The highlights on top of the No. 17 Gamecocks’ 2012 wish list were all but crossed off Saturday in a 44-11 loss to Florida. The SEC East championship, and a shot at the conference crown, are so remote a possibility that Spurrier said Tuesday, “We’ve got to accept the fact that we’re not going to win the SEC this year, and we’ve accepted that.” “That’s just one of our goals that we thought we had a shot at,” Spurrier said. “You’ve always got to have hope, and when it’s gone, ‘All right, what’s our next goal?’ and start moving on.”
The next goal for the Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) is an unbeaten record in Williams-Brice Stadium and that will get its next test Saturday when Tennessee (3-4, 0-4) comes to town for a noon game. “It’s good to be back home,” Spurrier said Tuesday as he took a seat for his weekly news conference.
The Gamecocks have handled things much better at home. They are on an eight-game home winning streak, which is tied for the fourth-longest run in school history. South Carolina’s last home loss came to Auburn on Oct. 1, 2011, and it has won 24 of its past 27 home games.
The next goal for the Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) is an unbeaten record in Williams-Brice Stadium and that will get its next test Saturday when Tennessee (3-4, 0-4) comes to town for a noon game. “It’s good to be back home,” Spurrier said Tuesday as he took a seat for his weekly news conference.
The Gamecocks have handled things much better at home. They are on an eight-game home winning streak, which is tied for the fourth-longest run in school history. South Carolina’s last home loss came to Auburn on Oct. 1, 2011, and it has won 24 of its past 27 home games.
