Half Cocked
By Connor Tapp and The Feathered Warrior
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Podcast Description
Connor Tapp and The Feathered Warrior discuss the South Carolina Gamecocks.
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ExplicitEpisode 30: The Legend of Ma Dukes | The guys run down the results of the final regular season baseball series against LSU, give you some advice about which Gamecock tweeters to follow and avoid, and even learn a new word. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 29: I Never Thought Making a Clemson Email Would Be So Hard! | Connor, Lance, and The Feathered Warrior join forces for Half Cocked's first ever three host show. Steve Spurrier adds four players to the 2013 recruiting class, Ray Tanner's baseball team splits a three game series with Georgia and Mother Nature. Then we answer the ESPN SEC blog's mailbag, play the messages that you left in The Cock Box, go off on a tangent about a potential college football playoff, discuss a possible SEC vs. Big XII challenge, and play a spirited round of "Chad Kelly Tweet or Kanye West Tweet?" To close out the show, the gang name their Velociraptors of the Week and say goodbye with a special Mother's Day edition of "Goodnight, Deborah." | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 28: How Great, On a Scale of Great to Great? | Consensus four star 2013 quarterback prospect Connor Mitch commits to the South Carolina football program, Steve Spurrier releases to the media that he's encouraging Andrew Clifford to transfer, Clemson wide receiver Sammy "Gummy Butt" Watkins gets arrested for simple possession of marijuana, Connor and Lance answer the ESPN SEC Bloggers' mailbag, Ray Tanner's Yardcocks take two out of three on the road from Arkansas, Frank Martin de-commits from The Village Idiot, and Justin King likes writing articles about football players' moms. All that and more on this week's episode of Half Cocked! | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 27: Kenny Miles Might Have Bought a Horse | This week's podcast features some discussion of the NCAA sanctions levied against the South Carolina athletic department and how detrimental they are (or aren't) and where the departed Gamecock football players landed in the NFL draft. We break down everything important that happened this week in the Twitterverse, from Andy Demetra quoting Kanye West to Kyle Fleetwood and Nick St. Germain going to a club and KENNY MILES BUYING A HORSE NAMED RILEY. We briefly touch on the resurgent Gamecock baseball team before Connor closes the show by getting up on a soap box and urging you not to panic about the fact that we have accepted commitments from four three star players in the 2013 recruiting class. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 26: The Girl With a Pipeline to Lithuania | Damontre Harris is granted a release from his scholarship with South Carolina, but Frank Martin saves the day by obtaining four commitments for the 2012 class in 24 hours; the Gamecock baseball team drops a midweek game to the College of Charleston but rebounds to sweep the Auburn Tigers; is Alshon Jeffery's plummeting draft stock deserved?; Steve Spurrier has ideas about how the SEC East champion should be decided; and Kenny "Tiger Killer" Miles trolls Clemson fans like only Kenny Miles can. | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 25: Spring Game Recap | Clemson linebacker commitment Ben Boulware has hateful things to say about certain kinds of people, Connor and The Feathered Warrior try to come up with ways to cause rival schools to commit recruiting violations, and Gamecock Man joins us to discuss what we can take away from the 2012 Garnet & Black game. | 4/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 24: Spring Game Preview | Connor and Lance devote a solid hour and a half to talking about this weekend's Garnet & Black game at Williams-Brice stadium (including a special appearance by Gamecock Man) - but not before they spend a few moments commenting upon the demise of Bobby Petrino. And hour long national nightmare is over: The Cock Box finall has its own jingle. | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 23: Bobby's Day Out | The Feathered Warrior makes his glorious return; Bobby Petrino goes for a fateful motorcycle ride filled with spills and (you guessed it!) chills; Ray Tanner's baseball team finds its Saturday starter and takes two out of three from the Tennessee Volunteers in the process; if Anthony Gill and Damontre Harris transfer from the South Carolina basketball team, does anyone hear it?; Jordan Montgomery and bananas (you know, the fruit) are named Velociraptors of the Week; and Deborah and Dory are issued their good nights. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 22: Shut the Door. Have a Seat. | Lance Burleson guest co-hosts this week's episode of Half Cocked, in which we discuss Eric Hyman's hiring of Frank Martin as the men's basketball coach, Tye Burger of BringOnTheCats.com gives us the KSU perspective on Martin's departure, Steve Spurrier picks up some big commitments on Junior Day, Bruce Ellington is playing both football and basketball for now (as far as we know), Baccari Rambo and Alec Ogletree get suspended, and Christian Walker leads the baseball team to a series victory over Vanderbilt. | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 21.5: Vandy Preview | Connor chats with Christian D'Andrea of Anchor of Gold about the upcoming baseball series in Nashville and Vanderbilt spring football. | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 21: The Man Enjoys A Good Scream | The Gamecock baseball team drops two out of three to the Florida Gators, speculation on Frank Martin's potential future in Columbia becomes overexuberant, the Stanford (Lady?) Cardinal defeat the Lady Gamecocks in the Sweet Sixteen, the football team holds its first scrimmage, and Connor vows to write some Martin fan fiction starring Dawn Staley. