European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday. November a 198b is weekly College football predictions Klinl Johnson season 63-27, .700 waft Morrissette season 60-30, .567 Bocky Fox season 56-w, .622 Rusty Bryan season 55-35, .611 boo Odem season 55-35, .61 1 Bob Wicker season 54-36, .600 Tom sounders season 53-37, .589 Benabram season 51 -39, .567 Tracy Tanner season 49-41,. 544 Don Claycomb guest consensus 557-343, .61 9 Reader s picks leu at Alabama Alabama Alabama leu leu leu Alabama leu leu leu Alabama leu 6-4 air Force at army air Force army air Force air Force air Force air Force air Force air Force army army air Force 7-3 a itans at Baylor Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas 10-0 Columbia at Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Columbia Dartmouth Columbia Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth 8-2 Georgia is. Florida Florida Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Florida Georgia Georgia Florida Georgia georgia7-3 Vanderbilt fit Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Vanderbilt Kentucky Kentucky Vanderbilt Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky b-2 Oklahoma at okla. St Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma  okla. St. Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma okla. St. Oklahoma 7-3 Florida so at  s. Carolina s. Carolina Florida St Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St Star Fra St. 8-2 Arizona at Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington 10-0 step at Wyoming Wyoming Wyom Fig Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming step Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming 9-1 new Usa eur sports Boss picks army by Klint Johnson Home stale on this week s list but Colo Arkansas is on a Roll they re going in in assistant sports editor Rado is in big eight country and Clay to the Cotton bowl said Claycomb or in the hmm the army air Force game presented mob of 5 confident about his out pm his razor acc pick Over Baylor. Has a no problem for this week s stars and uie limb pick of the week no. 12 out West he sides with Washington 09 shrines guest picker Usa eur sports Oklahoma stale Over Oklahoma which Over Arizona and Wyoming aver i Bolh director to be Don Claycomb. " the seventh and eighth by up and Texas Elpaso. That last one worn Fri we Tmi.= Nho Mallu hmm a respectively. Ing is pretty obvious said Claycomb full Kii cotttomee0"eo0rtfalrrfo�rce "1 pc Wius Barry Sand arc he said it Hufi Viu be. W 1 Academy. But he has drawn his pay referring to the Cowboy Mcaa Lead Man people expect. Hmm it my  it in rus her Sanders seems to get then Terr the Ivy Laww. Eppah Meare stronger As the season goes on represented for the first Lime this sea by by that one is obvious. It s army All despite his own Confidence in okla a p cos Wilh Columbi Aat a Hithe was " said Claycomb who said his homa state. Claycomb feels alone with a. A a Jmaj Agim Fame Prima Cohee 1os is t Hui selection. Wll probably be mrk a Bihh--ioaioim1T11 Isom site sir. Picks an t,-.f" is is Hub Folchi picking army is an emotional it was t that one sided. The sooner str to Wii Iii $ t �sl"8 i Hiis ," Addi Cha Corob. I know Ajr Wenj favored by seven of the 10 pan aymara i who sniff from 21s so Iii still Force has a Good team and anti has t easts. Talcom to replace Bruce Martin Tuo Biml Eim Kaffl had much Luck against them in the past. The South has some Toughie this Usa eur sports Czar takes Over Hii nhmhhi@r9w but the game is at West Point and the week such As Louisiana state at Ala new Job saturday hell need a 9-1 re mjbbfhi3l Home Factor is important. Bama Georgia is. Florida at Jackson Cord thai Day to Lake Over another Posi he Fri bal a Fiffi Claycomb spent his undergraduate Ville fla., Vanderbilt at Kentucky and Tion As top secs guest picker of the a he a Days at Colorado state and took his Honda stale at South Carolina. Season null he masters degree from Northern colors Claycomb likes Bama Georgia Ken the last guest selector olympic Bea iiittes&3ki&s&do. He did t play College sports but he Tufty and Psi. He feels Jacksonville is a weight boxing Champion Hay Mercer a Kamaia was a High school running Back at Cor Noi Jhai much of an advantage for the of Baum older ran into a knockouts a Kizia a Tel Colo. Gators but More of a party time game for week. He was s-5, but nobody on the guest picker Don Cutcomb there s no other school from his supporters of both teams. Stripes panel did any Bette Cadet Over air Force braves glad Nixon took 1 year contract Atlanta a the ballplayers give Atlanta braves management Good Marks for signing up Man Ager Russ Nixon for another year he s the Guy for the Job Captain Dale Murphy said. I know we did t play Well for him and that has to be discouraging for a manager. But i think he is the Guy to get us turned  after the announcement Veteran Catcher Bruce Benedict re signed with the braves. Rookie Pitcher John Smoltz said he was relieved Nixon will be returning because the manager told me i would have the Ball until 1 drop it. To be honest i Don t know what my chances would be if we got another manager said Smoltz 2 7 with a 5.48 named run average in 1988. I liked the Way he Dandles his players. I enjoyed the last 2w months. He helped me talked to me when t was struggling and gave me a boost for next season Smoltz said. Nixon agreed to a one year contract although he initially had said he wanted a Multi year Deal the main thins " thai we wanted Russ to stay on As manager and be wanted to stay on said general manager Bobby Cox who announced the signing in Palm Springs calif., where he is attending a meeting of major league general managers. When you look at it in that perspective there was t a big problem i never really changed my mind Nixon said,"1 made some proposals and they made some proposals. This is the United slates of America and you can do that  Murphy said it will be up to the team to solidify Nixon s future. It s not exactly Ideal playing with a one year con tract or managing with a one year contract Murphy said you just can t do everything As manager. We be got to do our Best to turn that around and help himout.". Nixon took Over last year after Chuck Tanner was fired leading the team to a 42-79 record. The braves finished last m the National league West Benedict one of six braves who had filed for free. Agency is expected to Back up Jody Davis next sea son. Terms of his contract also were not disclosed. Benedict batted .242 and drove in 19. Rum in 90 games last year