European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 6, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Lone Ranger holds out for Miami by Gib Twyman the Kansas City Star along with the Lone Ranger professor Back Ward wrong Way Corrigan Granny Clampett the Flat Earth society and the Guy who built the Edsel add Bob West to your personal list of Independent thinkers. West is the one Man in the . Of a. To cast a full vote for Miami As no. 1 in the associated press College football poll. Notre Dame got 58viz votes after thrashing previously unbeaten West Virginia,34-21, in the fiesta bowl and finishing its season 12 that did t impress West sports editor of the Portarthur news in port Arthur Texas which happens to be Miami coach Jimmy Johnson s Hometown. But that s another part of the Story. Now please ask yourself this question Why does i not Surprise any of us who live in the show me state that West is from Missouri he hails from Centralia mo., and attended the University of Missouri in 1962-63 before graduating from Lamar University in Beaumont Texas. I guess you can just say i m an old Missouri mule kicking up my heels West said. The Way West sees it notre Dame still has shown an old show me Stater it s the Best. That includes notre Dame s 31-30, regular season Victory Over Miami. The hurricanes 11-1 after pounding Nebraska 23-3, in the Orange bowl Are no. 1 to him. The Miami notre Dame game was a dead heat West said. Miami is on the Road has seven turnovers a phantom Fumble on the goal line goes for two after the last touchdown does t make it and still notre Dame Only wins by 1. They did t show Methey were a better team. But the clinching Factor was that notre dam coach Lou Holtz deliberately avoided Miami and played a cosmetically Good football team West Vir Ginia which he knew was t anywhere near Miami. I Don t think the National press did its Job of challenging notre Dame for ducking Miami. My feeling was Only reinforced by the bowls. I veneer seen a Nebraska team shut Down like that. In my opinion Miami beat a much better team  Day than notre Dame did. I grew up on Dan Devine football and the thin that always struck me about him was that my played the toughest schedule it could. Strength of schedule should always be important and Miami had the toughest schedule in the  but us Bob. About that Jimmy from port Arthu business. I said up front when i first wrote that Miami was no. 1 several weeks ago West said that i could t be totally unbiased. I be never received hate mail like i got from notre Dame fans. I love a Little controversy it makes the world go round. I got All i wanted this time. I can t Knock notre Dame or its schedule. I know How the system works and i understand voting for notre Dame. It s just my personal feeling that Miami is the Best team in College  being a fellow show me Stater i d like to say i could agree. But alas it appears that a Man who Leftus sound of mind years ago has had his Gray matter dry mulched As Texas will do to a person. We who grew up in Harry s town Independence Admire rugged individualism and Strong willed Prin Ciple. But Bob buddy even a mule will reconsider when it has been reasoned with by a two by four. Whack the fact is that notre Dame already met Miami once this year. And whether seven turn overs or phantom fumbles or leprechauns or Little Green men in flying Orange bowls had anything to do with it notre Dame won. It finished  s no. 1. Y All hear port Arthur but having said that i be got to hand it to Bob West that Lone Wolf of the Lone Star state that Sancho Panza Ort his quixotic mule Tilting at wind Mills for hurricanes marching to a whole John Philip Sousa Section of different drummers. I doff my Stetson to him for sticking to his guns. But i wonder about him. As Jed Clampett might say Granny someday i gotta have a Long talk with that boy. Pfc showdown against 49ers bears want a noisy crowd cold Day by Mario Fox Suwanee a. A some Chi Cago bears voiced concern wednesday that Soldier Field s 67,000 fans won t be loud enough or the weather cold enough for the team s pfc showdown with the san Francisco 49ers. For not Only the defense but the of sense As Well i think Home Field advantage is always something where the fans have the Opportunity to get into it an create emotion and enthusiasm that can really excite everybody linebacker Mike Singletary said. Center Jay Hilgenberg also encouraged the Chicago crowd to be noisy. A lot of times it has t been too loud in Soldier Field. I Hope it will be Sai Hilgenberg. The All pro Center said he thinks the noisy Hubert h. Humphrey metronome was the difference in the bears 28-27 loss to the Vikings at the end of the regu Lar season. That s what Cost us the game in Minnesota the crowd noise. There s no question we would have beaten them if it was t for that said Hilgenberg. He also thinks san Francisco should be Given the Edge by the Odd makers. We