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By LEE PACE
Sports Editor
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WINSTON-SALEM At first glance.
Mackovic simply didn t seem to lit in very well. You
could easily picture him sucking from a can of Old Mil
on the front porch of a fraternity house, asking a
freshman where he was from and what he was majoring
in and "Do you know Herb Sprinkle?"
It just didn't seem right that this tanned, blond young
man was more interested in chasing football players than
broads.
Stand near him and listen to him talk football,
though, and his job as head football coach at Wake
Forest University becomes easier to understand. He
seems to be a little more educated than his 34 years
would indicate.
Mackovic stood in the classroom of a weathered brick
building at Wake Forest one afternoon last week,
answering questions from football writers about his
1978 football team. Fourteen years earlier, he sat in the
same room answering questions concerning Wake
Forest's starting quarterback, a position he played.
Mackovic never played on a winning team at Wake
Forest. He's held assistant coaching positions at several
schools, the most recent Purdue, and nearly every year
since he's left he's looked back at Winston-Salem and
seen more losing Deacon teams.
He's come back home to see what he can do about
those 1-10 and 3-8 records.
I won't work any harder at this job than I would any
other," he said. If I took a head job anywhere I'd still try
as hard. But it's nice to have people around here that I've
known, that are pulling for you.
The fact that there were people here before me that
couldn't get the job done adds some incentive."
Mackovic has made an extremely good impression on
his players. It's almost sickening, in fact, to hear them
talk and talk about the man as if he were the second
coming of Knute Parseghian or Ara Rockne or whoever.
"I really enjoy being around him," says James
McDougald, the Deacons fine tailback. "There's a
certain air about him that makes you want to work
harder."
Tight end Syd Kitson said, "There's an unbelievable
respect on the team for him. There's an air about him.
He's open. If you have a problem, he's willing to listen."
All of this doesn't mean, of course, that the Deacons
are going to win all of their games, or even have a
winning season. But it does mean that after last year's 1
10 disaster, better moments are likely in store for Wake.
"We were embarrassed last year," McDougald say.""I
take it rather personally. I know I'll put a lot more effort
into this season."
The program of former coach Chuck Mills improved
during the 1975 and '76 seasons, and the Deacs entered
the 77 season with brighter hopes than any Wake Forest
team in years. But after a 24-13 opening win over
Furman, Wake was nipped on a field goal by Vanderbilt,
3-0
"Vanderbilt was the key game," Kitson says. "We lost
3-0 after playing our hearts out. It was tough to lose.
After that, iwas downhill." ' - ,
TeriHosesUfe'CMUls Was fired; dnd'Mackbvic was""'
hired from the Purdue staff, bringing with him an
intensive passing game. How well the Deacons do in
completing the 30 or 40 passes "they will throw a game
will have much to do with whether they'll improve on
Mills five-year effort.
"I'll really think the passing game is fun," Mackovic
says. "I enjoy working the strategy of the passing game. 1
also think nothing provides an equalizer like passing.
You can recruit a quarterback and receivers easier if
you're known as a passing team. You can build your
offense easier through passing."
Ken Daly, a junior with only marginal experience, will
direct the Wake passing attack. He threw only 24 passes
last fall, but Mackovic says his progress in preseason
drills has been good. The biggest plus on the Deacon
offense along with McDougald, who has rushed for
2,005 yards in two seasons, is tackle Jackie Robinson.
The defense should be adequate. Cornerback James
Royster who has had nine interceptions in two years,
and safety Mark Lancaster, the leading tackier last fall,
are the biggest threats.
"Depth is a great concern," Mackovic says. "There
aren't a great many players to move around.
"But I think we'll have a few surprises. I think we'll
fool some people."
That would be an improvement at Wake Forest.
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The Carolina Club football team will
begin practice this week at Eagles Field.
Anyone interested in playing should
attend. Practive will be held at 5:30 today
and Thursday and Tuesday through
Friday next week. Anyone who needs a
ride to this week's practices "should meet
at 5:15 p.m. in front of Woollen Gym.
The UNC rugby club is holding an
organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday in 1 1 1 Murphy. A film will be
shown and Bob Reeves, coach of the
U niversity of Bristol team from England,
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; V By LEE PACE
Sports Editor ;
CHARLOTTESViLLE, Va If football fans here
don't dislike Russ Henderson, they certainly ought to.
Thomas -Jefferson sure wouldn't want Henderson
hanging around the grounds of the school he founded.
This Henderson fellow plays on the University of
Virginia football team. He plays a lot, in fact. And he's
not bad at what he does.
It's just that he plays so much and always wins the
team's Most Valuable Player award, a prize which
should be reserved for someone who gains a million
yards rushing or beheads seven offensive guards. Even
the drunk alums in. the stands should be sick of the
mention of his name and tired of watching him trot Onto
the Held at Scott Stadium eight and nine times a game.
