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Sports I Wednesday, November 18, 1987 THE GAMECOCK 9 I USC-Clemsoi ) more than fo Hold that Tiger! Skin that Tiger! Kill that TigeWhooa! OK, OK. Everyone knows ^ it's Clemson-Carolina week, but there arc other things going on in the wonderful world of sports. Just for starters, George Felton pits his Gamecock basketball team against Marathon Oil in a fake game tonight. This past season, Marathon Oil criKhcfl an nvprmatrheH incx perienced Gamecock team. Marathon Oil plays a bunch of NBA cast-offs and collcge-starsturned-park rccrcators. This group of players would give any major college basketball team fits. Imagine being an 18-year-old freshman going up against a team that has players who were bouncing a hall wlipn vr?n u/pre ctill in ornrtf* school. That was really the case this past ! season. The Gamecocks had one starting senior and a host of young, talented, 1 Maiinnal cf -L x AIMI C7 By WAYNE WASHINGTON Sports editor The debate began early. Clemson was touted as a favorite t national championship of the decade 1 USC was touted as a Top 20 possibilities. "Which team is better?" was the qi Well, with nine of the 11 regular se< the statistics of the NCAA have a stoi Clemson has two players ranke< ' ? nationally. Tieer runninc back Terrv Allen is 3 average yards per game, averaging 86 I Planes What he rc ^ i i n Musk Scoft by I wM ^,ncn i 61. Soundtrac Hughes t 0H?s.,T?? Cassettes * ARR II < ip Talk nnfnn -* I n week has ! otball game but again, young players. Felton, in his second year as Gamecock head coach, should fare a little better this time. He still has a young team, but the roster is dotted with juniors and seniors who have been through a basketball war or two. The crop of incoming freshmen should yield a bountiful harvest tor seasons to come. Michael Glover, Barry Manning, John Hudson, Brent Price and Jeff Roulston are the results of one of the best recruiting seasons the Gamecocks have had since they brought the Dozier twins to Columbia in one fell swoop. Felton is considering red-shirting either Hudson or Roulston, but both will probably sec action against Marathon Oil. Yes, there will be other activities going on in the wonderful world of sports besides holding, skinning, and killing that Tiger. atistics tell s pi Qpp-l/irl^pr r>o\ ly in average poi however, has beco 0 win their second heroics as the senic this season. season for Clemso team with bowl Gamecock playe Quarterback To uestion. and third in total c ison games played, game. ry to tell. Wingback Sterli 1 in the Top 50 ches per game witl USC running I 7th in the nation in 1,000-yard mark .8 per game. performance, is 31 Steve Martin )ohn( i,Trains and At ally wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his f What he got wa TffwwWmmffiffi MTfiTllif PARAMOUNT PICTURES PRESE a John Hughes PLANES. TRAINS AND AUTOMO IRA NEWBORN E xfcutivc Producers MICHAEL . Produced and Directed by JOHN HUGHES A PAI k Album Available on I'm [ hmtihctid <j?> ] rfutt/MCA Rftofds. [r&irraf?*r| , ind Compact Discs * I VINO NOVEMBE 1EATRES EVERY Gator Bowl bid for US :^^tF^&ttr ^P^PiWi Hr Jr * Au2**^.^jB^bi *e W bK ?.?K 'M- .-JS Eju ||?iyfii|lp ^Yt:'L:.':i.'J::S. VuSj^^H ^ /iB HL ~ '/*"; - ~ - EH^^qBEUQ JENNIFER STEtB/ fhe Gamecock Riding the arm of quarterback Todd Ellis and the strength of the defense, the Gamecock football team might get a bid to the Gator Bowl. itory about Tiger, Gam 'id Trcadwcll is in the Top 20 national- He is also third nationally in points sc< nts per game with 11.9. Treadwell, 10.5. me known for his late, game-winning Freshman placc-kicker Collin Mack >r Tiger kicker has won two games this nation in average points per game wit n. Gamecock free safety Brad E?d\var< rs dot the national statistics. place nationally in interceptions per dd Ellis is 33rd in passing efficiency Robert Robinson is tied for 36th in tl >ffense, accounting for 276.7 yards per Both Gamecock players average les< tion per game. ng Sharpe is ninth in the nation in cat- Team statistics show that both tean h 5.7. overall success. sack Harold Green, who broke the The Gamecocks are ranked in the T this past Sarturday with his 172-yard category except one ? rushing offen; st in average yards per game with 91.9. The Tigers are in the Top 20 nation; JTOMOBILES I g| s three days with the turkey. fr B' - rf ; rri ,saj ^ We ^ Carolir NTS I FILM I BILES