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PODCASTING NOTE: We have recently switched our publishing platform over to Podbean. (Make sure you give our Podbean profile a follow!) We made this decision to allow our show to be more available on a wider variety of platforms. (No worries, you will still be able to find us on iTunes!) However, you can now find us on more platforms than before. You can find us on the Podbean app (iTunes link and GooglePlay link). Our switch to Podbean has allowed us to be published on a multitude of music/podcasting stream platforms, including: Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and Listen Notes. We hope to also soon be available on Google Podcasts and Pandora. We hope this change will allow for an improved listening experience for all! Thanks!For the 2nd time in the history of The GABACast, the South Carolina Gamecocks are looking for a head football coach. Things are bleak in Columbia right now but, as Lou Holtz used to say, things are never as bad as they seem. In this episode we dive into a variety of things including:DC3's horrible food #TAEKSWinners and losersOle Miss ReviewMuschamp post-mortem/discussing the candidates to replace himMissouri previewPredicting the next South Carolina head football coach, but wrong answers only...Twitter questionsClick here to listen on iTunes or click the play button here on the webpage to listen through our Podbean account. Either way, make sure you’re hitting that play button! As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

Listen, it's Friday the 13th. We know. The podcast has reverted to it's idiosyncratic ways.  On a podcast recorded nearly a week ago, Sam and DC3 opine on basically anything but the travesty that was the Gamecocks' offensive performance Saturday night against the Texas A&M Aggies. Apart from the abysmal showing for the Garnet and Black (or white), the week was actually pretty interesting. From Virginia Tech and Kansas State to Rutgers and a bunch of laterals to Georgia imploding, and everything in between. College Football was kinda fun last week. May we hope that this weekend brings the same intrigue and excitement.  There are winners and losers, there is a discussion about a 'proper tailgate spread' that includes very questionable fried chicken takes a Zesto's shoutout, and a formal apology to the wonderful kicker that we do not deserve. Thank you for your service, Parker White.  We preview the Ole Miss game, too. Which will be weird.  Drive Safe Go Cocks Tip Your Waitress

We finally got a stress free week of college football. Honestly here at The GABACast the bye week has become our favorite week because there's no stressing out about the Gamecocks. Let's dive in:DC3 Food OpinionsWinners and LosersDoes the PAC-12 actually know what they're doing?Please stop overturning ridiculously fun plays in college football.Bronco Mendenhall and aggressive coaching.Dan Mullen, SEC Refs, wash, rinse, repeat.Texas A&M PreviewUniform PredictionsGame of the Week PredictionsTwitter QuestionsClick here to listen on iTunes or click the play button here on the webpage to listen through our Podbean account. Either way, make sure you’re hitting that play button! As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

Well, in the same way that the win over Auburn was exhilarating, that game was a complete disappointment. But the Gamecocks are 2-3 going into the bye week and, if we're being honest with ourselves, that's right about what everyone expected out of this team record wise. Anyways, we had a GABACast record for Twitter questions this week so it's an action packed episode this week.DC3's food opinions.Winners and losersJames Franklin is the worst.Actually Dabo might be worse.Winners are actually losers and losers are actually winners.Gus Malzahn making SEC refs his own actual employees.LSU ReviewBreaking down all of y'all's Twitter questions.How to improve the QB situation.Who's actually calling the defense?As fans, why do we do this to ourselves?Discussing Will Muschamp's buyout and our options going forward.Looking forward to the off weekend.Game of the week predictions.Click here to listen on iTunes or click the play button here on the webpage to listen through our Podbean account. Either way, make sure you're hitting that play button! As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

That was a hell of a win for the Gamecocks. We've seen the team fail to build on any kind of momentum all too many times but, after a slow start, really finished the game strong and got a solid win over Auburn for the first time since 1933. This week's episode is action packed as we discuss all things South Carolina and all things college football:DC3's crazy food opinions (new feature!!!)Winners and losersAuburn is actually DC3's winner?The top 25.Arkansas is...kinda good?Texas had a bye this week so I go off on the other UT.Auburn reviewThe impact of shaking things up in the secondary.Will Muschamp and his staff out-coaching Auburn in critical moments.Wondering how in the world Chad Morris is considered an elite offensive mind.Jaycee Horn made some $$$ Saturday.The defensive line really getting after Bo Nix Saturday.LSU previewSEC after dark on ESPN!How to attack LSU's porous defense.What to expect from their offense and keys to the game defensivelyFinal predictions.Uniform picksOur games of the weekTwitter questionsClick here to listen in on our iTunes page or click the play button here on the webpage. Either way, be sure you're hitting that play button! As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

Looks like the Gamecocks won't be going ofer this year. That was a result this team desperately needed. Actually, I think the fanbase as a whole needed a game like that, particularly the second half. Once again, Bobo was very good in calling plays, the defense showed some improvement with different personnel in the secondary. Among this, we talk about lots of other stuff.Winners and losersMissouri's bandTop 25 weirdnessTexas No defense being played...like at allVandy ReviewHow every win against Vanderbilt somehow feels like a loss.Xavier Legette continues to come alongGet the ball in Dakereon Joyner's handsOur incredibly accurate predictions for this gamePlease stop talking junk when you can't back it upAuburn Preview & PredictionsBo Nix's butt fumbleSEC refs are bad (duh)South Carolina vs Auburn history lessonsUniform PredictionsGame of the week picksClick here to listen in on our iTunes page or click the play button below. Either way, be sure you're hitting that play button. As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

This season has started off about as bad as that Brad Scott Heinz Ketchup commercial...well, maybe not THAT bad. But it certainly has room for improvement. Missed opportunities have really set this team back and Will Muschamp's hot seat is about as on fire as this episode, so let's dive right into this week's content. Winners and losers, including: LSU and Ed Orgeron opening up in-game alcohol sales.Iowa State and the weirdness of everything that happens in Ames, Iowa.Texas is certainly not back.UGA fans and their voluntary cones of shame.Breaking down the Florida game Fixing the secondary.Stop doing ridiculous celebrations when you're down 3 touchdowns.Actually being somewhat confident in the offense.Get Jordan Burch on the field more, he's the real deal.Vanderbilt Preview Vandy's offense is pretty bad.Keys to the game, especially defensively.Predictions.Uniform PredictionsTwitter Questions Click here to listen on ouriTunes page or hit the play button below to listen in. Either way, make sure you hit that play button. As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks! 

