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Say it ain't so, Joe. conf
The decision by former USC with
Athlctic Director Bob Marcum and If
other school officials to join the theii
Metro Conference in 1983 may turn it i
out to be a belated nightmare for Gan
| head coach Joe Morrison's football Met
program. mini
Metro conterencc otticials said bask
this past week they are discussing top
the possibility of having its Bi
members play conference football Boa
schedules. the 1
While adding football to the list losii
of Metro Conference sports makes foot
plenty of sense for other member hug>
schools, it may spell disaster for Stac
USC football. O
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Most Metro schools are extreme- as v
ly weak in football. Forcing USC to T
play Southern Mississippi, in t
Louisville, Virginia Tech, Florida has
State, Cincinnati, and Memphis and
State all in one season would force tor
USC to drop some of its more na- oth<
I tionally respected teams off its B
* schedule. The Gamecocks already Uni
play Virginia Tech and Florida ass
State, hnt the othpr team* Have Ge
traditionally been extremely poor. Sou
Games with well-known powers 1
such as Miami or Nebraska will be nat
difficult in the future if the ath
Gamecocks must play a six-game Me
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the Metro goes forward with f _ . * '
conference football plans, ;:v
may lose USC. Although the
lecocks have done well in the ; _ ) _ _ _
ro in other sports such as swimg
and men's and women's f: K i
:etball, football is by far the . money
maker. j
ut school officials and the
rd of Trustees may reconsider
Metro's worth at the thought of [ "
ig large sums of money from i -ball
television appearances and v ***
e crowds at Williams-Brice H
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ther factors may cause the \>
necocks to abandon the Metro I ?
/ell.
he desire to renew days of glory
he Atlantic Coast Conference : ..
not escaped many USC alumni [-' fans.
And new Athletic DirecDick
Bestwick has strong ties in ; -1
:r conferences.
lestwick coached at the ACC's
versity of Virginia and was an j ' ~ ?
istant athletic director at jjtt
orgia, which is in the BeL Jfi
itheastern Conference. ^Pg
f Bestwick gets the itch for more ^
ional exposure for USC
letics, it may be goodbye to the
tro for the Gamecocks. J
Campus Notices
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Help Wanted
Housing
Lost & Found Joe Rhet(i wi
^ .J?CISonals game this past i
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including prep All- Tech, Wake Forest anc
*hett, have verbally Carolina State.
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High School, and Jo bounds, 2.3 blocked shots
4 guard from Lower assists per game for Eau C
chool, both said they season. He will join fori
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schedule and closeness to hon
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nbia," Einglish, playing alongside Player
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7-foot center bound for Louisiana
e the State, averaged 14 points, four
tough rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.
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bigger He had narrowed his choices to
lie and USC, Austin Peay and North
id play Carolina-Asheville.
stay at Felton is not allowed by NCAA j
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until they sign their
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COURTESY OF JOE JACKSON/The Slat,
out guard at Lower Richland High School,slams
ing a high school all-star game this past season,
i with George Felton's (JSC squad today.
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