[Game Thread] Kent State @ South Carolina (12:45 PM ET)

[u/CFB_Referee]

GAME	Kent StateKent State @ South CarolinaSouth Carolina
Location	South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium
Time	12:45 PM ET
Watch	TV: SEC Network
	Flair ¦ Discord

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[u/TomBombaDaleJr]

This game healed my souls in ways a face mask and pedicure never could

[u/Original_Scholar4070 → u/TomBombaDaleJr]

Wait, face mask and pedicure? Is that a thing now? I thought we just scream at TV and eat chips for therapy.

Anyway, Kent State came in like they already lost the game on the bus ride. South Carolina defense look angry today, like they owe someone money. I feel bad for Kent QB, he had maybe 0.5 seconds before getting hit every play.

At least the weather seem nice down there.

[u/campoole82]

Wait why tf would we throw Landon out there what about his redshirt??

[u/SandhillKrane → u/campoole82]

Redshirts can play up to four games while preserving the RS, although the latest rules change I believe gets rid of RS altogether with the "five in five" rule.

[u/venom21685 → u/campoole82]

You can play in multiple games before burning a redshirt

[u/Mon221B]

WTF,. did the band leave?

[u/Bigbozo1984 → u/Mon221B]

Halftime was pure hell

[u/venom21685]

First shutout since 2021

[u/beamerbeliever]

Preserved the shut-out.

[u/DefinitelyNotAGinger]

I am trying not to get too high on hopium right now.

[u/Marshmello_Man]

I really like having a few easy teams to start the year. It lets us workout any kinks before actual conference play starts. Even then our first SEC game is MS state so we don’t have to stress until September 26th but if we keep this up I think we have a shot

[u/JakeSteeleIII → u/Marshmello_Man]

No kink shaming teams

[u/multiple4]

Ok I usually can get names pretty close...but what the hell is this KSU QBs name

[u/Mon221B → u/multiple4]

Thingamabob

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke → u/Mon221B]

Thangalang

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

I’ve actually liked how clean the game looks without the bottom line. A no yellow false flag incidents as a bonus

[u/Sctvman]

Those students who have stayed should get guaranteed seats all year

[u/srajar4084]

I don’t remember the last time I was truly this happy after a Week 1 game (including every time we’ve played a shit team in Week 1)

[u/beamerbeliever → u/srajar4084]

Certainly not under Beamer.  We finish strong, but start slow under him consistently.

Edit: Forgot how well he did in his opening game, but I and very few others were the ones optimistic about it future. 

[u/beamerbeliever]

It's impressive how many games were 1 score going into the 4th, or even us leading, against ranked teams last year.  Makes you wonder what we could've done with an offense in the top 100...

[u/_sailingaway → u/beamerbeliever]

Obligatory fuck Shula

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke → u/beamerbeliever]

Shula must answer for his crimes

[u/venom21685 → u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

He should be renditioned to a black site for his crimes against football.

[u/JMS1991 → u/venom21685]

So we're sending him to Clemson?

[u/beamerbeliever → u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

He deserves hangnails on every finger, and a remote that keeps getting lost. 

[u/venom21685 → u/beamerbeliever]

Whoa calm down Satan

[u/beamerbeliever → u/venom21685]

It would be excessive if he wasn't still convinced he was not the problem. 

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

Respect to the students who have stuck it out in this heat.

[u/Marshmello_Man]

600+ yards is a crazy stat 😂. I do agree though that’s only raising the expectation for them so we will see.

[u/JMS1991]

I'm guessing that 600+ yard game in 2022 was against Tennessee? Lmao. Good times. Vol fans can get fucked.

[u/nik-nak333 → u/JMS1991]

Fun fact: South Carolina holds the record for points scored against UT in the modern era(over 100 years since someone scored more against them)

[u/Poxx → u/JMS1991]

Lol yup. The "Spencer Rattler sends his regards" game.

