European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. December 25, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 25 Orange foes a conf ask in style by Llf-rschf.1. Mask non Miami Al l sit Oklahoma run. For inc eighth Lime in he last 17 years the soon cars led the nation in Rushing. Their average of 428.8 Yards a game is the third Best in Mcaa history behind the Oklahoma teams of 971 472.4 and 1974 438.8. Those learns won the National championship. Sec Miami pass. The last three Miami quarterbacks Jim Kelly Bernie Kosar and Vinny pcs Laver do Are All starting in the Efland Only Testaverde twice and Kosar have thrown More touchdown passes than Steve Walsh s i this season. So i should come As no Surprise that Miami threw 336 passes and ran the Ball 436 times while Oklahoma had 730 running plays and Only 99 passes. See which team can Force the other into doing something it does t want to do and you la probably have the Winner of the Orange bowl showdown Between no. I Oklahoma and no. 2 Miami. On offence a key is if Miami can run the Ball when Oklahoma is playing its Nickel de sense inserting an Eskra defensive Back and removing a linebacker Oklahoma state coach pal Jones says. They were Able to do so in past games Miami beat Oklahoma 27-14 in 1985 and 28-16 last year Oklahoma completed Only 34 of its passes and even though they accounted for 780 Yards and nine touchdown Lorida slate coach Bobby Bowdon says the soon cars had belter be Able to mix it up and be iwo dimensional against Miami and they d belter not Lei Miami know which they re going to do. I Don l think they can take the Ball and run it Down Miami s  the Only Way to move the Ball against Miami is to run when they expect you to throw and throw when they expect you to run to said. Miami is not mistake prone inc hurricanes fumbled 21 limes but lost Only seven a school record and nine interceptions All season. Oklahoma is 58 fumbles 22 los but that s their reckless style which helps in other  Miami had done anything wrong against us the hurricanes played mis Miami s Jimmy Johnson. Knows about Wishbone take free football we beat  on defense Oklahoma will disguise things pretty Well and do some Subtle things Jon essays they la change their alignment and give you the same look with differ ent coverages which you can t Tell until the Ball is  Dowden says Oklahoma must Stop the big play Stop the Long play. Don l Teithem get behind you and Don t let the perimeter  the records Are identical 11-0. The last few years have been similar. Loo. Oklahoma owns the nation s longest winning Streak 20 games and has won 33 of in last 35 games losing Only those two regular season meetings with Miami. Miami has won its last 32 regu Lar season games but lost to Tennessee 35-7 in the 1985 sugar Dowl and to Perm slate 14-10 in last year s National championship fiesta bowl. Their styles however arc about As opposite As you can find. Former Texas coach Darrell Royal an Oklahoma a tin my alumnus said thai Throe ii Tipan happen when you throw the Hall and Iho of them Are  and the Schuil is Laki Tiit axiom to heart. Of course what Koil failed to mention is Hal Tiu a tilings can happen when you run the Hall Ami two of them arc bad Juu can Gam ground not gain or Fumble. Miami on the other hand believe that a football thrown on a straight line is the shortest and fastest distance be tween two Points namely the line of scrimmage and the end zone. On defense Oklahoma plays the 5-2 alignment cooked up by former coach Bud Wilkinson and known As an okla  or okie defense. Miami uses multiple schemes out of a Basic 4-3 align ment. Jimmy Johnson knows How 10 Deli use inc Wishbone Bowden says. He probably As Good a defensive coach As there is in inc country. He knows How to defense anything. And they have belter athletes on defense than Oklahoma is used to seeing. Anybody on their a am can run you Down. I can t see Oklahoma taking the Ball and running up and Down the Field against Miami they la have to throw the football. Jameil Holiway can do it but Holivay is out with a knee injury. Defensively they can t Lei flanker Michael Trvin get the Ball. They Verol 10 stay out of one on one situations with him and they be got to adjust to All the places Miami puts him. I m saying that and he caught two touchdown passes against us. But they a protect the quarterback Well enough to get inc Ball to  Oklahoma stale had some Success running the Ball against Oklahoma Andall american tour Ryan Thomas rushed for 173 Yards. Their defensive Interior line is not the Caliper of what they be had Jones says. We ran some stuff right at hem. You can t go East West though because heir outside linebackers will run you Down i think Miami can run the Ball on them. I Don t think they can run up and Down the Field but i think they can have some surprising Success. I m curious 10 Sec How Walsh will full i Bowden left junes Tiki Miami react against Oklahoma -. Ildi Csc. Testa verde was Able to scramble around avoid the Rush make the inc plays. From what i be seen of Walsh lie s Mil As Good an athlete As pcs Laverde. How Walsh exc Cubics the passing game and whether he a in make a big play when anything Breaks to own arc keys. Miami s wide receivers against Oklahoma s defensive Bucks is i classic matchup defensively Miami knows what they re doing. They have great Speed and a physical secondary which you need to defend against Hal Type Oolf Rusc. A lot depends on How Good a game Glennie Blades has he s a great free safety a crucial run support Guy and sometime hell have to make a play against Oklahoma s quarterback. Miami s defense is pretty Good against any Type of offence very Lake cd. They la give you different reads and make Oklahoma s fullback run different routes. The iwo defensive tackles have basically got the fullback. I wonder How much nit Btl defense Oklahoma will play. They la probably play some on firs Down und Sec How much Miami can run the Hall. If Miami can Force Oklahoma to i Orji i about the Nickel it will be to their  How about picking a Winner Jones Miami 24-21." Bowdon i like Barry so incr. And 1 Hope he does t gel mad at me. But play ing Miami in Miami is too much. 1 think it will be something like 17-1-1." Syracuse knows title Hopes slim _. Re. _ j Niji to. Of a Mii of to to a a turf f Mill by de Shearer new Orleans l 14k7 College football has accepted Nur  this is something that people on this team wanted 10 go to the sugar howl Macpherson said. This is something they prayed for worked for and they got  now the Orange need Only to , the no. I Dehale could Start