European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday november 17,19b7 sooner Hus cer rivalry 2nd to none by Malcolm Mohan new York not sooner or later. Inc cycles gel them at. The game Harvard versus Yale is a Good excuse to tailgate but usually produces Little More than the bragging rights Tor beleaguered Heads of Commerce. The by game California versus Stanford makes National news Only when a student musician is run Over Al the end of a last second Kickoff return. Army and Navy have impressive parades Bui Tuluii in coast Impact of their game requires the recruiting advantage provided by a world War or at least a Good police action. Long ims rivalries have helped determine the order at he lop of the weekly polls and the bowl game matchup. Yet this season instead of determining the Fate of the Rose bowl. Saturday s Ohio slate Michigan game May he More notable for determining the Fate of buckeyes coach Earl Bruce. But somehow at Lincoln nib., and Norman okla., inc legends were successfully replaced inc remarkable Success of inc programs has continued and the beat goes on. Each Nebraska and Oklahoma season begins with the other standing Ai an obstacle near the end. The outcomes have often been determined by factors More Subtle than the distinction Between Nebraska Scarlet and Oklahoma Crimson shades of difference the lop ranked soon cars Are 10-0 no. 2-ranked Cor huskers Are 9-0. When the teams meet saturday in Lincoln it will be the 22nd time in the 52-year history of the associated press rankings thai the top two teams have met. Five of the previous 21 games have involved either the sooner or the huskers including inc 1971 game of the Century in which top ranked Nebraska outlasted Oklahoma. 35-31, at nor Man. Beginning with the 1962 game the year Bob Deva Ney began 10 rebuild a Long dormant Nebraska pro Gram Al least one of the teams has been ranked Amon the top 10 for 25 of their 27 meetings. Five limes one of them has been ranked no 1. The Winner of their game has won or shared a con Ference championship in 40 of the 42 seasons follow ing world War ii when Oklahoma made its push locational prominence. Those were he Days when or. George l. Cross then the Oklahoma president said we re trying to build a University our football team can be proud  this summer. Or. Frank e. Morton the current president provided a refrain for his Lime. At a special Mcaa convention to discuss the diminishing integrity and fiscal irresponsibility of intercollegiate athletics Morton defended the bigness of fool Ball and basketball programs by suggesting thai the attractions would Cre ate opportunities for spectators to visit Campus museums. As inc Days of late fall get Shorter and practice finish in darkness As gloves become no Cussary and the game approaches the players from Nebraska and Oklahoma understand Why they arc there because of each other and inc consequences of their annual meeting. Thai s what you chose inc University of Nebraska for said Rod Smith Nebraska s senior split end. This is what i worked for this is Why i came 10 this program said Charles Thompson the Oklahoma freshman quarterback who became the starter last week after Jamello Holieway suffered a knee injury suddenly Thompson has been thrust to the Center of a rivalry thai has defied the cycles. One football game can temporarily erase the Trou Bles of the continuing farming crisis in Nebraska or the i re Iglins Pirol us Jiw hairy in Oklahoma but not Bolh. It can stir the dispositions of donors brighten or Seltzer Osborne Darken inc Tenor of newspaper articles and radio and television commentaries and help create a Bond with High school stars the next generation of the Industry. It s your recruiting it s your Pride it s the big redo the North and the big red of the  said Bobby Proctor the 55-year-old gravel voiced defensive Back Field coach Al Oklahoma. Next week you can see the friction flying. Thursday when we come out to do All inc drills you begin to feel the tightness the friction of the game begin to pull on the kids Proctor went on la s just i Ike a big business Deal All Al once that comes closer and closer. It just builds up to that  Proctor s description the late nights the intense preparation the mounting demand to succeed sounded More like finals week. It s a lot like finals week inc coach said. They study prepare and now today s the Day. Do i fail or do i pass thai s All it is there s no c. There s no  s a and there s f. That s All Uherc  academic responsibilities arc a concern for another Lime. Broderick Thomas Nebraska s loquacious defensive enc wind he had one lest this week. Monday la go in e my test and after that i la be on a ram Page Tho is said. Next week is going to be either heaven or a  their systems Lake different directions to arrive in the same place the schools rarely recruit against each other. Since Barry Switzer became Oklahoma s head coach in 1973, recruits from Texas have made an All America team 20 limes. Nebraska with limited Talent within its stale Borders relies on a wider area. Tom of bomb the Nebraska coach responded to the National limitations on scholarships with inc development of a massive walk on program in which play Era enter the program without a scholarship work four years without any guarantee and Hope for Bolh Finan Cial Aid and an. Opportunity to play. He has said that the program has produced More than one third of the Nebraska starters in recent years. For a College to be Able to compete said Patrick Collins the Oklahoma