Half Cocked: A South Carolina Gamecocks Podcast
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#95: SB Nation CFB Editor Jason Kirk
00:00 Intro 00:48 Cock Shots (Drew Barker, UNC game in 2015, UGa brawl) 23:25 Jason Kirk 53:09 This week at Garnet & Black Attack
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#94: Wes Mitchell of TheBigSpur.com on 2014 football...
00:00 Intro 00:48 Hello 01:28 Cock Shots (Chesnobyl) 17:17 Wes Mitchell of TheBigSpur.com on Kalan Ritchie, Drew Barker, Nick Chubb, and Bentley Spain 47:23 This week at Garnet And Black Attack 49:43 Half Cocked, Fully Cultured
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#93: Gamecocks In the NFL Draft w/ Matt Carli of Meat...
Matt Carli of MeatLockerSports.com joins us to break down the Gamecocks who were taken in the 2013 NFL Draft and how they will contribute their teams in the coming years. Connor and George also discuss 2014 mock drafts, way too early top 25s for 2013, the betting line for the 2013 season opener against North Carolina, and whether or not the SEC should move to a 9-game conference schedule.
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#92: You Say Googer; I Say Googer
We're not in Appalachia anymore, as Michael Fuller, staff writer on the new Sundance channel series "Rectify", joins us to talk about what it's like to write for a critically acclaimed and (hopefully) widely watched cable drama, our mutual distaste for hacky Jadeveon Clowney blog posts, and his expectations for the 2013 football season. Connor and guest co-host Brandi Mills also discuss the NFL Draft, the College Football Playoff, Joker Phillips' phenomenal Instagram account, and what...
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#91: J.C. Shurburtt on the Bryson Allen-Williams...
Connor and George review the Garnet & Black spring game, and 247Sports National Recruiting Director J.C. Shurburtt hops on to break down the commitment of Bryson Allen-Williams and explain what he'll bring to the South Carolina football team beginning in 2014.
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#90: Former Gamecock WR Tim Frisby
Former South Carolina wide receiver Tim "Pops" Frisby joins Connor and George to talk about what the members of the 2013 receiving corps need to do to take a step forward, why he turned down a scholarship offer from Lou Hotlz, what Steve Spurrier did to change the mentality of the football program, and whether or not the Head Ball Coach's predecessor really did lose control of the locker room. Connor and George also exhaust all possible puns related to Da'Shawn Hand, look back at the...
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#89: Marcus Lattimore (How A Resurrection Really Feels)
Connor and George talk to Gamecock legend Marcus Lattimore about his recovery from his October knee injury, his career at South Carolina, and Steve Spurrier coaching with his shirt off. The guys also talk about the Gamecock baseball team's sweep of Texas A&M, the retention of Dawn Staley, and the Head Ball Coach's bold performance at South Carolina's pro timing day.
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#88: Wes Mitchell of The Big Spur talks spring practice...
Wes Mitchell of The Big Spur joins Connor and George to talk about spring football practice and 2014 football recruiting. The guys unveil a pair of new segments called Five Hot Takes On Half Cocked and Half Cocked, Fully Cultured.
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#87: Landon Howell of Fancred (Gamecock Sports And...
In this bonus episode of Half Cocked, Connor interviewed Landon Howell, director of strategy and content for a new sports social media app called Fancred. Landon explained what Fancred is all about and described the ways you can use to improve your experience as a producer and/or consumer of online sports content. Connor and Landon also talked about adjusting to cultures not as obsessed with college football after moving away from the South, why college sports elicit a more emotional...
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#86: Brandi Mills and Gman (Gamecocks Sports And Social...
For this episode of the podcast, George and Connor were joined by Brandi Mills (The Big Spur, #TeamGarcia) and Gman (The Rubber Chickens Blog) for part one of two in their series on Gamecock sports and social media. The guys break down a Harlem Shake video featuring a nearly nude Devin Taylor before being joined by the always entertaining Brandi Mills, with whom they discussed her new role at The Big Spur, the newly released "Hard Hitta" rap song featuring Melvin Ingram and D.J. Swearinger,...
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#85 Laying Down Some Hot Raps (feat. Chicken Hoops)
Kyle Bishop, author of the amazing Gamecock basketball blog Chicken Hoops, joins us to talk look back at the nearly completed 2012-13 season and gives us a glimpse into what we might reasonably expect next year. We also discuss which of our name-based rivalries (Southern Cal and North Carolina) we find most irritating and break some potentially exciting news about a DJ Swearinger rap song.
