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Who ever said college football
is king sure wasn't kidding.
As the 1990 season approaches,
several conferences are trying to
restructure and realign themselves
to present a more formidable and
lucrative television package. In
other words, the days of the independents
are dead. Unless you are
Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish signed a con
, tract with NBC to televise all their
home games, which includes their
annual showdown with Miami
(Fla.). Now with just a few networks
remaining for college football
telecasts, conferences are trying
to lure the big bucks with big
packages.
For example, the Southeastern
Conference is trying to add six
teams to come up with a two sided
eight-team group. The new teams
would include Arkansas, Texas,
and Texas A&M from the Southwestern
Conference, Florida State,
Miami, and little old USC. Yes,
the Gamecocks.
The Pac-10 would like to add
Colorado, BYU, Utah and San
Diego State and become the
Pac-14 "while the Big 10 has already
added Penn State.
And then there is the Metro
Conference, which has never had
football, but could be the big winner
out of this rat race. They have
proposed a Super Metro with 16
teams. The new additions would
be Boston College, Syracuse, Pittsburgh,
Temple, West Virginia,
Rutgers, Miami and East Carolina.
Now the catch is some of these
teams could go back to their basketball
conference, such as Syracuse,
while others could stay. So,
in essence, this is a made for TV
football conference that could very
well work.
With the 16 teams, four or five
could easily make a bowl game
and reap even more money that
would be distributed to all the
schools.
The proposal would divide the
16 teams into a North-South
grouping of eight teams each. Each
of those eight teams will be divided
into groups of four. For example,
USC could be in a grouping
with Miami, Virginia Tech and
East Carolina. They would play
those three teams along with the
other group of four: Florida State,
Southern Miss, Tulane and Memphis
State. After two years, the
Gamecocks would then play
another group of four teams along
with their original three opponents.
It's a good plan in which two
champions, one from the North
and one from the South, would be
crowned and perhaps face each
other in a championship game.
And with only seven conference
opponents each year, four other
non-conference games could be
scheduled. So in the example of
USC, the Gamecocks could still
play UNC, Duke, Clemson and
N.C. State.
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happen for the Gamecocks.
USC's schedule would start off
with two home dates against Duke
and UNC, which they would win
easily. Their third game would be
at conference foe Virginia Tech,
which USG would squeak by. After
a second conference road win
at Tulane, Sparky's troops would
come back home for a key matchup
against Miami (Fla.). USC
would take a slim four point lead
into the fourth quarter, but a Hurricane
comeback would spoil it for
the Gamecocks.
With a record of 4-1, USC
would go back on the road to
Memphis State, a lopsided win,
and N.C. State, a come from behind
win and a 6-1 record, 3-1 in
Super Metro play. \
Back home the Gamecocks
would tangle with East Carolina. |
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a threat, take an early lead j
and look to spoil championship
dreams for Carolina. But a fourth
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time, but this Saturday it would be 1
different. In a defensive struggle, 1
only placekicker Marty Simpson's 1
field goal shows on the scoreboard
as USC leads 3-0 heading into the
fouth.
FSU coach Bobby Bowden then
fools the state of South Carolina
again with a punt rooskie that results
with seven points and the
lead. But late in the fourth, USC
defensive back Thomas Cross
picks off a Seminole pass and
races 63 yards before lateraling to
fellow defensive back Erik Anderson
for the final tweleve yards and
the touchdown. USC wins 10-7.
USC, tied only with Miami for
the Super Metro South division
lead, finishes their final two games
at home in grand style. They blow
away Southern Miss and take care
of in-state rival Clemson. The
Gamecocks finish 10-1, 6-1 in the
Super Metro, and win the South
division crown after learning that
Miami lost to Florida State in their
last game of the season.
Now it's off to the Orange
Bowl, which is the site of the
Super Metro championship game.
South Carolina takes on the North
division champs, Syracuse, in front
of a nation wide audience. Sparky
Woods has been named Coach of
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There will be two new coaches
in Gamecock athletics come the
1990-91 school year.
