Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Gamecoc %m I! 9W J? W The USC defense, shown here agaii half of their last four wins. I ^ pu Safety y0l the r< N ( IB PONT ksprepar R( t^lnm c: |?B^^^BPP^f?B[ * s ^ I^S?^I f ^ o CHRIS CARROLL The Gamecock ist Georgia, is 50-3 In the second 50 out with friends ai ch other. Don't b me, address or pi lers. Jn a first date, p:a blic place. Let peof u pian to be and iet it others know. Stick FTUfflRH DRINK & e for Sal PBERT WERTZ Assistnat News Editor With the USC football team looking >od at 4-1 overall, 3-1 in the Southistem Conference, the most exciting irt of the Homecoming game this Satrday should be the presentation of the omecoming halftime awards, right? Well fans, don't put this game in the in column quite yet. After USC edged LSU at Baton ogue last weekend, Carolina fans went razy. Eight hundred fans showed up 12:30 Sunday morning to welcome the jam back from the road trip. Fans turned their attention to the respects of bowl games, upcoming con;rence games, Florida at Florida, basially anything... excfept East Carolina. Yes, Taneyhill and Company are luch improved over last years' squad. lie defense is solid, if not remarkable, lie offense is working out ifs problems nd is improving quickly. So whafs the iroblem you might ask. Last year, we ieat up on East Carolina. This year, JSC is a better team and logc would dictate that this rear, dispatching the Pirates JjpT"" hould not be a problem. EgjbjwY Vhat people don't remember Bgki/ s East Carolina was forced o start their third string | juarterback due to injuries. Cast Carolina is considerably ^ >etter than must USC fans jive them credit for. So does this mean USC is doomed to ose to the Pirates on Homecoming be:ause of overconfidence. Is East Carina destined to destroy Carolina's seai p ii?ii xi 1 1 son ana iumii me cruei piupueuy ui mc Chicken Curse? No. If Coach Scott's team takes the id keep track of I roadcast your I ans in front of I n to meet in a )le know where your date know to your pians. Telephone ' 252-8393 t 24 Hours DRIVE imtav shfl Junior fullback Stanley Prltchett has and looks to improve his record the field and treats East Carolina as the i worthy opponent they are, the Game- t cocks should not have a problem with j the Pirates. ( The Gamecocks must execute well. < Taneyhill has to spark the of- j fense early in the game and ( JTTJTbH keep them at their full potential f f - jft through the en- J Ij f tire game. The / f ff *? defense must simnlv nlav as I ^ / - well as they have been playing. Stacy Evans, David Turnipseed and the rest of the Gamecock defense front must pressure the quarterback and make the big plays as they have all year. The Gamecocks can't afford to miss extra points and two point conversions all game like they did at the LSU game. 1 TTCP mi-ief urvac+la witVi irmivipc illUJl VI1UJL1U M 1111 II Find out more about how drug usear Call the National AIDS hotline at The hotline for the hearing impaired This is a message from the U. wdown | S. I JRMHt LJ j a problem. But if they t don't, it maybe a long day on offense for the mm a Wr \\ >d AIDS are related. | 1-800-342-AIDS. is 1-800-AIDS-TTY. llllf S. Centers for Disease Control. Gamecocks. All in all, USC appears to have the better team. If the Gamecocks play up to their potential, the East Carolina Pirates should be roadkill on the highway to a bowl game. If not, you may see some witch doctor guy lurking outside nf Williams-Rncfi offering to remove the Chicken Curse for a price. Ir5jij %; '* W M Igf A CHRIS CARROLL The Gamecock > five touchdowns on the season weekend against East Carolina -i ii < i i ? j _ n J 30in llgni enus, ouomei x-usici anu Fames Cummings, are both out for the jame. Wide receiver Toby Cates and ieep snapper Derrick Gregory are both sidelined with shoulder injuries. These injuries will force USC to look for other players to produce on offense. If other offensive players ! / / cton lin it shrmlrtn't hp