Best case/Worst case scenario: South Carolina

[Gator2753]

List your best possible W-L record for the cocks and worst possible W-L record.
In other words give your "homer" picks then your "doom & gloom" picks.
Here are mine:

Best case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette - W
09/08 at Georgia - W
09/15 SC St - W
09/22 at LSU - L
09/29 Miss St - W
10/04 Kentucky - W
10/13 at UNC - W
10/20 Vanderbilt - W
10/27 at Tennessee - L
11/03 at Arkansas - L
11/10 Florida - W
11/24 Clemson - W
A 9-3 season with an added bowl victory.

Worst case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette - W
09/08 at Georgia - L
09/15 SC St - W
09/22 at LSU - L
09/29 Miss St - W
10/04 Kentucky - L
10/13 at UNC - W
10/20 Vanderbilt - W
10/27 at Tennessee - L
11/03 at Arkansas - L
11/10 Florida - L
11/24 Clemson - W
A 6-6 season plus a bowl victory. They still beat Clemson.

[scfan5338]

That probably how'd I'd say our best and worst case scenario's would play out. I'm not all that high on Arkansas this year. They lost a lot on their defense and on the OL. Yes they do have the best back in the country and a back in Felix Jones how would probably start on any other team. They both ran over our defense last year and barely won. Our D-line this year had depth and is solid and our defense which primarily consisted for freshmen's and sophomores now have a season under their belt. I really think the Arky game is more of a toss-up than a definte loss.

[Gator2753]

That probably how'd I'd say our best and worst case scenario's would play out. I'm not all that high on Arkansas this year. They lost a lot on their defense and on the OL. Yes they do have the best back in the country and a back in Felix Jones how would probably start on any other team. They both ran over our defense last year and barely won. Our D-line this year had depth and is solid and our defense which primarily consisted for freshmen's and sophomores now have a season under their belt. I really think the Arky game is more of a toss-up than a definte loss.

I tend to agree with you. The only reason I gave an L these is because its at Arkansas and the gamecocks will have to listen to "Whhhhhoooooooooooo Pig Souieeee!" :laugh:

[DELTOR]

I tend to agree with you. The only reason I gave an L these is because its at Arkansas and the gamecocks will have to listen to "Whhhhhoooooooooooo Pig Souieeee!" :laugh:

Ahhhh, we listened to it the last time we were over there, when we had a less talented team on both sides, and played against a similarly talented Arkansas team.... still somehow pulled out the W.

[GTmorris1970]

Sounds about right. 9-3 and winning the East I have seen a couple of times predicted last two days. That would be awesome!!!!! It's about time that happened here.

[Zee]

Best case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette - W
09/08 at Georgia - W
09/15 SC St - W
09/22 at LSU - L
09/29 Miss St - W
10/04 Kentucky - W
10/13 at UNC - W
10/20 Vanderbilt - W
10/27 at Tennessee - L
11/03 at Arkansas - W
11/10 Florida - W
11/24 Clemson - W
A 10-2 season with a SEC appearance and a Bowl win not guaranteed.

Worst case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette - W
09/08 at Georgia - L
09/15 SC St - W
09/22 at LSU - L
09/29 Miss St - W
10/04 Kentucky - L
10/13 at UNC - W
10/20 Vanderbilt - W
10/27 at Tennessee - L
11/03 at Arkansas - L
11/10 Florida - L
11/24 Clemson - W
A 6-6 season plus a bowl victory. They still beat Clemson.

I just changed the best case, because I think if we play to our potential and add in a little luck, we could be 10-2. I think 3 losses would still be good, 4 would be average and anything more than that would be disappointing. At least for me.

[gamecockvic]

Best case: 11-1 with the loss from LSU, Tenn, Fla or Ga.

Worst case: 7-5 with losses to all of the above possibilities and adding Ark.

Realistic: 9-3 or 10-2.

[GTmorris1970]

Nice to see the Gamecock faithful with reasonable expectations this year. With the competition as it is, we could very possibly win the East at 9-3 this year. 11-1 would be awesome, but 9-3 or 10-2 is much more, and very possible.

