European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 25, 1991 the stars and stripes r 1 americans find absence makes cup loom larger Page 25 by Bob Green a Golf writer Kiawah Island . A on the Day in 1985 when the Ryder cup came Home the director of the european pea tour said to an american Friend a a you be carried the Banner for Many years. We Hode to do As Well in the  f six years and two successful defences after Ken Schofield said those words european golfers still Lay claim to the title of Best golfers in the world. An american team will try to regain that title when the biennial Ryder cup matches Start today. There is no Clear Cut favorite just As there has not been since Europe a 1614-11vi Victory at the Belfry on the English midlands in 1985. That Triumph which capped the Rise of european Golf was a Surprise but not necessarily an upset. And it changed the Ryder cup matches from a dreary exhibition into an exciting fixture on the Golf Calendar. The attitude of Corey Pavin the leading Money Winner on the american tour this year is typical. A i had Only one goal starting the season a he said. A to make the Ryder cup team. Now that in be done that i have another goal to play on a winning Ryder cup  As the matches have grown in stature so have the controversies around them. In a Power struggle last year Between the european pea and the european pea tour seve Ballesteros threatened to withdraw from the team unless future Sites were Given to Spain. On the american Side there was the controversy Oyer the shift in Sites from pea West in California to Kiawah Island a a course that did not exist when the change was announced two years ago. The europeans posted a 15-13 Victory at Dublin Ohio in 1987, and retained the cup with a 14-14 tie in 1989, again at the Belfry. Their six year hold is unique in Ryder cup history which began in 1027 when Samuel Ryder a wealthy British seed merchant put up a cup for play Between professionals from the United states and Britain. The United states still holds an overwhelming Victory margin 21-5-2 Overall including 17-1-1 from the end of world War ii through 1983. The . Holds a 3-2-1 Ryder cup advantage since the team was expanded from Britain to Europe in 1979. Both sides have changed enormously in the two years since the tie in England. Dave Stockton a two time pea Champion replaced Ray Floyd As the american Captain. And Bernard Gal Lacher of Scotland became the european Captain succeeding Tony Jacklin who brought european Golf to the fore with his Ryder cup leadership in �?T85, �?T87 and �?T89. And the teams Are different. Europe again is led by Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain Nick Faldo of England and Ian Woosnam of Wales. I expect Gallacher will play them every match a Stockton said. Its a reasonable expectation. Jacklin did and made these world class stars the key to the recent european Success. Newcomers to the european team Are englishmen Steve Richardson David Gilford and Paul Broadhurst David Leherty of Northern Ireland and Colin Mon Tom Gerie of Scotland. Former cup players on the team Are Mark James of England Sam Torrance of Scotland and Bernhard Langer of Germany. Stockton surprisingly used his two wild card choices to select former Captain Floyd 48, and Chip Beck to his 12-Man team. In doing so he passed up such frequent Ryder cup players As Jack Nicklaus Tom Watson Tom Kite and Curtis strange and such Young stars As John Daly Billy Andrade and Rocco mediate. His veterans include Lanny Wadkins 41, and Hale Irwin 46, along with . Open Champion Payne Stewart Fred couples and Paul Azinger whose Strong performance in the last two tournaments indicates a full recovery from shoulder surgery. He also has Pavin and Steve Pate among his More reliable players. Mark of Meara who has a questionable Back is playing in Japan this week while Mark Cal Cavecchia and Wayne Levi Are fighting prolonged slumps. A a in la wait until i get to Kiawah a Stockton said from his Home in California last week a to decide How making team was Corey paving so Only goal in �?T91. Apollo they re playing and How much ill use  the format Calls for four foursome matches two Man teams playing alternate shots on the same Ball and four four Ball matches with scoring based on the better Ball of each two Man team both Friday and saturday. On sunday there will be 12 singles matches. Each match is Worth one Point with one half Point going to each team on matches that Are even after 18 holes. College bullies put in by Jeff Shain the soldiers who fought in operation desert storm probably should feel fortunate that Tom Osborne Wasny to heading up Central command. And if David Klingler had been a fighter Pilot Over there Istanbul would have been wiped off the map. Then again with the Protection the Houston quarterback has been getting recently he probably would have been shot Down before he could shift into second gear. As much As the Nebraska and Houston football programs would like you to believe they Are major Powers they have a difficult time proving it when the spotlight is on. Instead both come across As the neighbourhood bully piling up the victories and the Points against weaker Competition but when somebody else comes in and picks the fight the Cor huskers and cougars done to seem so Tough after All. In the four years since installing the run and shoot in 1987, Houston has gone 26-2-1 against opponents with sub-,500 records a and 6-10 against winning teams. Houston a Only postseason trip in the run and shoot Era resulted in a 24-22 Aloha bowl loss to Washington state in 1988. Nebraska has lost eight of its last 12 games against opponents with winning records and has not beaten a ranked opponent since 1988. Last weekend was no exception. With both teams facing major tests both fell woefully Short. Houston currently the Mother of All bullies with the stratospheric Point totals produced by the run and shoot has been knocked Down a few commentary pegs after consecutive Blowout losses to Miami and Illinois. After beating Louisiana tech 73-3 in the opener Houston coach John Jenkins said in his usual cocky manner that the cougars were ready to a meet Miami at the 50-Yard line with a Chain in one hand and a broken bottle in the  to continue the analogy the hurricanes a in True Miami style a countered with Semi automatic weapons. Using relentless pressure Miami kept the cougars out of the end zone until three seconds remained in a 40-10 Romp. That game which was to have been the cougars coming out party after two years of Mcaa sanctions instead May turn out to be their biggest Nightmare because it happened on National to. Illinois which lost eight defensive starters from last season Learned the lesson quickly. For the second straight game Klingler was held to one touchdown pass and that came after the outcome had been Long decided. A a there a no magic about lining up in the run and shoot a Klingler said after watching his Heisman Hopes take another nosedive. A it comes Down to personnel and their personnel was better than our  of course Many of the teams on the cougars schedule wont have the personnel to go one on one with Houston a receivers. But those that do have found it surprisingly easy to shut Down the run and shoot. Nebraska also lengthened its string of disappointments saturday. The Cor huskers held a comfortable their place read Midway through the third Quarter against Washington then surrendered 27 unanswered Points and crumbled to a 36-21 defeat. The loss was vividly reminiscent of last november a game against Colorado a contest in which the Cor huskers led 12-0 after three quarters Only to let Eric Bienimy score four touchdowns in the final period As the buffaloes rumbled to a 27-12 Victory. It also was reminiscent of any number of big games Nebraska has played in the 18-plus years Osborne has coached the Cor huskers. Osborne entered the season As the winning est Active Mcaa division i a coach and has taken Nebraska to a bowl game in All 18 seasons but has Zero National titles to show for it. The propensity for coming up Short when the pressure is on goes As far Back As 1975, when Osborne took the Cor huskers into the fiesta bowl and came out 17-14 losers to a surprising Arizona state team. A i done to want you Guys to print that we can twin self s.3�8�?T quarterback Keithen Mccant said. We 11 play hard and come Back and win this  the question is when. The Cor huskers travel this week to Arizona states Sun Devil stadium a virtual House of horrors for Osborne. In five trips to Tempe including four appearances in the fiesta bowl Osborne has a record of 1-4. Maybe the answer for both Nebraska and i Louston is for the two teams to agree to meet each other in a bowl game. At least that Way one program can take that important first step toward shedding the a a Choker image. But the Way things have been going for the Cor huskers and cougars the game probably would end up in a tie. United prese International