The Daily Gamecock 9/13/10

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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Violence hinders post-game festivities USC students stabbed, shots fired after win Josh Dawsey NEWS EDITOR

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South Carolina freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown at USC’s 17-6 win over Georgia Saturday.

Freshman Lattimore shines in win over UGA Chris Cox

SPORTS EDITOR

There were just over six minutes remaining in Sat urday’s game before the chants began to ring.

“Lat t imore! Lat t imore!

Lattimore!”

They were certainly called for.

Sout h Carol i na f resh ma n t a i lback M a rc u s Lat t i more ra n roughshod over G eorg ia, compiling 182 yards on 37 carries as USC knocked off UGA 17-6 i n b ot h tea m s’ Sout hea ster n Conference opener.

It was the most by a Gamecock since Cory Boyd tallied 160 against Tennessee in 2007 and helped the Gamecocks beat Georgia at home for the first time in 10 years. “ I w a s n’t e x p e c t i n g t h at ,” Lattimore said, “but it paid off from all the work we went through in the summer. Our offensive line was in better shape than their defensive line.”

Added UGA coach Mark Richt, “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what the story of the game was. It was No. 21. Marcus Lattimore was certainly the most dominating player in the game.”

His success came largely from the inside zone formation, a play

MARCUS LATTIMORE’S AGE

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Freshman running back Marcus Lattimore jumps over a Georgia defender in the first quarter of USC’s 17-6 win over Georgia Saturday afternoon.

Lat t i more ca l led h is favor ite dating back to his time at Byrnes High School.

“We k new com i ng i nto t he game that the ends were playing wide and we could just gash them up the middle,” Lattimore said. “[Center T.J. Johnson] did a great job moving that nose guard and we just gashed them.”

It helped spring USC to the early lead on its first possession of t he game, a drive in which Lattimore carried 10 times for 50 yards before capping the drive

with a touchdown from 2 yards out.

“He was running ver y well,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “We lo oked bac k a nd t hought we probably should have given it to him about 47 times.”

Three drives later, Lattimore found the end zone again from 2 yards out , put t i ng USC up 14-3 with just over a minute to go before the half. The freshman compiled 34 of USC’s 62 yards on LATTIMORE ● 8

TOTAL NUMBER OF CARRIES BY LATTIMORE

THE PERCENTAGE OF USC PLAYS IN WHICH LATTIMORE TOUCHED THE BALL

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF YARDS LATTIMORE ACCUMULATED

USC’s rank in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, up from No. 24 last week SEC teams ranked in the poll The last time USC was ranked this high (No. 6)

Monday 88°

63°

Tuesday 94°

66°

NUMBER OF SPOTS USC JUMPED IN AP POLL AFTER THE WIN

Papa Jazz

Down the Rabbit Hole

No turning back

The independent records store stays successful as ever in Five Points.

Columnist berates fraternity for wasting food in charity effort.

Gamecocks set sights on Eastern Division title after big win.

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V iolence ma r red post-game celebrations f ol low i n g S at u rd a y n ight ’s w i n ag a i n st Georgia, as two USC students were stabbed near the stadium and shots were fired in Five Points.

USC director of Student Services Anna E dwa rds con f i r med t he v ict ims of t he stabbing near t he Loose Cock aboose bar at 936 S. Stadium Road were USC f ratern it y members.

No injuries were life threatening, Edwards sa id. It was u nclea r Sunday evening which fraternity the victims were i nvolved i n or whether the event was of f icially sponsored by any Greek organization.

R ic h l a nd C ou nt y Sheriff Deputy Curtis Wilson said 36-yearold C a rlo s G a r r ic k crashed t he event a r o u n d 7: 3 0 p . m .

Saturday. Garrick was a sked to le ave , a nd when he didn’t leave, he stabbed a 19-yearold male and a 21-yearold male in the upper body, Wilson said.

Phone messages lef t to T he Loose Cockaboose were unreturned Sunday.

A few m i le s away in Five Points, shots were f ired arou nd 2:40 a.m. in the 2000 block of College St reet, according to the Columbia Police D e p a r t m e n t . Tw o suspect s, a 15-yearold juvenile and 20-year-old M ichael Bernard H ick man we r e a r r e s t e d w it h unlawful possession of a pistol. There were no injuries.

University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement and Safet y Capt.

Eric Grabski said no students were involved in the situation.

Both suspects were questioned by investigators a nd t r a n s p or t e d t o t he A lv i n S. Glen n D e t e n t i o n C e n t e r, according to a st atement f rom t he agency.

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Scientists study rising levels of SC marshlands CHARLESTON — A study of the damage rising sea levels can do to marshlands is focusing on South Carolina tidal creeks.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Sunday that researchers from Boston University looked at the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge for their study.

