European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 19commentaryjumping the gun shot Down bowls the Mcaa decided some years ago that the appropriate time for bowls to invite teams would be the saturday following the third tuesday in november. By then the regular season would be All but Over and there would be a Clear picture of who a who and what a what in College football. If the bowls and the teams had played by the rules this year and waited for bid Day its a Good bet the postseason lineup would took significantly different. But deals get made before the official Date the Mcaa looks the other Way and the result is the convoluted arrangement we ended up with. Would the Orange bowl have invited no. 5 notre Dame As its Independent representative when it could have stayed in us own backyard and picked no. 4 Miami would no. 7 Penn state loser of its first two games but Winner of nine straight since then be consigned to the inaugural blockbuster bowl or something a bit More prestigious would the sugar bowl which has produced 15 National champions including Miami last year be saddled with a ranked Virginia waiting for the end of november to extend bids has some drawbacks for the bowls and the teams they invite. It requires patience a a commodity in Small Supply in these circles. Schools want commitments and they want them Early. And so Midway through october barely six weeks into the season the bowl representatives begin popping up in press boxes scouting teams. By the saturday following the third tuesday in november there were precious few bids still to be distributed because most of them had already been extended. Only the tangled standings in the Sec a the Winner earns an automatic ticket to the sugar bowl and Tennessee needed a win Over Vanderbilt to  a prevented everything from being neatly arranged in Advance. A a a a a a a v a planning ahead is usually a Good thing but in the business of bowls when there Are games still to be played that May not be True. Consider the Orange bowl. Rhal Bock the folks in Miami were strutting Over the fact that they had locked up notre Dame and Colorado at the time 1-2 in the nation fora mythical National championship game. Colorado held up its end of the bargain by winning the big eight title a assuming you eliminate that embarrassing fifth Down game at Missouri a but Penn state knocked off notre Dame. Suddenly the Orange bowl had no 1 is. No. 5 and nobody is quite sure what is at stake. A what would have happened if they had waited a a we a probably be in the Orange bowl based on their philosophy of going with the highest ranked team a Miami athletic director Sam Jankovich said. A there Are several dynamics at work Here a said Steve Hatchell executive director of the Orange bowl. A a it a a marketplace driven Type thing. This has been a strange year a Tough year. Toncre Are 19 bowls. That a a lot of people to Factor in. A nobody in the world  like the Best matchup. To get that you a have to wait until the first week in december because a lot of marquee teams play key games through thanksgiving. You done to have the luxury of waiting. Teams want to know where they re going to be.�?�. All things being equal Miami in the Orange bowl makes sense. But the loss to notre Dame sent the hurricanes to the Cotton bowl an also run event for the last few years. When Southwest conference Champion Texas went 10-1 to reach no. 3 and the hurricanes staged a Post notre Dame revival . 4, the folks in Dallas suddenly found themselves with a pretty attractive matchup. Still Jim Brock executive director of the Cotton bowl knows the system needs some Fine tuning. A us bowl Guys have to get together and make some Radical changes or someone else is going to Start driving the bus a he said. When the sugar bowl locked up Virginia the Cavaliers were no. 8 in the nation Down from no. I. Now after losing three of the last four games they re not even in the top 25. Sec Champ Tennessee saddled with two tics is no. 10. Not to worry says Mickey Holmes executive director of the game. A a we re Goin to have a fun game a he said. A a that a really what bowl games arc supposed to be  still Holmes understands the. Concerns Over the Early picks. A i think All of Bow Dom. Including the institutions went too Early a he said. A we have along with the Orange and Cotton bowls tried to get it moved Hack to the saturday following thanksgiving at the  instead of coming later though the bids come earlier. �?o1 never thought id live to see it before the second weekend in november a Holmes said. A but i did a the Bird in hand syndrome seems to dominate More each year. Where they Are Likely sounding Good sounding they put them together. I guess that a just human nature. The bowls hands Are tied. Schools want Early  the Mcaa convention will vote in january on legislation eliminating the arbitrary bid Date. A similar proposal was Defeated a few years ago and the bowl people Hope it loses again. A if it passes a Holmes said you la have bids going out the Day after the Conven Tiona in  on nov. 3, three weeks before the official bid Date Holmes got two Calls one from an athletic director and another from a coach telling him to take them then and there or forget it. A i  commit then a he said. Two Days later he attended a meeting of bowl representatives and was handed a list of 13 pairings by another official. A is this your guess a Holmes said. A nope a the other Man replied. A these Are done  _ a we were premature a Holmes said. A but we were one of the last ones to be premature.�?�. To lib associated pm. A. St. A a tops div. Ii Sheffield Ala. A North Dakota states Chris Simdorn Only the third quarterback in Mcaa history to Rush for More than 3,000 Yards ran away with the Harlon Hill trophy on Friday night As the top player in division ii. Simdorn received 29 first place votes and 123 Points Overall from sports information directors around the country easily beating Edinboro wide receiver Ernie Priester and Mississippi College running Back Fred Mcafee. Priester and Mcafee who also attended the awards banquet received 75 and 65 Points respectively. It was the first time since 1986 that the Harlon Hill trophy went to someone other than Johnny Bailey. The. Chicago bears running Back won the award three years in a Row during his record setting career at Texas a amp i. _ a the Harlon Hill trophy is named for the former Florence state receiver who went on to become an All pro in the nil. Hill is now the principal at nearby Lau Sale county High school _ Howard and quits i Washington a Howard uni diversity athletic director William Moul Jetrie announced his resignation on Friday. I he will continue As Howard a head track coach a position he has held since 11973. Moultrie was hired As athletic dired Tor in september 1986.i a because of the demands of both positions being very time consuming i Felt that it was the Only fitting that 1 make a decision a he said in statement. His Peak Walker award Lewis nabs new award Irving Texas apr Washington running Back Greg Lewis was nicked Friday As the Winner of the first Doak Walker National running Back  a second team All America rushed for 1,279 Yards on 229 carries and scored nine touchdowns this season before injuring his right knee in the huskies final regular season game. A a it a something of a great Honor to me and really appreciate being considered As one of the nations Best running backs a Lewis said. A the award is named for Walker 63, a pro football Hall of Famer who won the 1948 Heisman trophy while playing for Southern methodist. Jon Vaughn of Michigan was first runner up Andom Wichae 1 maybe at her. Of army was second runner up. The other finalists for the award were Nick Bell of Iowa Sheldon Canley of san Jose state Tico Duckett of Michigan state <31yn Milburn of Stanford and Tony Thompson of Tennessee. Colorado a Eric Bieniemy and Texas a amp mrs Darren Lewis first team All America running backs were ruled ineligible for the award which goes to a Junior or senior running Back who demonstrates Good citizenship leadership sportsmanship and fair play. _ Lewis however says he so a honoured and proud to receive the trophy. �?o1 done to think that takes anything away from the award a Lewis said. A Eric Bie Gieray is a great running Back probably the pest in the nation this year a but 1 think the criteria for the award add prestige to the award because its for More than just athletic