[lacene]

Best case: only LSU looks like a sure bet loss on our schedule, and even still the game could be close. I'm still not sold on either their QB, or their RB's. But with the game being in BR, the odds are in their favor.

All other SEC games plus Clemson, are winnable games. UGA, UK, TN, AR, and FL all have questions or are vulnerable this season at spots due to inexperience. Now, we are not going to run the table IMO, but for "Best Case", they have to be listed as wins...

Worst case: all the above SEC teams could also beat us, and Clemson too. USC has not had the best track record with most of those teams, with the exception of Kentucky, and they have improved quite a bit, so to just say we can't lose to them is premature right now....

[GAMECOCK_FAN]

Best case: only LSU looks like a sure bet loss on our schedule, and even still the game could be close. I'm still not sold on either their QB, or their RB's. But with the game being in BR, the odds are in their favor.

All other SEC games plus Clemson, are winnable games. UGA, UK, TN, AR, and FL all have questions or are vulnerable this season at spots due to inexperience. Now, we are not going to run the table IMO, but for "Best Case", they have to be listed as wins...

Worst case: all the above SEC teams could also beat us, and Clemson too. USC has not had the best track record with most of those teams, with the exception of Kentucky, and they have improved quite a bit, so to just say we can't lose to them is premature right now....
Nice post, and that's the way I see our season. I'm hoping we're closer to the second paragraph you wrote rather than the third.

[GamecockDieHard]

I'm wearing garnet colored glasses this year and won't concede any losses until I see 'em. Georgia, as always, will be the barometer. Until that game, I have no idea what we've got. But I'll not put an "L" on our schedule with the Defense we appear to have and with a 5th year senior at QB, until the Georgia game is played.

[TKE223]

It all comes down to UGA....I think that is always the barometer of our team. But in recent years, although we have lost, we have still battled in every game thereafter.

[Kevhugh]

I'm willing to concede the LSU game at this point....if the O- line doesn't show marked improvement in the next two weeks, I'm begrudgingly willing to concede the Georgia game. If they still don't improve down the stretch I'm willing to concede Tennessee.

The rest are winnable even by our worst case scenario. (NOTE: I'm not saying we WILL win them all, nor am I saying we SHOULD...I'm just saying at this point I'm not willing to count them as an automatic loss)

Below are the games I'm not willing to concede:

Arkansas: We just don't know enough about the heart of this team. If they bounce back with a vengeance from the off season problems and set out to prove all of the doubters wrong, it will be tough to beat them at home. If they crumble under the pressure of the offseason circus, then we can win this one.

Florida: Once again, Tebow is a wild card. Is he a true quarterback or a glorified fullback. Are the Gators rebuilding or reloading after the personnel losses of last season? At this point, no one really knows. The simple fact that this is a home game for us should keep it close and give us a chance to win.

Vanderbilt: This is an improved Vandy team, but not improved enough to beat us at home, period.

Kentucky: Same as above. We have the Wildcats number in this one for some reason. We've rolled off 7 straight in the series and I don't see any way that comes to an end this season. They will score some points but they get outscored in this one on the road.

Clemson: Once again, playing this game in Columbia gives us a great chance to win. Tommy Bowden is on thin ice and this could be his undoing. On the other hand, CJ Spiller and James Davis are both talented enough to carry a team to an upset. We still don't know enough about the QB position to make an honest assessment of this one.

Miss St.: At home this should be a fairly easy win, although it may be low scoring again. (As easy as the come in the SEC that is.)

I also don't see us losing any non-conference games, including UNC. They're going to be better but it will take 2-3 years to turn that sinking ship around.


So with all of that rambling I'll say worse case scenario is as follows:

09/01/07 Louisiana-Lafayette W
09/08/07 at Georgia L
09/15/07 South Carolina State W
09/22/07 at LSU L
09/29/07 Mississippi State W
10/04/07 Kentucky W
10/13/07 at North Carolina W
10/20/07 Vanderbilt W
10/27/07 at Tennessee L
11/03/07 at Arkansas L
11/10/07 Florida L
11/24/07 Clemson W

7-5 and another low tier bowl win.

