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by Skip Foreman Assistant Sports Editor made it. 1 know 1 didn’t look like it tonight, but 1 made it.” His name was most conspicuoi'.sly absent. They were all here. Dantley. May, Most controversial of the cuts was Buckner, Hubbard. And they all got off. Michigan's . Green scored For most of J une and the first week In 32 points in one of the scrimmages, but July, Chapel Hill, specifically the UNC what lacked was Geeen’s defense. Most campus, was host to some of the nation’s times, one could find Green perched at finest players in preparation the half-court line ready to initiate one I for the Montreal Olympics. Though it of his fast break lay-ups, with no was concluded by the so-called critics apparent regard that his team was that the best were not here (Leon playing short-handed at the opposite Douglas of Alabama, Mssrs. end. Even those who didn’t see Green Washington and Johnson, UCLA, et play were upset that he didn’t make the al.), those who decided they would show final 15. Of course, ignorance is bliss. up played some of the better basketball of N.C. State was most seen in this area in quite some time, shaky from the beginning. Many figured including some of the Carolina games that he’d not be in the final roster to go during the regular season. to Chapel Hill, much less Montreal. But Of course, the ACC was not excluded he did, and then proceeded to show from the array of talent. Representing everyone who had doubts about his six of the seven schools in the game how dreadfully wrong they were. conference, ACC stars were competing Even up through the games with the for 15 spots in a field of 57 which tried , Carr was doing things out in scrimmages in Raleigh’s with a basketball that he had not done Reynolds Coliseum. with the Wolfpack. Maybe it was an of Wake Forest, Tree omen of things to come in 1977. Rollins of Clemson, and Steve Of course, no team in this Sheppard and Mo Howard of Maryland era would be complete without a Ford all came down to Raleigh to test their or Davis, They, however, came under talents under the scrutinous eye of Tar undue pressure from TV newscasters Heel and Olympic Head Basketball who felt that Smith had stacked the deck Coach Dean Smith. Included in the with his own players, thus making some throng were Smith’s own and “more qualified” talent ineligible due to Walter Davis with big men Tommy the featherbedding. But, as one coach LaGarde and . aptly put it, “When you’re running your & Other notables appeared, but the style of play, who best to run it but some rigors of a Dean Smith workout of your own players?” When the dust eliminated the wheat from the chaff. had settled. Ford, David, LaGarde and , the high school All- Kupchak had stayed, and all proved America headed for Louisville, after a their worth to the club. few days with a bad knee. Others were Chapel Hill has come alive again with forced to beg off due to the running, but hectic moving of bodies, but this time Ford and Davis stood out among those they are to the dorm room instead of the who ran the mile in practice drills with basketball court. Carmichael respectable 5:14 showings. Auditorium has been, so to speak, Then came the cuts. Marshall Rogers redesigned with bleacher-type seats to of Pan American, collegiate scoring replace the old theatre-type seats in champion was gone. Mo Howard was order to increase capacity and give more gone. of Tennessee, who, students a chance to get tickets this year. along with teammate All that’s being waited for is the formed a deadly scoring punch for the excitement of basketball the likes of

Photo by Robin Clark. The Tarheel Volunteers, was cut. Griffin was cut. which were exhibited this summer. The Denver’s Davis Thompson, whom we all remember as a nemesis of the Tarheels, plays nemesis Most notable was . When act of June shouldn’t be a hard one to against Olympian (6) as Bobby Jones looks on. asked about his chances, Tree replied, ‘T follow this winter. Will Heels ?

by Skip Foreman conference has been kind enough in past Assistant Sports Editor years to provide the Heels with opening day victories. The trend could continue, If you’re planning to go to see a starting on Sept. 4. rejuvenated University of North The next week, Carolina travels into Carolina football team this fall, you the heart of Southeastern Conference may just have to pin your hopes on country for an encounter with the weekend-to-weekend results from the University of Florida. As the Pigskin five conference and six intersectional Preview stated, “This will be a major battles the Tar Heels scheduled for the road test for the Tar Heels.” Indeed it year. will. Do not go by Florida’s Last year’s dismal 3-7-1 was not performance in the Gator Bowl against witnessed by this writer, but from all Maryland as an indication of the type of indication, the natives got very restless team the Heels will be facing on Sept. when Bill Dooley’s charges lost to the 11. The Gators are ranked with likes of Wake Forest and East Carolina, Alabama as a major offensive power in not to mention a narrow loss to this part of the country, and the Clemson in the waning moments. But Carolina defense will have its hands full. those losses, if one is to believe the 10- Do not give Northwestern the short year head coach, will not happen again. stick, either, just because they don’t But looking at the schedule, one is not so finish up there with the big boys from ? rr y sure. Michigan, Michigan St., or Ohio State. Starting off with Miami of Ohio If you had to play in that conference should prove to be a stern test for most every weekend, your main assignment any team, much less UNC. The would be just to survive, much less place Redskins have lost only two games or so in the standings. It is the first time these in the last three years, and most two teams will meet, so expect anything. observers of the Tangerine Bowl last When Carolina played Army back in December in which they demolished 1974, everyone expected an easy time South Carolina, say that their team is with the Cadets. The final score was 56- Pnoto by Robm C lark. The Tarheel In more pre-Montreal scrimmage action. State’s Kenny Carr hooks for the potent enough to go a few more years 42, Carolina on top. and that was only USA squad against Denver. without losing many more games. because Army botched an onside kick However, the Mid-American Continued on page 11