I'm not delusional about anything. we had a contract for a home and home series. we played them at their home and beat them. then, they backed out of their end of the deal.

If being afraid to play Carolina were a crime, the above would be enough probable cause for a warrant. period.

they're going to lose either game. but losing to Carolina is much more humiliating and affects their recruiting much more than losing to LSU.

GoGamecocks02 wrote:

losing to Carolina is much more humiliating and affects their recruiting much more than losing to LSU.

therealtigerdoc wrote: You are completely delusional if you think that UNC opted out a game with SC to play LSU because they are afraid of you. LSU is much better than SC and they will be better in 2010 as well.  If UNC were afraid to play a good team, they certainly would not line up to play LSU. UNC has a chance to play in a very big game in the Ga dome on the first weekend of CFB. They would be crazy to pass on such an opportunity.

AnCRooster wrote:

therealtigerdoc wrote: You are completely delusional if you think that UNC opted out a game with SC to play LSU because they are afraid of you. LSU is much better than SC and they will be better in 2010 as well.  If UNC were afraid to play a good team, they certainly would not line up to play LSU. UNC has a chance to play in a very big game in the Ga dome on the first weekend of CFB. They would be crazy to pass on such an opportunity.

Do you think when the Holes were approached about playing LSU, they looked at the game as a win? I highly doubt it. If we are such a pushover, do you think they would give up a win over us for a loss to LSU. Hell no. Fact is, they know coming into Columbia and getting a win next year was going to be very tough. They'd much rather lose to LSU. They want no part of playing at Williams Brice.

If UNC is so scared to play in Columbia then why was this game already rescheduled?????  You guys can claim UNC has "backed out" of the game and is "too scared" to play at W-B Stadium, but the FACTS show that this game will still happen, just not as soon as everyone (even UNC fans) wanted.

Good luck to the Gamecocks this weekend against FAU, I hope you guys win out this year and finish strong.

bzack20 wrote:

If UNC is so scared to play in Columbia then why was this game already rescheduled?????  You guys can claim UNC has "backed out" of the game and is "too scared" to play at W-B Stadium, but the FACTS show that this game will still happen, just not as soon as everyone (even UNC fans) wanted.

Good luck to the Gamecocks this weekend against FAU, I hope you guys win out this year and finish strong.

johnnyplaid wrote:

bzack20 wrote:

If UNC is so scared to play in Columbia then why was this game already rescheduled?????  You guys can claim UNC has "backed out" of the game and is "too scared" to play at W-B Stadium, but the FACTS show that this game will still happen, just not as soon as everyone (even UNC fans) wanted.

Good luck to the Gamecocks this weekend against FAU, I hope you guys win out this year and finish strong.

Apparently, some people don't understand what FACT means. It's a FACT that Carolina went to UrNotCarolina and beat them in their own house. It happended, it can't be denied. It's a FACT that UrNotCarolina is not honoring their commitment to come to WB to play next year.  
It's a possibility that UrNotCarolina will come to WB in 2013, to finally take their medicine. They may or they may back out AGAIN. A possibility is not a FACT.

FightWinKickAss wrote: Take a look at your track record regarding backing out of games. I'm talking Baseball, Football, BASKETBALL. Notice how things have died off considerably? Got news for ya, dude...that wasn't our doing.

With regards to LSU being a better team...they probably are and MAY* be next year (Though I think we will be sitting pretty). But that is really not the issue in my mind. What UNotC essentially did was reschedule against a team that would have made for a potentially good game for one that they will get clobbered in.

"But FightWin, if we play LSU we'll get more publicity!"
-That may be, delusional hole fan, but what you are failing to take into consideration is that there is good and bad publicity. When (and it's only a matter of time, I promise) LSU whoops you, how do you think it's going to look on the recruiting trail?

I'm tired now.

bzack20 wrote:

So in the same paragraph you state that LSU "MAY* be better" than USC next year and then say that a UNC-USC matchup would have "made for a potentially good game" but against LSU "they will get clobbered."  That doesn't make a lot of sense, you are claiming LSU and USC to being very close next year, but that against UNC, the teams would be much different.

We won't know the outcome of the game until it's played, but until then, I'm sure all of you guys will be predicting LSU to "clobber" UNC.  But, then again, games are decided on the field, not on paper...and sure as heck not on a message board...

I know most of you hate UNC, but I am a fan of the Gamecocks as well, and wish nothing but the best in the rest of your season.....

FightWinKickAss wrote:

bzack20 wrote:

So in the same paragraph you state that LSU "MAY* be better" than USC next year and then say that a UNC-USC matchup would have "made for a potentially good game" but against LSU "they will get clobbered."  That doesn't make a lot of sense, you are claiming LSU and USC to being very close next year, but that against UNC, the teams would be much different.

We won't know the outcome of the game until it's played, but until then, I'm sure all of you guys will be predicting LSU to "clobber" UNC.  But, then again, games are decided on the field, not on paper...and sure as heck not on a message board...

I know most of you hate UNC, but I am a fan of the Gamecocks as well, and wish nothing but the best in the rest of your season.....

Lemme dumb down that original point I made. We MAY be as good LSU next year, suggesting that we will either be competing at their level or around the same level we have been. In other words, the USC-UNC game would at least have the potential to be close, or we would absolutely blow you out of the water- as per LSU.

"We won't know the outcome of the game until it's played..." YOU won't know the outcome until it's 54-7 LSU. I understand you don't think the difference between the SEC and the ACC is that different, but let me tell you the difference between an SEC Championship team and an ACC team is much different. You'll find the recruiting to be much better at the former.

I've met a couple decent Tarheels up here, but the majority are smug and seem to think that throwing a Basketball NC in my face relates in anyway to your football team. You'll find the two to be mutually exclusive, I promise.

AnCRooster wrote: The likelihood of the Holes coming to Columbia in 2013 is no higher than it was them coming in 2010. They need to shut the hell up. Some of them have even tried to spin it like ESPN almost forced them to play this game. If ESPN wants them so bad for such a high profile game, why do all their other games start at ACC o'clock(noon) and are featured on ESPN 360?

SwimCock wrote: The FACT is that the LSU vs. UNC game presented NO scheduling conflict with next year's originally scheduled trip by UNC to USC.  Therefore, it is clear to everyone who is not a rationalizing tarhole, that UNC is afraid to play 2 SEC teams in the same year (we have to play 8 other SEC teams each year), with the distinct possibility of losing both games.  Furthermore, it is in the best interests of UNC to backout of the USC game, as was predicted by many a Gamecock fan years ago, since losing to 2 SEC schools, especially if one of the losses was to USC, would be devastating to your fan base and recruiting. 

I did note, however, that you are keeping your cupcakes (not counting some of the pathetic other ACC schools that you have to play) on your schedule.  I believe that scheduling conflict for the LSU game was originally with one of your scheduled cupcakes.