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| SHAWN SINQUE1
After a short hiding per
^ ly USC student to be on the
^ Most Wanted list is back
bitches, gripes and complaii
viewing pleasure.
And after last Saturda
needed a place to hide awa;
My mom called me Sun
"What's up with the footba
replied that I had no clue, bv
fans are calling the plays
stands, there has got to be
_ wrong.
The point, and I do hi
that our team is way too co
and predictable on offense,
this is the main reason whj
By the fourth quarter, I
calling our offensive plays.
Our offense in the las
games has been just that,
Our defense, which
hearts out, had four takes
how many points did we ga
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w side of the football," Hea
Coach Brad Scott said. "I wa
with their performance and
things that they did in t
There's no doubt it was a (
ing loss, but it was to a go
team. But, you look at our sc
we play a lot of good teams
to find a way to play a little
"Offensively, a lot has
but we just are not gettir
duction there that we certai
And thafs our main objectiv*
It's to try and develop a littli
sistency there, and make i
first downs to keep some cL
I thought that early in the
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ACHIM HOT Sports Editor
Ihree years ago, baske
the only thing to get excitec
the tiny college community
Hill, N.C.
The University of Norl
na, for the last 36 years, has
the expertise of Dean Smith tc
Heel frenzy year-round. As a
^fact, if Dean Smith had retii
years ago, it would have beer
al type atmosphere because b
used to be the heartbeat oft
But with the success oi
Head Coach Mack Brown ar
more All-American defensive
Bly, who was coached by "I
Johnston of Western Bran
School in Chesapeake, Va., foe
gotten a fair share of the Tar Y.
^ful's time and energy right n
Nonetheless, even the
team's success cannot totally t
x 1 . x
tne pain 01 ine retirement
Smith.
Last year in the NCAA
ment, Smith surpassed Kent
end Adolf Rupp on the all-ti
list with the Tar Heel's openii
victory over Fairfield.
The University of South
^asketball program has some
I ^o the UNC program. Head C
die Fogler and Assistant Cc
Lebo both graduated from U
"A legend has decided b
Fogler said. "The record will i
itself. It's just incredible. Thi
in an almost perfect gradua
and an impeccable record wi
NCAA, and its mind-bogglin|
"Thank you coach. On be!
^pf your players, managers ar
I who were lucky enough to b
North Carolina basketball over
as head coach, thank you. W
ciate all you have done for us
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:ock offense nee
e less predictabl
fON I None. In fact, it was negative, because passive in tl
we lost two points on a safety. us in third-;
On the three possessions that didn't 11 8 ^eir de
iod the on- resu^ 111 dreaded two-pointer after I can't r
FBI's Ten turnovers,our first-down plays went their offensi
with more 88 follows ? 311 up-the-middle Mback How al
its for your dive 311(1 tw0 swinS passes that gained stead? The
a total of two yards. plays the co
y>3 game I Conventional football wisdom tells lines.
y ' us that football is played north and Memo t
day to ask, S0Uth' offense, plea
11 team?" I You can go east and west until the You ha
it when the nexl millennium, but if you don't go nal six gair
3 from the north and south, you won't win. ning record,
something It also tells us that when your de- Kentuc
fense gets a turnover, you reward them longer pushc
ave one, is by going downfield on the first two always seen
nservative downs and getting a score, not getting teams play i
and to me, three-and-outs, putting the defense, This isi
r we're 2-3. now frustrated, back on the field. ange Crush'
was even If y0U watch teams like Florida, This is ]
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t couple of their defense gets turnovers, their of- tract,
offensive, fense, smelling blood, goes for the jugu- Speakii
played its ^ar* about time f<
iways, and Our offense, instead, has given our ber of the Si
in out of it? opponents stays of execution by being with the "U
ky's passing attac
j I showing on third and short was a big "Lookin
factor in our performance, or lack of six opportur
performance. it is my job
fK n . "Defensively, I thought we had our f?othallteai
otball team _ ... ? . over this sec
rell against RrsUohd effort agamst a sohd quar!
