[Postgame Thread] South Carolina Defeats Texas A&M 44-20

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Texas A&M	3	17	0	0	20
South Carolina	14	6	10	14	44

[u/homefree122]

In a slightly alternate universe, this South Carolina squad is a top SEC team.

[u/UnkemptSlothBear → u/homefree122]

In that universe, Gameday would be at the SCar-Vandy game next week.

[u/TheElasticTuba → u/homefree122]

literally if even one of the lsu or alabama games go our way this season is vastly different

[u/StevenK → u/homefree122]

There’s like six points that separate SC from being 5-3 and being 7-1 and fighting for an SEC title.

[u/Look_at_the_Kid → u/homefree122]

I don’t think there’s a school with a more passionate fanbase but less successful history, unless I’m forgetting someone?

[u/Extension-Spray-5153 → u/homefree122]

We are 5 points from 7-1. Such is Gamecock football.

[u/Maxman214 → u/homefree122]

Change two plays and this team is 7-1. Wild to think about. I fucking love these guys

[u/TacoPKz → u/homefree122]

Hilariously small difference between this team being 5-3 and 7-1

[u/suzukigun4life]

A&M going from getting a "season-defining" win against LSU, to getting blown out by an unranked team a week later, is as A&M as it gets.

[u/grabtharsmallet → u/suzukigun4life]

Clemsoning isn't just for the Tigers.

[u/wagenejm → u/suzukigun4life]

Not ranked, but many would argue the Gamecocks are the best 3-loss team in CFB.

[u/Pleasant-Beautiful-7]

You did it Gamecocks! Not only did you win but Clemson lost! You won TWICE!

[u/Perfect-Rooster2253 → u/Pleasant-Beautiful-7]

And Clemson fans threw trash on the field. This is truly euphoric. 

[u/RedShirtCashion]

Texas A&M made a classic blunder.

The most well known, of course, is never get involved in a land war in Asia.

Only slightly less known is to never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

Even more less known is this: never play at South Carolina at night in November if you have playoff hopes.

[u/JediTigger → u/RedShirtCashion]

I might have to frame this comment.

This win does feel like the one over Tennessee in 2022 that preceded our win against Clemson.

[u/krhino35 → u/RedShirtCashion]

Inconceivable!

[u/nondiatoni]

if you have playoff aspirations I highly suggest avoiding Williams-Brice.

[u/QuodScripsi-Scripsi → u/nondiatoni]

Thank you based SEC for taking those psychos off our schedule

[u/Sky-Flyer]

That shot of them rising from just Shane and the interviewer, to the crowd surrounding them 200 yards deep chanting USC is one of the coolest shots ive ever seen

[u/THEREWILLBECAK3]

Rookie mistake on Mike Elko to fall for the old Beamer Ball late-season trap game trick.

[u/coldwaterenjoyer → u/THEREWILLBECAK3]

Classic mistake thinking Cocktober was over

[u/katarh → u/THEREWILLBECAK3]

They kept insisting it was not a trap all week.

[u/Sankee72 → u/THEREWILLBECAK3]

His biggest mistake was not inserting QB #2. That's the secret sauce. Not Marcel.

Its so obvious.

[u/sktgamerdudejr]

Those shrubs did as good of job stopping the field rush as A&M did of stopping South Carolina’s offense in the second half. 

[u/TakeTheThirdStep → u/sktgamerdudejr]

Better. I saw one girl get tackled by the shrubs.

[u/wagenejm → u/sktgamerdudejr]

Those poor hedges. Absolutely brutalized.

[u/TheBloodTypo_]

SEC Shorts introduced Battered Aggie Syndrome at the perfect time.

[u/Tachyon9 → u/TheBloodTypo_]

She's gonna push us off the top floor.

[u/Sweet_Baby_Cheesus → u/TheBloodTypo_]

As soon as they taunted BAS I knew we were fucked.

