European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday november 1,1991dooley proposes Post bowl showdown by Jeff Snook Cox news service Vince Dooley believes his plan would be perfect for College football. It would bring a multimillion Dollar payoff attract a super bowl like television audience and involve Only two teams. Dooley the athletic director at Georgia is a proponent of a on game playoff for the National title. A it s one championship game a he said. A number one is. Number two after All the bowls have been Dooley a playoff idea is one of several that collegiate coaches athletic directors and presidents have discussed in recent years. Former College coach Lee Corso now a studio analyst for esp loves the idea and has spoken in favor of it for five years. A but done to Call it a playoff a Corso said. A that really turns people Oft Call it a championship Quot Dooley wants his idea to develop into a game similar to the a Fly a super bowl. In fact he said it should be played one week before the super bowl and perhaps at the same site. A it is the simplest and easiest Way a he said. A we could have it at the same site As the super bowl or move it around in the South and run it by the Mcaa. A the biggest argument we always hear about a playoff is that it would involve too Many games and too Many missed classes. Well this would t do under Dooley is plan either a committee of athletic directors and former coaches or the no aah a bowl committee or one of the polls would be used to pick the two teams. Dooley said the two participating teams would receive a Standard share that a major bowl pays a $3 million or $4 million per team. Additional Money generated from Gate receipts and television rights would be distributed equally among the remainder of the Mcaa division i a institutions. But the selection would t be made until Jan. 2. A the bowls have been too Good for College football a he said. A this Way they will continue As i Jet however almost three fourths of a amp Peers want to keep the status quo. More than 72 percent of the nations head football coaches and athletic directors want to continue determining a National Champion through the bowls andal selects Kelly As top manager by the associated press Tom Kelly whose Minnesota twins became the Only club in baseball history to go from last place one year to world series winners the next on wednesday was named american league manager of the year. Kelly guided the twins to a seven game Victory Over the Atlanta braves for his second world series title in his five seasons. The twins also won baseball a championship in 1987, Kelly a first season. The twins were 74-88 in 199 last in the Al West. At Kelly surging they pursued free agents Jack Morris Mike Pagliarulo and Chili Davis and after a 2-9 Start that led to speculation Kelly would be fired had the majors Best record Over the last 151 games to finish 95-67. Kelly received 27 of a possible 28 first place votes in balloting by the baseball writers association of America and finished with 138 Points. Detroit manager Sparky Anderson who received the other first place vote was second with 50 and Toronto a Cito Gaston was third with 17. Jim Lefebvre Joe Morgan and stump Merrill All fired were among a record 10 managers to receive votes. Lefebvre and Morgan tied. For fourth with 16 is done by two baseball reporters from each Al City. Minnesota Defeated the Toronto Blue jays in five games in the Al playoffs before beating the braves who wrent from last to first in the no. On tuesday Atlanta a Bobby Cox was named the Nln Stop manager by the a Baa Kelly said 1991 was More satisfying than 1987 because he was allowed to have More say about the clubs makeup. A we brought in people who we thought would help us win a he said. A i done to want to sound like in a blowing my own Horn but i wanted batting coach Terry Crowley. I wanted Pagliarulo i made a big push to get Chili and i campaigned for football polls without a playoff system according to a Survey. Yet almost 60 percent said they would favor a playoff if an a a acceptable format is developed or a one game championship following the bowls was proposed. Fifty six head coaches and 61 athletic directors from the no aah a 106 division i a football institutions participated in the Survey by the Palm Beach Post. Division i a football is the Only Mcaa sport without a tournament to determine its Champion and yet the bowl system seems to be As popular As Ever the Survey revealed. The bowls Are an overwhelming tradition for almost every coach and athletic director. Even the majority of proponents of a playoff said they would prefer to use the bowls in a playoff system that involved More than two teams. Several said another reason the bowls Are a Success is pure numbers there Are 18 bowls which Means each of the 36 participating schools this season will earn a payoff Between $650,000 and $4.2 million the Rose bowl will pay $6 million per team but the Money is divided it among the big ten and Pac-10. A it gives 36 teams a Chance to finish the season �?18 for sure a on a positive note a Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick said. A was opposed to some coaches and athletic directors echoing a stronger sentiment from their school presidents Are Adamant that a playoff would not be Good for College football and its student athletes. A playoffs Are for making Money a Clemson coach Ken Hatfield said. A Stop and think about the players for a change players have fun at a bowl. In a playoff there would be no Iowa state coach Jim Walden said a playoff system would be no fun for coaches either adding pressure to an already pressure Laden Job. A Why should coaches add another Way to get fired a he said. A you get fired for not winning not packing the stadium and now you would get fired for not making the a a