CHINICH Kid NEIL MACHLIS 1 Bi|? amount picture ijrTy^r H VVnertJ. nu? TM & Copyright 01987 by t /InnutrMn/ H \ A / j&%. % Paramount PittufcsCof portion I \/\/nPl 1 mm** AH DUlu# 0?. \C>Vl ? v U. fompK? UM w V V I Vjl* 9 6* \ K 25TII AT I N?1 AVI USUI? I Hoi T I I I Jl % 1 Am |. j C likely, no "The indications are strong t it can't be official until Satu Tom Price, By WAYNE WASHINGTON Sports editor More than just the ClemsonCarolina game will take place Saturday. USC may, or may not, receive its second bid to the Gator Bowl in four years Saturday. The Gamecocks, 7-2 and No. 12 in the nation, played in the Jackson vine, fia., dowi in 1v04 wnen iviikc Hold was the quarterback and "Black Magic" was the rage. Now, after a pre-season and season of being called a team with "bowl possibilities," the Gamecocks arc apparently high on the Gator Bowl selection committee's list. With the bowl picture finally beginning to take form, fans have already begun to bombard the Jacksonville Coliseum officcs with ticket orders. Sara Duncan, who has worked at the coliseum selling tickets for the past four years, said no telephone orders will be accepted, however. "I've probably taken 300 or 400 calls," Duncan said Tuesday. "I'd say about at least 100 have been from South Carolina fans. We got some last week, but they really picked up today. We probably got some as far back as two weeks ago." USC'i Gamecock Club and Sports Information offices have also handled calls concerning the Gator Bowl. Both organizations have been hesitant to give information concerning ecock footb :>red ner came with cent two ? nassin use is 10th ir ie is seventh in the defense, second ii h 9.8. defense, giving up is is tied for ninth Clemson is 20tl game and safety defense, fourth i ie same category. defense, giving up ; than one intercep- "So which tean Clemson has er is have experienced season and has lc State team the G; op 20 in every team The Gamecock >e. cracked the Top ally in every one ex- Georgia team the GAME AREN h CHO mi ) Support yo Wb Competition v the followinc Acaden fy Resid Student Fra Sc "3 University Winners will b ? Ga Anyone want blood drive $ American Red iJui laic L leat Clemson C ?a/ Clemson Cc Blood Drive sell House member 17 - 9 t /ember 18 - 9 t member 19 - 9 t i t official I hat we will be invited, but H (JSC assistant athletic director ; the tickets because the bid is not ^-inofficial. \ / "The indications are strong that we will be invited," said Tom Price, "j assistant athletic director at USC. j / 7 "But it can't be official until [-i Saturday." v.-:r If the Gamecocks receive a bowl [ ?! bid Saturday, it will be the seventh ,r time USC has played in a post-season o",,,v pmp The Gamccocks have never won a bowl game. I jfC USC played in the first-ever Gator I55 Bowl in 1946. f * The Gamecocks made their second ti? bowl appearance in 1969, riding the j ; > arm of quarterback Tommy Suggs. j USC lost that game 14-3. I Their next appearance was in 1975, [ when they played in the Tangerine I. ;. Bowl and lost to Miami of Ohio 20-7. I Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers carried the Gamecocks to bowl games iri 1979 and 1980. Both times Roecrs eained more than 100 yards, but both times the j >: Gamecocks came out on the losing K;J In 1984, they finished 10-2, but lost lg? 21-14 to Oklahoma State in their pi third trip to the Gator Bowl. A record 82,138 fans attended the pf 1984 Gator Bowl. This perhaps partly explains why |Jg having the Gamecocks participate in |p their bowl is so attractive for Gator ip Bowl officials. N| out again, noming is omciai. all teams g offense and total offense. 1 rushing defense, fourth in passing i total defense and second in scoring only 9.3 points per game. h in passing defense, third in rushing n total defense and 15th in scoring i just 14.6 points per game, i is hotter?" ljoyed Top 20 rankings throughout the >st only once ? to the North Carolina imecocks pounded 48-0. s have just within the past few weeks 20 and have lost twice ? once to the Tigers defeated 21-20. 1 AAm/o :uuL.r\o 'T <EN ur organization! j vill be held among j campus groups: riic Colleges ence Halls Organizations ternities p >rorities / Departments e announced in the mecock. ina to assist in the ihould contact the Cross at 256-2301 Blood! )uring The >mpetition . :o 4:30 P.M. to OS JO P.M. [I aw in hi iii 4 iiii'iiWiiihii mi i mm i iiwi rm 1mi 11 n n nfffl V