European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday dec3fwbef 1, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 37 p1 r Madison wis. A Consino a Road to the Rose bowl goes through Tokyo where there Are fewer distractions than at Home. The loth ranked badgers take on no. 25 Michigan state in Tokyo saturday in the final big ten game of the season a the game that will decide whether the badgers go to the Rose bowl for the first time in three decades. Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez says Tokyo might be the perfect lace his badgers to escape the Ose bowl hype. A Quot people talk about distractions in Tokyo but to not too sure we would t have More distractions if we were Here with people calling about tickets All the time Quot Alvarez said monday. Quot every phone Call to our office is about the Rose bowl. We re not even there  tackle Joe Panos said the Badger players Are Well aware that the spar tans who lost 3837 to Penn state saturday Are in Good position to shatter Wisconsin a quest for a Rose owl invitation with an upset. Quot if i was in their position there a nothing id rather do than go to Tokyo and Knock us out of the Rose bowl a Panos said. Quot that a their  a Wisconsin win would give the badgers 8-11 a share of the conference title and their first trip to the Rose bowl since they lost to Southern California 42-37 on Jan. 1,1963. If Michigan state wins or ties j Ohio state 9-1-1 gets the Rose bowl berth against Urcla the Pac-10 representative. Alvarez has had the players wearing dark glasses and holding drills progressively later in the evening to combat the effects of Jet lag from the Long Tri to Japan. Is out at it by the associated press ens every year in late november be a i and Early december College football coaches get fired or resign and others take their place. \ three coaches lost their jobs Monda a Sparky Woods of South Carolina eol Stull of Missouri and Ken Riley of Flor Idaa amp a. Also Tommy West left Tennessee Chattanooga to take Over for Ken Hatfield at Clemson. Hatfield resigned under fire last week. Woods was let go after coaching the gamecocks to a 4-7 record their third consecutive losing season. Stull a Missouri tigers were 3-71 and Ritey a Florida a amp a squad was 5-6.West did no to fare much better in his first year at Tennessee Chattanooga Guif Tang his team to a 4-7 record. But that Didney Sway the Hierarchy at Clemson who apparently liked the fact that West was an assistant coach at the South Carolina school from 1982-1989. West will be on the sidelines when the tigers 8-3 play in the peach bowl Sparky Woods. 4-7 record in 93 against Kentucky 6-5 dec. 31 at Atlan. To. Quot i look Forward to getting Back together with the Clemson family a he said. Woods firing was not unexpected. The gamecocks have had three straight losing seasons and were 24-28-3 in the five years that Woods was  a a coaching change is necessary in order for our football program to move to the next Tevel and compete successfully in this state and in the Southeastern conference a South Carolina athletic director Mike Mcgee said. Stull whose five year record was 1538-2, will become an assistant athletic director at Missouri. Former Chicago bears defensive coordinator Vince Tobin and Oklahoma assistant met Johnson have been mentioned As possible successors. Each played at Missouri and coached for athletic director Dan Devine. Riley a teams won mid Eastern athletic conference titles in 1988 and 1990 and went to the heritage bowl last season. Florida a amp a athletic director Walter. Reed said he hoped to name a replacement by Jan. 1. Georgia s defensive coach quits Athens a. A Richard Bell resigned As Georgia a defensive coordinator coach Ray Goff said tuesday. Goff said he did not blame Beir for the teams decline in defense during the season. A a in a sincerely appreciative of the five years in be had with Richard and there is not a person i respect More in life than Richard Bell a Goff said. Quot i know it was a difficult decision for  Bell said he Felt he could no longer help the team. Quot five years ago i came to Georgia with the main goal of helping Ray Goff be the Best coach he could be a Bell said. Quot i also came with the Hope that i could it a plus for the Georgia program. In be always Felt that if at any time i believe that was not the Case id step aside. I feel this is the right time to do it he had first offered to resign after Georgia a 20-10 loss to Arkansas which gave the bulldogs their first 0-4 Southeastern conference Start. Georgia a defense slipped from no. 6 nationally in scoring defense in 1992 to 11th in the Sec in total defense last in Rushing defense and 10th in scoring defense this season. Bell was a chief target of Georgia boosters during the bulldogs 56 season their third non winning year in five seasons under Goff. Barry Wilson a former Georgia player who recently resigned As head coach at Duke said head be interested in Belles Job. Mississippi defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn said he too would be inter a a