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I The* C. I Ole Mis underd By RONNIE HUTCHINS Gamecock Staff Writer When should a team Georgia and ranked 16th 1 As early as Saturday nigl said, when the Rebels p Williams-Brice Stadium. "There's going to be a h this weekend in Columbn really difficult to get our win over Georgia." "FIRST OF ALL, Soutl this will really be our f away," Cooper said. Five Mississippi?the exceptii fast WP'll hp lin acrainct a , .. _ ? ? v.bv.?..ui, u mediocre to bad so far i Jim Carlen is equally i thinks that it will impose any other team in his t\ "They're the best deft years I've been here," Ci is the defense. Their mid one and the tackles (Briai playing well." THE ONLY QUESTIOF inconsistency of the offe season, field goal kickei scoring with six field go; "Their offense can be g consistent. He seems to b can get him when he's c "Olp Micc Viae a nnncnv AU1MU ilUO U V/ViIOV/1 about five or six plays. ' mistakes. Their backs rer "I think the key to a wir If your offense is cold, t game. This is the kind of t With both teams havii added significance as Pei "I THINK SOUTH CA than when we played thei Carolina's 35-29 win in J, four hundred per cent. Th to keep up with them." Cooper considers Ke A lot of confusion has con reporting of swimmers who past year in Monday's edit AS CAN BE EXPECTED there is mucb dissension an mem. in mis case it is diffi are accurate and if necess vestigation. However, one important fi that USC's swim program 1 each year, according to heac It is difficult to determine rate when comparable prof For example, Teat Scho Georgia,said Wednesday \ swimmer in the past three Don Easterling, headswin said he was surprised at US "That sounds a bit high," he of your squad each year." EASTERUNG SAID the , N.C. State is less than 10 per reason for this is that we do Easterling said. The kids kn BBBBBHHMHBBHlHil Gamecock torts is playing log positi< 5 coming off wins over Alabarr nationally be considered an undi it, MississiDDi head onarh i lay Carolina in a 7:30 p.m. gs 3t of disadvantages stacked aga a," Cooper said, 4'and it's goinj players up again this week afl 1 Carolina is a very good team. S irst away game that's actual! j of the Rebels' six games have 1 9n being neighboring Memphis good defense and our offense hi this year." mpressed with Mississippi's tea a bigger threat to USC's offens< vo-year tenure here. 2nsive team we've played in tl irlen said. "The strength of thei Idle guard, Pete Robertson, is i n Niebuhr and Mike Pittman) ai J mark in the Mississinni attark ;nsive squad. In the six game - Hoppy Langley leads the te als in eight attempts. ood if their quarterback (Tim E e an up-and-down player so maj lown," Carlen said. vative offensive team. They on rhey keep it simple to elimina nind me a lot of Duke's. ining program is a consistent d( he defense can still keep you earn Mississippi is," Carlen said ig 4-2 records, the game will ich Bowl scouts will attend Cue ROLINA is definitely a better n last yea?," Cooper said, refer acKson. Tneir defense has im] ey play so many fronts it's real! ;vin Long and Clarence Wi team: le about from the Gamecock's have quit the team within the ion. when a eroun of athlptA*; nni? d differing of opinions among cult to fina out which opinions ary what allegations need in*ct that came out of the story is f las a 27 per cent attrition rate I swim coach Alan Gentry. i why USC's has a high attrition t $rams don't. 1 lie. the head swim coach at le has not lost a scholarship f years. s i coach at North Carolina State s 5C's 27 per cent attrition rate, t said. "That's about one-fourth ? 1 a attrition rate for swimmers at T cent. "I would think part of the n't have that many walk-ons," ow pretty much what's in store V n ' : ' :r -' <> 1HS^9H^^k ' - ;'C ^ [ B^ J ? this Room to i am in Force tailbac ??. v . Baptist Student U 'te we Clark scored thr during the game. ly run "possibly the tw< xe tne Carolina rushing returning seven j ifense. Mississippi line 01 in the "I just hope we USC than we die carry "They just ate ui game. JOINING ELLI team Sweet and James ring to gained 117 yards i proved rated Bulldogs, y hard For Carolina, o to return to the st lliams the Gamecocks' < a coir jtpjjgL Billy B SDorts F 'r" or them before they come her* Clemson head coach Bob Boet 5 hard to accurately determine he head swim coach at Clemson Casterling at N.C. State. "I can say all coaches ever >ressure on their swimmers be aid. "They either perform > cholarships." USC's swim team now has 11 i nd Georgia each have about 24 1 swim events (nine individual ppears that the program can no )epth could become a problem DETERMINING WHAT IS the Ve have communicated with p IHi h99H| 11 w mm Hp "?