Feb. 9 Game Moved to South Carolina - WHAT?

[JavaMan]

"Beginning tonight when the Gamecocks (18-0, 6-0) face No. 10 Texas A&M (16-4, 4-2), USC embarks on a stretch of five games in which three are against Top 25 teams, including the gold standard in women's basketball, UConn.

It all gets underway this evening at 7 when South Carolina has its first home game since Jan. 11 and against a team in A&M it hasn't beaten in three previous tries. The Gamecocks also have a bit of bad blood going with the Aggies as College Station was where former No. 2 national recruit Kelsey Bone transferred to from Columbia in 2010.

After hosting Alabama (12-10, 1-6) on Thursday in what should be a breather, Dawn Staley's team hits the road again for two games, traveling to dangerous Ole Miss (14-6, 4-3) Sunday and more-dangerous No. 22-ranked Georgia (17-4, 5-3). After that USC will host what will be the game of the college basketball regular season when No. 2 Connecticut (16-1) comes to the Colonial Life Arena on Monday, Feb. 9."

I wonder if Geno knows about this yet?

[FULL ARTICLE]

 

[Vowelguy]

Breaking news: people make mistakes sometimes.
Shocking.

 

[huskeynut]

Somebody forgot to check and proof read.

 

[LadyVolFan]

Well, there is a pending blizzard for New England.

 

[Vowelguy]

Well, there is a pending blizzard for New England.

Unlike south of the Mason-Dixon, it doesn't take us 2 weeks to dig out from a storm.

 

[DobbsRover2]

Extended forecast indicates second Death Storm of the season will be hitting the Northeast late on February 8. I guess it's wise to take this precaution.

Dang, Sagarin Predictor only has UConn as a 10 point favorite down there.

 

[rvwsleep]

$7 for an adult ticket !! I'm sure that helps their impressive attendance totals.

 

[mr006]

"After that USC will host what will be the game of the college basketball regular season when No. 2 Connecticut (16-1) comes to the Colonial Life Arena on Monday, Feb. 9."

I wonder if Geno knows about this yet?

I wonder if the folks at Colonial Life Arena know that. Gonna be about 18000 disappointed fans - lol.

 

[DobbsRover2]

$7 for an adult ticket !! I'm sure that helps their impressive attendance totals.

BYers wouldn't get that price though as you have to qualify as an adult, which due to behavior standards here none of us could meet.

 

[rvwsleep]

BYers wouldn't get that price though as you have to qualify as an adult, which due to behavior standards here none of us could meet.

Better still. Only $4 for those 17 and under or for those that act like it.

 

[DobbsRover2]

Better still. Only $4 for those 17 and under or for those that act like it.

I just saw "The Interview," so I could probably remember some jokes from it that would get me in as a 9-year-old.

 

[FairView]

That says to me that WLTX and the Hartford Courant share the same proofreader.

 

[mr006]

Breaking news: people make mistakes sometimes.
Shocking.

That says to me that WLTX and the Hartford Courant share the same proofreader.

They are probably owned by the same corporation.

 

[rocky rococo]

There don't seem to be proofreaders any more. (Cost-saving measure?) Spell check has clearly replaced story editing. Too many standard-issue blog-like errors in spelling and grammar for it to be otherwise.

 

[malevocalist#]

Unlike south of the Mason-Dixon, it doesn't take us 2 weeks to dig out from a storm.

Lol...lmbo

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

"Beginning tonight when the Gamecocks (18-0, 6-0) face No. 10 Texas A&M (16-4, 4-2), USC embarks on a stretch of five games in which three are against Top 25 teams, including the gold standard in women's basketball, UConn.

It all gets underway this evening at 7 when South Carolina has its first home game since Jan. 11 and against a team in A&M it hasn't beaten in three previous tries. The Gamecocks also have a bit of bad blood going with the Aggies as College Station was where former No. 2 national recruit Kelsey Bone transferred to from Columbia in 2010.

After hosting Alabama (12-10, 1-6) on Thursday in what should be a breather, Dawn Staley's team hits the road again for two games, traveling to dangerous Ole Miss (14-6, 4-3) Sunday and more-dangerous No. 22-ranked Georgia (17-4, 5-3). After that USC will host what will be the game of the college basketball regular season when No. 2 Connecticut (16-1) comes to the Colonial Life Arena on Monday, Feb. 9."

I wonder if Geno knows about this yet?

[FULL ARTICLE]

Someone looked at a long range forecast and thought there would be another blizzard on the 9th.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I think I read somewhere where ESPN is pushing for the game to be moved to CLA this season. Might be too late for it though at this stage of the season. After seeing the numbers of fans USC is pulling for their home games, The Sports Network probably felt the occasion and atmosphere would be otherworldly...

We're playing UCONN in Columbia next season, so it will still happen. The game at Gampel is sold out, I think.

 

[Buzzyboy]

$7 for an adult ticket !! I'm sure that helps their impressive attendance totals.

It probably includes a hot dog and a beverage!

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

It probably includes a hot dog and a beverage!

LOL, no. We have to spend all of our money on football tickets. Between football, men's basketball and women's basketball season tickets, I spend almost $2500 a year. Don't I deserve a break on something?

 

[Versace_husky]

Somebody forgot to check and proof read.

I know lol and as a fellow member of the blue and gold thanks for your service.

 

[mr006]

We're playing UCONN in Columbia next season, so it will still happen. The game at Gampel is sold out, I think.

If this series remains as big as it looms this year, they will move it to Hartford next time around, which holds over 16,000. That's where most of our big games (including many of the Tenn games) are/were held.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

If this series remains as big as it looms this year, they will move it to Hartford next time around, which holds over 16,000. That's where most of our big games (including many of the Tenn games) are/were held.

I'm curious why it's not in Hartford this year.

 

[mr006]

I'm curious why it's not in Hartford this year.

Good question. Maybe throwing Gampel a bone? More intimate / intimidating setting? A few years ago, they had UNC at Gampel, when they were a big opponent.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Good question. Maybe throwing Gampel a bone? More intimate / intimidating setting? A few years ago, they had UNC at Gampel, when they were a big opponent.

Which arena is louder with a full house? I Know XL is bigger, but is it louder?

 

[Geno-ista]

This is in Gampel because it's a better home court advantage- smaller, louder, fans are closer and a bigger student section will attend! I that's my guess!

 

[Geno-ista]

Good question. Maybe throwing Gampel a bone? More intimate / intimidating setting? A few years ago, they had UNC at Gampel, when they were a big opponent.

I was there- and I think we beat em by 30!

 

[mr006]

I was there- and I think we beat em by 30!

LOL - yeah. I went to that game with my son and told him that it wouldn't be one of those game where we doubled the opponents' score. IIRC, for a while there, it *was* one of those games. (And then there was the UNC game a few years earlier, where they pasted us at the XL - oy.)

 

[Geno-ista]

LOL - yeah. I went to that game with my son and told him that it wouldn't be one of those game where we doubled the opponents' score. IIRC, for a while there, it *was* one of those games. (And then there was the UNC game a few years earlier, where they pasted us at the XL - oy.)

Fortunately- I missed that one. The other UNC game was one of the fastest transition up tempo games I've ever seen- if I remember correctly. It was like a clinic!

 

[mr006]

Fortunately- I missed that one. The other UNC game was one of the fastest transition up tempo games I've ever seen- if I remember correctly. It was like a clinic!

Unfortunately, I didn't miss that game... and that time, I told my brother that it should be a good game...
no wonder I don't bet on sports !!!!