by Ben Bramhall
By now, I’m sure that whenever a Gamecock fan sees my name on an article from Front Porch Football, he/she immediately goes “oh great, another article crapping on my team by this patronizing know-it-all.” To that I respond, “meh, pretty accurate description of me.” To be fair, I only go off on things using the ammunition that is provided for me.
Today however, I will be bucking the trend. On July 29th, a report came out that Clemson RB Tavien Feaster had finally made his decision to transfer his talents to the University of South Carolina and play his final year of eligibility in the garnet and black. It had been known for some time that he would be transferring, and he seemed to have narrowed his decision down to either South Carolina or Virginia Tech. However, he finally decided that the Gamecocks would be the team that he would be representing during the next college football season.
For anyone to say that this move has little significance would be like saying that the United States made little to no impact on the outcomes of both World Wars. This is a huge score by the Gamecocks as Feaster will undoubtedly be one of (probably the most) explosive and talented player on their offense. If used properly, Feaster could propel the Gamecocks to a winning season, and perhaps even more. I know some of you are thinking that I’m full of it.
Believe me, I know Tavien Feaster better than you do. I went to a majority of his games during his high school career (and got feedback from coaches and friends about him for the games I missed). I freakin’ taught the kid Sociology back when I was a social studies teacher. Hell, his high school position coach is a very good friend of mine with whom I have plenty of football conversations with and exchanges of smack talk over who is better between the Eagles and Redskins (hint: it’s the Eagles). And I have continued to follow Feaster during his stint with Clemson. In short, I know him, so here’s the skinny.
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