European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse F Page 36 the stars and stripes sports Friday november 4,1994a did 8-0 tigers7 Den Baton Rouge la. A Alabama coach Gene Stallings insists revenge in t a Factor for sat urday s game at leu 1 30 . Get sunday live on an television. Of coach if you say so. It was a year ago that a struggling leu capitalized on turnovers to hand Alabama a rare loss at Bryant Denny stadium and snap what was then the nation s longest unbeaten Streak at 31 games. The 17-13 loss also ended Alabama s Hopes of a Sec Ond straight National remembers the Day Well. We turned the Ball Over five times he re not going to win Many football games turning the football Over five but he s not bringing up any ghosts As no. 6 Ala Bama 8-0, 5-0 Southeastern conference slips quietly into noisy Tiger stadium to face leu 2-5, 2-4 Sec. That was . I hate the fact we lost that game but you can t dwell on a big win or a loss he said. There Are at least two big differences Between this year and last for Alabama Jay Barker and Sherman Williams. Barker who has yet to throw an interception this season and is the league s no. 3 passer was on the sideline with an injury. Williams the Sec second leading rusher with 934 Yards was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury on the tide s first offensive play. Both Barker and Williams Are healthy this time Al though the same can t be said for Alabama s offence As a whole. Despite its perfect record the tide has struggle against the likes of Vanderbilt Tulane and Southern Mississippi. Every game has gone right Down to the wire Stal Lings said. The Bengal tigers with three losses by less than touchdown lost 34-21 at Ole miss last weekend while Alabama was Idle. Stallings said coach Curley Hall Man s team is better than its record indicates. Tide s Jay Barker has not been intercepted this season. They re a Good football team with not a very Good record he said. They be just thrown some interceptions they be had some fumbles. They be just had a hard fab four in Heisman race by the associated press one is the nation s Leader rusher and scorer another is averaging an amazing 7.7 Yards per carry. A third contender is the Mcaa s career Yard age Leader and a fourth is on Pace to break the single season Mark for pass ing efficiency Colorado s Rashaan Salaam Al Corn state s Steve Mcnair and Penn state teammates i Jana Carter and Kerry Collins Are currently the fab four in the Heisman trophy race. It s like a Buffet voter Ivan Mai Sel of new Day said. There s a lot of Good choices to pick but with Only five weeks left Noone has trikes a commanding Lead. I be never seen a year where the Leader changes from week to week like this Mark Blaud Schriv of the Boston Globe said. Usually by this time of. Year it s Down to one or two Guys. But right now you have four or five who could win a Straw poll taken by the Denver Post this week showed Salaam hold ing a slim Lead Over Carter and my Nair. But most agree that the heis Man which will be awarded dec. 10,is still up for grabs. If he were voting today Maisel said he would pick Salaam. The Junior is the nation s top rusher with a 174-Yard average and has scored 19 touch Downs five More than anyone else. Some people were disappointed by his performance against Nebraska on saturday but i want Mai Rashaan Salaam. Straw poll Leader Sel said. It s a measure of How Goodhe is that they were disappointed he Only gained 134 esp analyst Lee Corso is touting Carter who ran for 137 Yards and four ads against Ohio state on saturday. He s averaging 7.7 Yards per Carryon the no. 1 team in the coaches poll Corso said. I saw him gain"165yards against Michigan with a dislocated thumb. He s the toughest most aggressive runner in College football Beano Cook Corso s colleague at esp is backing Collins in the heis Man Campaign. Collins has a 70 per cent completion rate and a parsing efficiency rating of 194.75, far above Jim Mcmahon s division i a record of176.9. He does t make any mis takes Cook said and he led Penn state on the most important drive