South Carolina fans go from stunned silence to total meltdown mode

​Another year and another crushing loss to Alabama. 

This time South Carolina had the Crimson Tide on the cusp. The Gamecocks scored 16 unanswered points to go up 22-14 and had the crowd at Williams-Brice Stadium on the verge of a celebratory riot. In a season full of so many disappointments, South Carolina was finally going to have something to cheer about. But they left too much time for Alabama. Too much time for Ty Simpson. Too much time to be disappointed again. 

​Another 4th Quarter Failure

With 10 minutes left, the Gamecocks were up by eight and had put together a strong enough defensive performance that it looked like it was going to stick. But then Alabama pulled out its best drive of the game, a 14-play, 79-yard effort that took almost eight minutes off the clock. Simpson threw a short touchdown pass to Germie Bernard and added the two-point conversion to tie the game.

Then disaster really struck.

With 2:16 left and LaNorris Sellers with the ball, South Carolina had a reason to feel like the game was in reach with the ball in Sellers' hands...until the ball was no longer in Sellers' hands.

Sellers' second turnover turned out to be the beginning of the end. It was that guy again, Germie Bernard, that scored the go-ahead touchdown for the Tide with 34 seconds left. It was a late-game meltdown that has become all too familiar for Gamecock fans this season.

​Gamecock fans are ready for this to end

Thank God the women's basketball season starts in a few days because South Carolina fans are ready to move on from the disappointment that is Gamecocks football. At times, they completely dominated the Tide. South Carolina's defense held Alabama to just 73 rushing yards. Ty Simpson had arguably his worst game of the season. The Crimson Tide turned the ball over twice. They did everything to lose and yet South Carolina made sure Alabama won. Again.