[u/Marshmello_Man → u/JMS1991]

I was literally just thinking about that game! Like remember we ran out of fireworks that was literally a historic game that I don’t think I will ever forget. Wish I was there in person but I remember watching it at home!

[u/beamerbeliever → u/Marshmello_Man]

Biggest margin of victory by an unranked team against a top 10, iirc.  Next week, we accomplished back- to- back wins over top-10 teams ever.  Amazing what happens with future period everywhere if you simplify, leave your playmakers in and just let them cook. 

[u/inactioninaction_]

Looked more like the kent st receiver covering our cb than the other way around right there lol

[u/Mon221B → u/inactioninaction_]

Did he ever even look back?

[u/Juztaan]

That was bad, Good

[u/someUSCfan]

LMAO what a fucking terrible decision but I aint mad

[u/the-walkman8]

Was Tommy Suggs asleep?

[u/inactioninaction_]

Wtf just happened lol

[u/betrayx]

FCS Tarleton State has beaten Bowling Green

[u/Ninja0428]

54 years of eligibility? This is getting out of hand!

[u/Marshmello_Man]

I actually have to give kudos to Kent State. Columbia heat is like nothing else. For them to come out here and play in this heat like they have when they are not used to it, good for them! This was a complete shutout and I’m a little surprised. I’m happy we worked in the off season in things we lacked last year. Hopefully we continue to improve over the season!

[u/Sctvman]

Four water bottles and her fan died.

[u/CockNotTrojan]

How is Howell #5 on the depth chart? Everyone looks solid tbh but man he’s just never gotten his chance

[u/Mon221B]

Football is...fun?

[u/Sctvman]

Coastal’s QB has 373 yards passing

[u/gozasc]

Fifty-burger

[u/DDub04]

Cutter Woods has more passing yards than Kent State’s starter already. Lol

[u/TLukeC]

We. Want. Towson.

[u/Heretohavesomefunplz]

Shortened fourth quarter for heat? Climate change is ruining college football too

[u/multiple4]

I like how Cutter looks. Knows what routes the WRs are running, knows the timing, and knows where he wants to go with it

[u/someUSCfan → u/multiple4]

It's amazing what happens when you simplify the playbook to where it doesn't require a damn textbooks worth of knowledge to understand

[u/beamerbeliever → u/someUSCfan]

Still wonder how '22 could've gone if Satterfield understood this. 

[u/CarolinaSandstorm → u/beamerbeliever]

We were two plays (an all-time screwjob call against LSU and that Harbor Hail Mary against Alabama) away from being 11-1 in 2024. We win at least one, probably two playoff games that year bare minimum

[u/beamerbeliever → u/CarolinaSandstorm]

Loggains did run a significantly simpler offense than Satt that year.  Lanorris's game performance is dictated by the confidence he carries on the field.  If he went into either of those games with the confidence and swagger he finished the season, both would've been wins.  That's the biggest missing variable in '24.

[u/Carolina296864]

Man. These guys are clearly having fun, on both sides of the ball. Team chemistry looks strong, the talent is performing, there’s no crushing weight of expectations like last year. Yeah i know it’s Kent State, but there’s real optimism for the season now

[u/someUSCfan → u/Carolina296864]

Last years team would be up 17-10 by this time

[u/beamerbeliever → u/someUSCfan]

Shula's offense only broke 300 yards once iirc last season.  His high water mark at Carolina was 390 against Illinois in the bush game, his first game, in '24.

[u/_sailingaway → u/someUSCfan]

Our season opener last year still haunts me- it was the writing on the wall 🫠

[u/Carolina296864 → u/someUSCfan]

Lol exactly

[u/Mon221B]

Kent State players dropping like flies

[u/DefinitelyNotAGinger]

Bruh this is our depth chart?

[u/Mon221B]

Beautiful

[u/therowdygent]

LET IT RIDE

[u/CarolinaSandstorm]

TALK YOUR SHIT NEPHEW!

