Lunch with Pearson & Friends Podcast: Recent Episodes
Under A Carolina Sky
Ever wanna know the real story about the most significant moments in Gamecock sports history? Under A Carolina Sky is a series of oral histories; the place to hear what really happened from those who would know best, the players and coaches who helped shape Gamecock sports history.
What does Andrew Luck's retirement mean for his legacy and how think about other athletes that make similar decisions with their careers?
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Black Magic chronicles South Carolina's 1984 football season, arguably the greatest in the school's history, through the eyes of the players and coaches whose exploits captured the imagination of football fans across the country 35 years ago.
These stories and memories come courtesy of Mike Hold, Del Wilkes, Bill Bradshaw, Bill Barnhill, Keith Kephart, Tank Black, Thomas Dendy, and Otis Morris.
Additional thanks to the University of South Carolina Athletics Department and Learfield IMG College for the original Bob Fulton radio play-by-play, and thanks Mark Plemmons for assisting with audio quality control
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In a new series of oral histories, I go deep and get the stories of some of the most memorable seasons, players, and moments in South Carolina history.
This first episode, Black Magic, chronicles South Carolina's 1984 football season, arguably the greatest season in the school's history.
These stories and memories come courtesy of Mike Hold, Del Wilkes, Bill Bradshaw, Bill Barnhill, Keith Kephart, Tank Black, Thomas Dendy, and Otis Morris.
Additional thanks to the University of South Carolina Athletics Department and Learfield IMG College for the original Bob Fulton radio play-by-play, and thanks Mark Plemmons for assisting with audio quality control
Enjoy!
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Bill Gunter joins Pearson for another heated NBA debate. This time: what would a fourth ring without a Bill Russell Finals MVP trophy mean for Steph Curry's Legacy
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Kawhi Leonard did his best to make us forget about Damian Lillard's insane buzzer-beater at the end of the first round of the playoffs by becoming the first player to hit a game-ending buzzer-beater in a Game 7. So whose shot was better?
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James Harden's legacy may be on the line with Kevin Durant out for Games 6 and 7. Is that fair?
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Whose fault is it that so much of the conversation around sports is about the officials? Have they gotten worse? Are the fans smarter or just more entitled?
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Klay Thompson had an interesting bit of superstition help get him back on track for Game 4 last weekend. What kind of superstitions could help Carolina baseball get back on track?
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Carolina beat the Tar Heels in Charlotte on Tuesday, adding another peculiar note to a confusing and mostly disappointing season, but the math says the Gamecocks aren't quite done yet.
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Russell Wilson just received an historic payday. Did the Seahawks make the right move?
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Yesterday, in fact! Not 14 years ago. It actually happened. I always knew it would...
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Bryce Harper's return to the DMV went about as expected...and I kinda liked it? PLUS, we receive a call from the most famous person to ever call into the show!
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What happens when one of your best friends is getting married at the same time as the Final 4?? I'm about to find out...probably the hard way
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The Gamecocks failed to make college basketball's postseason for the second year in a row. What does it mean for the program and Frank Martin?
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What feels like the most star-studded free agency window that the NFL has seen in several years is underway with Odell Beckham Jr. grabbing most of the headlines, but who does this trade help more?
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Post-season basketball is in the air, and the Gamecocks did well for themselves in awards season!
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South Carolina dominated Georgia on Senior Night to lock up the 4-seed in the SEC. Now, what do they need to make the tournament?
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Carolina has been crushing the ball all season, and the impressive offensive start continued Tuesday with a 9-0 drubbing of The Citadel. How sustainable is this huge start for Carolina offensively?
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Chris Silva put on a impressive show Tuesday night against Texas A&M and helped lift the Gamecocks to an improbable SEC road win to keep them in control of their own destiny in the hunt for SEC tournament double-bye
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South Carolina put a point on its first series win against Clemson in five years with an emphatic, 14-3 victory on Sunday afternoon. Wes Mitchell joins me to break down the series and a suddenly bright future for Carolina baseball
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Wes Mitchell joins me to give out the 2018 sports Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Director, and Best Original Score
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How was this even a debate? Bill Gunter and I get into it after James Harden puts together his 30th consecutive 30-point game. I will live on the right side of history on this one
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Former South Carolina head football coach Lou Holtz joins the show to give his thoughts on the upcoming Rams-Patriots Super Bowl
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A special Super Bowl prop bet edition of Mason Dixon Lines, with special guest Trey Dyson
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South Carolina tries to move past a humiliating loss against LSU as they host Auburn, and what is the future of pass interference calls in the NFL?