{?<&& ;?98H X :-C> i ,*+*'" W him ' gf Mw f E:* ^r <y J iK Wk /.-<<<r^sA A ' > # '^sspwB m, Hk :' sdf A * ^mmm An O- V : 'SiiH ;v jajBI^Hj , JftHH Jli S?id?l?THE i un k Ray Clark runs around the right sU nion line before turning upfield for a lc ee touchdowns and intercepted twc See story page 15. 3 best backs we'll meet this year." duo will be running against a Rebel seniors and aline averaging 231 pour ltweighs Carolina's line by 14 pounds \ will make a better defensive showing 1 down in Jackson last year," Coop s alive with their offense." S in the Mississippi backfield will be Story. Sweet, the Rebels' breakaway in last week's 21-17 upset win over th( ffensive tackle Jerome Provence is ? arting lineup after suffering a knee i opener with Appalachian State. lplex siti team and rc tfS If * coach, high im b be not as (i allegations ... curate will dllOr We often 1 quit a sport made about quotes will e." Clark Ha tner said his attrition rate Gentry is a because he has only been tercollegia! for one year after assisting every scho Source w ywhere are putting more related to i cause money is tight," he absolute tri veil or risk losing their swimmer tc the Roost (1 men swimmers. N.C. State board wortl male swimmers. Thereare Gentry b events and two relays). It rugged trai J r\ f 4 *"v ? * i until u iu luac unyuue eise. spending fo for USC. feel if they; is worthless ; truth presents a problem. give averag layers who have quit the swimmers, (hi host "They're a and we're j physical gi said. GREEN potentially has faced, rounded of! game com] game," sa two real g cellent off "They've ti but they've the last coi "They be last year ticing agai Green said A Wm us with thr< jg|| are going U ML jgl Middle j &&* jH Mississippi IjNmjQ run the ba gamecock anticipatinj said. "The around tea ie of the good Missii >ng gain. passes FLANK! Stephens 1 ? . pened last; But the everybody' defense playing at 1 ids. The be in the >er man. Stephens s [ against working th >er said. last year ai balance," 1 Michael In Oxfor / threat, led 21-7 at h e fourth- in the sec with aboul expected Carolina d njury in and win 35 Hi uatio lembers on the team. Sor ly capable and dedicated, lir, dedicated or capable against him. The effort be pursued. hear sour-grapes stories f . There have been both \ flpntrv EYkt* ? -W.WIVS J . M. VTA VIIV ou n.t vil i better explain the probl imilton, captain of the fine coach. I would say te coaches in the countr ol record, virtually with ho asked not to be idei swim program: "The t< nth out. Gentry said tha quit during the season bi JSC's athletic dorm) and h about $1,500 to them." elieves the swimmers hi ninfi Schf*dlllP nra^inin ur hours per day in the ire not reaching their go. ?. NCAA scholarships ha [e performers financial a he said, just lose interest bet's ?| tybe tter | SHERWOOD s Editor USC players consider ^ s ottense 10 oe tne oest ^ > ay, and a defense that is Georgia's. er John Green ranks along with Georgia as am they have played. bout equal to Georgia going to have to play a ime to beat them," he SAID the Rebels have the best offense USC 3 > VThey have a wellfense and their passing plements their running id Green. "They have ood backs and an exensive line," he said. iirned the ball over a lot i cut a lot of that out in uple of games. sat us with several plays and we've been pracnst these in practice," ' > i. "They basically beat ee running plays but we ) stop that this year," he guard Bubba Shugart ,vith Green about 's offense. "They will 11 right at us and I'm g a tough game," he ;y have a strong all- ( in tuiu we realize now >sippi is," Shugart said. ER BACK Stevie remembers what hapyear."It's in the back of s mind but since we are lomc hopefully we won't same predicament," aid. "We are basically ie same game plan as ad try to keep them offhe said. d a year ago, Carolina lalftime but lost the lead ond half. Behind 29-28 t nni> mini it ?? fn n1nt> r woaw A1IUW W plOJT | rive 84 yards to score -29. se PLAYERS, Page 17 * n j \ ne say Gentry is a tair Others, believe him to ; i and have made other to find out what is acrom athletes who have good and bad remarks space the following two em: swim team: i4f!n?f?h he is one of the best iny. I^ast year we broke out exception." itified, who is closely ;am doesn't want the it he has never had a ^ >. it who is going to leave lose his free room and ave quit because of a g all year round, and pool. Some swimmers als, the heavy training ive made it harder to lid, Gentry said. Some in the sport. -