University of South Carolina Libraries
.opinion? Coach Bell's unfair, poor Thp firincr nf IlSP Moo W ** V* K/ V/ AAVV\ Richard Bell by Athletic Dir is another sad but typical ev< Carolina's Athletic Depart] and instability have been ' department since the mid-197 Bell was told by Marcur coaching staff changes, as personnel changes, accordinj the first-year coach refused orders, Bell was fired. vji aiiiv>u, nit pti lui main football team was disappoint coaching decisions were que But Bell, not Marcum, wai football program at USC. Mai was irresponsible; Bell's coa business. Bell needed the freedom system and philosophy that c An ifc Aiim m ot?i fc Af nAiirc UA1 ltO WWII AliV/1 AU3, VI WIU C mistakes, but most firstMarcum, however, showed a patience in firing Bell after 01 Even some of today's more started out with poor record Paterno (5-5) and North Cai (5-6) both had poor first yeai Bryant was only 5-4-1 at inaugural season as a head cc Bell may not have risen to t of success, but no one will kr never given the chance. In keeping with the Ath] tradition of poor timing, Be] not have come at a worse moi The chances of USC replacement for Bell are Marcum hires will have to patient atmetic director (i.e. in an administrative positio shoulder, judging his every n What will happen when the assistant Marcum doesn't quarterback the athletic di for? A coach with any self-i common sense wouldn't be ii to USC if Marcum is going to Marcum will probably ex winner next year, which sh tmnnccihla tnclr With Mnrtli ? f f AI/ftA i 1 V/JL VI i Louisiana State, Southern Dame, Florida State and ( teams in 1982) on the s< Carolina is destined for an( Will the new coach be on sha to turn USC into an instant w The firing is also sun recruitment of high school \ mass confusion, as it did las coach Jim Carlen was fired i Also, any chance to close gap with Clemson will prob j. lgci is i event pi uuaiiuu uy i the chance; Clemson's fc were reduced from 30 to 20 f USC a huge advantage in athletes But why would an athlete \ which, after a brief respi department that is again troversy? Bell's loss is also the univ presented himself in a cla lose. It was certainly a pl< Carlen, who often criticize fans alumni and stnHpnte ( Carolina are a lot worse of Richard Bell is forced out. , Most of all, the football suffer the most by Bell's juniors will be playing un< coach in three years. It's ] kind of winding tradition continuity and security. Bell's dismissal was not o football team and the Athl< also bad public relations Marcum's move was not ministrative stability or r? should have realized this b rash move. firing CJtl decision ?**? d Football Coach ^ ? -rUrt-r ector Bob Marcum ent in the history of \%Ss^ I11CIU. v^unnuvcioy trademarks of the Os. a to make specific well as other non g to Marcum; when to follow Marcum's i||||||| ce of this year's ing at best, and the rl8||||^ jstionable at times. I b hired to run the rcum's interference ching staff is Bell's to develop his own ould succeed or fail ?e Bell made some if iTyfsra year coaches do. |llf|Ww^Sp n incredible lack of 1m 11 L" ily one season. successful coaches I AtfrAfC s. h'enn state s Joe ? rolina's Dick Crum ~ rs. Alabama's Bear mMOjlflfl Maryland in his llwlllHj >nnVi 1? ra\~u. cjuiiui ; these coaches' level I have another p tow because he was criticism for all ti the Gamecock. As ^ is almost two m< letic Department S television season, ll's dismissal could been waiting two n nent. see even the firs getting a quality slim. Whomever ^ any ??io.i put up With an im- television is the , a frustrated coach single factor in n) looking over his especially in hniiQPnnlH r%f wninl love w ?.?v. ... television sets, th ! new coach hires an since this is tr^e like, or starts a performs two fu; rector doesn't care aesthetics and he 'espect, dignity and *hat have wide s<> nterested in coming fact' ll wiU not nierestea in coming television critic