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^ ' - ? & ? "'/vs ?? <. ''1 ?s*s A campout in support of Coach Frank McG of the Osborne Building. Majority supp? By Steve Riddell Assistant sports taitor Michelle Burchette Tammy Krtpatrick Y .Gamecock Staff Writer Gamecock Staff Writer * Students expressed mixed reactions to the Frank McGuire situation Wednesday in an informal survey j< conducted by the Gamecock. While the majority of tl the students who offered opinions supported Coach o McGuire, several students also sided with the USC board of trustees. s ,4I think Frank McGuire is an asset to the school," an u unidentified criminal justice junior said. "They can ft fire him if they want to, but the way in which they are tl going about it isn't right." s ' * A A A _!_#? 1- A 1 i f A : ^ "it iney warn 10 gei na 01 mm, mat s ime. n s nine to give somebody else a chance," elementary k education sophomore Dana Vermillion, said. "But I t don't think that they should do it until his contract t runs out. The board tells you if you can breath or if you can't around here," he said. "MCGUURE HAS DONE a good job. I think we c havp a fine hasketball nroeram. and I think the board r is treating him unfairly. He's internationally known, f and they're treating him very poorly," criminal i justice graduate student Joe Scalera said. "If they c treated a guy like McGuire the way they have, who t would want to coach here? " i "I'm totally against the board of trustees firing Coach McGuire because he still has a year to go on his contract," BA freshman Teresa Hall, said. "If f they were to fire him now, I would say u was an i wrong because he has already recruited and gotten the team going this year." "They shouldn't just kick him out because of his age,"freshman undeclared major Barbara I Haygreen, said. "His name means a lot." j "I'm not in a position to criticize any decision the board makes, but their timing stinks," junior < political science major Leon Parrot, said. "Regar- j riince nf >ha H<visinn it will hurt our school, our ] U1VOO VTA VIIV VlVVkM?v>at .. basketball program, our players and our students." "MCGUIRE SHOULD REMAIN as coach this j year, and then at the end of the season the board ; should look at his record and decide about his job," sophomore Computer Science major Gino Prozzi, ] said.; , , 1 "We should be privileged to have him as a coach i here." senior PE major J i m Jollie, said. "If it were i not for him, we would not have the talent we do in our program." "The players are valid in supporting Coach McGuire," senior journalism major Greg Davie, said. "I think that the student body on the whole is behind him. The board is not really listening to the student body, and that is unfortunate." "I suDoort the board completely," senior ac counting major Bob Rosenberger, said. "McGuire is a great coach, but he is hurting the program. We don't play very many good teams anymore. He has destroyed our schedule." "I AM BEHIND McGuire totally," senior nursing student Reba Tisdale, said. "I think that the board knows that if he has a great season this year that it will be really hard to get rid of him afterwards." "The board wants to have a winning season, so if they feel that McGuire is not doing the job then they should replace him," freshman accounting major Alvin Capters, said. "It shouldn't really matter to the students." "I think we should get a new coach, but the board shouldn't now because things are pretty good. In the near future we definitely need a new coach," Richard Gross, a junior business major, said. "The board is taking over the whole show with no student input. They should help us judge, but we should definitely have a say in the matter," he added. Sophomore Joe Ferenchak said, "First of all, I think he's the best coach we have here at USC, and I think the board of trustees is being unfair. Their timing is way-ciff. The reason a lot of our good ball pla\ . come down here is because of McGuii e." 1? iff- i||j|| W| " ) ' 1 ^ ! P' 1: JkhSIR 8r^ 5^*;: :v. :v^i> ?:, ;ja^jHcw K^HK C SB sffiHHM ..?S;S. fc MHS^BIB' BMalKaii aSSKw^ jJ^Kfc &;: :S|^a B^ffi} K iaX sHu^^H. WnfrrlrlflffllllMii ilBM ?3ra?