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Hafi IS this ne The beginning of the Gamecock fo away and as is customary in these p Most Columbians have caught "footl in the Pendelton Street Garage is bumper sticker. But is this season going to be anj before? Isthisturly going to be4 4 ne) Several sians ooint to th?? noasih coach Jim Carlen, who is rumored this season, admits he has a good f< has never done before. AlSO, THE GAMECOCKS return a in running back George Rogers alon a maturing quarterback. However, this is not to say that a sure things. A schedule that includes nf tho (nn nncoinif ??? ??? ? vi niv wp paooing vcaiiio 111 un? IU ceptional record only a remote possil Add to that the fact that four of tt Georgia, Notre Dame, and FSU Gamecocks have had difficulty winn Injuries will alsov be \a big of O many regulars including Rogers wei injuries. Already this year, "Big Wright has been lost to knee surgery STILL, THE POTENTIAL for gr 1979 Gamecock squad is better than team is just as good. These guys r school and with a few breaks and r very well do it. The biggest test of the season for right away. Traditionally, USC ope Furman or Appalachian State to t schedule. Not so this year. Instead, the Birds must travel up opening day date with the always toi improved opponent wnich defeats Carolina a chance to show what the tory would greatly enhance the prosj IT IS TRUE that a very well knov the Gamecocks to finish the season! that is not out of the question. But ferently this season if thev are to evi expectations. To begin with, they must play wit] must play as well in November as th< as well on the road as they do at hoi the day as they do at night, and tt quarter as they do in the fourth. Second, in order to beat teams lik Carolina's secondary must improv constantly victimized in crucial situ the Gamecocks are to be big winne year, the defensive backfield was v much of the time because of injury. RI TT T\I UfS ahoonna ooitorol irAiir W m All IA1U OVTVI OA J VU* chance to get into an actual game si for this coming season. They will be of Wally Woodham, Jimmy Jordan ai Finaily, USC must open up it's uamecocK offense nas Deen as predi be. A run up the middle, an option pli - it doesn't take long for the opposti hnrlfc anH rnpiAvAro nn fhio ironr'o M??M ? WIVTVAO VH VIU4J J Vi4? O perience that Garry Harper now has much to put some spice into the at scoring threats as Zion McKinney, there and not use them. Even with my pessimistic nature, this overwhelming sense of Gameco A-J *? 1 ? it A. At- - 1 uiiueieuieu. nuw iung uiey siay inai > NEVERTHELESS, a lot of impoi game and it is very important. But w and not thp pntirp ?An?nn So, has next year finally arrived? least the end of October, but for no\ that it is. A love Falmeran By Hertch< AnoctotM Earl Weaver liked what he saw c Jim Palmer liked his view of Earl V Weaver, the feisty manager of began serving a three-game suspe armed Palmer, the Birds' long-tii vintnpv oin/ia Tnna 97 a R.1 trinmnh 1VW* j OtllVV U U?v Al | U U X VI lUllipil "HE'S A LOT easier to ignore vi instead of in the dugout/' said Pi ferences of opinion with Weaver ovi Palmer's triumph gave the Ori hratrtar with ttw* Tivim anH Wf I] season, seven games ahead of b American League East. iHltiiMfrrtrrt ififiiiihrtiiMft KV" )V " " v Ml xt year? otball season is less than two weeks arts, optimism is running rampant, ball fever *79'' and almost every car 5 sporting a "This IS next year" ' different a year ago? Or the year it year?" lility that it might be. First, head to be out of a job if he does not win ootball team. That is something he legitimate All-American candidate 10 with a vpfprnn Hpfpncivo unit anrl 0 viviviiwlTV MIUV UHU winning season and a bowl bid are 1 four bowl teams from 1978 plus one ation, Florida State, make an exbility, le toughest games, North Carolina, are all on the road, where the ing in the past. irolina's season. This past season, re lost for several games because of George's" running mate Johnnie eatness is there. The talent on the ever before and the attitude of the sally want to bring a winner to this 10 more serious injuries they could Carlen's young charges will come ns its seasons against a team like :une up for the big names on the Tobacco Road to Chapel Hill for an ugh Tar Heels. A road game and an i USC this past season will give y are made of very quickly. A vic>ects for a successful campaign. m "dirty magazine" has predicted ranked 11th with a 9-2 record - and , USC must do several things dif m come close to fulfilling such high I ti consistency all season long. They ey do in September. They must play me. They must play as well during ley must play as well in the first e FSU, Notre Dame and Clemson, e greatly. A year ago they were ations and that must not happen if rs this season. Of course, this past without its leader Rick Sanford for iger, less experienced players got a ituation, which can only help them called* upon often against the likes nd Jeff Pyburn. | offense more. In the past, the j ictable as you could ever want it to ay, a short side line pass and a punt on to catch on. With the quality of squad plus the full season of exat quarterback, it is not asking too tack. It is senseless to have such Horace Smith and Willie Scott out T Ann knln k..t U? ? 1_ A A van IIUI uci[i uui wc laugiu up ill ck optimism. After all, our team is ^ vay is anyone's guess. tance is being placed on the first in, lose or draw, it is only one game . Nobody will know for sure until at j v, I'm keeping my fingers crossed story: d Weaver at Nissenson I Press Wrtt?r if Jim Palmer ... on the mound. And I leaver even better... in the stands, the high-flying Baltimore Orioles, nsion Monday night while the sore- > ne pitching ace, recorded his first j over Minnesota. |KAM KA'A OA MAaimi kAktM/1 IUA fITOII iic o AU tuwa MVIIIIIU tiro dviccii t aimer, who has had numerous dif>r the fine art of pitching. oles a split of a two-night doubletern with their biggest lead of the oth Boston and Milwaukee in the %4/ V We Hav "A LITTLE SO rAO rwrri t: v cis. at the CTIinCMT ATTI] I UL/LI II / IV I I Thursday, Sept Back Patio of the i II.-00 am. to ? iH! ~ tf I NEWST \ Mfflmmmc* an yn ^Wl J& flr ?over' 4fl?Cf Sim Yearbooks be Main Lob 6&BYOJH MMMMMUMM ? I* * -''f- ' " tV ' v v r' ; v.w .wo VvV u:v +* ' I' METHfNG YONE" l VITIES FAIR . 6, 1979 Russell House 3:00 p.m. ^T1! I rCi afl icsKT . IP? CA, Afina :ieeec sekeni i' 100 other pri2 ply Have Your icture Taken the Yearbook riRoom 311 ussell House to 5:00 P.I\i g. 27-sept 7 ing distribute by of Russell I Carolina Y?< m J' o k 1 777-7181 I ieh? tl Jf 4mm es- 4k. id and sold nouse nrboofc I