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Clemson coach Tommy West's final
victory may have also been the final
straw for South Carolina coach
Brad Scott.
West, fired on Wednesday, rode out
of Death Valley on the shoulders of his
players after file Tigers' 28-19 victory
Saturday night.
Now, Scott's future is in play, as
the Gamecocks' 10th straight loss leaves
the school with their worst marie in 105
seasons of football.
"I'm their football coach tonight.
Well regroup and visit with them again
next week," said Scott, 23-32-1 in five
seasons. "I certainly hope and expect
to be back next year. I won't make that
decisiqn, but I certainly will be involved
in it, I'm sure."
Javis Austin's two touchdowns led
the Tigers (3-8), who closed their poorest
season in 23 years.
Usually, the season-ending rivalry
is filled with bad jokes and bad attitudes
among half-crazed fans. But this
season, bad football and the coaches'
futures were about the only topics discussed.
The Tigers settled things Wednesday,
firing West and setting ablaze
whispers that Tulane's Tommy Bowden,
Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer or
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even ^leiiiauii a nauuiiai uuuiipiuiiamp
icon, Danny Ford, would soon prowl
the sidelines.
But this night belonged to West.
He ran down the hill at Death Valley
? a players' tradition ? by himself,
then took hugs and congratulations as
the Tigers put away the Gamecocks for
the third time in four years.
When the clock wound down, West,
his wife Lindsay and 10-year-old son
Turner were lifted into the air by the
Tigers and carried to midfield, where
a national-championship-type frenzy
ensued. *
"That's what this has always
been about ? family," said West,
who had a 31-28 record in five seasons.
The goalposts in front of Howard's
Rock were pulled down and carried
around the outgoing coach as the pep
band played "Tiger Rag" in the cool
South Carolina night.
Fans at Saturday's contest show th<
Brad Scott.
Carolina
asst. sports editor KELLY MAOUIWE
The No. 13 Arkansas Razorbacks
Carolina freshman Cally Plummer, a mi
First Team, to the conference Saturday, s
rolled past USC, 3-0.
Arkansas moves to the finals of the !
tomorrow, with a 26-3 record, while USC
Game scores were 15-4,15-5, and 15"Arkansas
is a great team," Plummer
with two kills and eight errors in USC's ]
"This was a good learning experien
motivate me to work hard in the gym oi
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"Arkansas played very well," said Car
Kim Hudson-Christopher.
"We are a young team and Arkansas
rience.
"Our game plan was to go out and worl
end against Washington and Washingtoi
portant for us now."
USC went up 2-0 in Game 1, and then
a roll, scoring 10 straight points on eig
ting errors.
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season 1-10, while Clemson ended up 3-8.
"I came to Clemson because of Tom- mors he':
my West," said offensive tackle Hoi- sent pac
land Postell. "To see him go out this long in 1
way was really great." don't bel
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rector Mike McGee early next week to son to a
evaluate USC's program. McGee said Gameco
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ago. ed the o<
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welcomed South the game, 15-4. Carolina hit .1
amber of the SEC hit .278.
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Arkansas fought back again.
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the school record for career as
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s a candidate to step in if Scotfs Austin caught a 7-yard
iking. Holtz said he didn't be- from Brandon Streeter
the control booth, "but I also Tigers' first possession. I
ong on the sidelines right now." ished a 12-play drive in the s
e game, Austin powered Clem- ter with a 4-yard scoring 1
14-7 halftime lead and the Linebacker Howard ]
cks got no closer. turned an Anthony Wrigl
loss was South Carolina's 13th tion 48 yards for what esse
past 14 games and also end- Clemson's clinching touchc
Idball streak of the road team Gamecocks' second play aft
the past seven years in this Later, Clemson looked lil
add a second interception-r
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?r JARED KELOWITZ negatives, there were still fi
whoever won this game wo
rday, the garnet and black their season.
:ks were left blue after losing The weather on Saturd
bitter rival Clemson, in the coldest it had been for an
nale for both teams. Dubbed team's games this season.
it Bowl," ifs no secret that nei- the temperature was a brisk
m had a successful season, and by halftime it had d
lie first time in school history, themid-40s. Taking into
ecocks went winless in their tion the weather and poor s
ice and had only one victory would assume these two t
The Tigers, probably the less- about to draw attendance e
two evils, had two wins com- of an Eagles vs. Panthers j
the game. Before Saturday, prisingly enough, though,
ights of Clemson's season were dance was calculated at 83,
Maryland, the weakest team ing Memorial Stadium wa
DC, and Furman. USC's only capacity,
come against Ball State. The fan support for both
ause of the disappointing eardrum-rattling and o
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Clemson had already an- blunders, or jeers for refei
that Tommy West had been calls, both sides were never
ed, and there was speculation At the start of the game,
ere that Brad Scott awaited Gamecocks strutted onto
sfate. Putting aside all these chorus of Tiger fans' boos w
gs in SEC Vc
jints to make it 14-4 UA, but Robarge talked to Edlu
knocked down an ace to seal sist the day before, but bot
.85 in Game 1, while Arkansas time.
