Two years ago USC blew a double digit second half lead and lost a stunner to Kentucky. Saturday night the Gamecocks staggered into the half trailing by double digits before putting the throttle down in the second half to take home a 38-17 win over the Wildcats.
“Two different halves,” Spurrier said. Our guys really played in the second half. I mean, we couldn’t even cover kicks or punts in the first half. They almost ran off and left us in the first half. ..But fortunately it didn’t cost us.”
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All teams, even the great ones, have to find ways to win on night’s they don’t play their best. Take a look back at the Cam Newton led Auburn team in 2010 as an example. You may recall the Tigers coming back from 17 down to beat Clemson and rallying from double digits in their first matchup with USC and at arch rival Alabama as well. They even came from behind at Commonwealth Stadium that season, kicking a field goal as time expired to win.
Before you fire off the irate email, to be clear, I am not trying to compare this Gamecock team to the 2010 national champs. I am just pointing out championship caliber teams find a way to win games like this. Whether or not Spurrier’s crew can continue to progress and be a contender remains to be seen. But with fifth ranked Georgia, third ranked LSU and 11th ranked Florida looming over the next three week, Spurrier is about to find out.
We got a chance for a good season, a real good season or an average season,” Spurrier said. Then as he stepped away from the podium he added, “It was a good win. Proud of our guys. Again, we had some good camaraderie. We acted like we wanted to play. It was good to see.”
Now we will see if they can take that into Georgia next week.
A few other notes from Saturday’s game here in Lexington, Kentucky:
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FIRST QUATER RECAP
SECOND QUARTER RECAP
THIRD QUARTER RECAP
FOURTH QUARTER RECAP
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“Two different halves,” Spurrier said. Our guys really played in the second half. I mean, we couldn’t even cover kicks or punts in the first half. They almost ran off and left us in the first half. ..But fortunately it didn’t cost us.”
Download
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Steve Spurrier on comeback [2:54]
All teams, even the great ones, have to find ways to win on night’s they don’t play their best. Take a look back at the Cam Newton led Auburn team in 2010 as an example. You may recall the Tigers coming back from 17 down to beat Clemson and rallying from double digits in their first matchup with USC and at arch rival Alabama as well. They even came from behind at Commonwealth Stadium that season, kicking a field goal as time expired to win.
Before you fire off the irate email, to be clear, I am not trying to compare this Gamecock team to the 2010 national champs. I am just pointing out championship caliber teams find a way to win games like this. Whether or not Spurrier’s crew can continue to progress and be a contender remains to be seen. But with fifth ranked Georgia, third ranked LSU and 11th ranked Florida looming over the next three week, Spurrier is about to find out.
We got a chance for a good season, a real good season or an average season,” Spurrier said. Then as he stepped away from the podium he added, “It was a good win. Proud of our guys. Again, we had some good camaraderie. We acted like we wanted to play. It was good to see.”
Now we will see if they can take that into Georgia next week.
A few other notes from Saturday’s game here in Lexington, Kentucky:
- USC has now won nine straight games. That is tied for the best streak in school history with the 1984 team.
- The Gamecocks have also won 11 straight games against SEC East teams, the best streak in the division. Their last loss was the game on October 16, 2010 here at Commonwealth Stadium.
- The Gameocks scored 31 points and picked up 241 yards of total offense in the second half. 184 of those yards were on the ground.
- Marcus Lattimore finished with 120 yards rushing. It is the 10th time he’s eclipsed the 100 yard mark in his career and the second time this season.
FINAL BOX
FIRST QUATER RECAP
SECOND QUARTER RECAP
THIRD QUARTER RECAP
FOURTH QUARTER RECAP
link: http://sportstalkgol...lf-rally-audio/
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