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Volunteers will continue to help Columbia recover and rebuild.
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A s f lo o d w at er s i n a nd around Columbia continue to recede, both the campus and the city have begun the process of recovery. With the state preparing to enter day 13 of state emergency operations, the South Carolina Emergency Response Team has lowered their operational status from OPCON 1 to OPCON 3. OPCON 3 is the third lowest of the five possible operation levels, according to The State. On-ca mpus classes have resumed after a full week of
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Riverbanks Zoo and Garden had record attendance in the aftermath of the historic flooding in the area.
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Riverbanks Zoo and Garden offered complimentary admission to Richland and Lexington county residents in light of the historic flooding in the area when they reopened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after being closed for two days. On Sunday, Oct. 12, zoo of f icials an nou nced t hat a tot a l of 29,345 g ue st s took adva nt age of t he opportunity to visit the zoo
from Oct. 7 to Oct. 9. According to a press release from Sunday, 22,712 of t hose g uest s received free admission, and Friday’s attendance of 13,752 was the largest crowd at the zoo since it opened in 1974. Riverbanks Zoo President and CEO Satch Krantz was impressed by the number of people who visited. “I have not seen anything of this magnitude in my 40plus years at Riverbanks,” Krantz said. “Our thoughts are w it h all who are
suffering. It was our hope t h at reop en i ng t he z o o would give our guests some sense of normalcy and put smiles on their faces.” Even though the zoo is located close to the Saluda River, it received minimal da mage a nd all of t he animals were kept safe. The Riverbanks Zoo and G arden w ill ex tend f ree admission to residents of the two counties again with the return of Free Fridays in January and February.
cancellations and the majority of dining locations, most of which were forced to close during t he storm, have reopened. Additionally, this weekend’s Homecoming football game against Vanderbilt University will be held at Williams-Brice Stadium as planned. “Our campus suffered no significant damage and we did not flood. There were leaks and a handful of classrooms that required cleanup—but that’s to be expected in buildings hundreds of years old. Our Horseshoe, Innovista, Athletics Village and even Williams Brice SEERELIEFPAGE3
Students organize ‘Smash’ tournament Nathaniel Simmons-Thorne @THEGAMECOCK
Super Smash Bros. pandemonium is sweeping the Columbia area like never before. On Oct. 17, Columbia will host the inaugural play off in the Heart of the South tournament series, a tourney geared towards competitive gameplay of t he mega popular Super Smash Bros.
Melee and Wii U titles. With gameplay slated to be held at t he C olu mbia Convent ion Met ropolitan Center, t he tou r ne y w i l l gather the regional Smash Bros. gam ing circ u it, which proclaims a sizable com mu n it y on t he lo c a l c a mpu s , f or a n u lt i m at e SEESMASHPAGE2
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GRiZ talked about jazzercise, being a hard worker and listening to his own music.
A s a contempor a r y f u n k d isc jockey, 25-year-old GRiZ has spent his music career working hard to “give up the good for the great.” Born as Grant Kwiecinski, GRiZ has traveled all over the world to deliver his aut hent ic blend of f ut urist ic
electronic f used with traditional funk and soul music. GRiZ will be performing for local fans at Music Farm Columbia on Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. SEEGRIZPAGE4
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Playboy will stop publishing nude images of women WLTX reported Tuesday that the Columbia Police Department is investigating the stabbing of a 23-year-old man in Five Points around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to CPD Chief Skip Holbrook, the victim was trying to break up a fight on Harden Street when he was stabbed. The victim tried to chase the two suspects before collapsing due to his wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and is reportedly in a stable condition. Surveillance images of the two suspects have been released by the police and authorities are asking that anyone with information call 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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According to WISTV, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced that James Heyward, 42, has been arrested in connection to the murder of 76-year-old Alice Tollison, who was found dead in her Edgewater Drive home on Sunday. Heyward, who is currently being held at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, forced himself into Tollison’s home, tied up Tollison’s eight-year-old granddaughter (who later called 911) and strangled Tollison to death. Heyward, whose fingerprints were found in the home, also reportedly stole jewelry and ransacked the house, and has been described as a “career criminal.”
