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There is a group of people
who seem to have a paten
decisions; hiring the wrong i
job out of self-centered politii
sticking their grubby little
their's.
When I think of "meddling
one certain group comes to
Trustees and its fearless, in!
leader, Speaker Emertius So
It's frightening to think th
deep trouble if these people r
path that hired, backed, coir
a path that fought for, hir
McGuire after a 15-year rec<
continually fought with Pan
making it look like a resigna
contains political in-fighting
that they are slowly but surel
Probably their most contr
with the arrival of former ba:
First, Sol Blatt eyed McGi
Amoripa'c nromior r>nor>Vi nt
A lliivi 1VU o ViltlVi VVUV.I1 Ul
some of his influential weig
McGuire. He got them.
Eventually, they got McGi
name of James Naismith i
uninformed) would McGuir<
here? McGuire surely wonde
McGuire saw USC as a
reputation, to make a terrib
McGuire arrived in Columb
Columbia "the basketball ca
to put USC on the map and IV
He did.
McGuire's teams at USC \
the ACC (65-32) in the seven)
McGuire's reign. USC grab!
went undefeated in the conf
team to do so. They lost to N
in the conference champions
McGuire brought USC the
for. He got the top recruits
over capacity of the Coliseu
surely on its way to beco
McGuire desired.
Then Paul Deitzel arrive
director. Deitzel, now being
because of financial "mi
waves to get USC out of the i
it to stay in. McGuire screan
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J semester: The First
0 tramural/Kecreational Sp
"Sports-Nighter" Friday Feb.
nm-2 am Blatt P.E. Center.
9 Recreational and competi
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demonstrations, movies?
J "Sport-Nighter" Friday Feb
0 6pm-2am Blatt P.E. Center.
I AD CLUB meets Thursday, 1
*1 4, Km 4027, Coliseum, 7 pm.
e Lord Giv<
; associated with the university
t on making regret-them-later
jeople, firing those doing a good
cal reasoning and generally just
noses in business that's not
' or "politically foolish," usually
mind ? our beloved Board ol
fluential yet and past-his-primc
lomon Blatt.
at this institution will end up ir
emain in the path they're on ? s
imended then fired Jim Carlen;
ed, harassed then fired FranV
3rd of 283-142 (.665); a path thai
1 Parsons before firing her anc
tion; and a path that constantly
that overshadows the athletics
y destroying.
oversial self-centered act cam<
sketball coach Frank McGuire.
uire, who was cruising along as
North Carolina. Then he threv
ht around to get supporters foi
lire. People wondered why in th<
[inventor of basketball for yoi
2 leave North Carolina to com<
rs this now.
n opportunity to enhance hi:
ile program an outstanding one
ia and said he planned to mak<
pital of the world." Blatt wante<
IcGuire was just the one to do it
von 67 percent of their games ii
/ears USC was in the ACC durinj
bed one ACC championship an<
erence in 1969-70, only the thin
.C. State in two overtimes, 42-3S
hip.
: national reputation it hungerei
around, attendance was near o
im and Columbia was slowlv bu
me the basketball capital tha
d as football coach and athleti
; investigated at Louisiana Stat
scalculations", began makinj
\CC. He didn't think it was wort!
led bloody murder.
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Who do you think these buml
' king Sol Blatt, sided with? Who
I McGuire, who had a reputatioi
America, or the newcomer Deit
of course. Certainly not McGuin
that the University of South Car
r famous. He made them respecte
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' By MIKE LOUGH
[ Intramural Sports fditor
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5
; So the expanded version of t
Deitzel, who couldn't win the gc
5 who won with average players. \
/ Recruiting suffered and atte
r McGuire's program was saggir
conference, any conference. No
5 To make a very long story s
j harassed McGuire to quit becau
a 60. And because McGuire, not th
the praise, the admiration ar
5 jealous.