A lo n g Hor s e he ad C r e e k e a s t of McClellanville, the winding tidal creeks have turned into straight rushing rivers that are eroding sediment — the area marsh grasses need to grow. As those grasses disappear, more ocean water f loods in the area filling it with creek instead of marsh.

“There are signs for sure the marsh is having a hard time keeping up with sea level rise in this day and age,” said Dennis Allen, lab director at the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences in North Inlet, just outside Cape Romain.

Salt marshes act as nurseries for sea life providing safe havens and feeding

for shrimp and other creatures in their infancy. The marshes also act as a filter to keep waters clean.

Allen has studied tidal creeks in South Carolina for 30 years. In North Inlet, he said, researchers have found low-lying marshes flooding more frequently, the marsh grasses thinning and dying off.

Allen’s boss, Baruch Institute director Jim Morris, has conducted research that shows as much as half of today’s salt marsh will be sand flats and open water lagoons within 30 years.

South Carolina has about 400,000 acres of coastal marshes. The area at Cape Romain is considered prime real estate for nesting sea turtles.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Sarah Dawsey says a third of the sea turtle nests in the state this year will be located on Cape Island near the refuge. Almost a quarter of that island has been overwashed by the ocean since 1954 and there’s “not much we can do about it,” she said.

Nine years later, Muslims try to move forward NE W YORK — Ni ne years of denouncing terrorism, of praying sideby-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting “I’m American, too.” None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims that made for an especially fraught Sept. 11. Now, Muslims are asking why their efforts to be accepted in the United States have been so easily thwarted.

“We have nothing to apologize for, we have nothing to fear, we have nothing to be ashamed of, we have nothing that we’re guilty of — but we need to be out there and we need to express this,” said Imam Mohammed Ibn Faqih in a sermon at the Islamic Institute of Orange County in Anaheim, Calif., the day before the 9/11 anniversary.

There is no simple way for American Muslims to move forward.

Images of violence overseas in the name of Islam have come to defi ne the faith for many non-Muslims at home.

The U.S. remains at war in Afghanistan, and although A merica has formally declared an end to its combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops there continue to fight alongside Iraqi forces.

Within the U.S., domestic terror has become a greater threat, while ignorance about what Islam teaches is widespread.

More than half of respondents in a recent poll by the Pew Forum for Religion & Public Life said they knew little or nothing about the Muslim faith.

Some U.S. Muslims say their national organizat ions share t he blame, for answering intricate questions about Islam with platitudes, and failing to fully examine the potential for extremism wit hin t heir communit ies. Muslim leaders often respond when terrorists strike by saying Islam is a “religion of peace” that has no role in the violence instead of confronting the legitimate concerns of other A mericans, these Muslim critics say.

Rubble covers Haiti eight months after quake PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — From the dust y rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it’s vomiting concrete from its core, rubble is one of the most visible reminders of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

Rubble is everywhere in this capital cit y: cracked slabs, busted-up cinder blocks, half-destroyed buildings that still spill bricks and pulverized concrete onto the sidewalks. Some places look as though they have been f lipped upside down, or are sinking to the ground, or listing precariously to one side.

By some estimates, the quake left about 33 million cubic yards of debris in Portau-Prince — more than seven times the amount of concrete used to build the Hoover Dam. So far, only about 2 percent has been cleared, which means the city looks pretty much as it did a month after the Jan. 12 quake.

Government officials and outside aid groups say rubble removal is the priority before Haiti can rebuild. But the reasons why so little has been cleared are complex.

And frustrating.

Heav y equipment has to be shipped in by sea. Dump trucks have difficulty navigating narrow and mountainous dirt roads. An abysmal records system makes it hard for the government to determine who owns a dilapidated property. And there are few sites on which to dump the rubble, which often contains human remains.

Also, no single person in the Haitian g o v e r n me nt h a s b e e n de c l a r e d i n charge of the rubble, prompting foreign nongovernmental organizations to take on the task themselves. The groups are often forced to fight for a small pool of available money and contracts — which in turn means the work is done piecemeal, with little coordination.

Projects funded by USA ID and the U.S. Department of Defense have spent more than $98.5 million to remove 1.2 million cubic yards of rubble.

- Compiled by The Associated Press

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Social media not necessary for survival

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Behavior, attendance DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE represent university Smashing fruit won’t feed world

Williams-Brice Stadium was an exciting place to be when USC defeated the Georgia Bulldogs. It has been a promising year for Gamecock football with two wins and high expectations for the season.

However, ESPN viewers may not think the student body is supportive of its team, judging by the number of students who leave games early.

At the game, many “Georgia fans students left far before didn’t leave at it was over. Yes, it was hot, but what about halftime, and their team spirit? Georgia team was losing.” fa ns did n’t leave at half t ime, a nd t heir team was losing.

