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It's Friday! The guys are ready to talk some football, and move ahead to Kentucky. Matt Anderson is in with the guys to set the table for the Wildcats game. Some history and stats are recalled, and they hit some highlights from the high school games around the state. They talk rivalries and discuss who really is considered such from the fanbase.

Mike Morgan throws us in the Love Chevy 2500 for Drive Around the SEC be he has us feeling lucky again with the Salsaritas FAB5 picks for this week. There's fifty dollars of gift cards out there for food from Salsaritas and gear from Gamecock Traditions just waiting to be won each week on the Chief Sports Network app. Mike has themed slate for us this week with three games and two Gamecocks player...

Mike Morgan joins The Show for some more Power Hour, and they tackle a little question about the latest feud Disney has with DirecTV. JB has big Buy or Sell for them to get through focused on production numbers expected from the team on Saturday in Lexington.

The guys open things up with talk on the football team, and JC gives an epic analogy for the ODU opener before they welcome in Aaron Gershon from CatsPause.com to give us the Opposing Sideline Report on the Kentucky Wildcats. Aaron dives into the first ever SEC injury report, and offers us a look a the football roster. They talk some of the new faces on and off the field for the Wildcats this seas...

Mike and the guys continue some Phil in the Blank from all over the college football landscape, and discuss some of the unrest and success that now sits atop some fanbases even after only (or two) games. Some major news breaks in the SEC as they begin to wrap The Show

Stephen Garcia drops by for his weekly Talkin Ball segment. After the less-than-stellar performance in the win over ODU, Stephen offers his thoughts on the team. Still plenty to like, and agrees with them being a few fixes away from a completely different outcome. He talks Sellers, and gives some thoughts on the defensive performance, as well. Mike announces the first FAB5 winner of the new season...

JB and Phil welcome in Mike Morgan for some Power Hour. Mike offers his takes on the game with ODU. He gives thoughts on Sellers and the new look EDGE position. Mike has some keys to success for the team in Lexington, and reiterates his belief that both teams will find out a ton about themselves on the field on Saturday.

Matt Anderson and Alex Jones open things right up with some thoughts on the opener versus ODU. They look at what went right and what went wrong, and get into their position grades in the first live action showing for this new look team. Some fun discussion ensue with them taking a look at what they know, what they think, and what they don't know about the team after the close win on Saturday. They...

JB steps away to monitor the Beamer presser, and JC and Phil tackle the Nana's Porch Chat Box. The box has been abuzz since the studio opened this morning, and the guys handle it all in stride. No injury updates as the conference mandated injury report will drop tomorrow, and they talk some of the scheme and decisions on offense on Saturday. They grab a quick glance as the Coaches Poll before clos...

Pat DiMarco is in for Talkin Ball, and the guys get his opinions on the game and the win as a whole. JB has some plays cut up for Pat to review and break down for us. It's some good and some bad from Saturday, Pat feels a win can't be over valued. He gives us a sneak peak from the latest episode of Tailgate Talks, a QB roundup with five former Gamecocks signal callers. They finish the hour with so...

The guys open things up with some frank talk about Saturday before Alex Jones of The Big Spur joins the guys to give his thoughts on the game. Some positives and negatives are discussed, and they look at some individual performances before Alex gets into what he is looking for from Beamer at the presser today. JC returns after Alex departs, and they continue the conversation on ODU.

Under the banner of Talkin Ball, John Strickland and Michael Flint join the guys to set the table for us as the Gamecocks are set to open the season in Williams Brice against the Old Dominion Monarchs. They dive into how to best get a young QB going early, and establishing the run game. They look at the receivers, and have no issues whatsoever with talent there before Orry Lee, Cornbread Cowboi, j...

JB brings us the latest from the SEC on injuries, and the guys dive into some High School talk with another Friday now upon us. they talk a bit about the current staff and what they think about Tommy Suggs getting honored for his efforts to make 2001 what it is. Matt gives his thoughts on the game against ODU before he gets out.

Matt Anderson joins the guys after they open things up discussing the games from Thursday night. They dive into some of the storylines surrounding the teams, and JC expands on his expectations tease from yesterday.

Mike is back with our fun pickem contest this season, FAB5. He picks four games and a Gamecocks O/U for us all to play along with him and the guys on the Chief Sports App for a chance to win fabulous prizes! Perry Orth hops on for Talkin Ball to give his final thoughts on the team before see actual game play

Power Hour again! Mike Morgan joins the guys to get into the ODU game before they welcome in Raphael Esparza from Docs Sports Service for our weekly insider look at the betting landscape for week one. JC has his pencil out to get all the info as Raphael pointed out some better probability plays last week.

The guys open things up wiht some talk on the new Club Chief subscription before welcoming in Harry Minium, Senior Executive Writer for ODU, for the opponents look. Harry tells us a Beamer story, and they dig into the Monarchs on offense and defense. Harry isn't giving away any state secrets, but they have a fun conversation about the teams as they enter into week one

Mike opens the final hour with our Love Chevy Drive Around the SEC for the week, and they get into all sorts of league chat. Some interesting stats, and a look at some of the numbers of former SEC and Gamecocks players on NFL rosters. They look at some of the paydays teams are receiving to play the big boys, and get the news from around the conference heading into the opening weekend. They try to...

Stephen Garcia joins for Talkin Ball, and the guys pick his brain on how he views and would handle an opener. They talk about how much should be shown week one, what kind of tempo he would attempt with a young signal caller, and he gets reminded that they have helmet communication this season, and whether or not he would have liked having that in his day. The conversation surrounds QB in some Sell...

JB, Mike, and Phil start off the midweek episode in Power Hour talking about the new look college football season as we are just 24 hours away from five straight days of football. Mike has some thoughts as to how the playoff will impact interest and intrigue as we move through the season. They get into the depth of the power four conferences when taking a look at some of the teams with preseason e...

JC and Phil field some questions and take some umbrage with some of the Chat Box comments while JB is out monitoring the Beamer presser. Some conflicting statements and a potential troll are addressed appropriately. JB joins back, with some thoughts on the media questions. Beamer gives some injury updates, and set the expectation for us see plenty of players on Saturday

JB, JC, and Phil get into some of JC's thoughts on the depth chart. He singles out a few players that may have been listed higher than expectations, and they get into some notable players listed including Mo Kaba. JC gives us a breakdown of the sheer number of states represented, and talk about the importance of the recruiting and transfer footprint. buy or Sell takes over the bottom of the hour i...

JB and Phil have The Big Spur's Alex Jones in to give his thoughts on the depth chart release. They get into what his biggest takeaways and surprises are, and take a look at some expectations for the players listed, and some who weren't. JC joins towards the end, and they get some thoughts on Tim Brando's latest visit with him and Mike on today's JC and Morgan

Week one cranks up Thursday, and JB runs down the now even longer list of SEC matchups. There's a full slate with some very intriguing games, and they talk some of the perceptions and ramifications for a high stakes opening weekend for some. The latest craziness out of Colorado is discussed with Coach Prime's recent media outbursts, and the guys look at what that could end up meaning for him this...

Mike Morgan joins for Power Hour, and he gets into some the talk from over the weekend before we get our Monday installment of Talkin' Ball with everyone's favorite fullback, Pat DiMarco. Pat gets into his expectations as the Gamecocks hit the field this week for Rocket Sanders, and the importance of running the football. Josh Simon is discussed, and they ask who could be a fullback on this offens...