LOHD recommends this for the tailgating season

LOHD recommends this product - HERE - for the upcoming 2008 college football season. We here at LOHD are also kicking ourselves for not thinking of this first...

'Hitch & View' is basically a metal bracket that fits in to your trailer hitch which allows you to screw in a flat screen tv. Even has an area for your dish system. All this can be yours for $199...which is not bad. It will be interesting to see who has this for the 08 campaign in Columbia.

Such a simple idea....

Former Gamecock Matt Campbell update...

Awhile back we were trying to hunt down info on former USC pitcher Matt Campbell after the MLB draft concluded but could not find any updates on him. He basically dropped out of sight after pitching a little more than one season in the Royals’ minor league system; well it seems Campbell had Labrum surgery which we are sorry to say put a end to promising MLB career ended at age 25.
Good news is he hasn't given up on life and is going back to USC to finish his degree....read more from thestate.com's article - HERE.

LOHD Weekend Video

This video just never gets old.....it is a LOHD and DevieD classic!

Gamecocks and Phil Steele

LOHD likes to consult PhilSteele.com and see how he is projecting things to happen in 08. Yes it is all a projection and he does it just like anyone else. No one knows how the 08 college football season is going to shape out but I did see (and like) where recently he ranked the Gamecocks the 5th most improved team in 08.

I know improving on a 6-6 season should not be too hard for a Spurrier coached team....so what is your prediction for number of wins for Carolina in 08?

Oh we touched on some of these early projections for the 08 gamecock campaign - HERE.

Gamecock Weekend News Thread

Here are some news bites from earlier in the week just in case you missed anything...these are LOHD worthy reads -

• Garnet & Black pens a nice one here with - gamecocks 2008: Changing of the Guard
• South Carolina No. 4. In basketball for the SEC East - Emerson's predictions
• Football: One class impedes King
• Recruiting: Pair accepts USC’s offers
• Basketball: Charlotte star’s mentors say choice is near
• XM service fills out SEC sports lineup
• Baseball assistant lines up for C of C
• Tanner pursues Tar Heel assistant
  

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July to All ! Remember to thank a veteran for your freedoms today !

LOHD recommends this drink this summer

Anyone that golfs knows about "The Arnold Palmer" or what is referred to in the south as "half and half;" you know half sweet tea and lemonade. It is one of the best drinks after a round of 18 or for just relaxing on a hot day. Which brings us to this drink and the upcoming 2008 college football season. This drink is a must for the first month of S Carolina games due to the 'columbia heat.'

After I had this drink over the weekend, my first thought was - why didn't I think of that - I mean sweet tea vodka...geez.

But here is LOHD drink for summer 2008 -

Firefly Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka

Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka is the distillery's newest product on the market. The product is an infusion of American Tea and Firefly Vodka. Firefly Distillery is proud to bring true southern products to the marketplace. (70 proof)

Here is how to make the LOHD summer concoction:
-Get a tall glass and fill it up with some ice.
-Then simply take the Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and pour about half a glass then get some good lemonade and fill the other half of the glass.
-Optional - put a lime and a lemon in the drink.

Now sit back and enjoy the warm summer months!

Former Gamecock Corey Boyd invovled in a Fight

During a budget meeting? I must admit I know I have gotten test-y during meetings involving finances and how to spend money but to get in a fight with your teammate? Not a smart move by former gamecock running back Corey Boyd.

Full Story HERE and thanks to 'old man' but to highlight it -

During the NFL's rookie symposium, which is designed to teach 1st-year players life skills, Buccaneers rookies Cory Boyd and Aqib Talib chose to brawl with each other. Pro Football Talk is reporting that Talib, the Bucs' 1st-round pick, and Boyd, the Bucs 7th-round pick, had been exchanging words all day, and they finally got down to the fisticuffs in the "budgets and finance" meeting.

Way to go Corey, you have made Gamecock Nation so proud ! Just hope you don't get cut now by Tampa Bay !

Top College Football Traditions

Here is a nice little write up on the Top College Football traditions in the South. Good to see "2001" (S. Carolina's entrance) up there in the top 25.

Link: Top Traditions

I gotta agree with #1 - Rocky Top - b/c it amazes me when I go to see UT v SC at UT just how loud it is, how many times it is played, when its played and how it pumps everyone (UT fans) up. Oh and it is one of the most annoying things ever even more so than when JR went through the "bang-kok" spell in college.

Thoughts on "traditions?"