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* ; i ] Georgia players celebrate a Vince Dooley atop their shoulder OUT i OF BOU N Di TM* Mitel* nrinlnaHv nnMmd In TKmunt> rtw Hoofi. a special adhkon of Souiham Expoaura MagMlna on aports in tfva Sooth Coplas arc svaMabta for M each at th? Capital Newsstand. Tha Joyful Ahamativa. th? USC Campus Bookatora. or by mail from: P.O. f*v>n 230. Chapal H?. N.C. 27514 Frank was easily the most popi university and state; even in defea were devoted to him. Blue-collar fo spokenness and independence. Once, in a game at Clemson, McGi thrown objects, had his seat pulled and was taunted by a heckler's chant /-irkn/4 ?r/vi it* tittTrk tn 1-* .#-? utau, jruui wuc to ucau. **ncu uic t Frank challenged any of the loudm< mostly football players, to fight h takers, but he was still scheduled t nouncer Bob Fulton's post-game shov "At least 500 Clemson fans circl recalls Fulton. "All of them were what Frank had to say. They were si incredible. Frank said exactly what1 He was fearless." The affluent also loved McGui celebrity, a gentlemen who had pa delivered. Frank would drink, dine < play golf with some of his new suj mired their fortunes; they thirsted fc MEANWHILE, DIETZEL, distrai inability to recruit "top-notch ; existing guidelines, convinced the 1 Jones and the board of trustees to ACC. McGuire acquiesced. Going zel's plan would prove a significan However, Frank felt sure his prog tinue to prosper regardless of the sc In addition, he looked forward to mc outside the ACC Secession was not South Carolina. Time proved McGuire and Die latter could not win no matter how athletes he recruited, and though I continued to win, produce All-An nationally representative schedule season tournaments, basketball ferv Local fans loved the frene ' v surrounding ACC eames. The new omitted neighboring rivals, did not same release. McGuire's recru damaged because opposing coache; high school stars of the ACC's i media exposure, community sup competition). '/i Crantr hooomo an AiiiciHor Inrtlrtri v A' a niui il/v>v?iiiv n<i vuuiimvi iwmiii of his team's top-10 performan declined every single year. In 1975, quintet failed to win 20 games for seven years, he began to lobby acti into the ACC. OAAir nn a^vvt awn rn/iniiv mtuuire was itv people who had previously been <k particular, the Blatts In order to pl< committed a second political miste he appointed Greg Blatt, Mr. Sol's staff. } jjTfWx-'SS+'fSS'* sr.?*'*# * * + big victory and hoist Coach s. Frank McGuire and asketball Politics in South Carolina by Daniel K lores Fifth in a series of seven >lar man in the Greg Blatt, the t his supporters scholarship pern lk loved his out- freshmen squads manager and the jire was hit with rural high school from under him qualified applicai of "Your wife is Carver, Jimmy ontest was over, Felton), rational] mths, who were about losing Blatt im. He had no Greg's role, tho o appear on an- young man. Witl v. Walsh and Ben J< ed around us," three universitu waiting to hear scouting and recr lnnf onr) Vin urnr fhof rirnrf moo i^iu, auu 11c; wdo wiai VJI^ woo 11 was on his mind, absolutely no intc road man," the ire. He was a Friction began to tid his dues and office, and occasionally Meanwhile, a pporters. He ad- replacement foi >r his fame. pressured into re: new mentor woul ight over his own on Saturday and athletes" under day. Most of all, Blatts, President Blatts. secede from the After several along with Diet- discarded, the b t political error. Jim Carlen, the 'ram would con- cessful builder, i hod's affiliation. Christian. Carler >re peaceful days his own inter-dc a new concept in western Conferei He agreed to a tzel wrong. The athletic director ' many blue-chip McGuire would i VIcGuire's teams Carlen got the jol lericans, play a and go to post- AS SOON AS 1 or subsided. Texas Tech staf tic atmosphere the university's schedule, which veteran sports ir afford them the business mana{ liting was also finances. McGui s wouia convince coacn Jim iea r rierits (fantastic record and an port and better permanent inde^ Since McGuin g in, and in spite not been named ices, attendance The two men so when McGuire's unless confined t the first time in iveiy for re-entry Finances bee tension. After ti ing criticized by raises to all foe voted to him?in roundballers.> L ease them, Frank coach, Donnie Ml ike. In July, 1975, trustees "to exf grandson, to ms ,M.* ?'? ?"