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I Friday, March 19, 1999
'You can't Gordon
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SINGLETONcontinued from page 6 But apparently thi
; er enters the mind of th
A few weeks ago, my friend Rick ston Cup champion, wt
(a.k.a. Frank White, or the HBK) logged to run well Sunday in
on to the site and was accused of being 400.
a closet Clemson fan for speaking the "One of the reason
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team. I hate to say it, but it's hard to have a lot of respect f
find positive things to say about an 8- "If you don't respe*
21 team. will get up and bite yo
He was then booted off the site af- Darlington is consid
ter coming to my defense when they est of all NASCAR ve
blasted my weekly column. weirdly configured, na
As we can all see, this site has a link pery layout on which tl
to The Gamecock Online, so any regu- ver never even conside
lar subscriber will be able to read what ity of winning.
I'm about to write here. Thank you, HB, But to Gordon, bea
but I'll take over in my own defense in Black" has become
from here. For that, he credits
These holy-rolling hypocrites called Evernham, who has cj
me sacrilegious for my use of the term for each of his 44 caree:
"3:16." I have stated what this term the Rainbow Warrior
means at least 20 times in the past year crew in the series,
since
I started using it, so if you want to I ^ ^
know, refer to Singletonian Philosophy I ' A T| x (
No. 1 and send your letters to the com- ^ J- Ly I
plaint department, and I think everyone
knows where it's located by now.
You see, it ain't my fault you can't
handle the truth. It ain't my fault you
see Ihe world through garnet-colored
glasses.
It ain't my fault Mike McGee has m
gotten into your heads, and it definitely
ain't my fault you're too chicken to
post anything meaningful and truthful
on your site. Fortunately, there are j9|
sports writers like William Folks. David
Cloninger and myself who are willing David Cloninger
to speak the truth, whether good or bad. From the Cockpit
Thank God for men like Maurice ~
Stanfield on WCTG-AM who aren't
afraid to speak the truth just because thing ? the final game
it might not be politically correct or pos- hi honor of this mon
itive toward the Gamecocks. to the senior six who ha
Oh, by the way, thanks for quoting letics.
me on your Web page, Maurice. First of all, thanks t
If you don't like it, you don't have with a meanness uneqi
to read us or listen to us. Just contin- My fellow Cockpitij
ue to live in your fantasy world and after one of his tradem
be complacent with mediocrity. the usually quiet crowd
As long as we say nothing, the ath- her of opposing forwan
letic department will do nothing. The battle cry of "]\
n 1? tired herause nnttim
xt wasii t until wc, ao tnc pcupic, i c
said something about our horrendous would just be too depre
excuse for a football team that they ^'s a shame "The 1
made a change at head coach. ^h ^re you're goi
Despite what people may think, we Thanks to Bud "The
fans still have some power over our Wideman of Clemson w
sports, even in the Bible Belt. seriously, Bud had mo
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(Samecock Sports
looks to take Darlingtor
"Ray and I have great communi- "That wou
cation, and he is able to give me what able to do somi
lTT. , _ ~~ I need on pit stops throughout the day," growing up ai
- With five vie- 1
Gordon said. was always a
iven s ar s a "That allows me to be up front in said
ff Gordont might ^ end ? ^
alk reputation That'S certainly the case at Dar" but knows Gor
it thought nev- lington- Gordon's avera&e Place ^sh hngton are pei
e reigrlig Win- in his past seven starts 18 1,43 ~ a 2 punch in the
10 simply hopes number that eliminates him as poster- And then 1
lubimpiyiiupes
tne iransoutn -L"? *" Although Jan
to Tame motto. cess than mot
s we're so sue- Ks about track position he says. superspecdwi
is because we We always try to qualify well be- th,
or it" he said cause " y?u re running near the front,
:t this place, it 3 avoid a11 those problems in the me"N
u in a second." middle of the Pack'" s?ud- challenge " he
ered the tough- "Fve been back there at times, and *' '
hues, a steep, 1 teU y?u that they ^ eveiT laP tll, Q,, ,
irrow and slip- it's the last, like they're saying, that s a challei
tie average dri- Tve got to get to the front keep the car 01
rs thermssibil- Gordon, who tied a modern ne knows
NA3CAR record by winning 13 times 1996, he hi
ting "The Lady last season, is surprised to have two lead i*1tbe Soi
commonplace, victories m his first lour races this cam- ln pursuit
crew chief Ray paign. Jarrett slid on
illed the shots Only David Pearson ? the stan- "I'm in the
r victories, and dard-bearer with 10 Darlington vie- before the ca
s, the best pit tories ? won the spring race three embankment.