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Suspect in murder-kidnapping arrested
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The New York Times reported that due to lack of circulation and lack of popularity of the adult magazines, Playboy Magazine will no longer feature images of fully nude women. In 1975, Playboy had a circulation of 5.6 million; in 2015, that number has increased to about 800,000. Other “dirty” magazines have all but vanished. Hugh Hefner, 89-year-old editor-in-chief and creator of the magazine, apparently agreed to the idea to cut nudity from the print edition last month. Playboy CEO Scott Flanders explained the reasoning behind the decision on Sunday. “You’re now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free,” Flanders said. “And so it’s just passé at this juncture.”
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“Having grown up wit h it [t he ga me] I a lway s wa nted to w i n,” Parker said. “I remember I’d always go visit family ... my cousins played a lot more sports than I did ... Smash Bros. was my thing.” Parker explained t here w ill be two separate tournaments, one for the Wii U game, released in 2014, and the other for Super Smash Bros. Melee for Gamecube, which was released in 20 01. Parker said he will be participating in the Melee tournament, which does not have a pot bonus for the winner. “ T hat ’s t he ot her n ice t h i ng, of c o u r s e , ab o ut g o i n g t o a n y tournament is that people still just love to play this game from 2001,” Parker said. Zah u rges compet it ive players and friendly players as well as any interested people to come out and support the event. “We always enjoy seeing new people come out and take interest in games that we enjoy playing,” he said. The Heart of the South tournament series will be a major step toward his goal of turning South Carolina’s regional Super Smash Bros. gaming circuit into a major player within the larger national and international communities.
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RELIEFPAGE1 Stadium are ready for your return,” University President Harris Pastides wrote in an email sent to students. One major issue brought on by t he flooding that is still being felt on campus is the boil water advisor y, which remains in effect for the Columbia campus. The State reports that cit y officials hope to lift the advisory within the next few days. Local and state agencies have also m a d e p r o g r e s s w it h regard to road closures, a n nou nc i ng Tue s d ay that southbound lanes of the major corridor I-95 have reopened. However, repairs to the northbound lanes of I-95 are st ill ongoing and take up a great deal of man power and supplies. “We originally sent 200 truckloads of concrete
(for I-95’s northbound la nes), but we’ve had to add 70 truckloads to that,” Gov. Nikki Haley said at her noon briefing Monday. In total, more than 300 roads and bridges remain closed a rou nd Sout h Carolina as a result of the flooding. The human cost of the storm is also still being felt with the American Red C ros s repor t i ng Tuesday that more than 300 South Carolinians a re st i l l l iv i ng i n 15 different shelters. “It’s gut-wrenching, sad to see. Very few people have flood insurance in Columbia. They literally lost ever y t hing,” said Shandon Baptist Church College Minister David Taylor i n a n add re ss Sunday night. The City of Columbia w ill host a tot al of t wo op en hou se s for area homeow ners and contractors to help them
understand the process of applying for government a id a nd c opi n g w it h other aspects of repairs s uc h a s apply i ng for permits. The first was held Tuesday at the C.R. Neal Dream Center from 6 to 8 p.m. and the second will be held Thursday at Kilbourne Park Baptist Church from 6 to 8 p.m. One point of pride for the university throughout this ordeal has been the volunteer response by st udents, culminating in t he fou nding of UofSCRelief by thirdyear sociolog y a nd Russian st udent Cor y Alpert. “ Uo f S C R e l i e f w a s started last week and began mobilizing volunteers on Tuesday. We coordinated 1,369 volu nteers at 42 sites tot a l i ng 5,015 hou rs. We’re currently in a shift pha se bet ween c r isis management and disaster recovery,” Alpert said.
