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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RICHMOND, Texas ? Prosecutors I
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charge against Warren Moon even though r
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incident at the couple's Lake Olympia ^
home, agreed to a series of court appearances
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will return to court Jan. 18 for pre-trial
motions and the trial is set for Feb. 13. I
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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 ^
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Miami's Matt Geiger. The All-Star cen- P
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played the next 1:27 before leaving for ^
the locker room.
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immediately on his injured left shoul- g
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Webber, who last month signed a
six-year, $59 million contract, will miss a
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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.
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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.
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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.
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