^?8i8^Hw MmMk: mmto ?.BMMb mmmwsmi ? | --? || jg& j fi? uire is scheduled for tonight here in front orts McGuire "I THINK THEY'RE doing him dirty," Nancy ' :n: r 1 "1 iViiriL crillllliuu, d Il trMllIIUU JJI c-llicu uiajui oaiu. a umm they're going to fire him, they should wait." Tim Colas, a sophomore, said, "They're a bunch of srks. Just because he's old doesn't mean he can't do le job. The players want to keep him, and they're the nes who should know what a good coach is." "I just feel they should settle it in a way with tudents and everybody involved. I don't like the nderhanded way the board came to their decision," lichaeJ Black, an engineering major, said. "I feel lie students as well as the rest of the university hould have some say so in this." Freshman Debbie Pitts, a biology major said, "I " A% t I - r 1 .4 u: 4? I ma 01, in me DacK oi my nimu, warn nun iu quu. 1 hink the board is fair about letting students have heir say." "I THINK THEY should keep him for at least this 'ear. They have a pretty good team and a pretty good rhance for this year, and if you change things right iow, it will ruin the season," Kevin Vermillion, a -* reshman business major, said. " I don't know of any nvitation openly extended for students to voice their >pinions. I think it would be in the best interest of )asketball to let him finish the season and then decide ind not have his job in jeopardy every week." Neal Westbrook, a sophomore business major, said '1 think he should be relieved. He should step down or the 1979-80 season. He's had his days of good and )ad." Angie Taylor, a senior government major, said, 'From what I understand, he did a good job for the 3asketball team, and I don't think it would be fair to get rid of him." "I think it's wrong. It should be up to him. He's ione a good job, and you don't have to have a perfect season all the time. I think he'? good for Carolina," Daphne Gilliard, freshman psychology major, said. EDDIE FREEMAN, a junior art studio major, said, "I don't know why they're going to fire him after all thp<:p vpain " Reida Beacham, a junior business management major, said, "I think it's a little late in the year to be letting him go now. Whether or not they find someone to take over, it's still going to take him time to get used to the players." t4I think them just dumping him out in the cold would be pretty bad because he did bring basketball to Carolina. You can't just throw him out, but at the same time unless he changes his style of coaching, we won't be able to compete with other teams," BA major Carl Edwards, said. "I don't think the students really had a chance, but when politics becomes involved, students rarely do, do they?" he added. "I'm in total support of McGuire and although I don't know him personally, I still think he's one of the greatest people down here. It seems to me that the board of trustees is a bunch of selfish men who don't really have the students in mind," junior English major John Hoey, said. "I'd say that at least 90 percent of the students here are behind McGuire." "I THINK FOSTER from Duke would be the best coach to replace McGuire. I think they ought to fire McGuire, and if he can't except it, that's too bad," an unidentified history education major said. "I get the impression it's a definite attempt by the board to get back into the ACC." "I think the board is totally wrong in their actions. Frank McGuire has brought us national prominence. It's not fair to fire him just because of a slow season," BA freshman Alan Young, saia. mis an uappcnra before, and the board backed off, I think they'll do it again." "I wouldn't want to see him go. He's done some good recruiting. Because South Carolina isn't in the ACC. we'll lose a lot of potential quality players if McGuire goes. Frank McGuire is the reason for the high quality of players here," Ben Donne, a junior Insurance major, said. Protest i By Ronda Templ?ton Gam?cock Staff Writer j A USC Supreme Court judge is I calling for a student campout in i front of President Holderman's 1 ~,i ? kn,,/init . unite iiuuauajr aim a uu^luu ui j Friday classes in support of I basketball coach Frank McGuire. ; Joe Scalera said students should camp out Thursday and boycott Friday's classes to "show support for a man who has done such a good job here at USC." Scalera charged the USC Board of Trustees with poor treatment of HpaH Rask^thall Coach Frank McGuire and said the board "doesn't want to listen to the students that want to show McGuire he isn't facing his problems alone." SCALERA IS organizing the campout and