CofC Baseball vs. South Carolina, March 6, 2007, at Joe Riley Park

The University of South Carolina Gamecocks will return to the Joe to face the College of Charleston Cougars on March 6th. The Gamecocks lost last night to the Citadel Bulldogs after the Dogs came back to win 7-6. Hopefully, the Cougars can keep the Cocks winless at the Joe for the season. Tickets for this game go on sale today, contact Josh Bryson at the CofC ticket office (843-953-5479) for more information. (Baseball season ticket holders will be able to use their tickets for this game.)

The Cougar Club will be having a cook-out for all Cougar Fans at Murray’s Mezzanine (located underneath the white tent down the first base line). The event will start half an hour prior to game time. The cost is $10 per person. Call and pay today for the cook-out by calling Davin Wise at (843) 953-5472.

College of Charleston Alumni Pre-Game Celebration and Basketball Game

From the College of Charleston Alumni Assoc.

Join the CofC Columbia Alumni Chapter and fellow alumni from all over the
state (and beyond!) for a Pre-Game Celebration as our Men’s basketball team
takes on USC in Columbia on December 5. Nationally recognized head
coach, Bobby Cremins will also be on hand as we get ready to cheer on our
Cougars!
Tuesday, December
5
Alumni Pre-Game Celebration5:00 to 6:30 pm, Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center1101 Lincoln Street , Columbia, S.C.
Men’s Basketball vs. USC 7:00 pm, Colonial
Center, 801 Lincoln Street , Columbia, SC
You may
choose among several options for the evening:
Bus from Charleston leaves from Patriots Point at 3:00 pm-Price is $65 per
person-Includes a seat on a first-class bus, Game ticketMovies on the
bus“On the Road with Cougar Pride”
t-shirt.
Alumni Pre-Game
Celebration
Price is $15 per personLexington Room – lower level of the Convention
CenterMeet Coach Bobby Cremins, 5:15 – 5:30 pmHeavy hors’d oeuvresBeer, Wine
& Sodas

College of Charleston Men ’s Basketball vs
USC
Price is $12 per person (included in bus package if taking bus to event)
Tickets may be picked up at the Celebration. After 6:30 pm, tickets may be
picked up at will-call.

Parking for the CelebrationFREE if you attend the
Celebration. Parking is conveniently located between the Convention Center
and the Colonial Center.

Hotel RoomsWe have blocked a limited number of
rooms at the Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn. Please contact the hotel
directly to reserve your room and note that it’s the “College of Charleston
Alumni” block.
Details are as follows:
Holiday Inn City Centre at USC: 630 Assembly Street , Columbia, SC.68 mile
from Convention CenterPhone: 803.799.7800$82 plus tax
Hampton Inn Historic District: 822 Gervais Street, Columbia,
SC.16 mile from Convention CenterPhone: 803.231.2000Ask for Holly or
Melissa$139 to $149 plus taxPlease click here to register for this event.
Questions? Contact Anita van de Erve at 843.953.1926 or vandeervea@cofc.edu .

The Sharks are swimming for Spurrier

Last week it was Miami (Fl) offering a job to Coach Spurrier and now this week the Tide are offering Spurrier a $39 million paycheck with no cuts over 10 years to rebuild the program that Bear built.

We're going to need a bigger boat!

As I said before Spurrier isn't going to leave. I would look for a renegotiation of his contract but not by much because money isn't Spurrier's motivation. When he took the job at Carolina he told the President and Athletic Director that he'd sign for less as long as they put the excess money towards the Women's Programs. I would highly doubt that he would leave for the money.

Spurrier wants to leave his own legacy at Carolina. For him to pull up stakes and move to Bama to live in Bear Bryant's shadow would be a huge surprise to me.

(Photo compliments of the Jim Trabert/Bushido, taken with a Sony-Ericsson W-300i)

Clemson vs Carolina

I know that Coach Spurrier had all of the beat Clemson signs taken down around Williams-Brice and he mentioned in the Post & Courier (11/22/2006) that this game is just like any other game, and (that) "we should try to win them all". But Bobby Bowden anticipates a different story for the "most exciting 2-minutes of football" (when the Tigers take the field) as he said, "That's not his M.O. (to wait until Clemson takes the field) he might be on buses behind us."

Either way, Coach Spurrier lost a close game to Clemson last year, and this year will probably be just as close.

Coach Spurrier is a competitor and being 0-1 against a Bowden is not (to steal line from Coach Bowden) his M.O. Coach Spurrier might just think this is another game, but I think that is just what he tells the Press. Spurrier is ready for his first (of many) win against Clemson. It will be close, but without a kicking game, Clemson will probably come up short against Carolina. Go Cocks!