* "* ' ?' ?S < Despite L/uui^y oy oruce mtcnie Gamecock Staff Writer Vince Dooley and his Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for their first win of the season as they play host to USC Saturday in Athens, Ga. Thp RnllHntxc r?f tho I Southeastern Conference hold a r commanding 26-5-2 lead in the series that began in Carolina's P inaugural season, 1894. The matchup will take place "between the hedges" at Sanford Stadium 1 hpfrtro Q callnilf cft OAA ^ ?V.U. V u ovuuui V.I UV?U U1 | ^ Georgia has gotten off to a IS sluggish start after two games in I the 1979 season. In their opener I against Wake Forest, the Bulldogs L_ fell short in a fourth quarter comeback bid, 22-21. The following ( r. l i- ?u wccr, ucuigm wits a iL-i lust'r 10 i'it Clemson before a sellout crowd at to "Death Valley." A conservative Be Tiger offense controlled the ball most of the game while relying on G< a steady ground attack. ex So far, Dooley's Dogs have been fn a far cry from the 1978 Bulldogs ur who suffered only one regular er season loss, to the Gamecocks. of IN THAT BATTLE, Georgia c Y controlled the ball for less than sa twenty minutes of the game while allowing Carolina to pound out 426 yards total offense. The 27-10 W victory was the Carolina's first aj over the Bulldogs since 1959. re 1 " T ?n in his mid-20s. had been a non jrmer on one of Buck Freeman's , later served as the varsity's team n coached for two years at a small I. McGuire chose Greg over more its (former Gamecock players Bob Powell, Jim Walsh and George izing he would not have to worry 's support. ugh, was less than interesting to the i two expert tacticians in Donnie obe?a black former head coach at j?j| 5S?McGuire relegated Blatt to -M 'liitinC Thp Rlattc rAcontoH tho foot iril lot more involved, but Frank had sntion of using him other than as "a usual position for a young coach. H ? develop within the USC basketball gj hunt was underway to find a 11 r Paul Dietzel, who had been p signing by the school's trustees. Any d need a record of winning regularly p going to church regularly on Sun- p .1J U 1 ? it ES' iic wuuiu nave iu approved uy me candidates declined or were oard's search committee proposed head man at Texas Tech, a sucgood teacher, organizer, talker and 1 was a proven winner plagued with tpartmental troubles at the Southice school. ccept the job, if he would be named as well. Since the Blatts did not think make a very good athletic director, le moved to Columbia with his loyal f, Carlen began making changes in |j athletic department. He fired the ,/ lformation director and hired a new $er to oversee the department's I re hungered for the ACC, but when ? lis first USC football team to a 7-5 invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. I >endence seemed a real possibility. | ; was also disappointed that he had I athletic director, friction increased. ? on refused to speak to one another 1 o a conference room. | ame another source of mounting le first gridiron season, Carlen gave itball assistant coaches but none to ?aterf McGuire and his assistant alsh, were called before the board of lain certain unnecessary items" on Sm McGukw*p*go 13 i early 1< still opti USC-Genr iame: bept 'lace: Sanfc Ather ickets: Sold < ieries Record: Geor< >OSICnn Pan/twrlen I I Q vuoui I I I0UUI UO . www Geor< Georgia went unbeaten through ; i next eight games before losing Stanford 25-22 in the Bluehonnet I >wl. Dooley, in his sixteenth year at 4 eorgia, stated that he doesn't i :pect anything out of the ordinary f am USC. "South Carolina will f idoubtedly line up with two tight ids. Also, I expect we'll see some the best backs around on < iturday. They will probably < loose to run straight at us in the j ime fashion Clemson did." , DESPITE THE LOSS of Johnny | right, who rushed for 156 yards j gainst Georgia last year, Dooley 1 ;gards the Gamecock's backfield ] Coach Frank McGuiro ponde his Coliseum office. Frank beca and poor during his glory days i S Dsses, mistic gia facts jmber 29 >rd Stadium (59,200) is, Georgia 1:30 p.m. DUt gia leads 26-5-2 (2-1-0) gia (0-2-0) as being as strong as ever. "Rodgers is likely to be the best back we'll see all year," he said. 'Steve Dorsey is also a fine runler. 1 remember he had a great tnmn li r\ rf no no r? 5CIIII^ i*Vxi c uic ucu^cd do a xeshman." As for the remainder of the season, Dooley expressed cautious aptimism. "We have a chance to improve physically overall, but [>ur chances of being as fortunate as last season are slim. In five [Jomnc tho Hiffnrnnpo uioc /\nlir civ ^uiiivo, iiiv uiii^i^iiv.^ wao win jr oia points. Turn those points the other way, and we could have had a losing season," he said. i | r v ' |j TJTmScocV 8t?W Wx>4c rs a question while standing In me e champion of both the rteh tt use. <-V < v'jt* ' ' - -. i- i A'&rfW. .