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Gamecock Atlanta Headquarters South Carolina-Tech Weekend September 15-16 Special Football Package 2 DAYS/1 NIGHT *200 Per Person, Double Occupancy. INCLUDES: Champagne for two, Continental Breakfast for two, Victory Celebration Cocktails for two, Bus to and from Game. For each add.person in same room, add $12.50 For Reservations L- -, Cal GMMetei h S.'tRATON OC SERVICE CF IT N E QUADRANT OF 12?A; 6 CHAM L( C C14.,& 404 458 51O1 Mama's Little Pump Room BEER & SHRIMP Happy Hour 5-7 Mon.-Fri. 15c Draft OPEN 1 PM 'til 2 AM 215 Pickens Behind the Bates House Kick The Season Off With A 9 Available in solids and stripes with wide leg,. pleated to the knee 2%cuff. Ul4e ilaxrhablD4r 919 Sumter Street Across from U.S.C. Horseshoe for your convenience Despite top rt WoIfp< By JIM HERSH Sports Writer In each of the past three football seasons North Carolina State has won three games, and, despite a powerful offensive backfield, they are in for another losing year. The Raleigh school has a new head coach, the second in as many years, who walks ii - situation where there are a lot ot .ioles to fill. Lou Holtz, although only 35 years old, has been in coaching for 14 years, the last three as the head coach at William & Mary. His record there was only 13-20, but in 1970 he did take W&M to the Tangerine Bowl and the Southern Conference title. One of the things that makes Holtz smile is his two running backs, sophomores Willie Burden, 5-11, 200, and Charley Young, 6-1, 200. The former rushed for 910 Boomin Robby Reynolds, who set a times for a 38.8 average last yf game. 111 St Help Wanted rnners ick ha yards last season as a sophomore, eight times for scores. Burden also caught 22 passes, second best on the team, for 222 yards and one TD. Young's average gain per carry, 4.5, was the best on the squad, and Holt2 claims that "he has all the qualities to be a super runner." Unfortunately the Wolfpack passing attack does not balance the running game. Last year four State quarterbacks completed only 90 of 217 passes, and threw 10 more interceptions, 17, than touchdowns. All four are back again foi another try. Bruce Shaw, a junior, seems to have the job for himsell after taking over the duties mid way through the '72 campaign. Shaw, who hit on 53 of 127 at tempts for four TDs a year ago, was the quarterback when State won two, over Miami (Fla.) and Clemson, of its last three games, junior ;chool record by putting 89 ar, booms one during squad onday Nig uident Spe4 *2.99 U.S. Choice Sirloin Choice of Potato Salad Bar 741 SALUDA AVE. - -COLUMBIA. SOUlTH loser Defensively NC State gave up 274 points last year, including 41 to Duke, 35 to Maryland and Penn State, and 31 to East Carolina. Without a passing attack it is impossible to play catch-up foot ball so the defense must improve greatly if State can expect to use their running backs to advantage. The interior defensive line is especially weak with just one starter, end Brian Krueger, 6-2, 200, returning. The line allowed the opposition to rush for over 26 hundred yards last year and may be weaker this year. The secondary and linebackers are set with five of the six positions being manned by last years starters. Cornerbacks Bobby Pilz, 5-9, 175, Biller Miller, 5-11- 185, and safety Bob Divens, 6-2, 195, con stitute the strength of the secon dary. Divens led the team with four interceptions last season. Holtz is optomistic about the defense, but at the same time realizes that he has gaps to fill. "I think we'll be alright at the ends as well as the secondary," he says, "but the interior line is another matter. We'll be playing mostly sophomores there (including one starter, 6-2, 230, Sam Sennaca), and it will depend a lot op how quickly they come along as to how tough we'll be." If they do not come along quickly, and they are not tough, it will be a long fall for Holtz and his new team. State has the type of offensive team that can control the ball with four or five yard thrusts by their two talented backs, Bruden and Young. But that type of attack f scores only two or maybe three times a game, and if the defense gives up quick TDs early in the game it is impossible to win without coming back with quick strike in retaliation. By going against the current trend of quick-strike offenses in college football, Holtz puts pressure on the defense to keep the scores down so that the offense will not be forced to play catch-up tall and throw the ball. ht ei-g Reservations Please Phone- 252-5141 FIVE POINTS CAROL INA 29205