Well, I don't know how else to say this...but that absolutely sucked. I mean, could there have a more South Carolina Gamecock way to lose a football game? Probably not. There's a lot to dive into this week. This episode we have: Joe Montana's still got it...especially when it comes to home invasions.ThE AiR RaId WoN't WoRk In ThE SeC.SEC refs are the worst people at their job that somehow manage to remain gainfully employed.The Wildcats, of the purple variety, pulling off a shocker in Norman.Breaking down the game offensively, defensively, and everything in between.Do the South Carolina Gamecocks stand a chance in Gainesville?Twitter questions Click here to listen on our iTunes page or hit the play button below to listen in. Either way, make sure you hit that play button. As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

Look, we know it's been a while. We're sorry about that. But hey, we're back and better than ever. Well, maybe not better than ever but we're definitely back.  Is the GABACast disappearing the reason 2020 went to hell? There's not scientific evidence saying otherwise...Winners and losers, including Tampa Bay and their geriatric rosterThe Pac12 being terrible at lifeSeason preview Thoughts on the QB battleBreaking down the schedule Where are the playmakers going to come from?Tennessee preview and predictions Click here to listen on iTunes or hit the player below to listen in! As always, thanks for listening and go Cocks!

A podcast recorded almost a week ago posted at a random time on a Sunday? Yep. That's us. The only South Carolina Gamecocks sports podcast that exists on the internet.    In today's episode, we try to put a bow on the football season, look ahead to basketball and other sports that may give us joy in the coming months, and wax poetic about the future. We're also fortunate enough to have been able to spend a little time with longtime friend of the podcast, Langston Moore, who stops by to talk football, life, and the newest installment of his Just a Chicken book series.  There are winners, losers, lots of digressions, and the usual GABACast mess that you all know and love. Enjoy this special edition of the show!   DSGCTYW

In one of our darkest hours, our longtime friend of the podcast joins us to talk Gamecock Football.    Many thanks to Connor Shaw for taking some time out of his day to wax poetic on the state of the South Carolina Gamecocks football program, Will Muschamp's future, Ryan Hilinski's status, locker room talk, and much much more! Spoiler alert, this is an unedited, on-the-fly, interview so management apologizes in advance for the #quality #content. CLICK HERE to find us on iTunes, or just mash the play button below. BUT, in the meantime, if you want to mosey on over to a podcast that Connor and Dustin Riddle have started, well you can CLICK HERE as well. Or you can also go to ShawCamps.com if you've got a little one interested in getting better at football.    Anywho. Enjoy your bye-week.    DSGCTYW  

Y'all are probably wondering, 'wow, it's Friday, what the heck is the podcast doing showing up on a Friday?!' You're Welcome is what.  We talk about DACOACHO and how he might be a watchword for Will Muschamp. We make fun of future offensive coordinator for the Gamecocks, Chad Morris. We talk about Illinois and their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day that still somehow turned into a win. We also talk about how awesome our championship soccer team is. Don't @ us.    We also talk about App State, because we are contractually obligated to do so. We wonder what it would be like to have an offense with a little more spice than hospital grits. We seriously contemplate a scenario in which the Gamecocks can beat the Texas A&M Aggies. We digress.  There's also uniform predictions, X Factor players of the game, and a new 'One Big Question' that we think you'll all enjoy.    Click here to find us on iTunes, or just mash the play button.    DSGCTYW    

Hey there, South Carolina Gamecocks sports fans! Sports are good and entertaining sometimes. Saturday was not one of those times. Despite a fairly simple victory against a lackadasical Vanderbilt Commodores team, the boys in Garnet were less than promising under the lights in Nashville. What a better way to celebrate a [meh] WIN against a conference opponent than to do what we do best: talk a bunch about other stuff. Like how ridiculously bad NFL quarterbacks are, but that actually might reveal a larger conspiracy to protect the ridiculous guaranteed contracts for starters so the GM's don't look like total morons. Or how super cool an undefeated Dartmouth is. Or how godawful Syracuse's defense is.  We've got winners, losers, a really interesting game recap, including but not limited to thoughts on how Bryan Edwards doesn't deserve the plays we call, #FREEDAKJOYNER is about to be a thing, and [again] the refs screwed us out of a touchdown. We also [deep breath] look forward to the game against a frightening App State team with a really great offensively-minded coach.  We hope y'all enjoy the show. We certainly had fun recording.  Click here to find us on iTunes, or just press play.

Life is all about seasons...   ...it's becoming pretty clear that this is NOT the season of the Gamecock.   LIsten, Saturday's collapse against the Tennessee Volunteers may have been gut-wrenching. Demoralizing, even. Yes. The Gamecocks allowed the creamsicle mafia to move the ball virtually at will throughout the second half. Yes, the Gamecocks allowed a blocked punt for a scoop and score. Yes, the Gamecocks offense looked like it had the flu for the majority of the game. Yes, the Gamecocks got [feigns Steve Spurrier voice] whalloped on Saturday.  LET'S PODCAST. The Three Amigos are back together once again for the latest installment of the only South Carolina Gamecocks podcast on the internet. And don't worry. We're here to help you with what ails you. Mainly we're here to talk about other stuff that happened last week and to look ahead to the fact that bouncyhoops season is quickly approaching. Also, good football names are just the best. Also, PJ Fleck is a crazy person and we can appreciate that. Also, Texas Tech might've pooped the bed. Also, Notre Dame definitely did. Also, Wofford might be the best football team in South Carolina. Don't judge us. Yeah, we could talk about how Wisconsin is suddenly a smoldering pile of tires. Yeah, we could talk for hours about how BMac should probably start updating his LinkedIn profile. Yeah, we could talk about how Greg Sankey is a total wimp. Instead, we talk about our reasonable expectations for the Gamecocks' Basketball program. Because, we will tirelessly give you exactly what you want: that good good content.   Hope you enjoy the show! Please CLICK HERE to find us on iTunes, or just mash the play button. Whatever. Don't cost nothin'. 

