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OUT OF BOUNDS
LARRY WILLIAMS
Sports Editor
Gamecocks
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tradition
Tomorrow in Athens, Ga., the South
Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia
Bulldogs will lay it all on the line for
the 47th time in history.
For three hours, both teams will
scratch, kick and claw as much as they
can to try to emerge the victor. You can
bet that Sanford Stadium will be rockin',
and it will be extremely difficult for USC
to emerge from the game triumphant.
The following will explain why a USC
victory would be it's best yet in SEC
play.
First of all, for tradition's sake, we
should discuss the series of these two
teams, which hasn't been so competitive.
The Bulldogs hold a 35-10-2 "edge"
in the series. This can be misleading,
however, because the two teams have
been very competitive in the last decade,
with Georgia holding a slight 5-4 advantage.
Bulldog fans don't think that USC's
program holds a candle to theirs, and
it doesn't. UGA's program, from a tradition
standpoint, is much better than
Carolina's, but for Georgia fans to repeatedly
write off tomorrow's game and
insult USC on local talk shows is absurd.
Hie game might be a lot of things,
but it certainly won't be a blowout. To
the dismay of some Georgia fans, we
must recall the last time the Gamecocks
ventured into Athens to take on the
Bulldogs. Surely a heartbreaking 2321
last second loss should make Bulldog
faithful wary.
Well, the fens are fens, and the play
ers are players, and it anything's tor
sure, the Georgia football players are
not looking past Carolina. They will be
ready.
Head coach Ray Gofi; as you all might
already know, has been told by AD Vince
Dooley that he must show "significant
improvement" this season order to be
kept on as head football coach. After tomorrow's
game, Georgia travels the following
week to battle the Tennessee
Volunteers in Knoxville. Common sense
tells us that starting out 0-2 will mean
bye-bye Goff. Despite what some people
may say, Georgia's game against
USC will be ten times more important
than the Tennessee game.
If the Dawgs beat Carolina, then
the Tennessee game isn't monumental.
But if they LOSE to the Gamecocks,
then the game in Knoxville will be a
must win. You DONT win too many
games in Neyland Stadium, must win
or not. The game against USC will be
Georgia's biggest game of the season,
whether they like it or not. South Carolina
must be ready.
The point lies here: After back-toback
disappointing seasons, Georgia's
players, fans, and coaches are victorystarved.
They're used to 10-win seasons
and bowl games, but haven't been
to a bowl in two years. They're used to
knowing they're going to win, but now
they just hope. They want to win, and
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has more pressure, more at stake,
and needs to win this game much more
than Carolina.
The Gamecocks, from anyone with
any common sense, aren't expected to
go undefeated this year, and most fans
are patient and realize that it will take
a few years for prominence in the SEC.
Georgia, on the other hand, is used to
that prominence and is ready to return
to the top of the SEC.
One thing's for sure: the Georgia
Bulldogs will be ready to lay everything
on the line for a win tomorrow. They'll
be fired up and ready to swing come
game time; however, a window of opportunity
exists for Carolina, one that
can give Coach Brad Scott and company
their first big-time SEC victory, one
that can get them that much closer to
where they want to be. How will they
respond? Stay tuned.
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1182 Vjrtuaiy came out of nowhere to earn a starts posits at inside
linebacker... Was the fifth ieadng tackier on the squad with 69
total hits (5t sob)... Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week following
his sterling nine-tackle performance vs. Tennessee.
1983 Was the starter at inside linebacker for the season's opener
vs. Georgia... Fractured his foot during practice the week following
that game and was stdeined the remainder of the season... Petitioned
the NCAA for a medical hardship year.
1994 Veteran linebacker who started all 12 games last fall... Tied
for third on foe team with 80 tackles (49 solo)... Played exceptionally
well in regular season finale vs. Clemson with nine tackles, including
two tackles for loss. Had a pair of 11-tackle outings vs.
Arkansas and Tennessee
1995 One of the team's best leaders... Recipient of the team's Leadership
Award on defense during spring practice
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TRIPP HOPPER Staff Writer
As everyone knows, this year's football
season opener is tomorrow at Geor- jg|
gia. Hank Campbell, USC's starting
middle linebacker is poised to have a
stellar senior season.
Last year, Campbell played a big part in ^9 ? t 1
Carolina's 7-5 season. He finished last season 1
tied for the third in total tackles with 80, he \
caused one fumble, recovered two, had five quar
terback pressures and had six tackles for a loss. W
He started all 12 games for the Cocks last season,
after breaking his foot following the 1993
season opener against Georgia. MM- h
This season, Campbell says the Cocks are
looking for bigger and better things. jfSL * \ T - S
"We look like a better team at this point :: ^fi?f
than we did last season," Campbell said. "We mjUQ ' * agS
are better conditioned and we are having few- ? 4W
er mental breakdowns."
As depth has been a big question mark on
the Gamecock defense, the linebackers will be ,
the leaders on that side of the ball.. Campbell f ISSn
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lenge. .
"We have all three starters back from last
season," Campbell said. "We have a lot of experience.
We also have very capable backups."
Campbell has had a long and interesting ca- 'yW
reer so far at Carolina, from being a obscure |f|f
walkon to a solid starter, and already has some
fond memories of his earlier days as a Gamecock.
"I guess my most memorable game would MKff
have to be the Tennessee game in 1992 when
I made the stop on the goal line (of Tennessee
running back James Stewart's two point conversion
attempt late in the game to seal the win
for the Gamecocks)," Campbell said. "I've also < '?
had some good games against Clemson." "A 4/0%- Wm Wij
Campbell also has no doubt that the SEC * j
is the best conference in the nation. "The SEC f.j wfel 'lit
means toughness; running the ball. You mav
finish in the middle of the pack in the SEC, "A - -- if
where, in another conference, you might do a : fjj
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are up to the challenge put before them in the ;
Georgia Bulldogs. The game will be played be- >j -a ; ' '
tween the hedges at historic Sanford Stadium 1992 Godfrey buf^ortto the
in Athens, with a 12:30 p.m. kickoff time. rw*JL c JZ-I !
"We feel confident," CampbeU said. "We have j DefenSWe Freshman c
a nice plan, but we have to execute. We have freshman All-American, Lfi
to play four quarters and hopefully well come tackles (69).
out on top." 1993 In his sophomore sea
Georgia Athletics Director Vince Dooley has | D *
said that head coach Ray GofiF must make sig- coach Ray Goff as having
nificant improvements this season if he plans backer ever to play at Georc
on staying in Athens after this season. for second consecutive year
Campbell said the Gamecocks will be up to alhSEC by SEC coaches,
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game," Campbell said. "They have a good of- linebacker... played alf 11 ga
fensive line returning and they'll run at us a ^ ^ Q( ^
lot. Theyll be fired up. They have Tennessee r .
up next, so they might be looking past us." second team SEC by Assoc
1995 Leader of Bulldog deft
Butkus Award candidate.
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good note tying Auburn and
beating Georgia Tech. We
must keep positive things
happening. If you lose, you
have to overcome adversity,
and that's been our hardest
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started all 11 games and led team
in tackles with 114... named first team
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