Garrett Evan Deese

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@avl_mike 8.5

[ʙʟᴀɴᴅᴇ @JustBlande]

he might be better than we thought

[Adam Breneman @AdamBreneman81]

I keep hearing: “South Carolina lost to Alabama and Ole Miss — how could they get in the playoff over them?”

Here’s the deal: Head-to-head only matters when all else is equal. If one team has a clearly better resume, head-to-head is irrelevant.

It’s the same reason NIU doesn’t make the playoff for beating Notre Dame.

South Carolina’s resume is far and away better than Alabama’s or Ole Miss’s:

• 6-game win streak
• 4 wins over Top 25 teams

Don’t tell me head-to-head matters when:
• The committee ranked Alabama over Tennessee (despite Alabama losing to them).
• South Carolina over LSU (despite South Carolina losing to them).

The numbers don’t lie:
• Oklahoma went 2-6 in the SEC (avg. loss by 17.6 PPG).
• Vandy went 3-5 in the SEC (avg. loss by 8.5 PPG).

Alabama lost to both on the road.

South Carolina beat both on the road by 26 and 21 points.

SC’s resume:
• One bad game all year.
• Lost their QB in the 2nd half of a 3-point loss to LSU.
• Nearly won as 3-TD underdogs at Alabama.

Combined record of SC’s losses: 26-10
Combined record of Alabama’s losses: 22-14

It’s simple:
• SC is on a roll (6 straight wins).
• They’ve beaten more ranked teams.
• Their losses are better quality.

It’s down to SC vs. Bama for the final playoff spot.

The committee’s choice: brand vs. deserving.

[MTGamecocks @mtgamecocks]

Imagine not having Bryce Young and LaNorris Sellers’ as your QBs 👀

[Kendall Smith @SmithKendall__]

A photo of a coach who pours his entire heart & soul into the University of South Carolina.

I don’t just mean the football program. I remember when he showed up to a movie on the football field event a few months after he was hired to meet students. I was there.

Does he have to do that? No. He doesn’t have to do a lot of the extra things he does to connect with the Gamecock fan base.

Why do it? Because Shane Beamer cares so much. And it shows. Love this picture.

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@AndrewW1744 how do i like this tweet more than once??

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@zachlanebryan lyric in the upcoming album?

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

it only took soto 2 AB’s

[MLB @MLB]

Shohei Ohtani homers in his @Dodgers #SpringTraining debut. 💥💥

[Meechie Johnson @MeechieJohnson0]

And we’ll keep proving… God is good 🤝🏽🤙🏽 #GoCocks

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@Wkirkley2 @JomboyMedia you kinda got ratio’d ngl

[Ryan Beer @Ryan_Beer]

Gamecock fans to Juice Wells

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

you might want to put the NL MVP here before it gets too embarrassing

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

Updated hitter rankings (official)
1. Judge
2. Álvarez
3. Soto
4. Ohtani
5. Freeman
6. Seager
7. Trout
8. Harper
9. Betts
10. Goldschmidt
11. Arenado
12. Olson
13. Devers
14. Tucker
15. Altuve

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

b-cash fighting for the job and succeeding

[MLB @MLB]

Yankees reportedly complete deal for OF Juan Soto from the Padres, per @MLBNetwork Insider @Joelsherman1.

[MLB @MLB]

Yankees reportedly complete deal for OF Juan Soto from the Padres, per @MLBNetwork Insider @Joelsherman1.

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@AndrewW1744 climate>culture ig

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@CanonStogner i don’t think so. which is why i’m glad i never claimed them to be the wrong pick

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

don’t screw this up. pick him and move on.

[Michael Bell @avl_mike]

“I’m a ball placement specialist.”

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@CanonStogner oh i’m sorry. i didn’t know that was a question!

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@CanonStogner how was that a dumb question

[Garrett Evan Deese @deesegarrett3]

@CanonStogner i know the week, but thank you for reminding me of that!