We're not going to beat a dead horse. Things were looking good last weekend against the Florida Gators, until things got sloppier than the weather in Williams-Brice. Instead of a second consecutive victory over a top ten opponent, the good guys came away with a rather disappointing loss.  That being said, we soldiered on. Nobody had a voice for a few days, so this week you get a #FRIDAY episode of the only South Carolina Gamecocks podcast available on the internet. That being said, today's episode is a little short, but it's still full of the usual nonsense you have come to expect from us.  We try to pick apart last week's game, and shed some sort of positivity on a frustrating game. We also set our eyes on tomorrow's matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers, including uniform predictions (WHICH SPOILER ALERT WE GOT THEM RIGHT), XFactor players, and our best attempt at a score prediction.    We hope you enjoy the show!   Click here to find us on iTunes, where you should subscribe, rate, and review. Or you can just mash the play button.   DSGCTYW

Unless you 've been recently abducted by aliens you are aware that the South Carolina Gamecocks upended the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. In Sanford Stadium. Bushes were pruned. We're awaiting word on whether the invasive species that wraps Dooley Field is expected to survive. That being said, winners and losers this week are pretty focused on the showdown in Athens. From the unidentified player found running around with the Gamecock flag post-game, to a post-mortem analysis of UGA Football's Twitter account (update: they're acting like nothing happened.). We also dive into the x's and o's of the game: including the defense's commendable performance despite being on the field for 95 PLAYS. Also, DID YOU KNOW, that the more Jake Fromm throws the ball, the less likely UGA is to win the game? Well, now you do. And to add fuel to the fire, DC3's chaos theory for a path for the Gamecocks to a NY6 bowl game is still alive. We also know that while last week was fun, this week finds yet another stern test in a (formerly) top ten team, the Florida Gators. The Gamecocks tip off at Noon (again), but this time at WillyB. It's State Fair week, so you know something truly weird and wacky will happen. The guys try to decide what on earth to expect against Dan Mullen's pretty dang productive offense (that sounds weird to say), and do their best to predict what will happen this weekend. There's all that plus uniform predictions, x-factor players of the week, and your favorite new segment, 'One Pressing Question'. 'When was the last time a Gamecock Football game made you truly happy?' Hope you enjoy the show!

Hey there, sports fans!   The South Carolina Gamecocks spent the last 168 hours trying to battle the daunting invisible opponent known as ‘bye week’, and have arrived at the other side (mostly) unscathed. This is a good thing, because the team travels to Athens this weekend to face off against a top-five Georgia Bulldogs squad that looks mighty terrifying. That’s not gonna stop us from making ‘Jake Fromm State Farm’ jokes. Or more ‘Major League’ references. You get what you pay for. Just because because there wasn’t a game played in WillyB last weekend, it doesn’t mean it wasn’t an action-packed weekend FULL of winners and losers: DC3 injured himself in a remarkably dad way. An announcer made the most deadpan hail mary call ever. A D-3 team is beating its opponents so bad they got an invitation to jump straight into FCS. The Gamecocks have exactly one quality soccer program and that’s fine. Apparently SMU is also back. We also (with a fair amount of dread) look ahead to the impending matchup with UGA. Including our keys to the game, the folks we need to have show up in order to have a chance, and our best attempt at final score predictions. There’s also your favorite new segment: ‘One Pressing Question’, in which we pose the age old query: “If you could change one game in Carolina history, which one would it be??” Which, in true GABACast fashion, turns into a conversation about Blake Mitchell and how everything always relates back to Baylor.   We hope you enjoy the show!   Please click here to find us on iTunes,

Howdy folks! After some technical difficulties last week, which were pretty on-brand considering the offensive failure to launch against the Missouri Tigers, the only South Carolina Gamecocks podcast in existence returns to bring you the quality content you love and deserve. And so on. So...what do we make of Saturday’s convincing victory against a paltry Kentucky Wildcats team? Can we all just decide that chrome helmets are not good? Has the Muschamp Kentucky Curse been lifted? Is this football team *actually* not bad? Does Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard have the greatest name in football history? Does Jalen Hurts already have the Heisman Trophy in his back pocket? All that and more, including DC3’s typical negativity, Sam and Alex’s technical insight, thoughts on Jamyest Williams departure, trolling fans on the jumbotron, and a BRAND NEW SEGMENT: ‘one pressing question’ that you’re sure to enjoy. Hope you all enjoy the show.  Click here to find us on iTunes. Or you can mash the play button below if you’re into that sort of thing.  DSGCTYW

The outcome Saturday was not optimal. Would the outcome have been any different if the South Carolina Gamecocks were allowed to have the two touchdowns that the referees took away? It's difficult to say, but it would've been alot more fun. Oh well. I hope the SEC officials enjoy their fruit and nut assortments they'll get for Christmas.  Moving along, this week we break down the highlights and the lowlights from the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide (spoiler alert there's Najee Harris talk so cover your ears), including thoughts on Carolina's inability to defend the slant and their difficulties with finishing scoring drives. How can they face those concerns as the Gamecocks travel to Bizzaro Columbia to face the Missouri Tigers this weekend. We also roll through winners and losers, including Pat Narduzzi's terrible trip to the redzone, Ty'Son Williams showing the Trojans who the real USC is, a debate on the best team in Florida, and much much more!   If you have half as much fun listening as we did making the show, then we had twice as much fun as you.   DSGCTYW

After a disappointing loss to North Carolina, the Gamecocks bounced back in a big way with a blowout victory over Charleston Southern. In this week's episode we discuss: Why Tennessee sucksIs Jimbo Fisher the most overpaid person in the history of humanity?The beginning of the Hilinski era and how confident we should be in Ryan Hilinski going forward.Will the offensive playcalling carry over to the Alabama game?Will we actually be able to hang with the Tide and, dare we say it, pull off an upset? Maybe?Our uniform predictions and X-Factor Players of the Game.Twitter questions Thanks for listening to the only Soth Carolina Gamecocks podcast on the entire internet. Enjoy the show!

