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I raneyhill, ? POINT BLANK Ryan Wilson i Monumental, mammoth, huge, big. hese words can all be used to describe ^Saturday's meeting between the Gamecock and the Volunteers. Before the season started, this game Wiered me more than any other game m Carolina's schedule. Two months ieo I had written this game off as a ough road loss, with the Gamecocks uccumbing to the mind-numbing confines of Neyland Stadium. During the past week, I started to Realize that there is a good chance the ramecocks could pull the upset over The nation's fifth-ranked team. Grant' ;d, I have been dubbed the great opti-nist by my colleagues, but I really have ?aith in Brad Scott's squad. Make no mistake about it, Tennessee S a fine team that has played well this 'eason. Tennessee has only one blem-sh on their record this season, the 62Ij7 drubbing at the hands of the Florida Gators in the third game of the season. Big deal, right? I guess most think fhey were supposed to lose to Florida, put it is how they lost that is important. In the first half of that game, the Vols dominated Florida like no other Iteam has done this season. The Vols ipparently didn't show up in the secmd half as the Gators rolled off 49 unanswered points and turned the game in0 a rout The Vols rebounded from that fame and beat the next four opponents yy an average of over 20 points, but the ?llapse at Florida will be what defines heir season. As most of you know, Florida runs 1 high-octane offense that beats you *n4*V> o /^Aminanf noooinrr rro-mn nrluii a uuiiu_iicu.it pooomg gcuii^. ouvxiiu. amiliar? The Gamecock offense is very similar to the Gators, a deliberate passing attack that opens up a quality run"ling game. If the game against the Vols ;urns into a track meet, it favors the "ramecocks. I know, you think I am being too opamistic considering the Gamecocks are 16 point underdogs playing in one of ;he nations loudest stadiums. Brad Scott, who has never coached in Neyi You are i win a GEO T Look for th Live ren 11an Register at the Greene Stn Thursday 1 brought =A Univ Dire AD QUARTERLY Entry information will be avail; JOUR COSTUME jV'SL Batmc Vampi Vampi Reape M l Posses mCS MAKE-UP ACCESSORIES I I-II-IUIL1JL.IL.II_I1 wllllMHIwH' 779-2290 ' 1235 Assembly St 1 Block from the Capitoi | ? imecocks shoi *4, ~ A 'V* 1 * < fik ? * <*. - ^ i: [-^t *v -<* * ~t *? ^ <?} fT^W"* ~~? |?3 | The LSU game marked a turning | games. The Tennessee game Saturd land, is not scared of bad environments. A few years ago, he was part of a Florida State 51-31 rout of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the nation's largest collegiate stadium, with a capacity of 109,000. This game, regardless of the outcome, will push Steve Taneyhill into the national spotlight. ESPN was on campus earlier this week doing a spot on the nation's fourth most productive quarterback, and the H word is starting to float around in Gamecock country. If Carolina gets the win, this week or in two weeks against Florida, Taney hill becomes a legitimate candidate. Oh by the way. In case you didn't realize it, there are some other games going on this weekend. The biggest Top 25 game pits the No. 2 Cornhuskers of Nebraska against No. 7 Colorado in Boulder. The Buffaloes are tough to beat at home, and have played well all year. The Huskers might be too lethal on ofinvited to 11996 racker e WUSC FM iote from l - 2pm Russell House, 3et entrance Oam - 3pm to you by ersity ctories Icock WUSC-FM llfflllTlfl ?0 S i . I 0 1 I k T I S able at the registration table. ; CONNECTION I I in, Flapper, Nephertiti, ire, Cave Man & Woman, ira, Zorro, Cleopatra, Cow, Skully, French Maid, an Dancer, Widows Web, in. Two-face, Joker, Hillary Swamp Thing, The Grim r, Beavis & Butthead, sed JECORATIONS CANDY (j ?AVORS free party"bag" of popcorn w/ purchase of $20 or more Must present coupon : Expires 11/28/95 1 per customer| MMHHA0MI The Gamecock aid aspire to point in the Gamecocks season, a lay has boon tabbed as the biggest fense. A Nebraska-FSU Fiesta Bowl seems eminent. Rambling wrecks. The ACC has got to be the most enigmatic conference in the country. First Maryland starts off 4-0 with a second string quarterback, but then falls apart when the starter comes back Second, North Carolina starts the season slow but upset Virginia, only to fall to Georgia Tech a week later. The Yellow Jackets host the boys from TigerTown Saturday in a key matchup. Both teams have played fairly well this season, but it is too hard to tell which teams will show up. Can Clemson's defense keep up the same intensity it had shutting out Maryland last weekend, or will Georgia Tech prove that North Carolina victory wasn't a fluke? In one word: No. This game is going to be ugly. WOR FF St RU I < rni tI f a r li . a p r o d c t i a Ide All programs paid for, in p Thursday, Octobe new heights if ^ if- . g " .X 1 !