European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 4,1993 sports the stars and stripes b Page 27 Jay Ben Walker new Orleans a Alabama said it could Stop Miami s offence and go through its defense. A lot of other teams said the same thing this season. So How was Alabama Able to do it in the sugar bowl a we knew we had to run the football Stop them from running and be in the plus in turnovers a coach Dene Stallings said saturday a daiy after Alabama won the National championship by beating then no. 1 Miami 3413. Athe tide did More than beat Miami. It humbled the hurricanes making them look like the temples and thus they overwhelm Evey week. Alabama did to Miami what the hurricanes routinely do each new year s Day to even highly ranked teams like Nebraska Atod Texas. A shifting scheme of coverage patterns caused Miami to make four turnovers including three interceptions against Heisman trophy Winner Gino Torretta. Alabama Stop ranked defense became the first team to hold the hurricanes without an offensive touchdown since sept. 22, 1984, when Florida state beat them 38-3. The hurricanes Only to came on Kevin Williams 78-Yard punt return in the fourth Quarter. The loss was Miami s worst since a 387 beating by Tennessee in the 1986 sugar bowl. Alabama extended its winning Streak to 23. It also ended Miami s 29-Gam? winning Streak and its bid for a second straight National title. �?�1 knew they were Good a Torretta said. Quot we needed to run the Ball successfully and we  Miami ran for Only 11 Yards on 12 attempts through three quarters and finished with just 48 Rushing Yards. On offence As on defense Stallings used the Tough straight ahead approach employed by Nis Mentor Bear Bryant. The main Job for quarterback Jay Barker now 17-0 As a starter was to hand off to Derrick Lassie who ran or 13s Yards and two touchdowns. Barker completed forced to Call timeout when he could t audible because of crowd noise. Quot we faked blitzes and dropped two and three deep a cornerback Tommy Johnson said. A i think we got into Orect tags  coach Gene Stallings a i knew we had to run a Mere 4 of 13 passes for 18 Yards with two interceptions. A we kept the Ball 12 minutes longer than Miami did. It was our goal to keep their offence off the Field and run the clock a Stallings said. A when you throw obviously sometimes bad things will happen a a Torretta who. Had thrown 19 touchdown passes and. Only seven interceptions this season completed just 24 of 56 passes. A i think we confused him a lot. I definitely think he got rattled a said safety Sam Shade who made an interception. A there were times he thought we were in Man coverage and we really were in  at times the tide brought All 11 players on its defense to the Tine. Several times Torretta frantically tried to Point out blocking assignments and then was Johnson picked off Torretta first pass of the second half setting up a Short touchdown run by Lassie the game s map. After the Kickoff George Teague intercepted Torretta on first Down and returned it 31 Yards for another score giving Alabama two ads in 16 seconds and a 27-6 Lead. On the next series Teague made the play of the game. Torretta hit Lamar Thomas with a Short pass arid Thomas Shook a tackle and broke Loose Down the sideline. Teague not Only overtook the Miami speedster from behind after an 82-Yard gain but stripped the Ball from Thomas a Tew Steps from the goal line and returned it upheld. The play however was brought Back because of an offsides penalty against Alabama. A that was one of the most Superb efforts a University of Alabama football player has Ever made a Stallings said. And it was t bad for someone who did t Start the game. Teague was scheduled to be in there but he lost his shoe on the Kickoff and sat out the first series. All America defensive end Eric Cuny came strutting off the Field waving his arms to the Crimson Clad crowd after Alabama stopped Miami on three plays to Start the game. Curry Wasny to credited with a single tackle All evening. John Copeland Alabama s other All America defensive end had just three tackles and the tide had Only one sack. But their constant pressure wore Down the hurricanes. And after a week of trash talking there was t much for Miami a players to say at the end. A they showed a lot of class a Lassie said saturday. A they Shook our hands and said we played a great game. They said we hit hard and ran  Osu coach says Smith will turn pro Cleveland a Ohio state coach John Coper says tailback Robert Smith will be leaving the team for the nil. The Cleveland Plain dealer reported sunday that Cooper found out about Smiths plans after the buckeyes lost 2114 to Georgia in the Florida Citrus bowl on new year s Day. A Robert talked to me very briefly after the game and told me he was going to leave a Coper said saturday after re turning from the game in Orlando Fla Smith declined to confirm his plans. The Plain dealer said. Smith could t be reached for comment sunday. A there will be a statement on monday issued through the University Quot Smith told the Plain dealer. A i wont have anything More to say about it Alt  Smith was voted the buckeyes top offensive player in the Citrus bowl after Rushing for 112 Yards and two touchdowns. Smith and other collegiate underclassmen must notify the nil by wednesday of their desire to be eligible for the april draft. Smith who has two seasons of College eligibility remaining led Ohio state with 819 Rushing Yards and 10 touchdowns. He surpassed 100 Yards in four of his last five games gaining 596 Yards and scoring eight touchdowns Over thu 1 Man voted 1 17 times by Corky Simpson Corky Simpson 54, sports columnist for the Tucson Ariz citizen voted Aid Bama no. 1 for Alt 11 weeks of the associated press College football poll including the preseason. The team received no other no. 1 votes. 1. T Tucson Ariz. A vindication Isnit mine its Alabama a. A As the Only voter in the associated press top 25 poll who picked the Crimson tide no 1 every week i took my share of Flack from around the country but that a part of the game. I stuck with the kids from Alabama because they gave me no Choice. How do you bail out on a team that refused to lose genius7 nah i m the same Guy who picked the patriots to beat the bears in the super bowl. But 1 did something others apparently failed to do Homework. Believe it or not i cast my first ballot for the Crimson tide last february. In a pc season poll conducted by the football writer s association of America at the Mcaa College football forum in Kansas City i picked the tide to be no. 1 in the nation. I took the time to talk to Alabama coach Gene Stallings to a Good Friend Bill Lumpkin sports editor of the Birmingham news and Alabama sports information director Larry White. I looked at the Talent on this Alabama Capi and became convinced that the tide would Field one of the greatest defensive units in College football. Games arc won on do fens and that is More than a cliche in football. Over the summer the associated press gave me the Opportunity to cast the Arizona ballot in its weekly poll and i was pleased to take part irate Telephone Calls and Nasty letters to my newspaper mostly from Miami fans came pouring in after Mark Edwards of the Decatur Ala daily identified me. Every vote i cast in the a poll froth the preseason through the final ballot after the bowl games was based on my honest opinion. After All this is Alabama s Centennial year of football. So maybe the ghost of bar Bryant was somewhere on the sidelines next to his former player coach Gene Stallings. Lat Span. Sports on the air Central european to television College basketball a Oklahoma at Duke 3 . , seb to . 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