Another problem with Gamecock fans was behavior. The rivalry between Georgia and USC is heated, but it doesn’t mean we have to be rude to the opposing team. Shouting expletives so loudly that the other side of the stadium can hear is not only inappropriate but immature. Carolina fans aren’t friends with Georgia fans, but there’s a line between harmless taunting and cruelty, and several fans crossed the line.

We don’t want you to stop cheering for the Gamecocks, but make sure you’re representing USC in a respectful manner. It only takes one bad seed to ruin someone’s opinion of our university forever.

Philanthropic events should not create contradiction between deed, purpose The one thing I can respect about some college sororities and fraternities is their apparent dedication to good will and helping others — apparent being the key word, but hey, apparent nonetheless. As a middle-class teen that has lived in the States my whole life, I can’t claim to have lived anything close to an underprivileged existence.

But throughout my 18 years, I have had the chance to visit some of the poorest areas of Asia where my parents grew up and I’ve seen a small portion of poverty.

Alice W hen I see other people Chang my age actively trying to do First-year business student something about problems in the world, I despair a little less in society.

That’s why I was completely blown away when I walked out of the Russell House on a bright, sunny Friday to see a crowd of half-naked people smashing hundreds of whole watermelons to pieces on the ground and slip-sliding on them. But that wasn’t the shocking part; this is college, after all. What surprised me was when I picked up a copy of The Daily Gamecock and found out this whole fruit-genocidefest was a charity event for a food drive.

Wa it a second. Ca l l me a pa r t y pooper if you will, but I think there’s something wrong with the idea of charity

if the methods by which you go about accomplishing your goals of good will contradict your cause. It’s like raising money for a prost it ut ion awareness campaig n by becoming a prost it ute or bu r n i ng Qu ra ns i n t he name of Christianity. Or trying to fulfill your ultimate purpose of “brothers feeding others” by holding events that involve wasting hundreds of pounds of fruit and hosting watermelon-eating contests.

Don’t get me wrong — I’m all about charity work. If there’s anything that we, as a country infamous for consumption, need more of, it’s definitely the initiative to properly assist those in the world who have never had the opportunity to experience cars, cheeseburgers, freedom or Lady Gaga. But I also firmly believe that we should not only take heed in what we promote but also how we promote what we do.

Not to beat an overused example to death, but if a starving African child came to USC and saw a group of people smashing melon after melon in efforts to raise money to feed the hungry, what would he or she think? Probably that this country is full of ignoramuses unaware of the fact that in attempts to raise money to feed the hungry, they just threw away what could have fed a village.

Perhaps once in a while, we should reevaluate the true reasons for what we do and consider how they are perceived. After all, nobody wants to be called a hypocrite.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Rude, inappropriate conduct at game reflects on university’s reputation From a young age, I have always been proud to call myself a Gamecock. Attending the football games was one of my favorite activities as a child, and I couldn’t wait to experience the games as a student. My fi rst two years at Carolina further strengthened my passion for this university.

However, my experience at the Georgia game made me question my support for t he f irst t ime. There were many issues with my experience at this game. First, the obvious lack of seating. Many students were crammed in the aisles, which caused a hazard to all. No one could see any action on the field, let alone concentrate or participate in the game because we were too busy avoiding the students running up and down the aisles.

Although I realize there is limited seating, I feel as if the University allotted too many tickets for the number of seats available.

My friends and I almost always stay the entire game; however, our experience was so

awful, we felt as if we’d be more comfortable and happy sitting on our couch watching the game instead. I wanted to participate and cheer on our Gamecocks, but it was impossible for me to become interested in the game due to the conditions.

W hile my f riends and I were leav ing the game, I saw an incident I never could imagine happening at a Carolina football game. One of our male students approached an elder Georgia fan and screamed expletives at him two inches from his face. He was yelling at him to look at the scoreboard, and another student screamed for the man to “get out.” This incident occurred without any provocation from the Georgia fan; he was simply walking through our concession area.

No Carolina fan should ever treat an opposing fan in this manner. I wanted to stop this student and ask him, “A re you pleased with yourself now? How do you feel knowing you just harassed this man amongst your fellow students?” I understand that half the fun of football games is putting down the other team, but this incident was absolutely

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uncalled for. Our football program is under enough pressu re regard i ng t he NC A A investigations, and I feel it is extremely important that we stand by our team right now instead of making our school look bad.

This means not tormenting opposing fans.

Instead, I feel we should all focus on why we attend the University of South Carolina and the standards that we should live by as Gamecocks.

I think we all need to sit down and read over the Carolinian Creed regarding preserving the dignity of our school and respecting the dignity of other people. Football games are meant to be the embodiment of school spirit and the collegiate sports experience; however, I was let down by both the school for its lack of preparation for this event and also by my fellow Gamecocks for their lack of good-natured sportsmanship.

