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The Red & Black
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1992 « ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 100, ISSUE 30
Weather. Partly cloudy, 30
percent chance of rain. Does
anybody read this?
IN THE NEWS
Hugh Durham may
have violated NCAA
recruiting rules.
It's a pirate ship. It's a ghost.
No. it's a house! See page 6.
After Hours
Better than a basket full of
bloody critics’ thumbs.
Sound
& Screen
"Dr. Giggles’ "Candyman,"
Sun Ra, and... scary videos.
Sports
-Georgia’s Eric Zeier remains
unjinxed by the Sophomore
Hex.
-It ain”t football, and it ain’t
b-ball, but the Rugby team is
looking to the Nationals.
Bulldogs are senior this year
By J J. COOPER
Staff Writer
Never mind the platitudes, the cliches that
this is just another game.
For Georgia, this weekend’s Georgia-Florida
game is the one that determines their SEC
Championship hopes. It’s the game that has
been circled on the calendar since the end of
last year’s 45-13 drubbing at the hands of the
Gators.
They really rubbed our noses in it," Georgia
tackle Alec Millen said.
For the past two seasons Florida has held
the edge in experience and talent. As a result,
they have blistered the Bulldogs in each of the
past two meetings.
But the balance of power has changed this
season.
Now the Bulldogs are the ones who enter the
game with more experience.
Florida starts two true freshmen at the
offensive tackle spots. Another true freshman,
Johnnie Church, starts at the defensive end.
And four other true freshmen are listed on the
two-deep depth chart.
On the other hand, only one true freshman,
linebacker Randall Godfrey, has started a game
for the Bulldogs. Only two other true freshmen
have even played. Eight of Georgia’s starters on
ofTense started last year’s Georgia-Florida
game.
“Last year we went down thinking we could
win," Bulldog receiver Andre Hastings said.
This year we’re going down knowing we can
win."
If speed is the key to victory, the Bulldogs
are ready. Georgia has worked at perfecting a
defense that puts seven linebackers and ex
linebackers on the field at once.
The Bulldogs have worked with moving
Greg Jackson to nose guard, Travis Jones to
tackle and an assortment of linebackers
including Mitch Davis and Phillip Daniels at
the end positions. The combination will form
the fastest defense in Georgia history.
’Die changes would appear to be the perfect
remedy for Florida’s “Fun-and-Gun" ofTense,
which emphasizes a quick-strike passing game.
But despite whatever defense Georgia puts
on the field, Florida’s offense will be tough to
contain. Two-time SEC Player of the Year
Shane Matthews leads an offense that returns almost all of
the skill players from last year’s team.
Errict Rhett, the SEC’s leading rusher from last year, is
the key to the Gators’ running game.
But Rhett, who averaged five yards a carry last year, has
been stifled this season. Defenses have held him to 3.8 yards
per carry, and Florida’s rushing ofTense is 11th in the
conference. The Gators are only averaging three yards a
carry.
On the other hand, Florida’s passing game has not
suffered. Matthews struggled early in the season, but he has
rallied lately. Wide receivers Willie Jackson and Tre Everett
are the keys to a Gator passing game that is first in the SEC
and 11th in the nation. The Gators also throw to their
running backs often, as Rhett is sixth in the SEC in
receptions.
Where Florida has had problems is on the offensive and
defensive line. Florida lost four starters off of the offensive
line and all four starters on the defensive line. The new
starters have struggled to pick up where last year’s lines left
off.
In last year’s Georgia-Florida game, the Gators’ defensive
line pressured Eric Zeier throughout the night. This year, the
Gators have not had the same success pressuring the
quarterback.
But Florida does return an All-Star secondary. Safety Will
White is an All-American, while comerback Larry Kennedy
had a superb freshman season last year.
Athenians dying to get in
Truly scary: Is that a picture of Chuck Knapp on the wall of the
Lion’s Club Fright for Sight Haunted House, next to Dracula?
By RUSS BYNUM
Starr Writer
This Halloween, three Athens
groups would love to make your
nightmares come true.
Haunted houses are a must for
celebrating Halloween to its fullest,
and this year Athens has three,
count ’em, three mother-freakers for
die-hard fright seekers to choose
from.
For a first-rate scare-o-rama,
check out the Fright For Sight
Waldorf Hysteria, sponsored by the
Athens West Lions Club. Inside this
hotel-o-horrors you’ll encounter
psychotic inmates, a mind-boggling
maze-in-the dark, a collapsing
ceiling and a torture chamber full of
sadistic creatures and severed
heads.
