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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 1999 NATIONAL GAMES ON THE WEB For more on the ACC including schedules al1 -7Zoom statistics rosters and an archive of stories log on to wwitallacccom Heels save most complete performance for Duke Williams made a difference for Heels Caulton Tudor CHAPEL HILL hen Carl Torbush allowed himself to run the "what if" scenario early last week the exiting North Carolina football coach spoke pri marily of his team's instant implosions against Florida State and Maryland "Those games were the most frustrating the most baffling" he said But after Saturday's 38-0 rout of Duke in what almost certainly was Still going strong: No 2 Virginia Tech pounds Temple Page 2CC Wolverines rally: Michigan's comeback beats Ohio State Page 8CC his last game at Carolina Torbush may forever mull another question What if he and the coaching staff had discovered former tailback Domonique Williams' quarterbacking talents earlier? "It could have made a big difference" defensive star Julius Peppers said Saturday "But how was anyone to know? We had quarterbacks then" But at the end of Carolina's 3-8 season it's clear now that none of the previous quarterbacks not Ronald Curry not Luke Huard not former defensive back Antwon Black had the winning touch Williams displayed in the schedule-ending victories over NC State and Duke SEE TUDOR PAGE 6CC TIT NEWTS 1 1 Brian Schmitz (23) Julius Peppers (49) and Allen Mogridge (75) show how they feel about Carl Torbush STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT SHARPE CHAPEL HILL Carl Torbush walked off the field on Saturday smiling and holding the hand of his 9-year-old son 'Frey nary a tear in his eye and his head held Ezrm high Moments before North Carolina linemen Kareem Ellis and Allen Mogridge had lifted Torbush onto their shoulders The UNC students still roared in celebration The Carolina players were gleefully ringing the Victory Bell There was much to cheer for the first time this year in Kenan Stadium The scoreboard said it all: North Carolina 38 Duke Or did it? BY CHIP ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER ACC GAMES Deacons do it: Wake Forest earns bowl spot with upset of Georgia Tech --Ap 4f Page 3CC Lost feeling: Lou Holtz finishes winless as Clemson tops South Carolina Page 3CC State Big East ACC SEC Pae-10 WHERE TO FIND IT 2CC 3CC 4CC Torbush coaches last game at UNC Dna CC Scoreboard 5CC UNC ECU-NCSU 6-7CC Big 12 Big Ten 8CC After Carolina's victories over NC State and Duke one might assume Ix-bush could weather a mostly miserable season that the Heels' 3-8 record was more a product of untimely injuries than faulty coaching But it's not to be Although no announcement was made Saturday there was little doubt it was Torbush's last game as Carolina's head coach stamped with a finality that left some of Torbush's players seething "It's not fair it's not right" said punter Brian Schmitz one of several players who put the initials "CT" on his helmet "For a school as classy as North Carolina to be so classless is mind-boggling "With everything that has happened SEE UNC PAGE 6CC SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21 1999 0 0 0 CC NATIONAL GAMES TUE NEWS ACC GAMES i '1 't- Still going strong: veacons do it '1 -)' --c No 2 Virginia Tech Wake Forest earns ol pounds Temple k-' bowl spot with upset of 2CC age Wverines rally: '---s- Page 3CC Georgia Tech Michigan's comeback beats Ohio State finishes winless as Clemson Isi noirthLiCarolina rage 8CC Page 3CC ON THE WEB WHERE TO FIND IT For more on the ACC including schedules State Big East 2CC Scoreboard 5CC all: 7i statistics rosters and an archive ACC 3CC UNC ECU-NCSU 6-7CC of stories log on to wwwallacccom SEC Pac-10 4CC Big 12 Big Ten 8CC A Heels save most complete performance for Duke Williams made a difference for Heels 7 Tql Al Torbush coaches last game at UNC 7- CHAPEL HILL his last game at Carolina Torbush 2 -a 14' r- 1 i 4 i BY CHIP ALEXANDER After Carolina's victories over NC hen Carl Torbush allowed may forever mull another question himself to run the "what if" What if he and the coaching staff had scenario early last week discovered former tailback 4 