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Gamec By AARON SHEININ Sports Editor David travels to Goliath Saturday to face the number one team in the nation. David, otherwise known as the South Carolina Gamecocks, are 24 1 n ? _- tu 1/4-pUUH UUUCfUUgS its ui inursday to Goliath, also known as the Florida State Seminoles. To put it in perspective, Florida State racked up 51 points against 4th-ranked Michigan. Led by quarterback Casey Weldon and tailback Amp Lee on offense, and cornerback Terrell Buckley on defense, the Seminoles, 9-0 are a formidable opponent to any team, much less the hapless-Gamecocks. At 3-3-2, USC has had little to cheer about. Save a 23-14 victory over Georgia Tech, the season has been a disappointment to say the least as the Gamecocks head into SEC competition next season. An upset of the Seminoles would be the biggest thing to happen to USC in years. But the Seminoles are not likely to let that happen. Giants, 4\ SBowden Gridiron gripes That knocking noise you hear is the sound of the last nails being driven into the coffins of the Niners and the Giants. The two best teams in the NFC last year are both 4-5 this year. The Giants have an edge in a tiebreaker with the Niners for a Wild Card spot, but both are long-shots at this point. Believe it cm* not, the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions would all go to the playoffs if the season ended today. The Vikings at 5-5 stand in the way of either the Giants or the 49ers making the playoffs. If I were a Giants fan (which Car 1 General Mote your campus community: 1 A plaque; college/ui chancello Generally Fiveshari Deadline ocks tra To win, USC not only has to m play at its best, but as head coach ol Sparky Woods said, FSU must u] play far below its best. Bobby W Fuller must pass for at least his av- fc erage of 230 yards and Brandon sc Bennett and company must do ag much better than the 40 yards a rushing they accumulated this past de week against N.C. State. Beyond that, however, Weldon, ba who has emerged as a legitimate ag Heisman Trophy candidate, must pi not reach his average of 266 yards1 nc and the Gamecocks must figure co out a way to stop Lee, something no other team has done. Weldon eq sat out most of the Seminoles win eij over Louisvme mis past week, and qii the Seminoles still won 40-15. an However, Weldon is still listed as Bi probable, nursing a sore knee. pk Look for the Gamecocks to con- as tinue to utilize the speed of its re- co ceivers in the four wideout set. Sa The new alignment worked excep- at tionally well in the first half of the Tech game and for a quarter p.i against State, but the USC offense T\ 9ersface I am not), I would be calling for th coach Ray Handley's head on a cc platter right about now. Handley R started Jeff Hostetler instead of e< Phil Simms at quarterback, which I di always thought was a mistake, pi Simms might be back as starter k( next Sunday. But Hostetler can't c< be blamed for the predictable ol Giants offense that is even less in- e> novative than Bill Parcells' squad. At least Parcells could coach. te However, the most ridiculous th thing I have heard in years was al Handley's accusation that other N teams were spying on the Giants w during practice to steal their plays. 01 Talk about grasping for straws. I B guess Philadelphia must have th James Bond working for them, because they certainly had a handle Fi on the Giants Monday night ^ Tn nthor WPF npiue thp Hmic. "( H All V/U1VA ill A-f 1IV n Jj WIV A1UUJ ton Oilers have finally proven that ar GENERAL^ VOLUNTEER SP1 in associatio The University of J olina Cares, Commun and Studei Rewarc Poluntec rs will proudly present who have served as volt Each award recipient w signed by the niversity president or ir and the Chairman of lotors ?s of General Motors an common stock Campus Activi Russell 1 (803) 777 i for applications is: Wed CHEVROLET-PONTL BUICK-CADILLAC mmm General Motors ..'