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There seems to be some criticism
and rumbling going on concerning
the ineffectiveness of USC
head football coach Sparky
Woods. The questions being asked
are: Can he get the job done, and
is he the right man for the job?
Woods does not deserve the criticism
he is receiving.
Sure, the Gamecocks are struggling
right now. Yes, the team is
making a lot of fundamental mis
taices sucn as missing tackles. out
golly geez, Wally, give the man
time to get the job done.
Woods is only in his second
season at USC. It takes longer then
two years to develop a program.
Does anyone remember the state
of the USC football program when
Woods arrived?
The Gamecocks were reeling
from a season gone sour. In 1988,
USC lost four of their final six
games, including the Liberty Bowl.
The season saw a steroid scandal
brought into the national limelight
with the Sports Illustrated
exposure.
The death of USC's head football
coach "the man in black" Joe
Morrison at the end of the season
was both an emotional setback and
a program setback. USC was without
a head football coach smack
dab in the middle of recruiting
season.
The hiring of Woods was a signal
that the university wanted a
man of integrity to fill the role of
one of the most scrutinized jobs in
the state. And Sparky fit the bill.
Several Gamecock players have
lost eligibility (defensive back
Dale Campbell, linebacker Tim
High and receiver Carl Piatt to
name some of the more noteworthy
ones) because of rule violations
under Woods' system. This is
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The criticisms concern USC's
two consecutive losses to teams
that most people expected the
Gamecocks would beat.
Parity is here in college football,
and anyone can get beaten on any
given Saturday (as evidenced by
Notre Dame's loss to Stanford and
Tennessee's loss to a 1-3
Alabama).
Granted, USC shouldn't have
lost to The Citadel, and it's a
shame the Gamecocks are seen as
a model for what can happen in
college football. But let's not pin
the team's dissapointments on one
person.
Coaches get too much of the
credit when their team wins and
receive too much of the blame
when they lose.
If you take a look at the big picture,
you will see that Woods has a
10-7-1 record since arriving at
USC, which isn't that bad.
The team did suffer some blowout
losses last year but was able to
put together a winning season none
the less. There are a lot of struggling
football programs across the
nation who would die for a 6-4-1
record (USC's mark last season).
Just two weeks ago, the Gamecocks
were 4-1 and playing host to
four bowl scouts (including the
Citrus Bowl) and were entertaining
the idea of receiving a Top 25
ranking. There weren't many criticizers
at that point, or at least they
weren't very vocal.
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Gamecock basketball team is bus)
preparing for their final Metrt
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Karen Middleton, a 5-foot- 10-incl
sharpshooting senior guard, whe
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season. The team's leading return
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ters. The McBee, S.C. product al
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school record, including most at
tempted (447), most made (202
and highest pecentage (.452).
Point guard Sherry David, a
5-foot-6-inch senior from Ben
nettsville, S.C., is the team's othei
oto returning starter. Blessed with
lightning-quick hands and the ability
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on last year's 3.7 points pei
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total assists in the USC record
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II Lori Joyner who played in all 33
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Ann Gardner, Beverly Hawkins,
Treka McMillian and freshman
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the team's success. All but Moss
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