Can we get to 6 wins

[Beanerball]

Before the season started I didn’t see a path to 6 wins. I do see a path now. But who do we beat besides Wofford?
Vandy- yes but they have been competitive
Oklahoma- they could be beatable
Texas A&M- beatable as well
Missouri- not looking as strong as aspected

Don’t think we stand a chance against the rest but maybe Clemson, too early to tell. My picks are Vandy and A&M. Maybe steal one of the others to get to 7. Thoughts?

 

[cockyinflorida]

Bro we can beat ANYONE on ANY given Saturday. Enough with this loser mentality.

 

[Beanerball]

I think we are a few big play makers at WR to be able to best “anyone on any given Saturday.” But I’ll concede maybe some of the other games may turn out to be wins. We’ll see, especially the next 2 games. I hope you are right.

 

[gamecock stock]

Need 7 in order to break even (4-4) in the SEC. Think that is a MUST in Beamer's 4th season.

 

[Cackmandu]

First question is how bad are Sellers and Sanders?

 

[BftCocks09]

I think Ole Miss is beatable given it’s a home game for us with 2 weeks to prepare. That is in no way, shape, or form a prediction though.

 

[Blues man]

I'm gonna take that Vandy vs Mizzou game as a sign that both are beatable.

 

[Uscg1984]

I think Ole Miss is beatable given it’s a home game for us with 2 weeks to prepare. That is in no way, shape, or form a prediction though.

Ole Miss is still a big question mark. They have yet to play ANYBODY. We'll know a bit more about them after this weekend, I guess.

 

[Evilchicken]

This team has more heart than I expected but the talent on offense and in the secondary is very questionable. Heart will keep us in all of our games this season and that’s good to see.

 

[BftCocks09]

Ole Miss is still a big question mark. They have yet to play ANYBODY. We'll know a bit more about them after this weekend, I guess.

I was thinking this last night watching a little bit of them play GSU. They didn’t look crazy impressive to me. They were good, but not crazy fast and athletic. I think we have the horses to play with them. That being said, this is a game I can easily see Beamer and company getting their you-know-whats handed to him by Lane Kiffin coaching wise.

There’s also the obligatory 150+ yards and 1+ TD’s we have to give up to Wells since he’s a former Gamecock.

 

[92Pony]

I'm gonna take that Vandy vs Mizzou game as a sign that both are beatable.

I think Vandy is much better than the usual Vandy. I am NOT putting them in the automatic “W” column.

 

[Atlanta Cock]

Ole Miss is still a big question mark. They have yet to play ANYBODY. We'll know a bit more about them after this weekend, I guess.

Dude. Kiffin is so much smarter than our guy, and they're fast.

 

[Piscis]

I was thinking this last night watching a little bit of them play GSU. They didn’t look crazy impressive to me. They were good, but not crazy fast and athletic. I think we have the horses to play with them. That being said, this is a game I can easily see Beamer and company getting their you-know-whats handed to him by Lane Kiffin coaching wise.

There’s also the obligatory 150+ yards and 1+ TD’s we have to give up to Wells since he’s a former Gamecock.

I'm sure they weren't giving their all playing Ga Southern. They had to view Ga Southern the same way we viewed Akron. Ole Miss still hasn't played anyone with a pulse but they've beaten every team they have played soundly.

 

[USCEE82]

I think Vandy is much better than the usual Vandy. I am NOT putting them in the automatic “W” column.

The Vandy QB is alright. Vandy should've won that game last night against Mizzou.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Hard to say. LSU was our golden opportunity. Just sitting there begging us to take it.

I fear we'll look back on the LSU game as another "aw shucks" moment in Gamecock history.

Some of the remaining teams appear beatable. A&M or Mizzou at home are probably the best best, but those are 2 teams that have just had our number.

 

[Blues man]

I think Vandy is much better than the usual Vandy. I am NOT putting them in the automatic “W” column.

Agreed. I'll stand with beatable tho. I think we have shown enough to pencil them in as a maybe. lol

 

[USCEE82]

I fear we'll look back on the LSU game as another "aw shucks" moment in Gamecock history.

Yessir. Add it to the long list of games that we'll look back and say if we win that one, it might've catapulted us to a solid season. I feel like we can never win the game to get us over the hump.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Yessir. Add it to the long list of games that we'll look back and say if we win that one, it might've catapulted us to a solid season. I feel like we can never win the game to get us over the hump.

Even our very best seasons have been marked with one stupid loss that kept us from greatness.

 

[Southern Fried Chicken]

Before the season started I didn’t see a path to 6 wins. I do see a path now. But who do we beat ... Thoughts?

After our bye week, the next 6 games are brutal. Somebody ate our Vandy Cupcake. I NEVER support injuries as a valid excuse, with perhaps a QB exception but, we now face ... The Big Boys. Seriously, the crew may be loyal but it's gettin' thin Capt!