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Episode 84: John Whittle
The Big Spur's John Whittle joins us to break down last weekend's Reedy River Rivalry series between South Carolina and helps us get a sense of what to expect from the 2013 Gamecocks as we get deeper into the college baseball season. Connor and Goerge also talk about the newly released pre-spring football depth chart, who we'll be rooting for when Georgia and Clemson play at the beginning of the football season, and whether it's appropriate or grossly inappropriate to put an apostrophe...
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Episode 83: I Want to Know More About This Van
Connor and George rejoice in Shawn Elliott's decision to remain in Columbia for at least another year, run through the Gamecocks who will be participating in the NFL Combine, discuss the Jadeveon Clowney debate for the first and last time on the podcast, provide cutting edge analysis of the latest Twitter activity from Chad Kelly and Stephen Garcia, break down the walk-up music for the 2013 Yardcocks, acknowledge the existence of the sport of basketball, and gleefully anticipate the...
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Episode 82: National Signing Day Recap with Chris Clark
Chris Clark from GamecockCentral.com joins us to analyze South Carolina's incoming crop of football players and let us know what we can expect from each of the 21 letter of intent signees this fall, Connor and George analyze the quality of the names (both given and sur-) in this year's signing class, and Donnie Stanhope calls in to The Cock Box (312-789-5647 for The Cock Box) to remind Connor that each passing second brings him closer to death.
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Episode 81: National Signing Day Preview w/ Wes Mitchell
Wes Mitchell from The Big Spur joins us to preview National Signing Day. Stephen Garcia's Twitter account has a breakout performance, and Connor and George attempt to guess the names of Georgia's basketball players. (It's really quite fascinating.)
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Episode 80: Sky More
Connor and George shoot the breeze about the Deke Adams hiring, Steve Spurrier making it rain during halftime of the men's basketball game, Na'Ty Rodgers committing to the 2013 recruiting class, and the merits and (overwhelmingly) demerits of tweeting at recruits. Kyle Bishop of Chicken Hoops stops by to give us some serious education on this year's South Carolina basketball team and helps us look ahead to the the future of the Frank Martin era and the promise that it holds.
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Episode 79: Chad Kelly Has Probably Responded to a...
Defensive line coach Brad Lawing leaves South Carolina to coach the same position at the University of Florida. Because why? Brandi of #TeamGarcia has some ideas about that, and she also joins us for a spirited round of Chad Kelly Tweet or Kanye West Tweet. Ace Sanders experiences going pro for the first time... again. Joe Blue becomes the first commitment of the 2014 football class, and Connor and George take a perfunctory stab at discussing Gamecock basketball.
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Episode 78: We Need to Establish Depth at the Shaq...
George Stevens joins Connor for the second consecutive week to welcome Ace Sanders back for the 2013 season and take one last look at 2012 and where it stands in the annals of Gamecock football history. A Melvin Ingram impression is attempted.
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Episode 77: He Runs Like A Fat Guy's Skeleton
George Stevens joins Connor to talk about Connor Shaw's foot surgery and the implications for the Gamecocks' QB competition, the potential impact of Ace Sanders declaring for the NFL Draft, why we're still talking about Jadeveon Clowney's attempted manslaughter of Vincent Smith a week later, David Williams' commitment to the 2013 recruiting class, and how adults should behave on Twitter.
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Episode 76: Outback Bowl Recap OR Jadeveon Clowney...
The South Carolilna Gamecocks defeat the Michigan Wolverines 33-28 in the Outback Bowl despite not playing their best game. Jadeveon Clowney knocks Vincent Smith into next week. Ace Sanders has the game of his carrer; will he use it as a launching pad into the 2013 NFL Draft? Connor and The Feathered Warrior have finally boarded the Dylan Thompson bandwagon, and lots more in this week's edition of Half Cocked.
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Episode 75: Outback Bowl Preview
Mike Fitzpatrick of the Michigan Man Podcast joins Connor to preview the 2013 Outback Bowl between the South Carolina Gamecocks and Michigan Wolverines.
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Episode 74: The Ritual Shaving of the Bearded Lady
Many linebackers enter, two remain. The quarterback controversy rages on. Basketball season dares us to to care about it, but do we? Also, a special guest stops by to help us close out the show.
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Episode 73: You Can't Spell "Rolling On The Ground In A...
