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Orange Blooded [3521]
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Politicians are working on a trophy for the Coots
Jul 2, 2014, 7:14 PM
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When earlier this year the SEC elected to stick with permanent cross-divisional rivalry games and break up its longtime Arkansas-South Carolina pairing to create a more geographically sensible Arkansas-Missouri series, it created a new annual "rivalry" with scarcely any history at all: Texas A&M vs. the newly available Gamecocks.
But where there's a will to create extracurricular motivation for an annual college football game, there's a way. Columbia, S.C. newspaper The State reported this week that a South Carolina political official has worked with Texas governor Rick Perry and Palmetto State governor Nikki Haley to introduce a victory trophy for Gamecocks-Aggies, a bronze sculpture of South Carolina-educated Alamo hero James Butler Bonham.
According to former South Carolina Republican and Perry state capmaign chair Katon Dawson, Perry discussed the trophy with Haley, at Dawson's suggestion, when the two met in 2013. Dawson told the State the trophy would be unveiled at a party the night before the teams meet for their season openers in Columbia on Aug. 28.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24604489/texas-am-south-carolina-may-play-for-trophy-named-for-alamo-hero
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CU Medallion [51535]
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Gag me.
Jul 2, 2014, 7:24 PM
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Does it make anyone else sick that our Clemson alum governor gives so much attention to the coots?
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CU Medallion [67842]
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Re: Gag me.- typical politican
Jul 2, 2014, 8:08 PM
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trying to appeal to everyone.
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Orange Blooded [4757]
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Re: Gag me.
Jul 3, 2014, 9:18 AM
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She wouldn't survive in Columbia very long if she didn't. The legislature is crawling with coot alums/fans.
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Orange Blooded [2430]
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Re: Politicians are working on a trophy for the Coots
Jul 2, 2014, 7:29 PM
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That's sure going to be more tax payers money wasted...it's the sec though, surprised both teams don't get a participation trophy
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All-TigerNet [10871]
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Guess the coots need some way to fill those empty cases***
Jul 2, 2014, 7:53 PM
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Re: Guess the coots need some way to fill those empty cases***
Jul 2, 2014, 8:35 PM
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Well Surrier buys them on every year, doesn't he?
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Orange Blooded [3788]
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Only slightly dumber than
Jul 2, 2014, 8:39 PM
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the trophy we trade back and forth with BC.
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Orange Blooded [2220]
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think about it...
Jul 2, 2014, 8:46 PM
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they really need a trophy for that trophy case....
god bless them!
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Legend [17306]
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Assuming the coots can beat aTm every once in a while
Jul 2, 2014, 11:33 PM
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Go Texas A&M Aggies!!!
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Re: think about it...
Jul 3, 2014, 1:31 AM
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The Hardee's Trophy has stayed in the same case for a while now.
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Orange Blooded [4757]
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That makes 3 trophies
Jul 3, 2014, 9:20 AM
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And one of them isn't even permanent
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Orange Blooded [4757]
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At least we established the rivalry before creating a trophy
Jul 3, 2014, 9:19 AM
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And for a while it actually was a pretty good rivalry. Trying to fabricate some sort of trophy for a game that hasn't even been played yet reeks of desperation.
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A trophy for USuC that's based on a failure? Sounds right***
Jul 2, 2014, 11:04 PM
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Re: A trophy for USuC that's based on a failure? Sounds right***
Jul 3, 2014, 10:11 AM
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The logic just isn't there.How can you call a program that has beaten you five years in a row by double digits and one that everyone is pre season ranking much higher than your program a failure? Makes the loser look even worse.
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All-TigerNet [10871]
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Exhibit A: A butthurt ####...***
Jul 3, 2014, 6:18 PM
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Re: Politicians are working on a trophy for the Coots
Jul 3, 2014, 10:10 AM
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But, but, but... won't the USUC players just steal the trophy if USUC ever wins it?
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CU Guru [1788]
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Re: Politicians are working on a trophy for the Coots
Jul 3, 2014, 10:27 AM
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I guess they are sick of this!!!
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All-TigerNet [14090]
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SCU has said they don't want his name...
Jul 3, 2014, 11:40 AM
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On the trophy since he was a slave owner. SCU already has their own history of owning slaves.
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110%er [7238]
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The Perfect Trophy for the Coots
Jul 3, 2014, 6:32 PM
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