Evening star., 1962-10-25
SKGH Ar LARGE
South Carolina
Nugent's Pigeon
BY MORRIS sIEGEL

BY HIS OWN RECKONING system, Tom Nugent re-
Gently figured out that Marylands many-splendored
football teams had rs of their last 80 efforts The
breakdown Nugent explained, included freshman games
but did not count the Wednesday scrmmages recruit
ing drives or press luncheons.
1t also didn't allow for the coachs weekly TV shows
That's his fault. He should have counted 'em be-
cause he's beaut the big tube There are indications
his TON Nugent Show this coming Sunday might be his
best yet He should popping with good he warns
up the lyarrving viewers for the Redskins big
deal which follows
Failing thrice-beaten South Carolina, which Mary
land should do with the soprano section Of its gee club
alone won't add much in the prestige department to the
Terrapins shiny Al record But the In which the
visiting Gamecocks blocked is important
IT'S PRIMARILY IMPORTANT to Nugent The South
Caronans have become his personal pigeon He began
taking dead aim them along with North Carolina and
Virginia shortly after the gun ended the 1861 season.
Those three upended Maryland and eventually barred
them from. the Gator Bowl.
Virginia the big viper in the plot The Cavaliers
weren't supposed to close. An announcement
sending Maryland into the Gator Bowl against Georgia
Tech already had been meographed to be distributed
after the Maryland victory.
The unpredctable Cavaliers failed to subscribe to the
idea and Nugen spent the winter apoogzng for the en-
barraSSment for which he himself partially to blame
because premature indications of poStseason plans
NUGENT, TYPICAL OF the coaching breed, abhors
bowl talk but only when reporters bring it up When the
bowl people themselves mention possible invitation it's
like Frank Snatra phoning to elevate junior varsity
member of the pack to full time membership
Well, the rat has already started. The Gator
Bowl in Jacksonville said its U2 agents keeping
eye IS teams, Maryland one of em. Nugent doesn't
need the incentive this time however He's collected
pretty fair country football team good enough to play
well in the CITY, too MiamianS found out last week.
In almost outdazzlng George Mira & Co. in real
doozy of spectator game the Terrapins made Nugent
look little bad but nobody is demanding apology The
way he outlined the season. his Terrapins going to
concentrate chiefly ACC brethren and do the best they
could with the Mamis Penn State and other outsiders
the schedule the first SO minutes of the Orange Bowl
szzler Maryland hardly guilty of INSTRUMENTATION
NUGENTS TERRAPINS. WITH their wide-open ap-
proach became the most exciting thing to hit Dade Coun
ty since the Fontainebleau Hotel opened
They lost the game, but they didn't lose fan The
gtterng performance is conversational piece second
only to the Redskins around town. The Maryanders
box office again Athletic Director Bill Cobey talking
about a turnout of more than $4,000 yesterday
This is by little potatoes for neighborhood
team which must combat the surge Of the Redskins the
first appearance by Army in washington and the
opening of the Laurel racing The Maryland alumni
slowly drifted away after the late Jim Tatum regime
quickly coming home again.
Nugent aims to give 'em show Saturday thatu keep
em around for spell