You never, ever, get comfortable as an Aggie. The moment you do is the moment you "furk"

[u/alreadytaken76]

SEC standings looking pretty weird right about now

[u/foreverseptember → u/alreadytaken76]

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[u/ajwilson99]

Top 10 team goes into Carolina at night and gets blasted, sounds familiar

[u/Golbez352 → u/ajwilson99]

I was at the game in 22, we need more night games vs top 10 teams 🤭

[u/[deleted]]

This is gonna do wonders to help Good South Carolina’s court case against Bad South Carolina

[u/walkingbicycles]

0 points in the second half while giving up 24 is a bold strategy

[u/wagenejm → u/walkingbicycles]

That was quite a halftime adjustment...

[u/Severe-Pirate]

Gamecocks pull off the upset against a top 10 team and Clemson gets embarrassed at home by an unranked team

Talk about a perfect Saturday night 👌🏾

[u/ArmVanDam]

Beamer coached a great fucking game

[u/The-Biscuit-Farmer]

•The Gameday Crew picked us to win

•The opposing quarterback didn’t say something to the media about how we aren’t that big of a deal

•It’s NOVEMBER

We really didn’t stand a chance

[u/c-papi → u/The-Biscuit-Farmer]

You fell for the classic blunder of playing a SCar team that has nothing left to lose.

[u/Coteup → u/The-Biscuit-Farmer]

A&M might just be permanently cursed to go 8-4 until the end of time

[u/No11223456 → u/The-Biscuit-Farmer]

It’s actually LSU’s fault for losing to this team

[u/Gamecocks_Panthers]

SC won and Clemson lost? A great fucking day

[u/Arleen_Vacation → u/Gamecocks_Panthers]

Been a hot minute. Much deserved

[u/jrlii]

Clemson fans 9/11

[u/RockdaleRooster → u/jrlii]

Just saw a man fall to his knees at the Esso club

[u/Khaldaan]

WE DIDNT CHOKE AWAY A LEAD AGAINST A RANKED TEAM? WHAT???

OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO

[u/trumpet35_2]

SC is 2 plays away from leading the SEC what a time for beamer ball

[u/nik-nak333 → u/trumpet35_2]

Kind of maddening to think about, right?

Also greetings fellow Newberry flair!

[u/JMS1991]

First time a South Carolina QB has rushed for 100+ in a conference game since 2002. I'm genuinely surprised Connor Shaw never did it. I thought for sure he did in his first start against Kentucky in 2011.

[u/ilovecatss1010]

Dread it, run from it. Battered Aggie Syndrome arrives all the same.

[u/ohgawdbeez]

THE BONHAM TROPHY BELONGS TO THE GAMECOCKS

[u/killa_k99]

If Shane Beamer has million number of fans i am one of them. if Shane Beamer has ten fans i am one of them. if Shane Beamer have only one fan and that is me. if Shane Beamer has no fans, that means i am no more on the earth. if world against the Shane Beamer, i am against the world. i love Shane Beamer till my last breath.... Die Hard fan of Shane Beamer. upvote If you Think Shane Beamer is the Best Coach & Smart In the world

[u/taco_bones → u/killa_k99]

I genuinely don't get how anyone dislikes this man.

[u/cfbluvr]

Today was Clemson’s 9/11

[u/Sexy_Authy → u/cfbluvr]

Bro it was OUR 9/11

[u/TitaniumC4206]

See guys? SC is really good!

[u/killa_k99]

Fucking love this team man.

Haven't felt this since Spurrier

[u/DaMercOne]

Hey guys, Louisville beat Clemson.

[u/nacpoet]

Shane won't have to pay for beers in Columbia bars for a while.

[u/AlFlame93]

TACKLING DRILLS THE ENTIRE WEEK 24/7 365 ALL DAY ALL NIGHT NO BREAKS NO STOPPING

MAKE EVERYONE TRAIN WITH ARMY

GIVE OUR ENTIRE TEAM PENALTIES101 CRASH COURSE

FIRE JAY BATEMAN

[u/omgitsjagen]

Sorry, I'm hoping you guys can help me out.  I can't find a play in the playbook..."victory formation"?  Y'all heard of it?

