European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 28,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 23 vols to Edge Auburn Irish should stay Luck College football by Rick Warner a football writer something strange happened after last years a Burn Tennessee game. The loser went on to win a share of the Southeastern conference championship. Despite a 21-14 loss to the volunteers Auburn finished in a three Way tie for the league title with Tennessee and Alabama. Prior to that no team had Ever lost the Tennesee album game and gone on to win the Sec Crown. So if history is any indication saturdays meeting at Auburn Between the third ranked tigers and the no. 5 vols will go a Long Way toward determining this years Sec Champ. Both teams Are undefeated. Auburn is 2-0 after beating Cal state Fullerton and Mississippi. Tennessee is 30-1, with lopsided wins Over Pacific Mississippi state and Texas Elpaso following an opening tie with Colorado. The volunteers have been beaten Only once in their last 21 games a a 47-30 loss to Alabama last season. Their current 10-game unbeaten Streak is second longest in the nation behind Florida state which has won 13 in a Row. Tennessee has so much offensive Talent that it was Able to replace a Sec tailback Chuck Webb with a Back who is now leading the league in Rushing. Senior Tony Thompson who became the starter after Webb suffered a season ending knee injury in the second game ran for 248 Yards against Mississippi state and is averaging 9.2 Yards per carry. The vols also have a vastly improved defense which Hasni to Given up a Point in the last two games. Tennessee a pass defense which gave up a league worst 244 Yards per game last season is now leading the nation. Auburn also has a Strong defense one that has Given up Only 73 Yards per game on the ground. The tigers Best defensive player is tackle David Rocker whose brother Tracy won the 1988 outland trophy at Auburn. On offence the tigers feature standout guarded King and running Back James Joseph who rushed for 119 Yards last week against Mississippi. Auburn is favored by Lofs Points. Tennessee 21-20. Purdue plus 23 at no. 1 notre Dame a Are the Irish the Best team in the country or just the Luckiest notre Dame 31-21. Virginia tech plus 25 at no. 2 Florida state a the seminoles wont get a real test until they visit Miami on oct. 6. Florida state 38-14. No. 4 Brigham Young minus 4 at Oregon a in last years game to Detmer and Bill Musgrave combined predictions for almost 1,000 passing Yards. Expect another wild shootout. Oregon 52-48. Maryland plus 22 at no. 6 Michigan a Michigan is 14-2 against acc teams. Michigan 28-14. William amp Mary no line at no. 7 Virginia a Virginia Hasni to started 5-0 since 1949. Virginia 42-10. Oregon state plus 51 at no. 8 Nebraska a Nebraska a non conference schedule is a joke. Nebraska 61-7. Kansas plus 42 at no. 9 Oklahoma a the longest uninterrupted rivalry in the nation. Oklahoma 5810. Iowa plus 23 at no. 10 Miami Fla. A Miami has won 32 straight at the Orange bowl. Miami 42-28. No. 11 Texas a amp a minus 6 at leu a the tigers ambush the aggie. Leu 28-27. No. 12 Washington plus 7 at no. 20 Colorado a after shocking Southern Cal Washington suffers a letdown. Colorado 24-14. Rice plus 29 at no. 13 Houston a this ones for the City championship. Houston 48-14. No. 18 Southern Cal minus iv2 at no. 15 Ohio state a the buckeyes hand the trojans their second straight loss. Ohio state 17-16. California plus Levi at no. 16 Arizona a a Arizona has scored in 206 consecutive games the second longest Streak in Mcaa history. Arizona 31-21. Mississippi state plus 17 at no. 17 Florida a Florida a Only loss this year was to the Mcaa. Florida 38-14. Duke plus 25 at no. 19 Clemson a Blue Devil fans Are waiting for basketball season. Clemson 42-10. No. 21 Arizona state minus 10w at Missouri a Missouri was mauled by Indiana last week 58-7. Arizona state 34-21. No. 22 Michigan state minus 16 is. Rutgers at East Rutherford . A Rutgers won its Only previous meeting 17-13 in 1988. Michigan state 21-14. Colorado state plus 12vi is. No. 23 Arkansas at Little Rock a Arkansas rebounds from loss to Ole miss. Arkansas 34-24. Fullerton state no line at no. 24 Fresno state a Fresno has won 22 of its last 23 games. Fresno state 48-7. No. 25 South Carolina plus 3vi at Georgia tech a the yellow jackets sting the gamecocks. Georgia tech 28-27. Last week a 13-2 straight 6-6 spread. Season a 47-12 straight 25-23 spread. Rodney culverts Irish prayers were answered with notre Dame comebacks against Michigan and Michigan state. Gene Stallings has lost three games by eight  s fans can t believe 0-3 Tuscaloosa Ala. Not the last time it happened was before Man landed on the Moon before voyager recorded the first pictures of our neighbouring planets and before modern Medicine enabled us to Transfer a heart and lungs from one person to another or Start a new life in a test tube. And it was before a Man in a hounds tooth hat carved a Niche for himself in the annals of history a and in the hearts of alabamians a a for winning More football games than anyone else Ever had. Most of the University of Alabama a current undergraduates weren to even born Back in 1956, which was the last time the Crimson tide started its season with three straight losses. Most of them including Bridget Anderson a Junior from Demopolis majoring in English grew up watching the tide win and win and win again during the late Paul a a bears Bryants years As head coach. And this fall they re wincing at the thought of a slow Start bullying Alabama a Long standing tradition of dominating the football Field. A sure it matters a Anderson said. A of course everyone wants to have a winning football team. I mean this is  Shane White a senior in Industrial engineering from Moulton feels the same Way. He Isnit pointing fingers just hoping for a turnaround. A a it a disappointing but in a not Down on them yet a he said. Student reaction to Alabama a 0-3 season record is mixed with some folks ready to blame alumni for playing musical chairs with coaches some folks ready to oust new head coach Gene Stallings and others just crossing their fingers that the injuries mistakes a and losses a will end. A i basically think that its the fault of our alumni and their treatment of Bill Curry a said Chuck Sawyer a Junior from fort Payne majoring in secondary education. A i think they realize by now they made a serious mistake in the Way they treated him in the past. I think that in the coming weeks they and the rest of the Alabama fans will seriously regret Bill Curry Ever leaving. I feel that the people who downgrade and harassed Bill Curry during his career Here Are getting just what they deserve Quot Sawyer said. Other students Are less vindictive. A i feel that we Haven to really gotten beat but just Given games away with silly mistakes a White said. A a we re not looking As Sharp As we usually do. Injuries Are a weak Point too. We just Haven to gotten the momentum yet. The coaching transition has an effect. But they Haven to clicked. There a not just one particular thing at fault he said he thinks now a the time fans need to support the team More than Ever and that he plans to go to the Vanderbilt game. The games on an t television Tennessee at Auburn 1 30 . Sunday radio Southern Cal at Ohio state 9 30 . Saturday Iowa at Miami 1 . Sunday