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Matt Fargo Arkansas Razorbacks Football
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Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be
here before you know it so that means getting
an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season.
Knowing the teams now will save you time in August
and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp
of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from
worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.
Fargo’s Take
- Steve Spurrier’s return to the
NCAA ranks was considered a success after leading
the Gamecocks to its first bowl game since 2001.
An 8-4 record would have looked a lot better than
the 7-5 mark they finished with, no thanks to
blowing a 21-point lead to Missouri in the Independence
Bowl. Spurrier has the majority of his pieces
back in his ‘fun and gun’ offense
that should show major improvements in its second
season in Columbia. The defense is where there
is the most concern as only four starters are
back in 2006 from the unit that ranked 47th in
total defense and 40th in scoring defense. It
might be too soon for South Carolina to make a
run at the SEC East title with Tennessee, Florida
and Georgia all ranked in the preseason top 20
but there are enough winnable games on the schedule
for the Gamecocks to make it back to a bowl game
at the end of the season.
Returning Starters
on Offense – 6 The Gamecocks finished
just 100th in total offense and 75th in scoring
offense last season, very uncharacteristic for
a Spurrier led team. However, it was the first
year in the new system and with a year under everyone’s
belt, the offense has the chance to be one of
the best in the conference. Quarterback Blake
Mitchell is back to run the offense and he is
blessed with numerous playmakers to aide him.
Wide receiver Sidney Rice led the team with 70
catches for 1,143 yards and 13 touchdowns and
will be a force once again despite a thumb injury
in the spring. The best news could be in the running
game, which finished 108th in the nation last
year. Running back Cory Boyd returns after missing
all of 2005. He was second on the team in both
rushing and receiving in 2004. The offensive line
must replace four starters from 2005 but the unit
was extremely inconsistent so change could be
good.
Returning Starters
on Defense – 4 There is only one
senior on the entire two-deep chart so South Carolina
will experience a lot of growing pains early on
in the season. Gone are the top seven tacklers
but defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix, who will
be in his first full season, is confident that
the unit won’t digress. The defensive line
struggled stopping the run last season but spring
drills brought out the best from the front four
and they should improve on their 85th ranking
against the run. The linebackers all need to be
replaced but JUCO transfers and twin brothers
Jasper and Casper Brinkley are expect to make
huge impacts right away. The secondary was the
strength a season ago and while the cornerbacks
will be solid once again, the two safety positions
are a concern.
Schedule
- The schedule is both top and bottom heavy with
the biggest breaks coming in the middle of the
season. The Gamecocks head right into conference
action out of the gate as they travel to Mississippi
St. to open the season before hosting Georgia
the following week. Two straight non-conference
games are next at home against Wofford and Florida
Atlantic before another SEC test with Auburn coming
to town. The next four games provide somewhat
of a break with games at Kentucky and Vanderbilt
followed by home games against Tennessee and Arkansas.
The much anticipated trip to Florida and the season
finale at Clemson are sandwiched around a home
game against Middle Tennessee to close out the
season. The best part about the slate is that
LSU and Alabama are absent.
You can bet on…
When it comes to college ball, Spurrier just wins
as he has been to 12 straight bowl games. It will
be 13 after this season as long as the Gamecocks
can protect their home field and win at least
five of the seven games. Three road games are
almost sure wins so surpassing last year’s
seven wins is likely. Last season, South Carolina
had its first non-losing campaign against the
number since 2001 and that was with an overvalued
team because of the return of Spurrier. After
going 8-16 ATS in 2002-2004, the Gamecocks went
5-3 ATS in SEC games in 2005 and they will try
to keep that run going in the first two games
of the year this season. They are favored on the
road at Mississippi St., the first time they have
been in that role since the middle of the 2004
season.
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