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Foy Schottenheimer deserved better CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 1991 Pro Bovyl. So Schottenheimer instills his schemes, and after a rough 0-5 start his team pulls off an impressive 8-3 run to end the season and looks poised to be a threat next season. And, hell, they did it with Tony Banks as their starting quarterback. But Snyder, who has always been in love with the Gators head coach, fires the 12th winningest coach of all time to bring in Spurrier. You have to wonder, is Spurrier really the answer? At his news conference announcing his resignation from Florida, the genius is telling everyone how he wants to coach fora pro team. But then he says he doesn't want to put in long hours of work because he isn't that kind of coach. Apparently, a little hard work would cramp his style. When asked about the salary cap, he said, "Well, I really don't know much about all that, so I figure I'll let someone else handle it." Brilliant, Steve. You sound like the hard-working , . individual the NFL needs. Boot out a hard worker because you suddenly figured you'd grace the NFL with your presence. But how can you really hate Spurrier? We at Carolina have known for years that he's an idiot. This just goes to show you that Snyder is a bigger one. Perhaps what's so perplexing about this whole situation is that Spurrier will suddenly be the highest-paid coach in the league. He’ll have a 5-year contract worth $5 million a year. An unproven coach will get paid more than Steve Mariucci, Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden. Someone explain that one to me. But then I guess that would be explaining Snyder. The bottom line: Owners like Snyder need to learn to respect the game of football, baseball or whatever game they're in. Just because you’re a fan doesn't make you an expert. But, as with all coaching situations, only time will tell how this turns out. Of course, I can't help but think how this parallels the career of a former SEC basketball coach, whose team was dominant for a decade. But when Rick Pitino left the college ranks to coach the Celtics, he couldn't cut it. And now he's back where he started, while Boston has three years it will never get back. Comments on this story? Write gamecocksports@hotmail.com Spurrier Ex-Gator coach enters big league CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Schottenheimer in an effort to prove he could be a hands-off own er. "It was my belief that our way would have been the most suc cessful way," Schottenheimer said. "It was the cornerstone of my decision to come here, that I would in fact have the ability to determine exactly who would comprise our roster." Spurrier's contract surpasses the previous NFL high of $4 mil lion a year Mike Holmgren re ceives as Seattle's coach and gen eral manager. Spurrier abruptly resigned from Florida on Jan. 4 and said he wanted to see if his elaborate of fensive system could work in the NFL. He went 122-27-1 in his 12 seasons with the Gators, winning six SEC titles and one national championship. His only profes sional coaching experience came with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the defunct USFL from 1983-85. Basketball Perimeter players, must be sharp CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Juniors Larry Satchell and Alonzo Lane will help pull some weight up front; however, being undersized in the post will not help against the likes of Rolando Howell, Marius Petravicius and Tony Kitchings, USC's leaders in field goal percent age. With a solid inside game, Carolina must look to establish a comparable outside touch to fend off the-pesky Razorback guards. Odom was somewhat displeased about the backcourt's recent play, noting, "we have to begin to lean on [the perimeter players] a little to establish a bet ter offense." Bradley leads the Gamecocks in scoring with 14.3 points per game, and Lucas is third with 10.5, but they must improve their recent output. Over the last two games, they are a combined 17 of 50 from the field. Similarly, USC's Chuck Eidson is in a bit of a slump, only shooting a combined 3-for-16 “against Florida and Kentucky. USC’s perimeter play will be cru cial tonight, considering how well their Arkansas counterparts are faring. "Arkansas' depth is so im “We have to begin to lean on [the perimeter players] a little to establish a better offense.” DAVE ODOM use HEAD COACH pressive because they can go 12 players deep," Odom said. "They are playing with a lot of confi dence. It will be a difficult as signment to play [Arkansas], but every game in this conference is a difficult one." Comments on this story? Write gamecocksports@hotmail.com BASKETBALL STANDINGS Kelly Morrone, right, prepares to make her move in a recent game against Vanderbilt. With a win Thursday against Tennessee, Morrone and the Lady Gamecocks would be in first place in the SEC. PHOTO BY ROBERT GRUEN Women’s SEC Standings All statistics are current as of Jan. 16 EASTERN DIVISION CONF. OVERALL South Carolina4-0 16-1 Tennessee _ 3-0 14-1 Vanderbilt 2-1 16-3 Florida 2-2 12-5 Georgia 1-2 12-3 Kentucky 1-3 8-8 WESTERN DIVISION CONF. OVERALL Mississippi State .3-1 12-5 Auburn 1-2 13-3 Alabama 1-2 1^-5 Louisiana State _ 1-2_8-6 Ole Miss 1-2 9-7 Arkansas 0-3 9-6 This Week’s SEC Schedule: TENNESSEE! 14-1) AT SOUTH CAROLINA (16-1) Georgia(12-3) at Auburn (13-3) Kentucky (8-8) at Arkansas (9-6) LSU (8-6) at Ole Miss (9-7) Vanderbilt( 16-3) at Alabamay (11-5) Kentucky(8-8) at South Carolina(16-l) Men’s SEC Standings All statistics are current as of Jan. 16 EASTERN DIVISION CONF. OVERALL Florida 3-0 _ 14-1 Georgia__3-014-2 Kentucky_ 2-211-4 Tennessee _ 1-2 6-8 South Carolina__0-2 10-5 Vanderbilt 0-3 10-6 WESTERN DIVISION_CONF. 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