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Friday, March 2, 1990 The Gamecock 7
USC-CIent;
like ACC h
C Just when you thought the
Clemson athletic program was losing
some of its steam ? BOOM!
7 The Tigers didn't win the ACC
football title for a change this year;
but, lo and behold, hfcre comes
their basketball team.
With Wednesday night's 97-93
win over Duke, the Tigers, 10-3 in
the conference, grabbed at least a
tie for the regular-season ACC
'.championship, an honor that has
Escaped them since Clemson hoops
2)egan in the 1911-12 season.
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tUlemson lies ahead.
Saturday, at Alexander Memorial
Coliseum, the Tigers have to
.face the most talented team in the
AGC in my book ? Georgia Tech.
Of course, the Jackets are coming
off an 81-79 loss to the most
.^up-and-down team in the ACC ?
the North Carolina Tarheels Wednesday
night at the Dean Dome.
But still, Clemson changes faces
',when it hits the road. Gone are the
jfrenzied throngs when Elden
^Campbell stuffs it home or the
^screaming masses when Dale Da>is
shoves the ball back in someibody's
face.
Thie timp thp cprpamc will
,pome when freshman Kenny Anderson
streaks past opposing defenders
for an easy lay-up or when
pennis Scott buries his fifth threepointer
of the contest. The Tigers
^ust seem to break down on the
^ oad.
\ I'm not saying Clemson will
lose, but I believe their chances are
jas good as Geraldo's are of doing
>n intelligent show. (I think tomorrow's
show is entitled, "The how
;and why of farm animal prostitu"don.")
Good luck, Tigers.
Believe me, I'm not trying to
"doom" the Tigers because, for the
Jirst time, I've found myself cheering
for them this year. They're exsiting,
intense and
^good . . . especially at home.
i?Vhen USC played there earlier
jhis season, a Clemson player
passed it behind his bratfk'ia'mf
i? made a USC player look foolish. I
bated ir, but I loved it. They-Mtr
Jnore dunks that day than I've seen
Jn a season. In fact, the Tigers
Jieed only about 16 dunks to pass
Jhe season-high total of Houston's
Phi Slamma Jamma.
J Besides that, when Marion Cash
&nd David Young are on from outfcide,
they do not miss many. And
Perrick Forrest leads an impressive,
steal-happy defense.
1 Now, I know you're asking, "So
Jvhat? What does Clemson have to
do with us?"
j Well, informed and enlightened
feader, I'll tell you.
i On Monday night, guess who
invades Frank McGuire Arena?
that's right, sports fans, Clemson
and the highly touted 'Duo of
Doom' ? the regular season ACC
ihamps. Are any lights coming
on? Wait, what's that smell? Perhaps
an UPSET!
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Pep Talk
How sweet would it be ladies
and gentlemen to beat the ACC
champs?
From 1953-54 through 1970-71,
USC was a member of the Atlantic
Coast Conference. The Gamecocks
won the championship in 1971 by
beating North Carolina 52-51.
What I am suggesting, folks, is
revolutionary.
Passengers, please strap
yourselves in.
This is our big chance. For one
fateful night, ladies and gentlemen,
we are back in the ACC. Don't the
names just sound wonderful: Tarheels,
Wolfpack, Cavaliers
. . . Gamecocks. I have one
wish, Coach Felton, let's get busy!
Win this one for Frank McGuire
and the '70-71 Gamecocks.
Clemson head coach Cliff Ellis
said after the first USC-Clemson
game this season that the rivalry
hardly exists in basketball as it
does in football. Well, Cliffy baby,
I got a news flash for you ... it's
not a rivalry this time, it's World
War III.
Oddly enough, the USC team in
1970-71 defeated Clemson twice,
here, 81-53 and, there, 4 7-44. this
year, the Tigers already have the
upper hand with a 83-65 win earlier
this season. But this one is the
biggie.
Imagine if you will (cue foreboding
music and smoke): Clemson
is leading by two, 72-70. :02
seconds left. Clemson is Abounding
the ball from under their own
basket.
Cash triggers it in to a wideopen
Dale Davis under the hoop.
As the 6-foot-11-inch, 225-pound
hoss of a man goes up for the easy
home, takes the ball from him like
talcing candy from a baby. He outlets
it to a streaking Jo Jo English,
who goes over Elden Campbell for
the jam . . . and the foul.
Jo Jo sinks the free throw and
USC wins the Brant Long mythical
ACC regular season title. Sounds
good, doesn't it. But can USC do
ii;
Of course, they can. A big game
from Sykes, English and Popovic.
And an impressive inside game by
Jeff Roulston and you get a tight,
nip-and-tuck game.
If Frank McGuire Arena starts
shaking Monday night, don't run
for cover, it's not an earthquake or
a twister, it's only the biggest upset
in basketball history . . . OK,
OK, maybe just a mild upset.
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Sophomore Joe Rhett talks to the press Thursday aboi
pacemaker recently installed in his heart. Rhett is expected
fully recovered and back in action next season.
