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Skip Ram:
Many football players ha
in the past, but the incidei
and quarterback Skio Rnm
a player quitting a team.
But as anyone who has at
few years knows, almos
department is normal and
When the story about
Columbia Record on Fridi
quitting the team for acade
player, the report said. But
IN SUNDAY'S edition of
and his parents were upsi
situation. Ramsey's parent
approached them after the
loss) and told them that thei
The story also quoted Mrs
Carlen, coach Carlen quit
Ramsey quit the team on hit
IN AN INTERVIEW Mc
doubt, I was forced to quit, t
and every indication point
overstepped his bounds. If I
effect placing much of the b
on the shoulders of one inc
The fact that the individi
it. 1 ^
games, wiui iiib longest ap]
seems strange. Whey you cc
five games (Furman, Ohio,
coaching staff could have pi<
However, according to Cai
it might seem. He said the
was not a starter and he the
first team quarterback," thi
But he is not the only second
Who can fault Carlen for fc
the team, he should be pi;
Carlen, Ramsey even came i
defensive back if it will he!
However, after the quar
Saturday to talk with the co
Carlen said he thinks Ramse
Ramsey believes he was 1
agree with that assumption,
forced the quarterback to c
If it was Carlen that ma
athletic department has cor
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sey is not your normal every day sil
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Ramsey's leaving the team brok
ly, it seemed harmless. Skip Ranr
mic reasons and because he was a f
that was not the whole story.
The State, it was reported that both
et with the circumstances conceri
s, who live in Atlanta, claimed tha
i USC-N.C. State game (a 22-13 G*
r son lost the game for USC.
. Ramsey as saying, "Skip didn't qu
Skip." That brought up the quest
i own, or was he forced to leave?
>nday, the quarterback said,- "W
tut I still can't figure out why." If thi
s to the fact that it is, Carlen has
tie did force Ramsey to leave, then
lame for the team's failure this pas
lividual.
lal in question only played in parti
>earance of the season being two q
insider that the Gamecocks won thn
and Ole Miss) in which Ramsey pla
eked a more suitable scapegoat,
rlen, this situation is not as contravc
problem stems from the fact that ]
iught he shoukfbe. "I didn't think h
e coach said. ''That was the whole p
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siring piayer on uiis campus."
>eing honest? If Ramsey was unable
aying on the second string. Accoi
up to him this past week and offeree
Ip the team.
terback's parents came to Collin
ach, it was decided that he would n
y's parents talked him into quitting,
orced off of the team. Both he and
However, they disagree on who it v
|uit.
tde Ramsey's decision for him, tl
nmitted a gross injustice to a your
its talked him into not returning, th<
ayer who quit the team.
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he quit. We had no warmup, no n
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, for us. We will be back."
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