[u/tomberto18]

Cyrus the great

[u/ben3345]

That’s a great catch and a great way to get yourself some more playing time

[u/rokthemonkey]

Cyrus is a fucking dawg

[u/jthomas694]

What a dime. What a catch

[u/gozasc]

Wow!! Let's go, Cutter!!

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

What a catch

[u/jthomas694]

They're shortening the 4th quarter due to weather

ESPN should be ashamed of themselves for this being a noon kick. Someone should get fired

[u/Sctvman → u/jthomas694]

They scheduled this in May. Dumb. Every fan knew it was gonna be like this.

[u/Sctvman]

Fourth quarter shortened to 10 minutes

[u/someUSCfan]

I'm really loving this playcalling. Getting the ball out quick, simplified blocking schemes and route trees, keeping the tempo moving. It's absolutely night & day different from former Al QueSECda operative Mike Shula.

[u/Sctvman]

Coastal got 3 TDs against WVU. They don't look bad at all

[u/DefinitelyNotAGinger]

As an engineer, its good to see our engineering department finally get some love.

[u/Sctvman]

Kent State got paid a lot of cash for this

[u/daysie778]

I don’t care that it’s Kent State. After several years of painful season openers, I’m on top of the world right now.

[u/TomBombaDaleJr → u/daysie778]

Living my best life rn fr

[u/Icy-Taste-3096]

god damn must be hot as hell there

[u/ASV731 → u/Icy-Taste-3096]

Wife and I agree that is the hottest game we’ve been to in the last 10 years

[u/CutbowAndArrow → u/Icy-Taste-3096]

“The only thing that separates Columbia from Hell in the summer is a screen door”

[u/we_the_whorez]

saluda’s shoutout on the broadcast

[u/we_the_whorez]

damn NO ONE is still there 😭

[u/gozasc]

My body is ready for the Clemson thread tonight

[u/Mon221B → u/gozasc]

I'm conflicted because I hate Lane Kiffin, but Clemson.

[u/JMS1991 → u/Mon221B]

Let's go Team Meteor Strike!

[u/Juztaan → u/Mon221B]

Can both teams lose?

[u/IMSYE87]

STOP THE COUNT!

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

Cook Unity is a stupid name

[u/Juztaan → u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

Every chef for himself!

[u/tomberto18]

Even our back ups getting it done today. Thank you other Briles for delivering us from football hell

[u/Tuckboi69 → u/tomberto18]

Seeing TCU’s offense melt down last week really did give me hope about Briles lol

[u/DasASpicyMeataballa]

Mike Tyler looks fucking huge now

[u/Itsobignow → u/DasASpicyMeataballa]

Moves good for that size too. Need to see his big ass in the game more.

[u/ben3345]

That is a girthy lad at tight end. Legs like tree trunks.

[u/IMSYE87 → u/ben3345]

When you think of a Cock, you think of this guy

[u/gozasc]

There ya go, get out of bounds

[u/duvie773]

Smart to get the backups in so early in this heat and an opponent that’s doing all but waving the white flag

Hate that we have to wait 2 more weeks to get our first real idea of if this offense is legit or not

[u/therowdygent → u/duvie773]

I think we’re going to be very very prepared for bama

[u/betrayx]

Wonder if they'll agree to a running clock?

[u/elfstone08 → u/betrayx]

They really should.

[u/taco_bones → u/elfstone08]

yeah, the score alone isn't that bad, but this heat is brutal

[u/betrayx]

Yeah Kent State wants nothing to do with this game anymore lol. down 36 with essentially a half to play, hot as hell, just keep that clock running

[u/elfstone08]

They're honestly going to have to be careful cooling down too.

[u/multiple4]

Here come the heat related injuries

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke → u/multiple4]

They should consider a running clock, especially if we score this series

[u/gozasc]

Excited to see Cutter

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

I can’t blame people for clearing out of WB. The sun feels like I owe it money here in GVL - I can’t imagine how hot it feels in Columbia.