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Selena Gomez serves up variety and fun
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“Revival” Release Date: Oct. 9 Artist: Selena Gomez Label: Interscope and Polydor Duration: 39:24 minutes
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GRiZ, an electronica and funk disc jockey, has played at music festivals such as Lollapalooza, TommorrowWorld and Electric Zoo. FROMPAGE1 The Daily Gamecock: You are living the lavish life, aren’t you? Grant Kwiecinski: It’s not all super f------ awesome, but I can’t complain. TDG: What parts don’t you like? GK: I mean, I think I’ve done about 12 hours of plane travel this week and not a lot of sleeping, but I had an awesome weekend so it’s fun. It’s just, like, it’s a lot, you know? It’s a lot to manage, b e t w e e n t he t r a v e l i n g a nd working on music constantly and interviews … but there is nothing I would rather be doing. TDG: How old are you? GK: 59. TDG: You look great for your age. GK: I’m 25. TDG: When you were a kid, did you ever think you would be doing this when you were 25? GK: Nah, I didn’t even want to do this ... when I was a kid. First, I wanted to be a Pokémon master and then I found out Pokémon wasn’t real, so I was disappointed. But no … first thing I wanted to
do... I wanted to work with helping people so I really wanted to be a psychologist, but when I got to college I realized I wasn’t very good at keeping [up] with studying and reading books anymore. So, this all kind of happened in college — I started partying and I love playing music. TDG: Do you listen to your own music? GK: Hell yeah. That’s kind of the way I started — I was making music that I wanted to hear ... and then from there I started posting it publicly and it started catching on. TDG: What’s something you hope your fans are saying about you? GK: That he is a hard worker. I think it’s an honor to be thought of as a hard worker … you never really want to be thought of [as] someone who just kind of skates by. I just keep my head down and work as much as I possibly can. TDG: Do you ever go to a music festival just to go, just to chill? GK: Not anymore. I mean, I’m just lucky enough to play at all of them, so I just put on a disguise
and run around. So, yeah, I mean, I kind of get to do all these things for free, which is f------ awesome. TDG: Do you have any other hobbies besides music? G K : I ’m r e a l l y b i g i n t o e x e r c i s i n g. I q u it s m o k i n g cigarettes back in January, so I have had no excuse to try not to get healthier, and it’s kind of like a personal goal to try and be super healthy and I think being active and having fun is important. T D G : W hat do you do, like lifting weights, running, Jazzercise? GK: F------ Jazzercise man, yes. Jazzercise all day. T D G : You seem l i ke t he Jazzercise kind of person … GK: I do Tae Bo, Jazzercise and anything that has Richard Simmons in it. TDG: Do you wear a headband while you do all of this? GK: Yes. I wear headbands and I like stripes and neon colors. TDG: Do you have anything to add about your show in Columbia? GK: I’m not like anything you have ever seen before and it’s a f----- party so come on out. You have nothing cooler to see that night.
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After struggling with rehab, public breakups and a diagnosis of lupus, Selena Gomez rises like a phoenix from the ashes of her past struggles with her new album, “Revival.” This album addresses some of the foremost problems 20-year-olds usually face, playing on themes of self-discovery, love and heartbreak. “Revival,” her f irst album released under I nter scope a nd Polydor Records, bec a me available in stores on Oct. 9. It’s hard to defi ne the genre of Gomez’s album — she makes delightf ul changes in tempo, rhythm, instruments and singing styles as the album progresses from song to song. The album offers a refreshing mix of musical influences that range from ‘60s rhythm and blues with “Hands to Myself ” to ‘90s punk-pop with “K ill Em With Kindness” to some Latin inspiration with “Body Heat.” The whole album receives heavy influence from modern electronic dance music, known as EDM. G omez ma nages to address physical attraction, dissatisfaction with the status quo and other mature themes in a way that is both fresh and cathartic. Each song has an underlying emotional message she effectively shares with her listeners, ranging from the self-discovery in “Revival” to the sexual tension found in “Body Heat.” When listening to the album in order, the songs alternate between slow and quick-paced tempos, providing a roller coaster effect that changes the mood enough to keep the listener SEEREVIVALPAGE5
The Best Pumpkin Spice Cookies ‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin and spice. This recipe takes approximately 10 minutes to prep and 10-12 minutes to bake. You can make them on a Friday night with your favorite Halloween movie playing in the background. Serve them warm with a bowl of homemade vanilla ice cream or mixed in with a platter of other cookies to liven this dish up.
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As college students, most of us are short on two things: time and money. Here are some quick, easy and inexpensive Halloween recipes that will leave you (and your roommates) smiling and ready for fall.
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Emergency Halloween Trail Mix If all else fails, add some candy corn to a dish and include Halloween in the name! This recipe is super easy and you probably already have most of these things in your cabinet. Try this when you’re in a rush and need a quick, seasonal dish.