Lance Burleson joins Connor to celebrate Marcus Lattimore's decision to enter the 2013 draft and speculate upon which other Gamecock underclassmen might take a look at the NFL. Then things get a bit dark as the guys embark upon an extended discussion about the decommitment of Matt Rolin and what it says about the current state of the South Carolina football program. Finally, they handicap Jadeveon Clowney's chances of winning the Heisman Trophy in 2013.
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Episode 72: Outback Bowl Fever
Do you have Outback Bowl fever? Connor and The Feathered Warriror do. OR DO THEY? Also, there is completely misinformed discussion of sailing terminology.
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Episode 71: Static (Week 14)
What's that weird static sound? We don't know. Maybe Connor's microphone is dying. Maybe Skype is weird. But one thing's for sure: the Gamecock football team isn't playing this weekend. Why? Because they played LSU instead of Ole Miss. That's why. Jadeveon Clowney is named to the AFCA All-American team, and so is Tajh Boyd... and Dalton Freeman. Why? Because the AFCA's chief sponsor is Cialis. What does that have to do with anything? We don't know, but LOL. The Coaching Carousel is in full...
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Episode 70: Clemson Recap (Week 13)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior rejoice in the miracle of South Caroina beating Clemson for a fourth consecutive year, take a look at some of the other results from around the SEC, speculate upon the future of the ACC, and consider what Steve Spurrier's legacy would be in Columbia if he retired tomorrow.
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Episode 69: Clemson Preview (Week 13)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior preview South Carolina's road matchup against the hated Clemson Tigers. The Feathered Warrior describes Jadeveon Clowney as a "shit-talking, love-making, sack-inducing threat." There is also a heated debate about the proper application of the term "boat race."
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Episode 68: Wofford Recap (Week 12)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior to recap South Carolina's 24-7 win over the Wofford Terriers and The Feathered Warrior explains to Connor how the human body digests alcohol.
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Episode 67: The Anti-Wofford Preview (Week 12)
In this episode of Half Cocked, Lance and Connor do everything BUT preview the Gamecocks' final home game of 2012 against the Wofford Terriers. Here are some of the things they talk about instead: the short-live FX show Terriers, how Lance is overly worried about saying negative things about D.L. Moore and Dylan Thompson, whether Connor could pull off naming his offspring LeBron, Collin Klein or Johnny Football?, and Would going to Tennessee be a step down for James Franklin?
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Episode 66: Arkansas Recap (Week 11)
South Carolina dispatches the struggling Arknasas Razorbacks by a margin of 38-20 while the Texas A&M Aggies dash the Gamecocks' Sugar Bowl hopes by upending the Crimson Tide. Frank Martin leads his young team to an impressive come-from-behind win over UW-Milwaukee. (Yes, we know how that sounds.)
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Episode 65: Arkansas Preview (Week 11)
Connor Shaw has been gimpin' around at practice, Dylan Thompson injured his triceps reading The Bible, Mike Davis and Kenny Miles will split carries at running back, Jadeveon Clowney has a mysterious foot injury, the Gamecocks don't have a realistic shot a going to the Sugar Bowl, Connor and The Feathered Warrior are scared as hell of the Arkansas game, and Robert Nkemdiche might have decomitted from Clemson.
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Episode 64: Bye Week Recap (Week 10)
Connor and Lance are joined by Buck of The Rubber Chickens to recap the Gamecocks' bye week. They update you on the status of Marcus Lattimore and break down the other games from around the SEC.
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Episode 63: Bye Week Preview (Week 10)
Lance fills in for the Feathered Warrior as he and Connor review the newly released 2013 football schedule. They discuss allegations that Steve Spurrier displayed "no class" during Marcus Lattimore's birthday rally, why the students are still leaving games too early, and why no true freshmen have stepped in and made a big impact on the 2012 football team. They wrap things up by going over the other week 10 matchups in the SEC.
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Episode 62: Tennessee Recap (Week 9)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior recap the Week 9 action in Williams-Brice and from around the rest of the SEC. South Carolina escapes with a 38-35 win over the Tennessee Volunteers, but the victory was a pyrrhic one as Marcus Lattimore went down with a season-ending knee injury for the second consecutive year. The Feathered Warrior wrote a beautiful note to Marcus, and you should join him by sending your condolences to: Marcus Lattimore c/o USC Atheltics Department Rice Athletic Center 1304...
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Episode 61: Tennessee Preview (Week 9)
Ray Tanner makes his first big hire as the Director of Athletics. We preview South Carolina's game against Tennessee as the Gamecocks look to right the ship against the struggling Vols. Chase calls in to The Cock Box to give us a pep talk, and The Feathered Warrior wants you to know that "we have, at this moment, access to our football dreams."
