It does not appear USC will sell out its Outback Bowl allotment of 11,000 tickets.
Athletics director Eric Hyman said about 9,500 tickets had been sold through the university — a total that includes as many as 1,500 tickets the athletics department purchased for band members, cheerleaders and player comps.
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Barring strong walk-up sales, the game will not be a sellout. About 10,000 seats remained at the start of business Monday.
Man, when you can’t get the ‘Cock fan base pumped up about an Outback Bowl appearance, that’s a sign of the impending Apocalypse. Next thing you know, these guys won’t be doing their annual preseason SECCG chest beating.
And that’s with a Stephen Garcia sales pitch, to boot. Bummer, dude.
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UPDATE: Technically this is unrelated, but amusing nonetheless.
When two teams get thrown together in a bowl game, they often don’t know a lot about each other or where they’re from.
Monday, I asked several South Carolina Gamecocks what they knew about Iowa Hawkeyes football and the state of Iowa in particular. The first answer I got gave me pause, but others saved the day.
“Iowa potatoes, that’s about it,” said USC defensive tackle Nathan Pepper.
But Pepper didn’t know the reference when I asked him if he was related to Sgt. Pepper of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club fame, either.
Although that last bit makes me feel old.
Get The Picture 
Lloyd: That’s a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?
Lady at bus stop: Austria.
Lloyd: Austria! Well, then. G’day mate! Let’s put another shrimp on the barbie!
Lady at bus stop: Let’s not.
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Still looking for a bag of Iowa potatoes at the grocery store, man they must be popular cause I can’t find them anywhere.
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I’m personally partial to Iowa corn myself.
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doh! Meant to say IDAHO corn.
Further proof its just too hard to dumb-down to the lamecock level I guess.
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