running Back you be got to have great player replacing of to no Nyun. If you re second team and you re a great player you just have to wait your  when Holieway injured his knee and fan wondered about the Impact his loss would have on the matchup the quarterback received a Telephone Call. Of bomb was calling. Just to Lell him we Werr sorry he was t going to be Able to play Osborne said. We be had players thai have had the same surgery. I just warned to encourage him a Little bit. It s a very depressing discouraging Lime when you first go through the surgery. I just wanted to let him know we were thinking Aboul  in a business that is often characterized by the name calling of Overmo Tiona Young people who Are fuelled by a win at any Casl mentality of bomb has been outspoken in his belief that scoreboards Are not inc Only measure of Success. Osbonue s opinions and a 4-11 record against Switzer since the two became head coaches in 1973 have created the perception that the coach is not sufficiently obsessed. Of bomb thinks More fans have begun to understand that his values and a determination to win Are separate factors. There Are always people that get so caught up in winning hat they la never understand he said there Are some people that Over the years have wished i d have gone somewhere else would like 10 gel rid of me. Because hey did l feel like i really under stood whal it was All  of bomb seems to live the words chiselled Al the top of the Southwest Comer of memorial stadium out Moded words placed there a Long Lime ago not the Victory but the action. Nol the goal but the game. In the deed the  Switzer the coach with the opposite record in inc rivalry defended his opponent. The years we won we were a better football team Switzer said. When he had the Edge in Talent he won. Tom should t take any  no one used inc word  no one needed to As they All approached inc frenzy of a non academic final examination that is strictly pass fail. Filhe pass my v. Is How can you spend 14 hours a Day Over there what do you do " Bobby Proctor said. When you win you say that s whal you did. You got yourself ready to  and when they feel they be failed i Felt like someone close to me or my family passed away Thomas said. And i had a Chance to save  saints barriers touch off parking War from Page 21 a 23-14 Lead. Montana was intercepted twice in the second Quarter and Bolh interceptions were followed by new Orleans drives for Field goals. Dave Waynw picked off a Montana pass and returned the Ball 17 Yards to the san Francisco 23 with under two minutes left in the half. The saints were helped by an instant replay official s decision soon after. Hebert ran out of the pocket and started downfield then cocked his Arm to pass. Bui the Ball slipped Oul of his hand hit the ground and was recovered by the 49crs. Who contended in was Fumble. An official threw a Penally lag thinking Hebon was past the line of scrimmage when he tried to throw. After the replay the play was ruled a simple income Clion. The announcement was greeted by Boos and fans were still booing when the half ended. He Bari completed Only 10 of 27 passes. He allowed one incr Eplion but it did l Hurt the saints. Miami a barriers surrounding Joe Robbie stadium to Stop illegal parking have touched off a War Between homeowners trying to make Money and residents angered by the flood of football fans. While the Miami dolphins playing the Indianapolis Colts sunday residents outside the new stadium traded insults and punches after Melup Dacic police and members of the Leslie Escales Citi Zens association barricaded entrances to a nearby Lown House Complex. Two weeks ago dozens of homeowners sold parking spaces on lawns medi ans and comply lots to Dolphin fans infuriating some association members we cannot have people parking incur neighbourhoods destroying our Community said association president Ruby Mckay. I was in Jamaica during the last game and. When i returned my Lawn had been ruined and there were 200 Beer cans in my  the association won a lawsuit Friday saying zoning Laws prohibit using residential land Tor profitable ventures. But some homeowners vowed to let fans Park free of charge for the dolphins cull game. Then the barricades went up and tempers Llarch before sunday s i . Kick Oft when police barricaded the entrances permitting Only residents to pan. The Bottom line is not Money in t Freedom said Joseph s. Kerr. I can l believe that i can t have friends come Tomy House if they wanted  chargers from Page a intercepted Wilson s first pass 10 set up the Lone touchdown of the first half. San Nigo took Over Al the raiders 22, but two penalties and a i Yard loss pushed the chargers Back to the los an Geles 38. On Lhird-and-26, the raiders were flagged for illegal use of hands Fol lowing an 11-Yard completion from fouls to Winslow. That moved the Ball to the 22 and gave the chargers an Auto Matic first Down. Rive plays later. Fouls Pau cd 19 Winslow to give san Diego a 1-0 Lead. Abbou kicked a 38-Yard held goal 50 second into the second Quarter a 47 yarder with 12 18 left in the half and a 39-yarder with 3 3" remaining before intermission. The 47-Varder followed a  Diego linebacker Jeffrey Jackson hit Mervyn Fernandez As the raiders receiver caught a pass and then fell on the Fumble at the los Angeles 36. A 30-Yard pass interference penalty against Corner Back Lionel Washington set up Abbott s 38-Yardcr. Fouls and Wilson each comp Clad 15of .12 passes with fouls gaining 149 Yards and Wilson 228 Yards