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By MIKK LOUGH Alpha Tau (
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There was one common overtime, 7-6.
disease that all eight teams Defending
playing in Monday night's Kappa Alpha,
flag football playoff's had? for the third
dropped passes. It cost at had little troul
least two teams a win ana 01 me neoeis.
advancement in the playoffs. David Car:
"We dropped a lot of punt on the ru
passes," said Jim Cooper, quarter and
leader of the Moore Rebels, Rebels cover*
who fell to Kappa Alpha, 13- down the sid<
6.""Our receivers dropped yard touch
passes they normally caught Watson scor
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an year, reiiecieu a SUIUUCI pjun i\ .
Ed Girardeau of ZBT, losers "We got dov
to AFRO by a 6-0 score. just slipped
Even the winners had offered Coop<
trouble handling the pigskin. of the Rebel
"We dropped a couple of angle on h
passes we should have slipped."
rausrht." said Mike Midway
Salamone of the North Stars, second half,
who edged ITK in overtime, against the gr
6-0. in a 35-yard
In a battle of bitter rivals, from Keaver
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xlev
Football, or rath
pulsation in Ed Be
years given the I
satisfying moment
future goals.
"It's like a burni
^ wanna plav a lot: I
"I can't stand to
the other guys I've
B feel funny, like you
The feeling of no
7*1-' ? jV| one he hopes he \
T^T_' _/'r^L| soon. The 6-2, 225-[
tfg?||?liP USC's second-mos
to infiltrate the pi
7 , ' HF more success than
: wg After ending hi
V contacted by num
:;v- V Kansas City a she
Chiefs in early Ma;
"They and I b
linebacker, he re
knew I was just as
lot of things I dicta'
"It's very hard ?
free-agent rookie,
lot of experience;
t book thrown at me
rri r''
Jr "It was a lot d:
Jf f much straight, h(
i M * much more to rea<
J has to constantly b
f y
"I felt I was jus
/m are mental things I
/jF> An(* PreParin8 h
aJF Baxley, who wa:
8^me of the si
* reminiscing of 1
1 wsatisfaction of nev
"I know what tc
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ey uc-iiei nexi nine,
'layoffs Bt
)mega nipped PAT tailed, but t
i Alpha in had been decided
we reany wei
champion the game," exj
ranked No. 2 coach Kirk Dai
straight week, seen them play ,
^le in disposing could beat them.
just didn't get <
son fielded a we played a bit si
n in the second "Carson play<
got by the cellent game," I
ige, then raced "Ike and Hobby
alines for a 70 played well
iclown. Sam defensive line pi
ed the extra pressure on them
Cooper said th<
vn there and he not exemplify ho
right by us," has played all yea
jr, head coach "We were m
s. "I had an three biggest me
inn, nut just saia. we were
manned. It woul(
through the different game
Carson ran that punt return i
ain and hauled we were outmanr
scoring pass our three big guy*
Prickett. The s?-c
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ier the lack of it, is now an irrej
ixley's life. The game that has f
former Gamecock linebacker Y
s presently consists of only memc
ng inside," Baxley says. "I don't
want it really bad.
watch TV and see Hugh Green an<
played with playing. It kind of m
I've been left behind."
it playing is a new sensation to Ba
von't have to get accustomed to
jound St. Petersburg, Fla. native,
it efficient tackier last season, is
rofessional ranks next spring wil
his recent effort.
o i r* r* rK all /in O n i
3 Vydl Ullild IVAnuail Ldl CC1 , Oct.
erous pro teams but finally chos
)t, signing a free-agent contract
yoth
felt I had a great chance
called. "I was real confident, evei
i good as those (pro) guvs, but th<
t count on.
>oing into camp as a rookie, espec
" Baxley continued. "The veterai
they knew the system. But I had l
ifferent in college where you pi;
iad-forward football, he added,
i for a linebacker in the pros, so y
?e moving.
it as good an athlete physically,
that you have to prepare for."
e is.
5 cut by the Chiefs after the third i
Limmer, speaks with no bitte
lis tryout. Instead, he talks
v-found knowledge.
) expect and I know how to hand
' he noted. "A lot of things go int<
he outcome [ . t J
ren't up for : . t. - ^ '
)lained KA s _ . iC,
'by. "We'd [ r,
and felt we
So the guys : .
xcited and
oppy- h
3d an ex
Jorby said.
ropn also
and our , - jt
a lot of : ;
s game did > w
the team ' '
r. issing
our j?
n," Cooper
. ? ? * "
led without
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of whether you're goo<
it's even better to be]
Dressible
"is "most 0"eredNsp?Ir
.riesand that confront an NFL
The situation is v<
a lot of hungry guys c
like it, I
"It becomes an e\
wake up and say t<
1 some of another day.' I can i
lakes you through. The Saints
that's got to causes
xley, and "But when you're a
anytime
who was The lack ot time t
planning Kansas City's focu
,L ~ l: * a l ~ ' _ r ? a * a.
,ii a nine pennon 01 14 poieni
didn't have a fair
tley was whether he will tr;
e to give another squad.
with the
Saying he plans t
weightlifting on a s
to be a spring, Baxley looke
n cocky I happiness and appr
are was a
"I think to be ]
probably the bigges
ially as a Qf people are g]
ns have a thev are
the whole
"Playing in front
feeling any athlete <
fe moment,
ineres Baxiey not the dai
our nnna accustomed to. But
will always be a big
the valuable lesson*
but there
"Life is a football
dealership, said. "
stops. Football teac
preseason ^iv0 up
rness in ??g0 many times
with the having a good day.
you have to hang
season) is a good e>
le myself
) decision And that is winnii
rier in action against AFR
3EiS
its Sect
ootball
i or as good. It's good t
physically smart."
ne first-hand insights
. rookie.
ery stresstul, he expl;
>ut there.
'eryday thing," Baxlej
i each other that 'we
magine what George (
have a lot of money ti
ome pressure.
free-aeent vou are dis
:o learn the Chief's coi
ssing on veterans alo
ial linebackers led Ba
chance. As of now, 1
/out again with the (
o continue doing a 1c
teady basis to prepari
id back to his Gamecoc
eciation.
playing in front of C
t thrill of my life," he a
reat; it's unbelievable
of Gamecock crowds i
;an have. They really n
footall exists as only
ly physical routine th<
regardless of his play
; part of Baxley. He is c
5 learned on the field to
game," Baxley, a sale
You've got to play hi
:hes you to be mentally
i I didn't wanna prac
It's just like no wantin
in there. The Wake
cample of what will hap
ig
<r
m
1
O Tuesday night.
i Till
(?>)
Hid
I
o be physical, but
to the challenges
ained. "There are
/ continued. "You
made it through ?
Rogers) had to go
ed up in him, and
posable."
nplieated system,
ntJ with thn r?n?r?
xley to believe he
le's undecided on
Chiefs or move to
>t of running and
e for tryouts next
rk days with great
|
Carolina fans was
icknowledged. "All
how nice and lowi
i
s probably the best
notivated me."
a mental goal for
at he has grown so % 4
ing future, football
:onstantly applying
everyday life.
sman at a local car
ird until the clock
tough and to never
;tice but ended up
g to go to work, but
Forest game (last ^ ,
)pen." ^
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