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Episode 60: Florida Recap (Week 8)
Connor suffers from a bout of amnesia before remembering the horror that took place in Gainesville on Saturday. Is the offense to blame? Is Connor Shaw the best quarterback on the roster? Is there any team in the SEC that is nearly as good as Alabama? All that and more in our realest podcast yet.
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Episode 59: Florida Preview with Michael Haney (Week 7)
Michael Haney of 107.5 The Game joins us to preview South Carolina's critical SEC East road matchup with the Florida Gators. Adding to the star-studded nature of this episode, Buck from The Rubber Chickens calls in to The Cock Box to ask if Gamecocks should be OK with a 10-2 record and no return trip to the SEC Championship Game.
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Episode 58: LSU Recap (Week 7)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior do their best to recover from South Caronlina's difficult road loss to the Louisiana State University Tigers and play the messages that you left in The Cock Box.
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Episode 57: LSU Preview (Week 7)
Lance fills in for The Feathered Warrior as we preview South Carolina's trip to Baton Rouge. Steve Spurrier breaks the truce in his war of words with Dabo Swinney, 2013 DT Kelsey Griffin makes a verbal commitment to the football team, Connor dislikes camouflage in all of its forms, and the Gamecocks' showdown with LSU gets previewed. Also, The Cock Box has the game of its life.
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Episode 56: Georgia Recap (Week 6)
Connor (voice) had his start pushed back one day thanks to an injury he sustained during the first quarter of the Georgia game. Though his voice is still not totally recovered, he's fighting through the pain to bring you, along with The Feathered Warrior, a recap of South Carolina's 35-7 obliteration of the Georgia Bulldogs. DeVonte Holloman and Connor Shaw take home Velociraptor of the Week honors.
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Episode 55: Georgia Preview (Week 6)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior preview perhaps the biggest game in the history of Williams-Brice Stadium as the Georgia Bulldogs and ESPN's College GameDay come to town for a matchup between the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams in the nation. The guys also take a look at some of the other big games in the SEC affecting the Gamecocks' fortunes in the 2012 season.
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Episode 54: Kentucky Recap (Week 5)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior recap South Carolina's 38-17 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats and take a look at some of the other action from week five in the SEC.
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Episode 53: Kentucky Preview (Week 5)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior preview South Carolina's SEC road matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats, express confusion over the league's inconsitent enforcement of targeting penalties, weigh in on the latest tiff between Steve Spurrier and Ron Morris, defend Columbia against those who would compare it to Jacksonville, and talk to George Stevens about his NCAA 13 simulation of the Missouri and Kentucky games.
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Episode 52: Missouri Recap (Week 4)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior recap South Carolina's 31-10 throttling of the Missouri Tigers and review other games of note from around the Southeastern Conference. Ace Sanders and Connor Shaw take home Velociraptor of the Week Honors.
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Episode 51: Missouri Preview (Week 4)
Gamecock Man joins Connor to preview the Gamecocks' SEC home opener against the Missouri Tigers.
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Episode 50: UAB Recap (Week 3)
The quarterback controversy continues as George Stevens and Connor Tapp talk about Connor Shaw's broken shoulder bone and prepare themselves for life with Dylan Thompson as QB1. Newcomers Mike Davis, Jerrell Adams, and Shaq Roland impress in the win over the UAB Blazers while Florida finally looks like a team that has led the nation in recruiting rankings the past two decades. There's a lot of excitement and anxiety in this week's podcast, y'all! Be sure to give it a listen.
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Episode 49: UAB Preview (Week 3)
Connor and The Feathered Warrior preview South Carolina's matchup with the lowly University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers. Why? Because they have nothing better to do and neither do you. Also, George Stevens stops by to give us an update on Our Digital Season.
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Episode 48: Week 2 Recap
Connor and The Feathered Warrior recap week 2 of the college football season, headlined by South Carolina's 48-10 trouncing of the East Carolina Pirates and the other newsworthy games throughout the SEC. Stick around for the bonus track to hear Connor's grief-stricken reaction to learning that he accidentally published a private conversation in Episode 45.
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Episode 47: East Carolina Preview
Connor and the Feathered Warrior break down the top 25 polls, fret over Connor Shaw's injured shoulder, and look ahead to this weekend's matchup against the East Carolina Pirates and the intra-conference debuts of the new SEC teams.
