UNC before taking a look at the historic success of Coach Beamer to kick off his head coaching career. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike kicks things off with our Love Chevy Drive Around the SEC. It's award season, and the Gamecocks are snagging more than their fair share. Mike takes us all over the footprint of the conference in football and hoops To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Morgan is in for the day, and he and the guys kick things off with the biggest news around the football program with Mike Shula apparently set to be named the new OC. They dive into Shula's career, and take a look at the possibility of Loggains calling the bowl game before heading to App St. They wrap with some bowl talk To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys head into some big bowl discussions, and the interest in them as the playoff has expanded to 12 teams. They get into some movie tidbits, and look at the upcoming hoops matchups as we head into the holiday season To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brad Crawford joins the guys for almost the entire hour to talk all things post-season. From Belichick to Bowls he and the guys cover it all To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Jones of The Big Spur is in for his weekly chat with the guys. He gives us his thoughts on the bowl, the OC opening, and the portal as we head into the football post season in a full look at the happenings around the program. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike and the guys break down the bracket, and discuss possible scenarios. Which teams are rewarded and which penalized for their play on the field? They cover all the angles before looking at the State championship matchups, and location. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pat DiMarco joins at the top of the hour for some Talkin' Ball. Pat gives his thoughts on the Loggains departure, LaNorris Sellers, bowl, and playoff committee rankings. He has another mystery guest for this week's episode of Tailgate Talks. Mike Morgan is in with the guys afterwards, and they dive into the scenarios surrounding the playoff structure and control. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JB and Phil open things up with some chat on the Gamecocks Football team, Dowell Loggains, Basketball and all things before John Whittle joins to school them on how to handle those "all things". They dive int the team, OC talk, bowls, and the playoff in a full discussion with Whittle to open the week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Flint and John Strickland are in for Talkin' Ball, and we cover the season and CFB playoff snub. Strick fills us in on some preseason conversations, and some bowl game expectations from what he has been hearing behind the scenes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stuart Lake is back to give his thoughts on the changing of the guard at AD. He had some interactions with Donati yesterday, and offers his thought on the hire. Raphael is back to get us up to speed on the best bets and odds for the upcoming weekend of championship games, and we gives us a sneak peak at some of the Heisman odd favorites ... even for next year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys open things up with some talk on the incoming AD Jeremiah Donati's introductory press conference before being joined by Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting, Darren Uscher. Darren fills us in on the vibe and feel around the program after a successful season and signing day this week. They get some insight into how things go around this time, and what all is involved in not only recruitment, but also roster retention. He gives a thorough breakdown of the incoming WR class and more! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time to hop in the ole 2500 with Mike and take our weekly Love Chevy Drive Around the SEC. Playoffs and the conference title are in, and SEC basketball makes a major statement early in the season. Mike gives us a picture of what the old BCS models would have yielded in terms of a playoff bracket. The FAB5 drops for Championship Week, as we enter the final games of the football season before bowls and playoffs begin. Perry Orth is in for Talkin Ball to review the Clemson game, LaNorris Sellers, and how far not only Sellers has come since week one, but also the staff. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is the hottest topic of discussion, and directly relates to the hottest team in the country, so the playoffs are on the table again. JB and JC offer some insight into the committee membership. JC has another look at the teams that are, essentially, in with only the championship games left on the slate to finalize the last few auto-bids and final seeding. Mike offers his thoughts on the situation with some cautionary advisement for the committee is only three SEC teams are allowed participation, and Phil chimes in with a Mad Dog theory as to how we have arrived at this place with a prediction for the way the final ranking will look. A quick review of the final scores from the SEC/ACC Challenge for the men wraps the hour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike is in for the full day, and with the expectation that the BOT is set to finalize the new AD contract for Jeremiah Donati, the guys take some time to acknowledge the job of Coach Tanner and the successes for South Carolina under his administration. From facilities to titles, Coach Tanner has overseen an unprecedented time of growth and development leaving the University's Athletics Department in much better shape than he found it. Some playoff and rankings chat to end the hour to set up a full breakdown of the playoff conversation in hour two. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices