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By ANDREW BORGERT
Staff Writer
Clemson and Carolina will be
playing Saturday in a game that,
although lacking the luster of bowl
implications, has the potential to
be the closest between the two in
recent memory.
Clemson is coming off a 53-23
spanking from the hands of
Maryland. The Terps rolled up 573
yards of total offense, includ- /
ing a Maryland school-record /#
418 yards in the air. I
Statistically among the best in \
the nation, Clemson's rushing
attack was held to only 120
yards while giving up 155 to
Maryland. Their 3-5 ACC
record is third worst in the
conference.
All news from Clemson,
however, is not bad news.
Kicker Nelson Welch is having
an outstanding sophomore
season, ranking fourth nationally
in field goals per game at
two and 13th in points per
game at 8.2. Outside linebacker
Ashley Sheppard is
tied for all time fifth in sacks
for a single season at Clemson
with 8.5. He is only two away
from the record, which is currently
. held by William Perry. As a team,
' the Tigers are only two sacks
away from breaking the team
record held by the 1981 National
Championship squad.
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against the University of Florida.
Tlie Gamecocks held a tenuous 30
lead against the Gators at halftime,
but two second-half touchdowns
gave Florida a 14-9 victory.
Considered by many to be the
kep to USC's second-half surge,
Steve Taneyhill is rated fourth in
the conference in passing.
Runningbacks Brandon Bennett
and Rob DeBoer are rushing for a
combined 105 yards per game.
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Ah, Carolina/Clemson.
One team will salvage their season.
The other team will be
doomed to partake of the smorgasboard
of human misery all winter.
hor those of you attending the
game, I humbly offer to you the
first ever Sportin' Fool/Clemson
survival guide. After reading this,
you will be truly prepared for the
annual war.
Luckily for the Gamecocks,
Clemson's quarterback will be
Patrick Sapp. That's SAPP, as in
Sorry And Pathetic Passer. This
guy makes Wright Mitchell look
like Johnny Unitas. In fact, rumor
has it that Gamecock head coach
Sparky Woods has instituted certain
precautions in facing Sapp.
For starters, South Carolina will
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two players will be under special
instructions not to hit the loser, er,
quarterback. Sparky reportedly
doesn't want to risk sacking Sapp
and injuring him.
In addition, all players and
coaches will be required to wear
helmets on the sidelines and everyone
must stand 10 yards away from
the sidelines. This is to prevent
Carolina injuries from Sapp scuds.
You can never be too sure where
they are going or where they will
land.
All you Carolina fans need to
take precautions as well. If you
in Carolina/Cl<
Also, Frank Adams, the only USC
leader among SEC statistical categories,
is leading the conference in
kickoff returns at a gaudy 27.8
yards per return.
Defense will be the key to the
game for both schools. Since the
Mississippi State game, USC has
only given up an average of 14.6
points per game. For the season,
they have given 22.7 points^per
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advantage in the series
against USC. The last
time the Gamecocks won
was in 1987 by a score of
20-7. Clemson has won
the last four games by an
average of 22.5 points.
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game. Clemson had been allowing
only 14.5 points before the
Maryland fiasco. I
The Tigers will be using a
three-man front on the defensive
line while using four linebackers,
led by an outstanding pair of outside
linebackers in Wayne
Simmons and Ashley Simmons.
Their secondary is led by Robert
O'Neal, who is among the best
free safeties in the country.
On offense, the Tigers have
been plagued by injuries, especially
among quarterbacks, where
Richard Moncrief, Louis Solomon
and Patrick Sapp have all seen
playing time. Sapp is listed as the
probable starter for Saturday. He :
has been erratic at times but it >
blessed with tremendous strengtl 1
and a good set of receivers ii i
mson Survi
someh?w manas
to get seats at t he
game close to t lie
WL field, you will ne red
to be especia lly
careful. Since t ihe
scuds will be in the
air, you should take any protect ion
you can. Catcher's masks and cl lest
pads are recommended. Of cou rse,
you could always wear an ora nge
Clemson jersey and be assured of
not getting hit by a runaway sor d.
This goes without mention ing
the usual equipment neccessary for
a Clemson trip. First and forer dost
is one of those blue hospital ma sks.
This should be securely affixe A to
your face upon entering ( 'ow
Country. If not, you run the ris .k of
Severe hartPrial infprtirm frr?m tho
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many contaminants in the air. You
should pack two or three e ;xtra
masks for gametime because : the
closer you get to Munit ;ipal
Stadium, the heavier the stink.
Penicillin is a must. You 1 never
know when you'll be bitten by a
rabid Tiger fan.
You should also invest i n the
newly-released hardback, "Re dneck
for Beginners". This will teac h you
their language, so you can cc immunicate
with the stupid. Rem< ;mber,
they can't understand Engli sh, so
don't even try.
Finally, be sure to pack ; extra
bottles of fluids. No matte r what
the natives say, never dri nk the
water. <
And now for the lowdowr i on the <
Clemson Republican Gi tard, I
mean, defense. These guys ; gave up i
573 yards to Maryland's hi{ ?h pow- ;
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Terry Smith and Larry Ryans.
R ii nning duties will fall on the
shoul ders of fullback Rudy Harris
and f tailback Rodney Blunt. Blunt
has rushed for 717 yards in
Clen ison's spread-the-wealth rushing
attack. Backing up Blunt is
forn ler ACC rookie of the year
Ron aid Williams. Williams has
had leg and disciplinary problems
sin <;e his freshman season ended
and would like to establish
\ some momentum for next seaj
son by having a good game.
