march madness 2009 Stories - Burnt Orange Nation
Gamecock Man's Final Four Predictions
The only big news in Gamecocks land today is that we lost on the diamond to visiting Arkansas yesterday by a score of 6-4. The Hogs are one of the hottest teams in the country, so it would be a major accomplishment for us to come back and take the series. The other big event today, of course, is...
Western Kentucky Beats Illinois: A Few Thoughts from a South Carolina Fan's Perspective
Although there were some close games, the first day of the NCAA tournament was rather uneventful in terms of actual wins by the little guys. However, there was one notable upset, a classic 12 over 5: Western Kentucky, the perennial Sun Belt force, over Big Ten power Illinois.This game is worth...
Davidson at South Carolina NIT 1st Round: A Quick Recap
It's been a fun ride, but Darrin Horn's at times magical first season is now over after a 70-63 loss to Davidson. Stephen Curry lived up to his reputation with 32 points, while Devan Downey led South Carolina with 18. In their last games as Gamecocks, Zam Fredrick scored 10, while Branden Conrad...
Almost Dunking Marques Maybin: portrait of a budding legend
With the collective eyes of the sports world focused so squarely on a single event, there isn’t a member of the media who isn’t tirelessly probing for an unexplored angle, fact or statistic to feed the attentive public. It doesn’t take a crack research team to tell the world...
Thank You, Zam and Branden
Well, the season is over after the dissappointing loss to Davidson. I should probably be more upset, but any wins in the NIT would have been something of a mixed blessing anyways; I was probably too jaded after missing out on the NCAAs to really be upset about losing in the NIT. So, instead of...
The state of Louisville basketball is quite fine
There's an insane amount of things going on in the world of Louisville sports right now, so much so that I spent the morning curled up and bawling in a neighbor's sandbox instead of trying to sort through it all. But I cleared my head, outran the world's biggest seven-year-old and am ready to...
Selection Sunday and NIT Thoughts
Unsurprisingly, we missed out on the NCAAs. While it's painful to make yet another trip to the NIT only two weeks after what at the time seemed like a season-defining win over Kentucky, it's hard to be too bitter over the way things turned out. While it would be easy to say that a 21-win team that...
Mississippi State vs. South Carolina: A Quick Recap
While I'm going to give it a go all the same, I'll have to admit that it pains me to write this. Despite the fact that this season has mostly been a joy to behold, it's been tough to suffer through these late-season losses. This one probably hurts the most. We were in a position to win at the half...
No Full Recap Today / Post-Failure Open Thread
Unless I change my mind, I'm going to wait until tomorrow to write a fully formed recap of today's debacle. All I can say right now is that it's tough being a Gamecock sometimes. This one really hurts. The stakes were high and we were in a good position to win, but midway through the second half,...
Championship Week, Day Eleven
We're rounding the homestretch here...but as the number of games gets smaller (37 today), the intensity grows. If yesterday's Big East quarterfinals were any indication, it's going to be a fun couple of days. Patriot League Finals 1 American v. 2 Holy Cross (3:45pm on ESPN2) Big 12...
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