Listen, we all know that the first rule of Gamecock fandom is that you will experience soul crushing defeat that will leave you staring at yourself in the mirror wondering why in the world you do things like this to yourself. However, Saturday's defeat at the hands of a resurrected (and questionably botox'ed) Mack Brown team may have been a new experience. Losing to a University of North Carolina Tarheels team that won a combined five games in the past two seasons with a freshman quarterback when you're optimistic about a fourth year quarterback and a host of veteran talent might have thrown you for a loop. Well, dear fellow Gamecock fan, THE ONLY GAMECOCK PODCAST IN EXISTENCE IS HERE TO HELP This week, Sam and DC3 go old school, because Alex literally couldn't even, but despite the fact that there were only two of the three amigos, the TAEKS were still flying like seagulls in a Walmart parking lot.  The guys break down the loss in Charlotte and wax poetic on what the rest of the season might hold. We bag on the coaching staff pretty heavily, wonder aloud what it's going to look like with Ryan Hilinski taking over for an injured Jake Bentley, and try to decipher just where the Gamecocks are going to go from here. There are also winners and losers, including Tulsa's terrible horrible no good very bad running game, the year of the freshman quarterback, Willie Taggart's weird theory on hydration, and BAYLOR'S BACK BABY (living vicariously through Liberty). We also field your listener questions, threaten to boycott uniform reveals, and much much more! Click Here to find us on iTunes (where you should rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE) Or you can just hit the ol' play button below:   If you enjoy the show half as much as we did, then we had twice as much fun as you. DSGCTYW  

Folks, we did it. Our long national nightmare is over. We made it through the dark days of summer and have reached what is basically better than Christmas morning. It's officially game week. Football. Is. Back. Yea, it's probably going to be super hot this weekend in Charlotte for opening kick but who cares? Our South Carolina Gamecocks will kick it off at 3:30 on ESPN against the North Carolina Tar Heels.  In this week's episode we hash out a lot of different things like: Why Feleipe Franks is kind of a head case.An NFL longsnapper that truly forgot how to football and then unceremoniously got cut.Richard's miserable morning trying to get inside an IKEA furniture store.Our thoughts on that absolute clown show that was Miami vs Florida.Our UNC preview and predictions (spoiler: DC3 is the pessimistic one).Our uniform predictions and our X-Factor players of the weekTwitter questions Thank you so much for listening to the only South Carolina Gamecocks podcast on the internet. We're the only one. Do not fact check this.  We hope you enjoy the show half as much as we enjoyed recording it!

We're running on fumes coming into the season. Just admit it. We all are. School is back. The temperature won't drop for anyone, and your mother-in-law is still not a big fan of how you 'organized' the garage.  We get it. The dog days SUCK.   That's why we're here to bring you FOOTBALL!   Your trusted source for University of South Carolina Gamecocks sports news and other stuff is back to celebrate the return of college football! As the only college football podcast on the planet, and as trusted journalists in a respected and well-regulated field, we are committed to bringing you the most up-to-date and accurate news, insight, headlines, and inside scoops, so you can stick to the important stuff like planning your tailgate this weekend. That being said, inside this week's episode, you'll find: - Why is Johnny Manziel basically taking a job at a fast food restaurant? - The US Amateur was one of the best golf tournaments of the year to watch/follow. - Billy Napier is *not* good. - What Gamecock would've been a great player, but for whatever reason, had their career cut short? - Is Florida / Miami actually going to be fun? (it's not going to be fun.) We also roll through a different sort of ranking for the SEC...we rank the teams by their head coaches. It actually turned out to be a fun exercise, and DC3 actually found out that he may, in fact, be an optimist.    Hope you enjoy the show half as much as we enjoyed recording it!   DSGCTYW  

Hey there sportsfans! What movie would you like to remake? Are movie remakes even worth it? A very GABACast diatribe starts off our latest episode, and it continues long into the night. Spoiler alert, DC3 wants to remake Casablanca and it’s probably a bad idea. That should surprise noone.  Moving along, we roll through our winners and losers, including Antonio Brown’s helmet (and feet), Florida’s done gone and found another troublemaker, the Baltimore Orioles ridiculous upset, why the baseball might be ruining baseball (note: we still abide by our stance of ‘never bunt, hit dingers’ but feel like the amount of home runs being hit currently is ridiculous don’t hate us.) We also delve into the position group that we’re most confident in heading into the season opener. And for the main event: we preview the second half of the South Carolina Gamecocks football season. There may or may not be some quintissential DC3 pessimism. There is definitely #BANTER.  We hope you all enjoy the show. Please click here to find us on iTunes..   DSGCTYW

Howdy friends,   We can almost smell the tailgates in the air. Except for the fact that we can't breathe due to the current humidity levels. That being said, football is so close we can almost taste it. Except it doesn't taste great right now...that barbecue needs to smoke for a few more weeks.  In this week's episode, DC3 makes a big divergence into (questionably) decent audio, and the guys are officially back. We think. Among our usual shenanigans, like Winners and Losers of the week (SPOILER: ART BRILES BACK), we dive into more offseason potpurri, the Tavien Feaster thing, and the most compelling or pivotal position battles on the horizon. We also roll into the first half of  WAY TOO EARLY  football season predictions...and it's going to go about how you would think it will go. *WARNING: our predictions are subject to change without notice or without even just cause...just 'cause. Rejoice! Football is coming! Anticipation is high! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!  Enjoy the show!