lntertere. important social a pect an immediate in America. ould be close to an Thus the Game< Carolina, Clemson, important fronts. < California, Notre ^ , ' lA/uuiai uic ucpi a Georgia (all top 20 ihedule next year, Plmns' )ther losing season. g1OCS1 ky ground if he fails inner? fAMA 3 to throw USC's B Cfi 112l flayers in a state of . >t year when former Editor: , , un oenaii ot tru n early December. opportunity to tha i the football talent athletic program ably disappear. The season is upon us the NCAA gave USC every one of you lotball scholarships or two years, giving The ^am got 0i recruiting student- easily defeating winning ways wn vanttocometoUSC, Foster and Game te' KaS-,aH athl6tiC t0Please undersb embroiled in con- help. The student needs that spirit t ersity's. Bell always Marquette, DePa . " ti,/. ssy manner, win or . *I,C "lov UIU1& easant change from wiUgWeeve^o" d the university, its begins at 7:30 \ College athletics and Coliseum on the ] f when a person like before a baskets and help us get th team will probably firing. Next years plain more about ier their third head place. hard to develop any Also we would i without a sense Of Starting during t This is another e fired up and to ra nly damaging for the Another idea \ Stic Department, but half. The cheerl for the university. courage the fam a statement of ,d- KKKSSi jsponsibility, and he efore making such a ROTr to (jeucor\e you crr&ALL. co/)cH! jri/fe. .ISTTlKrr coacHZS 4kJC ? A-r- m A*Jy TT^ Pilil *T" rlH I KJ-t'W/v, Aloto.M L t makes cas America last s liece of constructive portant work, lose responsible for tragically died. ( an Know, America tfte only persoi anths into the new watched the shov And though I have The same is nonths, I have yet to shows as "Ren t television review intellectual to imecock. This is a human relations ancelhave. heroic (and en listorian can tell, tionary Roman! j most influential glorious "Seven the world today, Brothers," the America. Each comddy of "Cht n has an average 2.3 bolic structurali le last time I read. (in declining ord< the television critic The critic mui actions: he judges disappointments advocates reforms great failures cial significance. In Elsewhere") an< be long before the ("Tales of the G< becomes the most 'Em Back A1 dvocate / reformist Houston"). On th social issues nee :ocft is ignoring two to guard against Dn the one hand, the as pictured in " s the duty to make the "Dream Cit; rt. FAr lack of this in fiction fame. leader asks * for support 5 cheerleading squad, I'd like to take thi ink you for your endless support of a gre* at Carolina. As you all know, basketba s and it is the squad's hope that each an i will come out and support the fightin ey take to the basketball court for anothe ff to a fantastic start this past Saturday fc Armstrong State. I am confident that tt 1 continue and the squad, along with Coat it Spirit, have come up with some new idei xtra support in every game. and that we can't do anything without yoi body is the spirit of Carolina and the tea o defeat such teams as Purdue, Vanderbii ul, and Clemson just to name a few. the squad wants to do is have a pep ral les. The pep rallies will start at 7 p.m. ai le 30 minutes to get fired up before the gan ).m. Each pep rally will be held at t) floor so if you have never been on the flo ill game, come to the game 30 minutes ear e team fired up. getting crazy, then get crazy and invite yo the fun. The mikeman and myself will the ideas we have as the pep rally is takii lilrfk fnr vnn tr? hf?ln us in thp rhants WP will ime-outs on the court and during the ganr xcellent chance for you to help get the tec ittle the opposing team's brains. ve have involves the last 2 minutes of ea eaders will be going into the stands to < i to stand on their feet for those 2 minut :ha nee to show your support for the team age of it and really make some noise! Greg Bri Carolina Cheerleaders, Cap V , ;rf , /is me