STAFF WRITER bush could weather a mostly miser- A ll 4 CHAPEL HILL Carl Torbush walked off State and Duke one might assume Ix- able season that the Heels' 3-8 record the exiting North Domonique Williams' 4 the field on Saturday smiling and hold- was more a product of untimely injuries a Carolina football quarterbacking talents earlier? ing the hand of his 9-year-old son 'Frey than faulty coaching But it's not to be 1 coach spoke pri- "It could have made a big difference" t41 1 nary a tear in his eye and his head held Although no announcement was made manly of his defensive star Julius Peppers said Sat- 1 Ego m3 high Saturday there was little doubt it was team's instant tirday "But how was anyone to know? Moments before Torbush's last game as Carolina's head implosions We had quarterbacks then" --a North Carolina line- coach stamped with a finality that left against Florida But at the end of Carolina's 3-8 Li) i 1 i'''' men Kareem Ellis and Allen Mogridge some of Torbush's players seething I State and son it's clear now that none of the -4 a- a i VV had lifted Torbush onto their shoul- "It's not fair it's not right" said 1 Maryland previous quarterbacks not Ronald 4 ders The UNC students still roared in unter Brian Schmitz one of several Caulton "Those games Curry not Luke Huard not former celebration The Carolina players were players who put the initials "CT" on were the most defensive back Antwon Black had gleefully ringing the Victory Bell his helmet "For a school as classy as Tudor frustrating the the winning touch Williams displayed There was much to cheer for the first North Carolina to be so classless i most baffling" in the schedule-ending victories over time this year in Kenan Stadium mind-boggling he said NC State and Duke Brian Schmitz (23) Julius Peppers (49) and Allen The scoreboard said it all: North Car- "With everything that has happened But after Saturday's 38-0 rout of Mogridge (75) show how they feel about Carl Torbush olina 38 Duke Duke in what almost certainly was SEE TUDOR PAGE 6CC STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT SHARPE Or did it? SEE UNC PAGE 6CC I I Seminoles hold off Gators 111 Garrard Pirates past BY AL MYATT STAFF WRITER 0 1 6 a i 1 11 IA a Li till 11 I I 0 (1) 'lltC1 01( In 1 1-i l'IJ 1 113 111 lel Garrard Pirates past BY AL MYATT STAFF WRITER a 1 It I i '''''4 'i- 11- I -4 k' '4-'" 1 1 4 A' 'IASghtnOtt: i i Florida State completes its third perfect regular season and all but clinches a spot in the Sugar Bowl site of the BCS national title game THE ASSOCIATED PRESS leads Pack leads Pack TT leads Pack If a quarterback can run the option like East Carolina's David Garrard did on Saturday he may be forgiven for running his mouth Garrard ran for three touchdowns as the Pirates humbled NC Ecudowoo23 State 23-6 before a record Ficklen Stadium crowd of 50092 on Saturday The win meant that ECU (9-2) will get a bid to the inaugural Mobile Alabama Bowl on Dec 22 against a WAC team "The players are excited and it's a great fit for our fans to be able to get in the car and have a great time" said Steve Logan who passed Clarence Stasavich for most wins by an ECU football coach with his 51st State (6-6) missed its last chance to become bowl eligible which was the situation that Garrard alluded to a week ago when he said he wanted to smack the Wolfpack in the mouth and send 'em home Before Garrard became the hero with scoring runs of 2 14 and 46 yards the sophomore from Southern Durham was the goat on ECU's first possession After a drive from near midfield he fumbled into the end zone and the Pack was awarded possession at SEE ECU PAGE 7 CC rterback can Lst Carolina's Saturday he running his hree touchlumbled NC Le 23-6 before cord Stadium iturday at ECU (9-2) inaugural vl on Dec 22 Lcited and it's 5 to be able to lave a great Logan who tasavich for football Ls last chance Ile which was rrard alluded ri he said he Wolfpack in 'em home the hero 2 14 and 46 from South-the goat on sion After a field he fumone and the 3ossession at 7 CC a quarterback can run the option like East Carolina's David Garrard did on Saturday he may be forgiven for running his mouth Garrard ran for three touch- downs as the Pirates humbled NC Ec11mo1Ik23 State 23-6 before a record Dowdy- N05tatt06 Ficklen Stadium crowd of 50092 on Saturday The win meant that ECU (9-2) will get a bid to the inaugural Mobile Alabama Bowl on Dec 22 11 i it i 1 -rr 1 rt-- rf 3 4s04 Ikk! 