 

[Southern Fried Chicken]

I'm gonna take that Vandy vs Mizzou game as a sign that both are beatable.

I'm a Catholic! You must be also.
It's Okay if you sin on Saturday night, as long as you make it to Confession, early Sunday morning!!!

 

[Beanerball]

Agree LSU was one we needed to get to 6. Back to my original post, my picks to get to 6 are Vandy and A&M. Missouri is a home game right? Still not sold on them, so that would be my 3rd pick for another win. Guys, my post was about who will we beat? Those of you who are interested, give me your list in order. I know it’s hypothetical this early in the season, that’s why I am asking. Put your picks out there. Let’s see what happens

 

[18IsTheMan]

Agree LSU was one we needed to get to 6. Back to my original post, my picks to get to 6 are Vandy and A&M. Missouri is a home game right? Still not sold on them, so that would be my 3rd pick for another win. Guys, my post was about who will we beat? Those of you who are interested, give me your list in order. I know it’s hypothetical this early in the season, that’s why I am asking. Put your picks out there. Let’s see what happens

It's just that it's the same question that was raised 10,000 times in the preseason. Nobody knows the answer. As we all said preseason, beating UK was essential. We did that. To get to 6 we would need an upset, most likely against LSU (blew that one), A&M or Mizzou. Can likely count Bama, OU and Clemson as losses.

 

[vacock]

Yes because
It’s a game
Anyone can win
A football can bounce funny
Emotions can effect the game

 

[Piscis]

Yes because
It’s a game
Anyone can win
A football can bounce funny
Emotions can effect the game

I agree with most of that except the part about emotions. My experience playing football was that emotion only really has any effect for the first few plays. After that, skill and practice take over, good or bad.

I would say "attitude" can affect a game much more than emotion. I think UK had the attitude that they only had to show up to beat us and the game got away from them. Georgia almost got caught by attitude against UK.

 

[gamecock stock]

Our offense is ranked 87th out of 133 teams. On "tackles for loss allowed" we are tied at 131st. For "sacks allowed", we are tied at 130th. Keep in mind that 2 of our 3 wins were against our pre-season "gimmes": Old Dominion and Akron. Keep further in mind that ODU and Akron have ONE win between them this season. That one was Colgate, not the toothpaste: but, it might as well have been.

Our players are saying that they will be out for blood. OK, good to read. But, can our offense be fixed during the off week? Specifically, can our OL be fixed?

 

[Piscis]

Our offense is ranked 87th out of 133 teams. On "tackles for loss allowed" we are tied at 131st. For "sacks allowed", we are tied at 130th. Keep in mind that 2 of our 3 wins were against our pre-season "gimmes": Old Dominion and Akron. Keep further in mind that ODU and Akron have ONE win between them this season. That one was Colgate, not the toothpaste: but, it might as well have been.

Our players are saying that they will be out for blood. OK, good to read. But, can our offense be fixed during the off week? Specifically, can our OL be fixed?

Our players need to keep their mouths shut until after the game. Saying you are "out for blood" can make you look stupid as hell if you lose.

Kiffen is a good coach and Ole Miss is legit. Much better than ODU, Akron, UK and LSU.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Our offense is ranked 87th out of 133 teams. On "tackles for loss allowed" we are tied at 131st. For "sacks allowed", we are tied at 130th. Keep in mind that 2 of our 3 wins were against our pre-season "gimmes": Old Dominion and Akron. Keep further in mind that ODU and Akron have ONE win between them this season. That one was Colgate, not the toothpaste: but, it might as well have been.

Our players are saying that they will be out for blood. OK, good to read. But, can our offense be fixed during the off week? Specifically, can our OL be fixed?

This kind of reminds me of Year 1 under Shane where we patched together 6 wins in spite of not having a QB. If we get to 6 wins this year, it will be in spite of the OL, and we'll have to be very creative to do so.

 

[The Reel Ess]

Looking at the schedule before the start of the season we really needed upset two teams to get to 6. The LSU loss will sting for a long time if we end up 5-7. That said, I'm marking Vandy and Wofford as wins that get us to 5. Surely we can get one W vs one of OU, A&M, Mizzou or clemzon. I believe they're all a little overrated.

 

[capngamecock]

Need 7 in order to break even (4-4) in the SEC. Think that is a MUST in Beamer's 4th season.

I'll take 7-5 (3-5 SEC) with a win over cLempsun.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Tennessee is obviously light years ahead of us across the board, but seeing how bad OU's offense looked against them, if our D can play well in that, maybe we have a shot there.

Too soon to tell about Vandy. They played great on the road at VaTech (but VaTech is a pretty big disappointment this year), then crapped out at home against Georgia State, then played very well on the road at Mizzou. Who knows which Vandy team we'll get?

