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' Rothenberg CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 ulate whether they would have been able to beat out the Yankees under Kerrigan, but the Red Sox did what few other teams have ever done: axe the skipper in spring training. By no means is the executioner finished, however. The Padres’ Bruce Bochy and the White Sox’s Jerry Manuel might be next in line to the guillotine if their clubs do not show improvement in the upcom ing season. Larry Bowa could see his tenure cut short in Philadelphia if the Phils don’t progress next year, as could the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Lloyd McClendon. No one is safe when it comes to being a manager in Major League Baseball. Former Yankee managers are especially aware of this fact, giv en George Steinbrenner’s itchy trig ger finger. Joe Torre might be the exception to the rule, though, be cause the only way he’d be fired would be for not making it out of the divisional series in the playoffs. Rothenberg is a fourth-year sport management major. His column appears every Friday in Gamecock Sports. BRIEFLY Sports Illustrated ranks USC No. 5 Completing one of the most successful athletics season in the school’s history, Sports Illustrated has ranked USC No. 5 nationally among the nation’s 324 universities and colleges in the magazine’s Oct. 7 special is sue, “America’s Best Sports Colleges.” In addition, four SEC schools were ranked in the top 10 — post ing the best finish of any confer ence. The magazine is on news stands now. “We congratulate our student athletes and coaches for an out standing year,” USC Athletics Director Mike McGee said. “The commitment to excellence has been made across the board and it's rewarding to see the efforts of our athletes and coaches come to fruition.” The top 10 schools in Sports Illustrated’s rankings are Texas, Stanford, Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, LSU, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee and Michigan. Joyner-Kersee to speak at banquet One of ESPN’s 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, will speak at USC’s annual track and field ban quet Friday at the River Center at Saluda Shoals Park in Irmo. The banquet will honor USC’s track and field teams as well. There are 25 tickets for sale for $20 a piece. The banquet includes dinner. Call USC assistant coach Delethea Quarles for more infor mation at 777-3829. Hawks’ scrimmage open to the public The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks are training at USC, and the team’s final workout today at 10 a.m. will be open to the public. The final workout will include an intrasquad scrimmage, and admission is free. The practice will be held at the Carolina basketball practice fa- I cility, located adjacent to the Carolina Coliseum on Blossom Street. SPORTS CHALLENGE I THE CHALLENGE: Kyle Matt Chris Maty Jill, Peter The Gamecock’s readers and Almond Rothenberg Foy Hartney Martin Farr i staff test their sports knowledge Sports Asst. Sports Defending Editor in Copy Desk Readerof with predictions of the Editor Editor Champion Chief Chief the Week weekend’s games. (Rankings (34-16) (37-13) (33-17) (32-18) (22-28) (31-19) are from the Associated Press.) 7 Georgia at 22 Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Georgia Georgia Georgia Arkansas at 10 Tennessee > Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee 6 Florida at Ole Miss Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida 18 So. Cal at!7 WashTst So. Cal Wash. St. So: Cal Wash. St. Wash. St. So. Cal 20 Penn St. at 19 Wisconsin Penn St. Penn St Wisconsin Wisconsin Penn St. Wisconsin Texas Tech at 23 Texas A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M Tech A&M Maryland at West Virginia W.Va. W.Va. Maryland Maryland W.Va. Maryland South Florida at North Texas No. Texas , No. Texas No. Texas USF USF USF Clemson at 11 Florida State* FSU FSU FSU FSU FSU FSU Mississippi St. at USC USC USC USC USC USC ~ USC 24-17 21-17 28-21 27-20 31-7 28-17 LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Kyle Almond (9-1) - The sports editor finally won for once, missing only the Air Force/Utah game. But his assistant, with an 8-2 week, still holds a steady lead overall. Foy and Hartney also had strong 8-2 weeks. Reader of the week Craig Ray went 6-4, and Katie Smith, after whining for weeks to make her picks, went 5-5, further burying any chances The Gamecock’s staff had of victory. WANT TO BE READER OF THE WEEK? E-mail your selections next week to gamecocksports@hotmail.com. If you’re picked and have the best record, you’ll win a free Gamecock T-shirt and be able to talk all the trash you want. * - Thursday night’s prediction chosen before kickoff. i ; r | ! J \ \ \ _ l:i3ii:ii',ia;igIMAilil'].1 ii|iih>ggtJ',iitH**vb.saiiny p.jx-t; . » m *w*i :% Th jftwx I; - ui TT " / • nTTTr^TjrrK -y ■' W% ‘ «■ !2fii * !!»;iV J\X 8PH;jf 1 t ' f | ] \ , . \ , 1 ' V 1 ■ '' ■ '$jl&1 ’* * , { ' ’ ? ' * * \ * * Soccer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 haven’t been in this type of game,” he said. “That concerns me more than anything else.” The Gamecocks should also be worried about a loaded Clemson attack led by senior forwards Dimelon Westfield and Fabio Tambosi. Westfield already has nine goals on the season, and Tambosi has a team-high seven assists. Clemson is outscoring its oppo nents 23-6 this season. Carolina will counter with a de pendable defense, ranked eighth in the nation as of Tuesday. Bachmeyer is seventh in the na tion in goals-against-average (0.54). With the teams so closely matched, the game might come down to who gets the early mo mentum. “Coach Berson was telling us the other day that the difference between teams is so small,” USC defender Robert Rosenberg said. “If we come out like we can play and be sharp quickly, it’ll be a huge advantage for us.” Bachmeyer looks at the posi tives from last season’s 3-2 loss at Clemson’s Riggs Field. “Everybody feels that Iasi year we played pretty well ex cept for a couple of mistakes,” he said. “So if we can clean up our mistakes and work together as a team and play our ball, hope fully we’ll come out with a win.” The Carolina-Clemson game historically draws the biggest crowd all season, and this year should be no different with both teams playing at their peak. It will kick off at 2 p.m. “If we could come out with a victory on Sunday, a lot of stress would be relieved ffom our team,” Rosenberg said “We re ,7j( ■ of 4 ally want to beat Clemson, and * I’m sure the seniors want to 1 leave South Carolina knowing? * that they’ve at least beateh^ Clemson one year. • “I think it’s going to be real ly intense.” _m Comments on this story? E-ma&*m gamecocksportsiihotmaiLcont SEC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Dye was best known for winning with the ground game at Auburn. Though freshman quarterback Brodie Croyle adds more passing potential to Alabama’s attack, ther Tide is still best known for the kind of power football that appeals to Dye. Other SEC Games NO. 6 FLORIDA AT OLE MISS: Both the Gators (4-1,2-0) and the Rebels (3-1,1-0) look to remain undefeated in conference play as their highly touted passing attacks face off Saturday in Oxford. ARKANSAS AT NO. 10 TENNESSEE: The Razorbacks (2-1, 0-1) hope to avoid another SEC loss as they trav el to Knoxville Saturday for a match-up against the Volunteers (3 1,0-1). LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE AT NO. 21 LSU: Saturday, Louisiana-Lafayette will play LSU for the first time since 1938, as the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) go to Baton Rouge to visit the Tigers (3-1,1-0). Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK S Georgia defensive lineman David prove his manhood, along with the rest of the Bulldogs , when they play Alabama on Saturday. Former Auburn head coach Pat Dye publicly questioned Georgia's ability to win, saying the Bulldogs weren’t “man enough.” MOT ALL AJR FORCE ROTC GETVjMS THEIR TUITIOM RAID THE AJR FORCE IS THRILL'zJokM&m