USC and MSU in talks for season opener

[JerryBeeds]

By: Phil Kornblut

According to a USC source, ESPN is looking at the possibility of opening the 2006 season with the USC at Mississippi State game in late August. The game would be scheduled for a Thursday night. According to the source the talks are farther along than just prelimenary meetings.

Me: This is a great idea IMO. I really hope this comes to fruition.

[Williams-Brice]

I welcome the opportunity for the Gamecocks to open the season on national television. This sounds like a great thing, and I hope it happens. The only bad thing is that I probably won't be able to go now. As a student, it would be hard to miss three days of classes that early in the semester. However, I do have a history of missing classes when it comes to Carolina athletics. I wouldn't mind having an SEC win under our belts heading into the Georgia game.

[SeattleGamecocks]

Interesting, UGA is always our conference opener or it has been lately. Would they be changing the date of the MSU game to make this happen? Gotta love a nationally spotlighted game.

[JerryBeeds]

Interesting, UGA is always our conference opener or it has been lately. Would they be changing the date of the MSU game to make this happen? Gotta love a nationally spotlighted game.

If it happens, it will likely be the last thursday in August. It would be the first college football game of next season.

[Spurrierismyhomeboy]

SC should start the year on an annual basis now!!!! Plus nothin' like a bulldog beatdown on national TV!!!!! Also welcome to the site Williams-Brice luv your sigs :D

[Williams-Brice]

Thanks for the welcome, Spurrierismyhomeboy. SeattleGamecocks, you are correct in saying Georgia is usually our first conference game. Don't forget that we did open up with Vandy two years ago. I liked that. I really prefer playing a conference game before we play Georgia, especially with Mississippi State looking as if they will be crippled by their probation for a long while.