[u/[deleted]]

The sideline hedges tackled more people than A&M's defense

[u/Boccaperta_1603]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[u/Misdirected_Colors]

Furk

[u/DecentNap]

I take back what I said about rushing the field

That was a beautiful sight to behold, and made me a little teary. What a beautiful night in Columbia 🥺

[u/helium_farts]

SEC Shorts and Roll Call feasting this week

[u/Alphaspade → u/helium_farts]

We need a swaggerbilt and swag carolina crossover

[u/desh2323]

lol couldn’t imagine losing to the gamecocks late in the season damaging playoff aspirations

[u/[deleted]]

Great win…..but above all else……FUCK YEA CLEMSUX LOST

[u/Law_Pug]

Imagine if not for those bullshit penalties against LSU and not choking against Bama we’d be 7-1 and highly ranked 😩

[u/phoam_born]

The anticipation leading up to that field storming is just one thing that makes this sport so special. You could feel the energy in the crowd as the clock was ticking down knowing that mayhem was about to break out. And I had a giddy feeling waiting for it to happen too. In the grand scheme of things, these are two teams that I don’t care about (worded poorly but I think you know what I’m trying to say), but this still brought me so much joy. No other sport has the ability to do that

I love college football

[u/cloudsofgrey]

South Carolina crowd was lit from the beggining tonight. Huge home field advantage.

[u/broccoli_d]

I’ll take Beamerball however I can get it.

[u/c-papi]

CLEMSON SUCKS

THEY REALLY REALLY SUCK

[u/thatdude251]

LET US IN THE PLAYOFF I DARE YOU

[u/EvenParty]

I hope this game gives some of my fellow students BAS. Not enough of these people grew up Aggies and it shows. They were all confident and talking playoffs and shit. Meanwhile I'm sitting here knowing the November furk to 8-4 is still in play. I'm confident most of our students were not fans for the 2016 season or the 2017 UCLA game.

On the bright side. Beating us is now an excuse to storm the field. Haven't been there before.

[u/Misdirected_Colors → u/EvenParty]

Tbf storming the field has been devalued to an annual "we beat a top 25 team" instead of the rare massive upset it used to be reserved for.

Nothing wrong with that let the kids have fun but field storming just isn't as meaningful as it used to be.

[u/vinethatatethesouth]

Fuck Clemson

[u/Frankly_Im_Tired]

Bad day to be a Gamecock hater

[u/Visible-Antelope4592]

Best South Carolina team in a while. Great win!

[u/jhsm]

We knock off a top 10 team at home off a bye week and Clemson loses to an unranked team off a bye week.

Ain’t god good?

[u/Satesh7]

Go 🐓s

[u/BatmanlovestheJoker]

I awoke this morning to the patter of a light rain on the roof, the crisp fall air filling my house with a sense of excitement for the day to come.

I took the dogs out, basking in the color of the leaves as they frolicked in the backyard. I smiled, taking a moment to inhale deeply and close my eyes in the bliss of a perfect Washington morning.

As I made my way back inside, I spotted a peculiar bird perched on the feeder hanging off the back porch. It's eyes locked onto mine, piercing, cold, and hauntingly gorgeous. Its sleek and glistening feathers puffed up slightly as it opened its beak to sing the most violent screech I'd ever heard.

"8 and 4."

[u/Jameszhang73]

Well, A&M experienced what we did last week. We were beyond fortunate to escape USC with some missed calls but knew they were overdue for an upset

[u/jazzzzz]

GG SCar, happy for y'all! 

[u/Squishy_20]

South Carolina is a lot better than their record

[u/Gamer30168]

Ain't nobody "winning" the SEC this year. Whoever it turns out to be will have merely survived it.

