European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 22. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary Ramstein fans fhe football fires give me an f. For football held a place you visit with a megaphone or earplugs. Give me an a. For animated How most people act at the football held. Give me an n. For noise which is what you hear at the football held. What does that spell fan. Not a paper fan the kind you use to Cool your face by agitating the air. This is a real fan the enthusiastic Lover of sports who heats up by agitating the other team. What would sports be without fans like Bridge chess and Pool. Boring. What was More exciting notre Dame s rocket Ismail returning those two kickoffs for touchdowns or the atmosphere in which he did it namely 105,912 fans at Michigan stadium the fans made for a chilling Irish Victory. And yet fans arc feeling the heat these Days. On the International level soccer hooliganism has led to sanctions against countries. And not jus against England. On the National level pro football fans arc being told to shut up. The National football league is so Hung up about that it s penalizing Home teams where the noise bothers visiting quarterbacks. Did you see the monday night game out of Buffalo when Denver s John Elway cried about the noise the ref appeased him by allowing the Broncos unlimited time to get off a play. That s called away Field advantage. On the local level Ramstein fans have been spanked for the Way they cheered at a recent air Force football game. Ramstein s base commander col. William Eckert did t like the fans cussing so he tackled them in print. There is no place on Ramstein where it is of to yell out obscenities Eckert said in last week s Kai  american. Not in the theater at Burger King on the flight line and not at football games in front of other people s  this football game had Ramstein crushing Rhein main 40-17 two sundays ago. Ramstein fans arc the largest and loudest As it is. Add the rams upsetting the defending Safe Champion rockets and the equation Isone jumping joint. Seems Eckert tried to sack the cussing problem in person Only to meet the fans version of an offensive Bucky Fox line. That sparked an Eckert supporter to comment in the  american for those involved and you know who you arc the fact that you shouted profanity and obscenities at the referees opposing players and anyone else within earshot was bad enough. But what really concerns me As a senior no was the blatant disrespect and open Defiance shown to two of our senior officers and commander who intervened and resolved this  leave it to rams Cin. The rams could run in a sequel to the dirty  Call it the filthy fifty 45 players and five coaches who plow through mud and blood for their 3,000 loyalists. And win. The rams have won four Continental sports conference crowns and three Safe title this decade. Their 5-1 record this season is one of the Best in Europe. Since 1981, their Home record is 43 2. At one Point they won 33 straight at Home. They re working on another Home Streak of six straight. The secret Good players yes. And Good coach ing particularly the cutthroat Type like Bill Schultz the offensive coordinator who sneered after the Blowout of Rhein main "1 wanted to get at least 47 Points a the Board. As Long As they re Down keep them Down. They re not in our division and i want the championship game  which leads to Ramstein s third secret its fans. They re the Best in Safe. They re loud obnoxious vicious exactly what a team needs to intimidate visitors. They re also filling the stands. As Eckert noted the rams arc drawing bigger crowds of fans this year and that s neat the team  the team notices because the fans Are loud. They fire Oral salvos particularly the Yuk Yuk cheer All Day. What a contrast from up the autobahn where Sembach draws big silent crowds. Evidently Sembach s leadership frowns on the nah nah hey hey goodbye clincher. What do the tigers think this is the Continental Library conference Ramstein s leadership is Hung up about foul Mouths not loud Mouths. Eckert is a real fan As documented by his lineage he s the son of base Ball s fourth commissioner and by Ramstein s senior enlisted adviser. Chief master sgt. Thorn Lus Tik. Who confirms that he and Eckert attend All Ramstein football games. We love our rams believe me Lustik said in a phone interview this week. Lustik is smart enough to know this is no crisis. He rejects the idea of Banning Beer at Ramstein games. Most of our folks arc responsible enough to know their limit he said. We Don t want to Dampen the spirit. Profanity just does t have a place. The fans can be creative. They were last year. We want to develop an environment where everybody has a Good  you can bet Hilburg won t have a Good time when it enters Ramstein