of the year against Michigan. If they win the National championship that will be the drive everyone some think the two Penn stat players will split the Eastern vote which could prevent either from winning the Heisman. _ Cook disagrees. In 1945, army teammates Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis finished 1-2," he said. If they Reboth Good enough h does t mat Mcnair has posted mind bog gling numbers this season passing for 3,854 Yards and 36 touch Downs and running for 795 Yards and nine ads. He is now the Ca reer passing Leader in i a and the career yardage Leader for Al divisions. However some voters View his stats with scepticism because replays against weaker opposition. You can t compare i a with i a Corso said. It s like com paring the major leagues an minor leagues in baseball Cook said Mcnair could win the Heisman if All the other Candi dates falter. It s like somebody from Idaho or Montana becoming president he said. It s a Long shot but i could canes will Cool Down me by Rick Warner a football writer the big East championship won t be the Only thing at stake in saturday s Miami Syracuse game at the car Rier dome 930 . Get live on an television. The Winner also could get to play top ranked Nebraska in the Orange bowl. If no s Miami 6-1 wins its last four games the hurricanes would definitely be Nebraska s opponent on Jan. 1, assuming the Cor huskers Are still unde . 10 Syracuse 6-1 would probably go to the College football predictions Orange bowl if it wins out and no. 8 Florida state loses to notre Dame or Florida. Under that scenario the orangemen would Likely be the highest ranked bowl coalition team available to play Nebraska. Miami coach Dennis Erickson knows his team has to beat Syracuse to have any shot at the National title. We be got to win it in order to get where we want Tobe on Jan. 1," he said. The hurricanes have been in Vintage form since los ing to Washington 38-20 on sept 24. Syracuse has won six straight since dropping it opener to Oklahoma by one Point. However the orangemen have beaten Only one ranked team Virginia tech and have a porous defense that is giving up 417 Yards and 25 Points per game. The hurricanes a 13vi-Point favorite will squeeze the Orange. Miami 34-14. Kansas plus 20 at no. 1 Nebraska. Jay Hawks Haven t beaten huskers since 1968 a. Nebraska 31-7. No. 2 Penn St. Minus 24 at Indiana another Laugher for the Kittany Lions. Penn St.148-17. East Carolina plus 16vi at no. 3 Auburn tigers have outscored pirates 80-10 in two previousmeetings., Auburn 38-10. Southern Mississippi plus 28v at no. 4 Florida gators averaging 48 Points a game. Florida.45-21.-. .-.-. .--.-. /.no. 6 Alabama minus 6vi at leu tigers snapped tide s 30rgame unbeaten Streak . Alabama 21-17. Oklahoma St. Plus 29 at no. 7 Colorado to buffaloes rebound from loss to Nebraska. Colo-rado42-7. _ no. 8 Florida St. Minus 23 at Georgia tech seminoles 22-0 in acc games Florida St. 35. / ,. T to no. 9 Utah minus 7vi at new Mexico Lobos 0-3 at Home this season. Utah 31-24. No. 11 Texas am minus 4 at Texas longhorns upset aggie. Texas 21-20. No. 12 Washington minus 6vi at Stanford huskies have won 10 straight Over the Cardi Nal. Washington 31-17. No. 13 Virginia minus 7vi at no. 23 Duke c Virgini owed Only three ads in last six Sames Wyoming pos 14 at no. 14 Colorado St. Cowboys 0-4 on the Road. Colorado St. 38 _ 1 ". Iowa St. Plus 26 at no. Is Kansas St. Cyclones remain wingless. Kansas St. 41-14. No. 22 Southern Cal plus Ilat no. 1 5 Washington St. To self a won 22 of last 23 is cougars. Sou-1 Cal 17-14.california plus 18vi at no. 18 Arizona Arizona 21 in Only four of 15 8ames in series Clemson plus 11 i at no. 19 North Carolina Lina Sia cad acc Rushing North car no-20 Michigan no line at Purdue straight tour loss 1 i Arizona St. Plus 6vi at no. 21 Oregon s Haven t been to Rose bowl Arkansas plus 7 at no. 24 Mississippi tied last season. Mississippi St. 24-21 Northeast Louisiana plus 35 at no. 25 by be Louisiana 0-7 is. I a opponents. By 38-14.last week 10-6 straight & spread. Season 110-35 straight 60-76 spread
