South Carolina’s brand new Gamecock statue is missing 1 key piece, fans say
By Adam Spencer
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The South Carolina Gamecocks use “Spurs Up” as one of their battle cries, but what exactly does that mean?
For those who don’t know what rooster “spurs” are, this article does a good job of explaining it. Basically, they are spikes of keratin (which also makes up a rooster’s beak) that attach to the rooster’s leg bone and are used as weapons when fighting other roosters.
Recently, South Carolina put up a giant Gamecock statue outside of Williams-Brice Stadium. Now that the project is complete, though, fans have one major question — where are the spurs?
. @ericnichols Seeing this question brought up a few different places— Why no spurs on the statue? Or is it just not fully completed yet? https://t.co/HLJSnGeFHc
— James Strickland (@strickjn) September 24, 2020
https://twitter.com/volbandit2/status/1309100107112108032
DC, where are the spurs??? Without the spurs it’s not a Gamecock it’s an angry chicken. Please don’t tell me they went PC on the statue? https://t.co/K1wz6hgbl2
— FRISBY89 (@iamtimfrisby89) September 23, 2020
https://twitter.com/rob3gregory/status/1309119377673986052
Spurs Up?
Na man, no Spurs ? https://t.co/QWf1aK2byI
— Kevin Lucas (@KLucasSC) September 23, 2020
Where are the SPURS? How do you go #SpursUp with NO SPURS? @RayTannerSC https://t.co/pv4MpFnxA8
— Keith Allsep (@KAllsep) September 23, 2020
Yes, some roosters have their spurs clipped, removed or trimmed, but for a school that uses “Spurs Up” as a motto, you’d think the giant statue would, you know, have spurs.
We’ll see if South Carolina addresses this problem moving forward.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
