The red in the endzones looks amazing, but I prefer the 50 yard huge NCS logo



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8/31/2009 9:36:57 AM

Field looks gorgeous. If it were a woman i'd bang the shit out of it.

8/31/2009 9:44:46 AM

i dunno...i kinda think its kinda perfect...

8/31/2009 9:44:59 AM

FUCK.YES.

this totally makes up for the terrible basketball jerseys....for now

8/31/2009 9:51:53 AM

Now how are we going to protect this thing when U2 brings their stage in October? Nothing crazy important, just curious.

8/31/2009 9:52:24 AM

....cant.... ....see.... ....picture....

8/31/2009 9:54:04 AM

copy url into new tab
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profi

8/31/2009 9:54:32 AM

I noticed that the picture didnt load for me in firefox, it opens fine in IE

8/31/2009 9:55:34 AM

^^^^ the concert people are paying for a complete re-sod after the show

8/31/2009 9:59:27 AM

i kind of like just the white outline of all the logos, bring on the red, but, the field is so beautiful doesn't matter what they do to it...

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"The Pros and Cons of USC quarterback Stephen Garcia SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS By Joseph Person - McClatchy Newspapers COLUMBIA -- For all the preseason talk about South Carolina's five new assistant coaches, a new blocking scheme and Steve Spurrier's Dixie Chicks reference about being "Ready to Run," the Gamecocks offensive fortunes likely will hinge in large part on the right arm of Stephen Garcia. Garcia will need help. The offensive line must play physical and give Garcia a pocket. The running backs have to explode through holes, get into the secondary and keep defenses honest. And someone must emerge from a talented but young receiving corps to give Garcia a dependable downfield target. With three days before the N.C. State opener, here are five reasons fans can be confident in Garcia and five reasons to be worried. Five reasons to be confident in Garcia 1. He heeds G.A. Mangus' advice to stay within himself | Mangus, the first-year quarterbacks coach, didn't need to look at much video from the 2008 season to determine Garcia often got in trouble when he tried to do too much - "pressing," Mangus calls it. Garcia has a strong arm and quick feet - and he will get a chance to show off both. But the offense will run more smoothly if he waits in the pocket and goes through his reads rather than scrambling at the first sign of trouble. 2. He gets good blocking up front | USC allowed 39 sacks last season, including five against N.C. State. Is it any wonder Garcia had happy feet? New offensive line coach Eric Wolford has brought much-needed aggression to pass-blocking - taking the fight to the defense rather than absorbing the pass rush. The Gamecocks have the size. And it speaks to their abilities when 6-foot-7, 308-pound guard Heath Batchelor returns from a hiatus and has to fight for a starting spot. 3. Those cheating safeties | USC has a faster, more explosive group of tailbacks than it did last season. Freshman Jarvis Giles can pop a big gain at any time, while Brian Maddox and Kenny Miles hit the hole quickly, as well. The Gamecocks had no such threat last season, meaning safeties could hang back in zone coverage and ignore the run. But if Giles or a backfield mate - Bryce Sherman? - starts breaking off long runs, the safeties creep up, and Garcia has more room to make downfield throws. 4. Garcia develops an early rhythm | Tommy Beecher and Chris Smelley are gone. Reid McCollum is not ready. The job belongs to Garcia, who should be able to play free and easy. The Tampa native hooked up with tight end Weslye Saunders a bunch during preseason. If Garcia finds Saunders a few times in the first half at N.C. State, he could get on the sort of confidence-building roll that eluded him much of last season. 5. Garcia commits to being a complete quarterback | He watches film on his own. He studies his playbook. He doesn't get nervous before games because he's busy going over checks and coverages - what Spurrier said Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel did at Florida. He stays out of trouble. He leads by example. He wins. Five reasons to be worried about Garcia 1. He improvises his way into poor decisions | Garcia has a bit of that Brett Favre gunslinger mentality. He enjoys throwing on the run, and, better yet, winging the ball into tight spaces for seemingly impossible completions. But those throws too often turn into interceptions, which kill drives, which leads to losses, which results in a quarterback switch. USC's 27 interceptions last season were the most in the nation. The Gamecocks cannot approach that number and expect to win seven games again. 2. The offensive line looks like it did in previous years | Nothing disrupts a play's timing like a bad snap, and the Gamecocks had plenty of those this month. Assuming the centers have gotten those kinks out, there is still the matter of breaking in a new right tackle in Quintin Richardson. Mangus wants Garcia to quit looking at the rush and focus downfield. But if Richardson gets beaten on the right side, his defender will be in Garcia's line of vision. 3. Third-and-long | The Gamecocks averaged 2.9 yards a carry in 2008, forcing them into a lot of passing downs. But they have to be better this season, right? Well, no one can say for sure. What if Giles' thin frame makes him injury prone? What if the line generates little push, and Spurrier is staring at a bunch of third-and-longs again? Then Garcia will face a lot of blitzes. 4. He repeats his Outback Bowl performance | USC had an ominous start to the 2008 season when Beecher was intercepted by N.C. State less than three minutes into the game. The season ended four months later with Garcia committing turnovers on each of USC's first four possessions of a 31-10 loss to Iowa in the bowl game in Garcia's hometown. 5. He doesn't make the total commitment | He is ill-prepared. He makes bad decisions. And he finds himself on the bench, watching McCollum get a shot."

8/31/2009 10:01:12 AM

fuck yes those endzones look amazing.

8/31/2009 10:20:15 AM

you going to the game?

