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By Laura Ann Boozer
Although the second-ranked Fighting
Gamecocks lost against Navy Saturday afternoon,
about 5,000 loyal Gamecock fans
turned out for their homecoming at the Columbia
Metropolitan Airport Saturday night.
It was obvious that this one loss didn't
break the spirit of the fans. Many enthusiastic
Gamecock supporters had been at
the airport for more than two and a half
hours waiting for the team. Even as the
temperature dropped into the low 40s, the
crowd, led by Joe Pinner, cheered on. To
Pinner's cry of "What do we eat? What do
we eat?" The crowd replied, "Tiger meat!
Tiger meat!"
Why did people bring their families out in.
such cold weather even after the team had
lost? Pinner put it this way, "To show that
they aren't fair weather friends. They're
uamecocks win, lose or draw." Another
loyal fan replied, "because I love em', why
the hell do you think?"
USC PRESIDENT Holderman said, "It's
been one hell of a season already, and the second
season starts next week at Clemson.
We're gonna make it 10-1." Holderman
wasn't too worried about the ever-present
question of a bowl bid. He said, "No bids
can be made until after the last game of the
season, which is next week, so we're keeping
all of our or>tion?; nnpn "
The momentum of the crowd was kept going
during the wait by Pinner and the
Carolina Band. He cried,"Nine and one, but
still not done!" the crowd loved it and
cheered on with him. A group of boys chimmed
in, "Clemson, Clemson-Moo, Moo,
Moo! In one more week, we're gonna beat
the hell out of you! " The fans sang "Black
Magic" at the top of their lungs and danced
to the Carolina Fight song.
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extra boost by reporting to them that the
University of Oklahoma had scored once
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crowd went virtually wild.
The only break in the spirit came when the
plane landed. The team looked out of the
plane's windows in disbelief that even though
they had ended all hopes of an undefeated
season, so many people had turned out for
their homecoming.
THEIR EXPRESSIONS changed to
defeat and sadness as they descended the
steps of the plane. Many players stared at the
ground as if embarrassed to look into the
faces of their fans.
Head coach Joe Morrison spoke to the
anxiously waiting crowd. "Coming home
from the Notre Dame game, it was good to
see the fans here," he said, "but I really
think that coming home and seeing this, it
means a whole lot more."
The anticipation of next week's game,
when the Fighting Gamecocks meet the
Clemson Tigers in Death Valley, has been
building all year. The fact that the
Gamecocks were undefeated until the Navy
game jusi aaaeci more pressure.
The loss to Navy could have been a blessing
in disguise. "The loss will relieve the
pressure of trying to go all the way
undefeated and allow the team to concent rate
on just beating Clemson," said one
bystander.
Gamecock support wasn't just novelty
Saturday night. It was simply unleashed admiration
for a group of young men who have
been doing their best to give the crowds of
wholehearted Gamecock fans what they
want." And that's exactly what they have
done. "Nine and one," said one man, "and
oh, so much fun!"
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About 5,000 Gamecock fans greeted the football team Saturday night at the Columbia Metropolitan
Airport as they returned from a disappointing 38 21 loss to Navy.
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