It’s hard to believe, but this bowl season will have to proceed without a 2-8 team.
TheBigSpur has learned that South Carolina will not play in the Gasparilla Bowl on Saturday against UAB.
A source close to the program told TheBigSpur on Tuesday morning there was a players only meeting before athletics director Ray Tanner met with the team at 12:30. After the team meetings began, the source confirmed the Gamecocks are not playing this weekend.
JC Shurburtt reported Tuesday morning that a member of South Carolina’ staff has tested positive for Covid-19. Due to contact tracing, most of the coaching staff is currently in quarantine.
The team was already low on available scholarship players, as a result of injuries and opt-outs. Interim head coach Mike Bobo, the only current staff member not in quarantine, said “51 or 52” scholarship players practiced on Sunday evening. The team was scheduled to practice again on Monday, but that was canceled, because of a Covid positive test on the coaching staff.
TheBigSpur was also told on Tuesday that some players on the team did not want to play Saturday.
No kidding. Sounds like management was more enthused than the players were, which is always a recipe for success on the field.
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UPDATE: Fallout.
Army was out, and then it was in. UAB was in, and now it’s out. It’s like the world’s shittiest game of musical chairs.
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“Interim head coach Mike Bobo, the only current staff member not in quarantine,”
I blame Bobo
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Evidently, some of the players do too.
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Damn.
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Bobo’s staying at a holiday Inn just outside of town waiting till Monday so he can cash that last check…
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It seems lots of people are getting the Rona for christmas, I’d pray for their health, but they dont really have it. If you can follow.
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Ah, c’mon… after yesterday’s faux outrage, let’s not go there.
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What’s the deal with not wanting to play for Bobo? I can get not wanting to play the Gasparilla Bowl especially after a 2-8 season where the coach was fired. But is Bobo a divisive coach or something?
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I can see how this might not have sat well with some:
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oopsies
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Bobo’s First QOTD:
“If I say it’s safe to surf this beach, it’s safe to surf this beach!”
Bobo’s Last QOTD:
“Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one. Brought it up to me like room service. It was a real choice mission, and when it was over, I never wanted another.”
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Bobo was a grocery clerk sent to collect the bill.
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His methods are…… unsound.
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Thanks for sharing, I was wondering the same thing as Russ.
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Shit. Tone deaf much, Bobo? Read the room.
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I don’t thing he’s divisive… I think he’s an asshole.
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I think he’s done!
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“No mas” —USCjr
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They’ll always have Mons Venus
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After all the years of listening to I blame Bobo from a guy two rows in front of me. I guess he is finally right. I don`t blame the players if that is the exact verbiage Mike used to them.
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Baseball guy in charge of football
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I don’t think this changes anyone’s Saturday plans
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lol.
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No that is funny!!
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Call Army. They’ll play both dammit!
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Why don’t we jump in and volunteer to play. Every game helps 🙂
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Kids are soft nowadays
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If there is a trophy for most dysfunctional team / administration the barn and the cocks are running neck and neck with the Vols.
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Gawd, I hope Kirby has a mechanism in place for a “filter”. I dont Twit, and I hope he has a “twit” to do his filtered “twit”.
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Now we know why they went 2-8. They checked out or opted out before the season started.
Just wonder if they sent a team ball to AD Tanner with the quote, “for the love of the game we quit!”
Beamer is probably having second thoughts about these guys…quitters and losers.
The guy who should have his ass kicked is Ray Tanner. Should never have allowed a team with this kind of record and attitude go anywhere except home.
If I’m an underclassman, I just hit the transfer portal…”Im getting the freaking hell out of this place”.
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The cocks and auburn shitcanned their coaches before it was necessary, during an awful, awkward season. They’re paying huge buyouts. The
players aren’t having any of it either, especially since both teams hired guys that are NO BETTER than the guys they fired. The opposite of ‘splash’ hires. Hell, a lot of these guys will hit the portal and leave these loser, classless schools without enough players to field a team next year. Think their recruits are excited either? Tenn better be watching as these dumpster fires burn. Are they gonna end up that dumb and desperate? Great for the dawgs tho!
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