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 20: A Lot of Naked Dudes | The Gamecock baseball team gets swept by the Kentucky Wildcats, Bruce Ellington is playing football, Bruce Ellington isn't playing football, Bruce Ellington is playing football again, the football team begins spring practice, Steve Spurrier coaches sans shirt, Michael Roth and Adam Matthews take a bubble bath, and the women's basketball team advances in the NCAA tournament. | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 19: Has Darrin Horn Been Fired Yet? | On Tuesday, March 13, 2012, South Carolina Athletic Director Eric Hyman annnounced the firing of men's bsketball coach Darrin Horn, prompiting the brain trust of the Half Cocked podcast to go into executive session so that they could ask themselves for the final time, "Has Darrin Horn been fired yet?" | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 18: My Name Is Edgar | Connor and The Feathered Warrior play the messages that you left in The Cock Box, the Alabama Crimson Tide euthanize the 2011-12 men's basketball team, the baseball team sweeps the Princeton Tigers, the Lady Gamecocks are in the NCAA tournament, The Feathered Warrior is almost as disinterested in spring practice as he is in recruiting, and Velocircaptors of the Week are named. | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 17: Swamp People | Connor and The Feathered Warrior run down the Gamecock baseball team's 2-1 series victory over the Clemson Tigers, welcome back Half Cocked Legal Analyst Andrew Rogers, Esquire to discuss the suspension of Angelo Watley, congratulate the Lady Gamecock basketball team on a solid showing in the SEC tournament, disagree about whether adding Texas A&M as a permanent cross-division football rival is such a terrible thing, learn a thing or two about Devin Taylor's favorite TV show, name their Velociraptors of the week, and say "good night" to Deborah. | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 16: Really Terrible Big Macs | The baseball team sweeps Elon, the women's basketball team closes out its excellent regular season, the men's basketball team [CENSORED DUE TO INDECENCY], Gamecock football players hit the NFL Combine, and Andy Demetra quotes Jay-Z during a college baseball broadcast. | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 15: Dooleian | The baseball team sweeps the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, Shawn Elliot spurns Will Muschamp's advances, Connor learns valuable life lessons from the Lady Gamecock basketball team, DC Gamecock joins Connor and The Feathered Warrior to play "Chad Kelly Tweet or Kanye West Tweet?", and the baseball team sweeps the Velociraptors of the Week. | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 14: It's the Name on the Front of the Jersey | Chris Rogers is the new director of compliance?, the Board of Trustees approves raises for the football and baseball coaches, Brison Williams and Byron Jerideau are reinstated, the NCAA will vote on four year scholarships, women's basektball > men's basketball, South Carolina legislators propose legislation to prevent things that aren't in danger of actually happening, and Darrin Horn has not yet been fired. | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 13.5: Melvin Ingram | The fine folks at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute hooked us up with a chance to interview Melvin Ingram. It was an honor to chat with perhaps the most accomplished and universally beloved one-year starter in Gamecock football history. We talked about his preparation for the NFL draft, the 2011 season, and why Everybody Loves Whammy. | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 13: Like Mike Vick, But White | In this week's episode Grady Brown is hired to coach the secondary, GEORGIA TOTALLY CHEATED TO GET AN EASY SEC SCHEDULE IN 2012!!!, Connor and the Feathered Warrior read your mail (and a text), National Signing Day gets wrapped up, Connor babbles on for a bit about limbs and being out on them, Chad Kelly does Chad Kelly things, the horror that is the men's basketball program drives the Feathered Warrior to an impassioned rant in which he betrays his true identity, and Markeshia Grant is the first unanimous Velociraptor of the Week. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 12: Chad Kelly Swag | In this week's episode, Jeep Hunter gets fired, Connor and The Feathered Warrior read your mail, more people came to see a baseball practice than an SEC basketball game, the baseball team is correctly ranked behind Florida, Chad Kelly and Cole Stoudt have a Twitter feud, James Davis isn't happy with Dabo Swinney, the equestrian team is honored, and Bruce Ellington participates in a some strange, new sport. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 11: Make Sure You Cut It Longways | Connor and the Feathered Warrior read your emails, talk about thing hiring of Everette Sands and the promotion of Joe Connolly, run down this week's roster news, try to remember what basketball is, name their Velociraptors of the Week, look for ways to circumvent NCAA rules, and begin the countdown to first pitch. