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The guys welcome in Alex Jones of The Big Spur with a new nickname for the Pride of Hampton County. They dive into some hoops talk to kick things off ahead of the Clemson game. Alex gives his thoughts on some of the name of guys expected to visit from the transfer portal.

Mike fills us in on some trends and other moves of note on the coaching end of things as they look at some new contracts, and some donations to athletic clubs from head coaches in a couple of schools. JC hits the chat box to get through some of the questions from the Club Chief members to close the hour.

Pat DiMarco is in for some Talkin' Ball, and we get his thoughts on the transfer portal, and some names circling. Pat knows about cold weather football, and they get into the realities of playing in harsh environs. He fills us in on the week's episode of Tailgate Talks dropping Wednesday. Mike and the guys take a look at some of the more interesting portal movers in the early cycle.

Mike and the guys open things up generally, and shift gears to the portal visitors making their way to Columbia. John Whittle joins the guys to talk some hoops as Carolina's Men's team prepare for Clemson at the CLA tomorrow. They talk basketball and get into some thoughts on the BOT meeting Tuesday.

The news is coming out from Ohio State regarding the playoff committee's commandeering of the in-stadium experience during the playoff games controlling some of the production and atmosphere for the in-game environment. John Strickland joins for Talkin' Ball, and we get into his thoughts on everything from Mike Shula, to bowl travel and practices, to some highs and lows from the season.

The guys have some fun portal related buy or sell questions lined up trying to predict the needs and targets for Carolina in the transfer portal. Raphael Esparza joins to take a look at the lines for the opening of bowl season, and a quick glance and thoughts about the upcoming playoff weekend.

The guys kick off Friday taking a look at the state championship games played on Thursday and quick look at today's HS action. They dive into the opening week slate of games to kick off the 2025 season, and talk about the football buzzword 'culture'.

JB gets into the schedule a bit and outlines some of the possible narratives that could unfold for the Gamecocks to kick off the 2025 season. Perry Orth. joins with his thoughts on the new OC promotion of Mike Shula, takes a look at the potential in the 2025 schedule, and gives his final thoughts on the Dowell Loggains and his move to App State

Mark Bonnoitt from the Garnet Trust joins to kick off the hour. They talk all about the Gamecocks NIL situation heading into a pivotal post-season coming off a better than expected season. They talk the relationship between the Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting, Darren Uscher, and the collective, and how the University is positioned as we enter a new era for revenue sharing and NIL. They...

The guys open things with some general talk on the news of the day before Hale McGranahan joins The Show to get us up to speed on the latest in transfer portal. They talk needs for the team, some of the big names looking for new homes, and run down the list of guys who have lined up visits to Carolina

A fun wrap to the day as Mike and the guys talk scheduling for the conference's 2025 games, and the imminent naming of Bill Belichick to the head coaching job at UNC before taking a look at the historic success of Coach Beamer to kick off his head coaching career.

Mike kicks things off with our Love Chevy Drive Around the SEC. It's award season, and the Gamecocks are snagging more than their fair share. Mike takes us all over the footprint of the conference in football and hoops

Mike Morgan is in for the day, and he and the guys kick things off with the biggest news around the football program with Mike Shula apparently set to be named the new OC. They dive into Shula's career, and take a look at the possibility of Loggains calling the bowl game before heading to App St. They wrap with some bowl talk

The guys head into some big bowl discussions, and the interest in them as the playoff has expanded to 12 teams. They get into some movie tidbits, and look at the upcoming hoops matchups as we head into the holiday season

Brad Crawford joins the guys for almost the entire hour to talk all things post-season. From Belichick to Bowls he and the guys cover it all

Alex Jones of The Big Spur is in for his weekly chat with the guys. He gives us his thoughts on the bowl, the OC opening, and the portal as we head into the football post season in a full look at the happenings around the program.

Mike and the guys break down the bracket, and discuss possible scenarios. Which teams are rewarded and which penalized for their play on the field? They cover all the angles before looking at the State championship matchups, and location.

Pat DiMarco joins at the top of the hour for some Talkin' Ball. Pat gives his thoughts on the Loggains departure, LaNorris Sellers, bowl, and playoff committee rankings. He has another mystery guest for this week's episode of Tailgate Talks. Mike Morgan is in with the guys afterwards, and they dive into the scenarios surrounding the playoff structure and control.

JB and Phil open things up with some chat on the Gamecocks Football team, Dowell Loggains, Basketball and all things before John Whittle joins to school them on how to handle those "all things". They dive int the team, OC talk, bowls, and the playoff in a full discussion with Whittle to open the week.

Michael Flint and John Strickland are in for Talkin' Ball, and we cover the season and CFB playoff snub. Strick fills us in on some preseason conversations, and some bowl game expectations from what he has been hearing behind the scenes.

Stuart Lake is back to give his thoughts on the changing of the guard at AD. He had some interactions with Donati yesterday, and offers his thought on the hire. Raphael is back to get us up to speed on the best bets and odds for the upcoming weekend of championship games, and we gives us a sneak peak at some of the Heisman odd favorites ... even for next year.

The guys open things up with some talk on the incoming AD Jeremiah Donati's introductory press conference before being joined by Director of Player Personnel and Recruiting, Darren Uscher. Darren fills us in on the vibe and feel around the program after a successful season and signing day this week. They get some insight into how things go around this time, and what all is involved in not only rec...

Time to hop in the ole 2500 with Mike and take our weekly Love Chevy Drive Around the SEC. Playoffs and the conference title are in, and SEC basketball makes a major statement early in the season. Mike gives us a picture of what the old BCS models would have yielded in terms of a playoff bracket. The FAB5 drops for Championship Week, as we enter the final games of the football season before bowls...

It is the hottest topic of discussion, and directly relates to the hottest team in the country, so the playoffs are on the table again. JB and JC offer some insight into the committee membership. JC has another look at the teams that are, essentially, in with only the championship games left on the slate to finalize the last few auto-bids and final seeding. Mike offers his thoughts on the situatio...

Mike is in for the full day, and with the expectation that the BOT is set to finalize the new AD contract for Jeremiah Donati, the guys take some time to acknowledge the job of Coach Tanner and the successes for South Carolina under his administration. From facilities to titles, Coach Tanner has overseen an unprecedented time of growth and development leaving the University's Athletics Department...