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Vanderbilt vanquishes South Carolina
Published 9/5/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
... The Commodores ran off 21 straight points after looking awful in the first half — 50 yards offense — and surprised the Ol’ Ball Coach and his Gamecocks. Interesting item is that Brandon Barden the tight end on Vanderbilt who caught a 31-yard touchdown pass is a transfer from Virginia Tech. Barden apparently switched schools after the terrible shootings that left 32 dead. Timing makes it seem as if ...

Morning Rounds, September 5th
Published 9/5/2008 by James Beale at The Sports Complex
... “I wouldn’t ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important -like a league game or something.” - Dick Butkus Three lines on their world: In the glorious return of football season Plaxico and the Giants picked up where they left Djokovic took out Roddick, and apparently wants to be the bad guy Vandy knocked off Steve Spurrier and South Carolina ...

Spurrier, Gamecocks Owned by Vandy…Again
Published 9/5/2008 by secho at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Or, maybe they didn’t . Seeking a first winning season in 26 years, Vandy capitalized on a variety of Gamecock misadventures and posted a 24-17 victory despite producing just 225 yards of total offense. It was the Commodores’ first home win over a ranked team since 1992. And, as is to be expected from SEC fans, Gamecock Nation is taking this all in stride. From a post on GAMECOCKCENTRAL.COM’s ...

The Saturday Speculator: Week 2
Published 9/6/2008 by Rockabye at The Arena
... the upcoming Saturday’s slate of action. I have last week’s picks, the ones I would’ve made, tucked down there, too, so you can consider this the kickoff of The Saturday Speculator. Just so you know, I’m picking every game the Sporting News’ crack online team deems worthwhile. (24) South Carolina at Vanderbilt: I would’ve taken the Gamecocks, probably by 24-6 or something. Oops. Eastern Illinois at Illinois: I’m on recond as calling him “arguably the ...

Don't Bet On It!: Around the S.E.C.
Published 10/23/2008 by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... and that’s not even counting my precise forecast of the final score for Georgia’s homecoming win over Vanderbilt! Here are this week’s S.E.C. showdowns not involving the ‘Dawgs, all of which will be played on Saturday, October 25, unless otherwise indicated: Middle Tennessee State at Mississippi State: Let’s see . . . the Blue Raiders almost beat Kentucky . . . and the Wildcats almost beat South Carolina . . . and the Gamecocks almost beat Vanderbilt . . . and the Commodores almost beat Mississippi State . . . so, ...