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INGREDIENTS · Cheerios · Pretzels · Marshmallows · Chocolate Chips · Gummy Bears · M&Ms · Peanuts and Mixed Nuts · Raisins · Candy Corn · Feel free to be creative and add anything else! DIRECTIONS 1. Find a bowl and throw everything inside. Make sure it’s well mixed. 2. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, room temperature 1⁄2 cup sugar 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking power 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1⁄4 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Have some ungreased baking sheets ready. 3. In a large mixing bowl, add cream, butter and the sugars together until its light and fluffy. 4. Blend in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract. 5. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. 6. Mix flour mixture into butter-sugar mixture. 7. Drop tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. 8. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes until golden around the edges. 9. Remove warm cookies and transfer to racks. Recipe via food.com
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REVIVALPAGE4 entertained. These changes in mood make the listener crave the next song and force the cathartic effect of the music, which sometimes gives the listener chills. Likewise, Gomez’s voice is wellsuited to the vocal range she exhibits in her album, ranging from pop-like to soulful feels. The album exhibits Gomez’s willingness to experiment with both her voice and her music without being constrained to one spec if ic st yle. T hat bei ng sa id, she sometimes falls short of fully reaching the high notes she attempts to sing in “Rev ival,” “Ha nds to My sel f ” a nd “Sober.” Her be st songs are t hose in her nat urally lower vocal range, which include “Same Old Love,” “Camouf lage” and “Survivors.” They are a joy to listen to.
There isn’t a song in her recent album that particularly stands out, but t h is is on ly because t hey ’re all equally enjoyable in their own way. W it h c atchy rhy t h m s a nd mesmerizing vocals, people may fi nd it difficult to resist bobbing their heads or tapping their feet to the beats Gomez presents us. She doesn’t cling to contemporary pop and this stance works perfectly i n her favor. Her new a lbu m is well wort h listening to if you’re interested in Gomez’s music, R&B or EDM. It cleanly meshes older music styles with a modern f lavor, creating something that personifies Gomez’s personality. I n some way s, t he a lbu m is add ic t ive. You’l l l i kely soon be hea r i ng her mu sic g r ace da nce floors with its irresistible beats and uplifting vocals.
Wednesday, October 14 Lobby Decorating @ selected residence halls @ 3pm (judging begins)
Trivia Night @ MyCarolina Alumni Office (corner of Senate and Lincoln Streets) @ 8pm-10pm – tours will be given before the event, and shuttles will begin picking students up from the corner of Sumter and Greene Streets at 6:00pm
Thursday, October 15 Cocky’s Creations @ Greene Street @ 10am-2pm
College Night- Free Admission @ SC State Fairgrounds @ All day
Friday, October 16 Homecoming Parade @ USC Campus @ 3-4pm
Stroll Off @ Blatt fields @ 7-9pm
Random Acts of Creed Random Acts of the Carolinian Creed are already happening on campus, but we want to hear about them from you! By filling out a Random Act of Creed Card (or cards!) during Homecoming week, you can tell us about what you’re doing to be a true Carolinian and be entered to win gift cards and cool Gamecock swag! Cards will be available throughout the week at different events, as well as in the Leadership and Service Center.
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Spurrier developed a legacy, iconic status ISSUE Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier resigned Monday OUR STANCE Spurrier became an icon in the nation and on campus Monday evening, Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier became former Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier. He will understandably be missed on the football team. He has an excellent record on a variety of different teams that need not be detailed here. His departure has led to a recruit decommitting, and the team will need to band together under leadership to finish the season. But Spurrier’s legacy and icon status surpass his importance on the field. For those more than anything else, he will be missed. The university is a large SEC school. Football was always
going to be, and always has been, held highly in the hearts of students. But for a long time they had nothing particularly impressive to celebrate. Then Spurrier came. While winning isn’t everything, it can instill pride and certainly feels better than losing. More importantly, the school’s team operated at the highest levels of national play. This put the team, and the university, in the national spotlight and brought additional attention to the institution as a whole. Indeed, Spurrier’s resignation appeared on the front pages of not only ESPN.com and other sports sites, but also the websites of Fox News, ABC News and NBC news, among others. It was treated like a top national story. More locally, Spurrier was an icon. His name recognition a mong st udent s is n igh-
universal and a banner of him adorns the stadium. Spurrier wa s t he h ighe st-pa id st ate employee and few students ever found anything wrong with it. Even his enemies found him honest. After his resignation, st at ement s of s upp or t a nd admiration are pouring in from those who played and worked for him — even those currently working for other teams. With no football coach or player rivaling his stature, the cult of personality around the game might simmer down for some t ime. But i n t he end, someone else will take that place. Seasons go on and classes enter and graduate with the passage of t ime. Even so, Spurrier’s legacy will remain. We hope that Spurrier’s replacement has his integrity and determination, and that he or she can inspire USC in the same way.