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Episode 46: Week One Recap
Connor and The Feathered Warrior break down South Carolina's 17-13 victory against the Vanderbilt Commodores and take a look at the other action in the SEC during college football's opening weekend.
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Episode 44: SEC East Preview
Connor and Lance mourn the the latest injury to Akeem Auguste, break down the Associate Press' preseason Top 25, and make predictions about the final SEC East standings.
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Episode 43: #TeamGarcia
Connor and George talk about news coming out of the Gamecock football team's fall practice in Columbia and the dismissal of the Honey Badger from LSU. Then they welcome Brandi of #TeamGarcia to talk about everything from the origins of the #TeamGarcia Facebook page to appropriate gameday attire for young ladies and getting blocked by student-athletes on Twitter.
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Episode 42: Adam Garrett
Adam Garrett, author of Life of A Gamecock, joins us to talk about fall practice, the 2013 recuiting class, and expectations for the 2012 football season. We also introduce a new segment, Dramatic Readings of Chad Kelly tweets.
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Episode 41: Let's Have A Real Good Time
The preseason Coaches' Poll is released, providing plenty of fodder for meaningless debate; Connor and Lance break down the Gamecocks' 2012 offensive line, special teams, and defensive backfield; Williams-Brice gets a significant upgrade; Ray Tanner joins Twitter; and Frank Martin would like his player to emulate Pitbull (the Dr. Pepper spokesman, not the breed of dog).
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Episode 40: Offensive Skill Positions and NCAA 13
In this week's podcast we chat with Garnet and Black Attack author George Stevens about the status of the South Carolina Gamecocks' offensive skill positions going into fall practice and review the Gamecocks' representation in and the overall gameplay experience of NCAA 13.
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Episode 39: Experience It For The First Time... Again
Things get a little weird this week as Lance, Connor, and The Feathered Warrior talk about the precedent that NCAA President Mark Emmert set by circumventing the NCAA's bylaws, Connors Shaw and Mitch tweeted The Dark Knight Rises spoilers (there are no spoilers in the podcast), and an entire season of Blake Mitchell's quarterbacking falls out of Connor's brain. Finally, Donnie Stanhope offers career advice for Steve Spurrier and James Franklin.
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Episode 38: SEC Media Days
Connor and Lance talk reflect on some of the more memorable moments of the 2012 SEC Media Days and break down the updated South Carolina football depth chart.
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Episode 37: Yay Ray?
Harris Pastides has hired Ray Tanner to be the University of South Carolina's athletic director. Connor and The Feathered Warrior react to the move.
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Episode 36: Isaiah CrowLOL and the Search for South...
Ray Tanner seems to be on the brink of being named the next South Carolina athletic director, Isaiah Crowell is no longer a Georgia Bulldog, Lance helps Connor understand the new playoff system, Robert Nkemdiche wants to bring all of his friends with him to Clemson, and Donny Stanhope calls into the Cock Box to name his Saints and Bums.
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Episode 35: (I Know) I'm Losing You
Connor and The Feathered Warrior lament Eric Hyman's departure to Texas A&M and remark upon the end of South Carolina's run in the College World Series.
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Episode 34: Gamecocks Advance to College World Series...
Connor and The Feathered Warrior break down South Carolina's unlikely return to the Colleg World Series final. Also, Donnie Stanhope (yes, we're comfortable calling him Donnie) makes some excellent points about Michael Roth and Dabo Swinney in The Cock Box.
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Episode 33: That's A Brown Question, Bro
The Gamecocks return to Omaha! Dabo tilts at windmills, gives a confusing answer to a question about Sammy Watkins, and makes a curious claim to being the fifth-ranked team in the country; BCS people met and talked about stuff; the Gamecocks' recruiting class is filling up; @johnmwhittle and @NoStephenGarcia advance to the #GarnetAndBlacketology final; and Michael Roth takes a dump.
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Episode 32: Garnet & Blacketology
Connor is joined by George Stevens to talk about some surprises from round one of Garnet & Blacketology: The College Tworld series. We preview some compelling Sweet 16 matchups and pick our final four and overall tournament winners.
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Episode 31: I Think Our Own Horn Deserves To Be Tooted
Connor apologizes for the half-assedness of last week's Twitter segment and unveils Garnet & Blacketology: College Tworld Series. Then the conversation moves to real life things like the commitment of elite linebacker prospect Matt Rolin, Lamar Scruggs' decison to transfer, and the slightly awkward contract extensions of Dabo Swinney and Mark Richt.
