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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, August 15, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. August 15.19b8 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary . Exhibiting muscle Over Csc Wei ".,". Dick Madden had seen enough. I told you the Csc Ain t got no business coming to the ." Good thing Madden does t Leach English. He teaches football and very Well. Every team he touches either contends or wins a title which is exactly what his Grenham common pirates plan to do starting next weekend. As Madden spoke his . Sports conference Wasin the midst of smothering Safe s other league the Continental sports conference. The . Stood 6-1 in exhibitions against the Csc and some of the Reuhs weren t pretty. Grenham common Bea Rhein main 60-6. Upper Scyford beat Sembach 47-0. Only Owci Bruecken s 14 12 Victory Over fearsome Fairford kept the Csc from getting skunked. Thai s the same Fairford that started its football program last year and can barely Field a Lear for 1986. Madden s scorn slings but he s right. He had just seen sem Balfa one of the Csc Powin lie Down sat urday against Scyford . Champions. The then looked seasick after crossing the Channel. As Heyford linebacker Andrew Epps said a Sembach supposed to be a Good team ouch. Ramstein coach Bill Schultz himself a student of scorn said of Madden s shot at the Csc he has a big Mouth. He s the Guy who said last year that bit Burg was Gonna Kilt ran Stein. Tell him to come Over Ana he can play Ramstein. There s Only one Safe autobahn and it leads through  Ramstein Rode that autobahn the last three years. Schulz who called the offensive shots in 1983 and sat in the Driver s scat in 84 and 85, returned to try for four in a Row. No team has won four straight Safe football tides. The hams chances look Good. They return loads of Talent including Money quarterback Jeff  Wilson they returned to action last arc kind and routed Nuernberg of the German american league 55-0. Schultz contends he tried to schedule exhibition against . Teams but got no taken. Translation no one wanted to get by i  should be thought of thai before playing the massive Alconbury spartans saturday. It was bad enough losing 34-26 to the . A am. Just when the Hawks thought they d win the Csc title that barely eluded them last year Star quarterback Barry ran Dolph broke his ankle. He was still Laid up at Wiesbaden s air Force Hospital wednesday the year of the Hawk sadly turned into the year of he break. Alconbury got a Good break in the form of a sched ule change. The spartans were supposed to opt n aug. 23 at upper Heyford. Hold it. In t upper hey Ford the team that Lowers the Boom on Alconbury in every big game Well yes. And now Alconbury gets to postpone that trip to Heyford until nov. 2 because of a Mili tary exercise when Lakin heat coach Baron Burton heard that he said wait a minute. I know what they re trying to  no really says Alconbury coach Mike Kaufhold we won t have inc Guys to play. We have no Choice but not to  the spartans now must open aug. 30 at Home against mighty Fairford. By then every team in the . Will have set sights on the Safe championship game nov. 23. That might seem like a Long Road but at least it won t Lead loan autobahn As Ramstein s Schultz suggests. This time the final will be played on British turf. Make that Greenham common turf if Lakenheath he helped Stop Ottburg s Safe Streak at three. He wants to do the same to Ramstein sit pub of Miami unit my do hand Heyford. Dandee English Era been snatch s Tyrone by Flold drop it then Madden can repeat his i told you the Csc Ain t got no business coming to the ." we could All comprehend Tibai. Miami s Testaverde in race for Heisman Heisman trophy contenders Miami up forget about heis Man hype bothering University of Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde whether he s Fielding interviews Deal ing with the pressure of a big tame or trying to Eua pc from hard charging defensive linemen Testaverde knows now to keep his Cool. This season the pressures will be great. Then again last season Testaverde faced great pressure when he replaced Bernie Kosar and promptly threw 12 interceptions in hit first four games. Tesla verde 6-fool-,s. 218 pounds calmly went on to Post numbers impressive enough to hip him finish fifth in the Heisman trophy balloting. He titters the e986 season As a front runner to Cap Ture the award voted to the outstanding College football player. He finished last season with 216 completions in 3s2 attempts for 3,238 Yards 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. In Miami s sugar bowl loss to Tennessee he was 20 of 36 for 217 Yards three interceptions and a touchdown. Except for the sugar bowl where he was under heavy pressure and sacked seven times Testaverde s Best performances came in the team s Bigge games. He threw no interceptions against Oklahoma Florida state and notre Dame had one pass picked o t against Maryland and threw two interceptions in his first Start against Florida. The one thing i Don t do is get too nervous said the Norih year senior. I pretty much keep my head and things arc under control. Situations come up and 1 know what to do because i m thinking ahead of Lime. It s just the Way i veal ways played Ray game and gotten ready for my game and hopefully it will continue to work for  a Heisman candidate can face greater pressure off the Field than on and Testa verde has a game plan to combat that. "1 Don t see a major problem because i dont go out and try to prove myself to people he said. I can have just As Gooda year As i did last year and things Are going logo Fine. That s the same Altitude i m going to Lake this year just be my self and be the Best i can be As an individual person coach Jimmy Johnson fears Tesla verde s problem could come from the numerous requests for interviews and appearances. Vinny puts toe team before any individual honors Johnson said. Because he s that Way i m not really concerned about All of the Praise and All of the hype gelling to Vinny or even Pul tag the pres sure on him. The Only thing i am worried about is Vinny is such an accommodating person. I am concerned that he has so Many requests that he May be accommodating people when he should be practice ing  on the Field there is Little reason to  Testaverde is a great football player Johnson said. I be coached col lege football for 21 years now and he s the Best quarterback i be Ever  the favorite Lorenzo White re jr., Michigan state cottage statistic year g Rush. Yda. Avg. To re. Cd. A a 1984 11 142 $16 4.3 6 44 5.5 White 85 12 419 2.066 4.9 17 6 26 4.7 Testaverde total 23 s61 2.m2 4.6 21 14 72 5.1 includes All american bowl game the others a Kiy tit Avitto of of Miami a. In the same Mold As former hurricanes Bernie Kosar and Jim Kelly he is Mcaa s leading total offence returnee. Kerio Bel of jr., Florida walk on quarterback who finished no. 2 in nation in passing efficiency last season. Brian Boswith in jr., Oklahoma no. 1 player on what should 6e College football s no. 1 defense. . Dozier re st., Penn state Kittany Lions Are loaded and Dozer is primed to re gain of lorm. Doug Dubou re st., Nebrask Dubose May be one of the Best irom Long line of great Husker backs thu Mun Thomas re jr., Oklahoma so this Cowboy is big eight s top resuming rusher after averaging 141.2 Yards per game in 85. Mike Simla of st., Alabama forget name recognition. He was no. 5 last year in Bosworth Mcaa passing efficiency. Chicago Tribune graphic source Chicago Tribune news recons  
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