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Seriously, why is the Crimson giving this clown so much coverage? Isn't the joke wearing a bit thin? Maybe you ought to pep the story up with an interview with his girl friend. John Q. Johnson...
...snakepit. The V-for-victory signs, the distinctive "Lefty stomp" the Hollywood director's chairs on the sidelines with his name and those of his assistants painted on the back, the braless cheerleaders who yell BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE whenever an opponent dribbles the ball before a foul shot, the pep band playing "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Hail to the Chief"--all of these are an integral part of the Driesell hype--a determined program to build local interest to a fever pitch. Ringling Brothers-style...
That is when the Maryland pep band strikes up "Hail to the Chief," and as the 14,000 madmen in the stands cheer wildly. Driesell parades solemnly to midcourt, bows his head, and raises both arms, his fingers extended in a Churchillian V-for-Victory sign. Victories have been none too plentiful around College Park in past years, and Driesell, the "messiah of Maryland basketball," is being depended upon to bring the Terrapins to a position of national power in college basketball. Ultimately, he is expected to wrest the national title away from UCLA...
...told a visiting diplomat, "but it's crisis No. 1 to me." Last week Sadat was doing his best to make it crisis No. 1 for the rest of the world as well. Wearing a khaki uniform, he viewed sandbagged positions along the Suez Canal and delivered bellicose pep talks to the troops. "I have come to tell you," Sadat said, "that the time to fight has come, that there is no more hope. Our next meeting will be in Sinai...
...meeting continues in this same vein, more a press conference than a pep talk. Finally, about an hour after he arrived, McCarthy is ready to go. He'll take one more question...