OT: Darius Rucker scores TD in SCAR Spring Game

Submitted by WichitanWolverine on May 21st, 2015 at 2:26 AM

I'm watching the SCAR spring game and on the first drive their QB aired it out to nobody in the endzone. Miraculously, Hootie appeared out of thin air and caught it for a TD. I guess this is a recurring thing they do where they have a celebrity catch the first TD every year. I thought "Heh, I guess that's fun for the fans" until I realized they kept Hootie's points on the board. The score is currently 7-0, Blowfish over the Gamecocks, with a few minutes left in the first. Do any other schools do anything this stupid? P.S. Damn you, off-season...

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WichitanWolverine

May 21st, 2015 at 2:28 AM ^

Sorry for lack of paragraphs. Posted from Android.

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Wettin 3's

May 21st, 2015 at 2:33 AM ^

I am glad you know who 'Hootie' is, I bet a bunch of people on here are confused...

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LandryHD

May 21st, 2015 at 3:11 AM ^

I thought that was common knowledge... Maybe not.

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MGoBrewMom

May 21st, 2015 at 9:15 AM ^

my first thought after seeing the title was that hood kid played somewhere. but then I read it and figured it out.

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Yo_Blue

May 21st, 2015 at 9:17 AM ^

You can't say Hootie doesn't like his ballin'

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kevin holt

May 24th, 2015 at 12:36 AM ^

the dolphins make him cry

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DealerCamel

May 21st, 2015 at 10:50 AM ^

Who the fuck is Hootie?

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MGoGrendel

May 21st, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^

He and The Blowfish are a band.

The Mountain wins Again is my personal favorite of their songs.

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MGoGrendel

May 21st, 2015 at 12:06 PM ^

He and The Blowfish are a band.

The Mountain wins Again is my personal favorite of their songs.

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Jehu the Damaja

May 21st, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^

WERE** a band.

FTFY

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Atlanta_Blue

May 21st, 2015 at 12:52 PM ^

That's a Blues Traveler song. "The Mountains Win Again." It's not about Game of Thrones, lol.

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May 21st, 2015 at 3:49 PM ^

They were bigger than fuck in the '90's. So big, everyone hated them within 1.5 years. I'm pretty sure they hated themselves. Darius Rucker is cashing in with new country now, God bless him.

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Minus The Houma

May 21st, 2015 at 2:41 AM ^

If I recall correctly there isn't actually a hootie in the band.

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Mr. Owl

May 21st, 2015 at 2:46 AM ^

Were there actual blowfish?

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BlueMetal

May 21st, 2015 at 8:21 AM ^

He had a big-eyed friend they called Hootie and another friend they called Blowfish and every time those two were together they'd say "There's Hootie and the Blowfish."

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4godkingandwol…

May 21st, 2015 at 2:55 AM ^

... I just assumed Darius Rucker was a former Michigan player buried on the bench who transfered to another school to immediately deliver results.

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Stay.Classy.An…

May 21st, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^

Arguably some of his most dynamic and versatile work...

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BlueWolverine02

May 21st, 2015 at 3:11 AM ^

Didn't he catch a TD from Dan Marino too?

Edit: nope, displayed stone hands and couldn't hold onto the pass. Good to see his hands have improved over the last 20 years.

OK, I feel old now.

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VectorVictor05

May 21st, 2015 at 10:59 AM ^

PROOF! I guess he's improved.

I'm an unaplogetic fan of Hootie and the Blowfish. Man they took over for awhile - so many cool sports cameos in this video.

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Bando Calrissian

May 21st, 2015 at 11:47 AM ^

Really, just about the best debut record ever.

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MgoRayO3313

May 21st, 2015 at 4:54 AM ^

Yes other programs do this. Idk about D1 programs, but I have seen several smaller D2 programs do this at their spring games, including SVSU and GVSU. Usually it's some local radio or celebrity host and not a major recording artist. It's usually just for the fans. I hate it, but I get it. All about drawing a crowd.

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Philmypockets

May 21st, 2015 at 6:27 AM ^

Who?

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Eastside Maize

May 21st, 2015 at 7:14 AM ^

Smoked out always.

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Philmypockets

May 21st, 2015 at 7:30 AM ^

Now that is funny.