Henderson himself is weary of playing. He says he
doesn't even pay attention to the game while he's on the
sidelines.. V'
So why do they put up with a fellow like this?
They need him, that's why Henderson is the Cavalier
punter. He punts and punts and then punts again.
Boring, isn't it?- '
"1 hope we can get away from that monotony this
year," Henderson sayt. "That three downs and a punt
gets old. We've got two quarterbacks who we hope wiir
get the offense going!.";
Henderson only punted 85 times last fall. That's
nearly eight times a game.
The Virginia offense only scored 56 points last fall.
That's just over five a game.
So the moral of the Russ Henderson story is that the
less he's needed, the better off the Cavaliers are in
attempting to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their
last winning season with another winning season.
Virginia was 7-3 in 1968 and has lost ever since. The team
has won four games in the last three years.
"I just hope I'm not called on as much this year,"
Henderson told football writers last week on their
annual tour of ACC schools. "They've voted me MVP
the past two seasons. That's pretty unusual for a punter."
Unusual even for a punter who's finished within the
nation's top 13 punters all three seasons he's been here.
In 1976 Henderson's 45.9 average was fourth best in the
country. He dropped off to 42.5 last season because of
leg problems but still made all-ACC.
"I think I can improve on last year," he says. "I had a
bad knee. It really hurt to kick. I'd been kicking so much
for so long that I got calcium deposits on my knee. They
operated last April, and it feels a lot better now."
Henderson's activity this fall will depend onhow well
the Cavalier offense switches from the 1 to the veer, a
move made by head coach Dick Bestwick to better
utilize the talents of runningbacks Tom Vigorito and
Greg Taylor.
"Taylor played wingback for us in the 1," Bestwick
said, "and we just didn't think that was the best position
for him. The only way we could play him and Vigorito is
to go with the split backs.
"We also are coins to make ourselves put the ball on
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direct the new offense. Junior Phil Spencer and
sophomore Mickey Spady are both inexperienced.
"Theres a question as to what they can do," Bestwick
said. "They just haven't played that much. Right now it's
a toss-up."
Two other things are keys if the Cavaliers are to have a
good season: a good start and a lack of injuries.
"It could really help us if we could go down to Wake
Forest that first game and win, particularly if we could
win two weeks in a row," Bestwick said.
The Virginia schedule isn't too tough, at least not the
first four weeks. Following Wake Forest are Navy,
Army and V.M.I.
"We can't get many people hurt," Bestwick said. "Our
depth is better than it has been in the past, but we still
don't have as many quality athletes as other schools."
And if all these things go as Dick Bestwick wants Russ
Henderson will playing a lot less this fall.
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Eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, toast and jelly, orange juice, baked potatoes, steak,
roast beef and gravy, soups and salads, hamburgers and hot dogs, shrimp,
watermelon, peaches and ice cream as much as you want three times a day. ...
Just thinking about it is enough to make a lot of us let out several notches on the
belt buckle. But that's the way the 105 UNC football players eat every day at
training table in the basement of Ehringhaus dormitory.
Assistant training table manager Gene Robinson orders up 10 cases of eggs a
week, 30 dozen to the case.
"I guess they eat about five eggs a day apiece," Robinson said. "And then they
have bacon, sausage, grits, cereal and toast every morning for breakfast. And it's all
they want, there's no limit."
For lunch, there's always a meat, maybe chicken or roast beef and gravy, and
assorted salads, soups and fruits.
"Every Saturday we give them hamburgers and hot dogs at lunch. I think that's
their favorite," Robinson said. "Some of them have four or five of them."
Head coach Dick Crum sets no guidelines as to what foods his players should eat,
but occasionally suggests certain items. After Monday's practice in the 90-degree
heat he ordered eight watermelons and dozens of cantaloupes.
James Whitener, who everyone calls "The Captain," checks players names off a
list as they enter the training table cafeteria. He used to be in charge of making sure
the players ate their peas and carrots while discouraging that extra piece of bread.
"When Coach Dooley was here he'd make me sit down at the end of the line and
make sure they ate at least two balanced meals a day," Whitener said. "Coach Crum
says they can get whatever they want. All salads or even peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches if they want."
And as much as they want. This Friday they'll eat shrimp for supper. Robinson
said most of the players eat 22 or 24 shrimp, nearly a pound's worth.
"And a potato or rice and gravy at every meal. They drink lots of milk, fruit
punch, lemonade and eat pears, peaches and pineapples everyday," Robinson said.
"We have our own ice cream machine, too. They help themselves; there's no limit on
anything." "
Two nights a week the players are fed eight ounce steaks, baked potatoes and a
tray full of accessories.
"They almost all eat two steaks and then pile on the rest," Robinson said. "I know
it sounds like a lot, but I imagine if you went.through what Coach Crum puts them
through every day you could eat that much too. Couldn't you?"
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