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Note: The last 50 seconds of The Morning Show was cut off because of a technical failure. John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com is in to discuss all things including South Carolina baseball's top-ranked transfer portal class. Mike Morgan co-hosts with Jamie Bradford. 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 was another great official visit weekend at South Carolina. Two four-star prospects committed during the visit and the Gamecocks made serious headway with every other visitor on campus, including several priority targets at quarterback and defensive tackle. There also could be another commit today. JC Shurburtt breaks it all down. 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 received huge recruiting news on Saturday night as blue chip brothers Aiden and Andrew Harris committed to the Gamecocks on their official visit. On this ITG special, JC Shurburtt gives you instant analysis of the breaking Carolina recruiting news. 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 Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson is in for the entire show with JC Shurburtt and Phil Mad Dog Mullinax. South Carolina got a hoops commit from Isaac Ellis, Eli's brother, and Anderson has some thoughts. The Gamecocks football defense is discussed. We talk e-mail solicitation and cannot let go of the Carl Winslow/Ghostbusters/Die Hard conspiracy theory. Also.. parking tickets. Happy Friday! 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

In addition to football official visit weekends, the Shane Beamer camps are going on on the Proving Grounds and in the Steve and Jeri Spurrier Indoor Practice facility. New scholarship offers have been issued from tiny Crescent, S.C., to across the pond in Scandinavia. Alex Jones pops in live from over that way. Raphael Esparza stops by to give tips on betting the NCAA Super Regionals in college baseball. Mad Dog and JB chop it up and send you into The Show, which then sends you into the 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

South Carolina certainly has a shot at making the College Football Playoff in 2025. ESPN's FPI, whch leaves a lot to be desired but is worth a mention, has the Gamecocks' chances at 20.3 percent, which is high for South Carolina in the preseason. But is it playoff or bust even if quarterback LaNorris Sellers has a great year and this is his last one? JC Shurburtt dives into the topic. 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

We get started by railing on the NCAA. The Nana's Porch Chat Box is alive with a ton of good Gamecock football and recruiting questions... and some off topic. Who is the top defensive coordinator at South Carolina since 2000? We break down a Gen X movie list and break into a conspiracy theory about Carl Winslow from Family Matters. Also, the truth about Crystal Ball predictions and a shoutout to Gamecock legend Syvelle Newton. 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

Ben Portnoy of the Sports Business Journal joins Jamie Bradford to dive into the various aspects of the House Settlement, which we are all waiting on. Rob Williams of SEC Sunday Night is also in to talk a little SEC... football and some other sports. JB is live from Maggie Valley, N.C. 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

On this episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt dives in to the forthcoming full-season debut of Mike Shula as South Carolina's offensive coordinator. How much of Dowell Loggains' offense will he run? Can the Gamecocks continue to put up numbers running the ball? What happened in the Citrus Bowl? What happened previously when Shula called plays in the NFL and in the 2000s at Alabama? What can we expect attack wise in 2025 from Carolina? Those questions 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

Crystal Balls are a running. Wide open Wednesday features a ton of recruiting questions from the Chat Box. Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com is in to break down recruiting, camps, visits and football and baseball on Gamecock Smorgasbord. 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 and Jamie Bradford discuss a lot of topics including the South Carolina Gamecocks, fans being angry around the SEC and why Mike does not eat cheese. 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 look at this coming weekend's official visitors schedule at South Carolina. Unlike how last weekend set up for the Gamecocks, with most of the visitors being a bit wide open and Carolina needing to shoot its shot and establish momentum, there are more leans and commits heading to town for the second visit weekend. JC Shurburtt breaks that down and also gives some insight into some forthcoming potential Crystal Ball picks. 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's 34-30 win against Missouri last season was scary. We have a pretty in-depth discussion on the Gamecocks offensive line woes and potential. Liam Neeson meets Huey Lewis and The News. Loads of recruiting chatter. It's recruiting 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

It's full-throttle on the recruiting trail for the Gamecocks and there is nobody better to jump in and chat it up about the official visits and other happenings than Hale McGranahan of TheBigSpur.com. Former Carolina captain John Strickland is in for his normal Tuesday talking ball segment and has some things to say about the 2025 Carolina offensive line. 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 once again has multiple blue chip prospects from the states of Maryland and Virginia, along with the District of Columbia, in its crosshairs for the Class of 2026. So far under head coach Shane Beamer, the region has been a blessing in recruiting as Carolina has not only landed quantity but quality (at least out of high school as far as rankings go) from Beamer's old recruiting stomping grounds. JC Shurburtt talks about how this can continue as Beamer and his staff continue to build a championship-level roster in Columbia. 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 recruiting season. It's JC Shurburtt. It's Mad Dog Mullinax. It's time to talk Crystal Ball predictions, Landon Duckworth, the Harris twins, official visits, recruiting rankings, recruiting trends, the blue chip ratio and everything else under the June recruiting sun you can think of... and a little bit about USC's response to a bombshell baseball article on TheBigSpur.com last 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

