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Date: September 8
Place: Kenan Stadiun
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Tickets: Sold Out
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By Mike Chibbaro
Gamecock Staff Writer
USC head football coach Jim Carlen
has called this year's opening game
againsi me university 01 Norm Carolina
Tar Heels the toughest opening contest
he has encountered in his 14 years as a
collegiate head coach.
Judging from the Tar Heels' mediocre
5-6 1978 season, it would not annpar thm/
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are as powerful as the Gamecock
mentor makes them out to be.
However, a more detailed look at the
Tar Heel personel and their highly
successful coach, Dick Crum, brings to
light justification for Carlen's preseason
remarks.
AivtiLivuD ai uinu in 1978 after
spending four years as head coach at
Miami of Ohio. At Miami, Crum compiled
an impressive 34-10-1 record and
led the Redskins to two consecutive
Tangerine Bowl victories. One of those
bowl wins was a 20-7 victory over USC in
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The attitude among UNC supporters is
strikingly similar to the attitude of
Gamecock football followers this yearrampant
optimism.
Crum explained the reasons why he
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By Richard May
Gamacock Staff Wr
USC's soccer team suffered a setbac
foward Ed Fuchs suffered a leg injury in
Carolina.
The 5-7 senior fpceived a cruel 21st birt
into Coastal's goal keeper and spun int
carried off the field on a stretcher.
Sporting an act bandage that covered i
the Missouri native explained how the i
past tne goalie ana i cut toward tne leit
with the goalie and then knocked my thigl
FUCHS' INJURY WAS diagnosed as <
knee. The Gamecocks' third leading p<
certain when he would return to action,
like to be able to play in one of USC's fir:
home.
rucns waicnea irom tne sidelines ;
dropped a 2-0 scrimmage to Meramec C<
Mo. Fuchs, who played soccer at Meran
(as did six of his Gamecock teammate
being able to play against his former tean
"I miss playing anytime, but I especial
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USC coach Mark Berson was "not alan
team's performance against Meramec
things well, but still needed to work on
according to Berson.
THE COACH FELT the contest was
"Meramec is always a fine, well coache
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soccer poll). We learn a lot each time we
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and Tar Heel fans are expecting vast
improvement this fall. "The biggest
difference between last year and this is
that we have been with these guys for two
springs and one complete season. We
realistically know what we can expect of
them," Crum explained. "Our players
understand us better and they will not
have to adjust to a lot of changes like last
year."
THE TAR HEELS will return 11
starters (seven offensive and four
defensive) from last year's squad.
Cnim maintains a low-key approach
toward his offensive unit which is consistently
one of the most explosive in the
Atlantic Coast Conference. "I think our
offense is still building," Crum said. "A
year ago we were second in the ACC in
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player satisfied with the way we played.
We will be sound offensively, but there is
still room for improvement."
Leading the multi-dimensional Tar
Heel offense is an awesomely talented
backfield. Veteran Matt Kupec will fill
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me quarierDacK position, rvupec nas iea
the Tar Heels in passing for the past
three years and is expected to break the
majority of UNC's passing records this
fall.
At runnine back are Derhans the best
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:k Thursday afternoon when
a scrimmage win over Coastal -Mpiplll
hday present when he bumped I
o the goal post. He had to be
all but the ankle of his left leg,
njury occured. "The ball was 11
side," Fuchs said. "I collided JI
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i bruised thigh and a strained
>int producer of 1978 was un- raRB..
but he indicated that he would |B||||fp
st five games, which are all at j
Saturday as the Gamecocks J
immunity College of St. Louis, *\J|jl
nee during the 1976-77 seasons ?
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ly miss playing Meramec. It's '
med, but not pleased" with his
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some skills in certain areas
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a good test for both clubs.
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inked 20th in last year's final Costal Car
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tandem of bacKs in the ACC. "Famous"
Amnc I auironpo vi/ill rptnrn at thp
tailback position and hard nosed Doug
Paschal will fill the fullback slot once
again.
LAWRENCE ENTERS his junior
season with 2,254 career yards rushing
rushing. Only two players in NCAA
history have entered their junior seasons
with more yardage. Paschal is a tough
inside runner who is counted on heavily
in short yardage situations.
Defensively, the Tar Heels suffered
heavy losses to graduation, which could
cause a serious nrohlem for f!nim this
season. "Depth is our problem on
defense," he said. "If we can stay
healthy we'll be okay because I believe
we have some good young players on
defense."
Defensive back Rickv Harden an all
ACC performerin 1978, and linebacker
Buddy Curry are expected to be the Tar
Heels' top defensive players this season.
In last year's meeting between USC
and UNC, the Tar Heels edged out a
narrow 24-22 victory. Crum said he feels
the Tar Heels were fortunate to win the
contest and he expects to see a much
improved Gamecock squad on Saturday.
"I know coach Carlen thinks he has a
fine football team this year and I agree
with him," Crum said.
"SOME PEOPLE are saying this is the
best team coach Carlen has ever had,
including his teams at Texas Tech. If this
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is uue, mey snouia nave a greai iooiDan
team," he added.
Crum said he is particularly impressed
with the Gamecock running game.
"Although George Rogers didn't play
against us last year, I have watched the
films of him and I am very impressed,"
Crum said.
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with UNC will be one of the Gamecocks'
toughest openers ever. Consequently, a
Gamecock victory would be one of the
most satisfying opening wins ever and it
would be a fitting introduction to what
USC fans are hoping will be the "year of
the Gamecock."
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By Uz Chandtor
Oemeeock Stat# Writw
Although the USC women's
volleyball team is young, they
should be able to hold their own
this season, according to head
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v\oivi? u mm viinv,
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ilj#i yourself just with teams in your
state or region, but you have to
compare yourself with the best
teams in the nation," Martino said.
"I think we'll stack up with the top
The competition will be much
V 'nkinffJ^ tougher than a year ago according
x to the coach. In 1978, the women
eittier first or second place
f :>2f tJfy- honors in every tournament they
entered, but faltered when they
* ^^3 reached the regional tournament.
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"We didn't do as well in
:I5 regionals last year as I hoped,"
IS; Martino explained. "We just
! , choked. The regular season
; competition we face this year
lybfca - GAMECOCK -
snouia Deuer prepare us for
sck/e against them.''
r their season
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