South Carolina Week

The majesty that is Gamecock football:


That picture reminds me so much of this one:


I don't think it is possible to come up with more than five differences between those two paintings. If you haven't seen "The Royal Tenenbaums," you should. I'm not saying you will like it, because it seems that most people don't. But it is worth seeing.

But I digress - back to the Gamecocks. It is easy to laugh at South Carolina, because it is literally easy to do. There are so many things to laugh at, you will never lack something to guffaw over. But the fact remains that South Carolina beat Georgia in Athens last year, and it is a game that always turns out to be tougher than it seems it should be. Is it just me, or does it seem like we've had a few meetings where South Carolina's struggling quarterback looks like an All-American when lined up against the Dawgs?

I could beat Georgia with one hand tied behind my back.

I had to look at a boxscore to see just how well Blake Mitchell did last year. It actually wasn't that hot, but I remember that he seemed to do a solid job. So, this week we get to see Smelley, or Beecher, or maybe both, or maybe both and Garcia, or maybe Spurrier will just take the snaps himself. Who knows? A player will be lined up at quarterback for South Carolina - that much is certain.

The good news is we will see the return of Dewberry and Munzy from suspensions, and hopefully the return of Kade Weston to beef up the defensive line. We should see the defense and offense both move off of Page 1 of their playbooks, and we will hopefully see the Dawgs cruise through their first legitimate test of the season.

P.S. - Check out the photo of Tebow accepting his Heisman at Georgia Sports Blog. Beautiful.