South Carolina needs good things to happen in a place where good things normally don't happen for the visitors

-Ground game required

-Secondary bounce back?

-Finish, finish, finish

-No, benching the QB won't fix everything

-It's the hope that kills ya

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Another early lead, another heartbreaking loss.

-Troublesome early signs

-USC's QB reality

-In-game leadership

-The mentality problem

-No room for error

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A massive matchup to open SEC play. Two programs trying to establish footing in the upper echelon of the conference. Don't you love this sport?

-Unprecedented matchup

-Showdown in the trenches

-You run, you win

-First true test for USC's secondary

-Welcome to Williams-Brice

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Carolina's final tune-up of the regular-season featured slightly more tuning than we'd like.

-Spiritual S.C. State sequel

-We got ourselves a run game

-A bad case of the dropsies (and the not blocksies)

-Wild Swain package?

-The utterly ridiculous "Bench LaNorris" argument

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The vibes are high in Columbia after the opener...can the party continue Saturday night?

-Towson talk

-Under pressure (dun dun dun du-du-dun dun)

-Nitro boost

-We want Neff!

-Mentality check

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We're not going to overreact to season openers, right? Right??

-A comfortable LaNorris

-Offensive line turnaround

-Nyck Harbor, short-pass assassin?

-No drop off

-Horror stories from just outside Williams-Brice

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We have actual factual football to talk about!!!

-Let's all recite the season-opener pledge

-Trench warfare

-A dominant defensive start

-Roster construction in 2026

-Here's the kicker.

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A season with so much potential that ended in so much disappointment.

-A troubling offensive trend

-The hardest five-game stretch in program history

-Good riddence

-The Missed Expectations Bowl

-The fun is in the journey

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A nine-win season that could have (should have?) been even better.

-Oh no, ODU

-We don't talk about LSU.

-Hammerin' the Aggies

-Another Missouri barnburner

-3rd-and-16

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After a scintillating 2022 campaign, things go south for the Gamecocks

-Run game fans, cover your ears

-Dowell's debut

-Rattler vs. The Pirate

-Graham Mertz, prolific passer?

-A hideous rivalry loss

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