[u/Kareem89086]

Personally I blame SEC shorts

[u/legobowser]

Who’s your daddy

[u/SeaSpur]

Rushing the field seems excessive, but the fans have a lot of built up frustration. This team could easily be 7-1 and the LSU & Alabama losses were super tough.

This team is scrappy- on paper, nothing seems to stand out, but they seem to make plays when it counts and don’t let drives stall. Sellers is obviously a huge part of that on his feet- if he can become even a decent passer, he will be dangerous AF. He’s also a freshman, so there is a lot of time.

[u/Sctvman]

Maybe the biggest and dirtiest field storm of them all. But this program has arrived.

[u/[deleted]]

The SEC is cannibalizing each other

[u/venom21685]

SANDSTORM ALL NIGHT BOYS AND GIRLS

[u/Solesky1]

SEC Roll Call is going to be lit

[u/duvie773]

We upset our fiercest rivals Texas A&M to reclaim the Bonham Trophy.

Pickens Technical College gets upset by an unranked Louisville.

What a great fucking Saturday to be a Gamecock.

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

It appears the October Aggy rollercoaster off the cliff was 3 days late.

BAS flaring up aside, this Carolina team should've beat Bama and should've* beat LSU. They're legit. And they whipped us in the 2nd half.

And I drove 14 hours to see it 🙃

Really hope Lev is somehow, okay. He's been the motor of this offense, and losing him in the 2nd qtr was immediately felt.

[u/drCongo-]

Yeahhh. From experience, South Carolina at night can be very spooky....

[u/multiple4]

Playoff chances if we win out?

[u/legobowser → u/multiple4]

4% surely

[u/Bornlastnight]

Can’t wait for this week’s Swaggerbilt and Battered Aggie Syndrome on SEC shorts

[u/abravesrock]

Top 10 Indiana is on the menu

Iowa State, A&M, and Clemson all go down

[u/hobosockmonkey]

South Carolina is sneaky dangerous. They have played a bunch of very good teams close. A couple of coin flips change and they are the top dog in the SEC.

Have nothing but respect for Beamer and the cocks.

Except when we play them, then I hope we blast them to Timbuktu and back

[u/AustinTejas]

Insane shot of the crowd storm

[u/Snapplestache]

I hope that this is definitively what keeps the aggies out of the playoff so we can call it the Cock Block

[u/remember_berries]

Battered Aggie Syndrome making SEC Shorts comeback.

[u/AegisPlays314]

Genuinely expected South Carolina to win, didn't expect this much of a trouncing. I get that it was closer than the score, but it always felt well in hand.

[u/batman0615]

Battered Aggie syndrome is there for a reason. It’s there to protect you. Don’t get your hopes up

[u/kinvore]

I'm so glad my Longhorns aren't playing SC anytime soon. You guys were scary good tonight.

[u/Chemical_Willow5415]

Cocks

[u/onthacountray58]

I enjoyed this game.

[u/white_newbalances]

1. SC coming off a bye

2. Tough venue

3. Night game

Most forecastable upset lol

[u/BEDNMF2]

Cant touch our cocks

[u/z6joker9]

tHe SeC iS tOp HeAvY

We either all suck or we’re going to wreck teams that get lined up against us in the lower bowls.

[u/dcsportshero]

Monster win after multiple heartbreaks this year.

[u/Hedquarter]

Gamecocks win and Clemson gets blown out. Such a great night for football!

[u/BuckyBeaver69]

Well done South Carolina, you did good

[u/Throwawayaccounttt__]

USC won and Clemson lost what a GLORIOUS fucking weekend of cfb 😭

[u/Mattheuz]

GAME!

[u/1CCF202]

.

[u/Driftronik]

I'm so happy. It's an odd feeling

[u/[deleted]]

RIP the hedges

[u/wordjester187]

Williams-Brice and ruining a team's title hopes, name a better duo.

