European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday december 23, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 21o.j. Turns into Juicy broadcaster by Larry Stewart los Angeles tittles football came easy to . Simpson. Broadcasting did not. He straggled but never gave up even when things looked Bleak. One critic wrote that Simpson sounded As if he had a Brick Wali Between his brain and his Mouth. The critics Aren t picking on Simpson now. Abc executives Are raving about him calling him a team player and a Star. He has been to saudi Arabia to visit the troops. He has been on the sidelines digging up information on injured quarterbacks. He has been hustling and going after stories and he a showing by gosh he is a Good broadcaster after All. Simpson concedes he shaving his Best year a a in a More relaxed because i understand my responsibilities better than Ever before a he said. Last season on no cd so a nil live a the emphasis was on Bob Costas and a a insiders Bobby Beathard and Ralph Wiley. A sometimes there a be eight seconds left and they d say go to o. J.,�?T a Simpson said. A this year the second segment is All mine. They Tell rile what they want then leave it up to me and my producer Kevin spent last week working on a to Jackson piece that was seen on a a nil live saturday before the los Angeles raiders game at Minnesota. A we like it that people whether its to Jackson or the troops in saudi Arabia feel at ease with .,�?� said Terry of Neil no cd sports executive producer. A we also think that viewers who have grown up with , feel comfortable with him. A i think a big difference for On a nil live this year is the addition of will Mcdonough. They play off each other very Simpson also gives a lot of Predit to Mcdonough v a a it a not just what we do on the air a he said. A we watch games together and Exchange last weekend Simpson was assigned to work the sideline at giants stadium where the Buffalo Bills played the new York giants. Usually sideline reporters get about 30 seconds to offer Little More than a few cliches. But after both quarterbacks buffaloes Jim Kelly and new Yorkus Phil Simms went Down Simpson became a major player a a i Wasny to even supposed to be Down on the sideline a to commentary he said. A i kept having to change umbrellas so the league officials upstairs spot me. Cot thrown off the Field Simpson was Able to get information on the injuries and he Evert had a Beer with Kelly in the trainers room. The next Day he made about a dozen Calls tracking Down Kelly and persuaded him to do a phone interview on Quot nil live a "1 told him id play in his Golf tournament if head come on the air v Simpson said a so i guess ill be in Buffalo in Simpsons work last weekend Drew him sideline assignments this weekend a saturday at the metronome and sunday at Rich stadium in Buffalo for the Bills. Dolphins game. A the metronome is of but do you know How cold it will be on the Field at Rich stadium a Simpson said he a not really complaining though. A it groaned and moaned when they said they were sending me to saudi Arabia and 1 groaned and moaned when they said i was going to be on the sideline last saturday. But to Tell you the truth in be gotten a kick out of being out where the action is.�?T a there is a certain kinship Between Simpson and Bill Walsh and not just because Walsh coached Simpson briefly with the san Francisco 49ers. Walsh like Simpson went from a Field where he excelled to one where he is struggling. Simpson said he believes Walsh will stay in broadcasting and not return to coaching. No cd so Neil said a decision about Walsh a status with the network will be made after the season. A new coaching Rumor about Walsh is that hell end up in san Diego Charger officials arc saying coach Dan Henning who has three years left on his contract is on solid ground but an Abc source said Walsh and Bobby Beathard the chargers general manager have talked. A hard to figure us quarterback Todd Marinovich is among the personalities profiled on a first person with Maria shave re on Abc sunday night. In doing the piece an Abc Crew had More than a few problems trying to track Down Marinovich. Once it went to a math class to film him Only Marinovich Wasny to there. Said Marinovich a what math class i have a math class i can to stand math.�?