Dylan Thompson has a big night. Goes 21-for-30. |
The Gamecocks outplayed the Bulldogs
and almost blew it in the end. Needing a break badly, Georgia missed
its second FG of the night, late in the fourth quarter.
The Gamecocks O was as good. And it
could be much better. Dylan Thompson is a keeper.
Georgia had a great RB in Todd Gurley,
but SC had Mike Davis, and just as big in the end, Brandon Wilds. He
took a third and long, with less than two minutes left, and made if
fourth on two inches.
It was as Big a regular-season win in
the Head Ball Coach career. It was obvious he really wanted it.
Defense was better, but has a long way
to go. The D got Georgia off the field in the first half.
The defense had some spirit, but needs
some more work. The mental effort and fire was there. It can get
better. If it does, don't count this team out of anything, yet.
Who got the breaks?
SC got some breaks in the first half.
Georgia actually got called for holding. That is rare, even though
Ga. Holds a lot.
Gurley actually threw a couple punches,
or at least pushes, and SC got flagged for it. That was an absurd
call. And it was on a third-down stop.
In the second half, the officials
flipped. SC got few breaks, but was victimized by some cut block
calls, that were not really cut blocks.
CBS announcer for the SC-Ga. Gary
Danielson was AWFUL.
He was obviously down when SC made a
play, and upbeat, with a lilt in his voice when the Bulldogs did
something good.
When the video of CBS showed that SC QB Dylan Thompson got the game-ending first-down, Dalielson said "No Way." He complained that the review process is not that precise. He was having a difficult time accepting that the game was virtually over, and Ga. would not get the ball back.
When the video of CBS showed that SC QB Dylan Thompson got the game-ending first-down, Dalielson said "No Way." He complained that the review process is not that precise. He was having a difficult time accepting that the game was virtually over, and Ga. would not get the ball back.
Danielson credited some great plays by
the Gamecocks to mistakes by Georgia.
He commented on the bruising, hard and
extra effort run that Mike Davis was injured on, by saying Davis does
not have the breakaway speed of the great Gurley.
Danielson was so busy layering praise on Gurley he did not notice SC's Brandon Wilds. Wilds plus Davis trumped Gurley, especially on Wilds' last, almost first-down, but set up, run.
Danielson was so busy layering praise on Gurley he did not notice SC's Brandon Wilds. Wilds plus Davis trumped Gurley, especially on Wilds' last, almost first-down, but set up, run.
When it was obvious that SC would pull
it out, Danielson warned Gamecocks fans not to get any ideas about
the SEC-East. He scolded that Georgia only has Florida at a neutral
site, and Auburn at home, whereas SC has to go to Auburn and Florida.
Either Danielson or almost as bad
booth-mate Verne Lindquist complained about an eight-hour day. He
said, as the clock ran down, it was not very fun.
If I don't go to the game again, and
CBS broadcasts it, I'll get a radio with a delay so I can listen to
the Gamecock announcers.
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