I r e m e m b e r compla i n i ng i n precalculus class in high school about the absence of calculators on a test.

“You should know how to do it without them.

T he y ’re just tools to make it easier,” the teacher told me.

A lt hough I w a s Casey Long a n g e r e d , First-year he was computer r i g h t . science student Plent y of st udent s t hen took t he test without the seemingly essential tool, and for the most part, did well. It turns out we didn’t need calculators.

Keeping this in mind, I hope you aren’t too out raged when I say the same thing about Facebook, Twitter and even texting. Too many people are using these as substit utes for the social experience instead of as tools to enhance it.

Today’s youth is moving to a point where they can’t distinguish between being on the phone with someone at an event and act ually being t here.

W it h t he const a nt connectivity, no one is “cut out” of anything, and no one misses any event. They need only Facebook, Sk ype or a phone to be part of the big action.

So far, this constant con nec t iv it y sou nd s like a posit ive t hing.

It’s a system that never leaves anyone out. The problem ar ises when someone who interacts solely through Facebook or a phone joins one of these events in person.

Suddenly, “lol” can’t be used to fill an awkward silence, and people choke when out with a group of friends. The result?

They avoid going out and decide simply text messaging and I Ming friends would be best.

And, even worse, no one notices.

I t ’s i m p o r t a n t t o juggle all t he t h ings in your life. Be sure to balance out real life and digital interaction. It’s not just the lazy or antisocial who are at risk of becoming social hermits.

Everyone is in serious danger of one day just deciding to stay home f rom a part y, opt ing instead to read about how it went on your friend’s Facebook wall.

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“The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.”

— Dave Barry

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Papa Jazz, a Columbia music staple Offering diverse genres, community record shop in Five Points store has thrived for decades Mary Cathryn Armstrong THE DAILY GAMECOCK

There is a place in Five Points where the shelves are stocked with every genre from jazz to rock, and crates are chock-full of thousands of new and used vinyl records. This place is none other than Papa Jazz Record Shoppe.

Ever since it opened in 1980, Papa Jazz has been a staple for music lovers in the Columbia community.

Its combination of a variety of new and used music selections along with a knowledgeable staff has been a

recipe for success and has put the independent music store on the map.

“We’re not really dependent on ‘flavor of the month’ music to maintain our sales,” Papa Jazz owner Tim Smith said. “We try to put a little bit of everything out on the floor, and if we don’t have it, we can order it.”

Perhaps one of t he most u nique t hings about Papa Jazz is its expansive vinyl collection. There are over 30,000 records in stock, ranging from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to The Who’s “Who’s Next.”

Despite the seemingly unquenchable thirst for digital music nowadays, Smith said he’s seen the demand for vinyl actually double in the past two years.

“Records have been around for years, and from what I’ve seen, they’re still just as popular as ever.

Experimenting with music, both new and old, is critical to discovering new artists and genres,” Smith said. “With vinyl, it’s somewhat easier to get a feel for different types of music.”

It’s certainly no secret that the introduction of the Internet drastically changed the music industry.

Digital music has changed not only the way people get music but also how they discover it. With powerhouse record stores like Virgin closing all over the nation, how exactly does an independently-run store like Papa Jazz stay in business? According to Smith, it’s all about adaptability.

“Over the years, I’ve had to find different ways of doing things to adapt to how music has changed.

When digital music and the Internet blew up, I learned to use it as my friend. We do a lot of retail sales online these days, and I think the Internet is a great reference tool to fi nd new music,” Smith said.

Papa Jazz, originally called Richard’s Record Store before Smith bought it in 1983, has become a Columbia favorite throughout the years for its nostalgic charm and Smith said he plans to keep Papa

Jazz running as is for many years to come.

“Many of today’s big chain record stores collapse into themselves from tr ying to do too much and having too much variety,” Smith said. “At Papa Jazz, we have a great selection of many genres, but we’re also still learning how to fill in the blanks and do things that other stores can’t. That’s what’s kept us in business for so long.”

Papa Jazz is located at 2014 Greene St. in Five Points. It is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Sundays 1 until 6 p.m. For more information, visit the Papa Jazz website at www. papajazz.com.

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Papa Jazz Record Shoppe on Greene Street in Five Points has been selling records, movies and books since 1980.

Exercise helps academics Fitness experts: working out improves brain power Vassil Karamanov

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It’s a beautiful Monday morning at USC; let’s imagine you have a very important test on Tuesday or some other day this week.

Many of us would spend the day in the library or at home studying our lives away.

Many students go through the whole day with a single meal and perhaps a coffee or Red Bull to keep them awake and focused. These hectic times can be stressful, but one can be smart and productive by using effective time management in planning the day and engaging in the right types of activities. While there may seem to be no time to make a trip to Blatt or Strom because you’re crammed with school work and need great grades, to blow off exercise entirely is actually one of the worst decisions you could make.