The transfer portal opened for college baseball officially today. South Carolina will have a lot of inbound and outbound activity in the coming months. John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com is in to discuss all things but mostly baseball roster movement. Mike Morgan is today's co-host with Jamie Bradford. What happened to the SEC in the NCAA Baseball Tournament? Lots to discuss there including Florida's coach showing his butt in Dirty Myrtle. 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 brings you the latest recruiting buzz from South Carolina football after the Gamecocks hosted their first batch of official visitors this past weekend. Also, there is big news to discuss on two players that did not visit during the weekend... and what is up with the SEC Baseball hate all of a sudden? It was a brutal weekend, but that's one weekend...haters gonna hate. 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

As summer workouts, camps and official visits get going for South Carolina football, we continue to look back at spring and review each room. On this episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt dives into the position formerly known as defensive end- EDGE. Dylan Stewart and the others will work to be up to the task of replacing Kyle Kennard and others from a production standpoint in 2025 and the room collectively had some positive happenings during spring. Also, why mess with the Big Dance? 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 heads east and joins JC and Mad Dog to chat it up about the playoff formats being bantered about at SEC meetings. Alex Jones of TheBigSpur.com is in to have a conversation about the Gamecocks first three games (two night games at home!), plus the forthcoming recruiting weekend in Columbia. At the end, the NCAA lays a poop on the Big Dance and we will get into all that tomorrow. 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 head softball coach Ashley Chastain Woodard is in to review a magical season. Mike Morgan is back from the west and co-hosts with Jamie Bradford- loads of SEC football future discussion. 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 obviously lost a lot of football talent off of its 2024 roster- really good to elite talent as the defense featured three second round NFL Draft picks and had a total of five drafted. The Gamecocks lost Rocket Sanders and Josh Simon and three interior offensive line starters on that side of the ball, too. But there is precedent for South Carolina losing elite players and keeping on. Stephon Gilmore, Alshon Jeffery and Melvin Ingram, among others, headed off to the NFL following the 2011 season and who replaced them on the 2012 team, along with the depth on that team which was considered by some to be the best of the Steve Spurrier era, may surprise you. 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 Late Night Gamecock Matt Anderson is in with JC Shurburtt and Phil "Mad Dog" Mullinax for the entire two hours. It's a big conversation about future football formats, the 2025-26 Gamecock Basketball roster, the forthcoming recruiting weekend in football, media boys and girls floating garbage and a whole lot 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

Hale McGranahan of TheBigSpur.com sets the table for this weekend's first big official visit group at South Carolina. Rob Williams, the host of SEC Sunday Night, joins to talk about the new show. Show favorite Brad Crawford of 247Sports/CBS jumps in to discuss SEC meetings, future playoff formats, Rahsul Faison and then some. It's a guest-packed journey on The Morning Show. 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

In two of Shane Beamer's four seasons as the head football coach at South Carolina, the Gamecocks have been close to a breakthrough in some ways. JC Shurburtt breaks this down and explains how in college football, it takes time to get to where you want to be. Also, SEC meetings, the playoff and more and how it impacts South 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

There is a lot of talk in Destin, Fla., at SEC meetings this week that could determine the future of not only SEC Football but also the College Football Playoff and thus the entire sport. Greg Sankey, the SEC commish, is definitely doing his part to add fuel to the fire this talkin' season. The Gamecocks have official visits this weekend. JC and Mad Dog talk about geography and recruiting. Plus, a review of Memorial Day weekend and there is a Voltron movie coming out. 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

John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com is in for his normally Monday segment on Tuesday. Gamecock Baseball is discussed. John Strickland is in for Talkin' Ball as usual. 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 about that time. The month of June is perhaps the one month on the calendar where college football recruiting from the traditional sense (non-portal players) is a heavy focus. JC Shurburtt updates this weekend's official visit list then looks back on the Class of 2023, which continues to make an impact 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

The Show is short today because most of you will be watching or listening to softball. JC Shurburtt and the Mad Dog Phil Mullinax chop it up about the behind the scenes of Carolina Baseball article that John Whittle released Thursday on TheBigSpur.com. It's a rough read. Also, what type of crazy glue sniffer came up with the most recent 16-team playoff format that disrespects our service academies? JC and Phil have some thoughts. Happy Memorial Day weekend, everybody! 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 Voice of Champions, Brad Muller, is in to chop up the Gamecock Softball Super Regional with Jamie Bradford. Also, JB and Stuart Lake dive into the Gamecock Baseball roster and the season- it's always a great conversation when those two get on the mic. 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

Mad Dog Mullinax and JC Shurburtt chat about the offseason in football and try to avoid baseball. The House Settlement comes up a little. Then, Alex Jones from TheBigSpur.com is in for Gamecock Smorgasbord and it's a load of recruiting and newcomer talk... you know the good stuff. 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 Softball head coach Ashley Chastain-Woodard previews the Gamecocks Super Regional against UCLA, which starts Friday. Mad Dog and JB chop it up about a little baseball 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