8/31/2009 10:26:49 AM

boo, that field picture is blocked at work (imageshack) and it said it was too large to pull up in my phone browser

8/31/2009 10:29:04 AM

34-14 wolfpack

8/31/2009 10:35:30 AM

endzone make me happy in my pants

8/31/2009 10:37:28 AM

its always nice to have the big school logo at midefield when people are flipping through the channels during commercials for the other game. So much for school identity.

8/31/2009 10:40:34 AM

Our team playing like they did the last four game of the reg. season will make me happy, dont care what the field looks like as long as the product on the field shows what they can do!! GO PACK!

8/31/2009 10:42:30 AM

I, too, cannot see imageshack pictures

8/31/2009 10:42:36 AM

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"copy url into new tab shift+refresh profi"

also, try ctrl + r if shift refresh doesnt work

8/31/2009 10:43:35 AM

yeh, that's what I've been doing. It's just annoying oh well.

8/31/2009 10:44:48 AM

Happy Curtis Underwood Day! (3)

8/31/2009 10:46:45 AM

At work guys, try this:

http://i28.tinypic.com/e8wqw4.jpg

8/31/2009 10:58:49 AM

that's a bingo

8/31/2009 11:00:50 AM

if we are on offense, whats our 1st play of the game guess?

im going with RW to 13 for a bomb.

8/31/2009 11:06:38 AM

eugene run up the middle

8/31/2009 11:09:15 AM

Baker off tackle right

8/31/2009 11:10:42 AM

5-step drop, then roll out for your life, scramble for 8 yard gain, rinse, repeat

8/31/2009 11:20:38 AM

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"At work guys, try this:"

appreciate it but tinypic is blocked here too haha. any media hosting site a no go.

8/31/2009 11:23:22 AM

play action and RFW hits Spencer dragging across the middle for a 18 yard gain

8/31/2009 11:39:35 AM

^^^^^ glennon at an, Wilson at rb. Glennon pitches to the left to Wilson. Glennon streaks down the right side. Wilson pulls up and throws a bomb to glennon.

[Edited on August 31, 2009 at 11:43 AM. Reason : dfgh]

8/31/2009 11:42:57 AM

The pic with the endzone letters in red is a photoshop from a guy on packpride. That what he hopes they look like. Someone would have to go by Carter-Finley to see what they look like now, but I doubt they will pain until Wednesday or early Thursday with the rain today and possibly tomorrow.

8/31/2009 11:48:27 AM

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"play action and RFW hits Spencer dragging across the middle for a 18 yard gain drop"

8/31/2009 11:50:49 AM

anyone have good, hi-res desktop pictures? or a well made collage would be even better.

1680x1050 here.

8/31/2009 11:53:39 AM

yea i thought it was weird that the endzone paint looked more vibrant than the seats at the NEZ

8/31/2009 11:58:59 AM

I prefer the block S at the 50 and huge.

8/31/2009 12:24:56 PM

Some people on pack pride suggested putting tuffy in the middle, which would be pretty awesome, but I think at that point, the field is getting a bit cramped, I like the current block S position.

8/31/2009 12:42:14 PM

Anybody heard anything about Owen Spencer? I don't think he's injured, I assume this is just quality USC journalism, but...

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"Wilson, who stands 5 feet 11 inches and weighs in at 208 pounds, will need to complete more than 54.5 percent of his passes as he did in 2008. A difficult task, considering last year's leading receiver Owen Spencer will be lost for most of the season due to injury. "

http://www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2009/08/31/UscFootball2009SeasonPreview/N.c-State.Team.Preview-3759583.shtml

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8/31/2009 1:39:03 PM

they are hopefully confusing bowens with owen spencer.

8/31/2009 1:39:58 PM

They must be confusing Bowens, leading receiver from 2 years ago...

8/31/2009 1:45:17 PM

field looks cheap as shit with no midfield

8/31/2009 1:47:09 PM

get outta here, I think it looks great, especially with the colored in endzones

8/31/2009 1:48:04 PM

^ If you're talking about the letters in the photo above, it's a photoshop.

8/31/2009 1:58:13 PM

the endzones are green as in grass like they've been for years now. cheap too. If you're gonna take a shortcut, take A shortcut, not three.

8/31/2009 2:00:27 PM

the painting is obviously not complete, why don't you wait til they finish before you start bitching

8/31/2009 2:02:37 PM

mambagrl is a blatant troll and/or idiot

disregard her (his?) posts

8/31/2009 2:22:49 PM

painting will most likely be done tomorrow afternoon or wednesday morning. if anyone finds out when, post on here so we can go check it out.

8/31/2009 2:27:53 PM

finally got tickets to this game

On September 3rd, the world discovers Russell Wilson.

8/31/2009 2:32:23 PM

^ That's a good transition to this:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview09/news/story?id=4432441

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"REMEMBER ME: HOUSEHOLD NAMES BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER 1. Mark Ingram, Alabama 2. Richard Samuel, Georgia 3. Jason Worilds, Virginia Tech 4. Thaddeus Gibson, Ohio State 5. Russell Wilson, NC State 6. David Ausberry, USC 7. Jewel Hampton, Iowa 8. David Nelson, Florida 9. Detron Lewis, Texas Tech 10. Jarrett Brown, West Virginia "

8/31/2009 2:36:07 PM

^I always enjoy "The Herbies." He's always been pretty pro-Wolfpack. He also picked us as the ACC Atlantic Sleeper.

8/31/2009 2:48:01 PM

yeah, herbie is by far the most guy on espn regarding nc state.

8/31/2009 2:52:21 PM