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Episode 30: The Legend of Ma Dukes
The guys run down the results of the final regular season baseball series against LSU, give you some advice about which Gamecock tweeters to follow and avoid, and even learn a new word.
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Episode 29: I Never Thought Making a Clemson Email Would...
Connor, Lance, and The Feathered Warrior join forces for Half Cocked's first ever three host show. Steve Spurrier adds four players to the 2013 recruiting class, Ray Tanner's baseball team splits a three game series with Georgia and Mother Nature. Then we answer the ESPN SEC blog's mailbag, play the messages that you left in The Cock Box, go off on a tangent about a potential college football playoff, discuss a possible SEC vs. Big XII challenge, and play a spirited round of "Chad Kelly...
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Episode 28: How Great, On a Scale of Great to Great?
Consensus four star 2013 quarterback prospect Connor Mitch commits to the South Carolina football program, Steve Spurrier releases to the media that he's encouraging Andrew Clifford to transfer, Clemson wide receiver Sammy "Gummy Butt" Watkins gets arrested for simple possession of marijuana, Connor and Lance answer the ESPN SEC Bloggers' mailbag, Ray Tanner's Yardcocks take two out of three on the road from Arkansas, Frank Martin de-commits from The Village Idiot, and Justin King likes...
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Episode 27: Kenny Miles Might Have Bought a Horse
This week's podcast features some discussion of the NCAA sanctions levied against the South Carolina athletic department and how detrimental they are (or aren't) and where the departed Gamecock football players landed in the NFL draft. We break down everything important that happened this week in the Twitterverse, from Andy Demetra quoting Kanye West to Kyle Fleetwood and Nick St. Germain going to a club and KENNY MILES BUYING A HORSE NAMED RILEY. We briefly touch on the resurgent Gamecock...
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Episode 26: The Girl With a Pipeline to Lithuania
Damontre Harris is granted a release from his scholarship with South Carolina, but Frank Martin saves the day by obtaining four commitments for the 2012 class in 24 hours; the Gamecock baseball team drops a midweek game to the College of Charleston but rebounds to sweep the Auburn Tigers; is Alshon Jeffery's plummeting draft stock deserved?; Steve Spurrier has ideas about how the SEC East champion should be decided; and Kenny "Tiger Killer" Miles trolls Clemson fans like only Kenny Miles can.
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Episode 25: Spring Game Recap
Clemson linebacker commitment Ben Boulware has hateful things to say about certain kinds of people, Connor and The Feathered Warrior try to come up with ways to cause rival schools to commit recruiting violations, and Gamecock Man joins us to discuss what we can take away from the 2012 Garnet & Black game.
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Episode 24: Spring Game Preview
Connor and Lance devote a solid hour and a half to talking about this weekend's Garnet & Black game at Williams-Brice stadium (including a special appearance by Gamecock Man) - but not before they spend a few moments commenting upon the demise of Bobby Petrino. And hour long national nightmare is over: The Cock Box finall has its own jingle.
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Episode 23: Bobby's Day Out
The Feathered Warrior makes his glorious return; Bobby Petrino goes for a fateful motorcycle ride filled with spills and (you guessed it!) chills; Ray Tanner's baseball team finds its Saturday starter and takes two out of three from the Tennessee Volunteers in the process; if Anthony Gill and Damontre Harris transfer from the South Carolina basketball team, does anyone hear it?; Jordan Montgomery and bananas (you know, the fruit) are named Velociraptors of the Week; and Deborah and Dory are...
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Episode 22: Shut the Door. Have a Seat.
Lance Burleson guest co-hosts this week's episode of Half Cocked, in which we discuss Eric Hyman's hiring of Frank Martin as the men's basketball coach, Tye Burger of BringOnTheCats.com gives us the KSU perspective on Martin's departure, Steve Spurrier picks up some big commitments on Junior Day, Bruce Ellington is playing both football and basketball for now (as far as we know), Baccari Rambo and Alec Ogletree get suspended, and Christian Walker leads the baseball team to a series victory...
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Episode 22: Shut the Door. Have a Seat.
Lance Burleson guest co-hosts this week's episode of Half Cocked, in which we discuss Eric Hyman's hiring of Frank Martin as the men's basketball coach, Tye Burger of BringOnTheCats.com gives us the KSU perspective on Martin's departure, Steve Spurrier picks up some big commitments on Junior Day, Bruce Ellington is playing both football and basketball for now (as far as we know), Baccari Rambo and Alec Ogletree get suspended, and Christian Walker leads the baseball team to a series victory...