s do sunday. But it sure beats taking on a soccer crowd. You want mean fans Check out these countries which were sanctioned this year by the International soccer federation Al Salvador. Fined 20,000 Swiss francs because crowd trouble made the referee Cut Short a game with Costa Rica. Kuwait. Fined 50,000 francs after missiles were thrown onto the Field during a game with the United Arab emirates. Cyprus. Fined 10,000 francs because players and refs were pelted with missiles after a game against Scotland. Spain. Fined 10,000 francs after spectators started fireworks at a game against Northern Ireland. United Stales. Fined 10,000 francs because supporters invaded the Field after a game with Costa Rica. Ethiopia. Fined 10,000 francs because spectators invaded the Field and attacked Malawi players. The federation s hit list goes on. Soccer s weird fans keep soiling their sport. Meanwhile Ramstein s football fans will simply make More noise. Especially during their rams 47-6 muzzling of Pitburg this weekend. Ten Sura and amps Syracuse to Knock off Pitt by Rick Warner a football writer since the Start of the 1987 season Miami has the Best record 25-1 in College football. Which team i second no it s not notre Dame Nebraska Oklahoma or any other of the traditional superpowers. It s Syracuse a school better known in recent times for its basketball teams. The orangemen Are 23-2-1 during the Span with the Only losses coming from Ohio slate and West Virginia last season. They tied Auburn 16-16 in the 1988 sugar bowl. On saturday night loth ranked Syracuse meets no. 13 Pittsburgh in an Early showdown of Eastern Powers at pin stadium. Both teams arc 2-0. Syracuse which routed Temple 43-3 in its opener struggled to beat army 10-7 last week. Pitt took the week off after opening the season with easy wins Over Pacific and Boston College. Pittsburgh leads the series 24-18-2, but Syracuse has won the last five meetings including last year s 24-7 Victory at the Carrier dome. Pitt s offence is led by Redshirt freshman Alex Van Pelt who completed 15 of 18 passes for 216 Yards and two touchdowns against Boston College. After two games. Van Pelt is the nation s third leading passer. But hell be tested by Syracuse s pass defense which has Given up Only 71 Yards in its first two games. Pitt is favored by i i Points. Syracuse will ride running Back Michael Owens to a 24-21 Victory. Michigan state plus 17 at no. 1 notre Dame will the fighting Irish suffer a letdown after Las week s emotional Victory Over Michigan not before their first Home crowd of the season. Notre Dame 24 10. No. 2 Miami minus 24 at Missouri Only two More months until the Miami notre Dame game. Miami 48-7. College football picks no. 3 Nebraska minus 20w at Minnesota Nebraska will be 8-0 when it plays Colorado on nov. 4. Nebraska 42-7. No. 5 Michigan minus 5w at no. 24 Urcla Elvis live at the Rose bowl Redshirt fresh Man Elvis Grbac who nearly rallied Michigan Over notre Dame replaces injured Michael Taylor at quarterback. Like the original Elvis this kid can play. Maryland plus 16 at no. 7 Clemson Maryland is 1-2, but the losses were by Only 4 Points to . State and West Virginia. Once again the terms come up just Short. Clemson 17-14. No. 8 Arkansas minus 7 is. Mississippi at Jackson miss. Old miss is off to a 3-0 Start for the first time since 1981. Upset special. Mississippi 21-17. No. 9 West Virginia minus 101/, at Louisville yes they play football at Louisville too. Howard scan Ellenberger s team is on the Rise. Second upset special. Louisville 20-17. No. 11 Washington plus i at no. 23 Arl Ona go figure. Arizona loses to Texas tech then beats Oklahoma. Washington 24-17. No. 25 Ohio state plus 8vi at no. 12 Southern Cal Southern Cal has beaten Ohio state three straight times in the Rose bowl. This one is across town at the coliseum but the result will be the same. Southern cal17-6. Kentucky plus 10 i Atno. Is Alabama the tide turns in Alabama s favor Alabama 27-21. No. 17 Houston minus 7 i at Arizona state Houston won its opener 69-0 Over univ. Now the cougars face a real opponent. Houston 28-27, North Carolina plus 10 at no. 18 . State where is Dean Smith when you need him . State21-7. No. 19 Washington state minus 5 at Wyoming Washington state is scoring 43 Points a game and Michael Owens orangemen arc on a 23-2-1 Roll. Wyoming is giving up 29 Points a game. That spells trouble for the cowboys. Washington state 52-21. Utah slate no line at no. 20 Illinois Utah state lost its first two Sames by a total of 91 Points. Now the aggie run into an angry Illinois team still smarting from a loss to Colorado. Illinois 47-7. No. 22 Oregon minus 6 at Stanford As Iowa will attest these ducks Are no quacks. Oregon 48-0. Last week 17-3 straight up11-8 spread. Season 33-14 straight up21-19 spread