Many factors

There are many factors as to why Carolina fans are excited. Would you not be? Hell you guys are excited now even with the season you had last year. Are you not excited about the freshmen you have coming in? Tahj Boyd? Nuke Hopkins? Ellington? Come on guys..

It's the preseason. Practice reports are rolling out filling many with the koolaid of their choice. The Rousey's of the world are glowing with excitement. Others prefer to take the more quiet approach, thats me. You often hear the sun-shiners more.

In the pumper's defense, you guarantee me that Clemson Clemson will be a well focused, good team when they face the Gamecocks? It will be different this year? What are you basing that off of? Not the past two seasons. See, that's how the excited Gamecocks feel about the SEC this year. We feel like we have reason to like our chances in the east this season. You obviously have a reason that you think the Clemson game will be different this year. Both fanbases could be wrong about either subject..

Vance you're not sure why Carolina is favorites to win the east this year by all accounts? Go through and look at the depth charts at UGA and Tenn. Both teams are very young. UGA has lost their top 3 RBs. Florida has a brand new coaching staff. How often does a brand new staff step right in and have success? It usually takes a few years. Arky, a team in the west that we play just lost the SEC's leading returning rusher in Knile Davis..

That is all the reasons that those teams may be down this year. But why do they have to be down for Carolina to win it? Look at our depth chart. We are as talented as any team in the east. What sets us apart from the pack is we are experienced and healthy.

Last topic, I'm not sure who you've listened to that said Carolina was light years ahead of Clemson. I think we are ahead right now but by less than a light year. I don't think the Clemson fans should worry a lot unless they lose this year's game. I think we will lose Jeffery after this season. He is NFL ready. Lattimore is a different story. He is a different person. He will want to stay and get his degree and give back to the university. I could be wrong but that is my bet. Anyway, when you lose players like that you just have to replace them with great recruiting. Carolina has done great the past three years at landing a game changer, a player that can give you a couple of extra wins. I think we are taking the steps to replace Jefferey quite well. Check out our 2012 WR class.

I'm ready for the season to start to see who will be right and wrong. I got dibs on Troy first game lol j/k..