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Episode 21.5: Vandy Preview
Connor chats with Christian D'Andrea of Anchor of Gold about the upcoming baseball series in Nashville and Vanderbilt spring football.
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Episode 21: The Man Enjoys A Good Scream
The Gamecock baseball team drops two out of three to the Florida Gators, speculation on Frank Martin's potential future in Columbia becomes overexuberant, the Stanford (Lady?) Cardinal defeat the Lady Gamecocks in the Sweet Sixteen, the football team holds its first scrimmage, and Connor vows to write some Martin fan fiction starring Dawn Staley.
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Episode 20: A Lot of Naked Dudes
The Gamecock baseball team gets swept by the Kentucky Wildcats, Bruce Ellington is playing football, Bruce Ellington isn't playing football, Bruce Ellington is playing football again, the football team begins spring practice, Steve Spurrier coaches sansshirt, Michael Roth and Adam Matthews take a bubble bath, and the women's basketball team advances in the NCAA tournament.
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Episode 19: Has Darrin Horn Been Fired Yet?
On Tuesday, March 13, 2012, South Carolina Athletic Director Eric Hyman annnounced the firing of men's bsketball coach Darrin Horn, prompiting the brain trust of the Half Cocked podcast to go into executive session so that they could ask themselves for the final time, "Has Darrin Horn been fired yet?"
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Episode 18: My Name Is Edgar
Connor and The Feathered Warrior play the messages that you left in The Cock Box, the Alabama Crimson Tide euthanize the 2011-12 men's basketball team, the baseball team sweeps the Princeton Tigers, the Lady Gamecocks are in the NCAA tournament, The Feathered Warrior is almost as disinterested in spring practice as he is in recruiting, and Velocircaptors of the Week are named.
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Episode 17: Swamp People
Connor and The Feathered Warrior run down the Gamecock baseball team's 2-1 series victory over the Clemson Tigers, welcome back Half Cocked Legal Analyst Andrew Rogers, Esquire to discuss the suspension of Angelo Watley, congratulate the Lady Gamecock basketball team on a solid showing in the SEC tournament, disagree about whether adding Texas A&M as a permanent cross-division football rival is such a terrible thing, learn a thing or two about Devin Taylor's favorite TV show, name their...
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Episode 16: Really Terrible Big Macs
The baseball team sweeps Elon, the women's basketball team closes out its excellent regular season, the men's basketball team [CENSORED DUE TO INDECENCY], Gamecock football players hit the NFL Combine, and Andy Demetra quotes Jay-Z during a college baseball broadcast.
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Episode 15: Dooleian
The baseball team sweeps the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, Shawn Elliot spurns Will Muschamp's advances, Connor learns valuable life lessons from the Lady Gamecock basketball team, DC Gamecock joins Connor and The Feathered Warrior to play "Chad Kelly Tweet or Kanye West Tweet?", and the baseball team sweeps the Velociraptors of the Week.
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Episode 14: It's the Name on the Front of the Jersey
Chris Rogers is the new director of compliance?, the Board of Trustees approves raises for the football and baseball coaches, Brison Williams and Byron Jerideau are reinstated, the NCAA will vote on four year scholarships, women's basektball > men's basketball, South Carolina legislators propose legislation to prevent things that aren't in danger of actually happening, and Darrin Horn has not yet been fired.
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Episode 13.5: Melvin Ingram
The fine folks at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute hooked us up with a chance to interview Melvin Ingram. It was an honor to chat with perhaps the most accomplished and universally beloved one-year starter in Gamecock football history. We talked about his preparation for the NFL draft, the 2011 season, and why Everybody Loves Whammy.
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Episode 13: Like Mike Vick, But White
In this week's episode Grady Brown is hired to coach the secondary, GEORGIA TOTALLY CHEATED TO GET AN EASY SEC SCHEDULE IN 2012!!!, Connor and the Feathered Warrior read your mail (and a text), National Signing Day gets wrapped up, Connor babbles on for a bit about limbs and being out on them, Chad Kelly does Chad Kelly things, the horror that is the men's basketball program drives the Feathered Warrior to an impassioned rant in which he betrays his true identity, and Markeshia Grant is the...