Stopping the run has become
a Carolina specialty. Last week,
they held Florida ? who has
last year's SEC rushing leader,
Eric Rhett ? to a season-low
69 yards. Key players for the
Gamecocks will be outside linebacker
Ernest Dixon and left
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Dixon leads the team with four
sacks and 10 quarterback pressures.
Adams, the spark plug in
the Homecoming victory over
Louisiana Tech, has four interceptions
and eight passes broken
up.
On offense, Taneyhill,
Bennett and DeBoer are all being
counted on. but the true test will
be on the offensive line, who will
face--one of the nation's most *
aggressive defensive fronts. Tackle
Ernest Dye, center Kenny Farrell
and guard Antoine Rivens are all
playing the final games of their
collegiate career and will have to
play their best against the Tigers.
A breakdown on the offensive line
v/ould be costly in this game.
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line for this year's game. Despite
tlie struggles of both teams during
the season, public interest in the
game is as intense. Recent
Clemson-Carolina games have
t>een blowouts with Clemson winrung
by an average 22 points.
Look for the 1992 edition of this
rivalry to be much closer.
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According to published reports, the
guard will have recovered from
their injuries by Saturday, though.
In a string of freak accidents, the
entire Clemson Guard suffered
whiplash at one point or another in
the game. Doctors say it was from
the constant snapping of their necks
as they watched the speedy
Terripins zoom past them.
Maryland rolled up 53 points on
Clemson.
They would have punished them
even more, except for a freak
Maryland state statute. It seems that
the police stopped the game in the
third quarter, before the Tigers
could be humiliated even worse.
There is apparently an ancient law
that forbids such carnage in the
state of Maryland.
There's no telling how ugly
mings could nave gotten it
Maryland had been allowed to
complete their decimation of
Clemson.
Maryland also racked up about
1000 yards in penalties. It seems
that late in the slaughter, on every
Terrapin play, the officials whistled
them for unsportsmanlike scoring.
Thus, Maryland jusl. continually
moved up and down, the field, not
because Clemson could stop them,
but because the refs were trying
their hardest to maike the game
respectable.
50 mere it is. livery thing you
ever wanted to know about
Clemson, but were afraid to ask.
Hopefully this will aid each and
every one of you on your pilgrimage.
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BY ROB RODUSKY
Assistant Sports Editor
The South Carolina Gamecoc
opened the 1992-93 campaign \
95-84 exhibition victory over the
team in front of 3,465 fans at the
Emmett Hall led the Gamec
points. These points came on 1C
field and 5 for 6 from the free thi
heavily for the Gamecocks wei
points and Terry Bynum with 17.
were from downtown as he made
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Gamecocks. Bynum grabbed ei
McKoy tallied five.
USC's first half shooting perce
them jump out to a 49-43 halftin
held to under 50 percent shooti
halves. Free throw shooting for
58.8 percent for the contest.
South Carolina's tenacious deft
and four blocks for the game,
with three steals while Obrad Igi
pace the Gamecocks.
The second half belonged to th
54.3 percent from the field and
percent shooting.
Brad Hinson, a junior from
1992-93 squad from an open tr
Steve Newton announced Monda
the Gamecocks a 12-man roster 1
newcomers and onlv five returnin
Hinson, a 6-foot-2-inch, 190-p
USC last year after attending I
years. While there, Hinson was a
ketball team.
Men's volleybal
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Sports Editor
The USC Men's Volleyball Clu
placed third at the Southeaster
Conference Club Tournament a
the University of Alabama.
The volleyball club began prac
ticing about a month ago unde
the leadership of seniors Robei
Flanigan and Scott Churan. Bot]
Flanigan and Churan share thi
responsibility of coaching the 12
member team.
Main outside hitter Flanigai
earned first team All-Tournamen
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ks men's basketball team
Wednesday evening with a
St. Petersburg (Fla.) AAU H
Frank McGuire Arena.
:ocks in scoring with 25
I for 17 shooting from the fl
row line. Also contributing iH
e Jamie Watson with 18 E
Twelve of Bynum's points j [ WM wj
four three-pointers. #
ght rebounds while Troy
ntage of 50 percent helped
te lead. St. Petersburg was feSB
ng from the field in both
the Gamecocks was only JSt la
mse accumulated 14 steals
Several players were tied
ijatovic had two blocks to
le Gamecocks as they shot
Columbia, has made the ^
yout period, Head Coach
y. Hinson's addition gives H
which now includes seven
g lettermen from last year,
ound guard, transferred to
JSC-Salkehatchie for two ??1??
member of the men's bas- Enimett Ha
Hall led the
11 club takes third ii
honors at the SEC tournament.
"He is a major force on our
b team and an outstanding player,"
n Churan said.
lt Churan, an engineering major,
is a strong side hitter and earned
All-Tournament Honorable
r Mention honors in Alabama,
t The team gets its depth from ]
h the self-proclaimed "Fab Five
e Freshman": Larry Church, Jody ]
. Brooks, Brian Lewis, Chris Pagon ;
and Chris Roach,
jj Two newcomers, sophomore :
t Pat Count and junior Sean !
Godwin, have also made a big .
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ry over St. Petersburg AAU.
all season
i victory
11 hoops it up Wednesday.
vjamecocKS witn Z5 points.
i SEC tourney
contribution to the team.
The volleyball club team beat
the University of Georgia and
Vanderbilt in round robin play.
They next played Louisiana State
University, who won two of three
matches, 12-15, 15-10, 17-15.
lou cvciuuaiiy wun ujc luuinament,
beating UGA.
The Men's Volleyball Club
practices Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Sundays from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Anyone interested in playing
should get in touch with Robert or
Scott at the Office of Campus
Activities.