bleu) ^ ALREADY CHOS tJ > OO/jV tooRR.Y M > e for IV n eason, a very im- If there "King's Crossing," the space In fact, I think I am found, 1g l in America that valuable i r.) critic, Mr. true today of such- continual! lington Steele," an inimical t ur-de-force about v recent i {hips at their most Hyde...To ijoyable), the reac- 1982), for tic folklore of the more at i Brides for Seven pericnce" humanity and pure per se, v iers," and the sym- and unfai sm of "Voyagers!" important 3T of greatness). (socially, st also point out the the same; of the potentially In fact, ("Gavilan," "St. choice, al J the abject failures on the efl aid Monkey," "Bring be kept t live," and "Matt but is ne e other hand, several contempc d be examined, so as interestin the coming telecracy collegiate Fahrenheit 451" and unimport y" stories of science pi Society thanl Editor: Sigma Nu has done it once Chapter of the National MS Soc USC community that nearly $7, 2 the recent Sigma Nu Game ,, membership of SN worked long * run and obtain community sup] 1 benefit. The MS patients in our a ~ nationally can think of many thousands of dollars given to us I >V We are proud to be the reci industrious labor of Sigma Nu -h equally proud of their benevoler is XT m it j -Gome iyj Kdltor-it ? Richardl ne |jg *-wJ*y utHtnwi ...... David DeWitt Asst. Copy Desk Chief. . Kay Bender News Editor JohnBraun 'y Asst. News Ed.. . Richard Culbertson Asst. News Editor. . . Forrest Brown Ur Ent. Editor John Vaughan 'X- Asst. Ent. Editor Chris Handal Sports Editor Johnny Boggs ? Asst. Sports Editor. . Dennis Switzer be New room 177-7181 lg Business Office 777-3888 im Gamecock welcome* Ifttara nn/t editorials must be typewritten, triple sf ch Lett rs should be no longer than 300 limited to one newsworthy subject no I gg and guest editoriala MUST be signec number, mailing address, class stan Pseudonyms are unacceptable, but the request if the circumstances warrant. Mri We reserve the right to edit guest edit Address letters and columra to: Opii tain A, USC, Columbia, S.C. 29208. MBpnMHHNnBMnW ) , r / \ : to * \ \ N -r 9* i s ? / V 1 ? ? obqo^ -x*xxxx / x ? ' / v I y /? "" i \JS F 11 V sviews is any question as to where for such a critic should be ok no further than the space wasted on your film . Doug Bell. Not only does he y prove that his mind is jo the critical mind (in his review of "Jekyll and gether Again" (Nov. 5, example, the reader learns rout the so-called "ex' of his going to the movie /hich is both uninteresting r), but that film is a far less t medium than television though they are essentially aesthetically). if it came down to a single 11 of journalism should focus ect of television. It is not to o journals of reviews of art, iws, the most pressing and wary, and by far the most ig that can be culled from the ; setting, where other news is ant and utterly boring. Arthur L. Williams WesophylreHgioas studies sophomore cs Sigma Nu again! The South Carolina :iety is pleased to inform the 00(X was raised as a result of Ball Run to Clemson. The hard hours to organize the port so the MS Society could irea and our research centers productive ways to use the by the fraternity. pients of the generosity and i and hope the University is it efforts. Elizabeth S. Chonte Director of Development :cock ?i i-Chief Meyera Opinion Page Editor .... Leslie Katz Wire Editor Sydne Waller Photo Editor Andy Putnam Asst. Photo Editor John Osborn wnirini ividiiu^ri nun crnitrr Adviser Mark Ethridge, Jr. 9 Ad Manager Linda S. Haines Business Manager . . . Jean Hatchell Production Manager Mark McEwan Advertising 777-4249 Production 777-2833 guest editorials. All letters and guest *acedona65-space-line. words and guest editorials should be longer than four typed pages. Letters I with the writer's name, telephone ding or /acuity position and major, writer's name may be withheld upon orials and letters. lion Page Editor, Gamecock, Drawer(