>y JAMIE CLARK The Gamecock is they have won three straight game in USC's SEC history. Around the Graveyard. As both soccer seasons begin to wind down, its time to honor the best and the brightest on the Gamecock soccer squads. Congrats to coach Sue Kelly on a fine Lady Gamecock soccer season. She came to Carolina just weeks before the signing date and put together a competitive squad. Debbie Smith has provided the veteran leadership while Lexi Tourtellotte and Perry Moniuszko showed off their young talent. On the men's side, the Gamecocks showed the pollsters why you shouldn't leave one of the nation's top programs off the preseason Top 20 with the upset win over Clemson. The Gamecocks have played their traditionally tough schedule well and should get another bid to the NCAA I have said it before: Clint Mathis has Player of the Year potential and another two years to prove it. This team is going to be a great squad for years to come. TAJT i 141 i Hi I it Dan I LD-CLA !AUD / JPERN FXPl i ma Through magical deir I* seeir accu exph addr dece] Dan Korei reporter, I several be who clain powers. ssell Hoi is Evenin hursday, Free A< Sponsored by: Cam as and Issues Commiss art, with student activity fees. People nc - r 26, 1995 SPORTS LOOK Associated Press NFL I RICHMOND, Texas ? Prosecutors I plan to press a misdemeanor assault c charge against Warren Moon even though r the wife of the Minnesota Vikings quar- ^ terback pleaded with the court to drop the case. If _1 J 11 . _ T 1 10 \ ivioon, cnargea iouowmg a uuiy ig -f incident at the couple's Lake Olympia ^ home, agreed to a series of court appearances before Fort Bend County Court- ^ at-Law Judge Larry Wagenbach, but en- r tered no plea in the case. jj Felicia Moon, however, renewed her ^ wishes after the hearing that District At- E torney John Healey drop the case. Moon 5 will return to court Jan. 18 for pre-trial motions and the trial is set for Feb. 13. I b LAKE FOREST, HI. ?Richard Dent, a the Chicago Bears' career sack leader, d was released only a month after the team re-signed the 34-year-old defensive end. ^ Dent, who had 124 1/2 sacks from ^ 1983-93 before leaving for an injuiy-filled s season with San Francisco, had only one s tackle in three games this season. .ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. ? Buffalo 1 running back Thurman Thomas is ex- | pected to be sidelined at least two weeks ^ with a pulled hamstring sustained in ^ the Bills' loss at New England on Mon- p day night. c NBA f a ORLANDO, Fla. ?Shaquille O'Neal fc could be out at least a month after sus- s taining possible ligament damage in his v right thumb during the Orlando Mag- b ic's exhibition game with Miami. i< O'Neal said he was injured when he got tangled up under the basket with n Miami's Matt Geiger. The All-Star cen- P ter walked away flexing his hand, but ^ played the next 1:27 before leaving for ^ the locker room. LANDOVER, Md. ? Washington * Bullets forward Chris Webber has de cided to begin physical rehabilitation ^ immediately on his injured left shoul- g der instead of undergoing surgery. g Webber, who last month signed a six-year, $59 million contract, will miss a at least four weeks. He was injured s Saturday night in an exhibition against v Indiana. c s Cock-a-doodle, you. Rt iorem ss MAGI \m th ATURAI OSED lonstrations Korem will: lingly read your mind rately predict future events lin secrets of hypnotic sug ess questions about superi ption n is a world-class magiciar television producer, and ai )oks. He is an expert in ex n to have supernatural and use Ballro ig At 7:00 October: Emission pus Crusade for Christ jid ion of Carolina Production ceding special assistance, please call Carolina Pi -J laseball I NEW YORK ? One week before his ontract expires, New York Yankees oanager Buck Showalter is still mulling lis future. He and team owner George Steinirenner are discussing an offer for a tworear, $850,000 extension, but Showaler reportedly is concerned about the ate of his coaching staff. A team official speaking on the conlition he not be identified said Monday dght Showalter turned down an offer donday to return for 1996. On Monday, he Yankees hired Bob Watson as their lew general manager, replacing Gene dichael. I DENVER ?Colorado Rockies rightlander Bret Saberhagen underwent irthroscopic surgery to repair ligament lamage in his pitching shoulder. Saberhagen, 31, a two-time Cy Young Iward winner acquired from the New fork Mets on July 31, also had dead tisue removed from his rotator cuff and houlder area by Dr. David Altchek in lew York. taxing I NEW YORK ? A former accountant ar Don King testified the promoter told rim to designate $350,000 of an advance aid to a boxer as training expenses to ollect on an insurance policy. Joseph Maffia, testifying before a ederal jury in the government's case gainst King, said he never saw a conract for a 1991 fight between Julio Cear Chavez and Harold Brazier. The bout ^as canceled after Chavez cut his nose, triggering an effort to collect on the pol:y with Lloyd's of London. Prosecutors say King, charged with ine counts of wire fraud, faked the front age of the contract to include a phrase hat described training expenses paid a Chavez as non-refundable to collect he insurance payout. IHL I DETROIT ? The Detroit Red Wings raded right wing Ray Sheppard, a 52oal scorer in 1993-94, to the San Jose lharks for center Igor Larionov. Sheppard, 29, had two goals and two ssists in five games for Detroit this seaon. Larionov, 34, who played on the Soiet Union's 1984 and 1988 Olympic hampion teams, had a goal and an asist in four games. iad The Gamecock. CIAN IE L i gestion natural i, investigative ithor of posing those psychic om nm |SA11 26 &1 IS roductions at 777-7130.