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Bill Gunter and host of callers try to explain to me why people in Columbia, South Carolina hate Duke so much PLUS we discuss the exciting story lines of all four potential Super Bowl matchups
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Gamecocks keep on rolling through SEC play, and we finally spend some time with our namesake: that beautiful, middle-of-the-day meal.
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Chiefs -5.5 v. Colts
Rams -7 v. Cowboys
Patriots -4 v. Chargers
Saints -8 v. Eagles
Tottenham v. Man United
PLUS a fun, new wrinkle for the Mason Dixon Lines going foward
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Changing offensive staff, changing logos, changing teams...change is a good thing! Chris Clark helps bring the philosophy today
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South Carolina upset the 14th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs Tuesday night PLUS Carolina's new running back's coach. Tim Hill with me to discuss
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Wes Mitchell makes his triumphant return in the new year to help me break down Carolina's improbable, buzzer-beater win over Florida and the College Football National Championship
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Texans -1 v. Colts
Cowboys -2 v. Seahawks
Ravens -2.5 v. Chargers
Bears -6 v. Eagles
Alabama -5.5 v. Clemson
PLUS as always the lock and ddog of the week
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Tim Hill and I moderate another therapy Monday (on Wedensday) and try to make sense out of Carolina's mystifing Belk Bowl performance
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Wes Mitchell and Chris Clark from GamecockCentral stuck around after their 3-hour Early Signing Period special on 107.5 to help me talk about the strengths and weaknesses of Carolina's 2019 recruiting class
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As we celebrate USC's seniors for graduation day, we pontificate about which senior member of the football team will be most missed in 2019. Also, Panthers-Saints MNF suddenly has a few more interesting angles than I was anticipating.
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Utah St. -7.5 v. North Texas
Arizone St. +6 v. Fresno St.
Middle Tennessee -7 v. Appalachain St.
UAB -2.5 v. Northern Illinois
Marshall -3 v. South Florida
PLUS as always the lock and ddog of the week
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Chris Clark from GamecockCentral joins me to talk about the early signing period, Ole Miss' courtship of Dan Werner, and the most (and least) sanitary professional stadia and arenae in the country
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Favorites win March Madess! Plus, what kind of changes need to be made to the College Football Playoff to make it as exciting as March Madness?
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Tim Hill and I debate the merits of each major sport's postseason as well as D-Wade and LeBron's swan song
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The Gamecocks fell to Michigan by double-digits over the weekend, but it was one of the best all-around team efforts all season. Meanwhile, the Panthers gave the Browns their fifth win of the season as they continue their march towards a higher draft pick
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Wes Mitchell and I briefly try to discuss the uninspiring Carolina-Akron game from this weekend before delving into the SEC Championship game, Smart v. Saban, fake punts, and the College Football Playoff
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Oklahoma -8 v. Texas
Alabama -13.5 v. Georgia
Ohio State -14.5 v. Northwestern
Clemson -27.5 v. Pittsburgh
Steelers -3.5 v. Chargers
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Wes Mitchell from GamecockCentral joins me to explore the myriad hypotheticals for the College Football Playoff and sisyphean fate of Central Florida
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South Carolina lost by 21 but covered the spread and may have turned a corner in terms of being competitive in big games. Is South Carolina's massive offensive output on Saturday sustainable, and how worried should we be about the defense?
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Ahead of Will Muschamp's Tuesday press conference and South Carolina's annual showdown with Clemson, I wanted to examine the elements of a compelling rivalry. I should've known better than to try to tackle this during an abridged show...
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Notre Dam -10 v. Syracuse
Oklahoma St. +5.5 v. West Virginia
UCF -7 v. Cincinnati
Rams -3.5 v. Chiefs
Celtics -2 v. Raptors
PLUS, as always, the lock and ddog of the week
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GamecockCentral's Chris Clark joins me to help us understand the slightly confusing recruiting news of the day and gives a few key young Gamecock players that he will be watching this weekend against Chattanooga
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Bill Gunter and I examine South Carolina's bounceback win over Norfolk State and lament the awful reality that is Colelge Football's Week 12
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Kevin Crapps served in the Marines from 2001-2005 and did two tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2004. I was thrilled and humbled to have him in with me today to talk about South Carolina's disappointing loss to Florida and important perspectives on teamwork as part of 107.5 The Game's Veterans Day Military Takeover
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An Andrew Mason Dixon-less show was looking to be as dreary as Friday's weather forecast, but Mike Gillespie and I carry on and even have some fun with our burgeoning rivalry. Drew still gets his picks in thanks to courtesy picker Josh Yelman
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Gamecockcentral's Chris Clark makes his triumphant return to talk voting-related Twitter beefs and keys players for the Gamecocks and Gators
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Bill Gunter and I were very excited to discuss the start of college basketball season (we even touch on a little NBA!), the Gamecocks win over USC Upstate, and we express our disappointment in the College Football Playoff Ranking show (and the ranking itself)
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Jake Bentley has his best game as a Gamcock while the defense did its best impression of seive. Let's try not to overreact to either of these things
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Kentucky +8.5 v. Georgia
Texas -2 v. West Virginia
Michigan -1035 v. Penn St.