South Carolina has multiple key players that need to make physical gains during summer workouts to reach their potential in 2025. JC Shurburtt breaks down why this has a good chance at happening on today's episode of Coffee. 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

On The Show during a wide-open Wednesday, JC Shurburtt and Mad Dog Mullinax focus on how to win at the University of South Carolina in athletics and why fit and focus on the uniqueness of the jobs (and any job in college athletics) is important. For example, this is not LSU. This is not Vanderbilt, either. There is a plan for every place and what makes good coaches great is the ability to adapt. 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 worst South Carolina baseball season in 50 years is over and it's not good. Jamie Bradford, Mad Dog Mullinax and JC Shurburtt 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

We are nine days away from the first summer official visit weekend for South Carolina football. JC Shurburtt resets the visitors lists for both the May 30 and June 6 weekend. Carolina Baseball season is over. What now? 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 time to play a game. JC Shurburtt and Mad Dog Mullinax play "Put Mad Dog on the Spot" for the first time in show history. Also, can they really kick Tennessee out of the SEC? The guys explain why it's absolutely stupid for some schools to be trying to go rouge right now. The Show ends with a discussion about rock music in the 1980s and 1990s including the end of The Cure (he's not sad anymore). 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

John Strickland is in to talk some Gamecock Football on his usual Tuesday segment. Mike Morgan is today's co-host with Jamie Bradford as they kick around a number of big picture college sports topics, plus discuss tonight's SEC Baseball Tournament game in Hoover. 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 has to replace (unofficially) 1,714 snaps at linebacker in 2025. On this episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt points out that while you cannot replace some of the things Demetrius Knight Jr. did for the Gamecocks last season, the 2025 linebacking corps could end up being better because it's overall a more talented, athletic, fast and long group... they are just young. Also, some want to kick Tennessee out of the SEC and an updated softball and baseball time. 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 and Mad Dog Mullinax chop it up about some of the Gamecock Baseball issues with a little bit different thoughts. The Nana's Porch Chat Box helps our hosts fill out a "line-up" for this year's baseball team that makes sense. There is a lot to miss about Myrtle Beach. If Paul Mainieri isn't getting fired and he isn't getting rid of his pitching coach, then it may just be best to make no changes and play the portal lottery. Roadhouse (the good one) was released on this day in 1989. Pirateland is a solid campground in Dirty Myrtle. 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

Monday's with Morgs. Mike Morgan is in for the whole show to co-host with Jamie Bradford. Deep dive into Carolina Baseball issues. John Whittle stops in for Whittle on All Things and has more to add. In a conversation about what is going right in Gamecockland... Carolina Softball's magical year continues. 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

Is WR1 for South Carolina this coming season right under our noses? JC Shurburtt breaks it all down on the 85th episode of Coffee 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

Don't look now, but the in-state football talent in South Carolina is cycling up again with an early look at the 2027 cycle. In an expanded Friday episode of Coffee, JC Shurburtt explains what happened the last time the Gamecocks took advantage of a situation in the Palmetto State like what is in front of them and why this could work out even better for the current program under Shane Beamer. Plus, a win is a win in baseball. 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 Mad Dog's Birthday. We review an emotional evening of watching "In Spirit".... JC misses everybody in South Carolina. Alex Jones is in for a recruiting-heavy Smorgasbord. There is a ton of talent in South Carolina all of a sudden. Plus, old stadiums 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

South Carolina softball coach Ashley Chastain Woodard joins Jamie Bradford to preview the Gamecocks' Regional that starts Friday. Raphael Esparza is live from Las Vegas to give you tips on all of the action. Some Gamecock Baseball and a little football talk, too. 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

On paper, South Carolina does not have the toughest September football schedule compared to recent seasons, but it does present some challenges as at least three of the five opponents are more than capable of winning against the Gamecocks. JC Shurburtt breaks it all down. 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

On a wide-open Wednesday, we chat a little about Monte Lee and Paul Mainieri on the baseball end. There's some defensive tackle recruiting chatter. Football talk from the Nana's Porch Chat Box. 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

Ray Tanner joins Jamie Bradford to discuss "In Spirit" the new Gamecock documentary that will debut tonight on SEC Network. JC Shurburtt joins for a Buy or Sell. 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 last college football offseason that South Carolina had this much hype was following 2013 when the Gamecocks finished ranked No. 4 heading into the 2014 season. JC Shurburtt tells us why offseason hype is a good thing in college football but also talks about the downside of it in the 82nd episode of Coffee. 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 lot happened just prior to The Show and JC Shurburtt spends the entire episode airing his grievances Festivus style on what could be the worst episode out of the 641 episodes of ITG ever. Football and Baseball topics plus jam bands and a lot of other stuff. Is the NFL actually evil or no? 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