A gamecock odyssey : University of South Carolina sports in the independent era /

"Meet the coaches, athletes, and other larger-than-life characters that laid the foundation for today's Gamecock NationIn A Gamecock Odyssey: University of South Carolina Sports in the Independent Era, author Alan Piercy chronicles the significant events and describes the larger-than-life...

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Main Author: Piercy, Alan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • Storms in the Southland : why South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast Conference
  • Build it, and they will come : new facilities usher USC into the modern era
  • Into the wilderness : South Carolina navigates a post-ACC world
  • Legends, logos, mascots, and traditions : how the independent era changed everything
  • A national power emerges : Richardson, Raines, and the rise of Gamecock baseball
  • Pullets, chicks, and Lady Gamecocks : the evolution of women's sports at USC
  • Any port in a storm : USC joins the Metro Conference
  • Good times, bad times : Heisman Highs and losing lows
  • THE man in black : Joe Morrison brings unprecedented excitement, notoriety to South Carolina program
  • The backside of the storm : football scandal and basketball probation mar late '80s success
  • A new world order : South Carolina and the Southeastern Conference.