defensive "back who can play as good as t"wehavC;
d Football [Auburn quarterback Dameyune] Craig gm.fa .
s impressed P^y. They spread the field against sive butth,
some of the us pretty well, and we had some good teaminthe
hat game, performances out there at some posi- ing with a 1(
lisappoint- tions- CecU CaldweU played very well tion
od football for us out there-Cecil is really helping ttTh .
hedule and us with our outside push there. 0utalot,anc
. We've got "I continued to be encouraged by terback. He 1
s bit better, the improvement of our kicking game, gets the ball
been said, I think our special teams were excel- ry, and their
ig the pro- lent Saturday. Auburn sported one of deep, but the
inly expect, the best punt and kickofif returners in underneath
j this week, the conference, and Courtney Leavitt ning back is
e more con- had a great day with an average of over draw play ai
i few more 45 yards per kick. Steve Florio contin- "They d
rives alive, ued his consistency there, and so that's off to the re
s game our an encouraging sign. . time they n
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Coach Lebo, a former player of "As a foi
stball was Smith's from 1986-39 was also saddened Coach Smith
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of Chapel by the retirement of Smith. head basketl
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ifense that smells blood, the fans that hav
eally blame the players for cause of it.
ve ineptitudes. Yes. I'm tall
x.ut the coaching staff m- York YankeeS an
players can only run the
aches send from the side- It seems pair
Yankees can't win
o Brad Scott ? open up the from 12-year-olds
use! like Rich Garcia.
ve to win four of your fi- Bernie Will
tea to finish with a win- seas(m last year,
ing 2-19 for the si
ky and Vanderbilt are no
vers, and St. Danny [Ford] Andy Pettitt
as to coach best when his is not a postseaso
as. ond straight year
a't even counting the "Or- per-dangerous T
' schedule at the end. series?
aot an option. Open up the The truth is,
,u may lose that Heinz con- flukc last
season
and firings that (
lg of brainless nimroda, it's could out c0,
jr me to induct a new memngletonian
Hall of Shame The Marlini
Suck" Award. Team That Mone
k concerns i
g at our team now, we have receivers, and the
lities left this season, and , very effectively 1
as head coach to get this the ball deep whe
n to make improvements
ond half of the season. We ^e" ^ speed
will begin this week, and move the ball do\
a difficult opponent to play ?rhey try to 1
. Not only are they explo- ,.u1 ,
By maybe are the hottest a htUe blt'38 we h
conference. They're play- defensive backs n
it of confidence and emo- throw a lot. So w
toes on defense to 1
really spread that field air attack.
I Tim Couch is a fine quar- ,
brows extremely hard. He . ^he/?con:
. to his receivers in a hur- big win, and there'
offense can throw the ball catching them at
y also throw a lot of short, playing with a lo
stuff as well. Their run- ,. . , ,
, , . . ., . emotion right now,
real good at running that
id catching screen passes. over to defem
on't always damn the hall PlaS 8 extreme!;
inning back. Most of the we h&ve g?ta big
in quick-outs to the wide us here this week
ach resigns or
~mer player, I'm sad that olina, but I overv
his decision," he si
i has decided to retire as
"As former ph
ball coach at North Car- confident that Co?
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The South Carolina men's rug- ^
by squad blanked The Citadel 50-0
is week goes to a team Sunday.
of the postseason and In their last two matches,~USC 31
e finally shut up be- has outscored its opponents 84-0 ^
and haven't been scored on in five "
king about the New halves (200 minutes). H
d their fans. Up next for the team is a cele- cq
bration of the 30th anniversary of
ifully obvious that the usc Clemson rugby.
i without interference In the first match. Carolina ??
or paying off umpires alumni will square off against Clem- 111
son alumni, followed by South Car
jams' amazing post- olina s match with ot. Andrews Pvas
all of a fluke, go- (N.C.). si
eries.
e showed us that he Men'S G?? H
n pitcher for the sec- The University of South Car .
