Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of House Resolution 1491, congratulating the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on winning the 2010 NCAA Division I College World Series. The University of South Carolina, located in Columbia, South Carolina, was founded as South Carolina College in 1801. The university offers more than 350 programs of study from 14 colleges and schools and has an enrollment of over 28,000 students. The USC Gamecocks have 19 varsity athletic programs and have won seven national championships including the 2010 College World Series. Since 1970, South Carolina Gamecocks baseball has been considered an elite program in college baseball, appearing in 26 NCAA tournaments and nine college world series. The team played their first intercollegiate game in 1895. South Carolina owns a 23-17 all-time record in the College World Series and is 103-56 in NCAA tournament play. The 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team was led to national victory by head coach Ray Tanner. In 14 seasons at South Carolina, Coach Tanner has a 634-282 record with four College World Series appearances. This year in 2010, Coach Tanner and the Gamecocks won the NCAA championship at the College World Series in Omaha, becoming the first team to win six straight games in a world series and the third team to win the College World Series after losing its first game of the series.…”