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Pep Tall
By Kevin Adams
Georgia game
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Ah, the Georgia game. It's finally
here.
It's what Gamecock fans
everywhere have been waiting for,
and it's finally here. USC has disposed
of the rest of the Carolinas ?
North, Western and East ? and can
now focus its full and undivided attention
on the sixth-ranked Georgia
Bulldogs.
They'd better, because Georgia has
perhaps its best team since the early
1980s. That's saying a lot. From
1980-83, the Bulldogs were 43-4-1,
winning the national championship
in 1980 and finishing in the Top 10
each of the other years.
And while the record has fallen a
little in the last four seasons, the
Bulldogs have still managed to defeat
USC the last three times they've
played. Since 1979, Georgia has won
seven of the eight games between the
two schools; overall, they lead the
series 33-7-2.
Obviously, the Georgia game has
always been a frustrating one for
USC. It's also one that usually sets
the tone for the rest of the Gamecock
season. Let's take a little trip down
memory lane. . .
To 1980, when USC traveled to
Athens with a 6-1 record, a Top 20
ranking and eventual Heisman
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Bulldogs were 7-0 and on their way to
the national title. They almost lost it
against the Gamecocks. USC was
driving for the winning touchdown in
the last few minutes of the game until
Rogers fumbled inside the Bulldog
20-yard line. Georgia recovered, ran
out the clock and kept its perfect
record intact with a 13-10 victory.
Instead of moving into the Top 10,
USC fell in the polls and finished 8-4,
with losses in its final two games to
Clemson and Gator Bowl opponent
Pittsburgh. A good season, to be
sure, by Gamecock standards. But
not as good as it might have been had
they defeated the Bulldogs.
To 1986, at Williams-Brice
Stadium. USC was 1-2, having lost to
Miami and Virginia. Georgia was 1-1
and coming off a loss at home to
Clemson. Despite being heavy underdogs,
the Gamecocks played well and
were once again driving inside the
Georgia 20-yard line in the final
minutes when a pass from freshman
quarterback Todd Ellis bounced off
the shoulder pads of usually-reliable
junior wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.
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By the Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. ? Georgia football
Coach Vince Dooley started his No. 6
Bulldogs' preparation for No. 14
South Carolina Monday by saying
his team was badly bruised following
Saturday's 42-35 victory over
Mississippi State.
He said offensive assistant Ray
Goff, a former coach at South
Carolina, would give his team a full
report on the Gamecocks, saying he
"is better qualified to give the report
than anyone on our staff."
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The deflected pass fell into the hands
of a Bulldog defender, who quickly
smothered the ball for the interception,
allowing the Bulldogs to escape
Columbia with a 31-26 victory.
That one play stunned the
Gamecocks, and they never
recovered, suffering several more
heartbreaking defeats and finishing
with a disappointing 3-6-2 record.
To 1987, in Athens. The
Gamecocks were 2-0, the Bulldogs
1-1 and again coming off a tough loss
to Clemson. It was USC's first true
test of the season after lopsided victories
over Division I-AA opponents
Appalachian State and Western
Carolina. The Gamecocks were confident
of victory, feeling they were
the better team.
USC had 374 yards of total offense
and drove inside the Georgia 15-yard
line five times, only to come away
with two Collin Mackie field goals.
The freshman Mackie missed field
goals of 46 and 27 yards, and
sophomore running back Harold
Green fumbled inside the Georgia
five-yard line to thwart Gamecock
scoring opportunities. Final score:
Georgia 13, USC 6.
For once, however, the Gamecocks
did recover somewhat from the loss
to the Bulldogs, going on to post an
8-4 record and a top 15 finish.
The lone exception in this string of
frustration: 1984. This was the year
of Black Magic, and it all started
against the Bulldogs in WilliamsBrice
Stadium. USC had posted wins
over patsies The Citadel and Duke,
but the win over Georgia was the one
that catapulted the Gamecocks into
the national spotlight and set the
foundation for the best season in
school history. The 17-10 win over
the Bulldogs was keyed by a secondhalf,
62-yard touchdown pass by
reserve quarterback Mike Hold. The
win against a team that had beaten
them so often in the past gave the
Gamecocks increased confidence in
themselves and laid the groundwork
for a 10-2 season which saw the
Gamecocks reach No. 2 in the national
polls.
What will this year's game against
the Bulldogs hold? Will it be like
1984 or more like '80, '85 and '86?
Will the outcome affect the rest of
the Gamecock season as dramatically
as it has in the past?
For answers to these questions and
others like them, tune in Saturday
afternoon.
icern Dooley
He said the Gamecocks are an early
two-point favorite in the game,
and added, "considering the way we
played on Saturday, there's not a
question as to why we are the
underdog."
"We are going to reconstruct this
week, and it's going to be a
challenge," he said.
"We will have to do a better job
against South Carolina than we did
against the other two teams who have
thrown against us, Tennessee and
Mississippi State," Dooley said.
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By KEVIN ADAMS
Sports editor
Although the USC defense played "terrible" at
times in their 17-0 win over East Carolina on Saturday,
the unit did come through when it had to,
USC defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn said.
"I'm not going to apologize for our players getting
the shutout, because that's the one thing that
they really want to do," said Dunn. "They did
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concerned about the Georgia offense, particularly
the rushing game, even though it won't contain
many surprises.
"We know what they're going to do. They're not
going to change anything for us," Dunn said. Running
backs Alphonso Ellis, Rodney Hampton,
Keith Henderson and Tim Worley "are just
unbelievable. They're amazing just watching them
on film. Most of the time they don't even have to
block for them. They make you miss."
Georgia is No. 1 in the nation in rushing yardaee.
and both Hamnton and Worlev rank amone
the Top 10 nationally in yards rushing per game.
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14th in AP poll
USC remained at No. 14 in this
week's Associated Press football poll
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Georgia, the Gamecocks' opponent
this week, moved up one spot to
No. 6 after a 42-35 victory over
Mississippi State.
Future Gamecock opponents
Florida State and Clemson are at No.
9 and No. 12, respectively, after the
Seminoles' 24-21 victory over the
Tigers Saturday at Death Valley.
Rank Team Record Pvs
1.Miami, Fl. 2-0-0 1
2.UCLA 3-0-0 2
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4.Aiiburn 2-0-0 6
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ijm b.Georgia 3-0-0 7
5.Notre Dame 2-0-0 8
k^jgglMl 9.Florida State 2-1-0 10
10.Nebraska 2-1-0 11
11 .West Virginia 3-0-0 12
\2.Clemson 2-1-0 3
13. Alabama 1-0-0 13
14.South Carolina 3-0-0 14
/ The Gamecock 15.Penn State 2-0-0 16
16. Pitt 2-0-0 ?
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latch will be 18.Oklahoma State 1-0-0 20
n> 19.Michigan 0-2-0 15
20. Florida 3-0-0 ?
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telephone hook-up, is worried about the Gamecock
passing attack, which he described as
"devastating."
He also said the Bulldogs are looking at the USC
game as a Divotal one. "It's a tremendously big
game. . . there are some publications that have
South Carolina at the beginning of the season in
the Top 10, and in their three ball games up to this
point, 1 don't think they've done anything but proven
they deserve to be in there. And that's what
you've got to go by," said Haffner.
"This is the pinnacle for us as far as playing a
team that's ranked highly, a team that's going to be
well-motivated against the Georgia football team,
and we've got to see what we're all about."
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