Gamecocks rally to
From Staff Reports
use defeated Erskine 9-4 Wed- h,t batter' a Walk" lw0 inflel
. e'catca trsKinc v 4 wea and a wild iK;h scored tw0
nesday at Sarge Fpe Field to up Caro|ina mns in the ^ inn
record 10 5"2 on lhe y?un8 Rush hit a solo home run
scai?\. , , fourth to make it 4-3. The 1
The Gamecocks were down 4-0 cocks tied jt when Parne?
to the Flying Fleet after two in- double and scored on seconc
mngs, but took the lead in the fifth m?m Mjke Adam>s sj ,e
when freshman Jeff Parnell hit his ,n ^ fifth Rush r^che(
second double of die afternoon, g and mQved Qyer ,
knocking in George Rush. onsa wi,d pl(ch before p
... re.'.evfer ar ic oung drove kjm jn l0 mage it 54 \
p eked up his first win of die year USCs i[]surance runs ca
after entering the game ,n the thud ^ h wilh a couple 0
inning. Young allowed only four . , ^
, 6 ? run homers by Dave Willm;
singles and gave up no walks. ? . Ripken
use starter John Merger gave ^wi.lman Adams, Parne
"P. lhS !eC?nd Rush each had two hits in
walking Mark Segee, hitting Kevin 12.hit atlack Erskin(,,s e,
Mutz and giving up singles to Stan ,, . .
Butler and Todd Polatty. Metzger % 7 f , . f ,
? , , . r- e tt a Erskine starter Chnstophei
was then taken out for Sean Hard- 1 o . , , T
i -.u .u u i j j j son, 1-2, took the loss as E
wick with the bases loaded and no c u\ , %
outs fel110 4"3Butler
then scored on a fielder's USC fSins a dl?e"dai''
choice and Polatty on a sacrifice ment toda>' w,th South. R
fly to make the score 4-0. Alabama and Western Michi
The Gamecocks wasted little South Florida s Red Mc
time getting back in the game. A p'e'd 'n iamPa
SPORTS BRIEFS
USC sweeps two fres! an Leslie Adams had
r m the opening game while
from Georgia State Stacy Agee had the game'
RBI.
The 13th-ranked USC Lady In the second game, USC
Gamecock softball team shut out all four runs in the seventh a
Georgia State in both games of inning. Junior Tricia Popows
their doubleheader Wednesday 1-4 from the plate with two
winning the first 2-0 and the sec- while Beall notched the
ond 4-0. winning RBI on a fielder's c
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By DOUG AUBE Geoi
Staff Writer him
All the hard luck of USC's ba- I?aI1
<aM sketball season that has plagued 1 c f
the success of this year's team was '
?PI|f forgotten with Joe Rhett's heart J*
problem and recent surgery. *;
Suddenly wins were not impor- 11
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was irrevelant ? all lhat mattered
Swas Rhett's health. t0 1
Well, for all the Gamecock syml
faithful as well as those who just
like stories with good endings, Joe scnc
Rhett is on the road to recovery. ranS
Rhett is out of the hospital and m<^
back in school. He'll join his team||IK
ates on the bench for Saturday's w^n'
game against Florida State. a ^
He won't be suited up for ac|T
tion, but he'll be there to play the a n(
p/ role of emotional leader. j.hcr
"I'm going to be on the bench ulai
Saturday when they (USC) play *
Florida State and Monday night CXP'
(for the Clemson game) and I'm l^ou
I ,V*'' going to be a big supporter, just wer(
like a coach, rooting them on,"
- Rhett said. ^
cern
An indication of Rhett 3 illness whit
probably began as early as last ener
season when he said he felt spells F<
of nausea and dizziness during put
several practices. Rhett dismissed prop
tjlc Speus as nothing more than A
mecock fatigue. is b<
Jt the And he kept the problem to As I
to be himself. port
"I used to go in his (Coach just
ground Flying
ournalorida,
igan at Freshman first baseman Jeff Parne
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Jewell a yanic canici u no ocaoui i. i anicu i
day's 9-4 victory over Erskine.
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senior game begins at 2:00 p.m. con:
s only part
USC to swim into 'oda
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scovery
Rhett
gc Felton's) office and talk to
about a few things, but I never
y came out and told him what
>roblem was," Rhett said,
it Felton would finally learn
land about the problem when
t had a couple of faint spells
lg USC's recent six-game road
gictt
decided then it was time
alk to Felton about the
ptoms.
?ltr\n r>r\rn;inr#?rl Phftt nf thf*
rnsness of the situation and ared
for the 6-foot-8-inch sophoi
to visit the team doctor,
iree days later, Rhett undert
a one-hour operation to have
art pacemaker installed,
ae doctor now says he can lead
>rmal life which means that
e is basketball in Rhett's
re.
iefore he (Rhett's doctor) fully
lained everything to me, I
ght that my season and career
i over, but there is no doubt
I will be out there again."
ight now Rhett is just coned
with the recovery process
:h he said has only limited his
gy supply.
;lton said the surgery helped
basketball's wins and losses in
>er perspective, he said.
II things considered, Joe Rhett
ick to normal, basketball aside.
*hett put it, there are more imant
things than basketball. "I'm
happy to be alive," he said.
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lad two doubles in Wednes
he men, who won their seventh
;ecutive conference title, will
icipate in the USC Invitational
iy and Saturday at the arolina
itorium, inside the Sol Blatt P.
'enter.
he women, who won their
i straight Metro crown, will be
'hapel Hill, NC for the Tarheel
tational, to be held today.
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