[GamecockDieHard]

Deltor, I love ya man... but your sig is stretched one pix too many and is a pain in the arse. It makes me have to scroll back and forth to read any page that you've posted on. Please reconsider!???

[larryt4111]

WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THIS IS HOW I SEE IT...

Best case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette – W- PRE SEASON GAME
09/08 at Georgia – W- OUR RECIEVERS PROVE THEMSELVES
09/15 SC St – W- WEEK OR REST
09/22 at LSU – L-A CLOSE ONE
09/29 Miss St – W-CROOM WON’T BE BACK
10/04 Kentucky – W-TOUGH GAME
10/13 at UNC – W-UN WHO??
10/20 Vanderbilt – W-CLOSE GAME
10/27 at Tennessee – W-PHAT PHIL IS STUNNED AGAIN !
11/03 at Arkansas – W-OUR D DOMINATES
11/10 Florida – W-GATORS GO DOWN for the 3 rd time this season
11/24 KLEM & SON – W-NO QUESTION HERE
A 11-1 season with an added bowl victory.

Worst case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette - W
09/08 at Georgia – L- Can’t block/Can’t throw/Can’t catch
09/15 SC St -W
09/22 at LSU – L Blown Away
09/29 Miss St - W
10/04 Kentucky – L-Close Loss
10/13 at UNC - W
10/20 Vanderbilt - W
10/27 at Tennessee - W
11/03 at Arkansas – L- RUN HOG RUN
11/10 Florida - W
11/24 KLEM & SON - W
A 8-4 season plus a bowl victory.

[GamecockDieHard]

WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THIS IS HOW I SEE IT...

Best case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette – W- PRE SEASON GAME
09/08 at Georgia – W- OUR RECIEVERS PROVE THEMSELVES
09/15 SC St – W- WEEK OR REST
09/22 at LSU – L-A CLOSE ONE
09/29 Miss St – W-CROOM WON’T BE BACK
10/04 Kentucky – W-TOUGH GAME
10/13 at UNC – W-UN WHO??
10/20 Vanderbilt – W-CLOSE GAME
10/27 at Tennessee – W-PHAT PHIL IS STUNNED AGAIN !
11/03 at Arkansas – W-OUR D DOMINATES
11/10 Florida – W-GATORS GO DOWN for the 3 rd time this season
11/24 KLEM & SON – W-NO QUESTION HERE
A 11-1 season with an added bowl victory.

Why are you soo negative??!!!! J/K. The only thing I'd add to this rosy forecast would be that if we go 11-1, we'll have 2 more games not one.:thumpsup:

Worst case scenario:

09/01 La Lafayette - W
09/08 at Georgia – L- Can’t block/Can’t throw/Can’t catch
09/15 SC St -W
09/22 at LSU – L Blown Away
09/29 Miss St - W
10/04 Kentucky – L-Close Loss
10/13 at UNC - W
10/20 Vanderbilt - W
10/27 at Tennessee - W
11/03 at Arkansas – L- RUN HOG RUN
11/10 Florida - W
11/24 KLEM & SON - W
A 8-4 season plus a bowl victory.

It's possible and usual for our teams to do exactly as this scenario suggests.

[GTmorris1970]

I will not concede defeat to anyone. I am almost certain Georgia will lose this year, as Spurrier has been eyeing them for some time now, and beating Spurrier three times in a row is almost impossible. They also have had to replace massive amounts of players. It will be tough to gel in two weeks, especially opening up with Oklahoma State. Oh yeah, one other thing. The OL is not as meek as some may think. Practicing against that DL every day in fact should make them pretty dog gone good.

[uscrules]

I like to look at games that we play next. There are too many factors that could determine the outcome of any of our games. I will predict this we will win our first game. Then we will look at how Georgia came out of the Okla. St game and we will look at it then. I think we could win all of our games if the right things happen each week. I am not conceding any game and I don't think there is team on our schedule, including at LSU, that believes we are a sure win. If they do, they are pretty stupid.

[Ralliartist]

undefeated is best case scenario
8-4 is worst case scenario
realisticly, I've been saying 10-2 since feb.