European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday october 14,198b r is weekly College football predictions at Arizona Duke at Clemson s. Carolina at Michigan at Iowa okla. So at Nebraska . Stale at n. Carolina Miami Fla. Of notre Dame Syracuse at Perm so Ark Anut at Texas Washington at Southern Cal Wal Morrissette season 46-14, .767 Wash. St. Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska . State Miami a. Penn St. Arkansas Southern Cal Klint Johnson season 44-16, .733 Arizona Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska . Stale Miami Fla Penn St. Arkansas Southern Cal Rusty Bryan season 41-19, .683 Wash. St. Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska . State Miami a. Penn St. Arkansas Southern Cal Bucky Fox season 40-20, .667 Wash. St Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska . Stala Miami Fla. Penn St. Arkansas Southern Cal boo Odem season 40-20, .667 Wash. St. Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska . State notre Dame Penn so Texas Southern Cal Ben Atacama season 39-21,.650 Wash. St. Duke Michigan Nebraska . State notre Dame Syracuse Arkansas Southern Cal i Bob Wicker season 39-21 ,.650 Wash. St. Clemson s. Carolina Michigan okla St. . State Miami Fla. Penn St Texas Southern Cal Tom Saunders season 38-22, .633 Wash. St. Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska n. Carolina Miami Fla. Pennal Arkansas Southern Cal Tracy Tanner season 34-26, .567 Arizona Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska a Carolina Miami a Syracuse Texas Southern Cal Gary Blacker guest Akona Clemson s. Carolina Michigan Nebraska . State notre Dame Penn St. Arkansas Southern Cal consensus 402-19b, .670 Wash. St. 7-3 Clemson 9-1 s. Carolina10-0 Michigan 10-0 Nebraska 9-1 . Staleb-2 Miami Fla. 7-3 Penn St 8-2 Arkansas 7-3 Southern Cal 10-0 Reader s picks first woman gets shot at Topping staff by Ben Abram staff writer the stars and stripes staff football predictions program has taken on a new aspect this week the guest picker is a woman. And Cary Blacker did t hesitate abit As she went Down the list. It looks pc try easy to me said the Brindisi High school volleyball basketball and track and Field Miami at notre Dame game looks like the Only really Tough and Blacker who grew up in the shadows of Noire Dame at Whiting ind., gave the Irish the nod because they re at Home and very few learns beat notre Dame at South Bend. Miami is a very Good team but 1grew up watching notre Dame and big 10 games and i Don t think the hurricanes can Blacker also went with arizon Over Washington state Clemson Over Duke Nebraska Over Oklahoma tale Penn slate Over Syracuse and Southern Cal Over Washington be cause like notre Dame those clubs Are mean Al Home although wins by Washington and Oklahoma stale would t be Loo shocking. They Boi have excellent football Road games according to Blacker will be won by Michigan Over Iowa South Carolina Over Georgia tech North Carolina state Over North car Olina and Arkansas Over Texas. Michigan is always Strong an Iowa has t really impressed Loo much this year even though it was supposed to be Good Blacker said. I really Don t keep up with the other conferences like i do the big of and Pac-10, but 1 know thai South Carolina and Arkansas Are always Strong and 1 just think North Carolina stale will beat North several weeks ago Joe Blacker wrote the stars and stripes wonder ing Why a woman never had been selected As guest picker and recommended his wife because of her spoils knowledge and coaching Success. Sports editor Bob Wicker said Why not i was t too positive i wanted to do stat first but Joe persuaded me to and i m pleased to be Pic first woman so honoured not for me personally but because. I will be representing women in a sport project Blacker said. I m pleased to be the first woman so honoured not for me personally but because i will be representing women in a sports there weren t any girls sports i Indiana when i was to High school Blacker said. I would have liked Mohave had the Opportunity to play volleyball and basketball. So 1 was glad to tee title in come Inlo effect and give the girls that Opportunity to play. Gelling them involved in formal High school Competition made the Overall program so much better. Getting the girls program a Naples established was a big thing for me. It was important thai in got off Ona solid foundation so that in could last she added. The girls really did t have the skills so it meant starting with the fundamentals and constantly striving for her record Speaks for itself. After graduating from Indiana University Blacker look a Job at Hender son ncv., High school. There we Reno official High school sports at Hen Derson but Blacker fielded a team inthe City recreation league. After three years at Henderson Blacker look her firs Dodds Job Al Kar Mursel Turkey that was before till in. So she entered a High school team in the base league. That was Tough basketball but the girls Learned a lot she said she got her tint shot at coaching High school sports at Naples in 1974. That team went 10-2 and Blacker Naples teams went on to compile a glittering 115-9 record that include done Italy title four runners up and two third place finishes. We ran Inlo a Friday night Stum bling Block two years in a Row before we finally got the championship Tro Phy with a 174 record. Nothing com pares with winning that first title she said slacker s volleyball teams at Naples won six july league and tournament titles and the girls track team was Al ways Strong. She was assistant coach and meet director under Rusi Dayton after a year of sabbatical returned to Dodds and Italy this time to Brindisi. It was quite a contrast coming from the biggest school to the Small est but it was a Challenge and 1 fee that s where i m strongest facing a Challenge and doing what i can to build a successful program she said that she succeeded is verified bythe fact that her first two basketball teams posted 25-5 records including curb Lilter. Notre Dame Over Miami a conference championship and a Sec Ond place finish in the Italy Touma meat and her track team boys an girls has won four straight Italy Small schools championship. "1 am really pleased that we we Reable to develop a competitive pro Gram because we did t Nave much material. The girls knew they had to work hard to be successful and the did she added. Last week s guest picker Garry Grant posted an 8-2 Mark tying him with . Knot for the season Lead. Walt Morritt Etc continues to Lea the staff with a 46-14 record but his 7-3 Mark last week was surpassed bythe perfect 10-0 Mark posted by Ben Abrams. It s the second "10" in the five year history of the predictions. Rusty Bryan posted the first 10-0 last
