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As The CocA Flies By BRUCE HONICK Sports Editor It's becoming a habit: ACC team meet a SEC team. Whammo! ACC team gets clobbered. There's no doubt in anybody's mind that the Alantic Coast Conference leaves much to be desired when it comes to the grand old sport of football, now in its hundredth year. The reason why the ACC is so inferior is not because its coaches cannot recruit decent material or because the ates of North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and irginia yield poor ball players. The problem lies with the entrance requirements of the leaque. It is sad how many top notch football players bypass the ACC schools in favor of another because they simply will not be admitted on their college board scores. Take the case of Dennis Hughes, who is now playing in the offensive backfield at Georgia. He's a South Carolina boy from Seneca and wanted to play for USC badly, but he just did not have the college boards to get in. Then there's the highly controversial Mike Grosso af fair. The highly talented cager was all set to play for Carolina until the ACC officials caught wind of the fact that his board scores were less than is required. The out standing athlete had to play for Louisville instead. The list is endless. South Carolina leads the conference with a perfect 4-0 mark and is 5-1 overall, but the Gamecocks are not rated any where near the top twenty in the polls. Why is this? Because USC is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, that's why. And the ACC is about as low as you can get when it comes to football. With the exception of Carolina, attendance has been pitiful at the other ACC schools. No one wants to watch their school play, knowing full well that their team is in ferior to others in the nation. Paul Dietzel is a great coach and a terrific PR man, which is why the Cockpit is filled every home qame. Basketball is a different story. With coaches like McGuire, Smith and Driesell, even a league like the ACC cannot possibly go wrong. The ACC is perhaps the stronqest league in the nation when it comes to basketball. I don't think basketball players are any more intelligent than football players, which has been the belief of many people for many years. It's just one of those miracles that occur in the sporting world. If one of fhe distirNguished officials of the ACC happens to see this column, I sincerely hope he reads and heeds. Wake up the the fact, ACC, that unless you change your entrance requirements, a national football championship is out of the question. Sell your odds 2 & ends fast! 3 Use the Flea Market S(5 cents a word) Every mew suit shet By shape we mean body I, tracing at the waist, wider notch lapels and a deep center vent. ~, Exactly the shape of our Berwich suit, N And, every shaped suit should have a shirt with longer - point collar, a wider tie. See the new shape at Hedrick's now. f~ A; We have a full line of all-winter clothes including Double Breasted Blazers in all the The new styles. Blossom Shop Devine and Saluda FIVE POINTS In Tallahassee Capp 1 test G By SCOTT DERKS Sports Editor In weeks past Coach Paul Dietzel has emphasized that "this week's game is going to be rough." Again and again he has applied the old adage and tried to drive the point home that N.C. State, VPI and Virginia Tech could win, and they almost did. This week with Florida State looming ahead he never said it once. Dietzel did not have to convince anyone that the FSU battle was on of the biggest because it is. Though end Ron Sellers has graduated, his passing friend Bill Cappleman is still at Florida State. "He's a real cool 'hombre'," Dietzel said. "They seem to run their pass patterns deeper than most people and Cappleman can hit them." The Florida State offense has proven explosive in the past few games when they have racked up a 4-1 record, losing only to rival Florida. "They may sputter around for a while," Dietzel said, "but they are explosive. When they need the yardage they go to the tight end." Jim Tyson, tight end for FSU. has caught 29 passes in five games. Though Florida State is not known for its running attack, last week FSU's Tom Bailey grabbed up 139 yards while running back Arthur Munroe made 103. Football While many colleges have had to financially pull their athletic denartment along. the Gamecocks, have "for the past four years. been e:iily in the black." according to ITSC Athletic Director Coach Paul DiOt7el "With the exception of only one or two vears. the Athletic Denartment at Carolina operated at a deficit for fourteen yeaft before I came here," Dietzel said. "President .ones gave me four tenett, when I came. First of all that I would take orders from no one except President Jlones. "The second was to win my share of games and thirdly to abide hv tho rules of the ACC. "Finally that he wanted to operate the athletic department in the black." Dietzel said. Not only have the Gamecocks nulled their financial heads above water. thev have added a new $35.000 baseball field. $35.000 track field and spent $100.000 on the Round House. The money has to come from D' '" a'..se. / E RK'. Phan A - / . ,.83 Pman-le amecoc "They have the best running team they havehad since we have been playing them," Dietzel said. "They run just enough to remind you they can