1996 UT at SCAR. SEC wanted Peyton and UT to win so the conference could have two teams in BCS bowls. Gamecocks sack Peyton, he fumbles, we take it back for a TD. Refs call it incomplete pass.

That on top of six or seven pass interference calls that were clearly not pass interference. Made our secondary so angry they were threatening to kick some ref's arse ... rightfully so, but ended-up with a couple two or three more unsportsmanlike conduct calls against them. I think every member of our secondary ended up in the NFL and a couple of them had long careers. That was a helluva secondary.

It was so bad we put the game under protest before it was over. I remember Mike McGee coming down to press level and heading straight for the coaching booth ... he was pissed. He was screaming on the landline at someone in BHam ... everyone could hear it. All the coaches in the booth were throwing stuff ... I mean it was something to behold.

I think we had over 100 yards in penalties that day but the SEC and the refs accomplished their mission ... Tennessee won.

Karma kickback the next week in Memphis though where the SEC had no influence on the refs ... and Memphis upset UT.

Peyton Manning is such a fricking crybaby. I know of no Gamecock fan that was old enough to remember '96-'97 Peyton's whiney arse that likes that little puss.