European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes August 1985 Miami Rode passing attacks to College powerhouse recognition by Dave Raffo new York up traditional College football Powers have always run the Ball and left passing to those teams trying to catch but some facing the equivalent of third Gidlong when they took Over their have caught up with the big boys by throwing the the last two National Brig Ham Young and have had passing and the dominant player in the game last year was Doug a 5foot9 quarterback who took full advantage of his coach wide open if you feel it in your passing is the Way to said Jack the Boston College coach who turned Flutie Loose four years you cant always recruit a big tailback who can run Over but theres no size requirement for a wide we could get kids to pass the Ball and catch the Ball in All and speeds and when Doug flu tic came along he just made it they used to say you cant win throwing the but when 1 took Over at Boston College in 1981 i looked at Brig Ham Young and saw what they were nobody was passing the Ball in the Bicknell planned to visit by in the Spring to get a firsthand look at Lavell Edwards passing but the trip was cancelled when Boston College and by were picked to play in this years Kickoff Bicknell wanted a close look at the system that sent quarterbacks Jim Marc Wilson and Steve Young to the and which has made current passer Robbie Bosco an a lamer Ica through formations and motion you can get where you cant just run Over said who still has trouble recruiting Blu Chip High school it was while serving As the cougars Chuck Long directs Iowa offence defensive coach that Edwards realized the value of a passing when i was the defensive the Only conference championship we won was with Virgil Edwards when Carter we got away from when Edwards took Over in the cougars got Back to throwing and to win by has won 10 Western athletic conference championships under Edwards and finally left the  Pond Knock behind last year with a nation Al in sure a lot of especially out thought All by did was throw the Ball a lot and play two hand touch below a photo Byus Robbie Bosco Al America candidate the Edwards even if its not As Macho As coaches around the country Are finding passing More to their since the average passing Yards in division a has increased from per game to passing yardage went Down Yards per game last but was still the second highest total in Flutie broke the major College career passing yardage Mark last and his record of Yards seems Likely to fall this Bowling greens Brian Mcclure is Short of flutes Mark and will get every Chance to come out its conceivable he could throw 60 times in a game a couple of times this Falcons coach Denny Stolz Why not we dont have any better passing is the fastest Way to its it takes a time banging i know All the defences we play wish we ran the Ball instead of throwing two reasons Are generally attributed to the Rise of the College passing As in the rules changes have made it easier to protect the passer and get receivers free and College coaches Are finding the pros More than Happy to lend their passing professional football has had a great Impact on the College said Woody in his first year As Missouri coach after spending 11 years As a Pitts Burgh Steeles assistant and one As head coach of the Usel Oklahoma i know that Many pro teams have opened their preseason Camps to College and the pro influence definitely is reflected in the fact that More teams Are throwing the with throwing the youve got a tremendous resource the pros Are right there and they dont play you they want to help Bicknell besides other passing teams expected to Challenge for the National title Are Maryland with quarterback Stan gel Baugh and Iowa with Chuck but for passing excitement and growing throwing teams Are still in the minority and Likely to stay you May continue to see passing be coming More but the teams that Are Able to control the play Good defense and have a sound kicking game will still be the teams that said a Burns pay an advocate of the wish Bone with some information added this the fundamental blocking and will win or lose football we have a great sometimes i think we play around with it too who teams replace old football standbys by Pikr Scigiel Nissenson a sports writer the unthinkable happened to the University of Alabama football team last year a losing season and an end to a re Cord string of 25 annual bowl Penn Long the beast of the lost its last two regular season games for the first time in coach Joe paternos 19year and put its Mcaa record string of 46 non losing seasons in also last Michigan failed to achieve a winning record for the first time since 1967 Arizona picked by some to win the National Stag gered to a 56 record and ranked 3 in the associated press preseason dropped its first four games and finished cant anybody play this game any More quite the just about everyone can and play the last five National champions Penn Miami and Brigham Young All won the title for the first and Miami and by we rent even in the top Twenty at the Start of their championship it is becoming More and More evident that division a teams Are becoming says Texas tech coach Jerry conference champions Are now being decided in november rather than after two or three conference most observers say parity is the result of the Caas limit on scholarships no More than 30 in one year or a total of 95 at any one talented players who used to sit on the Bench at football Facto Ries now play at schools that were once considered As a it is not unthinkable to dream about National championships at schools like Boston which finished fifth in last years a the 95 limit gives Boston College a Chance to says coach Jack it used to be you never mentioned it the National championship be cause you never thought you had a you never mentioned it to the players be cause it was so impossible to imagine that they  believe our goals used to be the Lambert trophy for Eastern wed like to go to a then wed like to go to a 1 ten years ago it would have been a but in not afraid to say it now be cause i can Point to some things from last we lost by a Point to West we had opportunities to beat Penn we were eight Points away from in we could have been National its not beyond the realm of each league has three or four teams if things fall into place and they get could win it last year was our year to be danger we got big Breaks against Miami and Alabama and won games we should have the difference Between a 92 team and a 65 team is one or two Breaks along the when All is said and were not a National championship but we could win the National supporters of certain teams will have to accept that some stretches of like Alabama 10713 record from May be a thing of the except for a dismal 93 Mark in Bear Bryants Crimson tide posted records of 10 120 and i dont think any College football team will be As dominant As Alabama was for a Long that its All says coach Ray the chances to go unbeaten Are very i expect the col lege teams that win More than nine will be the very exceptional even Temple has a the owls tradition goes Back a Long they were one of the teams in the first sugar bowl on coach Bruce Arians says the 1985 owls could go unbeaten through a schedule that includes Boston Penn state and Brigham Young As the first three oppo i think we can get Arians in one of those people who believes were not beaten until were if things go according to we can win pm that kind of thinking will also prevail at Penn were going into the season with the idea that were starting All says a whose Kittany Lions Haven been under since a 341 Campaign in were starting All Over with the the the whole a photo Penn states Joe Paterno were starting Allaf n sports television College football Florida state saturday Purdue radio baseball Chicago White sox at to Ronto 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