South Carolina’s football team should not punt in its season-opening game against Coastal Carolina on Saturday. At all. For any reason.
The wonderful world of electronic communication (my email address is right there above and my Twitter handle @JoshatTheState) gives you the opportunity to tell me why this is a bad idea. I’m going to tell you right now why it’s a good idea.
No. 1 – The Gamecocks are winning this game. Period. They are 29.5-point favorites. This is not The Citadel in 2015. This is a victory, and there is no reason not attempt something that might have a positive impact if there’s almost no chance it can have a negative impact.