Time to dig in not give up
Sept. 18, 20222
Save the cries for the head of OC Satterfield. and whether Beamer is the right man for the job. All those questions not needing to be answered right now, they can all wait till the end of the season. Lots of Football left to play and still, good chance Gamecocks will have their second winning season in a row. Time to dig in not give up?
It’s all over, South Carolina fans. Even with your disdain for the Georgia Bulldogs, you had to know Saturday’s game wasn’t going to be pretty not against the reigning national champions and No. 1 team in the country. Not against a defense that had only allowed three points combined in its first two games of the season.
But kicking, it’s over, and now, in some ways, is when the true season begins. this part of Gamecocks' front-loaded 2022 schedule was always going to present a massive challenge. A trip to then-No. 16 Arkansas (now No. 10) followed by a visit by No. 1 Georgia? That’s a nightmarish two-game stretch for any team.
Very little went right for the Gamecocks on Saturday. The performance was so uninspiring that Beamer spent the opening minutes of his postgame press conference apologizing to the fans who came out to the game. He called his own coaching performance “horse crap.” But is it time to give up, to pack it in, to lower expectations for this Gamecocks team in Beamer’s second season? “Hell no,” a fired-up Beamer said when asked if he sensed any giving up among his players.
“We’re 1-2. A bunch of fighters in that room. And to give up that’s not a part of this football program. Get out of here with that. No.” No, now’s not the time to give up. It’s time to dig in. After the rigors of the past two weeks, the next two should provide USC with a respite of sorts. Next weekend, the winless Charlotte 49ers come to Williams-Brice, followed by a home game against in-state FCS foe S.C. State. By Week 6 at Kentucky barring some unforeseen mayhem the Gamecocks should be back above .500 as they venture deeper into SEC play. Besting last year’s 7-6 record is still in the realm of possibility.
“It’s not just one thing (going wrong),” Rattler said. “Personally, I have to limit the turnovers. The interceptions. Especially because we will be throwing the ball a lot, so you got to limit that. I thought I felt like we ran the ball decent today when we were on a roll. “We got to clean up everything I think and just get into a better flow and not get ourselves in bad situations and not getting these third-and-longs. We just got to make it easier for ourselves, and we’re not right now.”
No Gamecock left Williams-Brice Stadium happy Saturday. Georgia took the crowd out of the game in its opening minutes, but amid all the negative feelings, there’s still a reason for optimism. Saturday’s game could very well be rock bottom for the Gamecocks. The season is only a quarter of the way over. There’s ample time to make a run. One of the Gamecock's few bright spots on Saturday, the running back McDowell, said he gives himself about half an hour to grieve losses like the one against Georgia. And then it’s on to the next one.
“You got about 30 minutes from the time you get to the locker room from the time you shower, and once you shower, you should wash all of that off,” McDowell said. “After the game, I pray. I see my people. I talk to coach. I talk to my players. “And whatever happened three hours ago is dead. You can’t turn around and go back to it.” After Saturday’s drubbing, the Gamecocks have no choice but to move forward.
Sept. 18, 20222
Save the cries for the head of OC Satterfield. and whether Beamer is the right man for the job. All those questions not needing to be answered right now, they can all wait till the end of the season. Lots of Football left to play and still, good chance Gamecocks will have their second winning season in a row. Time to dig in not give up?
It’s all over, South Carolina fans. Even with your disdain for the Georgia Bulldogs, you had to know Saturday’s game wasn’t going to be pretty not against the reigning national champions and No. 1 team in the country. Not against a defense that had only allowed three points combined in its first two games of the season.
But kicking, it’s over, and now, in some ways, is when the true season begins. this part of Gamecocks' front-loaded 2022 schedule was always going to present a massive challenge. A trip to then-No. 16 Arkansas (now No. 10) followed by a visit by No. 1 Georgia? That’s a nightmarish two-game stretch for any team.
Very little went right for the Gamecocks on Saturday. The performance was so uninspiring that Beamer spent the opening minutes of his postgame press conference apologizing to the fans who came out to the game. He called his own coaching performance “horse crap.” But is it time to give up, to pack it in, to lower expectations for this Gamecocks team in Beamer’s second season? “Hell no,” a fired-up Beamer said when asked if he sensed any giving up among his players.
“We’re 1-2. A bunch of fighters in that room. And to give up that’s not a part of this football program. Get out of here with that. No.” No, now’s not the time to give up. It’s time to dig in. After the rigors of the past two weeks, the next two should provide USC with a respite of sorts. Next weekend, the winless Charlotte 49ers come to Williams-Brice, followed by a home game against in-state FCS foe S.C. State. By Week 6 at Kentucky barring some unforeseen mayhem the Gamecocks should be back above .500 as they venture deeper into SEC play. Besting last year’s 7-6 record is still in the realm of possibility.
“It’s not just one thing (going wrong),” Rattler said. “Personally, I have to limit the turnovers. The interceptions. Especially because we will be throwing the ball a lot, so you got to limit that. I thought I felt like we ran the ball decent today when we were on a roll. “We got to clean up everything I think and just get into a better flow and not get ourselves in bad situations and not getting these third-and-longs. We just got to make it easier for ourselves, and we’re not right now.”
No Gamecock left Williams-Brice Stadium happy Saturday. Georgia took the crowd out of the game in its opening minutes, but amid all the negative feelings, there’s still a reason for optimism. Saturday’s game could very well be rock bottom for the Gamecocks. The season is only a quarter of the way over. There’s ample time to make a run. One of the Gamecock's few bright spots on Saturday, the running back McDowell, said he gives himself about half an hour to grieve losses like the one against Georgia. And then it’s on to the next one.
“You got about 30 minutes from the time you get to the locker room from the time you shower, and once you shower, you should wash all of that off,” McDowell said. “After the game, I pray. I see my people. I talk to coach. I talk to my players. “And whatever happened three hours ago is dead. You can’t turn around and go back to it.” After Saturday’s drubbing, the Gamecocks have no choice but to move forward.
