With the first quarter almost over, the Gamecocks are turning in a terrible performance against Vanderbilt and trail 10-0. Stay tuned…

…at halftime, USC is down 17-6 and Tennessee is down 24-17. If both lose, it really changes next week’s game in Knoxville (which I will be at, by the way). Gamecocks are driving in the third quarter…

…they drove their title hopes a bit further away. Today the Gamecocks proved that they probably aren’t ready to play with the big buys just yet. For crying out loud, you lose at home to the last placed team and have multiple turnovers in the red zone? Makes you want to puke.

More about the win by the Gamecocks yesterday when I get home (I’m actually in the holy city today – Columbia, SC), but let’s start with a few observations:

1. Phil hasn’t posted anything about the game yet, probably because his TarHeels got beaten at home
2. I had another great blog post ready at halftime of the game because it looked like the Gamecocks were gonna punk the Tarheels at home, but
3. I have to regroup since the Gamecocks almost choked the game away with 62 total yards in the second half

The best part of yesterday? The #1 and #2 teams lost and there’s a real possiblity that the real Carolina could be in the top 5. Of course, South Florida may very well be number 3 which is enough to blow anybody’s mind.

It’s nothing new that South Carolina and Kentucky are playing each other in a football game, or that they have similar records. What is incredible is that their records are good and they meet tonight both ranked in the top 15. Shoot, if USC was ranked one spot higher, they’d both be top 10. If the Gamecocks can pull off the win, they will be.

Postgame entry will come later. Hopefully it’ll be after a win.