It turns out that there is a tangible relationship between exercise and mental alertness. In fact, exercise improves a whole mass of abilities valued in the classroom and at work.

The first thing you can change in your schedule is to start walking to all your classes in lieu of using the shuttle. Looking back at our

ancestors, paleoant hropologists ag ree t hat we moved a rou nd constantly. Homo erectus and Homo sapiens used to cover as much as 12 to 25 miles a day. That’s right; our complex brains didn’t evolve while we just sat on our Glutei maximi all day.

According to John Medina, the author of “Brain Rules,” “a lifetime of exercise can result in a sometimes astonishing elevation in cognitive performance compared to those who are sedentary.” Performing cardiorelated exercises three times a week for 30 minutes each session can boost your brain power in the long run.

Add a strength-training program to this, and your results will be even greater.

In his book, Medina cites a recent study on children that jogged for 30 minutes two to three times a week.

“After 12 weeks, their cognitive performance had improved significantly as compared with prejogging levels,” Medina said.

Howe ver, when t he e xerc i se program was withdrawn, the scores plu m meted bac k to t hei r pre experimental levels.

Of course, the degree of benefit va r ie s a mong i nd iv idu a ls. Too much exercise and exhaustion can hurt cognition, so it must be done properly and in moderation.

Adjusting to a healthy lifestyle

may not be easy at fi rst, but it will have many benef its in t he long run. Jack La Lanne, a 96-year-old fitness expert also known as “The Godfather of Fitness,” provides a great living example of this fact.

Check out some of his videos on YouTube or his website, jacklalanne. com. You will be amazed, not by his muscles or strength but by his mind.

Imaging studies show that exercise actually boosts blood volume in the dentate gyrus, a region of the brain which is greatly involved in memory formation, and increases ox ygen carrying capacity through the body.

In his book, Medina adds that at a molecular level, exercise stimulates one of the brain’s most powerful growth factors known as BDNF, or Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor.

This hormone exerts a fertilizer-like growth effect on certain neurons in the brain. This in turn keeps existing neurons healthy and encourages the formation of new cells.

So, when it’s time to hit the books, cutting off physical exercise that can actually enhance your cognitive performance is like trying to gain weight by starving yourself. Next time you have a big exam, make some time for exercise, and you’ll be one step closer to that ‘A.’

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Jack La Lanne, 96, also known as “The Fitness Godfather,” has been promoting good health since the early 1950s.

LFO member dies at 35 After 2005 leukemia diagnosis, singer killed by stroke on Wednesday Kristyn Winch

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Courtesy of The Boston Herald

Rich Cronin passed away after a five-year battle with leukemia. He was famous for his stint in boy band LFO.

Rich Cronin, lead singer of ’90s boy band LFO, passed away last Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Cronin, 35 years old, suffered a stroke af ter a long bout wit h leukemia. He was fi rst diagnosed in 2005.

Along with fellow LFO members Brad Fischetti and Devin Lima,

C ro n i n h it t he height of h i s p opu la r it y i n t he late 19 9 0 s , around the same time boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync were top players in the music scene. The pop group was most fa mous for t heir h it “Su m mer Girls” (“New Kids on the Block had a bu nch of h it s / Ch i nese food makes me sick / And I think it’s fly when girls stop by for the summer”) off their 1999 self-titled debut album. Cronin released a solo album titled “Billion Dollar Sound” in 2008. LFO staged a reunion in 2009 but broke up again

after the comeback tour was over.

At a time when many of us were in elementary school, LFO’s music was an important part of our lives.

Their debut album may have been one of the fi rst CDs we purchased.

It will be hard to forget t hat su m mer, a nd Cron i n’s passi ng allowed us to revisit our childhood memories.

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Studs and Duds Lattimore shines in South Carolina victory Chris Bilko

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Marcus Lattimore — Could it be anyone else? The true freshman carried the load the entirety of the game for USC, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns.

Instead of the Georgia defense welcoming him to the SEC, he introduced them to the conference. His 37 carries wasn’t even his career high as a tailback. He had just over 300 yards on 40 carries in a game back in high school.

Alshon Jeffery — In a game that was light on passing for USC, Jeffery shined again. The 6-foot-4 receiver had seven catches for 103 yards, including a 40-yard bomb from quarterback Stephen Garcia . He towered over Georgia’s secondary, having a full six inches over UGA cornerback Brandon Boykin.

The crowd — Many were moaning and groaning about the noon start time since it was announced. However, the heat did not deter anyone from showing up, as the stadium sold out. Fans even got a nice shower during halftime when rain came over the stadium to cool the crowd off.

