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The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, February 9, 19897 . . Sports . yraeutte taos By MIKE BERARDINO Senior Writer - The smile on Mack Brown's face said it all. After months of criss-crossing the East Coast in hopes of wooing top high school talent to Chapel Hill, Brown and his assistant coaches could finally rest Wednesday, basking in satisfaction over a job well done. ! Wednesday's national signing day found 23 players officially opting to help Brown rebuild the downtrodden XJNC football program. Among the fcignees were North Carolina Player fc)f the Year Chuckie Burnette, and Parade All-Americas Julius Reese &nd Tommy Thigpen. ; "After the kind of year we had (in J 988), our fans need a lift Brown told a small gathering of local media. ?They need to see something positive. This year I felt we had to have a good recruiting class. Obviously, this is a happy day for us. We're looking at this as our first big win of the 9 season, even though we may not reap the benefits until 1 990 or 1 Last season, Brown's first with the Tar Heels, UNC stumbled to a I-10 record, the worst in school history. Wednesday, the many losses of last Reveling "You know," my friend slurred as he took an unusually large swig from his perhaps 20th beer in the friendly confines of He's Not Here last week, "this, is weird." Like all great writers, we both spend a large portion of our under graduate years in darkly lit bars hitting on female lacrosse groupies, most of whom spit beer on us. "The square root of my GPA is higher than my normal GPA, our mascot looks like he has constipation, our basketball team consistently loses away games to mediocre ACC teams and they're taking the Chapel Hill out of UNC-CH," he mumbled. "Yet I'm happy. Why? Because the Duke basketball team sucks, and I mean bad. Does that make sense?" he pondered. "Sure it does. Bob," I slurred. "And don't worry, our finance teacher won't notice that we aren't in class tomorrow at 8 a.m. Well tell him it's some weird Eastern religious holiday. Hell believe us." . Somehow the thought of tackling mortgage , rates, and discounted de bentures didn't sound half as much fun as continuing our discussion of the trials and tribulations of our misguided friends in Durham. "' We both took an inordinate amount of joy in the fact that Duke ( 1 5-4 on the year), a team once touted as the best in the nation (I believe Dick Vitale called them the second coming oi tnnst or something equally sopping wet like that), had recently lost four of its last five games to tumble from the top spot all the way out of the Top 10. In short, all I can say is a hearty "HA!" Besides, what kind of Tobacco Road school newspaper would we be if we didn't kick our rivals when they're down? We have to rip on them when we can. 'In the all-too-turbulent ACC world, every team has its share of ups Swimsuits for Oh my. Oh my. Oh my. ', The new Sports Illustrated swim suit issue has come out and oh riiy. Excuse me for a second while I show it to the rest of the sports staff. (.Various noises, coughing, wheezing, Clearing of throats, rebel yells, sighs, marriage proposals, whistles, splashes of ice-cold water, and one barking dog. Down, Dave, down!) For those of you persons of the male persuasion who have not yet seen this issue, 1 command you to go out and buy it. Go on, both of you. For those of you of the female persuasion who are going to write me tomorrow and call me a chauvinist, I'd just like to point out that for fifty weeks out of the year, you get to see Joe Montana and John Elway bend ing over for the snap count, Michael Jordan's legs as he skies to the basket, and Greg Louganis in his skivvies. We only get one lousy issue to look at good-looking women, while you get fifty to look at good-looking men! So get off our backs! Health Education brings Carolina "Cool Protection" National Condom Week In The Pit: Mon., Feb. 13 & Tues., Feb. 14 Information, T-Shirts, Key Chains, Condoms, Mugs, Nile Shirts, Bumper Stickers & More! For more Info call: Ron Marlin, 933-4416 or DevetU Holman, 966-6586 fall seemed far from Brown's mind. "This is a tremendous recruiting year," Brown said. "The most signif icant thing this tells me as a football coach is that these young men have to be convinced we're going to win here. This should send a message about the Carolina football program that we are on the move, that we are headed in the right direction." Wednesday's