Greetings, sports fans! We're back again with the only South Carolina Gamecocks podcast in existence.   In this week's episode, the gang's all here as Sam, Alex, and DC3 dive into the goofy spectacle that is SEC Media Days. From who's going to be the most entertaining, to the most Saban-like, we've got talkin' season covered like Waffle House hashbrowns. Speaking of talkin' season, we also discuss what we've been doing to pass the time during the offseason. There's also #TAEKS on recruiting (and decommitting), the upcoming season, and our signature GABACast divergent nonsense talk (which is what you really came here for, be honest).  Aside from that, we do give a shoutout to two folks we've lost recently, Jared Lorenzen and Tyler Skaggs. RIP, both of y'all.   We laugh, we forget what we're doing, we even get into our feelings a little bit. We hope y'all enjoy the show. cLiCk HeRe To FiNd Us On ItUnEs (REVIEW US POR FAVOR) or just mash the play button below.     DSGCTYW

REMEMBER US?!?!   Well, apparently we thought that the football offseason meant we could take a break, too, but that doesn't mean that the only South Carolina Gamecocks podcast in existence has been dormant this whole time. We've just been, you know, doing stuff. During our hiatus, we've added some new members to the GABACast staff, which means you're going to get better, more consistent, but still overwhelmingly mediocre content from your trusted source for Gamecock sports banter. THIS WEEK ON THE SHOW: We take a minute to explain why we've been absent for a hot minute, and catch up on things since we last recorded. We try and really think about why we're mad at Steve Spurrier (like WE USED TO ACTUALLY PLAY THIS VIDEO BEFORE GAMES Y'ALL). There's a little recap of the end of the baseball and basketball seasons. No we don't talk about Tennis, but we do talk about cornhole. We also try and offer a little offseason perspective on where both programs are heading (SPOILER: we do not want to fire anyone). We also try and give some thoughts on football recruiting, our best and worst case scenario hypotheticals, and we even talk about (maybe a little prematurely) the Gamecocks chances at an SEC title. That's not a joke. We actually talk about the football team winning a title. In July. Whatever. Bear with us. It's been a while. We hope you enjoy the show. We go a little off the rails, but that's what you people pay for anyways.    Thanks for listening! See you in two weeks!   DSGCTYW   -DC3

Good morning! Full disclosure, this podcast was not uploaded in a timely manner. You're already used to that sort of thing. There have been some new South Carolina Gamecock sports moments since then, including another men's basketball victory over a ranked opponent, Ty'son Williams' decision to enter the #TRANSFERPORTAL, baseball stuff, and an impressive showing by Deebo Samuel in Senior Bowl prep. Whatever, we're the only Gamecock sports podcast in existence so time is relative to us anyways.  Moving along. We hope you enjoy the latest episode of the show, which includes, but is not limited to:  if you were a zoo animal, what would it be?what would you put in your dream football ops center?thoughts on Thomas Brown and John Scott, Jr. basketball and the sunday scaries. All that, and much, much, more!   We appreciate you all. Hope you enjoy the show.

Hope everyone had a stupendous Christmas/Hannukah/New Year/whatever, and you didn’t have to endure watching the Belk Bowl or the National Championship game or basically anything football related for the past month. Sports are dumb. We love them, but they’re dumb. We are so excited to be back from our long hiatus so you can continue to consume the content that you faithful fans have come to know, love, and expect from us on a regular basis. EXCEPT: this time we have to welcome a new member of the podcast crew. Shout-out to our new podcast editor and creative contributor [name redacted]. You know who you are and we hope y’all enjoy the fact that DC3 has been relieved of his editing duties. On to the football, we do, in fact cover a bunch of football (spoiler we recorded before the Clemson Tigers sunk the Alabama Crimson Tide’s battleship), including our winners and losers from bowl season, our takes on the demoralizing loss to the Virginia Cavvalies (still like you, @BelkBowl), and our review of the football season overall. DC3 is skeptical, Alex is hopeful, and Sam thinks we might beat Alabama but still go 7-5. We also run through a cavalcade of off-topic topics including, ‘was Dabo’s Swinney’s tumbleweed encounter a false flag operation?’, ‘is Will Muschamp too concerned with recruiting?’, ‘sitting out a bowl game is a really stupid thing’, Mario Kart is not a game, and so much more!!!]] We really appreciate y’all stopping in. We love each and every one of you and hope you enjoy the show!

Well, the South Carolina Gamecocks lost a very wild, weird game against the Clemson Tigers this past Saturday. The Gamecocks were out-manned, literally and figuratively, but played a much more competitive game than the scoreline indicated. Some exceptionally pedestrian play inside the redzone and a few gaffes in crucial third (and fourth) down situations ultimately sealed their fate, but not before Carolina’s offense hauled off for 600 yards of offense, led by a career performance from Jake Bentley. This podcast does not condone ever losing to Clemson in any capacity but there were some positive takeaways from Saturday night’s game. We go in depth on our takes from the Palmetto Bowl, but we also run through the rest of rivalry week to determine our winners and losers. Some highlights: why would anyone ever fight Kevin Faulk?Kendrick Rogers ridiculous catch against LSU.nobody played defense yesterday, not even Michigan.The FCS playoff is better.Les Miles to Kansas is actually good? We also do our best to preview this weekend’s final game against the Akron Zips, including our crystal game balls and our uniform predictions for the matchup, which will take place at Noon, and will be on SEC Network. You can checkout a little preview here if you’d like. As always, thank you for listening. If you have half as much fun listening as we did recording, then we had twice as much fun as you.

Despite being up 17 points in the third quarter, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks found a very creative/depressing way to lose to the Florida Gators this past Saturday. At the hand of Felipe Franks, Carolina watched a lead evaporate against yet another ranked conference opponent, ultimately falling 35-31. Now, the Gamecocks stand ready to face the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs this coming Saturday. A win will make the Gamecocks bowl eligible for the third straight year and could set the stage for Will Muschamp to become the winningest South Carolina head football coach at this point in his career, ever. But, what do we make of all of this? The defense lost its mojo, the play-calling got so conservative Pat Buchanan wouldn’t vote for it, and the coaching staff had seemingly no answer for anything.  So...how do the Gamecocks prepare for UTC this weekend, much less the Clemson Tigers in two weeks?  Why don’t we podcast?! In this week’s episode, there are winners, and there are losers (Baylor’s back, DC3 goes on a diatribe, and Sam has HAD IT with Tom Herman). There’s also room to dissect the loss to UF, consider the game against UTC, grade Will Muschamp as a head coach, and answer your Twitter questions to the best of our ability.  It’s not easy but someone has to do it for free. We hope you have half as much fun listening as we did recording.  GO COCKS!