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quigley.blue

May 21st, 2015 at 6:38 AM ^

if James Earl Jones did this it would be the best spring game ever. Cancel the rest

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Yo_Blue

May 21st, 2015 at 7:27 AM ^

...and he could wear #84 to match his age!

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East German Judge

May 21st, 2015 at 8:11 AM ^

I would rather have him do the play by play as he has an amazing set of pipes.

In Darth Vader voice, "Urban, I am your father, and stop being an a-hole

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TheFugitive

May 21st, 2015 at 6:58 AM ^

Nebraska had the little boy with cancer score a long touchdown run in their game a few years ago. That was pretty awesome. More recently, Bo came out with a cat and held it up Simba-style. I'm going to miss Bo.

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Everyone Murders

May 21st, 2015 at 9:17 AM ^

But you're throwing me off calling Bo Pelini by his first name only on a Michigan blog. "Bo" = Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler and not Bo Pelini, Bo Derek, Beaux Brummel, Botox, Bo Jackson, Bo Weevil etc.

The same as "Jesus" by first name only connotes, in my mind, the star of the second half of the King James Bible, and not Jesus Navas, Jesus Silva, Jesus Flores, Jesus Alberto Miranda Perez, etc.

I suspect this is more "my issue" than "an issue" - but I felt like tossing the thought out there! FWIW, I'm going to miss Bo Pelini in the B1G also. Odd choice of replacement by Nebraska there.

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lilpenny1316

May 21st, 2015 at 9:51 AM ^

I haven't seen the YSU schedule, but I can imagine some of those blowouts to Power 5 schools could make for some fun tweets.

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Mr Miggle

May 21st, 2015 at 7:31 AM ^

in some random school's spring game? There's probably a word for that, but my vocabulary is inadequate.

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M-Dog

May 21st, 2015 at 7:40 AM ^

Virgin.

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May 21st, 2015 at 7:42 AM ^

Gamecock blowfish

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May 21st, 2015 at 7:42 AM ^

New topic: WHO WILL BE OUR CELEBRITY WR in 2016? Discuss. /kidding

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May 21st, 2015 at 8:01 AM ^

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May 21st, 2015 at 8:41 AM ^

Those can't be real, they must be photoshoped.

The Block M's don't look real either.

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May 21st, 2015 at 11:52 AM ^

There are Block M's in that pic?

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Lakeyale13

May 21st, 2015 at 9:23 AM ^

Don't know how Spurrier gets kids to go there. Columbia is hotter than Hades, city is less than attractive, and campus is laid out awkwardly.

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lilpenny1316

May 21st, 2015 at 10:02 AM ^

It's not as if he's reeling in top 10 classes each year. He benefits by being a coach with a big name at a big school in a big time conference. And there is a lot of talent to go around in the Southeast.

I don't know how he's not on the hot seat down there. I'm sure they're not paying him to go 8-4, 9-3 every year.

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Qmatic

May 21st, 2015 at 10:39 AM ^

They won their division in 2010 and lost to Cam Newton and Auburn in the championship game.

It's not like South Carolina has a rich history at all. The year they beat us in the Outback Bowl was their best season in school history.

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michfan84

May 21st, 2015 at 10:58 AM ^

What do you mean about campus being laid out awkwardly? The campus is pretty much all together. Other than the football stadium being located about a mile or so off campus, I never found it to be an awkward layout. Agree about it being hotter than hell in Columbia, but the athletes they recruit are all from the South, so they're used to it. There's quite a bit of instate talent, so it's not hard to keep them home to play. And the states of Georgia and Florida produce more than enough talent so that USC can snag a few players from each state.

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icefins26

May 21st, 2015 at 11:07 AM ^

Columbia is hot as shit but Lake Murray helps in some parts of the city (Lexington, Chapin). The campus is actually not laid out awkwardly at all and Columbia is actually a pretty fun college town. He doesn't recruit all that well but develops talent and the occasional 2-3 JUCO's a year doesn't hurt either.

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May 21st, 2015 at 10:25 AM ^

Honey honey

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May 21st, 2015 at 10:38 AM ^

Now I'm really glad DB is gone. He would've read this and had those clowns who recorded that pro-UM song he insisted on blasting over the p.a. going out for passes in real games.

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