Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Undei BY DOUG WILLIAM Sports Editor A lot of people have been say that Carolina's open date weekend would be tougher t Saturday night's contest v Appalachian State. They just : be right. Appalachian, the latest men of the Southern Conference, is iantly trying to attain major col status on the football field. B quick glimpse at its five-g record indicates that major st may be a long time coming for Mountaineers. Cases in point: Appalachian 3-1 overall and 0-3-1 in the cor ence. The one victory was a < sive 7-6 triumph over Western I Bidd ie I ag ains BY BILL GRANT Sports News Editor The Carolina Biddies take t< road for the first time this se when they travel to New Orl< Sugar Bowl to take on a tc Tulane frosh squad, Saturday n The Biddies a coming o rd og ApI S tucky. The tie was 10-10 with David The losses came to such pow erhouses as The Citadel (28-21), ring East Carolina (35-7) and Furman (20 17. ast So, it looks as if the Gamecocks, han fresh from a 34-7 drubbing of rith Memphis State, should be in for a nay laugher. Just like they should have been against Virginia. valr Head Coach Jim Brakefield is val- fully aware of his team's undertak Lege ing. "They (USC) are just better ut a than us in every way," he said. ime ."There is no way we can compete atus with them unless we eliminate the the mistakes which have hurt us so far this season. is 1- "In order to have a chance to win, lfer- we will have to execute our offense leci- and defense the way we are sup (en- posed to," the second-year coach k coming togetI On offense... ...and defense. s seek re' t Tulane mistake-ridden effort in their last outing--a disappointing 24-24 tie to Virginia Tech. Tulane, on the other the hand, trounced Marion Institute, a ason junior college, 43-14 in its first and ans' only action this season. ugh The Biddies appeared to have the ight. game won as they had possession f f a of the ball on the Gobblet three with )alachi continued. "We haven't done this yet this season. We have also missed on important blocking assig nments and picked up penalties which good football teams don't allow to happen. "South Carolina's personnel is much better than ours. Their prog ram is larger. If we are to have a chance of winning, we have to eliminate our mistakes and take advantage of theirs." If Brakefield sounds pessimistic, he has every right to be. The Moun taineers have been penalized 45 times for 431 yards and have lost 13 fumbles. Leading passer Steve Loflin has completed only 36 per cent of his attempts (22-61), though five have gone for touchdowns. Beyond that, the Apps have not won since the opening game of the year, ier Thomas A. Price Doug Fln.burg versaI Frosh nine seconds to go. The Biddies then elected to try for the touchdown instead of the 26-yard field goal. Stan Thomas was stopped short and time expired before a time out could be called. "I kicked myself 15,000 times for (See FROSH. Page 15. Column 1) an meei and have yielded 80 first downs while picking up 60, of which seven came by virtue of penalties. If Appalachian has a strong point, it would have to be its wishbone running attack. Senior halfback Tim Cokely (186 yards in 44 rushes) will switch from left to right half- 1 back, giving freshman Charlie Haugabrook a start on the left side. I "Charlie has been getting better with every game," Brakefield com mented. "He has worked his way into the starting lineup in the past few games." Fullback Tommy Har ris is the team's leading rusher, with 149 yards in 37 tries, though he missed the Davidson game. Defensively, linebacker Terry 1 Thompson leads in tackles with 37 individuals and 55 assists. End 1 Eddie Biggs has made 35 stops and Eye In the Keyhole By Doug Williams Sports Editor Reflections on When Carolina Head Coach P football schedule, fans jokin merely showed up for eight o victors. Some even went so could defeat Georgia Tech and sissippi was generally conside a seemingly easy schedule. E much luck with Southeastern ( But then came the travesty k< Local sportswriters immedis Dietzel' bandwagon. Success Georgia Tech didn't particular athletic department had previc However, USC crushed Me and Dietzel assured everyone that victory. He disregardec tunately, quite a few others d: If nothing else, the win over USC could field a winner an considered a national doorm State, which lost to Mississipj But then again, neither was 1 It is really too bad that App Memphis State on the Carolin night won't prove the real cal: Skeptics will still comment tha less than four touchdowns, the But in looking back, the rt this point in the year. To say upset is to make a grave under; still defeated Virginia Tech, a Even so, Virginia should stil win column. Deficiencies that plagued ( games ended against Memph a result of overall team impri on the Tigers' part will probal 28, when USC meets surpris: Raliegh. That is, provided Mial "Cradle of Coaches" isn't as t< Whereas Carolina cooled in after storming to a 5-1 openinj slightly during the first four i already faced two of its top thr have anything but an easy ro Appalachian appear to be eas2 (See KEYHOLE, Pai ts USC mother linebacker, Ken Casuey, has 41. Gamecock coach Paul Dietzel has made no major switches in the :arolina starting unit, with the obvi )us exception of sophomore Dobbie 3rossman, who threw three :ouchdown passes in the win over v1emphis State. Since Bill Cregar ias been sidelined with a pinched ierve, Tom Amrein will get the call t fullback. In any event, Brakefield, who :oached Wof ford to the MAIA finals n 1970, is hoping his wishbone will iold up under the USC defense. Because the Gamecocks will be pul ing it like mad. And if it breaks :he way everyone anticipates, the 1ountaineers won't get their wish his weekend. 1 1-3 record aul Dietzel released the 1972 ly said if the Gamecocks F the games, they would be ar as to suggest that USC possibly Florida State. Mis red to be the major flaw in esides, Carolina hasn't had onference foes. nown as the loss to Virginia. ttely jumped on the 'Dump ive losses to Ole' Miss and ly raise the esteem that the )usly been held in. rnphis State two weeks ago, that the season started with I the three losses. Unfor d not. Memphis State showed that I beat a team that was not at. Nonetheless, Memphis ~i 34-29, is not a great team. 'irginia. alachian State has to follow a schedule. A win Saturday ber of USC's football team. at if the Gamecocks win by game will be an upset. alists saw USC to be 2-2 at the loss to Virginia was an statement. But the Cavaliers highly-touted Eastern team. I have one less mark in the larolina in their first three is State. Whether this was >vement or a lack of ability y1y not be decided until Oct. .ng North Carolina State in nii of Ohio, the self-professed >ugh as expected. the second half of last year g, USC has managed to falter ames this year. And having se opponents, the Gamecocks ad ahead. Wake Forest and wins. But that still leaves ie 14. Column 1)