So, the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Ole Miss Rebels temporarily traded places with Big-12 South teams, and somehow came out on top of a shootout in Oxford. That was a fun thing that wasn't stressful or frustrating or confusing in any way.  Also, did you know that you can purchase stamps from a gas station? DC3 did not. In this week's podcast, your favorite triumvirate on the internet's only Gamecock sports podcast available anywhere on the internet tries to pull-apart the win over a high-powered Rebel offense, while still trying to wrap our heads around how the heck that's going to mean anything as Carolina rolls into Gainesville this weekend to square off against the Florida Gators. One thing is for certain: Jordan Ta'amu is legit. So is Deebo Samuel on kickoff returns.Bryan Edwards also might not be human. Parker White is [still] clutch. Okay, so that's four things, but whatever, deal with it. We also roll through our winners and losers of the week (spoiler: the Baylor Bears don't make the cut and DC3 goes off-the-cuff), try our best to predict this week's uniforms, give our crystal gameball predictions, talk about reviving the camo uniforms because (shrug emoji), awkward family Thanksgiving dinners, and a whole lot more.  We hope y'all enjoy listening as much as we do recording. Go Cocks!

That was a very strange football game.  The South Carolina Gamecocks looked like a toddler trying to eat fettuccini for the first half of football against the Tennessee Volunteers. Then, without much warning, they suddenly turned into a team capable of playing both offense and defense with some degree of competence. Down 21-9, with barely a glimmer of hope on offense and no ability to stop Jarrett Guarantano on third down, the Cocks mounted two lightning fast scoring drives (made possible by some great play from Deebo Samuel, Rico Dowdle, and Ty'Son Williams, as well as an absolute missle of a pass from Jake Bentley to Bryan Edwards), to pull even at 24 points apiece. Then, the defense decided to join in on the fun, holding the Vols scoreless for the remainder of the game. Ultimately, a Parker White field goal put Carolina on top, 27-24, completing a very weird comeback that keeps the Gamecocks alive for the postseason. The team travels to Oxford this weekend to face off against the Ole Miss Rebels in a brunch-time kickoff over on SEC Network. In this week's podcast, we doll out our traditional winners and losers (looking at you, Baylor Bears), as well as some new contenders (coach fights, fart noises, Willie Taggart's Hot Seat). We also discuss the Gamecocks first trip to The Grove in nearly a decade, providing our expert insight into the matchup (hint: we think that scoring more than them is good), and how weird it must be to play a football game before Noon. We also give our thoughts on uniform combos, lose DC3 to a technical difficulty, find him again, and lose him again just before fielding your Twitter questions.  We hope you all enjoy listening as much as we do recording. Go Cocks!

First, there was BLOOD WEEK, and then there was last week. Who will lose in ridiculous fashion this week? Can it be Clemson? Please let it be Clemson. Just kidding, it's totally not going to be Clemson. that thing doesn't exist anymore.  Despite this being an off-week for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, there were plenty of things going on in the college football universe, including that thing where the Purdue Boilermakers turned the Ohio State Buckeyes into pesto. We touch on that, UVA playing in the ACC title game as a 20-point underdog, Mike Leach/Ed Orgeron 2020, and Nebraska's committed fanbase. We also apologize for making each of you watch really not good football games that we all suggested you watch, and we try to save face by previewing the perennial (shrug emoji) game that is USC vs. UT. We discuss everything from the implications of Jarrett Guarantano being injured or not injured or whatever, to the inevitable night game blackout that will literally and figuratively happen in Columbia on Saturday. We also hand out crystal game balls and answer reader/listener questions. Buckle up. Gas Pedal's on the right.    Hope you enjoy!

Let’s face it; we’ve all had bad days at work. Done stupid things, even. Not that we’d tell anyone about them. Moving on. The South Carolina Gamecocks squared off against the Texas A&M Aggies in a weirdly beautiful symphony of stupid miscues sprinkled in with brilliant overtures. Despite holding the ball for more than 41 minutes of game time, they only managed a three-point win after a botched onside kick left our strange new SEC step-brothers the opportunity to screw up the victory formation, which they almost did. This game had everything, but so did the rest of Week Seven. We all talk about that one week that has ALL of the upsets. This was BLOOD WEEK, Y’ALL! Except this week could’ve been so much worse. We talk about our losers (including COACH FIGHTS) and our winners (hint: gumbo is involved), and we even give y’all a glorious dose of the beautiful mess that is Paul Johnson’s band of misfit pirates. Bees. Whatever. Paul Johnson is a treasure. Licking our wounds doesn’t come close to describing this week’s episode: we dive into the rest of the season, and give our honest assessment of where the program is versus the bill of goods we were sold. In any event, the Gamecocks play our dreaded rival BYE WEEK, so, in addition to our usual nonsense, we decided to take a look at the game we’re most interested to watch, since we don’t have to spend all of Saturday breathing into an Allegiant Air issued barf bag. There are some good ones. Hope y’all enjoy. There are some jokes, some bad stories, hopefully some insight, and definitely some TAEKS. We really hope you enjoy and can’t wait to do it again with y’all next week. Thank you!

On Saturday in Williams-Brice Stadium, the South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Missouri Tigers in a game that included an onside kick that wasn't an onside kick, a torrential rainstorm, yet another untimely missed field goal by mizzou, a blocked punt, a two-hour delay, and an even wilder final two minutes of game clock. We will attempt to make this podcast just as weird as the football game that happened this past weekend.  In this week's episode, there are winners (see: Gloria Butler) and there are losers (LOL UFC), but most of all there are thoughts aplenty on the crazy train that is Gamecock Football. We dish on SCAR, the paper-thin line between defensive intensity and disobedience, our BMac problem on first down, and why Parker White might deserve a spot on our Mount Rushmore of Gamecock Football players.  This is a good one. Buckle up. Gas pedal's on the right. 