Where was the su- olina men's ^team moved up nine fo
at ,u. positions and are ranked No. 12 in bi
ino Martinez in this f, , , . ?, , , n ?
the latest Mastercard Collegiate a?
Golf Rankings. K
the Yankees were a * Oklahoma St. retained its
i, and all the money No. 1 ranking in the polls. Rankings fa
jeorge Steinbrenner are maintained by the College Golf hi
lldn't fix this. Foundation. th
9 are the new "Best This move comes after the
v Can Buv" now Gamecock squad opened its season 10
with two successful tournaments E
^ last month. Carolina won their first nj
kn/vrr . tournament, the Palmetto Classic re
JvUvt in Charleston, S.C., and finished a
close third to SEC rivals Georgia
, , and Mississippi St. in the Tennessee gc
y run the draw play Tournament of Champions.
But they also throw ^ ^ ^ ^ marks ^ U
n it's to their advan- debut of freshman Kyle Thompson
the ball around and in the individual rankings. After an
vn the field quickly. impressive playoff victory at the Pal- th
metto Classic and a fourth-place fin- ca
keep you off balance ish at the Tournament of Champiave
to substitute our ons, the Easley, S.C., native ranks to
lore because they do 17th nationally. _ H
e have to be on our With a tie for first place at m
be ready to stop their the Palmetto Classic and a Top 10 2
finish at the Tournament of Cham- te
pions, sophomore Eric Ecker received ak
ling off, of course, a 23 votes in the latest poll,
s no doubt that we're The No. 12 Gamecocks play Oc- o\
a time when they're woer 14-id at tne itea Kiver Lias- to
. r c , , sic in Dallas, Texas,
t of confidence and
And that has spilled ?
se, where now the/re ' co
t well and hard. So, ^ USC volleyball team (11challenge
ahead of 3' 3"? SEC)'COming ?ffbig ^
cnaiienge anead 01 oyer gEC Wegtem foes last ?<
n
ie week before start
kdielmingly support can continue the proud tradition of Co;
lid. North Carolina basketball. for
lyers, we all feel very "We wish him well and hope that its
ich [Bill] Guthridge now he can see USC play more often, in |
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rkansas, face two more Western
ivision opponents this weekend.
The Bulldogs of Mississippi St.
id the Rebels of Ole Miss will come
i the Volleyball Competition Fallty,
otherwise known as "The
ouse that Hudson Built," this
eekend as the Gamecocks look to
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mtinue their SEC winning streak.
The Gamecocks will look to heme
5-0 in the conference for the ,
"st time ever.
They face Mississippi St. at 7
m. Friday, and they face Missisppi
at 2 p.m. Sunday.
omecoming
This weekend is Homecoming
r USC football as they hope to
eak a two-game losing streak
gainst SEC Eastern Division foe
entucky.
Head Coach Brad Scott has not
ired well in Homecoming games
s first three years at the helm of
le Gamecocks.
His first year, the Gamecocks
st in Homecoming 56-42 to the
ast Carolina Pirates, after winng
at LSU and improving their
cord to 4-1.
Scott's second Homecoming
ime was a little better. The Game cks
destroyed the hapless Kent
olden Flashes 77-14.
Last year the Gamecocks lost
Mississippi St. 14-10, in a game
iat served as Carolina's wake-up
ill last year.
So this week Scott who has had
i face some tough opponents on
omecoming here at South Carolii
will try to even his record at 2
witn a Dig win over a not Kentucky
am that is coming off a big win
gainst SEC power Alabama.
The Wildcats won the game in
rertime last weekend in Lexingn.
This year's Homecoming game
ill be just as tough as hot-handl
Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch
imes to town.
:ompiled by Achim Hunt
of practice
ach Smith's retirement is a great loss
the University of North Carolina,
basketball program and basketb all
general."
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