What can one say about the Gamecocks in 2010? were they a good team?bad team?mediocre team? a team needing a quarterback? well all the above can be said at different times. South Carolina achieved so much and lost so much at the same time. beign a South Carolina fan in 2010 is almost like drinking nyquil and chasing it with a drink:sure your nose is clear and you feel better but you will also be sleeping in about 10 minutes. Beating Alabam the no 1 team in the nation was surely an accomplishment that can never be taken away . Since the Alabama game however, things got really rocky. A vanderbilt letdown and a scrpae by win against Tennesee didn't help much. Soundlt beating the Gators in "The Swamp" revived hope and continued with a thrashing of Clemson in Death Valley. Gamecock fans were at an all time high and now playing for their first ever sec Championship against Auburn in Atlanta. Then reality set in. The Gods above made sure everyhting went wrong for South Carolina as Cam lit up the field. Even a last second hail mary pass before halftime tipped by our defender into a war eagle player for 6 points ended the first half. Chicken curse returns as South Carolina got humbled in Atlanta and also in their Chic Fil A bowl game against florida St. Marcus Lattimore got injured on the very first drive of the bowl game and Carolina tried to hang in but was no use. USC looked like a one pny show without the pony present and another loss in a bowl game was chalked up. So now it is wait til next year, have we heard this before? Tori Gurley is jumping to the NFL as reported today. What will uSC be in 2011? will we break through to win the games we should win? or will it be another middle mediocre season ending in disaster and shame? i am hopeful of the first, a breakthough football year like no other, but as a lifelong USC fan i am wary of the latter and now have a show me first....

2010 SCHEDULE

09/02/10 vs. Southern Miss Columbia, S.C. 7:30 p.m. ET Final Score Gamecocks Win 41-13

Weslye Saunders who? The Gamecocks stomped a valiant and talented Souther Miss football team here in Columbia. Stephen garcia ran for 2 touchdowns and heralded Rb Marcus Lattimore ran for two also. Garcia had over 190 yards in passing as the Gamecocks served notice to their future SEC opponents to "watch out,here we come". Marcus Lattimore (Ace Sanders)

looks like he may be all what he is supposed to be and more, but the Gamecocks also had excellent showings from the likes of Ace Sanders,Alshon Jeffrey and Tori Gurley

09/11/10 vs. Georgia # Columbia, S.C. 12:00 p.m. ET-USC Won

09/18/10 vs. Furman Columbia, S.C. 7:00 p.m. ET USC Won

09/25/10 at Auburn # Auburn, Ala.-South Carolina,ranked number 12 in the nation, is playing Auburn on ESPN the score so far in the 1st Qu is 0-0

10/09/10 vs. Alabama # Columbia, S.C. TBA-No. 19 South Carolina stunned No. 1 Alabama 35-21 on Saturday.- Stephen Garcia threw three touchdown passes and Marcus Lattimore had two clinching TD runs. The Gamecocks snapped the defending national champion's 19-game winning streak with a 35-21 victory at Williams-Brice Stadium.

10/16/10 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. TBA

10/23/10 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. TBA

10/30/10 vs. Tennessee Columbia, S.C. TBA

11/06/10 vs. Arkansas Columbia, S.C. TBA

11/13/10 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. TBA

11/20/10 vs. Troy Columbia, S.C. TBA

11/27/10 at Clemson Clemson, S.C.

2010 College Football Predictions - South Carolina
By James Boyd

A promising 5-1 start, which easily could have been 6-0, quickly went south when the South Carolina Gamecocks lost four of their last six regular season games, and then their bowl game with Connecticut, to finish the 2009 season 7-6. Despite boasting one of the top quarterbacks in the SEC statistically, South Carolina was plagued by an offense that only averaged 20.6 points per game (11th SEC). An offensive line that gave up the most sacks in the league, and struggled to open holes in the running game, was the biggest reason for the Gamecocks' struggles. While legendary head coach Steve spurrier is yet to capture an SEC championship at South Carolina, there is reason to believe that this could be the year. SEC East rivals Florida, Georgia and Tennessee must all break in new quarterbacks, and it's never easy to make the jump to starter in a league as talented as the SEC.

Offense: Spurrier decided it was time he started calling the plays late last season, and he plans on doing so again in 2010. Hopefully, the Ol' Ball Coach can find a few plays in the ol' play book to get the South Carolina offense in the end zone more often. How good the offense will be, and ultimately how good the team will be, depends on the offensive line. The good news is there is talent up front. Tackle Jarriel King is even being projected as a high NFL Draft pick. But individual talent doesn't mean anything if the boys up front don't come together as a unit. Quarterback Stephen Garcia was the second-leading passer in the SEC in 2009 despite facing constant pressure. He threw for 2,862 yards and 17 scores with 10 interceptions. If he gets the time to throw, he could really shatter those numbers. Alshon Jeffery enters the season as Garcia's top returning target. He caught 46 passes for 763 yards and six touchdowns in 2009. Another thing that would make Garcia's life easier is a running game. The Gamecocks have finished at the bottom of the SEC the last three years in rushing offense, and that needs to change in 2010. Kenny Miles is the team's top returning rusher on the strength of a 626-yard season, but there is a lot of hype being thrown in the direction of freshman Marcus Lattimore.

Defense: South Carolina returns seven starts on a unit that finished No. 3 in the SEC in total defense. This means that S.C. should once again boast one of the better stop units in the league. In 2009, the Gamecocks were solid against the run (No. 5 SEC) and downright stingy against the pass (No. 2 SEC). With a strong pass rush and experience across the back, the Gamecocks will excel in pass coverage once again. End Cliff Matthews and now outside linebacker Shaq Wilson will apply most of the heat. Matthews is a high-energy guy who is never outworked. He will look to improve on the seven sacks he recorded last year. Wilson was valuable as a middle linebacker, but the Gamecocks need him to move outside to fill the big shoes of Eric Norwood.

Prediction: 3rd SEC East - While there is certainly a chance South Carolina could find a way to win the East, conventional wisdom tells me not to count the chickens before they hatch. The Gamecocks have averaged only seven wins per season under Spurrier, and they haven't posted a winning mark in SEC play since 2005. Make sure you check out how I have the rest of the league shaping up in my 2010 SEC football predictions.

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Gamecock Football News and Notes-

South Carolina announced Wednesday that tight end Weslye Saunders, who had been under suspension for one reason or another since the NCAA began its investigation into alleged agent-funded trips, had been dismissed from its football team