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 10: Good Night, Connor's Mom | On this week's episode, Connor and the Feathered Warrior talk about changes to the football team's coaching staff, get excited about the girth of DJ Park's biceps, are thrilled with Devin Taylor's decision to come back for his senior season, slog through another installment of Has Darrin Horn Been Fired Yet?, talk to Dr. Annie about Shaq Roland and just what the heck a "loose shoulder" means, chat with Half Cocked legal analyst Andrew Rogers about Byron Jerideau's arrest, discuss the final BCS rankings, and name their inaugural Velociraptors of the Week. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 9: A 40-Year-Old Man Doing the Cabbage Patch | Alshon Jeffery and Stephon Gilmore bolt for the NFL, the Capital One Bowl victory is analyzed from a more sober point of view, Kicker Nick St. Germain and Safety Chaz Elder make verbal commitments, Clemson gets their teeth kicked in by Holgo the Barbarian, the Lady Gamecocks are off to a historic start, the men's basketball team is beating teams they ought to, Dr. Annie talks to us about Steve Spurrier's knee replacement, and Connor and The Feathered Warrior implore you to continue listening even though there won't be another football game until August. | 1/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 8: It's Not Particularly Clever | Though they were exhausted from a long day of watching college football, Connor and The Feathered Warrior fought off fatigue, hunger, and a mass extinction event so that they could bring you this episode of Half Cocked. They reacted to the Gamecocks' 30-13 Capital One Bowl victory over Nebraska, took joy in the misery of the Georgia Bulldogs, and said a lot of things that just weren't true. Also, Connor marveled at the facial features of Kirk Cousins and Aaron Murray. Is it their best episode? Probably not. But finish everything on your plate because kids in Somalia don't even have podcasts. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 7: Just Looking at That Guy in a Uniform is Pure Sex | The boys of Half Cocked have still not heard back from the compliance department, Lorenzo Ward gets promoted to defensive coordinator, Stephon Gilmore and Devin Taylor get their NFL evaluations back, Darrin Horn has not been fired yet, the Capital One Bowl gets previewed, and the 2012 football schedule is a bloodbath. | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 6: A Very Half Cocked Christmas | The search for an intern enters its third week, Ellis Johnson departs for Southern Miss, South Carolina gets the scheduling shaft, Kyle Nunn ain't done(?), Jadeveon Clowney has a terrible nickname, and Half Cocked hosts its first annual New Year's Eve Party. | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 5: What a Homeless Person Thinks a Fancy Hat Looks Like | Brandon Cavanaugh of Husker Locker joins Connor and The Feathered Warrior to preview the Capital One Bowl. The Athletic Department responds to the NCAA's notice of allegations, the men's basketball team survives the Blue Hose and falls to the Buckeyes, Shaq Roland enters BEAST MODE, and the Shriners wear ridiculous hats. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 4: A Good Resume to be a Carnie | Connor and The Feathered Warrior talk about the coaching carousel, wonder whether Darrin Horn has entered the Embattled Coach Death Spiral, and fire some interns. Also, drink every time Connor references Twitter as a legitimate source of news! | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 3: The Night the Lights Went Out in Clemson | In which Connor spends much of the episode not speaking directly into the microphone, Dabo goes nuts, the power goes out in Clemson, Darrin Horn has a moderately attractive wife (and oh yeah he beat Clemson), the football team is headed to the Capital One Bowl, and DeVonte Holloman and D.J. Swearinger will probably leave early and go undrafted. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 2.5: The Passion of the Dabo | Connor makes an impassioned defense of Dabo Swinney's insane, message board troll-style comments about the South Carolina football program - not because he agrees with Dabo, but because he believes every borderline insane football coach is innocent until proven mentally handicapped. | 12/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 2: It's Sort of Like a Half Mullet | Connor and the Feathered Warrior revel in the South Carolina's third consecutive defeat of Clemson, speculate about the Gamecocks' potential bowl destination, and debut the weekly segment "Has Darrin Horn Been Fired Yet?" | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 1: Staring Down the Barrel of a 30 Loss Season | Connor and The Feathered Warrior take their maiden voyage into the world of Gamecock podcasting. The guys break down the USC/Citadel, Clemson/NC State, and Clemson/USC games. They wrap things up by mourning the death of the Gamecock basketball program and proffering amateur analysis and predictions in the quest for the Hardee's trophy. | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great Show!
Connor Tapp and The Feathered Warrior's musings on all things Gamecock are a must for any USC fan.
Great show
Worth listening to if you love the gamecocks, have a sense of humor, or both.
Regularly informing a non-sports guy: Half Cocked!
I may not be a 'sports guy' by definition but I still enjoy hearing the hosts of 'Half Cocked' discuss the finer points of college sports. I absorb random bits of trivia along the way, broadening my horizons all the while. In summary: This gets my stamp of approval!