[u/Sctvman]

Coastal with ball down 10 to WVU 7:20 to play

[u/ChargeisKill]

Tbh maybe call it due to the heat….

[u/RockdaleRooster]

I'm just happy to see us take care of an opponent that, on paper, we should take care of.

[u/CutbowAndArrow → u/RockdaleRooster]

Time to remove the paper bag?

[u/Tuckboi69]

They should’ve shortened the game tbh

[u/AFogmentOfADream → u/Tuckboi69]

Kent state isn’t even attempting to play. They want out no get it’s hard but man id be embarrassed to be a player and for coach to intentionally concede every time its third down

[u/Tuckboi69 → u/AFogmentOfADream]

I can’t believe they didn’t go for it on 4th and 2 when the game was only kinda over

[u/AFogmentOfADream → u/Tuckboi69]

3rd and 8 and they’re running inside zone or screen every other play. That was late 2nd quarter and early 3rd.

[u/AFogmentOfADream]

Every forward pass is a screen smh. Play football

[u/ben3345]

One more drive for the starters or take them out now? I’d be tempted to leave them in just to build confidence if it wasn’t so damn hot.

[u/gozasc]

Real Cocks rent heavy equipment from Blanchard

[u/wagenejm]

Uh oh, the Offense is cooked. They only went 75 yards on that last TD drive.

[u/Quick1711]

I understand it being empty. It’s hot af outside.

[u/wagenejm]

My weather app says it's 98 degrees in Columbia right now, and I imagine the stadium is that or hotter.

[u/duvie773 → u/wagenejm]

I saw earlier the real feel was supposed to be like 112°

[u/CutbowAndArrow → u/wagenejm]

The upper bleachers have to be pushing 110. Humidity is also 45%

[u/SwampThing72]

This is nice to not have us be playing down to our opponents

[u/Sctvman]

Josh Cribbs is a coach now? Wow

[u/JakeSteeleIII → u/Sctvman]

It’s like when I found out DeAndre Hopkins was a coach when I watched Georgia Tech on Thursday

[u/someUSCfan]

I don't blame a single soul for ghosting the game early lmao. It's absolutely fucking unhinged hot out there

[u/Flapjack_ → u/someUSCfan]

Me and my dad left at half, respect to the people who stayed but there’s just no relief anywhere. The expression “like a sauna” has never felt as literal as it did

[u/Sctvman]

There might be 15K in the stadium right now

[u/AFogmentOfADream → u/Sctvman]

Bro idk bet it’s less than 5k

[u/IMSYE87 → u/Sctvman]

1.5k****

[u/Mon221B → u/IMSYE87]

.15K*

[u/IMSYE87]

Allstate Mayhem commercial idea:

A CFB fanbase with high expectations sign Mike Shula as their OC and he destroys your offense.

[u/yankeenate]

I'm trying really hard not to overreact. But this is really nice

[u/rokthemonkey → u/yankeenate]

I've seen Shane Beamer teams struggle against worse opponents so I'll take this happily

[u/TheMrTypical]

I know it’s a smaller opponent but… we were in a low scoring game in this situation last year

[u/Flapjack_ → u/TheMrTypical]

I’m happy we look competent, I think that’s the big thing

[u/JMS1991 → u/TheMrTypical]

We only managed 2 offensive TD's against SC State. This is absolutely an upgrade offensively, it's just going to be hard to gauge how much.

[u/multiple4]

Bruh everybody moved up to the higher rows to get in the shade. I'm glad I didn't get tempted by the $25 tickets this shit looks miserable😭Charlotte is like an oven right now

[u/srajar4084]

So why is Briles our Messiah and when are the plans to hunt down Shula and take him to The Hague to face his crimes

[u/elfstone08]

This SEC commercial is actually really neat.

