European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22q.the stars and stripes Friday. November 22, 1985 is weekly College football predictions Ohio is. At Michigan Nebraska Al Oklahoma Perm St. At Pittsburgh Michigan St. At Wisconsin Klint Johnson season 73-47 .6 Michigan notre Dame Nebraska Penn St. Clemson Urcla Baylor Wisconsin Iowa Don Sauer season 72-48, .600 Uch Lgan notre Dame Oklahoma Penn St. Clemson Urcla Texas Michigan St a Arizona St. Iowa Ben Abrams season 70-50, .583 Michie notre Dame Nebraska Penn St. Clemson Urcla Texas Mic i St. Arizona St. Iowa Bucky Fox season 68-52, .567 Michigan tre Dame Oklahoma Penn is. Clemson Urcla Texas Michigan St. Arizona St. Iowa Dave Walczak season 68-52, .567 Ohio St. Nebraska Penn St. Clemson Urcla Michigan St. Arizona St. Iowa Bob Wicker season 68-52, .567 Ohio St. Leu Braska Penn St. S. Carolina Baylor Wisconsin Arizona Iowa Craig dooms season 67-53, .558 Michigan leu okla Hon Penn St. Clemson 5la Baylor Michigan St. Arizona St. Iowa Tracy Tanner season 64-56, .533 Ohio St. Notre Dame Nebraska s. Carpi Urcla Baylor Michigan St. Arizona St. Iowa boo Odem season 60-60, .500 Michigan notre Dame Oklahoma Tim Boivin season 55-65, .458 Michigan leu Oklahoma Pitts Al Penns Clemson Urcla Texas Wisconsin Arizona St. Iowa Urcla Texas Michigan St. Arizona St. Iowa Charlie Toth guest Michigan notre Dame Oklahoma Urcla Texas Michigan St. Arizona St. Iowa consensus season 734-586, .549 Michigan 8-3 notre Dame 8-3 Oklahoma Penn St. 10-1 Clemson 9-2 Urcla 11-0 Texas 6-5 Michigan St. 8-3 Arizona St. 10-1 Iowa 11-0 Toth picks Oklad Roma Over Neoh ska by Ben Abrams staff writer Man these picks look like they re going to be As Lough As is was last coach Charlie Toth whose Griffins bowed to International of pol of Brussels last saturday in a Batku perfect teams for the germ in by Tenor Small schools football Chaumont ship uttered those words Carlo in the week when he called in his Fri Lions As guest picker in the stari a stripes football predictions. Bin nor Chaj Pion is decision cd Germany a incr and Germany a Champion Lessen 39-22 in that Small . I opened its doors As a Dodds High school Only last August and the Griffins won their first eight games set Ting Accord for a new school with each Bry after the third game. This is the big grudge week in colleges football Toth said. Everybody s play ing their archrival and this is the week when All the bowl selections arc up for grabs. So that makes things tougher than Normal. Everyone will be keyed up and the Breaks will probably decide the outcome of most games Ibl Ducic. I just Don t in key match ups this week told picks Michigan Over Ohio state Oklahoma Over Nebraska Penn state Over Pitts Burgh and Arizona state Over Arizona. Toth is a graduate of West Virginia University where he played soccer. After College he coached at Highland High school in Columbus Ohio. From there he went to Valley High school in Pine Grove w. A and on to new Martinsville. W. Va., highs l before coming into the Dodds system wet osterholz in 1979. He was assistant in Ball and head basketball coach at o hoi for three years went to Pitburg two years and then to Giessen this year. Weber stale basketball coach Larry Farmer posted an 8-2 record in the Sec Ond week of the season and no one has been Able to dislodge him As inc season s Best guest picker. Last week. Laurel Morrow of the Saff. Sports office picked seven winners. The stars and stripes most valuable picker receives an engraved trophy while the is staffer with the Best percentage gets his or her name in Ravca on an of fice trophy. Assistant sports editor Klint Johnson leads with a 73-47 record one game belter than defending Champion Don sauce. S photo by t i Essen coach Charlie Tot i. All grudge bar Kings Johnson remembers 83 Ramstein woes by Bucky Fox Stan writer please excuse Levi Johnson if he Felt queasy wednesday. That was the Day his upper Heyford sky Kings landed in Ramstein for Sun Day s noon Safe football Lilly game and Johnson had sick memories of the place. It was bad enough that Scyford lost 20 13 Al Ramstein in the 1983 championship game. Worse for Johnson was his neck injury in the last four minutes of that contest. That was the Only Way Ramstein could Knock out this 6-foot, 232-Pound defensive end. I was making a tackle recalled John son who spoke last Friday at Raf upper Heyford England while his team pre pared for its 19-13 Safe semifinal Vic tory Over Torrejon. My head got caught under one of their backs and my people were driving me from behind. My neck started driving my Chin toward my belly Button. When i Gol up i was Fine. Then 1 walked to the sidelines and Sal Down and suddenly i blacked confusion clobbered upper Scyford. While the sky Kings tried to rally on the held their Bench boiled with people trying to help the fallen Johnson. The nerves in my neck got tangled up Johnson recalled. It was like squeezing a water Hose everything got Cut even the Scyford coach Herb Harri son turned from the game to help John son who was suffering convulsions. Har Rison who is now stationed at Ramstein became livid Over the ambulance s late arrival some 15 minutes late. Safe later explained that the ambulance s medic Driver was Busy tending Johnson. I be heard a lot of stories but i never did find out what happened with that ambulance Johnson said. They did take me to Lan Stuhl. And the next Day i flew Home with the Johnson wore a neck Brace and exercised his neck throughout the of season. By july 1984, Johnson Felt Good enough to go out for the sky Kings. Was t he afraid of a injuring that neck he replied. I guess i be been playing the game so Long i Don t want to think about things like that. I did think about it at first but everyone on base began talking football i had a clean Bill of health and i said go for Johnson 24, has other memories of Ramstein. Born in Houston he moved with his air Force family to the Germany base and played Junior High football there in the mid-1970s. Liitle lev was even therms water boy. By 1982, Johnson had joined the air Force. He landed at upper Heyford the next year. This year i consider myself having a bad year Johnson said. I be had injuries and i be been tired. Last year was definitely my Best year. But i still get the same respect from teams. If they run at my Side two Guys come right at me or avoid me the duration of the Levi s been off and on said Scyford cornerback Michael Watkins. But when he s on he s one of the Best. I like when they run to his Side and he wipes out their blockers and i make the tackle. He makes me look said Jeff Caddy the sky Kings quarterback safety even when he s hurl he s one of the Best players in the the sky Kings arc carrying the . Sports conference s Flag into the Safe title game for the fourth time in five years. Johnson Hopes his and Scyford s for tunes Progress from 1983 against rams Cin Champion of inc Continental sports conference. What the Heck if he survives sunday s game in better shape than two years ago he might play for the rams some Day. I d love to go the Csc and play for the rams Johnson said. I d come full Circle from water boy to