't1: ''''i 'IL-t st -00e 4 iAgto'" I 'i' i i GAINESVILLE Fla When the final pass fell incomplete in the end zone and No 1 Florida State had locked Florida up yet another chance at a national title the Seminoles raced to midfield for their rendition of the Swamp Stomp "If you can win here in The Swamp" Florida State's Peter Warrick said "that's the best way to prove you can win a national championship We are a great team" Warrick ran for one touchdown and set up the clinching score with a 38-yard catch and Sebastian Janikowsld kicked three field goals one from 54 yards as the Seminoles beat No 3 Florida 30-23 on Saturday before a record crowd of 85747 at Florida Field The win all but clinched a spot for coach Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles (11-0) in the Sugar Bowl the site of the Bowl Championship Series' national title game on Jan 4 "Every time Florida and Florida State play it puts someone in the national championship game" Bowden said after his Seminoles completed their third perfect regular season "We're just happy we're there" The Gators (9-2) were their own worst enemy in losing for just the fourth time second this season in 61 home games under coach Steve Spurrier Florida was called for 15 penalties totaling 93 yards and in the fourth quarter had a punt blocked and threw an interception at the Seminoles 2-yard line There is some consolation for Florida The Gators play in the SEC title game on Dec 4 and a win will send them to either the Orange or Fiesta bowls as the league champion "Well we beat ourselves That's all you can say" Spurrier said "We can take losing but we hate to beat ourselves When you can't line up on sides you can't line up behind the line of scrimmage its tough to take We had our chances if we just played within the rules ECU quarterback David Garrard runs for one of his three touchdowns during the Pirates' win over the Wolfpack in Greenville STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS SEWARD le 411 1 1 Pack to review O'Cain's job By A SHERROD BLAKELY STAFF WRITER by any school official that his job is in jeopardy "I can't say I don't think about it" O'Cain said "You think about that in this business no matter what You can't generate a lot of thought to that because it detracts from you getting your team ready to play" O'Cain has four years remaining on his contract which runs through the 2003 season and had a base salary of $146003 this year "With any decision there's always a certain degree of financial considerations to take into account" Fox said "But we will do whatever is best for NC State's future" Athletics director Les Robinson will make a recommendation to Fox regarding O'Cain but Fox said she will also receive input from Jim Miller the school's executive associate AD and George Worsley the school's vice chancellor for GREENVILLE Mike O'Cain's future as the NC State head football coach could be in jeopardy after back-to-back losses to the Wolfpack's archrivals NCSU Chancellor Marye Anne Fox said Saturday a decision on whether O'Cain returns next fall will likely be made sometime this week "We'll evaluate Mike as we do all our coaches at the end of the season" Fox said in an interview before the Wolfpack lost to East Carolina 23-6 in Greenville "We will try to move as swiftly as possible" she said The fact that O'Cain's job status is even in question does not bode well for the coach whose Wolf-pack (6-6) will miss out on the postseason for the fourth time in the past five seasons O'Cain said Saturday that he has not been told I -04 It wasn't a happy ending to another season for NCSU coach Mike O'Cain whose team suffered another 'L' STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS SEWARD iso14404AR-bea N4- 0 "4 1 ii 1 i 8 Li) I 1 i ts 1 4 0 v1 I It wasn't a happy ending to another season for NCSU coach Mike O'Cain whose team suffered another 'L' STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS SEWARD It SEE CYCAIN PAGE 7CC SEE FLORIDA PAGE 4CC i 3thA4A A APA AA AA AA A40 A 06A-1104A.