"I told Ashley, We nee
first lead in Game 2, 3-0, but you might see me," Robarg
UA won Game 2,15-5. ed, I forgot."
much for 11
ting 15-2. "After my sopho- er-bl
Orlando, _ , , ? now,
neyCias more year, I looked cerne
at the record and
Statette thought there was no ^
way I could break it." e<
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md broke Ashley Edhind ^
ssists and Senior usc V()lleyba11 F,aVer six bl
win over Ji
nd round of the SEC Tourna- lor added 10 kills, hitting
Edlund ended the daj
5 season at 9-20. Game scores ace, 11 digs and two blocl
dlund broke Tammy Correll's "I was pleased with th<
; assist of the match, on a kill Kim Hudson-Christophe
e. sissippi State is a good de
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ng down one of the goalposts in Death
shovel pass but safety Michael Allen was
to end the down at the Gamecocks'
ie also fin- Tigers were halted on fourth i
second quar- the drive.
>urst. South Carolina moved 1
Bartley re- strongly in the first half, but on]
it intercep- on its opening drive when A
sntially was Wright swept in from 4 yards
lown on the Steve Mixon added two sec
er halftime. touchdowns, on a 1-yard run
Ice it would yard pass from quarterback I
ernrn score, ty.
v strong suppot
eelings that out by those voices of USC ft
uld salvage made the two-and-a-half-hoi
from Columbia. When the Tij
lay was the down the hill to the field, a flocl
iy of either similar to those rushing the st
Atkickoff, rock concert followed. Though
51 degrees, was stopped by security, the ef
ipped into impressive nonetheless. All 1
considera- before the opening
easons, one Onee the game had started ?
earns were ba(j drawn first blood, scoring
qualtothat , . ., ,
^ ? openmg drive, the crowd sup
' thTatten their favor. On the
r An kick, the most controversial C?
500, mean- ,, ,
s packed to game' for ^teams' P?s5
season, occurred. Courtney Le
i teams was ecuted a perfect short kick, cr
ontinuous spiral that spawned a JavisAus
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Whether it UU5, luiimie was recovered
opponents' but called back because of an i
rees' blown tent referee's whistle. This pu
once calm, der by the official was met wit
, when the hostility by the USC fans, es
the field, a when Clemson's subsequent di
ere blocked ed in a touchdown.
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nd about helping out with the as- "We
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esaid. "But once the match start13.
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^s an honor I will look back on lat- won ^ai
it it's not that big of a deal right The
" Edlund said. "I am more con- fore US<
id with the play of our team. Taylor.
Aer my sophomore year, I looked j^gj_
3 record and thought there was no T TQr,,
[could break it." r5
ilund now stands at No. 1 in school tueu wu
ry with 5,062 assists. Robarge led Care
iamecocks with 11 kills, hitting to an 8-5
She racked up one block solo and ror.
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inior middle blocker Danika Tay- ]3acjc on
389" Edit
r with three kills, 37 assists, one
L assists. e]
3 way we played," said USC coach her 12tl
r. "We came out a bit slow. Misfensivo
team. Compile
Nate says the football team
ftbfford set the school record for
the longest losing streak
(10) in Carolina history
with Saturday's loss against
s. Clemson. The previous
i rerord was set last week
I end against Florida.
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Valley. With the loss, Carolina finished the
dragged "It was a bad ending to a bad sea4.
The son," Petty said,
down on Afterward, West said whomever
takes the Tigers, be it Beamer, ?ow;he
ball den or someone else, will get a stellar
ly scored team on the rise and ready to get back
inthony into the bowl picture,
out. "I told them they would start next
ond-half year with this game tonight," West said,
and a 3- "These guys didn't quit this year
Jhil Pet- through adversity and whatever happens
won't change them at all."
1 for weak teams
ins who "That man must be one of the most
lr drive honest people in the world, because he
rers ran is the only one who could have heard
k of fans it [the whistle]," coach Scott said, speakage
at a trig of the referee,
the rush After this turn of events, the Gamefnr+
wfl <5 cocks never could seem to get back in
his was to a Sood rhythm, but you never would
have known it by looking at the fans,
ind USC When everything was said and done,
on their a 1-9 USC team was defeated by a 2nort
es- 9 Clemson squad, in an incredibly slop
py game infected by turnovers and bone?
f,, head maneuvers. But this didn't stop
H th8 herds ofTiger fans from ripping
51 e down a goalpost and toting it around
a . ex" the field for a victory lap like they had
eating a jus^. won the national championship,
'tin ft - when in reality all they won was the
by USC, "Toilet Bowl."
nadver- The energy produced by the fans
re bhin- paralleled that of Hoover Dam, while
th much the quality of play mirrored that of a
pecially Pop Warner league. That's why these
ive end- two, teams have the most loyal fans in
college football.
'ournament
will have to play a lot better tomorrow to advance.
ame 1, Carolina went up 9-5 on a kill by Cally Plum
1 then 13-7 on a kill by Robarge.
J crept back, coming within one with an ace, at 14
lina got the ball back with a kill by Taylor and thei
ne 1 on an MSU error.
two teams knotted it up four times in Game 2 bt
2 took a 11-10 lead on team block by Plummer an
J scored once, but USC sided out on a kill by Edlunt
)k a 14-11 lead on a kill by Kami Nordgaard an
n Game 2 on an MSU error,
ilina controlled Game 3 from the start, jumping or
I lead, eventually going up 12-4 on Lady Bulldog ei
J rallied to score three points, but USC took the ba
a kill by Milica Perovic.
md knocked down an ace to take a 13-7 lead,
a, MSU hit the ball out of bounds and Perovic g(
i kill of the match to take the game, 15-7.
>.d from staff reports.