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UGA tackling cklli — Not taking anything away from what ck Lattimore accomplished, but UGA’s tackling was poor throughout the game. Lattimore gained most of his yards after contact on the initial hit. If the Bulldogs do not improve, UGA might be in business for another new defensive coordinator next season.

UGA timeouts — In the second half, the Bulldogs used all three of their timeouts before the third quarter was even halfway over. This may have been a result of Murray being a freshman or poor coaching on the UGA sideline, but the mismanagement certainly cost the Bulldogs a potential scoring opportunity at the end of the game.

Redcoat Band — There was no excuse for the UGA marching band not to bring the full ensemble to an SEC game only three hours away. Unless there was some kind of budget cut in the music program, they needed to be here. It just shows that the University of Georgia did not take this game seriously because of the band’s no-show.

Defense continues stellar play to begin season Goal line fumble helps unit hold Georgia without touchdown in defensive battle Chris Bilko

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Two games into South Carolina’s football season, the Gamecocks’ first-string defense has yet to give up a touchdown.

Excellent play in the red zone and an ability to force timely turnovers has been the difference to date for USC, as DeVonte Holloman’s forced fumble Saturday against Georgia continued a theme of the safety’s ability to find the ball in key situations.

Last Thursday against Southern Mississippi, his interception on the Golden Eagles’ fi rst drive deep in USC territory helped set the tone in the Gamecocks’ 41-13 win.

After biting on UGA receiver Kris Durham’s double move late in the third quarter, Holloman rebounded by forcing Washaun Ealey to fumble on the South Carolina 4-yard line.

And after cornerback Stephon Gilmore recovered the fumble, Georgia went three-and-out on its next two possessions before falling 17-6.

“I was kind of down after giving up that big play,” Holloman said. “But Coach [Ellis] Johnson told us to take it one play at a time, and I had a change to make a big-time play. I came up big on that one.”

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USC junior cornerback C.C. Whitlock attempts to tackle Georgia cornerback Branden Smith on a kick return.

Ealey’s fumble was the classic example of a momentum shift. UGA could have potentially tied it up, and the game could have drastically changed for the worse, in USC’s case.

“I thought that was [a] huge backbreaker for them,” Johnson said. “They were controlling the game at that time. We were able to turn the ball over down there on

what I felt like was a series where they outplayed us for several plays in a row.”

Added UGA coach Mark Richt, “We fumbled the ball; we cough it up and they take advantage of it. We fought.

You can’t say that we didn’t fight. We had our moments.

We had our opportunities, but we didn’t make enough plays to win it.”

Carolina only held UGA to two field goals, showing poise when the Bulldogs were in the red zone. On its fi rst drive of the game, UGA’s running game was very effective, until reaching the 20-yard line, where the defense bore down before forcing a field goal.

It joined another red zone stand in the second half when Georgia was forced to settle for another Blair Walsh field goal after Murray’s 6-yard scramble on third and long followed a second down incompletion.

“We played good in red zone defense,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “Our guys know how to give up a little and hang tough on the goal line. That’s the biggest statistic of defensive teams is how many points they give. Our guys did a super job today.”

Added Johnson, “Nobody has touched our end zone yet. I think it shows a lot of heart in our players. I’m very proud of them.”

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Plethora of mistakes prove costly for Bulldogs Missed tackles, crucial fumble highlight UGA loss Chris Cox

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The main storyline in Georgia’s 17-6 loss to Sout h Carolina on Sat urday may have been USC tailback Marcus Lattimore gashing the UGA defense, but it was a myriad of mistakes that proved to be the difference.

M i s s ed t ac k le s a nd a n u nt i mely t u r nover de st royed a ny c h a nce of Georgia kicking off conference play with a win, as a multitude of missed tackles by UGA defenders and a goal line fumble highlighted the 11-point defeat.

Lattimore’s 182 yards on 37 carries cer t a i n ly t h r i l led t he G a mecock fans in attendance, but it came as a disappointment to Georgia defenders.

“He wasn’t very tough; we were just missing tackles,” UGA safety Bacarri Rambo said of Lattimore. “We just have to get better at tackling and go to practice Monday and all next week to prepare to tackle better, learn the game plan and prepare for Arkansas.”

It coupled with a costly f umble by Washaun Ealey, whose turnover inside the five with the Bulldogs trailing 14-6 sucked any momentum out of Georgia’s potential comeback.

“Ever yone makes mistakes. Shaun has carried the ball, I don’t know how many times in his career, but I mean, it’s just something that happens,” split end Kris Durham said. “Everybody makes mistakes. You just have to have a short memory and build off the momentum that we had before that.”

It didn’t help matters that the Bulldogs struggled offensively for the majority of the afternoon, as Georgia amassed just 61 rushing yards and 192 more through the air.

“Offensively, we didn’t get a whole lot done, especially in the fi rst half,” coach Mark Richt said. “Second half, we had a scoring drive and then [their] defense got the turnover.”

