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in the game, Bass dropped back to pa
hit Phil Logan. Logan made a le
several startled Clemson defenders
AND EXCEPT for Clemson's la
comeback miracle would have beer
"I was real surprised when Clemso
"But Fuller did a great job and move<
a great two-minute offense. I just w
thing in the last 43 seconds."
The Gamecocks might not have nec
had played better in the first half whe
"We should have had more first-h;
Dlaved eood defense in the first half '
EJven though the Gamecocks turn*
thriller, the final score erased any fee
"They beat us, they won the game,'
it's all about."
IT ALMOST seemed fitting that s
playing their last game at home, w<
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been that kind of year.
"I feel so bad lor them," Carlen sai
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J them right down the field. It was
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n the Tigers dominated 24-0.
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They just shut us down." n
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ADE WAS happy with the pairing of Pittsbur;
coking forward to an exciting game. "One of t
rill show is the ability of the two quarterbac
aid. "Matt Cavanaugh of Pittsburgh and S
hould produce exciting football. I'm just so
acksonville because they will have the opporti
ootball game between two of the nation's finest
Although Clemson had a bowl bid whether tl
01, h'en said tnat during practice the main th
is players was to beat Carolina and not wo
erning bowl bids.
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Carolina before worrying about bowl bids. Oui
heir minds without having any more pressure
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PKLL THINKS Fuller is the best quarterba<
He's the best quarterback with the teams we h
hink Steve ranks just as good if not better tha
)ame, Mark Manges of Maryland and all the
t-e've faced."
Although the Tigers have not been to a bowl
teneves me experience uemson received pla
lames will help the Tigers when they attend the
"We had a murderous schedule," Pell said
were against Maryland, Georgia and Georgia
games were against North Carolina, Notre I)
It's not the kind of schedule a coach likes wli
receiving a bowl bid. Our team showed a lot o
proud to be their coach."
Pell said that when Clemson trailed for the fi
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that our players knew that me and the coach<
them," Pell said. "With 1:48 to go and all of 01
in the best position for a team that was behind.'
The 31-27 victpry for the Tigers was the close
Clemson beat Carolina 7-6. "This game had t
minutes of any game I can remember since 1'
said. "I just have to give South Carolina a lot ^
were prepared."
Pell said the Clemson-Carolina game is or
year. "We live with this game all year," Pell
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country. It didn't list the Clemson-Carolina ri
this reporter has never been to a Carolina-C
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jme and South Carolina. !
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lis players not to give up. ]
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ve been in football," Pell
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said. "I read a newspaper
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valry. All I can say is that
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JSC's 27-point comeback effort.
FLAYING HIS last home at
Carolina, Logan reached up for a
ligh pass from Bass on fourth
iown and 10 at Clemson's 40-yard
line and dodged several Clemson
Jefenders for the touchdown,
cutting USC ahead 27-24.
"If I caught it," lx)gan said, "I
<new there was some open area to
un. I picked up some key blocks
Torn Gene Wilson and Spencer
"lark."
That play, along with a 40-yard
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lingback Steve Dorsey's second
ouchdown, brought some consolation
to Logan's disappointing
;enior season. Before the Clemson
?ame, Logan had caught 18 passes
or 317 yards.
"In the first half we didn't pass
nuch," Logan said. (Bass also
hrPU' tWO intoivnntinrn: in ?lm fit-t-l
lalf. t "They ran a big score up on
js (24-0). But in the second half the
massing game opened up the
unning game.
Logan and Bass proved Saturday
there was still some life left in
Carolina's passing game.
Although Bass completed eight of
20 passes for 149 yards, five of
Ihose eight receptions were firstclown
conversions.
USC offensive coach Jack Fligg
agreed using a combination of
passing and running gives I he
defense more players and territory
lo cover. "In ihe second half we
ran the ball better, which helps Ihe
passing game." he said. "It gets
Ihe defensive lineman more set so
they can't pressure the quarterback
as much."
However, a passing attack is
what eventually ended Ihe
Gamecocks' chance lor victory as
Clemson's Steve Fuller threw four
passes in 54 seconds to score the
winning luuuiHiuwn.
"We fought back and took the
lead," Logan said. "They had to
fight for the win. I wish we could
have won it, but we proved
something tonight."
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