BORDER BATTLE RENEWED FOR TWO ADDITIONAL SEASONS
|| By FITSNEWS || After a one-year hiatus, the University of South Carolina will renew its football rivalry with the University of North Carolina on Thursday night … the season opener for both programs.
But the Gamecocks and Tar Heels aren’t quitting at that …
The two programs will play each other in Charlotte, N.C. again in 2019 and 2023, the schools announced.
“On the eve of this year’s matchup, we are delighted to announce two more games are scheduled for the future,” said South Carolina Athletics Director Ray Tanner said in a statement. “This is a great game for the student-athletes and fans at each school to kick off the football season.”
Both the 2019 and 2023 match-ups will be held on Labor Day weekend.
North Carolina enjoys a 34-18-4 all-time edge in the border war, but South Carolina has won five of the last six games (including a 2007 win in Chapel Hill, N.C. and a 2013 victory in Columbia, S.C.).
The series dates back to 1903 and included annual meetings from 1920-29 and 1949-64.
South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier said the renewal of the rivalry was a good thing.
“I think fans enjoy games against teams nearby,” he told reporters earlier this week. “I think the fans see each other a lot during the year, just like we see Georgia and Clemson fans.”
Thursday night’s kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. EDT with ESPN televising the contest nationally. Las Vegas oddsmakers have installed the unranked Gamecocks as 2.5-point favorites.
Tickets are still on sale for the contest and can be purchased at BelkCollegeKickoff.com or through TicketMaster.
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spot the damn ball!
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sheer negligee and paraded herself in front of her husband. He looked up from
the TV set long enough to say, “Why did you buy a gray negligee?
The wife answered, “I didn’t. It’s dust!”
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Just start the season already!!!!!
I’ll be there. Will you?
Their “C” looks like a freakin’ horseshoe.
In the end of the year both SC schools will be 8-4. Carolina losses UGA, LSU, Mizzou and A&M, Clemson losses FSU, GT, ND and USC. One team will achieve more than expected this year the other will do what they should even though they are picked to do better.
Not sure I agree. Vegas has the gamecocks’ win total at 6.5 and Clemson at 8.5.
and Vegas has never been wrong? am sure Vegas picked Michigan over App St (Careful, Clemson starts off with Wofford and app St. and could get upset by looking past them) LOL Take the over plus one on USC and the under on Clemson straight up and you will win big $$$!
Three universities are wooing a high school football star. The player shows up at South Carolina where he notices a red telephone on Coach Spurrier’s desk. He asks, “What’s that phone for?”
“Oh, that,” replies Spurrier. “That’s our hot line to Heaven.”
“Gee, could I borrow it?” asks the football star.
“Sure, but it’ll cost you a $100 per minute.”
“Oh, that’s too steep for me.”
The player then visits Clemson next and sees a blue phone on Coach Swinney’s desk. He asks, “What’s that blue phone for?”
““That’s our hot line to Heaven.”
The football star asks, “Can I make a call?”
“Yeah, but it’ll cost you a $100 per minute.”
“Oh, gee. I don’t have that kind of money. Thanks anyway.”
For the third leg of his university visits, the football player goes to Notre Dame. There he sees a gold telephone on Coach Kelly’s desk. “What’s that phone for?” he asks.
““That’s our hot line to Heaven,” says Coach Kelly.
“Mind if I borrow it?”
“Not at all, but we have to keep our costs down so I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to pay for the call.”
“And how much is that, sir?”
“Ten cents a minute.”
“Ten cents a minute to call Heaven! Wow! How come it’s so cheap?”
The Fighting Irish Coach responds, “Because it’s only a local call.”
UNC 34 USC 31
Many sad Gamecock fans come 9pm tomorrow night.