re the underdog team a Little bit said Hilgenberg citing Chicago s season Long injury problem and the 49ers 34-9 playoff rout of the Vikings. When reminded the bears were listed by Odd makers As a 1-Point favorite Hil Genberg said what they usually say is that the Home team gets a least 3 Points so we re still the underdog Hilgenberg said. Singletary declined to speculate on which team should be favored but defensive tackle Dan Hampton said on tuesday that he thought the outcome would be close and would Settle for the same score As the bears Victory Over Sanfrancisco on oct. 24. If i could get a 10-9 win right now i d take it. Nobody on the team would t agree with me on that he said. Tackle Keith Van Home thinks Chi Cago s weather if cold enough could affect 49ers running Back Roger Craig an wide receiver Jerry Rice. I just Hope it s cold that s All he said. I Hope the weather is a  would 30 degrees be cold enough no that s not Bear weather colder Van Home said. Wearing a pee wee Herman sweat shirt Van Home also told reporters he does t understand How Jim Mcmahon could have lost his starting quarterback Job to Mike Tomczak when Mcmahon returned from a knee injury last month. My own personal opinion is that Idon t know Why someone once you get Hurt and you re Able to come Back Why you should lose your Job he said. That s the Way it s usually been. I you re Able to come Back and play and you re a starter you should have you Job Back. That s what i d expect if it was  Van Home insisted he was t trying to second guess coach Mike Ditka s Deci Sion to go with Tomczak in the playoffs. We be been winning and that s All that matters. I m not trying to create any controversy i m just trying to Tell you what i think said the lineman. Ditka concerned about Tomczak bruised left shoulder has t announced his starting quarterback for sunday. Singletary talked about what he would consider a perfect defense against the Joe Montana led 49ers. We d have to shut out Rice no touchdowns for him or of course the other receivers that they have. As far a running backs Are concerned Craig is a difficult Guy to Stop but if we held him under 50 Yards. Montana the Quarter Back if we could hold him under 100 Yards 120 or something like that. That would be something that i would Call a perfect game and i know a lot of people would Call that unrealistic said Singletary defensive player of the year inthe nil. In their last meeting in Chicago the49ers managed Only 125 Yards total of sense after driving 88 Yards for a to on their first Possession. They re a lot better team now. I Only Hope we Are too said Singletary. Murphy named Cincinnati coach Tim Murphy disciplinarian motivator Cincinnati a Tim Murphy who turned around the football program at the University of Maine was name wednesday As the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati. I m foolish enough to belive that i can influence this program. We have no place to go but up said Murphy 32. Murphy described As a disciplinarian and a motivator by new Cincinnati ath Letic director Rick Taylor had worked for three years As an assistant coach under Taylor at Boston University. Murphy said he would concentrate his recruiting efforts in Ohio. We Are ready to go head to head wit notre Dame in recruiting if we can Murphy said. Murphy said he was concerned Abou Cincinnati s Mcaa probation adding that he would work to improve the pro Gram s image nationally. But he added that he was troubled that he will Only be allowed 70 scholarship players rather than the Normal 90. I Don t know How Many kids we Llave when we go to War with Miami of Florida Illinois and Rutgers next sea son he said. Murphy who has been the head foot Ball coach at Maine the last two seasons was one of two finalists for the Job vacated by Dave Currey. Murphy told the Portland press her Ald in Maine that he considered himself fortunate to be Able to make the move. They be taken a big Gamble on me he said tuesday. Cincinnati has had six straight losing seasons in football and has been put on Mcaa probation for violations in its football and men s basketball  resigned after his fifth losing sea son and after the Mcaa sanctions were announced. Maine has never been on Mcaa pro Bation one of us s criteria for its new head coach. Murphy compiled a 15-8 record in Hisdon seasons at Maine. He and Western Kentucky coach Dave Roberts were identified As the two finalists for the us Job. Taylor As the athletic director an football coach at Boston University hired Murphy As an assistant coach Attu in 1982. Murphy came to Maine in 1985, serv ing As offensive coordinator and Offen Sive line coach under buddy Teevens through the 1986 season then As head coach the last two years. A Kingston mass., native Murphy was an All new England linebacker at Springfield College. He inherits a program that was 3-8 Las season and has not had a winning foot Ball season since 1982