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Posted on 8/26/13 at 8:14 pm
Posted on 8/26/13 at 8:14 pm
Beautiful night here in Columbia for practice tonight. The stadium was blasting 2001 repeatedly (must've heard "Now it's time for Carolina Footbawl" 20+ times) working on getting everything right for Thursday. Football is almost here!
Fry, Shell, Davis, Shaw, Ellington,Cooper and Elliot all gave interviews, I only got soundbites from the latter 4.
Essentially Davis is excited, not too nervous- will watch some Kevin Hart on the bus ride over to the stadium. Said his brother gave him some advice to stay in the moment. Worked on pass blocking all summer. Says he's good at catching out of the backfield like Marcus.
Shaw- team's excited to play someone else, knows the fanbase is ready and so is the community. Said USC's D has played up-tempo teams, "remember Clemson is up-tempo and we see what happened there"
He feels that we finally have depth at running back
Cooper- will be out there for special teams for kickoff. Excited for his first college game, transition has been great so far.
Ellington- back in the yellow jersey tonight, taking it day by day and won't say if he'll play any on Thursday. Tweaked the hamstring again yesterday but was moving around some. Said he's learned it's boring on the sidelines. Feels a little pain when he goes full speed, not while jogging.
Elliott- O-line is as prepared as they're going to be. Thinks they're ready. Biggest difference for Brandon Shell is he's a year older, seen things and has experience. Also of note, Elliott spent an extra 5-10 minutes talking to JP Vonashek after practice was over one-on-one.
The guys all seemed to be in good spirits after practice, offense and defense was out there running plays on their own for fun and trash-talking each other so seems like the players are really excited for Thursday
Fry, Shell, Davis, Shaw, Ellington,Cooper and Elliot all gave interviews, I only got soundbites from the latter 4.
Essentially Davis is excited, not too nervous- will watch some Kevin Hart on the bus ride over to the stadium. Said his brother gave him some advice to stay in the moment. Worked on pass blocking all summer. Says he's good at catching out of the backfield like Marcus.
Shaw- team's excited to play someone else, knows the fanbase is ready and so is the community. Said USC's D has played up-tempo teams, "remember Clemson is up-tempo and we see what happened there"
He feels that we finally have depth at running back Cooper- will be out there for special teams for kickoff. Excited for his first college game, transition has been great so far.
Ellington- back in the yellow jersey tonight, taking it day by day and won't say if he'll play any on Thursday. Tweaked the hamstring again yesterday but was moving around some. Said he's learned it's boring on the sidelines. Feels a little pain when he goes full speed, not while jogging.
Elliott- O-line is as prepared as they're going to be. Thinks they're ready. Biggest difference for Brandon Shell is he's a year older, seen things and has experience. Also of note, Elliott spent an extra 5-10 minutes talking to JP Vonashek after practice was over one-on-one.
The guys all seemed to be in good spirits after practice, offense and defense was out there running plays on their own for fun and trash-talking each other so seems like the players are really excited for Thursday
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Posted on 8/26/13 at 8:39 pm to A$AP Cocky
right on, thanks for the insight. 
Posted on 8/26/13 at 9:29 pm to A$AP Cocky
Thanks for the updates. A shame that Ellington is still experiencing some pain. He may need to just shut it down for UNC and hopefully use the 10 day week for UGA to fully heal and be ready to go 100% for them. I don't want to lose him for a substantial portion of the season just to play him against the Tarheels, even though we may need him...
Posted on 8/26/13 at 9:34 pm to ConwayGamecock
When players have hammy's and then a reinjury occurs when they come back, I get a little pissed. The trainers are responsible for that shite, unless Bruce lied to them about the pain levels.
He might have just missed the first game, but now he might be out until UCF
He might have just missed the first game, but now he might be out until UCF
This post was edited on 8/26/13 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 8/26/13 at 10:39 pm to CockInYourEar
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Pharoh Cooper - Has been practicing at the Z and X positions. Likes playing slot the best and prefers playing offense as opposed to defense.
Shell - Has more confidence, worked mainly on speed and technique in the offseason, currently weighs 320 lbs. Playing against Clowney all the time makes him better. Stopped snacking as much and decided to eat better.
MIke Davis - Excited about 1st start. Plans to listen to comedy. A$AP Cocky covered a lot of what he said.
Elliott Fry - "They create pressure situations out there, Coach Elliott yells a lot." Coach Joe contacted him looking for a kickoff guy, and now he's the starter. Has been kicking every day this summer and trying to gain weight.
Shaw - "Clemson was an up tempo team and you saw what happened there" Since they run a 4-2-5 it's similar to what USC does in practice (although, I thought they ran a good bit of the 3-3-5.) First time we've had true depth at RB, looking for them to step up. Bruce and Rory were hurt early, so the guys behind them have had a lot of reps to practice.
Elliott - Question was asked, what were you and JP talking about, Elliott's response, "none of your business, that's personal stuff." He's confident about depth, "what do you want me to say" Teachable moment happen every rep. UNC's front 7 isn't the same as last year, they lost some of their guys, but they're talented.
Bruce - Feels like he'll be ready to play, but he hasn't been cleared to play. He tweaked it yesterday. Being on the sidelines is boring. Expects the corp to do real well on Thursday night, and thinks all the WR's are working hard. Not focusing on uga right now, it's all about unc. Pharoh is looking real good out there right now. SHould find out tomorrow if he's going to play in the game.
Pharoh Cooper - Has been practicing at the Z and X positions. Likes playing slot the best and prefers playing offense as opposed to defense.
Shell - Has more confidence, worked mainly on speed and technique in the offseason, currently weighs 320 lbs. Playing against Clowney all the time makes him better. Stopped snacking as much and decided to eat better.
MIke Davis - Excited about 1st start. Plans to listen to comedy. A$AP Cocky covered a lot of what he said.
Elliott Fry - "They create pressure situations out there, Coach Elliott yells a lot."
Coach Joe contacted him looking for a kickoff guy, and now he's the starter. Has been kicking every day this summer and trying to gain weight. Shaw - "Clemson was an up tempo team and you saw what happened there"
Since they run a 4-2-5 it's similar to what USC does in practice (although, I thought they ran a good bit of the 3-3-5.) First time we've had true depth at RB, looking for them to step up. Bruce and Rory were hurt early, so the guys behind them have had a lot of reps to practice. Elliott - Question was asked, what were you and JP talking about, Elliott's response, "none of your business, that's personal stuff."
He's confident about depth, "what do you want me to say" Teachable moment happen every rep. UNC's front 7 isn't the same as last year, they lost some of their guys, but they're talented. Bruce - Feels like he'll be ready to play, but he hasn't been cleared to play. He tweaked it yesterday. Being on the sidelines is boring. Expects the corp to do real well on Thursday night, and thinks all the WR's are working hard. Not focusing on uga right now, it's all about unc. Pharoh is looking real good out there right now. SHould find out tomorrow if he's going to play in the game.
Posted on 8/26/13 at 11:42 pm to A$AP Cocky
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Tweaked the hamstring again yesterday but was moving around some.
Hamstrings are those annoying/nagging injuries that linger for awhile, dealt with some hammy issues myself in my Senior Year and had it re-occur once. Hopefully he can get back to 100% ASAP probably sit out UNC and get ready for UGA.
This post was edited on 8/26/13 at 11:43 pm
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