Well. That sucked. We all know that. A little bit of each of us shriveled up and died during that sad twenty play drive that ended in zero points to end the game last Saturday in BIG GROCERY STADIUM, but, let’s podcast about it anyways. FIRST. Let’s speak on something positive: what’s your single favorite thing about college football season? We gave our best attempt at feigning charm and optimism, and we hope you do too down in the comments. Okay, moving along. There are, as always, winners and losers. This week we give a shout out to Penn State, the whole dang USA, college football’s zombie team (UAB), and former baseball great and criminally underrated MLB player, Whit Merrifield. We also dive into the debacle under the lights in Lexington, where the Gamecocks successfully helped with the launch of yet another Heisman Trophy campaign, this time for Benny Snell Jr...we know...we’re sick of it too. We attempt to perform a semi-competent autopsy of Gamecock Football and try to find a semblance of a silver lining moving forward as the Gamecocks come back to Williams-Brice Stadium to host their bitter and longtime rival the Missouri Tigers this coming weekend. This is a deep-dive, and we hope you enjoy it. Air out your grievances, express your frustrations. We are here. We are here for you.   Faithfully yours, The Only South Carolina Gamecocks Podcast crew.

Derek Mason wanted a street fight; he wound up with an unlicensed cockfight in Nashville.    That was fun, but what does it all mean going forward? Not much. The next contest involves traveling to Lexington to meet one of the hottest teams in the Southeastern Conference: the Kentucky Wildcats. But we digress... In this week's episode, we roll through the winners and losers that didnt include the Cocks and the Dores. (hint, let's say a cetain someone is back for some more). We break down the pros and cons of USC's first conference win of the season. We also try to digress as much as possible, and hope you'll enjoy listening as much as we did recording.   Happy Tuesday!    

Hey guys! We're back live and in color to preview this past weekend in football and look ahead to Vanderbilt. This week we discuss: Our winners and losers of the week which include: the biggest winner of them all as Colgate Raiders football helped victims of Hurricane Florence, the Baylor Bears make another appearance as losers of the week and Rutgers as Sam wonders how the hell you lose to Kansas by 41.Since the Gamecocks didn't play, we discussed our individual favorite games of the week which includes Sam's personal hero, Ed Orgeron.Oh yea, and we look ahead and give our in-depth, "expert," preview of the South Carolina Gamecocks vs Vanderbilt Commodores matchup this coming weekend.Also included in this episode are our uniform predictions, crystal gameballs and lots of Twitter questions. You can listen in right here or you can visit our iTunes page where you can rate, review, and subscribe. As always, thanks for listening and go Gamecocks!

Hey guys! We're back and, well, we're not in the greatest of moods. DC3 is mad at Barstool Sports, Alex is mad at the ACC refs from the Texas A&M vs. Clemson game, and I'm mad at Florida runningback for making a poorly timed announcement to transfer (AGAIN). Honestly, after that butt whooping the Georgia Bulldogs put on the South Carolina Gamecocks, we're just a little mad about everything. But hey! It's not all bad, right? Somehow DC3 saw some positives from the Georgia game and we also preview the upcoming matchup against the Marshall Thundering Herd (while also keeping an eye on Hurricane Florence). You can listen here, or on our iTunes page. Hey, and while you're there, make sure to subscribe and leave us a review (all 5 stars, plz). Thanks for listening and Go Cocks! Bonus: Obviously playing a football game Saturday is taking a backseat right now with Hurricane Florence bearing down on our coastline. Please stay safe out there and, if you're in harm's way, please evacuate and get somewhere safe. Also, here's a great Twitter feed with weather updates specific to our great state, so give them a follow!

College football, unlike Miami and Texas, is back y'all and the Gamecocks are 1-0! On this week's episode we discuss our winners and losers, review the blowout win over Coastal Carolina and preview the upcoming showdown with UGA. Thanks so much for listening and go Cocks!

Football is BACK! I mean, we’re happy that the University of South Carolina Women’s Soccer Team defeated Clemson 1-0 last week, and we’ll be watching closely as Mark Berson’s Men’s squad takes on those folks in orange this Friday, but can we talk about these new uniforms already!? Yep, football is back, faithful listener, and the crew from the only podcast in the Gamecock universe is here to bring you everything you’ve come to expect from your favorite source for all things Carolina sports. We discuss our favorite off-season things: from our own campaign to give Javon Kinlaw a ridiculous nickname, to Jeremy Pruitt not knowing how boat motors work, to the fact that the NCAA playoff system still kinda sucks (see also defending national champs, the UCF Golden Knights). We also roll through our week one score predictions and give out our Crystal Game Balls. It’s all that and more inside this week’s show! We had a lot of fun recording this episode, and we hope you have fun listening. Please click here to find us on iTunes (where you should subscribe, rate, and review), or just mash the play button below. Go Cocks!

School is back in session, cooler weather beckons, and everyone is undefeated. This is truly the best time of year. ...except the back to school part. (sorry, teachers everywhere) In any event, this is our final preseason preview episode before our regular schedule resumes next week. We talk about some of our favorite moments of the offseaon, predict an SEC champion, and roll through our in-depth game-by-game analysis (read: loosely formed) for the 2018 schedule, including a win/loss prediction and swing games/trap games that could make or break the South Carolina Gamecocks campaign. We also roll through our winners and losers of the week, taking several detours along the way. We had a lot of fun and we hope you will enjoy the show.

What if you could change one play in Gamecock Football history? ...well, we talked about it, and, unsurprisingly, it’s a pretty dark road to go down. But we do it anyways because we’re South Carolina Gamecocks football fans and apparently we like to torture ourselves. Moving along to different matters, Sam, DC3 and Alex attempt to highlight the positives and negatives for each defensive unit, as well as the special teams in this week’s second of three preseason preview episodes. From our high hopes for the defensive line to our optimism regarding punt returns and our understandable fear of setting up for a field goal longer than 25 yards, your favorite podcast is back to bring you all that and more!