Deitzel left and gentlemanly
continued where Deitzel left ofl
of the time and fought with th
time. Guess who the bumblers s
Things went back and forth ai
1 season two vears aeo that the 1
j? McGuire. The basketball team
? quit if McGuire was canned. I
^ ported the coach, as did his co!
' as to the treatment of McGui
. support of McGuire. At an intr
fans showed up and gave Coach
^ One would think that even I
would see that the people and
usual, forgot that there was a s
respected and wanted to keep
c students or businessmen, bus di
e and all loved him.
j? Well, our board couldn't 5
harrassment because Blatt sail
they ask how high first and th
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bling imbeciles, led by their down.
would you have sided with? Eventually, an a$
ri and was respected across retirement, which is
zel? They sided with Deitzel, follows the laws th
e. He'd only showed America McGuire would <4retii
olina did exist. He made USC USC surely didn't c
(d. He made them feared. Moreover, it stunk.
Now we come to Jii
You know what kin
to use politics and f
McGuire. who felt he
^BT IPjP in the athletic depart
?= ^;v Well, ol' Jimbo g
financial "miscalcul
department's
. _, _4 # # problems slowly surf
he Three Stooges sided with the university and f<
>od players, against McGuire man
JSC pulled out of the ACC.
ndance declined drastically. For ?f these {
ig and he pleaded to get in a extending his contra
amnno thocn fnlb-c
UlllVllg VI1V/OV/ ivino.
ihorter, Blatt and the Board Good job. Hebarel
ise of his age, which was over he is rewarded. If
ie almighty Blatt, was getting would've had trouble
id the headlines. Blatt was
Finally, there is Pj
_ , ^ , I don't want to ge
Jim Carlen came in. Carlen month But for her fi
F. In other words, he won half vs administration,
ie man who won most of the parsons vs. Carlen.
ided with again. Carlen. f jve years she thirsl
nd it was rumored during pre- to impossible to deto
ioard of Blunderers had fired ghe way tyrannic;
responded by threatening to the hell out of you if {
5eople all over the state suplleagues,
who were befuddled a lot of incidents
re. Students began rallies in forced to resign. And
asquad scrimmage over 6,000 the players know v
i a two-minute ovation. probably would've f<
the most stupid, foolish idiot it to the players to
I the students ahe Board, as level with the playc
tudent or two involved) loved, Perish the thought o)
McGuire. He could mix with Now, if the Board
rivers or bankers. He loved all and worry about wh
dling up to old Sol B1
>ee this. They kept up the up respectable in atl
i to. When Blatt says "jump," to do is mind its own
len if he wants them to come Why don't I believ*
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jreement ? a mild word for forced
; against the law, although the Board
ley make up ? was reached where
re" at the end of the season.
:ome out ot that one smelling like roses.
n Carlen.
id of man Carlen was when he continued
ight McGuire. He felt threatened with
! snouia nave more say on wnat weni on
ment.
[ot in trouble when there were some
ations" (Hi there Deitzel) in the athletic
Lit down on anti-McGuire remarks.
;hat close to $100,000 was missing from
financial records. Carlen's k Tsonal
aced. He tried to gain too much power in ^
ought with President James B. Holder- '
>roblems, the Board rewarded him by
ct until 1986. Such practices are common
y won more than he lost in five years and
it weren't for George Rogers, Carlen
; breaking even.
im Parsons.
t in what has happened during the past
ve years here, it was constantly Parsons
Parsons vs. athletic department and
She won all of those battles for almost #
ted for power and victory and it was next
ur from trying to obtain either,
al, irrational, yet could literally charm
t was to her gain.
; happened and she resigns/is fired/is
I it was so commendable of the fools to let
/hat was going on. Granted, the press
ound out eventually. But didn't they owe
level with them? Oops, that's right. To
;rs would've been the right thing to do.
f the board doing something considerate,
would keep their politics to themselves t
lat is their business and keep from cudlatt,
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