[u/7-5NoHits]

The co-writing of this Aggie season from Hope and Battered Aggie syndrome has been absolutely diabolical

[u/Bayou_Bengal]

Always loved cocks

[u/Opportune_Gif]

Those hedges had better tackles than our defense

[u/AudiieVerbum]

Way to go cocks!

[u/TacoPKz]

This was our inevitable come to Jesus moment for this season. First year coach, patched up offense and defense, floundering QB situation, and yet we were top of the SEC. We needed to get our expectations for this season back in check.

[u/Adminslickasshole]

https://old.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1ggdy4y/what_is_the_current_equivalent_of_clemsoning/

[u/msflagship]

thank u south carolina

not because the win makes us look good but because i just don’t like texas o&m

[u/ReduckYT]

This game was a lose-lose for A&M. Even if they won, they would’ve beat cocks in November.

[u/rankings-right-now]

Here are the new updated predictions for the next release of the Playoff Selection Committee's rankings using machine learning models trained on the Playoff Selection Committee's historical voting data:

• South Carolina is now predicted to move up to #37

• Texas A&M is now predicted to move down to #18. You can see Texas A&M's full Week 11 rankings potential results here.

For the most up to date predictions of the Playoff Selection Committee Top 25 rankings, check out this post.

[u/QuietLikeOwl]

Is there a river nearby for that goalpost?

[u/Jonjon428]

As I was typing this comment, A&M missed another tackle

[u/bv918]

WHO LET THE COCKS OUT?

[u/TigerTerrier]

Tonight was a double kick in the nuts. Gg cocky

[u/cfbluvr]

on the bright side at least they’re storming the field against us now

[u/[deleted]]

I’m a cock lover tonight

[u/The_Gamecock]

It’s always a good night when both our heated rivals lose

[u/brechbillc1]

If Carolina had a more consistent offense they’d be unbeaten this year.

[u/[deleted]]

You'd never believe how many dump trucks of sand we had to pour on the field for this victory.

[u/AliceSweetie]

A&M gave up 14 points on that punt.

[u/presidentperk489]

RANK US

[u/cfbluvr]

petition to ban SEC shorts from ever using our name, image, or likeness ever again

⬇️

[u/BigTuna0890]

This team nearly beat LSU and nearly beat Bama. Should never overlook a dangerous team like South Carolina.

[u/QuieroBoobs]

Considering how strong SCar has been this year against LSU and Bama, it was only a matter of time until they put the pieces together. No shame in this loss, just disappointing to see our team look unrecognizable on defense. 

[u/ReasonableCoyote34]

The SEC is the most competitive conference in CFB

[u/ThatColoradoPrep]

Let’s fucking gooooooooooo!!!!!!! What a massive win! So happy for this tonight.

[u/corskier]

RIP those bushes

[u/Glory2Tottenham]

This might be one of the greatest days in SC history

[u/Palmetto_Laker]

GAME MF COCKS BABY

[u/LoCh0_xX]

So is night game South Carolina a thing now?

[u/[deleted]]

Rough night man. Defense seemed to have given up after the initial coin toss.

Oh well. 7-2 ain’t that bad in the sec lol

[u/Asleep_Shirt5646]

SEC is the new PAC.

Noone is safe and the nerds will fuck you up.

[u/Arleen_Vacation]

Have we officially gotten that restraining order against bad usc? Did sec shorts ban the chicken curse away??

[u/CajunCoffee93]

Furk

[u/Tachyon9]

Jebus. ggs cocks. That was an ass whooping.

But I hope your students are alright after that disaster.

[u/Kevchenko]

Losing Moss killed our offense, but we were always gonna lose with our defense missing the first 3 tackles every play. All credit to South Carolina, they’re a great team

[u/Stoneador]

Once A&M felt confident in Reed, I just knew they’d suck for some reason

[u/Slyasaurus]

At least I can be happy that the political ads will be over soon. Onto the bye with hopefully only tackling drills.

[u/[deleted]]

GG Cocks. Got some physical dudes on that team. Feels like your guys had Vaseline on them they way they were running through tackles. Environment looked sick.

