European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 32 the stars and stripes sports thursday november 18,1993 fortunately people Are a lot less Accel junk than they used to be. Even sports junk. There a so much on to now whether Over the air or Cable that it s easy to just say no and flick Over to some thing else. This sooner than later is going to make pay per a View mandatory. You have to give the people what they want or flick you off. This brings us to College football. We re no longer in an Era when you can throw Keith Jackson behind the microphone at some three Yards and a Doud of dust sle Pathon and make people watch simply because we re High and a a mighty College football so take it or leave it. People will leave it unless its compelling. College football came to this realization a couple of years ago when they formed the bowl coalition a fairly Clever. Gimmick designed to avoid a College football play off. 1 it can work. It did last year when we got Miami is. Ala Bama on new years night. Quot 7 can work again this year As Long As we get the Best matchup possible. That at the moment would Michael Wilbon appear to be notre Dame is. Florida state. Or Florida state is. The Miami West Virginia Winner my scenarios do not under any circumstances include Nebraska. Thankfully the Media types who vote in the associated press poll rescued us for now by counteracting the coaches in the can Usa today football coaches poll. The coaches say Nebraska 10-0, is no. 2 in the nation the Media say Nebraska is no 3. Taken vote by vote Nebraska slips to no. 3 in the All important bowl coalition poll. A few years Back i was an a voter. It s a Good thing i no longer have a vote. I d make sure personally Nebraska had no Chance of fouling up the National championship picture by voting the huskers say no. 68. Nebraska you see is the second biggest fraud i commentary College football every single solitary season Michigan is fraud 1. Together they stack up All americans five deep at every position then choke on new years Day. You can make the Case and i often do that Michigan and Nebraska football Are the most overrated teams in ail of sports. Any sport. Nobody chokes More. Fortunately we Don t have to waste any More breath on Michigan which was done weeks ago. Oklahoma could save us from a Holiday Nightmare by laying waste to Nebraska. Here is Nebraska a recent bowl history six straight losses by an average of 17.7 Points if it s not for leu acting like a Doormat in two sugar bowls 1985 and 1987nebraska is 0-for-a-decade. F now its no real Shock that the coaches have voted Nebraska no 2. Nebraska is undefeated and coached by Tom Osborne a respected member of the coaching profession. To vote Nebraska third would be perceived As some indictment of Osborne and his coaching philosophy. The members of the Media who vote in the a poll hold no such allegiance to Osborne. I for one am in favor of a two year ban from All press boxes any reporter who votes Nebraska no. 2. Do you really want to see Florida state trash Nebraska for the umpteenth time or would you like a legitimate sports event on new year s night or maybe even Jan. 2 after the nil games since Abc would probably want a special showcase for a title game my worry is that Florida almost impossible to beat at Home is going to beat Florida state in two weeks. That might allow Miami a hurricanes to slip up to no. 2, except that Miami is going to lose saturday at West Virginia. It amuses me How Many people Are picking Miami to win in a rout. In Morgantown. Hey these Arentt Jimmy Johnson s hurricanes or the even the Jimmy Johnson recruits Dennis Erickson used to win his first couple of seasons. Erickson Isnit Howard scan Ellenburger and he Isnit . Miami is still a great team but nobody is literally afraid of the hurricanes anymore like basketball teams used to be afraid to play Georgetown for fear of being embarrassed. The fact that the a poll has West Virginia no. 9 behind Florida and Tennessee Speaks to Media Bias against West Virginia the Knock is West Virginia a schedule which is ridiculous considering the big East is getting better and the mountaineers have beaten some Good teams including Louisville and Syracuse. The team we Haven to mentioned and really waste time with is Ohio state a Only because the buckeyes Are locked into the Rose bowl playing some inconsequential Pac-10 team in an inconsequential game for what seems like the 20th year in a Row. Auburn Florida state would be interesting pitting the daddy Bowden against baby Bowden met Auburn is on probation. Is there a . When either Auburn or Clemson Wasny jux probation when the dust clears a week from saturday i expect notre Dame to be undefeated and Florida state 5it ing. 1 in South Bend is Petty and stupid. There a never been a team in the history of football that should beat an undefeated notre Dame team playing at Home. Never. Flu did no to choke or lose the big one. The seminoles lost by one play to a team that is equally talented. To Call notre Dames Victory an upset would be unspeakably naive. With the nil trying to find somebody worthy of challenging the cowboys and with the Aba reloading in the Wake of losing magic Bird and Jordan sports junkies Are in need of a fix the big event. That a Why so Many people watched notre Dante flu on saturday. This notion that a team should Only get one Chance that re matches Are Only for the pros sounds like some Purist that a part of College football a a tradition wed better Start along a new sensible path. If the pollsters and the bowl people can to give us notre Dame and Florida state again we can just find something else to watch or do on a saturday night. Can to we 1�� Washington Pott Chicago heroes King away from the Loop by Mario Fox Chicago a Michael Jordan a acrobatics arc a thing of the past. Mike Dilkas car like growl is gone. Refrigerator Perry the Gap toothed kid with the Hig appetite just left. And Don t forget Greg Maddux Andre Dawson Steve Larmer and Carlton Fisk. Chicago is losing sports heroes a lot faster than they can be replaced. A a it a like you Wake up and the Sears Tower the Hancock building and All the museums Are missing from the City s Skyline a a said Chicago Sun times columnist Richard Roe per. Maddux and Dawson two popular cubs became free agents a year ago. Maddux landed in Atlanta where he won his second consecutive by Young award and Dawson went to the Boston red sox. A it s part of these times of free Agency Quot said daily Southtown sports columnist Bill Gleason. A in most cases teams Are dumping the High As for the mikes Ditka was fired As bears coach in january demoted to analysing games in a broadcast studio and Jordan retired a month ago taking the air out of the bulls four peat chances. At age 45, Fisk was dumped at mid season by the White sox Only Days after he set the Ina or league record for career games caught. The sox also did t exercise their 1994 option Orf to Jackson who miraculously returned to baseball after hip replacement surgery. The White sox however still could re sign him As a free a fridge a although he had fallen far from his Fame of 1985, is one of sports Best we Llara a refrigerator Quot Perry left shown sunday in his Philadelphia debut against Miami s Keith Sims is one of Chicago a lost icons known overweight athletes. He was shelved sex Chicago coach Mike Keenan. The obvious heir to Jordan As the Man in for Good by the bears last tuesday and retired sports broadcaster Jack Brick i Imago but the big White sox first base signed the next Day by Philadelphia. House remains optimistic. Man wants no part of it. A we need to get some other Guys some a there is a kid somewhere shooting a no one likes that role Quot Thomas said playing time Quot said bears coach Dave baskets against his garage who will be the a a in a not concerned with being the Man Wannstedt. Next Michael Jordan Quot he said. A Pmj was a in Larmer set a Blackhawk record with 884 great basketball player but was he that even if no one takes Over the role consecutive hockey games then sat out the much better than Wilt Chamberlain or Roeper said Chicago will endure the beginning of the season and demanded a Bob Cousy a Drain of sports icons. A we survived Kent Trade. Last week Larmer went to the new Frank Thomas named the alas most Nix As bears quarterback we can survive York rangers where he was reunited with valuable player on wednesday would be anything Quot Saia Roeper. S