.'shar ivel to fj lust put together four full quarters f execution-perfect play to keep d with the Seminoles. But as Of 'oods also said, it would be futile r ^ ir the Gamecocks to try and outore the Seminoles, who are aver- J* ;ing 41.7 points a game, leaving T huge burden on the Gamecock Jt sfense. tjw To make matters worse, corner- * ick Jerry Inman broke his ankle LI ;ainst N.C. State and will not ay. Safety Norman Greene will 'fl >t play either, as he is out with a 1**^ ncussion. On defense, the Seminoles are 1TL [ually impressive. Buckley has ? ? i ght interceptions, playing against >$fl larterbacks named Ty Detmer , gg d Elvis Grbac. Woods compared ickley to Deion Sanders, now aying with the Atlanta Falcons, one of the best cornerbacks to me out of college in many years. My nders, incidentally, also played FSU. gig Kickoff is scheduled for 12:10 n. and will be televised by WIS- US( f in Columbia. win. y lay off elm ey are a legitimate Super Bowl Rive mtender. In a losing effort to the the edskins, Houston was nearly an goin jual to the 9-0 Skins in RFK Sta- mos ium, the toughest home field in Lose o football. Jack Pardee have ta- ciscc m the Oilers to the next level of jmpetition. This will be the year icon f the Oilers' first division title anyc rer. that Ironically, the only other burg am to never win their division is prim ie New Orleans Saints, who have, praii as, pretty much clinched the 200t] FC West. I don't know what's Dolp eirder, the Saints being so good last i the fact that the Tampa Bay a sin uccaneers have actually won Sc eir division before. the ] The Saints play host to the San neith rancisco 49ers next Sunday, even 1 ~ 11 T 1 1 J .1 'on, as Lconaru wouiu say, neari jeorge Seifert's Bay Area miners and I e going down the Mississippi offs 7% IOTORS RIT AWARD ?1989 n with iouth Carolina ity Service Programs at Life Is Your :r Spirit! Wl? MWHTW M/ s mteers within the cam] til receive: A ceremony and rec recipients, family, a Media recognition ii and hometown news and potential TV ne\ coverage ities Center Souse -5780 Inesday, March 18, ] Q.C-OLDS MOBILE i-GMC TRUCK ing your future" <<>1 989 ace top COCS jg? JMmJi y's Rob DeBoer (31) is tackled by lination i >r panning for gold. Trouble is, ^ Mardi Gras missionaries are R g to give them a blessing of a g t unholy kind. Leonard's ? ir, in a close one: San Fran>." Maybe. b' Finally, I don't mean to be an ^ oclast or anything, but does >ne out there agree with me r Miami's Don Schula and Pitts- 1S h's Chuck Noll are past their *l le? Earlier in the season I sed Schula for getting his h win. Unfortunately for the u hins, that was one of Miami's tc victories. Noll's squad has had lilarly lackluster year. ^ hula and Noll have been in league forever, granted, but er coach has gotten their team n close to the Super Bowl in n y a decade. Both the Dolphins ^ Steelers won't make the play- ^ this year either. Cl ^ o znts from jus and the eption for _ nd guests mm n campus >papers, M ns i I L992 I i -ranked MltfFTM " M M ? ' " -M JBF .?^jgtk jUgjljjk > m * itTMi s a host of Seminole defenders in this past Lady Cocks lose to lost tourney this w y SEAN RYAN 15-9. The I taff Writer game witl The Lady Gamecock volley- while impn all team remained winless in 22-6, 8-2 in - a ? A Tha T n A le SEC Wednesday alter a 3-U 1 ,,u ?ss to the Georgia Lady Bull- ^ by Jen ags. The team's overall record and overall 11-18, and 0-10 in the power- Libby Rals ll SEC. the defeat. In the first game of the "We km latch, Georgia, ranked 15th na- do, but we onally, used seven service aces done," Co ) pace their way to an easy said- "It's 5-6 win. USC used little de- fr?m the c inse to stop the Bulldog attack. just the we The second game, which was 8et the mor illed with long rallies and Tough c< umerous great plays, saw USC f?r the Lad; se to challenge the team from host the G; ithens. However, after tying beginning t le game at seven, the Game- P-E Center, ocks lost the last eight points Florida w f the game to fall 15-7, despite weekend, a reat effort. Missouri St The Bulldogs took the third St. The La ame early, jumping out to a play at 7:3C -3 lead. Georgia then widened continue pi te gap to 11-6, before winning and 7:00 p.i lii'jniN IT* B ii MNI Pj> 1-80O322-AH "I ii I You should talk to Stanley H Don't walk into the December LSAT unpi 'ou've taken it before, or you're taking it f< leed to do your best. So start preparing no Caplan. g STANLEY H.KAP oEb Take Kaplan Or Take Your C CALL TODAY 256-0673 CLASSES STARTING NO^ FSU Fiie season's 41 -10 FSU Hpnrm q VV/1 glUj eekend bulldogs finished the fi 12 service aces Dving their record to i the SEC. ly Gamecocks were nifer Guess* 8 kills 1 great performance, ton added 7 kills in ;w what we had to j didn't get the job ach Bonnie Kenny good to get away onference, even for sekend. It's tough to ikey off our back." Dm petition continues y Gamecocks as they imecock Invitational oday at the Sol Blatt A team from South all compete this long with Southeast .. and East Tennessee idy Gamecocks will ) p.m. on Friday, and ay on Saturday at z m. I )S r B h 'M . 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