Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sports Rai By Doug Wil The Southeastern Coi effort to improve on nea the bowl games that fc season. Of the SEC's ter in major bowl classics. I Mississippi fought it c 'irned out to be one o1 shows. Only Florida, who bc virtue a 14-13 loss to Mid Vanderbilt and Georgia Beside Mississippi and eventual national champ Tennessee bested the A Bowl, and Alabama play Bowl. The point is this: L entrance requirements f, though not unanimous, v institutions, ending the Orleans. The Southeastern Coni entrance Into their schoc had to have a score of 76 of 17 on the American Cc in almost every major projected GPR of 1.6 However the SE C drop College boards and t requirements a scholar grade point ratio. In powerful football confei prospective scholar-ath had. When one glances at th draft the number of stan Ole Miss, Archie Mannin, draft. Florida's Jack Y< round by the Rams. Th The SEC has already rank among the best as a are still striving for com not control the workings can be an effective co ~academics when a regi ~within a single state. Manwhile, the Atlani the archaic thought tha exist in harmony. Few people have ever between athletics and ac to the fact that the Bi Caroling State, Duke, an the workings of the con1 Carolina and Clemson I face the other con fernces Carolina schools have ference structure becaun ACC football is sinking to exceptions. The ACC Is n improvement. The Big While they bicker about ~s working on perfectior mediocrity.______ nblings Hams iference Is making a concerted r perfection. Take, for example, - >llowed the 1970 college football i member teams, five participated n one, the Gator Bowl, Auburn and 'ut between themselves in what the post-season's best offensive wed out of the bowl picture by lmi, Mississippi State, Kentucky, were not invited to bowl games. Auburn, Louisiana State faced ion Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, ir Force Academy In the Sugar ed to a tie In the Astro-Bluebonnet ist Friday, the SEC eased their Dr scholar athletes. The decision, ias made by the presidents of the SEC's winter meetings in NeW erence had three prerequsites for >s. First, all incoming freshmen D on the college boards or a score ollege Test. Finally, as is apparent college, the student must have a ped the requirements on both the he ACT exams. So, the only athlete needs Is a "'projected"' 1.6 .ffect, one of the nation's most -ences Is opening its door to the lete even wider than it already e recent listings of the pro football dout SEC players is astonishing. g was the second pick in the entire >ungblood was chosen in the first e list goes on. proven to the country that they thletic institutions. And yet, they plete dominance. One state does of the SEC. It appears that there axistance between athletics and onal conference is not oriented ic Coast Conference sits back on t academics and athletics can't thought of a meeting of the minds ademics. This may be attributed g Four, North Carolina, North d Wake Forest have monopolized ference. 1ave shown that they are ready to on an equal basis. But the North declined to modernize the con 1e they fear an athletic takeover. minor league standards with few laking little headway toward self four dominate the conference. academic requirements, the SEC 1. ..and the ACC is wallowing In We deliver 4-11 PM USDA Choice Steak Sandwich 4-12 Weekdays 501 All Day Sunday aOtF (T ABLE SERVICE ONLY) .256-7179 Ca rolir best F Sports Writer The Gamecock swimming team recorded two victories and one defeat in recent action during the holidays as the Carolina swimmers and divers upset an excellent Florida State Team, 57-56 and routed Auburn, 100-12, before sucumbing to Alabama, 69-44. The Gamecocks recorded nine season best times in the high winds and 40 degree weather of Florida State's outdoor swimming pool as they nipped the highly ranked seminoles in a last minute thriller that was rated a "Fantastic job" by assistant Coach John Petty. "They (Fla. St.) underestimated us," stated head coach Allen Gentry. 'It was a real fine effort by a bunch of tough boys." Coach Gentry later added, "It's interesting to note that we lost to North Carolina by four points near the first of the season at Chapel Hill. but Flori4a State beat them 65-48 right after their recent loss to us." Waters ci "That Katherman was fan tastic," McGuire continued. "Duke just played a great game. They threw in some real bombs." Duke coach Bucky Waters called the game "a great win against a great team. This is one of the biggest wins I've ever had at Duke." Waters said that he hoped the win would propel the Blue Devils into a "torrid finish". . '1 think we have been a tight ball club all season until tonight." Walters said. "Maybe it was our start after being ranked high in USC's John Roche fires a ju the head of Duke's Gary Meic swinr Carolina handily disposed of Auburn for two wins in a row and three for the season before meeting up with a tough Alabama team that dropped their record to 3-3 on the dual meet season. Despite the loss the scrappy Gamecocks recorded nine season best times and eight career best. Bobby Warner set a new school record in the 200-yd backstroke and Mike Mayfield broke two varsity records in the one and three meter diving competition. Two other divers, Gary Wetherhold and John Thoder. qualified for the NCAA finals along with Mayfield. The fine performance was to no avail, however, and Carolina was unable to handle the Crimson Tide. "This bunch of guys is about the toughest group of athletes I have ever seen" said Coach Gentry in praise-of his team. "They really hustle and give it everything they.ve got." TI,wo members of the Carolina tes win aC pre-season. This was without a doubt the key game of our seasson. We had to win it or be out of the ACC race." ('arolina has several chances to tie or take the lead but could never hit the clutch shot. Tom Riker led a charge at the start of the second period that netted a 35-35 score and Carolina deadlocked it at 39 with 17 34 remaining. Duke jumped out to 48-42 but tSC stromed back to 53-51 on a tree throw by Tom Owens. Carolina was forced to foul in the latter stages and Duke took ad mnp shot over loss to the Blue hioni in 82-7 1 with 28 noints tmers burn swim team have qualified for the National finals in Imes, lews beside the three divers afore mentioned. Trond Williams, ranked sixth in then nation, has qualified in the 50-yd and 100-yd freestyles. Friday night. Feb. 5. the Gamecocks travel to Atlanta for a three way meet with Georgia Tech and Miami. The following Saturday Carolina returns home for Parents day and a meet with Wake Forrest. (loach Gentry. who hopes for a large crown at the event, explained the purpose of parents day. "Most of our swimmers come from pretty far away and their parents have to put a lot into sending them here. We just feel that its high time that we said thank-you to these parents. "There'll be a lot of class and color at the meet and with their folks looking on. our swimmers will be up for Wake, so it should be an interesting meet. We have had a lot of injuries. but if we continue to swim as we have, we should be alright for the rest of the season." o key vantage of it by hitting 15-18 in the last four minutes. Duke finished with :0-40 from the line. They also hit 5:3.4 per cent from the floor. There is no animosity toward the South Carolina players." O'Conner continued. "It's just a big rivalary. 'oach Waters made the unity super for this game." O'Conner said. "He handled the team dif lerently. We knew they would come out of the zone. They always do. So. all we had to do to win was to execute. Devils. Roche led all scores In the Monday night clash.