Limited social media thrives Social media is becoming an increasingly large part of our everyday lives. A day doesn’t go by where I don’t check at least t h ree separate social media sites. I have been interacting with social media since the days of Myspace and I have noticed that many popular social media sites have started offering less ways of expression. Sites like Instagram, Twitter, Vine, Yik Yak and Snapchat each restrict the ways you can communicate w it h ot hers. How does t h is occur when a site like Facebook exists? I believe people around my age were the last to interact with Myspace. I remember Myspace was an open-ended social media website. You could play games (albeit annoying ones at times), post pictures and videos, put up a playlist of all of your favorite songs and personalize your page with microscopic details. Despite this, Myspace was eventually overtaken by Facebook, which at the time offered only a few dif ferent feat u res and lit t le
personalization. I believe this occurred because we all want just the right amount of freedom when it comes to our social media. Tw i t t e r e x e m p l i f i e s t h e proliferation of social media restrictiveness perfectly because users are limited to just 140 characters, including spaces. For context, that last sentence has 147 characters. W hy then do we decide to restrict ourselves when we have so many other more liberating websites like Facebook, other than the fact that our parents use them? The fact that some people manage to express themselves in 140 characters amazes me. That is likely why many people use it. The challenge of being both eloquent and curt draws people in. The same concept goes for all of these websites. Instagram only offered picture posts with captions until it was bought by Facebook, after which a video feat u re was added. Post s to Snapchat have a limited amount of time they can be seen and Yik
Yak doesn’t even allow names, faces or a named account. Vine only allows six seconds of video and was intended to only use practical effects. These sites may slowly be adding in new features like direct messaging but that is only to keep old users still interested and active without drastically changing their brand. C omp a r i n g s o c i a l me d i a to art is a bit of a stretch, but bear with me; what makes art beaut if ul isn’t t hat it ex ists, but t hat it was created by a person with limited materials and abilities. Had Leonardo da Vinci been omnipotent his work would be worthless, but only when you realize that a single man is responsible for his many accomplishments you recognize the value in it. This concept on a smaller scale can be used to understand how new social media sites can still thrive in an environment dominated by a few giant sites that offer more. — Corey Shearer, f irst-year biology student
Shooting response unfair to mentally ill Every time a mass shooting occurs, someone wants to have the gun control debate, and someone else wants to avoid that discussion and talk about the “real” problem — mental illness — instead. In any given year, one in every four adults will suffer from mental illness, which makes it a fairly common problem. Despite that, it’s one of the most frequently misunderstood issues in the media and in politics. Many people’s ideas of what “mentally ill” means are understandably wrong-footed — not having experienced it, it’s difficult to grasp the incredibly wide range of what it means. The fact that the media loves to play up the mental illness angle every time a tragedy like the Oregon, Texas or Arizona shootings occurs doesn’t help — we’re used to having the phrases “mentally ill” and “mass shooting” connected. However, it’s largely pointless to try to blame a f lawed mental health system — or the mentally ill — for violence. Perpetrators of mass shootings are more connected by their race and gender than by their mental health status, but no one is blaming white men for gun massacres. Some spree killers have antisocial personality disorder. Some suffer from depression — a condition that 6.7 percent of adults live with. Some have narcissistic personalities. Some escape any diagnosis at all, lending credence to the idea that it isn’t mental illness that drives them to kill, but some other unknown combination of factors. There are some traits that could be similar between spree killers, but they aren’t indicative of any diagnosis by themselves. Until some unifying condition is found to explain mass murder, pinning responsibility for violent acts on mental illness only hurts the hundreds of thousands of other sufferers who have to face the stigma. Even if research were to find some common illness between the killers of the past the