[u/inactioninaction_ → u/elfstone08]

Week 1. Wait til you've seen it for the 73rd time and we'll see

[u/Ninja0428]

I like this Murph guy

[u/ben3345]

Doing what you’re supposed to to a bad opponent

[u/Grumpytrees]

You guys think we can score 45+?

[u/JakeSteeleIII → u/Grumpytrees]

I think we could, but I think we should just run the clock and go home because it’s fucking hot

[u/tomberto18]

GOOOOOOOO COCKS

[u/Socraticshitslinger]

The offense looks much more coherent this season. I dunno if it’s necessarily a top 25 offense, but I can watch this atleast.

[u/Tuckboi69 → u/Socraticshitslinger]

If our defense stays as good as it has been under White, a top 25 offense will have us in the national championship conversation.

[u/gozasc]

SIX BABY

[u/Sctvman]

Camera looks like it is in Charleston

[u/IMSYE87]

Before all you inconsiderate people mention the stadium clearing out at half time, have you even thought about the television execs!? All of you are being selfish.

[u/Mon221B]

I guess crowd noise won't be a factor in the second half

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke → u/Mon221B]

4th quarter is going to sound like those MLB games during COVID

[u/ugafan2148]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stadium clear like that at the half lmao.

Makes sense and don’t blame them, WBS is the hottest place on the planet on a normal day.

[u/clayman41 → u/ugafan2148]

My dad's at the game right now. He's been going to games for decades and he said he's never seen the stadium clear out like today. Heat index of ~110F? Brutal

[u/DefinitelyNotAGinger → u/ugafan2148]

I remember a few years ago going to a home game in early September, it wasn't this hot but your worst enemy is really just the sun, it is absolutely brutal and I got bad sunburn even with sunscreen on. So I absolutely do not blame the fans and students, and pity the players for sure lol.

[u/Sctvman]

Coastal got another touchdown

[u/Tuckboi69]

I don’t blame a soul but the stadium looks like we’re *losing* 29-0

[u/Mon221B]

Is there anyone left in the stadium?

[u/Sonder_Days]

Holy shit the stadium is a ghost town

[u/Hun-_-ter → u/Sonder_Days]

Apparently concessions ran outta water and Powerade by the end on the 1st. Can’t blame them for leaving early when it’s that hot outside today.

[u/the-walkman8 → u/Hun-_-ter]

Running out of water and Powerade in the 1st is unacceptable. The heat is dangerous today.

[u/CutbowAndArrow → u/Sonder_Days]

It’s a blast furnace in there right now

[u/gozasc]

I'd be feeling really good about this game right about now had I not witnessed the A&M game last year

[u/CutbowAndArrow]

So.. how’s everyone doing? Doing anything fun for the long weekend?

[u/elfstone08 → u/CutbowAndArrow]

I have two fever blisters. I am bummed because they hurt

[u/CutbowAndArrow → u/elfstone08]

Well that’s a bummer

[u/elfstone08 → u/CutbowAndArrow]

I'm Debbie Downer, haha

[u/greennurse61]

We be having the only shut out game in the entire country at the moment.

[u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

Our OL looks much better than the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics we had on the field last season

[u/wagenejm → u/JumboDakotaSmoke]

That's one hell of a description. ROFL

[u/outthawazoo]

Any South Carolinians fans of Edmunds Oast Brewing? It's a lil pricey but their Cereal for Dinner and Something Cold are top tier.

[u/inactioninaction_ → u/outthawazoo]

Good beer but I almost never buy it bc all their cans look exactly the same and I don't feel like sorting out what's what on the shelf when there's other options available

[u/ifuckinhategeorgia → u/outthawazoo]

Lots of good beers

[u/Archery6996 → u/outthawazoo]

Bucket of flowers is their best beer. I love that place.

[u/DefinitelyNotAGinger]

Lane Kiffin "fights for whats right" 🤣

[u/CutbowAndArrow → u/DefinitelyNotAGinger]

Chasing freshman tail and self-fellatio are always right