signings still leave UNC two short of the NCAA imposed 25 scholarship limit. Brown said he would probably complete his incoming class this spring, either with junior college prospects or over looked high schoolers. Of last year's 20-member recruiting class, nine played as true freshmen, while Randy Jordan sat out due to Prop 48 guidelines. Brown said Wednesday of this year's 23 recruits, "nearly all have cleared" Prop 48's minimum standards. Corralling Burnette, a mobile 6 foot, 1 80-pound quarterback who led Burlington Cummings High School, to a 15-0 record and the state 3-A championship last season, was par ticularly important. He chose North Carolina over such competitors as in Duke's losses Andrew Podolsky Asst. Sports Editor and downs. So I generally avoid all the school-rivalry arguments that invariably begin after a few beers are sloshed. But lately, IVe been getting sick of Dookies. I was drinking a beer in a Duke bar about a month ago, and the conversation took a turn towards basketball. I was building a fairly convincing (if not completely unbiased) thesis on UNC superiority. The only defense every New Jerse. . . I mean Dookie had was to remind me that UNC has not won an ACC tournament since 1982. Get a new argument, would you guys? That one is getting old. Yes, what about this Blue Devil team? Sure, they were undefeated through their first 13 games, but that was before Duke started playing teams that were legitimate colleges and not branch campuses of say . . . East Alaska State. In Duke's first game against a Top 20 team, the Tar Heels stomped Duke 91-71. Beginning with that loss to UNC, the Devils went on a 1-4 skid, dropping games to Wake Forest (75- 71), N.C. State (78-73) and Georgia lech (81-76). By the way, I called the Duke sports information office to get those scores. I already knew the scores, but it was sooo much fun to make someone from Duke repeat those painful facts. Who would have thought that this travesty of a week would happen to Duke? After all, the Blue Devils return 10 of the 12 players who last season carried the school to a 28-7 record, the ACC championship, and a trip to the Final Four. These guys John Bland StaffWriter I think I showed them who's boss around here. They are. Anyhow, in the interest of science and because I don't have anything better to do, I decided to conduct an informal poll to see what students thought of this year's issue. Besides, it was a great way to meet girls. Percentage of females who think the swimsuit issue is degrading to women: 85. Percentage of men who think the swimsuit issue is degrading to women: 20. Percentage of men who think the swimsuit issue is degrading to women but like it anyway: 20. Percentage of women who feel insecure after looking at the swimsuit issue: 100. Percentage of men and women who vow to hit Weight Watchers after looking at the swimsuit issue: 100. Percentage of men who like the ooupire 1989 UNC Football Signees Name Position Ht. Wt. Hometown Ethan Albright TE 6-7 225 Greensboro Cliff Baskerville DB 5-10 165 Union , N.J. Bucky Brooks WR 6-0 170 Raleigh John Braswell DL 6-3 230 Richmond County Chuckie Burnette QB 6-0 180 Burlington James Dematrakis DL 6-1 265 Greensboro Scott Falise OLDL 6-4 260 Pittsburgh, Pa. Randall Felton . WR .6-1 180 Durham Shawn Hocker OLDL 6-4 250 Sarasota, Fla. Corey Holliday WR 6-4 1 85 Roanoke, Va. Steven Jerry QB 6-1 180 Lyman, Fla. Rondell Jones RBDB 6-3 185 Baltimore, Md. Steve Mandeville OL 6-5 250 W. Springfield, Va. Cookie Massey DB - 6-2 210 Columbia, S.C. Curtis Parker OL 6-5 240 Forest Hills Jon Perry OLB 6-4 240 Orangeburg, S.C. Julius Reese WR 6-4 200 Mount Tabor Austin Robbins DL 6-6 260 Washington, D.C. Ronald Smith DB 5-9 1 80 Roxboro Person Rick Steinbacher LB' 6-2 218 Columbia, S.C. Tom Thigpen LB 6-2 205 Potomac, Va. Bracey Walker RBDB 6-1 180 Pine Forest High Antuarn Williams RB 5-11 195 Daytona Beach, Fla. Tennessee, East Carolina and N.C. State, turning down planned visits to should be mopping up. Now, I could spout numerous facts to explain the Blue Devils' woes and I could do some in-depth analysis to tell them what they need to do to bounce back and win, but I won't for two reasons: D I wouldn't know a good analyt ical basketball fact if it came up and bit me on the rear (Dave, my editor, can attest to that). n Why worry about facts? This is supposed to be a column from a slightly-biased paper (I believe the phrase "liberal, pinko-communist, limp-wristed rag" crops up