information would be next to useless. Mental illnesses are difficult to diagnose because they can present themselves differently in each sufferer. Not to mention that a diagnosis would be no guarantee of violence. Even assuming a common condition and a sufferer seeking help, treatment would present a problem. In fact, there are few to no mental illnesses that can be cured entirely — the most many sufferers can hope for is control of the symptoms. Some people’s symptoms elude treatment entirely. That isn’t a reason not to seek therapy, but it does mean that it’s difficult to say that identifying mental illness as a cause of mass shootings would do anything to prevent them. Psychologists will continue to study the pathology of killers — and they should. But that’s a scientific discussion, not a political one. Legislation can’t affect mental illness, but it can affect the availability of guns. So let’s get back to the only debate politics has any place in. — Linden Atelsek, second-year biology and psychology student
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COLUMN
Tanner emphasizes ‘roots over resume’ in coaching search For the fi rst time in 11 years, South Carolina will conduct a search for a head football coach. Last time, it was anticlimactic; Steve Spurrier was announced as head football coach just one day after Lou Holtz announced his retirement. This time, the Gamecocks will take much longer to fi nd a head coach. Spu r r ier stepped dow n pa r t ia l ly becau se he is simply burnt out, and partially because he is allowing the Gamecocks to get ahead of the coaching curve. When all’s said and done, multiple big-name programs will be searching for coaches. University of Southern California has already f ired Steve Sark isia n. Un iversit y of Texas, University of Miami and University of Oregon could all be searching for coaches after the season as well. If Spurrier waited to step down, South Carolina would be just another school. However, while At hlet ic Director Ray Tanner will be limited in communication with some potential replacements, candidates know the position is open and can take interest before other jobs open up. From a recruiting standpoint, the timing is beneficial in the long run. Most recruits in the 2016 cycle understood that they were not likely to play for Spurrier. Four-star linebacker P.J. Blue decommitted, but most players in this cycle committed to the school and not Spurrier. Spurrier announcing midseason gives South Carolina the chance to fi nd the right replacement, and gives that coach time to establish his own recruiting presence. Despite what it looks like on the surface, Spurrier’s timing will benefit the team in the long run. The program is lightyears ahead of where it was when Spurrier arrived, and, as such, will be more attractive to potential coaches. While Tanner
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Interim head coach Shawn Elliott will be the first interim coach at South Carolina in over 70 years. does not know who he wants as head coach, he knows what he wants in a head coach. “It is important that we find the best person with passion and dedication to perform at a high level in a ver y competitive conference in the Southeastern Conference. Certainly integrity. My roots are heav y, I love Columbia and the University of South Carolina. I want somebody to be like that, I want somebody that fits that role. While somebody’s resume may be better, I think it is important that we hire someone with the roots that fit about who we are,” Tanner said. Tanner intends to go with “roots over resume” when conducting the coaching search, and while many fans scorned this decision, it’s the right approach. All Tanner means is that the Gamecocks will look for a head coach that fits best with South Carolina’s culture and goals. The best teams nearly always go with this “best fit” approach. When Lou Holtz retired in 2004, then Athletic
Director Mike McGee looked for an established coach that would make South Carolina nationally relevant. Spurrier was that guy. His planet-sized personalit y attracted national media like no Gamecock coach had before. Now the situation is different. Because Spurrier took South Carolina to the next level, the next coach does not necessarily need to be an alreadyestablished household name. If an up-and-coming coach fits well with the vision of the program, he could beat out a bigger name. That would make some fans mad but ultimately benefit the program. Tanner’s “roots over resume” approach will only work if South Carolina can find a quality coach that gels with the program’s philosophy. There are talented coaches that would fit perfectly at South Carolina. Tanner just has to fi nd one.