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Episode 12: Chad Kelly Swag
In this week's episode, Jeep Hunter gets fired, Connor and The Feathered Warrior read your mail, more people came to see a baseball practice than an SEC basketball game, the baseball team is correctly ranked behind Florida, Chad Kelly and Cole Stoudt have a Twitter feud, James Davis isn't happy with Dabo Swinney, the equestrian team is honored, and Bruce Ellington participates in a some strange, new sport.
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Episode 11: Make Sure You Cut It Longways
Connor and the Feathered Warrior read your emails, talk about thing hiring of Everette Sands and the promotion of Joe Connolly, run down this week's roster news, try to remember what basketball is, name their Velociraptors of the Week, look for ways to circumvent NCAA rules, and begin the countdown to first pitch.
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Episode 10: Good Night, Connor's Mom
On this week's episode, Connor and the Feathered Warrior talk about changes to the football team's coaching staff, get excited about the girth of DJ Park's biceps, are thrilled with Devin Taylor's decision to come back for his senior season, slog through another installment of Has Darrin Horn Been Fired Yet?, talk to Dr. Annie about Shaq Roland and just what the heck a "loose shoulder" means, chat with Half Cocked legal analyst Andrew Rogers about Byron Jerideau's arrest, discuss the final...
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Episode 9: A 40-Year-Old Man Doing the Cabbage Patch
Alshon Jeffery and Stephon Gilmore bolt for the NFL, the Capital One Bowl victory is analyzed from a more sober point of view, Kicker Nick St. Germain and Safety Chaz Elder make verbal commitments, Clemson gets their teeth kicked in by Holgo the Barbarian, the Lady Gamecocks are off to a historic start, the men's basketball team is beating teams they ought to, Dr. Annie talks to us about Steve Spurrier's knee replacement, and Connor and The Feathered Warrior implore you to continue listening...
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Episode 8: It's Not Particularly Clever
Though they were exhausted from a long day of watching college football, Connor and The Feathered Warrior fought off fatigue, hunger, and a mass extinction event so that they could bring you this episode of Half Cocked. They reacted to the Gamecocks' 30-13 Capital One Bowl victory over Nebraska, took joy in the misery of the Georgia Bulldogs, and said a lot of things that just weren't true. Also, Connor marveled at the facial features of Kirk Cousins and Aaron Murray. Is it their best...
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Episode 7: Just Looking at That Guy in a Uniform is Pure...
The boys of Half Cocked have still not heard back from the compliance department, Lorenzo Ward gets promoted to defensive coordinator, Stephon Gilmore and Devin Taylor get their NFL evaluations back, Darrin Horn has not been fired yet, the Capital One Bowl gets previewed, and the 2012 football schedule is a bloodbath.
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Episode 6: A Very Half Cocked Christmas
The search for an intern enters its third week, Ellis Johnson departs for Southern Miss, South Carolina gets the scheduling shaft, Kyle Nunn ain't done(?), Jadeveon Clowney has a terrible nickname, and Half Cocked hosts its first annual New Year's Eve Party.
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Episode 5: What a Homeless Person Thinks a Fancy Hat...
Brandon Cavanaugh of Husker Locker joins Connor and The Feathered Warrior to preview the Capital One Bowl. The Athletic Department responds to the NCAA's notice of allegations, the men's basketball team survives the Blue Hose and falls to the Buckeyes, Shaq Roland enters BEAST MODE, and the Shriners wear ridiculous hats.
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Episode 4: A Good Resume to be a Carnie
Connor and The Feathered Warrior talk about the coaching carousel, wonder whether Darrin Horn has entered the Embattled Coach Death Spiral, and fire some interns. Also, drink every time Connor references Twitter as a legitimate source of news!
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Episode 3: The Night the Lights Went Out in Clemson
In which Connor spends much of the episode not speaking directly into the microphone, Dabo goes nuts, the power goes out in Clemson, Darrin Horn has a moderately attractive wife (and oh yeah he beat Clemson), the football team is headed to the Capital One Bowl, and DeVonte Holloman and D.J. Swearinger will probably leave early and go undrafted.
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Episode 2.5: The Passion of the Dabo
Connor makes an impassioned defense of Dabo Swinney's insane, message board troll-style comments about the South Carolina football program - not because he agrees with Dabo, but because he believes every borderline insane football coach is innocent until proven mentally handicapped.
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Episode 2: It's Sort of Like a Half Mullet
Connor and the Feathered Warrior revel in the South Carolina's third consecutive defeat of Clemson, speculate about the Gamecocks' potential bowl destination, and debut the weekly segment "Has Darrin Horn Been Fired Yet?"
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