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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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.
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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
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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
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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:
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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.
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the fine art of pitching.
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with their biggest lead of the
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