It proved to be a frustration for Richt and the Bulldogs, who certainly had their chances against the Gamecocks.

“We fought. You can’t say that we didn’t fight,” Richt said. “We had our moments.

We had our opportunities, but we just

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USC freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore breaks a tackle by Brandon Boykin (2) Saturday. didn’t make enough plays to win it.”

Georgia will look to rebound next week against Ryan Mallett and the Arkansas Razorbacks at Sanford Stadium . The game will kick off at noon and will be

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Kratch: No turning back for USC Gamecocks should set sights on Eastern Division title In the aftermath of USC’s 17-6 win over Georgia on Saturday, something happened to Steve Spurrier that hadn’t ever happened to him in his days at Carolina.

“I think it’s the first time ever that I shook hands with the opposing coach, and he told me, ‘Steve, you got a heck of a team,’” Spurrier said. “I don’t know that anyone’s ever told us that.”

Spurrier does have a heck of a team — one t hat f inds itself squarely in contention for the SEC Eastern Division Championship.

T h e r e ’s n o g o i n g b a c k now — USC is for real. With James a prog ram-def i n i ng w i n i n Kratch Third-year hand, this season is no longer English student one bu ilt on hope. It’s one bu i lt on ex pec t at ions now.

The Gamecocks entered this past weekend expecting to play their best game possible.

They should leave it expecting to win the East.

U S C s h o u ld n’t s t a r t m a k i n g lo f t y pre d ic t ion s or publ ic pro c l a m at ion s .

It shouldn’t deter from its week-by-week mindset, no matter if the next opponent is Furman or Alabama. There’s no reason to start scoreboard watching.

But USC should go about its business each and every day with a belief in the back of its head — that it will win the East.

Because, as Spurrier was told, USC is a heck of a team. More importantly, USC is a team that is, at long last, ready to compete in the SEC. USC has t he defensive speed. W hen defensive back DeVonte Holloman bit on a pump fake from UGA quarterback Aaron Murray, he got beat over the top by receiver Kris Durham to the tune of a 55-yard gain.

However, even in that seeming negative, there was a positive: Holloman caught up to Durham. He put his head down and fought back, tackling him to prevent a touchdown.

Teams that compete in the SEC have lots of guys like Holloman. But Carolina usually never has one. Now they’ve got a handful of them.

USC has the offensive line. The line has been Carolina’s Achilles’ heel for years. Not anymore. The unit threw the UGA front lines around like rag dolls, dominating both

Junior quarterback struggles despite leading Carolina to victory James Kratch

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Georgia coach Mark Richt congratulates USC coach Steve Spurrier after the Gamecocks’ 17-6 win. sides of the line.

USC has t he r u n n i ng back . M a rc u s Lattimore’s 182 yards on the ground and touchdown will get the bulk of the attention because of the impressive nature of the stats and his standing as a true freshman. His true value, though, was in the closing moments when USC got on Lattimore’s back and rode him all the way to 2-0. Winning teams need that kind of workhorse.

USC has the quarterback. The fact that Lattimore had 37 carries obviously cut down on his opportunities to shine, but when Stephen Garcia did throw, he struggled often, only throwing for 165 yards, looking hesitant at times and taking five sacks.

That’s not the important part, though.

What is important is that he proved that, even on an off-day, he can lead his team to victory. Garcia showed that he can be like the starting pitcher who comes out with shaky stuff but can still give you six good innings.

He managed the game, avoided mistakes and put USC in the position to let the kid from

Byrnes run. He simply did what was needed of him.

Getting back to the handshake, how did Spurrier respond to the praise he received?

“I said, ‘We may have a heck of a team.

We don’t know yet. We’ve only played two games,’” Spurrier said. “I told our guys that we do have a chance to do something if — if — we can keep getting better and keep progressing.”

That is also true. But when it comes to USC, internally, that “if” Spurrier speaks of should be a “when.” This truly is one heck of a team — one that should expect to win the division.

Just ask the guy who told Spurrier so. “ H e’s g o t a g r e a t b a c k , a v e t e r a n quarterback, his receivers are monsters — they are just giants,” UGA coach Mark Richt said. “They have a good team. They have a very good team.”

So good, “Atlanta or bust” should become the team motto.

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Left: Players celebrate with Marcus Lattimore after his first touchdown run. Right: Georgia defensive end DeMarcus Dobbs chases down Lattimore.

LATTIMORE ● Continued from 1 the possession and helped push h im over t he 10 0 -yard mark before the break had even arrived.

It came in large part due to Lattimore’s ability to produce yards after contact, as Georgia defenders could never seem to wrap the freshman up after the first hit.

“That’s his main attribute,” Garcia said. “He can break those arm tackles and continue to go forward. Between him and the o-line, that’s what won the game.

