The UGA-South Carolina Rivalry

"It's always a good win when we beat Spurrier." Steve Spurrier is the most hated nemesis of Georgia football. Now a win over South Carolina means something. The Gamecocks have proved they are no pushovers. The Georgia vs South Carolina game is always full of uncertainty. Both teams usually enter the game 1-0, and have yet to answer all of the pending questions that existed in the preseason. It always feels like the entire season is on the line, that this matchup is the most pivotal of all. Nobody wants to be 1-1 and 0-1 in conference to start the long season. Both teams feel like they have everything to play for, so no matter what the polls say, the game always goes down to the wire. Both teams always give the game all they have. Each game during the course of the year carries the same amount of weight, especially in the SEC. No matter how much someone tries to tell a UGA or USC fan different, this game is always where the season officially begins. It's the first step in the right or wrong direction. Nerves are never more of a factor for the players, coaches, and fans.