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The defenestration of Charlie Mac by Todd Ellis and Learfield/ISP
The story of how South Carolina replaced one of the most decorated play-by-play commentators in the industry with an underqualified novice.
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The Lou Holtz-Jesse Helms saga is more complicated than you think
Forty years before Shemy Schembechler, another football coach was fired for supporting segregationist policies. Sort of. Not really. It's complicated.
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A 'Sandstorm' epilogue and some 2008 bangers
Some details from the chronology of Sandstorm that didn't fit into the Ole Miss de-bunking and a brief meditation on the supremely weird year in music that was 2008.
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No, Sandstorm did not start during the 2009 upset of Ole Miss
How we came to share a false memory of Sandstorm's introduction to Gamecock culture.
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Let's make Mother's Day great again
Spare us the saccharine Mother's Day Facebook posts about how perfect your mom is and do something to make the world a better place for women.
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Introducing the Friday Mix
Every Friday, I'll take a break from South Carolina sports stuff and share some entertainments that have recently brought me joy.
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USC's jersey retirement criteria exclude some of the football program's all-time greats
Duce Staley, DJ Swearinger, and Kenny McKinley are just some of the Gamecock football greats who don't meet the criteria to be considered.
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South Carolina will retire four more jerseys in 2023
The recent retirements of Kip Bouknight's No. 14 and Jadeveon Clowney's No. 7 jersey will make it a total of six for the academic year 2022-03.
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Mailbag: Metro Conference counterfactual, Kenny McKinley, and the evolution of the Block-C logo
Plus, a message from beyond the digital grave from The Feathered Warrior.
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The deranged joys of being a youth sports referee
It's springtime. The flowers are blooming, and the youth soccer parents have been waiting all winter to verbally abuse me. I can't wait.
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The second life of 'Step to the Rear'
The year was 1968, and everyone -- football coaches, presidential candidates, easy listening artists, and car companies -- wanted a piece of 'Step to the Rear.'
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Dawn Staley's unlikely path to South Carolina
How a girl from the North Philly projects became one of the best in the world at two different occupations and decided to build a dynasty at South Carolina, of all places.