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Western Carolinian 1978 Fall Special Edition

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  • Cats prowl FALL SPECIAL EDITION/PAGE 9 Season to open against East Carolina University by AL LAGANO Staff Writer The 1978 football season may be the year for the Cats in the Southern Conference. But the success of Bob Waters' 95-man squad may be apparent very early in the season The- Catamounts open their loaion in GraeavtOe where they meet a tough I-'ast Carolina team a team the Charlotte- Observer CaUed the- "best team in the two Carolinas." Coach Waters says WCU will be reads lor that game-. Western has been picked to Finish either third or fourth in the- conference by various publications and polls. The Argosy 1978 Yearbook for College Football savs the- Cats will finish fourth behind the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Virginia* Military Institute and The- Citadel, respectively. Street & Smith Official College Yearbook and the Sports Information Dire-dors of the Southe-rn (onferi-nce- beith pick the- ('.its to finish third. The University of Tennessee- at Chattanooga is the overwhelming favorite to win the conference. Last year's 6-4-1 record does not tell the true story of the- team's succe-ss. The Cats lost their first thre-e- games in 1977 before coming from behind to beat Indiana State 15 to 14. After a 24 to 24 tie with Furman and a loss to UT-Chattanobga', the Cats went on to win HAROLD'S SUPERMARKET IN SYLVA LETTUCE POTATOES Wishes to Welcome the Faculty and Students Back to WCU CLUB STEAK 342 WEST MAIN STREET, SYLVA GROUND BEEF their last five games in a row. "We have traditionally been a slow starte-r," savs Waters, "but we always finish strong." But WCU cannot afford to start slow this yeai I arohna has a ne-w 35,000 seat stadium and it should be filled to capacity for the se-ason opener in Gre-e-nv ille-. 1 ast Carolina may be WCU's toughest opponent, but they're ne>t the- most important. Western me-e-ts its first Southern Conference opponent at home five- ganie-s into the- se-ason. Marshall is the- first of six games which will decide Western's position in the- Southern Conference, I ast Tennessee State- is the- newest member of the Southern Conference and is not eligible- for the chain') ionship, so Marshall. The Citadel. VMI, UT-Chatta noeiga. Furman and Appalachian State are- the Conference games that count for Westerh. Of these conference games, UT-Chattanooga, Ilu Citadel, and VMI will be the three- that stand between WCU and the conference title-, according te> Wate-rs. WCU will close- out the season against Appalachian State in what is always one- of the biggest games of the year. The game to decide the- "king of the mountains." so to say, ssill be played at Western for the- second vear in a row. Waters said the- scheduling worked out that was due to the- ne-e-d for WCU to base- another home- game- and AST basing too mans games al home. WCU willplas ASU aw as in 1979 and 1980. With WCU's two 1977 stars l)arre-ll Lipford and Wayne- Tolleson gone-, the Cats ss ill rely on a re-turning, but still young, defense and 35 ness freshmen recruits. WCU will suit 90 players in 1978 compared ie> 145 dressed by UT-Chattanooga. According te> Waters. •Turn to Page 11, Please DO YOURSELF A FAVOR .... SHOP AROUND FOR YOUR CLASS RING SEE THE FINE SELECTION OF STAR Glass CRinas yj * Guaranteed Workmanship * All Birthstones and Zodiacs * unique Ladies 2^\ Dinner Rings YfS^A ^J * Yellow or ■■ ^ ^ White Gold • 10K or UK * Diamonds See the STAR Class Ring today at: t.d.'s NEWS STAND * RECORD SHOP
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