from time to time in our Letters to the Editor). The reason for making fun of Duke is twofold. First: Hey, this is UNC Duke-bashing is our God-given job. Second: Too many people have been getting down on the Devils, and we shouldn't count them out just yet. But we still have a little bit of time to make fun of them before the season gets serious. So next time you see (ex-Duke hoopster) Kevin Strickland at Play ers, or better yet,. Danny Ferry at Molly McGuire's (both frequent these Chapel Hill bars apparently due to a shortage of anatomically-correct women in Durham ), say "hi," then chuckle under your breath. Bring up a few choice facts (they don't necessarily have to be true) about how bad the Blue Devils have been lately. But keep in mind, the season isn't over yet. I guess this is a challenge to Dean and the boys. Show me that I'm not wrong in saying that this could finally be the year to win the ACC tour nament (maybe more hint, hint) and shut up all the critics. Please prove my ambitous hopes for Tar Heel success right guys or 111 have to start buying Danny, Kevin and the rest of the Blue Devil jerks drinks when they invade Chapel Hill for some womenfolk. everyone swimsuit issue: 99. (I talked to a couple of ten-year-old skateboard towheads.) Percentage of women who would actually wear these swimsuits: 3. As for a general review of this year's issue, I just want to point out that I was extremely disappointed with the Kathy Ireland quotient. Sure, she's on the cover, but she's only in one other picture in the entire magazine. Still, I gotta give her an A for effort. (Personal note to Stephanie Sey mour in the white fishnet: Can I marry you and bear your children?) Now, in order to give you, the valued DTH reader, a thorough, in depth look at the swimsuit issue, I decided that it would be necessary to fly to New York and talk to these gals. Unfortunately, since the sports office has been allocated only $4.38 in travel expenses, my request was laughed at. But, who's to say I can't plan a little road trip of my own sometime? Me and the entire sports staff heading up in Dave's VW to meet these girls. All in the name of research. Ql)sfe8 Laserset resumes LASER PRINTERS on Franklin Street above Saolack's 967-6633 snve ire era oft now Notre Dame and USC. "Anytime you get the player of the year in your state, it's a great step From Chilcutt to Fox: UNC midterm reports We're halfway through the ACC schedule, and it's time for midterm grades for the boys in blue and white. A 5-2 record in conference play is good enough for a B-plus for the man responsible for all of this (what's his name?), but some of his pupils need just a little more work. Pete Chilcutt Chilcutt is the leading candidate for the annual Bobby Jones Award as the most technically perfect basketball player in the ACC. Take away a few terrible passes here and there, and you have the "Pete Chilcutt How To Play Basketball" textbook at your local bookstores. Just watch him on the boards. He is always in the right spot for a rebound, and it's not mere coin cidence. He plays solid defense, hits the open jumper from 12-18 feet' and has some nifty moves to the basket in the paint. Go to the head of the class. Grade: A Steve Bucknall Everybody knew going into this season that Bucknall was the Tar Heels' def ensive ace, but he has become an integral part of this team in other aspects as well. The 6-foot-6 senior, playing at guard this year, has improved his outside game tre mendously (41.5 percent on three pointers) while continuing his intense defensive pressure at the other end of the floor. Addition ally, on a team that has been called "a bunch of nice guys," Bucknall's win-at-all-costs attitude must become contagious if this team is serious about making a run at the national championship. Grade: B plus J.R. Reid Since returning from his foot injury, Reid has returned to form as one of the most dominating offensive forces in the nation. Drop-step, two points. Jump hook, two points. You name it, he has it in his repertoire. J.R. already has more inside moves than most professional hoopsters", though he will have to add an outside game (when was the last The DTH Campus Calendar is a daily listing of University-related activities sponsored by academic departments, student services and student organizations officially recognized by the Division of Student Affairs. To appear in Campus Calendar, announcements must be submit ted on the Campus Calendar form by NOON