Attend a funeral service for an
undead tenant and try not to mind
that creepy person who keeps
standing right behind you. And tne
doors? Where the hell are the
doors!? Good luck finding a way out.
In short, the Waldorf Hysteria
has some nifty but sparse special
effects, a well thougnt out script
and choreography, and plenty of surprises.
Perhaps the most frightening aspect of the whole
experience is that, unlike many such houses that tend to
whisk thrill-seekers through in a rush, the inhabitants of
this heart-attack hotel convincingly act as though they will
not let you leave.
One warning, however. These ghouls and goblins can
get a little bit touchy, from picking at arms and shoulders
to even grabbing ankles. Honestly, if they don’t watch it,
somebody's going to get punched.
The Waldorf Hysteria is located behind the Domino’s
Pizza on Prince Avenue in Normaltown, and will be open
from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. today and Saturday.
Admission is $5.
For a fast-paced fear trip that’s short but shocking, the
Athens Jaycees’ Cannibal House is a heart-pounder from
Hell. This is a house that milks darkness and full-fledged
fear to its maximum extent.
To get to the house, a ghoulish guide leads a tour group
through a dark, meandering path in the woods, away from
civilization and into the proverbial point of no return. The
path eventually opens into a jungle clearing complete with
shrunken heads hanging from the trees. The steps to a
darkened asylum lie ahead, screams echoing from within.
Once inside, see how the cannibals make sausage, try to
keep from falling ofT the shifting bridge, look out for the
swamp creature, and say hello to old friends like Hannibal
Lee ter and Jason.
One piece of advice - when you see the bloody bathtub,
run like Hell.
The Jaycees’s Cannibal House is located at 2215
Lexington Road, next to Badcock Home Furnishings. It
will be open today and Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to
midnight. Admission is $5.
Memorial Park will also be holding its haunted house
this weekend, sponsored by the Athens Creative Theater.
Tom Coleman, director of the ACT, said this spook-fest
revolves around the theme of ghosts, who were once
inmates at the sanitarium where the park now stands,
returning to haunt the park.
Coleman said the action takes place in both indoor and
outdoor settings, and relies more on story and script than
surprise scares and gore.
It’s more of a stav-and-see kind of thing," Coleman said.
"It’s probably not the most frightening thing you’ve ever
seen."
The Memorial Park haunted house runs from 7 p.m. to
10 p.m. today and Saturday. Admission is $3.
Ga.-Fla. fans have a...
Halloween in Florida
BY CATHUEEN EGAN
Staff Writer
Picture it... the World’s Largest Outdoor
Cocktail Party with... trick-or-treaters.
Never in the history of Georgia/Florida
football has there been a game on All
Hollow’s Eve, and students say they’re
prepped for an outdoor fiesta and a Bulldog
win.
"It’s going to be an overall exciting
weekend and Halloween will add that&extra
spice of flavor, especially with the national
championship on the line," said Marshall
Levine, a junior from Atlanta.
"It’s an important game in Georgia sports
history because it’ll decide if we’re going to
win the championship,” said Levine, who
might dress up as a spider for the game.
"And it’s pivotal for Hearst to win the
Heisman and for our team to get national
exposure."
Jon Pollard, a fourth year Georgia/Florida
veteran, said Saturday’s game will not only
be a blast but will determine the path
Georgia may take to the Southeastern
Conference Championship.
"If we win, there will be a ton of
excitement because in the past few years,
Georgia hasn’t been ranked and hasn’t
beaten Florida," said Pollard, a junior from
Richmond, Va. “And the Landing will be a
hell of a lot of fun." The Landing is the
mondo-party bar strip in Jacksonville.
"If we win this one, it’ll get us over the
peak. This is our hump game, then all we
have is Auburn and Georgia Tech," he said.
"It will also give us the bragging rights for
the year and a better shot at the national
championship with Miami and the Sugar
Bowl.
Claude F'elton, director of sports
information, said a Georgia win will
practically clinch the Eastern title, but a loos
willput us in a three-way tie.
’The most important thing about winning
this game is that it keeps us in the driver’s
seat of the SEC Championship game on Dec.
5," Felton said. "If we lose, then we drop back
into a tie in the Eastern division with
Tennessee and Florida."