std. Quot in a a Georgia boy a said Dunn. While Bell and his staff were frequently criticized for their defensive schemes they were seriously handicapped by personnel shortages and injuries. Since june 1991, nine defensive linemen seven with starting experience who would have been eligible this year either left the program or were lost for the season due to injury. Bell who was head coach at South Carolina in 1982, previously served As do Fen Sivc coordinator there and at East Carolina Duke Texas tech and West Virginia. Up in air by Paul Newberry Tuscaloosa Ala. A the Only thing certain about Alabama a quarterback is it wont be Jay Barker Barker who directed the no. 17 Crimson tide to a 23-1-1 record As a starter is out for the year with a knee injury. So who does coach Gene Stallings turn to for the Southeastern conference championship game against ninth ranked Florida on saturday there a Brian Burgdorf a Sophomore who has started two games in two years. There a Freddie kitchens a True fresh Nan with enormous potential but even less experience. And then there a the Roost intriguing Choice of All Heisman i Rophy contender David palme r. A if we were going to Start today it would be Brian Burgdorf a Stallings said monday Quot but we done to play today. And that u probably be the last thing that in a going to say about who a going to be play tag  Palmer Lias spent most of the year at hanker where he has 58 receptions for Ven touchdowns and a school record Yards. But he did see extensive playtime at quarterback in two games while Barker was nursing an injured shoulder. Both times Palmer energized a Lacker offence leading a 19-14 Victory or Mississippi and nearly bringing Ala Sec title game Bama from behind in a 17-13 loss to leu that broke the tides 31-game unbeaten Streak. Overall he has completed half of his 14 passes for 140 Yards two touchdowns and two interceptions. With the sugar bowl on the line against Florida Palmer seemingly would be the most logical candidate to step in for the injured Barker who Tore up his left knee in a 22-14.1oss to Auburn in the final regular season  so fast said. Stallings Burgdorf and even Palmer. L Quot if i done to mess up i think ill be the starter a said Burgdorf who has thrown for 462 Yards with four ads and three interceptions. A the just got to go out and work hard.�?�. M a i think  get most of the snaps said Palmer referring to Burgdorf and kitchens. Quot i done to think Iii play quarterback at  Palmer spent most of the past week practising at his Normal flanker position. But in perhaps a telling sign Stallings announced he was barring reporters from practice this week. A a in a not Ping to get into our game Jan a Stallings said. A you la just have to by a ticket and come see it. Palmer who has been nursing a sore p1 by left shoulder would prefer to line up at receiver when Alabama 8-2-1 meets Florida 9-2 at Birmingham a legion Field. The 5-foot-9, 170-Pound Junior feels he is More effective at that position. Quot when in a at quarterback there Are so Many Guys on the line coming at me a he said. Quot when in a at wide receiver the defensive Back is out there alone with me. I can do a lot More things a Burgdorf started two games after Barker injured his shoulder. He threw for 216 Yards and two touchdowns in a 40-0 rout of Southern Mississippi but Stallings showed a Quick Hook with him in the leu loss. Quot i threw one Intel Eplion and he took me right out a Burgdorf remembered. Quot that bothered me some but nothing was happening and we Hadnot scored any Points. 1 pc got to make the plays Burgdorf said it helps knowing he is considered the Likely starter. Quot that a True of any quarterback a he said. A when you re a backup its harder to be prepared. I love being the staffer. I love having control out  whether he has that control on saturday remains to be seen though. A if Jay were Well and healthy we  have that question but you know we Are not playing with a first team quarterback a Stallings said. Quot whoever plays this saturday will be the first team quarterback a Florida s Wuerffel out Gainesville Fla. Up University of Florida officials said monday freshman quarterback Danny Wuerffel will miss saturdays Southeastern conference championship game against Alabama due to an injured right knee that will require arthroscopic surgery. Wuerffel was to undergo diagnostic arthroscopic surgery tuesday to determine the severity of the injury which occurred during last saturday loss to Florida state. Quot we performed an Fri on Danny monday and found some suspicious ligament damage a said team physician or. Pete Indelicato. Quot As a result Danny will undergo diagnostic arthroscopic surgery on his right knee tuesday. That will provide further information As to the extent of the damage. A Quot regardless of what we find tuesday Danny will miss saturdays game with  a Wuerffel threw 22 touchdown passes this season and his 2,230 passing Yards were Only 32 Yards Short of Tommy Hod songs Sec record for most by a freshman. Terry Dean will Likely get the Start at quarterback saturday