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.sports Three former U! Bull fir By Brad Cunningham and Kevin S "My initial reaction (to tl Richard Bell) was one of shock i and then one of sadness/', said assistant football coach Dale E\ Evans coached under the 1< Jim Carlen,who worked with I before Bell was named head coi only kept for one season. "It seems that character a don't seem to matter," Evans si "I was proud of the way Rich kta /iaaaUao Uo rlirln H Of 1UI UIO V.VQVI1W. liV VUVUi v CM skin/' said Evans, now assis coach at the University of Color "It takes time to get thinj probably made some mistake really comprehends the diffi ioh " Evans cited the success c Clemson University as a ma Carolina's fight for a wi "regardless of how they achieved it. All the qualities A had complete confidence on Jim Carlen Football pi - surprised a By Kevin Sullivan USC football players proj< disillusionment after Wedne: Director Bob Marcum to fire 1 "It was a complete surpri guard Cas Danielowski se chrkplr<v1 " The first-year head coach,; and winning only one Divi Wednesday after reportedly r of his coaching staff. "I have a lost feeling," sop J u**r. i i a L ] said, weiiavenau iwu neau learn another system. All w in shape," he said. USC's new head coach will schedules in the nation f< Carolina, Georgia, Souther Louisiana State and Clemson "I think thep^vand * fraternity 1?P< -sIST* ^98 vv. B ~*V ,v: wnlgf John Tanner said, SOPHOMORE DEFENSI Bell should have been given you've got to give someon We've got to be ready phys new coach comes in. We've f "It was a shock to me," W idea. I've been here two yeai Sophomore linebacker Jai because he got fired. I can't firing the coaches but I also because he had a decision to mMmmmammmmmmmmnmumBBammmm SC coaches react ing shoe iullivan ie firing of f J* I!.# ana aisoeuei 'D!nl?n?>4 nnll former use Richard Bell rans. people in collej sadership of of the way Ric ^hhaartbhe coaches. He dii nd integrity aid. _ Forme tard stood up we his own tant looiDan ado. P----?__ gs right. He ' s but no one Given ample time ! culty of the be an excellent coa< Also at Colorado >f arch-rival athletic director ir jor drive in sports, Ron Dicker nning team "really upset." (Clemson) "We were good ?' ti vere mere, i imppcn w uw ?w? Coach Bell. charisma with the t Ul Bell lai j||l From Staff Reports |i|^K|||";v The firing of footl MMKy universities has - m0t common occurence ; USC Head Footfc Kpf- became the latest v ? past few weeks, w nesday for reported W J his assistants. Other coaches fir : - University's Red V a position as assis chief planning of Center; and Art Bs t his duties as hea( 'H' North Carolina resigned under fii ayers sad, G bout firing " t us jcted feelings of shock and sday's decision by Athletic F dead Coach Kicnard Bell. cai se to me," junior offensive Cai lid. "The whole team is enc pec after completing a 4-7 record ision 1-A game, was fired [ efusing to fire four members [ jhomore center Tom Garner ! coaches, and now we have to | > ran do is work out and stav L face one of the most difficult .AI >r the 1983 season; North [, n California, .Notr^Jgame, r -v^ii^excitement is as old One presents i t's happened before.'' hat's going to happen next;" ? 9 VE back Glenn LeGrande felt more of a chance. "I feel that e a chance to get settled in. ically and mentally when the i lot to stay together now." fright said. "I didn't have any rs and have had two coaches." mes Seawright said, "I hate it get mad at Coach Bell for not p can't be mad at Mr. Marcum (, make." v iB _ r Ks college i is one of the reelly good J ge footbsll. I was proud I hard stood up for his dn't save his own skin/ r USC defensive beckfieid coach Dale Evans ^ tie would have proven to When contacted ih." Football Coach J is former USC assistant comment, I'm in tht . _u ct i uiaigc ui iiuu-icvcuue oicvc ivuuci usuu 3on. Dickerson said he is coach at Furman Sheridan said about friends. I hate to see it of Richard Bell, " ff. They had a certain don't think you can 1 earn and players." positively; it was ric test coach to ai USC Athletic Dire ball coaches at southern no* intend t become a relatively Bell's salary becaiu constituted a violatic all Coach Richard Bell Bell was hired witl coach to be axed in the $50,000 a season, hen he was fired Wed- The university is c lly refusing to fire four of football coach Jim less than a year ago i ea mis year mciue uuKe Frank Mcuuire, i /ilson, who has accepted coach for the Gair tant to the director and and will receive $10( ficer at Duke Medical i, 1983. iker, who was relieved of Former women's J coach at The Citadel. Parsons, who resi| State's Monte Kiffi,n December 1981, r< re Wednesday. contract until its ex lamecocKS earn Andrew Miller fimmy Foster erupted for 17 second-half points IC's men's basketball team to a 71-67 victory ov< rolina Wednesday night at Frank McGuire Aren Foster, who ended the