We have been told that the football team wants to move fast this year, but will it know how to move forward? LET’S PODCAST ABOUT IT In this week’s episode, Sam, Alex, and DC3 return to discuss the offensive side of the football as we wind down the weeks before the start of the 2018-19 season. How will the South Carolina Gamecocks look without resident offensive wet blanket Kurt Roper at the helm? Will Jake Bentley act his age this season? Is Bryan Edwards overrated? Is Rico Dowdle the guy in the backfield? How can Garnet Thor be replaced? Can the O-Line take the heat? Can Deebo Samuel come back and shine in his final season? We answer those questions and many more (most of which you didn’t even ask). We hope you enjoy the show!  

Your favorite triumvirate of takesmiths is back to help you push through the final month of summer. Y’all, FOOTBALL IS ALMOST HERE!   We can do this.   On this week’s show, we dig into our grab bag of lukewarm tricks to catch up on things in the world of sports since our last podcast. We talk a little World Cup, a little Braves and MLB action, and Sam even lets DC3 talk golf for a second. We also dive into the Gamecocks, including our post-season thoughts on the baseball team, including our assessment of Mark Kingston’s first official season at the helm. We look ahead to the football season, and discuss what we’re most excited to see when the Gamecock Football team takes the field at Williams-Brice stadium in just over a month. We enjoyed getting the band back together and we hope you enjoy the episode.        Stay tuned as we look forward to getting back into a regular posting schedule as the season rapidly approaches. Next week, we’ll dive into some x’s and o’s on the offensive side of the ball, and NEW GUEST APPEARANCES. Buckle up. We’re getting ready to mash the gas on the 2018 football season.

All is right with the world once again: the University of South Carolina Gamecocks are back in the Super-Regionals. The Gamecocks swept through the Greenville (NC) regional, defeating Ohio State, East Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in fairly impressive fashion and set up a date with the Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend. How did they come back from the dead to set up yet another post-season run? Well, that's what we're here to talk about. In this week's episode, the guys take a look back at the series, and survey the daunting task ahead of traveling to Fayetteville to do battle with one of the legitimate title contenders for the College World Series crown. We also take a look at the whole Super Regional field, and discuss the matchups we're most excited or interested to see. We also take a look at how Mark Kingston's first season stacks up against other first year efforts in Gamecock sports history, shoutout the new Gamecock MLB draftees, talk some smack about Clemson running out of gas (AGAIN), and answer some mailbag questions.   We hope you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe, and PLEASE write a review!

Your favorite South Carolina Gamecocks sports podcast is back! As the baseball team stands on the precipice of the post-season, the Softball team looks back at a great season that shows the signs that the Lady Gamecocks may *actually* be #Elite. The football team has had itself quite a week, and the men’s basketball team found out that Brian Bowen’s playing career and eventually his future will be forever affected by yet another dumb NCAA ruling. And, speaking of the NCAA doing dumb stuff, our friend, Steven Godfrey also wrote a very good article about college football. Sports are really stupid sometimes, but they’re still awesome. This week’s episode is brought to you by our new sponsor Charmin Extra Soft. For your delicate undercarriage.

Spring is in the air Gamecock fans! The renewal of life during sinus infection season Spring brings with it the promise of warmer weather, sunshine and LOTS OF SPORTS EXPECTATIONS. SERIOUSLY. LOTS. And, with that, it means that you also get the return of your ‘favorite’ South Carolina Gamecock Spots Podcast! This week, Sam, Alex, and DC3 delve into the Gamecock Baseball team’s recent sweep of a ranked LSU Tigers team (which would subsequently catapult the Gamecocks into the top-25 for the first time in what seems like an eternity), and take a look at the season thus far. We dig into their own assessment of where the team is compared with our expectations of where the team should be (because we’re experts, dangit). We also dive into the hype surrounding the upcoming football season, both on and off the field. We talk Spring Game reactions, hand out praise for the Social Media staff, and celebrate the hiring of one Marcus Lattimore. But, most of all, we celebrate the Gamecocks momentous victory over the Clemson Tigers in the Palmetto Series rivalry series because South Carolina cares about female empowerment and charity. Do not @ us.

The Lady Gamecocks won an incredible, record-shattering, fourth-consecutive SEC tournament title after a dominating performance against the heretofore undefeated Mississippi State Bulldogs, The South Carolina Gamecocks Men's Basketball team has to play a first-round game in its upcoming SEC tournament, and the South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball team lost its fourth-consecutive Reedy River Rivalry to the [muffled cough] Clemson Tigers. We attempt to discuss these and many more topics on this week's triumphant return of your favorite Carolina sports podcast. We really do hope you enjoy our loosely formed opinions on Twitter etiquette, The future of Mark Kingston's baseball team, one or two random theories on Frank Martin and Dawn Staley and parity in NCAA Basketball, and much, much, more.    Please enjoy the show. Click here to find us on iTunes. Click here to visit our episode's page, or just click below to listen right here.   

Today we celebrate the only football team from South Carolina that is undefeated in 2018. We are celebrating the only way we know how: by publishing the podcast three days late beause DC3's computer suffered an untimely, but very on-brand, demise. So, apologies if we reference a not-yet-to-be-played national title game which was way more fun than we actually predicted it to be on the show. We do, however, discuss our winners and losers of the final week of college football, recap a bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines, provide our way-too-early 2018 predictions, and wax poetic on our new program mascot, Ryan Nanni (affectionately known as @celebrityhottub). He isn't the diplomat we asked for, but he's the one we deserve. We also get into a little bit of Gamecock basketball. Conference play is underway, and things are *actually* not terrible, but they're not super-good either. We dive into the men's and women's performances on the hardwood, and try to figure out if the post-season is a possibility for the men's team. This week is our 100th show! So thank you so very much for listening along as we've attempted to get a little bit better each and every (almost) week, and thanks for letting us describe the goings-on in Gamecock sports in a very mediocre and not at all professional manner.  We really do love y'all.   Drive safe, Go Cocks, Tip your Waitress.