one business day before the announcement is to run. Saturday and Sunday events are printed in Friday's calendar and must be submitted on the Wednesday before the announcement is to run. Forms and a drop box are located outside the DTH office, 104 Union. Items of Interest lists ongoing events from the same campus organizations and follows the same deadline schedule as Campus Calendar. Please use the same form. Thursday 1 1 a.m. GAIA Campus Y will hold an adopt-a-whale presentation in the Pit until 2 p.m. 12:30 p.mWomta'i Studies Lunchtime Collo quium presents Dr. Karla Holloway to speak on "(Cultural) Moorings and (Spirit ual) Metaphors On: Black Critical Theory, Mythic Texts and Wri ters like Toni Morri son," in Toy Lounge, Dey. 3:30 p.m. Association of Business Students ' will hold a general' meeting to pjan spring events. Check T4 New Carroll for location. forward for your program," said. "This sends a positive Brown signal about us to the rest of the state." With Brown still characterizing the UNC quarterback situation as unsettled, Burnette figures to receive the opportunity to step in and play immediately. "Chuckie will decide by his perfor mance when he is readv to plav." Brown said. "That's something that's impossible for us to decide now, but I don't think you rule anything out. One thing about Chuckie that's good is he's very well-coached, and he played in a wide-open offense that threw the ball a lot." In his high school career, Burnette threw fnr t AT varH nnrl 9 rnnrh- downs. Both of those marks, along with six others set by Burnette, are state records. Equally impressive are the inkings of Reese and Thigpen. Reese (6-4, 200) starred at wide receiver for Mount Tabor High, and has 4.4 speed in the 40-yard dash, an unheard of commodity on recent Tar Heel teams. Thigpen (6-2, 205, 4.5) made a remarkable 146 tackles and 15 sacks last season at linebacker for Potomac (Va.)High. Throughout the fall, Brown Dave Glenn Sports Editor time he made anything beyond 15 feet?) to truly dominate at the pro level. He even plays tough defense when he gets the urge. When he plays full-speed at both ends of the floor for the entire game, he may develop into the dominant leader that this team desperately needs. Grade:' B-plus Kevin Madden Madden, a 6 4 forward who can jump through the ceiling, has made an amazing progression to one of the ACCs best post-up players. Though usually guarded by taller oppo nents, Madden has become a scoring machine in the 8- to 16 foot range. His 59.8 percent field goal percentage is amazing. The problem is that he insists on going out to the 21 -foot range, where he is not making the best use of his talents. He also throws the ball away too often and sometimes plays as if his mind was elsewhere. He's good now, but he can get better. Grade: B Scott Williams Williams has taken a lot of heat this year because he's been inconsistent and he hasn't put up the numbers expected of him. But he does lead the team in rebounding and he's shooting better than 50 percent from the floor. He's not a focal point in the UNC offense, but he's still fourth on the team in scoring with 11.6 ppg. Williams defensive abilities, while not totally polished, increase his value to this team tremend ously. He is the Tar Heels' force in the middle (35 blocks) that makes opposing players think twice before going strong to the hoop. Every great team needs one. Grade: B-minus Jeff Lebo He's struggling right now, but this is the same No. 14 who carried the Tar Heels while Campus Calendar 4 p.m. Campus Y Public ity Committee will meet in the Y Lounge, second floor of Cam pus Y. All are welcome. The Institute of Latin American Studies and the Department of Anthropology pres ent Dr. Jefferson Boyer, professor of his tory at Appalachian State University, who will be speaking on "Those Persistent Peasants In Hondu ras," in 569 Hamilton. 5 p.m. The Academic Affairs Committee will meet in Suite C, Union. Association of International Stu dents will be having an SBP Forum Euro pean Style in room 208 209 Union. All are welcome. Women's Forum will meet in the Cam pus Y Lounge. The Christian Science Organiza tion will meet in the Union. Check the schedule for the room number. 5:30 p.m. Volunteer Action Committee will meet in the Campus Y to plan for the Valentine's Day party for Head start kids. 5:45 p.m. The Baptist Stu dent Union will hold its weekly worship or program at Battle House. All are wel come. For more infor mation call 942-4266. 