Keith Switzer, an assistant
swimming coach at USC for the
bast four years, is the new head
;oach of the Gamecock men's
squad, while former University of
^orth Carolina basketball star
fimmy Black, an assistant basketball
coach at St. Joseph's (Pa.)
University for the past six years,
las been named to similar position
ior George Felton's men's team.
Switzer succeeds Kris Kirchner
who resigned to accept the head
boaching assignment at Indiana
University.
The 27-year-old native of Alexandria,
La., was a four year letternan
at the University of Florida
where he was a member of the
1982 and 1983 NCAA national
bhampionship teams.
Black also knows the feeling of
being on a national championship
team. He graduated in 1982 from
Uhapel Hill where he lettered four
he Year, and for the first time
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Switzer came to USC from the
University of Florida where he was
a graduate assistant during the
1985-86 season. He received a
criminal justice degree from Florida
in 1986.
During his four years as an assistant
coach, USC has finished
among the nation's Top 20 and has
claimed Metro/National Independent
titles each season Ove.rall the
Gamecocks have claimed seven
consecutive Metro/NIC titles.
Black joined the St. Joseph's
coaching staff prior to the 1984-85
season as an assistant coach. Following
his graduation from North
Carolina, Black was a graduate assistant
for the Tar Heels in the
1983 and 1984 seasons, working
mainly with the junior varsity
program.
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11-0 while USC is 10-1 and this
game is for No.l in all the land.
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college football, the winner and
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South Carolina pitcher Brian
Williams, who was the 31st player
selected in the 1990 professional
baseball draft, signed a contract
with the Houston Astros and will
report to their A-AA affiliate.
Williams was the fifth player
chosen in the supplemental picks
between the first and second
rounds.
"I'm really exited about being
selected by the Astros," Williams
said. "They're a fine organization
and I'm looking forward to getting
my professional baseball career
underway. The Astros have a history
of good pitching, and hopefully
someday I'llget to pitch in
the Astrodome."
The Fort Lawn, S.C. native is
probably the most versatile athlete
the Gamecock baseball program
has ever seen. He played eight
positions during his three year career
at USC: pitcher, first base, depositions
Jimmy Black joining our program,"
Felton said. "He brings a
wealth of knowledge and professionalism
to South Carolina basketball.
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all the way around."
Athletic director King Dixon
was as equally excited about
Switzer.
"We are extremely happy and
proud to have Keith fill the shoes
of such a fine coach as Kris Kirchner.
Keith was very instrumental
in helping put Gamecock swimming
on the national map. We
have full confidence in Keith's
ability to continue and build upon
the tilings he has been so active in
developing over the past few
years," Dixon said.
Black, who was the starting
point guard for the Tar Heels in
his junior and senior seasons, finished
his tenure second in career
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signated hitter, shortstop, third
base and all three outfield
positions.
Overall, Williams batted .309
with 17 homers and 72 RBI. As a
pitcher he finished with a 14-8 record
and a 3.11 ERA. He allowed
174 hit', struck out 277 while
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Williams earned freshman AllAmerica
honors in 1988 when he
fashioned a 3-1 record with a 2.76
ERA. His top performance came in
the Atlantic Regionals in Coral
Gables, Fla., when he struck out
15 in a two-hit shutout of Georgia
Tech, 5-0. His 11.11 strikeout average
per nine innings is still the
Gamecock single season record.
He also hit .322 with eight homers,
29 RBI and 18 stolen bases.
Following his sophomore season
he toured the USA, Cuba and
Puerto Rico during the summer as
a member of team USA, leading
them in stolen bases and hitting
.303.
This season Williams anchored
a solid USC pitching staff with an
8-4 mark and a 3.03 ERA. He
struck out 125 batters in 107 innings
while walking only 55 batters
and allowing 75 hits. Williams
also took a no-hitter into the ninth
against Georgia Tech, settling for
his second career two-hit shutout
in a 1-0 win. Williams batted .281
with four homers and 20 RBI.
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