�. , Simpson at 1985 football Hall of Fame induction bowl losers according of Leonard editor s note Leonard pos Tero aka Leonard Post sties is the voice of a Leonard a losers a feature Olaf radio that airs weekends during the football season. The following is hts bowl Outlook to Cap another year in which he billed himself As Quot the world s greatest football prognosticator a by Leonard Post sties peach bowl Auburn is. Indiana dec,29. V Bill Mallory and his hoosiers started out like a House afire in september before turning to ashes in october and be out to make amends to their followers when they Over a big cat in at Lama these felines have had some hard knocks this season but they have several of their nine lives left and its doubtful if they plan to lose another one. Pat dyes Pussy cats will turn ferocious and Send the Bloomington Convoy Back North with a ripped Carcus and a wounded Pride Leonard a loser a Indiana by a Gator bowl Ole miss is Michigan Jan 1. The she wolves from Ann Arbor Are a much stronger pack of rodents than their 8-3 record would indicate and Billy Brewer had better have his rebel army prepared for a big game when they cock their muskets in Jacksonville. Leonard a loser Ole miss by 3. A Hale of Fame bowl Clemson Illinois Jan. I. John Mackovic and his Champaign Crew will Fly into Tampa to Hunt for urge felines with stripes and you can be sure that a huge Supply will be on hand a when they arrive. Ken Hatfield has filled that order with some Orange cats that la make the fighting mini s hair stand straight up on the Back of 1 heir Hecks. Leonard a loser Illinois by 3. A Cotton bowl Texas is. Miami Jan. I a a a. A Dennis Erickson and his South Florida storm can to seem to make up their minds whether they re a Hurricane or a tropical depression and if they done to decide what they re Gonna be they could get blown away by a Herd of cattle in a Cotton Patch in Dallas. The longhorns have put of a lot of weight and considerable muscle since last year and wont be affected by a Small Breeze so if the canes expect to turn this Stam peed they a better be up to a class 5 storm when they get to Texas Leonard a loser a Texas by 4. A Citrus bowl Georgia tech is. Nebraska Jan. 1. Tom Osborne and the big red thrashing machine will encounter a swarm of yellow jackets in Central Florida on new years Day and could get their air intake clogged up with these Pesky insects and lose their Power. Bobby Ross has put a powerful stinger in the inhabitants of his hive and the Cor huskers will have to be very careful not to get a prong Job before Harvest time. Leonard a loser Nebraska by 7. Get fiesta bowl Alabama is. Louisville Jan. I. Howard Schnelle Beiger and his Ken Tucky red Birds Fly West to the Tempe Sand pit to play in the Martin Luther King bowl and run up a Herd of pachyderms ready to Start a red Feather drive with their plumage. Gene Stallings is no stranger to this Section of the coun try and has had plenty of experience on How to handle cardinals of the Phoenix variety and have Loo Nigel difficulty with the Louisville flock Leonard a loser Louisville by3,. Quot a Rose bowl Iowa is. Washing ton Jan. 1a pack of hungry huskies from Seattle will be in a Rose Garden in Pasadena waiting for a Bunch of Hawk eyes from tall Corn country to arrive for the Rose festival and it wont take the dogs Long to find out if they re Barking up the wrong tree Hayden Fry has turned things around in Iowa City but not enough to keep from getting knocked Cross eyed on the West coast Don James May have the Best pack of k-9s in the country. Leonard a loser Iowa by 7. Orange bowl Colorado is. Notre Dame Jan. 1. The Pope s pupils will hold services in the South Florida holy land and Hope to give last fates to a Herd of Bison from Boulder,.�?~tyrt have a Tough time convincing the buffaloes to play dead Bil Mccartney feels like he owes Lou Holtz a kick in the slats for what his Bead stringers did to his big Shaggie in last ears shootout and its just possible hell e successful on new years night. Leonard a loser notre Dame by 4. Sugar bowl Tennessee is. Virginia the Southern gentlemen from Charlottesville wiil be in new Orleans on the evening of the first to fill their Sweet tooth at the expense of some volunteers from Knoxville but in a afraid they Ujj find that when you mix riflemen and Dixie crystals together things can i Leonard Postos Les makes his Point Texas notre Dame to lose turn sour in a Flash. Leonard a loser Virginia by 10. A a a a a a a. A other bowls. Aloha tuesday Syracuse will lose to Arizona by 4. Liberty bowl thursday air Force will lose to Ohio state by 9, blockbuster bowl Friday Penn state will lose to Florda state by 7, All american bowl Friday North Carolina state will lose to Southern Mississippi by 3. Freedom bowl saturday Oregon will lose to Colorado state by 4. Holiday bowl saturday Texas a&mwilllosetobyuby3. John Hancock bowl dec. 31 Michigan state will lose to Southern Cal by 1. Copper bowl dec. 31 Wyoming will lose to California by 2