Hands down.”

Added R icht, “We k new he was an outstanding back, and I can’t say I was shocked that he would have a performance like this, just because I know he is a heck of a back. When it came to tackling him, we just didn’t do a good job of knocking him back and wrapping him up.”

Garcia admits hesitation in win over UGA

W it h a c o m f or t able 14 -3 advantage to begin t he t hird quarter, Spurrier opted to give the ball to his freshman for much of the second half. Of the 26 offensive plays the Gamecocks ra n i n t he t h i rd a nd fou r t h quarters, Lattimore carried the ball on 16 of them.

“We fi nally smartened up and just said, run Marcus Lattimore every play,” Spurrier said. “The good thing about that play is it can go about anywhere. Marcus is a very, very good running back, and he can hit a crack, he can break tackles, he can run forward and he holds onto the ball.”

The exclamation point came o n USC ’s f i n a l d r i ve w he n Lattimore carried eight times for 60 yards before Spencer Lanning iced the game with a 24-yard field goal. That prompted the chants from the student section, which certainly recognized the

accomplishment the freshman had achieved.

“I heard them. I heard them saying my name,” Lattimore said with a smile. “I was real tired, but that got me up. I was really running off adrenaline on that drive.”

The impressive performance was one G arcia certainly appreciated, who struggled to find his rhythm, particularly on deep throws.

“Running the ball like that, the defense can’t just pin their ears back and blitz every time,” Garcia said. “We’re thankful to have him on the team and have this kind of production as a true freshman.

It’s extremely helpful for us.”

The South Carolina offensive line deser ved as much of t he accolades as Lattimore earned, h o w e v e r, a s a d o m i n a t i n g performance helped t he Gamecocks go 9-of-14 on third

down while helping USC handily win the time of possession battle (over 35 minutes compared to UGA’s 24).

“I think the biggest reason it was a good win for us was not so much beating Georgia but dom i n at i n g t he l i ne of scrimmage,” Spurrier said. “That was encouraging.”

But at the end of the day the spotlight shined on Lattimore, who is quickly making a name for himself in the ultra-competitive Southeastern Conference.

“We always knew he was good,” Garcia said. “Obviously, he was a five-star [prospect] and one of the top running backs out of high school. But to play the way he did today was huge for us.”

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Stephen G a rc ia on ly threw the ball 17 times, thanks to Marcus Lat t i more’s 37 ca r r ies , but in his limited tosses he s t r u g gle d at t i me s , appearing hesitant to release the ball, resulting in some of the missed throws and five sacks on Saturday.

“I believe I hesitated a few times today. The one I overthrew to [Jason Barnes] was a terrible throw,” Garcia said. “I’m going to be ripped for that on Monday in the meeting.”

USC coach Steve Spurrier agreed with the assessment that Garcia was hesitating.

“He started hesitating again,” Spurrier said. “Even t he deep ball to A lshon [ Jeffer y] , he waited and waited. I told him he’s going to get hit, throw it.”

McK in ley ret ur ns: For mer USC w ide receiver Kenny McKinley, t h e s c h o o l ’s a l l - t i m e receiv i ng ya rds leader, wa s i n at t end a nc e a nd w a s i nt ro d u c e d t o t he crowd during a break in t he second quarter to a loud ovation. McK inley, currently a member of the Denver Broncos, is out for the season after suffering a knee injury during training camp.

Culliver a nd K i ng ret ur n: Ch r is Cu ll iver and Jarriel King were both cleared by the NCAA and el ig ible to play aga i nst UGA. Culliver started at cornerback and King came in on the line as a reserve.

Bowls in attendance: T he Capit a l One Bowl and Chick-fi l-A Bowl both had representatives at the game Saturday. Georgia last played in the Capital One Bowl following the 2008 season and in the Chickfil-A Bowl in 2006. USC has never played in the Capital One Bowl and played in the Peach Bowl, the predecessor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl, in 1969.

Drawing no Aces: After a big performance in the opener, Ace Sanders didn’t see much time against UGA. “We didn’t throw much today, so Ace didn’t get a cha nce,” Spu r r ier sa id.

“He’ll be there next week.”

Timeout strategy: Both USC and UGA employed interest ing t imeout strategies at different parts of t he g a me. USC wa s forced to burn back-to-back timeouts during the second quarter as it was unable to get a play off twice, while UGA used all of its timeouts in the second half within the first 7:51 of the third quarter.

“That was interesting that Georgia lost all three on their first drive in the second half,” Spurrier said. “ We k ne w t he y d id n’t have any. That was part of running [the ball at the end of the game].”

Injury report: Offensive lineman Hutch Eckerson sprained his right ankle, t ight end M i ke Tr igl ia suffered a mild concussion and defensive tackle Kenny Davis sprained his left wrist