DorchesterGamecock

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These two programs couldn't BE anymore dissimilar.

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Both schools are large football programs in small football centric states that share said state with a more successful "twin" program..

Yeah, I can see the similarities. Beyond that though, not really... ag school/comprehensive university. Rural campus/Urban campus.. the list goes on...

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where does all of the Georgia high school talent go to play ball?

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We (South Carolina) typically get our fair share of elite players from Georgia...

Clemson as well.

I just don't think he's an elite level coach, or he hasn't proven it yet at least.. Elite recruiter, yes... but coach? I'm not sure.

South Carolina is an elite program when it comes to baseball. They need a coach to match.

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Aren't most of the dorms suite style now? Stay away from McBryde. Don't let him stay there. I can't believe that dorm is still standing. Stay away from the Bates dorms as well. I think Bates is slated for demolition in the not too distant future.

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McBryde was supposed to be gone by now but the recession happened and so it took a backseat. If you haven't noticed they've been slowly getting rid of the "quad".. it's now L-shaped. The location of McBryde was going to be the location of the new Student Health Center and the current SHC was going to be renovated into an addition of the Russell House.. but that plan fell through. Either way, McBryde has to go. It sits right on Blossom Street, which is a major University thoroughfare.. McBryde does not need to be the first building people see when the drive through campus.

Here are the most recent plans for the South Campus (Bates) Project.

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I lived in Preston for a year, and I liked it pretty well. I'm sure it's a hipster haven now, but the location was nice, and the chow hall was excellent. The reputation it holds as being eccentric or odd wasn't well deserved-at least back then. Followed that up with a year in the Greek Village.

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Number 1. rule to being a hipster.

Never admit that you're actually a hipster. :bow:

Tell your son to apply to the Honors college. It looks really good on everything in general (SC has the best public Honors College in the country) but especially graduate school applications. The Honors Dorm is really nice too, it's pretty centrally located (important because SC's campus is spread out and freshmen typically have classes all over) with one of the best cafeterias on the ground floor and it's pretty close to Swearingen where he will probably have a few classes at least in the 2nd semester.

I lived in Bates West my freshmen year, I was in the Honors College but at the time they were building the honors dorm and all of the honors students couldn't fit on the Horseshoe so that's where I ended up... it was all guy's at the time (08-09) and like half of the dorm was pledging a frat so it was really loud and crazy. Basically your idea of what an all guy's college dorm is like. I basically partied really hard and my freshmen GPA sucked so I couldn't continue in the Honors program.

Carolina is a great school but it's also a school where it's easy to find a party... so if your son is serious about academics then I would suggest Honors dorm first, then maybe Preston (our most 'unique' dorm, if your son is eccentric, worldly or quirky send him here), Capstone, Columbia Hall and anywhere on the Horseshoe... all of those dorms are pretty much central campus so they're quieter.. the further out from central campus you go the crazier the dorms get.

Whatever you do, stay away from Bates, Bates West and The Roost.. those places are madhouses. Try to avoid the Quads (especially East, but try to avoid South as well) if you can, but they are hit or miss, some floors are quiet and some floors are loud.. When I was a student East Quad was the party dorm on campus because the athletes lived there. It's probably different now though because all of the athletes now live in 650 Lincoln, the newest "dorm" on campus. Although, West Quad is better, quieter at least, and closer to Swearingen Hall (Engineering building). When I was a freshmen, 1st year students couldn't live in the Quads (kids with apartments, living on their own for the first time.. imagine the debauchery) but freshmen are allowed to pretty much live anywhere on campus now.

If nothing on campus works then look at off campus. They strongly encourage 1st years to live on campus (I strongly encourage it as well, at least until he really gets to know the city) but the good thing about USC is that there are tons of apartment complexes for students that are near and sometimes essentially "on campus".. and they are building more every year it seems because the school's enrollment growth is almost exponential at this point.

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Bet has been paid.

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You're awesome, and welcome in SC anytime. This is very cool.

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I got burnt worse than our defense every time Chubb touched the ball. I should really invest in some sunscreen. My Irish arse can't take this much more

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:lol: I thought the Irish handle sun well!?...

Maybe I'm thinking about Italians smh..

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No clue what Kyle Nunn needing a job has to do with this thread.

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Down to earth guy. I would recommend him if necessary. Not the brightest bulb in the chandelier unfortunately. He was my lab partner in geology 101 or "rocks for jocks".

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Well, I would say that those schools who won a national championship the past 10-15 years all had a top 5 class. Something UGA only did in 2015. But I guess everyone has a different opinion of high level recruiting.

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So you actually don't think having top 10 recruiting classes mostly every year since 2000 is high level recruiting?

Being top 10 in just about anything else in college football is considered to be elite, most would assume it's the same for recruiting as well.