Look, the Gamecocks dropped 35 on Kentucky and everybody in Williams-Brice lost their minds—but let’s not act like the offense suddenly turned into the Greatest Show on Turf overnight. The defense? They basically threw a party out there, but the offense… eh, still some weird vibes.
Defense Doing the Heavy Lifting (Again)
Yeah, 35-13 looks great on ESPN’s ticker, but dig a little and it’s not all sunshine. Fourteen of those points? Straight up gift-wrapped by the defense—one pick-six, one scoop-and-score. So if you’re keeping score at home, that’s only 21 points for the offense. Not terrible, but if you’re not a little nervous heading to LSU, you’re lying to yourself.
Sure, the offense avoided the dreaded three-and-out all game, which is… something. Progress, maybe? But three of eight drives still fizzled into punts, and the last one just sort of limped to the finish inside Kentucky territory. They were basically trying to bleed the clock, but it still had that awkward, “Why can’t we just finish this?” energy.
Sellers: Flashes of Hope, Still Not There
LaNorris Sellers—yeah, he can move, and when he hands it off to Oscar Adaway III, sometimes it actually clicks. There were moments where you thought, “Okay, maybe they’re figuring this out.” But then, just as quickly, it felt like somebody yanked the power cord. No real fireworks. Not much swagger.
Against Kentucky, that kind of “good enough” offense works. Against LSU? Oh, buddy, that’s a different beast. LSU’s defense has been on a tear lately—just ask those ESPN talking heads. If Sellers and crew start tripping over themselves in Baton Rouge, it’s gonna get ugly fast.
LSU: The Real Test (Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Offense)
Let’s be real: South Carolina doesn’t need to play perfect football at LSU. But they do need to actually, you know, put together some drives. Score in the red zone. Stop punting so much. LSU’s defense lives for mistakes, and you can’t expect the defense to bail you out every single week.
Plus, Tiger Stadium is pure chaos. If the offense comes out flat, that crowd will eat them alive. Sellers is gonna have to keep his head on a swivel and prove he can handle the noise—and the heat.
Bottom Line
Yeah, beating Kentucky by 22 is cool, but it doesn’t mean the offense has arrived. If the Gamecocks wanna make any noise in the SEC East, they’ve gotta show up on offense—without relying on the defense to score half the points.
So should you still be worried? Honestly, yeah. At least until these guys prove they can light it up when it actually matters—like, say, in Baton Rouge next weekend. Otherwise, keep the antacids handy.
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