Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MIDWEST First round: Texas Tech vs. South Carolina, March 10, Wichita State Houston vs. Southwestern Louisiana, March 10, Wichita State. Regional finals, March 15, Houston. Texas-Tech-South Carolina winner vs. Memphis State. Houston-Southwestern Louisiana winner vs. Kansas State. MIDEAST First round: Miami (Ohio) vs. Marquette, March 10, Dayton. Austin Peay vs. Jacksonville, March 10, Dayton. Regional finals, March 15, Vander bilt. Miami (Ohio)-Marquette winner vs. Big Ten champion. Austin Peay-Jacksonville winner vs. Southeastern champion. WEST First round: Long Beach State vs. Weber State, March 10, Utah State. Western Athletic Conference cham pions vs. Oklahoma City, March 10, Utah State. Regional finals, March 15, UCLA. Long Beach State-Weber State winner vs. West Coast Athletic champion. Western Athletic champion Oklahoma City winner vs. UCLA. "Life is r sufi LECT Dobby Grossman Guest Columnist The famous ol' saying. .."the grass is greener on the other side" is a major factor of our subconscious life. We daydream. People observe other people and wonder what it would be like to be in their shoes. We dream about being a movie star, the President, a famous personality.. .but for me it was to be a college athlete. What is the "green grass" of being a college athlete? In the life of a college athlete, the grass turns many differ ent shades of green as time takes its course. The first shade of green is when you are a high school senior and colleges come to recruit you. You can spot a high school senior from miles away. He's got on a long sleeve letter sweater with twenty different types of ribbons, patches, and medals dis played. Over that he's wearing the prized letter jacket with his name on the back (which his girl friend usually wears). Wrapped around his jacket is the head cheerleader who is still in uniform from last night's game. When you put , all of this together and have college coaches tell you you're great.. .the grass is green. A player's life changes shades for various reasons. 1) He become a star...the dream from childhood. Athletic success comes from a lot of hard work resulting in team respect. A player with team respect will unite and lead a team in good or bad moments. A prime example is Kevin Joyce. Kevin's finest hour was leading Carolina over Indiana in a tremendous comeback. 2) He gets injured. ..a nighmare from childhood. In every sport, you run the risk of being injured...sometimes for life. The athlete may hurt his ankle, knee, shoulder, hand,... any thing... anytime. This casts a dreary shade upon the life of an athlete. The definition of a loser is someone who gets knocked down and stays down. A winner gets knocked down and works his way back up. Mike Haggard was injured for the season early his junior year. He was knocked down. His senior/'year was filled with success... he worked his way back up. 3) He works hard, but doesn't play much. This is the man I respect most. The athlete behind the scenes. The athlete that is good enough but needs a good break. There are numerous guys that are in this position. These are the stars of tomorrow as they keep that desire to succeed. The shade is one of expectancy to bloom and grow into brilliance. 4) The last shade is that of a senior who has finished his last game. It's all over, the memories...all the good and bad... the pains and pleasures... what now? You reach the point where you find the reality of like looking you right between the eyes. The bright lights of athletics are changed into the dim lights of real life. School becomes the most important factor in yoIr life. The brilliance of past shades . slowly fades away and you become just another blade of grass. "The grass is greener on the other side." As life continues, we find out that there's no other side.. .just different shades. As we continue our college days, remember, green grass results from hard work and team respect. Our team of stu dents, athletes, teachers, and administrators can win, if and when we get knocked down, we help each other up. he)re to enjoy eI everyone~ o one has to er anymore: 3Cefdntal Meditation URE Tue8., Marc tT&~P