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Thursday, September 1, 1977 The Daily Tar Heel 7 TERRAPINS A tougher seasontfcbnference opponents are obstacles to anMem-O season By GENE UPCHLRCH Sports Editor Fourth in a series ' COLLEGE PARK MH !.!,, ,, . , "'"oh yiaycrs ai Maryland are coking over their shoulders as they practice twice every day during he hot. sultry weather plaguing this Washington suburb as the school year opens. When they look over their shoulders, they see a four or five-team battle for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. (Their team rode on a 20-game ACC w.nning streak after coming off an 1 1-0 regular season last year and they are expected to finish first in the coherence for the third straight year.) But when they look closer, they can see several conference and nonconference opponents that coud possibly defeat them this season. Unlike last year, the conference is a more balanced league with untested players on nearly every team and, no doubt, some surprises. Coach Jerry Claiborne and his team open their season next week at Clemson in Death Valley: not a desirable opener for anyone, much less a team without a conference loss in several years. Two weeks afterwards, the Terps must travel to play Coach Joe Paterno's Penn Mate team. In 22 meetings between the two teams, Maryland has won only one game in 1 96 1 . The week following the Penn State game, the Terps travel to Raleigh to play N.C. State. "Clemson is one of the most emotional places in the conference to play, says Claiborne. "They pretty well know what we're going to do, but we don't know what they're going to do." Claiborne says that when he and present Clemson Coach Charley Pell were at Virginia Tech, he and Pell's staff exchanged ideas and game films. The only spot on the Maryland squad that can be considered weak is the offensive line, where only one experienced player, guard Mike Yeates, returns. Claiborne says the problems with the line are far from being solved although he now has players assigned to the positions along the offensive line. "We need people to play and get confidence. We have the people we want to work with, and now until game time we must establish confidence. They're not blowing off the ball, they're creeping off it." Claiborne will not have to worry about one returning player creeping Mark Manges. The big (6-3, 215 pound) quarterback is considered the premier quarterback in the conference this year, which features outstanding talent in that position at nearly every school in the league. Barring injury, Manges should have another good season. Last year, he moved into second place in Maryland all-time total offense with 1593 yards, just behind Bob Avellini. Manges completed just over 50 per cent of his passes last season for 1 1 45 yards and rushed for 448 yards. k I 1 Y Jum'orSttv fii I Wa.lbacKrretur ttVP Atkinv frS.I UK nnnnHn tin u mI it riinnar it OailbackV returns after suffering a knee iniurv last year durinsj 3 xMarytamfAfth 8ame ol ,ne season against N.C. State. Before he p.,. , , -'"p(",jiuli1!t."wcvcr. ne pitKeu up oi yaras. live loucnaownsana football players at Maryland are aveVaged 124 yards per uame. He scored his first colleriatc touchdown against Carolina his freshman year. Going undefeated again this season is on every player's mind. Manges says. "You can't go and look at the schedule and say we'll go undefeated again." Manges says. "Every team will be out to beat us. This is m last year and I'd like to win. I'll be psyched for every game." Manges says he would rather have the Penn State game later in the season, rather than the third game, so that the offensive line could work out some problems and gain valuable experience. The defensive side of Maryland's lineup is the most experienced and effective part of the overall Terrapin football program. Claiborne is a defensively-minded coach, and admits that he personally spends more time working on defense in practice. The Terps' defense, ranked second in the nation last year, returns all but four starters. Maryland runs a "wide-tackle-six" defense and the defensive squad has good depth except at the linebacker spot. "1 think that defense (the wide-tackle-six) is one of the best in the country," Claiborne says. "I know it better and I can coach it better. It puts more pressure on the passer. If I didn't think it would work. I wouldn't use it." Maryland returns Brad Carr at linebacker, who was All-ACC last year and led the team in tackles. Both Carr and Manges say that a lack of competition within the Conference has hurt both the reputation of Maryland as a loot ball power and the team's chance in post-season bowl games. "If we had played two top-ranked teams last year we would have been better prepared "Carr says. Maryland lost to Houston 30-21 in the Cotton Bowl last year. Being a member of the ACC hurts Maryland's national reputation. Manges says. "It's not because ol the quality of football." he says, "it's because ol the attitudes of reporters. They don't think a game against Clemson in Death Valley is a big thing. The reporters up north don't know what it's like to go in there and play. They had to wail until we had a bowl game against outside competition to judge us." Maryland again plays all the conference opponents this year. In 1975. Duke did not play the Terrapins and finished second in the conference and last year. North Carolina did not meet the I erps and finished second, Claiborne and Maryland players agree that they are' glad to be playing the entire conference again to end criticism from some who say Maryland was not the true conference title winner because it did not play a complete league slate. v - - ( v : v . . - v r ' ; s y1 , ' : : ') ' ": . f . : ' , i ' ' ' v V , tlx' S x . - I 'if -V --:- - - : r x ' .k- '.r - g. x f " f -:-- .' ..' t . p ' i j , t, v r r Maryland quarterback Mark Manges, left, and linebacker conference opponents and don't think a victory ever them is Brad Carr say that because the Terps are in the Atlantic Coast impressive. Carr says a lack of competition hurts Maryland in Conference, their football program suffers. Manges says most post-season play, reporters don't realize how tough it is to play against Gail Sailer gets Wake asst. post Gail Sailer, a Carolina graduate assistant coach in women's cross country and indoor v . and outdoor track last year, has been named women's associate cross country coach at Wake Forest. Sailer earned her Masters in Physical Education at UNC alter double majoring in English and Physical Education at Bowling Green, where she was an outstanding swimmer. Her last competitive track experience came in high school, where she was a sprinter and a hurdler. JV's, mike man tryouts set Tryouts for the junior varsity cheerleading The JV tryouts are open to freshman and squad and mike man at football games will sophomore males and females, and the mike be held this Monday at 6:30 p.m. in position is open to anyone. Carmichael Auditorium. Let the Littie Professor BOOK CENTER Help plan your dates with, B. 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For Children's Classes Phzzo Call For Information IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SOUTHERN BELL... For Your Convenience, Telephone Connection Charges May Be Paid In 3 Equal Monthly Installments. Your First Bill Will Include The Full Amount, But You May Still Pay In 3 Equal Monthly Installments If You Wish. f .2 (I "V w Ol Southorn Ec!l Us; mHMii IL r- y & Steve Atkins returns to Maryland's lineup as a tailback this season after running up some impressive statistics before being injured during the Terrapins fifth game last season. 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