Half Cocked: A South Carolina Gamecocks Podcast

Connor and Jorge preview South Carolina's season-opening matchup against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Brandi Mills of The Big Spur and Buck of The Rubber Chickens join the podcast to discuss SEC Media Days, the preseason depth chart, and the uncertain eligibility of South Carolina's four-star cornerback signees.

The 2014 baseball season comes to an uxpectedly early close and Arden Key rejoins the 2015 recruiting class. Can the Gamecocks finally break through into the football recruiting elite?

Lead-in music: Cattle and the Creeping Things by The Hold Steady 00:00 SEC opponents released through 2025 13:55 #HereSC 19:11 Connor Shaw's pre-marital sex 29:18 Vic Hampton still has not been signed Bumper music: Jesus Etc. by Wilco 39:00 Twitter questions Outro music: Wheelz of Steel by Outkast

Brandi Mills of The Big Spur joins the podcast to discuss Chad Kelly's dismissal from the Clemson Tiger football team and South Carolina's spring game. We also take your questions from Twitter, and Connor alludes to a significant life event that looms on the horizon. Bumper music: I Think I Lost My Headache - Queens of the Stone Age In The Fade - Queens of the Stone Age Carpetbaggers - Jenny Lewis

South Carolina has a difficult second half against the No. 1 Florida Gators, Frank Martin's on-court demeanor comes into question, and talks a lot about facial hair.

Connor Tapp and Jorge De Los Gallos continue to revel in South Carolina's sweep of Clemson, discuss Ronnie Martin's decision to transfer fout of the football program, and attempt to find meaning in the acronym BAMF.

Rixon Lane (Garnet Report, The Daily Gamecock) joins the podcast to discuss attempts to improve fan experience at college football games, the SEC's decision to relax the prohibition against artificial crowd noise, South Carolina women's basketball team winning the SEC regular season championship, and the encroaching dawn of spring football practice.

Jadeveon Clowney shows out at the NFL Combine, but some detractors remain unimpressed. Chicken Hoops, Garnert And Black Attack's redisent basketball expert, joins the podcast to give us the latest on the performance of the South Carolina basketball team. Jorge De Los Gallos also joins the program to help preview the South Carolina vs. Clemson baseball series and the beginning of spring football practice.

Connor Tapp and The Feathered Warrior go behind the scenes with the Director of of Athletic Bands to find out what the Mighty Sound of the Southeast experiences on a typical college football game day.