boycott himself with the aid of friends and McGuire supporters. He said he hopes "the students at USC will get off their butts and show some interest in what's going on on this campus." Scalera said he doesn't know if the campout will do any good, but it will show the board of trustees who the students support. USC needs to see the end of student apathy, he said. Rumors USC's - By Mike Chibbaro Gamecock Staff Writer As a result of the recent rumors concerning the immediate dismissal of Coach F'rank McGuire, USCs basketball staff must continue to fight an uphill battle in their efforts to recruit high school basketball players, according to USC assistant basketball coach, Danny Monk. Monk exDressed his disap pointment over the recent events and explained the effect that it has had on USC's recruiting efforts. "Most of the kids that we have tried to recruit have shown an interest in Carolina because of Coach McGuire," Monk said. "If they are unsure of his status, then it is difficult for them to consider us as a possible choice. "THERE ARE many excellent basketball players in this state, and now it is a shame that we don't have a chance to recruit them," Monk added. 'Most of the kids that we have tried to recruit have shown an interest in Carolina because of Coach McGuire.' Danny Monk Clark Bynum, a 6-7 senior from Wilson Hall Academy in Sumter, illustrates the fate of the Gamecock's recruiting efforts. Bynum, one of the most sought after high school players in the nation, has been named to two preseason All American teams. Bynum has been recruited heavily by Kentucky, North Carolina and USC just to name a few. Dean Smith, head basketball coach at UNC, has visited Bynum twice in Sumter. The recent rumors concerning the sta* >f McGuire have caused >lanned IJSC students sit back and let the idministration run what should be :heir campus, according to >calera. Students should "show VIcGuire that the students appreciate a job well done, even :hough some people don't." he added. / nope ine students at USC will get off their butts and show some interest.' Joe Scalera The board of trustees "keeps contradicting themselves.'' Scalera said. "The board of ^ trustees claim they are doing this (trying to get rid of McGuire) so they can clean up the athleticprogram and get back into a conference." McGuire is willing to work with the board while football Coach Jim Carlen is not. he said. THE CAM POUT WILL begin at 10 p.m. Thursday and Scalera hopes about 3,000 students will attend. Scalera said the board of trustees "must be shown who the campus' silent majority is." damage ?future iconfusion for Bynum. according to Jerry Faulkner Bynum s coach at, Wilson Hall. "Clark has shown a definite interest in Carolina, and that is largely due to his respect and aHmiralimi f/?r f'nurh Mcfillin' Without Coach McGuire there, it would be difficult for Clark to consider attending Carolina," Faulkner said. "CLARK CAN ONLY wait and see how things tur n out at I JSC before he can consider them ai> possible choice for his selection, Faulkner added. Bynum had planned on making --- J 1~: an eariy uecisiuu tin wun,u stuwi he would attend. Monk said. The recent developments in the USC situation, however have upset the plans of Bynum, he added. Bynum must now wait for the USC situation to be cleared up so he will know if he should consider USC as a possibility. The rumors have had a similar effect on other basketball players that USC has tried to recruit. "This year is an ideal recruiting year for us, because we have seven seniors on the squad, and a freshman coming here would have a chance to play right away," Monk explained. THE GAMECOCKS HAVE already got a start on their recruiting efforts for next year in the presence of Jimmy Foster. Foster, a former standout at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, will be elegible for the 1980 Gamecock season. The 6-8 Foster was a high school ah A : ~ k..? /\u-/\niei ican an a juiiiui , uui wa.-> academically ineligble his senior year. During his junior season at Wade Hampton, Foster averaged 25 points and 18 rebounds a game Despite not playing in his senior season, Foster was still considered as one of the top high school recruits in the nation last year. Foster is considered by ?nany to be one of the top rebounders to ever play high school basketball in South Carolina, according to Monk.