years in a row. The dream
shouldn't forget a<
T] It is with a heavy heart and down- desperation turnaround ji
trodden face that I begin my final col- pound bulk into the air to g
umn on the travesty that has become Bud could pull the teai
Gamecock basketball. huge centers that dominate
I went into spring break hoping And I'll never forget th
against hope the team would pull off Harold Jamison three year
some kind of miracle at the SEC Tour- Thanks to Hagen "Ice C
nament and make the Big Dance on a year of eligibility to go back
technicality, but the dream came crash- he'd reconsider that final ye?
ing down, as Carolina somehow man- favor,
aged to lose to Ole Miss. Every time he touched 1
Sure, the final score was close, but ing of anticipation that ma
that doesn't exactly qualify for a final alive and scored 20 points.
Ll reward. I was more content with
The contest accomplished only one that always broke games op
?for six players. sixth man."
aentous occasion, this column sends thanks Thanks to Recus "Baby <
ve left an indelible impact on Carolina ath- May. No one had ever heard
we quickly took notice after 1
o LeRon "The Thug" Williams, who played over Kentucky's Nazr Mohj
naled since Bill Laimbeer went pro. Finally, USC had a playe
ins always rallied behind him, especially he started or not.
flrlr nnctv Hnnlrc T ,?>T?rYn rwiil/1 aloratre rra+ ?r- 1 i i i i
- ?j ? in ix couia also muscie nis
riled up and ready while battling any num- or take the even harder lay
Is for a good inside position. Whatever the case, he w
lake 'em bleed, LeRon!" must now be re- ize ^ the best NCAA player
I another player's name in the phrase high school. (Incidentally,
'ssing. shot gld.ssos.)
rhug" had to be dismissed, but hey, play Thanks to William "Cycl
ng to get burned. he played for Chester High
Stud" Johnson, who made me realize Tom anH hie team-mate* nas
an even bigger tool than I thought. No, high school team, so I knev
ments of greatness, whether making the disappear in college
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:onquer the Darlington International Speedway again
tetes in the Transouth Financial 400.
jnt of seniors
latter what the score of the game was, he always played
-percent heart.
asn't the most talented guy on the team, but the will and
had for the game were plenty for success at this level.
Cyclone" was always hustling and giving all effort imagnd
the result was a 10-points-per-game average,
ly, all undying thanks of the world to BJ "Too Sweet"
dio leaves not only as USC's all-time scoring leader, but
er who made the country take notice of this university,
dac Attack always had the winning edge, the kind that
i the team to an SEC Championship and who knows how
me-winning layups.
5 fans owe BJ one whole hell of a lot for making this team
2ss it has been and laying the groundwork for future
lowed that great athletes can make a difference by ati
little-known school instead of sitting on the bench for
u powernouse.
i six players will take a huge chunk out of the team, but
provide the means for a solid recruiting class and a young
lext year.
rust not forget their triumphs of the past four years, lest
over the memories of all they accomplished,
will go on to great careers in the NBA, and some will becessful
in other walks of life.
don't forget,what you have done at this university beone
shining moment, you were part of the hottest team
3-plus Division-I basketball world,
luck with the future, and rest assured you won't be for
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