playoff would provide another a win at All Cost scenario in College sports a Kansas state athletic director Jim Epps said. Nebraska athletic director Bob Devaney who won two National championships As the schools head football coach from 1962-72, was among several respondents who said the constant discussion and argument about the Validity of the polls provides needed interest for the game. A each year everyone argues about it a Devaney said. A last year we had Colorado and Georgia tech and they each won a championship. Heck i wish there could be three National champions every in the same vein Temple head coach Jerry Remdt said a it was great to Crown two National champions last season. Hope we Crown three this but the strongest argument comes from those who contend a playoff would Force players to miss too much classroom time. This becomes especially relevant since the presidents voted this year to reduce an athletes participation to 20 hours and six Days per week. The majority of schools begin the regular season the first saturday of september and end the season on the final saturday of november. The bowls Are held from dec. 14-Jan. 1. But in a playoff several schools would play More than one extra game. A after the changes Quot Arizona athletic director Cedric Dempsey said a it would be hypocritical now to have a playoff and make the season a unlike basketball football is too physical to allow an equitable number of teams to compete for the championship a Central Michigan athletic director Herb Deromedi said. Florida Steve Spurrier was among the 23.3 percent of head coaches in favor of a playoff. He cited the simple reason for playing a Competition. A hopefully it will happen a he said. A division i College football is the Only sport in the world that does no to have a tournament or playoff system to determine its Champion. A we simply can to be right and everybody else be wrong can we a it is the question that most coaches feel does not involve right and wrong a but what is right for College football. A i want a playoff because that is what Competition is All about a California athletic director Bob Bockrath said. A you need to determine who is the Best team. We Are the Only sport that votes on Ripken s perfect score leads Elias rankings new York a Cal Ripken on wednesday became Only the second player in the 11-year history of the Elias baseball rankings to achieve a perfect 100 score. Ripken finished first in each of seven categories used to evaluate shortstops a plate appearances batting average on base percentage Home runs Bis Fielding percentage and total chances a and joined Don Mattingly of the new York Yankees As the Only players to achieve perfect scores. The rankings compiled by the Elias sports Bureau Are based on statistics Over two seasons. Mattingly got his perfect score for 1986 and 1987. Ripken had a Down year for the Baltimore orioles in 1990, hitting .250 with 21 homers and 84 Bis. He rebounded to hit .323 this season with 34 homers and 114 Bis and that was enough to give him the Lead in every category among shortstops. He was sixth in the Al in batting average third in homers and fourth in Bis. The rankings were created during the 1981 strike settlement in order to Divide players in classes for free agent compensation. Chicago cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg had the second highest ranking at 97.959, Cincinnati Pitcher Joe Rijo was third at 96.667, Pittsburgh outfielder Barry Bonds was fourth at 95.714 and Boston Pitcher Roger Clemens was fifth at 95.392. Sandberg led no second basemen for the eighth consecutive season while san Diego a Fred Mcgriff was the top first baseman ending the three year reign of san Francisco a will Clark. Mcgriff led Al first basemen last year when he was with Toronto. Chris Sabo of Cincinnati was the top no third baseman replacing Montreal a Tim Wallach and Barry Larkin of the reds was first at shortstop for the second straight year. Bonds was among the top three in the Outfield for the second straight season while pirates teammate Bobby Bonilla and Daryl Strawberry of los Angeles replaced san Francisco a Kevin Mitchell and Atlanta a Lonnie Smith. Bonilla was the top no third baseman in 1989.�?T Mike Scioscia of the dodgers was the top no Catcher for the second straight year and Rijo replaced Pittsburgh a Doug Drabek As the Nln Stop starter. Rob Dibble of the reds was the top no reliever for the second straight year. In the Al Clemens replaced Oakland a Dave Stewart As the top starter while Dennis Eckersley of the athletics was the top reliever and Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White sox the top Catcher both for the fourth consecutive year. Rafael Palmeiro of Texas replaced Mcgriff at first while Julio Franco of the rangers replaced Steve sax of the new York Yankees at second. Franco was the top second baseman in 1989 and tied for first in 1988. Ripken who replaced Detroit a Alan Trammell at shortstop also led the position from 1984-87 and in 1989. Bostons wage Boggs was the top third baseman for the second straight season and the fourth time in five years. Paul Molitor of Milwaukee was the top designated hitter. Last year Dwight Evans of Boston and Dave Parker of Milwaukee tied As the top do. Three new players led the Al outfielders Ken Griffey or. Of Seattle Danny Tartabull of Kansas City and Jose Canseco of Oakland. Last year the top three were Mike Greenwell of Boston Robin Yount of Milwaukee and Ruben Sierra of Texas. It was the third time in four years Canseco was among the top three Al outfielders. The top 30 percent in each grouping get an a ranking the next 20 percent Are ranked b and the group Between 50 and 60 percent Are ranked c. The ranking determines the draft picks Given to a players former team if he signs with a new club As a free agent. \