night with 25 points and 12 ne out of the dressing room on fire after halftim rolina's first three baskets. This quick starl >ugh to discourage the hustling Catamounts :ked away at Carolina's four-point half time lead i y %< mm *883 111 x; wmt f a mm m . pip' ||| * Sffl /*,:>' > :-k:^'' :??S%- SaW Photo (JSC's Duane Kendall finds himself In an awkwt losition when bringing down a rebound in Carolii laaketball game against Western Carolina Wedne light ootball c Vine ^ riiro^t expect and ni receiv , former USC Head The im Carlen said, "No decisii i Coca-Cola business." swere< , an assistant football senttc University under Dick Will his reaction to the firing coach You couldn't print it. I factor look at anything like that just lo liculous." Marcu et fired ^ ctor Bob Marcum said Wjfl o pay the remainder of maji :o thA nnanh'c ar?tinnc in of his contract. ^Ji 1 1 a four-year contract at U urrently paying former Carlen, who was fired M . , and replaced by Bell. ormer men's basketball M| 1BT lecocks, retired in 1980 ),000 a year through July jg||g||j i basketball coach Pam gned under fire in late rjm eceived money for her J/[- . piration in June. second bas The lead, which at ti ? 14 points, diminished to help lift Lytle and Kenny Trir ?r Western the Catamounts withir a. rebounds, GAME STAF le, scoring VY,, \ " was not disrupt Western Care fhp Bill Foster said, "Thi ' Carolina in one-and-a1"The first 10 minuti well. At first everyth into their rhythm, ar said. That's why they USC's slim halftin which went ahead 3S Trimmier made a 16 ahead. jjMHH The lead was excha ^ack Pass *rom Point ended in a slam dunk 4 M LYTLE AND TRIfl ^ 1 HH Carolina comeback, ? fe Wi Catamounts ahead ^ "I wasn't pleased \ Foster said.''He pene Wk4> Lytle finished the nij Mmi ?*rimmier had 20 poir ' Jr Jtm Those Catamount i ^amecoc^s ^ g??d on two free thro fe J| Free throw shooti yillB game's outcome. N< JK c?nverted 12 of 14 fre< k outstanding tonight," B| to our victory this eve H^HI* WESTERN CAROI "Their experience w K$> they hit on the pressi Jp older team." Coach Foster said, ^Jf credit. We had to stru a whale of a ball gam ISB "I thought that Pe, ( Js&SSm "His defense was sup ,r(] Jimmy Hawthorne respectively, while 1 out seven assists. 8day Carolina will face Arifc. tonight. , caches e Dooley, head coach of top-ranked a, said, "I have no reaction. I have a respect for Coach Bell." ida State coach Bobbv Bowden. who id with Bell at West Virginia said, pear is not fair. You can't expect him anything in one year. ichard Bell is honest and a hard r. Three years* isn't even enough, i wonder why coaches cheat. I think scause of the pressure from being T lrnAiir Pi/tKorH Dnl 1 urni ilrl mawam A IV1IVVT AUVIiaiU UVil TTUU1U I1CVU1 though." Thursday press conference, Athletic or Bob Marcum said, "I think our Nation level was very high on defense )t so much on offense. I thought our ers didn't play well all year." question was raised as to whose :>n it was to fire Bell. Marcum and, "This is a decision that I made and * the (iTSC) president." me uramecocKS, wiin meir inira in three seasons, find instability a which could hurt'recruiting? "We'll ok at the adversity and overcome it," unsaid. Frank McGuire iketball win mps in thp first half 0rr?w tn as manv as ? ~ ' - " O- ~ rapidly as Western Carolina's Quinton nmier combined for 10 points to bring i four points with 2:49 left in the half. ITED out to be a cakewalk for the defense continued to shut down and rtina's offense. Third-year head coach at'c fho hpet Hofonco I've coon horo of [4I> U V11V MVUV VIVAV1IUV A * V/ tJWll liVA V> U V half years. es we came out intense and played very ling came easy to us, but then they got id we got a little tired," Coach Foster made a run at us late in the first half." le lead was lost to Western Carolina, >-38 with 15:03 remaining in the game, -foot jump shot to put the Catamounts inged until a picture perfect behind-the guard Gerald Peacock to Foster, which that ignited the crowd of 7,521. iIMIER again accounted for a Western is they teamed up for 16 points to put the by three points midway through the vith the defensive job we did on Lytle," trated well, and we could not stop him." >ht with 19 points and two assists while its and seven rebounds. jerformances were not enough to make as they battled back to take the lead for ws by Duane Kendall, making the score ng piayea an important roie in me jar the game's end, the Gamecocks b throws. "Our free throw shooting was . Coach Foster said. "That was the key ning." LINA Head Coach Steve Cottrell said, on the same for them Down the end Lire free throws. That's the mark on an , "You've got to give Western a lot of iggle for everything we got. They played e. acock played well," Coach Foster said, erb, and he shot well, too." j and Kendall had 11 and eight points, Peacock scored eight points and dished Utah in the Fiesta Classic in Tempe,