—Written by Will Helms
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Steve Spurrier will retire as the winningest coach in South Carolina and Florida school history. Only he and Bear Bryant hold win records at two different SEC schools. SPURRIERPAGE1 It didn’t feel real. Monday night, Spurrier addressed the team to tell them his plan to resign as head football coach, effective immediately. He explained at his press conference on Tuesday afternoon that he had made the decision early Sunday morning and informed South Carolina Athletic Director Ray Tanner later that afternoon. Still, it felt as if the 70 year old was not serious about stepping away from college football. After nearly four decades of coaching, Spurrier was done. “I was the right coach for this job 11 years ago,” Spurrier said. “But not today.” W hen Spurrier came to South Carolina in 2004, the Gamecocks were mired in mediocrity. In five years under head coach Lou Holtz, South Carolina went just 33-37. A perennial bottomdweller in the SEC, the Gamecocks needed a spark. They needed a coach that could bring them into the national spotlight. They hired Spurrier. The 1966 Heisman Trophy winner began his coaching career in 1978 as the quarterbacks coach at the University of Florida, his alma mater. After short stints with Georgia Tech, Duke and as head coach of the USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits, the Blue Devils offered Spurrier the head coaching job in
1987. Twenty-eight years and 228 wins later, Spurrier is calling it quits. While few actually said it, there was a feeling that the Head Ball Coach would retire after the 2015 season. However, with the Gamecocks 2-4, Spurrier thought it best to “get out of the way.” “When something is inevitable, I believe you do it right then,” Spurrier said. W h i le i n it ia l ly shock i ng, few shou ld be surprised by the announcement in retrospect. Spurrier has always done things his way. Spurrier has said in the past that when coaching football stopped being fun and became a job, he’d walk away. True to his word, Spurrier did just that. It ’s s i m i l a r t o t he w a y he f elt w it h t he Washington Redskins. Spurrier left Florida as the winningest coach in school history in 2002 and was promptly hired by the Redskins. Despite just one losing season in the college ranks, Spurrier coached the team to records of 7-9 and 5-11. One of t he most competitive coaches in the countr y, Spurrier resigned in 2004. He came to a school devoid of tradition. South Carolina had won just three bowl games in its history and fans were used to sitting through painful seasons. From 1998-1999, the Gamecocks lost 21 straight games. They were the laughing stock of the SEC.
Players go to Twitter —Compiled by sports staff
Spurrier changed that. In Spurrier’s fi rst season, South Carolina won five straight SEC contests for the fi rst time in school history. In 2010, he led the Gamecocks to their fi rst ever SEC East title. South Carolina then posted three straight 11-win seasons. Steve Spurrier changed the culture. With 86 wins, Spurrier is far and away the winningest coach in school history. Other than Spurrier, only Paul “Bear” Bryant is the winningest coach at two different SEC schools. Spurrier was the fi rst Gamecock coach to land consistent talent. Spurrier coached 27 Gamecocks currently playing in the NFL including big name players like former five-star recruit and No. 1 overall draft pick Jadeveon Clowney. Spurrier took South Carolina to new heights and brought the school to national prominence. Despite a less-than-stellar fi nal season and a half, Spurrier did more for the program than any other coach in school history. As he goes out, Spurrier has cemented his place in South Carolina football lore. “It’s time for me to get out of the way,” Spurrier said. It may be time for him to get out of the way, but it will be a long time before anyone knocks him out of the record books.
Student body speaks out
—Compiled by sports staff
Marcus Lattimore @MarcusLattimore “Thank you coach! Your impact will live forever in this state. Your legacy will never be forgotten I promise you that.”
Pharoh Cooper @KingTutt_chdown
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It’s not ever going to be the same without good ol’ Steve.
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—Taylor Jesenick, Class of 2016, psychology
“Thank you coach! Your impact will live forever in this state. Your legacy will never be forgotten I promise you that.”
Perry Orth @PerryOrth10 “When no one gave me a chance to play D1 football, Coach Spurrier did. I am forever honored and grateful to play for the one and only HBC!”
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Gamecocks won’t be the same without the best visor-wearing HBC in the SEC.
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—Jax Boucher, sophomore advertising
Elliott Fry @elliott_fry22 “When I walked in the stadium today, Coach Spurrier was standing on the field just staring at Willy B and says ‘field looks nice Elliott’”
Kelvin Harmon @Wide_Receiver9 “I understand about coach Spurrier, all respect for him but I didn’t chose South Carolina for him, still content with my decision #WeCocky” Photos taken by Jeffrey Davis
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I think it is a smart move and Spurrier is doing what is best for the team.
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—Harrison McConnell, Class of 2016, sports and entertainment management