 

[Piscis]

Tennessee is obviously light years ahead of us across the board, but seeing how bad OU's offense looked against them, if our D can play well in that, maybe we have a shot there.

Too soon to tell about Vandy. They played great on the road at VaTech (but VaTech is a pretty big disappointment this year), then crapped out at home against Georgia State, then played very well on the road at Mizzou. Who knows which Vandy team we'll get?

OU's qb is horrid. Maybe UT has a better defense than I think they do but if OU had a competent qb that game may have ended differently. Bring the D like we did at UK and I think we have a good chance of winning.

Vandy is obviously better than they usually are. The game is at Vandy so they will have better than a puncher's chance. It would be the most Carolina thing ever to go to Norman and get a big win only to lose to Vandy so we still end up 5-7.

 

[SouthernBelly]

College football is crazy so yes it can happen. It will be difficult, but before the season I did not think a winning season was in the cards. That UK win really changed the potential outcome; along with Oklahoma not looking all that good to this point. As things stand that is a winnable game, do not like that it's on the road though. A&M...no reason that cannot be winnable but there have been a few winnable A&M games and it just doesn't happen. Missouri is similar in how the Gamecocks play them. So until proven otherwise saying those are losses. Ole Miss and Bama will have to play poorly and Gamecocks will have to play incredibly well, so got those as losses. Clemson is not as good as those two teams but they are still better than SC. All this leaves no margin of error against Vandy and Wofford. If they lose a game they shouldn't then 6 wins is out of the question without some surprises.

 

[THEusccocks]

Before the season started I didn’t see a path to 6 wins. I do see a path now. But who do we beat besides Wofford?
Vandy- yes but they have been competitive
Oklahoma- they could be beatable
Texas A&M- beatable as well
Missouri- not looking as strong as aspected

Don’t think we stand a chance against the rest but maybe Clemson, too early to tell. My picks are Vandy and A&M. Maybe steal one of the others to get to 7. Thoughts?

If you believe the Massey ratings are roughly accurate we should win 7, assuming we are able to maintain our winning streak against Vandy. 5 wins with Wofford and Vandy and then Mizzou and AM are 50-50 tossups so 1 of those for 6 wins. Then we have a roughly 1 in 3 chance against Ole Miss/Oklahoma/Clemson so 1 of those for 7.

 

[Gradstudent]

I think Vandy is much better than the usual Vandy. I am NOT putting them in the automatic “W” column.

Diego Pavia the former New Mexico State QB is a really good player, tough, can run, some say (including himself) he is reminiscent of Manziel, seems to have inspired Vandy to be much better, and not a automatic W in 2024.

He led New Mexico State of all places to back to back bowls for the first time since 1959-1960 and I think it was their first 10 win season since back then but they did have 5 loses, in 2023, as well, played 15 games, LOL.

The former NMSU coach Jerry Kill is there to, to help Clark Lea as well.

Seems to be working for them.

 

[will110]

I was thinking this last night watching a little bit of them play GSU. They didn’t look crazy impressive to me. They were good, but not crazy fast and athletic. I think we have the horses to play with them. That being said, this is a game I can easily see Beamer and company getting their you-know-whats handed to him by Lane Kiffin coaching wise.

There’s also the obligatory 150+ yards and 1+ TD’s we have to give up to Wells since he’s a former Gamecock.

More like 250 yards and 3 touchdowns.

 

[will110]

Even our very best seasons have been marked with one stupid loss that kept us from greatness.

Let's hope that one stupid loss was LSU

 

[will110]

It's just that it's the same question that was raised 10,000 times in the preseason. Nobody knows the answer. As we all said preseason, beating UK was essential. We did that. To get to 6 we would need an upset, most likely against LSU (blew that one), A&M or Mizzou. Can likely count Bama, OU and Clemson as losses.

I'd count Ole Miss, Bama, and Clemson as losses. OU is beatable. I'd put them in the same tier as A&M and Missouri.

 

[will110]

Tennessee is obviously light years ahead of us across the board, but seeing how bad OU's offense looked against them, if our D can play well in that, maybe we have a shot there.

Too soon to tell about Vandy. They played great on the road at VaTech (but VaTech is a pretty big disappointment this year), then crapped out at home against Georgia State, then played very well on the road at Mizzou. Who knows which Vandy team we'll get?

Vandy played Virginia Tech at home, by the way. Agree with the analysis though.

 

[18IsTheMan]

Vandy played Virginia Tech at home, by the way. Agree with the analysis though.

Ha, yeah, got my home/away with Va Tech and Ga State backwards

 

[Lone Star Rooster]

This prediction is worth what y'all are paying for it, so here goes:

Ole Miss - L
@ Bama - L
@ OU - W
TamU - W
@ Vandy - W
Mizzou - L
Wofford - W
clemson - L

7-5.