6:00 p.m. The Black Cultural Center will sponsor a roundtable discussion on "20th Century Black Experience" in theBCC. Presbyterian Cam pus Ministry will celebrate Tracy God win's birthday. All are invited to the Student Center, 110 Henderson St., for dinner and a party. 6:30 p.m. Students for the Advancement of Race Relations will meet to talk about past learning and how it influences present atti tudes in 200B of the South Campus Union. All are welcome. 7:00 p.m. UNC Investment Club will hold its first meeting of the semes- ter in T7 New Carroll. All students are invited to attend this informal gathering. Pizza will be served. The UNC Outing Club will meet in the Union. clla bemoaned his team's lack of speed.j That deficiency was obviouslvi addressed in the recruiting process,? as the incoming class includes eight; players who run the 40 in 4.5 seconds or hetter I "We had a concern last spring with the speed level" of our football team when the pro scouts came in and timed us," Brown said. "All the guys in this signing group can run For bulk, Brown went out of state! to bring in such notables as Scott! Falise (6-4, 260), Shawn Hocker (6- 4, 250), Steve Mandeville (6-5, 250), Austin Robbins (6-6, 260) and Jon Perry (6-4, 240). Perry, from Oran-j geburg, S.C, was an all-stater who! narl nvpr P1pmcrn onH QmitVi? South A. Carolina for the Tar Heels. "The difference in college football teams is the players," Brown said? "The coaches can all coach, that's not the problem. But you have got to have the talent to have a chance to win I'm very excited and pleasantly surprised about the kind of talent we've been able to bring in this year. "I marvel at what coach (DeanJ Smith has done in basketball. We" have got to recruit every year like w did this year. You can never get comfortable." w Reid was on his winter vacation. He's tied with Madden for the team lead in scoring (16.6 ppg) and leads the Tar Heels in assists and steals per game. He's more of a complete player than most people give him , credit for, and that is a big reason . why he can still contribute when his shot goes south. However, for ( Lebo to end his UNC career on , a positive note, he has to starting 4 hitting those treys that made him . so valuable in the first place. Grade: '. C-plus King Rice Yes, I know eve rybody is excited because he had a great game against Duke and he's hitting a few three-pointers, but Rice is still not somebody who is going to be the difference between winning and losing. He is aWorfe defensive player, but an -offensive liability. He can run the break, "but contributes next-to-nothing to the Tar Heels half-court offense. If he can continue to hit the open threes and keep up the pressure defense, hell be an average ACC player by tournament time. Grade: C Rick Fox Fox has had a couple of phenomenal peforman ces this year and a couple of real duds. He's a creator on offense, something this UNC squad desper ately needs, but he hasnt been a consistent threat. Defensively, he hustles, but he always seems to be a step behind his man. Then, he goes for the block from behind and sometimes gets it but usually gets called for the foul instead. Also, he's turned the ball over more than any other Tar Heel, and that's in a reserve role. There is no doubt that the talent is there, but there is definitely something missing. Grade: C-minus The rest of the Tar Heels haven't been to basketball class much, so they all get the dreaded "incompletes." But as we all know, it's the second half that seperates the men from the boys and it should be interesting. Campus Crusade for Christ will meet t in room 205-206 Union. 7:30 p.m. UNC-Elections Board will hold a marf datory candidates S meeting for all running in spring campus elec- tions in room 208-209 w Union. 8:15 p.m. The Speech Com- munications Department will w sponsor the play 2) "From A to Y," a pro- K duction about Ameri- ? ca's homeless, in the K Great Hall. Free . S admission. 11p.m. WXYC FM 89.3 will play tne new aioum ' fc from New Order, i "Technique," in its entirety with no , interruptions. Items of Interest ALL'ARTE, the artliterary i magazine, will be accepting sub- missions ot original prose, poetry and artwork in the Campus Y until Feb. 17. Senior 200 Race will continue at Ham's and Franklin Street Bar and Grill. Intramural team racquet ball entries are due Feb. 9. Call the IM REC Sports office for more information. "3 1 V?
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