Northwestern +10 v. Notre Dame
LSU +14.5 v. Alabama
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Gamecockcentral's Wes Mitchell joins me to discuss his three key players for Ole Miss and South Carolina ahead of Saturday's cross-division matchup
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Tim Hill doesn't like Halloween. I like Halloween. Many of you like Halloween. We discuss our favorite parts of Halloween in an attempt to get Tim excited
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Carolina's 27-24 win over Tennessee Saturday night felt great in the moment but not so much looking back
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Stanford -3 v. Washington St.
Florida +6.5 v. Georgia
Missouri -7 v. Kentucky
Penn St. -6.5 v. Iowa
Oklahoma St. +3.5 v. Texas
Plus Drew's lock and Ddog of the week
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Joined by Wes Mitchell of GamecockCentral to discuss our three key Gamecocks and our three key Volunteers (00:00-9:58) for this weekend (9:58-fin)
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Bill Gunter and I try to preemptively qualify a South Carolina win this weekend against Tennessee (00:00-13:17), and I try to keep my head from imploding after reading the most improbable stat about Jake Bentley of the season (13:17-fin)
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Former Gamecock quarterback Stephen Garcia evaluates Carolina football heading into the bye week, weighs in on Jake Bentley being booed by USC fans, and delivers some of his playing days memories with a pretty spot-on Steve Spurrier impersonation.
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Hottest Mason-Dixon Lines yet!
Michigan St. +7 v. Michigan
Washington St. -3 v. Oregon
TCU +8 v. Oklahoma
Clemson -17.5 v. NC St.
LSU -6.5 v. Mississippi St.
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Witness the live deterioration of my relationship with Bill Gunter, as we try to zoom out on South Carolina's 3-3 start and anticipate how the next six games will look
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GamecockCentral's Wes Mitchell and I continue to dig into the troubling trends that caused Carolina to lose Saturday and has them sitting at 3-3 heading into the Bye
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Carolina's defense dramatically outperformed expectations on Saturday, but the offensive woes continued, and Jake Bentley's seat has never been warmer
PLUS
A beautiful and wide range of emotions from our dedicated callers
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Oregon +3.5 v. Washington
Michigan -9.5 v. Wisconsin
Iowa St. +6.5 v. West Virginia
Memphis +4.5 v. Central Florida
LSU +7.5 v. Georgia
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GamecockCentral's Chris Clark and I talk about "hangover games" (0:01-9:03) and give our key players for Texas A&M (9:04-15:34) and the Gamecocks (15:35-)
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Bill Gunter and I take a closer look at the not-so-controversial quarterback controversy ahead of Carolina's homestand against Texas A&M
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There's a quarterback controversy brewing in Columbia, and in a lackluster defensive effort, one Gamecock stood out from all the rest
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Texas +7.5 v. Oklahoma
Florida +2 v. LSU
Virginia Tech +7.5 v. Notre Dame
Mississippi State +3.5 v. Auburn
Texas A&M -5.5 v. Kentucky
PLUS, as always, the lock of the week and the Ddog of the week
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Gamecockcentral's Chris Clark and give our three keys players for Mizzou (0:01-8:20) and keys for the Gamecocks (8:21-16:14) PLUS a bonus behind the scenes look at Chris and me trying to pronounce Albert Okwuegbunam (16:15-17:14)
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Where (and how) do the Gamecocks go from here? Bill Gunter and I discuss
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South Carolina managed to lose its fifth football game in a row to Kentucky. what happened?
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Drew puts his 4-0 "Lock of the Week" record on the line in week 5
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Pearson Fowler and GamecockCentral's Chris Clark give their three key players for the upcoming South Carolina-Kentucky game
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