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SC 292S0 or Fa* to 903 777.7374 / I ____ \ - 700 8:00 AM NOON 1:00 PM 1:05 2:05 PM 2-05= 3:00 PM 3:15 4:00 PM 4:05 4:20 PM 4:30 5:30 PM 5:30 6:30 PM 5:30 6:30 PM 5:45- ‘ 6:45 PM 7:00 8:00 PM 8:15 9:15 PM MONDAY CARDIO JAM AM YOGA STEP EXPRESS FACULTY/ STAFF WORKOUT CARDIO STEP REAR ATTITUDE AB EXPRESS KICK BOXING WATER EXERCISE (S) BODY SCULPT ULTIMATE" CONDITION STEP TUESDAY STEP PUMP HATHA YOGA INT STRENGTE AB EXPRESS STEP PUMP WATER EXERCISE (D) STAFF YOGA ROOM 107 CARDIO JAM SLIDE COMBO BODY SCULPT WEDNESDAY INSTRUCTOR CHOICE STEP EXPRESS FACULTY/ STAFF WORKOUT CARDIO STEP ' STEP [ COMBO AB EXPRESS KICK BOXING WATER EXERCISE (S) BODY SCULPT ULTIMATE' CONDITION STEP THURSDAY CARDIO " JAM STEP PUMP FACULTY/ STAFF WORKOUT JUMP & PUMP AB EXPRESS STEP PUMP WATER EXERCISE (D) STAFF YOGA ROOM 107 CARDIO JAM STEP COMBO BODY SCULPT FRIDAY CARDIO JAM STEP EXPRESS AB EXPRESS FRIDAY FITNESS HATHA YOGA SATURDAY INSTRUCTOR CHOICE SUNDAY INSTRUCTOR CHOICE POWER YOGA Gamecock Sports Challenge _ _ ■ Sports Sports Editor Editor (19-11) (19-11) Arkansas-USC Maryland-Clemson Aubum-Florida Ole Miss-Alabama Oklahoma-Kansas St. Arkansas USC USC Clemson Clemson Clemson Florida Florida Florida Alabama Alabama Ole Miss Kansas St. Kansas St. Oklahoma use use Clemson Clemson Florida Auburn Alabama Ole Miss Kansas St. Kansas St. University officials fear goalpost three-peat ■ Possible injuries worry administration by Brandon Larrabee The Gamecock The high stakes of Saturday’s show down between the Gamecocks and Arkansas has once again started a buzz about tearing down the goalposts. But after a University of Georgia student was injured when students there tore down the goalposts after beating Tennessee last Saturday, university of ficials have become concerned about students’ safety. Talk of tearing down the goalposts again heightened after a comment Lou Holtz made at his Monday press con ference. “I haven’t talked to the team, but after the way [Arkansas] beat us last year, if we could find a way to beat them, I would personally tear down the goal posts,” Holtz said. “I don’t need any help. If I can’t do it on my own,-I don’t want it done.” But some university officials said they didn’t think Holtz was serious about the issue. “I don’t see that as being something that will occur,” Assistant Athletics Di rector Kerry Tharp said. While he didn’t think Holtz was making a joke, “I think he made [the comment] tongue-in-cheek,” Tharp said. The stakes of Saturday’s game haven’t helped any. Arkansas wal loped USC 48-14 last year, and a sixth win would make USC eligible for a bowl game. SG President Jotaka Eaddy said USC President John Palms had spoken with her twice about the issue. “It’s a concern of mine, too,” Ead dy said. She said students should find another way to celebrate a victory. “Someone's life or someone being injured should not be a cost we have to pay to celebrate our happiness,” Ead dy said. “We need to find some differ ent way of celebrating our victory.” Eaddy said she’d also heard some students talk about the possibility of the goalposts coming down if the Game cocks defeat Tennessee in three weeks. “I’m hoping that people will not, for this game and the Tennessee game,” she said. University spokesman Jason Sny der also said students shouldn’t chaige the field for safety reasons. “Cases like Geoigia can happen all too easily,” Snyder said. While the SEC has seen a surpris ingly high number of goalposts tumble to the ground this season - five so far - USC has been the site of two of the in cidents. The uprights came down the first time in the Gamecocks’ 31-0 de feat of New Mexico State University in their season opener. The yellow poles again hit the ground when USC de feated Geoigia 21 -10. The goalposts have also come down at Mississippi State, where the Bulldogs shocked unbeaten Florida; Louisiana State University, after the Tigers eked out a surprise victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in overtime; and Georgia, where fans trampled Sanford Stadium’s hedges and took down the uprights af ter beating Tennessee. The damages from the incident at Georgia are estimated to be more th;ui $70,000, according to the university. That includes $11,000 to replace the two goalposts, as well as the cost of vvork ing on the hedges and the money needed to fix fences, gates, handrails mid seats damaged in the incident. “I’m disappointed in what was an overreaction to a terrific moment in Georgia football history when our foot ball team broke a nine-game drought against Tennessee,” Georgia Athletics Director Vince Dooley said. Tharp said the two pairs of goalposts USC has purchased have cost the uni versity $9,000. He said he hadn’t heard an estimate for the damage done to the shrubbery at Williams-Brice Stadium. The number of goalpost incidents has prompted officials at SEC schools to say they will deal with the issue next spring. Tharp said the issue would proba bly come up at a usual SEC meeting in the spring. He said Athletics Director Mike McGee would represent the uni versity at such an event. Snyder said Palms usually attended meetings of the SEC’s President’s Coun cil, though he said he couldn’t commit to Palms being at a meeting without knowing the exact date. The sports desk cm be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. If you are interested in writing for Gamecock Sports, call 777-7182 Soccer from page 9 ing the pack is Sergei Raad, who has contributed five goals and six assists, followed closely by Patrick Tanner with 14 points, including six goals and two assists. Leading the team in assists is McNeil Cronin with sev en for the season. Returning for his sixth season as head coach for the Paladins is Doug Allison, who has posted an overall record of 78-21-7 in his coaching stint. Under his direction, the Pal adins have claimed four Southern Conference regular season and three tournament championships. Last sea son, they posted an impressive 21-2 1 record and were ranked third over all in the nation. Allison also has a prestigious his tory with the Gamecocks, as he played for USC from 1984 to 1987. During his tenure as a player, Allison helped lead USC to four consecutive win ning campaigns and remains the record-holder in several categories, including Gamecock career leader in total points with 158, most goals with 63, and most game-winning goals with 18. Assistant coach Ryan Higgin botham is in his first official year with the Paladins after volunteering for two seasons. He is a former Furman soccer player, ranking third overall during his career in goals scored with 36. Last year in Greenville, the Pal adins managed to hold on through double overtime to tie the Gamecocks 1-1. The Gamecocks, led by Jordan Quinn with 22 points, will enter Sun day’s game after a similar but score less double overtime tie with Clem son last weekend. The ninth-ranked South Caroli na men’s soccer team is having a ban ner season, however, and is planning to dispose of the Paladins in what promises to be an entertaining battle at “The Graveyard.” The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Associated Press Football Top 25 1. Nebraska 2. Kansas State 3. Virginia Tech 4. Miami (FL) 5. Clemson 6. Ohio State 7. Florida State 8. Oklahoma 9. Oregon 10. Florida 11. Washington 12. TCU 13. UCLA 14. Georgia 15. Mississippi State 16. Southern Miss. 17. Northwestern 18. Michigan 19. Auburn 20. Notre Dame 21. Purdue 22. Arizona 23. Oregon State 24. South Carolina 25. Texas