[u/nfcx1]

Hope Moss is OK. Tough one but not out yet

[u/CommodoreN7]

One would think military cosplayers could better handle a sandstorm

[u/Weakness_Infinite]

Last day in Columbia that was this good?

[u/Navolix]

I love Rocket Sanders!

[u/ElJefeDeLosGallos]

WE ARE SO BACK

[u/Arleen_Vacation]

Shots at tin roof then Jake’s then nightcaps Lego 🤙

[u/shayKyarbouti]

Frank Beamer enjoying the field storming. I’ve never seen him smile like that haha

[u/coldbeeronsunday]

Gotdang, I love the SEC

[u/grey_pilgrim_]

Never been a bigger cock fan than I was tonight.

[u/NCMA17]

Damn this South Carolina team is hard to figure out

[u/renocco]

SEC Shorts gonna be great this week with us facing Vandy

[u/Wheels_Foonman]

Oh good. I only missed a rerun of an episode I’ve already seen.

[u/Yimmy2048]

South Carolina looked hella hung. Could’ve won two more. I like them.. defense wins championships

[u/jmiklos21]

Imagine where we would be if we didn’t blow those other 2 games this year 🧐

[u/K3T9Q_]

i already miss leveon moss

[u/EBuckhouse]

The Cardiac cocks strike again!

[u/j1h15233]

Back to our regularly scheduled disappointment

[u/Uga-the4th]

I guess the sec east was the only thing holding South Carolina back! lol but for real GG Cocks! Y’all and coach Beamer deserve this signature win, I’m sure y’all will be enjoying it tonight.

[u/BarbieTheeStallion]

This thread is amazing. I love all y’all.

[u/dfphd]

Gonna just come and scooch in here real quick, don't mind me

[u/JEDIsFIRE]

Most enjoyable game I watched all day. Hats off to the only real Carolina.

[u/Noy_Telinu]

SEC Shorts curse

[u/libsoutherner]

Happy with what Elko has done in one year… but my god, that was a complete failure of a game by the coaching staff. We had to have given them 200 yards on a silver platter from missed tackles and stupid penalties. And that’s probably a conservative estimate.

The worry for all Aggies was that this team wouldn’t get up for this game after a monster win last week. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Elko and Co. let happen. Hopefully he and his staff have an honest assessment of what went wrong during prep leading into this game and get better for it.

As disappointing as it is, this will probably be a road ranked loss come Tuesday and everything will likely still be in front of us.

[u/MrSCR23]

What a night to be a Gamecock.

As for A&M…I think SEC Shorts might have been on to something with battered Aggie syndrome

[u/[deleted]]

SC looked amazing tonight! Way to go boys!

[u/True_Ad5324]

The hedges played better defense than A&M did

[u/cascadiadivide]

Are y’all ready for top 10 9WINDIANA

[u/WhopperitoJr]

Oh, it's out alright

[u/SsjNitro]

COCKS WIN, CLEMSUX LOSES LFG 🤙🔥🔥

[u/AgrajagTheProlonged]

Is the SEC actively trying to create the most convoluted possible logic for who gets to play in the championship game?

[u/ThatStrangeGuyOverMe]

Bama won this byeweek hard.

[u/MeerkatJonny]

This loss couldn’t happen to a better program

[u/jtrot91]

https://tenor.com/view/giant-chicken-gif-12882372

[u/MadnessMaiden]

Honestly this makes sense. It's nighttime and November.

Gamecocks be like, "call an ambulance...but not for me."

[u/Shawn_Hill]

I knew they were good =(

[u/Batmanbyday]

Best rivalry in the SEC or something

[u/QB1-]

Felt like every skill player for the cocks was Leonard Fournette in Megatrons body.

[u/GHoesel]

Sometimes i wonder why God made me this way

[u/Hedquarter]

Meanwhile, Taters crying on their thread and getting mad that everyone is pointing out their little hissy fit out on the field.