run." Another important aspect of the Seminoles is the professional type offense that picks up stunts and regularly throws swing passes to *-Z U..1 John Ribock (6'8", 230), 4 socializing with his fine fea highest re nnewhere. and though the :thl(tic hudget has doubled in the nat four years to almost $190,000 the contributions of Gamecock Chihr members has quadrupled. Ahimnae Jeff Hunt even gave the -armevoeks his airplane for almost nothina Notice Gator Bowl executive director George Olsen is on the lookout for movie films of the first Gator Bowl game between South Carolina and Wake Forest. Gator Bowl headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. is missing films of the 26-13 Demon Deacon win over the Gamecocks on New Year's Day, 1946 and Olsen has issued an appeal for anyone having any kind of movie film of this game to loan it to the Gator Bowl for copies to be made. d Semi ks tomI fullbacks when the rush is on. "They do the best job of picking up your stunts," Dietzel said, "No one can put on a hard rush. They very seldom get to the quar terback. "Also, they put out five receivers and they will force you to play their kind of defense. They can pick you ?iboch and friend xamecock cager, spends time thered friends(9", 46 oz.). venue Another important part has been the money made from football games. With the first five games (sell outs), the money situation would appear to be better than ever, but sadly enough it is is not true. With the increased enrollment and with each student being given a ticket to see the game for a very small activity fee, the athletic department's cut is less for the man on the street. "We could have the greatest baseball team in the world and if the football team did not make the money we would go bankrupt." The same situation is true with basketball. "Last year we made about $10,000 on basketball and this year we are just trying to break even. The ticket situation was figured out on that basis. We figured, how many seats,would we give the students and still break even? Watch and Jet Free Monogram ing 1221 Taylor St. Welcome Students * Credit oSA-OO rioles )rrow to pieces. Your backs have so much ground to cover. "Florida loosens you up with their passing then hits you with the running backs." USC has lost all of the past three contests with Florida State and last year fell 35-28 in the late moments of the game. between practice sessions Cagers ran everyone i By SCOTT DERKS Sports Editor The Gamecock basketball team is ranked nationally in the top two and nearly everyone is mad. The new coliseum, dedicated just this month, is too small to hold all the people who would like to see Roach drive the baseline or Riker do a jump shot. The student body of 13.000 are being allowed 6.400 seats for every game so every student will see about every other game. Athletic Director Paul Dietzel said. "I don't think there is a school in the country who lets all of its students in for a basketball game. I wish there was some way but it is not possible. "We are trying to break even in basketball. Dietzel said. "The i eweter3 v'elry Repairs with Purchase Bronch mip Rosewood Shopping Young Eleg What a u ROTC praised (Continoed from page 3) Roth officers noted the ROTC on vanmnw has moved to establish '"omne autonomy with the i'iiver~ity in an attempt to curb opposition to the program. The AP survev also noied fatiolnwide opposition to ROTC. Pat Shea. student leader at Stanford. Stated that "young wolie are ,erious about peace and if wIld sevem the ROTC 1-nriolIment figures show that ,;fiident don't think military .-Wience is a wav to peace." 1,awrivnce G. McDonald. a Vietn am war veteran. said. "Two v.'ars in the Army made me a natifit ;o I try to dissuade d indinit from entering the A'. the war continues. so does oppowit ion to it and ROTC. In an vffort to rectify the situation, the ,ziecial committee has made r"coITMmendations that more colleges and universities exercise control -civilian control--over the nroaran- on campus. Irv Waits Until Dark (Continued from page 3) When he went to see the movie last ;prinu. and as Weston made hi-. first appearance on the screen. -,wveral friends of his who went :ilonv became startled and said. "therea rv." referring to Weston mn the screen. his friends recalled thsweek I.%i,;on a iunior business ad mm1111i t ration maior from ialtimore \d . said he plans to wv fl iv movie aslain at the Russell )li n, Iit ;i1wered. "I'll wait until (J.irk (f rourse' ............................ ked No. 2 ts mad ticket situation was figured out on that basis. We figured, how many seats could we give the students and still break even." Not only are the students mad, the Gamecock club is ready to explode. "After the faculty and administration staff gets their tickets (at half price) the Gamecock club gets what is left over." Dietzel said. "How can you explain to a man who has paid $100 a year for 14 years that he cannot have enough tickets to take his two sons into the game? We just don't have the tickets to give him. "The people who are really ticked off." Dietzel said. "are the people on the street. We built this new coliseum and have to tell them they cannot buy a ticket." Dietzel 9 said. 5 POINT SANDWICH BAR THE DRAWING FOR ONE GALLON OF MONEY WILL BE HELD NOV. 15 Come By and See It 721 SALUDA AVE ant .. . )ay to go Ist STIa T