European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes ports december 1993 Page 32 new York a by a wide majority football fans want the nil to bring Back instant replay to help officials according to a nationwide poll conducted by the lbs news election and Survey unit. The Survey found that 71 percent of those polled would like to see the return of the instant replay which was used for five years until 1992. Lbs conducted its nationwide random sampling of 1,289 adults by Telephone s coach of year by Michael a. Lutz Houston apr Auburn coach Terry Bowden won the Bear Bryant award As College footballs coach of the year thursday night but he did t get his wish. He wanted his father Florida state coach Bobby Bowden to win. Instead Terry Bowden beat out his father and two other finalists John Cooper of Ohio state and Bill Snyder of Kansas state a to be honest. I d rather my father win a Terry Bowden said. A i done to have to win this award at age 37.�?� Terry Bowden burst upon the National coaching scene in his first season at a Burn which was placed on Mcaa Proba Tion for violations that occurred before Bowdens arrival leading the tigers to an 11-0 record. Bowden is one of the youngest division i a head coaches in the country. He spent nine combined seasons at Salem College and Samford compiling a 46-211 record before taking Over at Auburn. Auburn 5-5-1 in 1992, did no to Start the season with the idea of an unbeaten season. A six wins would have been an improvement for us a Terry Bowden said. A we did no to get caught up in that Early in the season until be heat Florida seventh game. Then we got caught up in  Florida state Kansas state and Ohio state All will be going to bowl games but Auburn despite its 11-0 record Isnit eligible for postseason play because of the probation. Florida state will play Nebraska 11-0 in the Orange bowl. Kansas state plays Wyoming in the Copper bowl and Ohio state will play Brigham Young in the Holiday bowl. A this team on the Field would play Well enough to have a Chance to beat anyone in the country Quot Terry Bowden said. Bobby Bowden has flirted with a National championship at Florida state several times but has never captured the title. The seminoles Are ranked no. 1 in the associated press poll despite a loss to notre Dame. Under Bowden the seminoles Haven to lost More than two games in any season since 1987. They finished 11-1 last year and Are 11-1 heading into the Orange bowl on new years night. Bowden ranks third on the All time victories list of Active coaches behind Nebraska a Tom Osborne and Penn states Joe Paterno with a record of 238-78-3. He a the Only division i a coach with a string of seven 10-Victory seasons 198793. The seminoles have an Mcaa record eight straight bowl victories. Terry Bowden studied at Oxford and earned a Law degree from Florida state before choosing coaching As a profession. A i did no to encourage any of them sons to go into coaching but when they decided 1 was glad and i helped any Way i could a Bobby Bowden said. A but i done to like competing against my own child. We have to recruit against each other but we done to have to play each  Snyder a wildcats compiled an 8-2-1 record that included a 16-16 tie with Colorado and a 21-7 Victory Over Oklahoma. The school has enjoyed its first National ranking in 23 years. Snyder has spent the past five seasons erasing bad memories at Kansas state. Since his arrival the wildcats have ended a 30-game Road losing Streak a 30-Gamc wingless Streak and a 16-game losing Streak. Kansas state had a 1-36-1 record in the final 38 games of the 1980s, but they Are 25-18-1 in the 1990s. A virtually everything this team does at Kansas state is a first a Snyder said. Cooper is completing his sixth season at Ohio state. His first team finished 4-61, but the buckeyes have since qualified for five straight bowl games. The buckeyes finished this season 9-11 after a 28-0 loss to Michigan in the Reg ular season finale. Seepage 30 for this weeks pro picks from dec. 5-7 in an Effort to determine football fans perceptions of the state of the game. The Survey also found that 56 percent of adults qualify As pro football fans and that pro football fans outnumber those of baseball and basketball by More than 2-1. The Dallas cowboys rank As the con census favorite by a wide margin lbs said and issues of violence and injuries Are of Little concern to most fans. Also the Survey showed that 52 percent of those polled support a total ban of artificial turf. Asked How the game stacked up to the Way it was played 10 years ago 44 percent responded they thought it was just As exciting 34 percent said it was More exciting and Only 16 percent found it less exciting Auburn s Terry Bowden was named College football s top coach on thursday. Ill won t comment on latest Knight Flap re   am a a. To. A Bloomington ind. A the president of Indiana University refused to comment thursday on an outburst by basketball coach Bob Knight that Drew Boos from usually staunch supporters. The incident came tuesday night during Indiana a game against notre Dame. To some fans Knight appeared to kick his son 6-foot-6 Junior Pat Knight. A talk to our athletic director about anything to do with athletics a Indiana preside t Thomas Ehrlich said a a that a what 1 always say and i really try very hard to keep to  however Calls to athletic director Clarence Doninger a office and Home went unanswered. Assistant athletic director Gregg Elkin said he believed the official was out of town. The coach declined to discuss the matter following the no. 12 hoosiers 101-82 Victory Over notre Dame and there was no answer at his office thursday. Elkin said his office probably  talk about it. A when things like this happen we usually done to comment a he Saidl a the kick occurred As Indiana was leading by 28 Points. Pat Knight made a bad pass and notre Dame intercepted and scored. During a timeout moments later Knight screamed at his son and the coach appeared to kick at something. Some fans thought it was his songs leg and started booing a a rare occurrence at Assembly Hall where Knight is highly respected. Several newspapers reported that witnesses said Knight kicked his son although none of the writers saw it. Elkin said thursdays workout a was a regular old practice like it is every Day. 1 hey re preparing for Tennessee