European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Cor huskers claim no. 1 in both polls by Rick Warnera football writer College football s two major polls now agree Nebraska is no. 1.the Cor huskers already no. 1 with the associated press Media replace Penn state As the top team with the Usa today can coaches Nebraska routed Kansas 45-17 and Penn state looked sluggish in a 35-29 poll results on Page 26 win Over Indiana on saturday the Corn huskers gained ground in both polls. Twelve coaches shifted their first place votes from Penn state to Nebraska giving the Cor huskers a 42-20 advantage. Six Media members pulled the same switch increasing Nebraska s first place margin to 39-22. In total Points Nebraska leads pen state by 18 in a and 27 today can. /., ,., v Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said he was surprised by the big swing in the coaches poll. I thought it would be close and we might possibly be rate ahead in both polls but i was t sure that we would he week ago a split National championship seemed like a distinct Nebraska 10-0 is in the Drivers seat in both think it s Good at this Point to be the outright no. 1 team linebacker eds Tewart said. Now we control Pur own destiny. If we play like we Are capable of the rest of the season we should be in Good the Cor huskers beat Iowa state and Oklahoma then defeat no. 5 Miami or no. 8 Florida state in the Orange the Indianapolis Colts David Tate 49 and Damon Watts bring a Quick halt to the bowl they would probably be consensus dolphins Berle Parmalee s second Quarter run during the dolphins 22-21 Home vie champs. If Nebraska does t lose tie or tory sunday at Joe Robbie stadium. Nil standings summaries game reports and play poorly in a close Victory Penn stat pictures arc on pages 26,28 and 30. Could go undefeated and not win any the stars and stripes ports november 8,1994 Page 32 stopped in his tracks share of the title for the fourth Tim under Joe Paterno. Penn state spokesman Jeff Nelson Sai Paterno would not comment on the polls Kittany Lions 8-0 have games remaining against Illinois Northwestern and Michigan state before a Likely Rose bowl appearance against the Pac-10champion. Arizona Oregon and Southern Cal Are tied for the Pac-10 Lead. Although Nebraska would have tougher bowl matchup than Penn state it could work in the huskers favor. A Victory Over Miami or Florida state in their Home state would impress voters More than a Penn state win Over a Pac-10 opponent with at least two losses. Auburn 9-0which beat East Carolina 38-21 saturday remained third in the a poll with one first place vote. The coaches Don t rank the tigers because they re Oft Mcaa out the a top 10 Are Flor Ida 7-1miami 7-1alabama 9-0 Colorado 8-1florida state 7-1texas am 8-0-1 and Colorado state 8-1of s time by Tony kornhe1serthe Washington Post i guess if you had to you could come up with a stranger circumstance than a 45-year-old becoming heavyweight Champ. George Foreman is the heavy weight Champion of the world s ame As he was in 1974. It s Dejavu All Over again. You la Pardon me for gloating but Foreman is my age give or take a few months so i take this Triumph personally it s a Geezer thang you would t under stand. This is a huge win form my my generation. Guys our age usually can t make it up a flight of Steps with out wheezing in my Case the sneezing is overwhelmed by the frightening sound of my Knees creaking which on a Clear Day can be heard in Altoona in Honor of Foreman i would like to dedicate myself to boxing. When i was in College i probably could have been a pretty Good middleweight. Sadly i m no longer a middleweight except in the sense that most of my weight is in my Middle. I believe the weight class i am in now is elephant weight. It s simply the most amazing thing in sports that a 45-year-old is heavyweight Champion. To put it in perspective Monte co Lemanis considered older than mesopotamian civilize tide. Foreman is nine years older than Mont Coleman. When Foreman fought saturday night he wore the same trunks that he wore against Muhammad a in Zaire 20 years , doctor Foreman s trunks Are almost As Olds Heath Shuler folks gushed when Jack Nicklaus won the masters at 46. And it was Foreman tremendous achievement because he did it Over four Days and not he have to beat All the other golfers he also had to beat his own jitters. But to the Best of Rny knowledge please Correct me if i m wrong nobody was hitting Golf balls at Nicklaus Jack did t have to take a 3-Wood right in the Mouth. Foreman was t Only giving away 20 years to Michae Moorer he had Mopper in front of him punching him in the head you did t see George Foreman walking around a 20-foot putt to read the slope of the Green and then waiting for quiet. We have seen great athletes who have done great things at advanced Ages. But this is unique. So Don t give me any blah blah blah about George Blanda ortolan Ryan or Robert Parish or Willie Shoemaker. Gurdie Howe Okay. But at 45, Howe was taking one minute shifts he was t out there getting drilled for three minutes at a time like Foreman. People liked the Young Foreman who carried tin american flags around the olympic ring in Mexico City. They feared the brooding Neo sinister Foreman who became Champ they celebrated when Ali chopped him Down in Zaire the Way a logger topples a tall tree. Now in Middle age Foreman is beloved. He has be come wonderfully gregarious and people find him cuddly because of his Girth and the Way he makes fun of himself with All the self deprecating eating jokes. But can you imagine the kind of courage and stamina intakes to do what he did at his age this in its Way is More of a mind Blower than Ali rope a doping fore Man 20 years ago when Foreman s body was sculpted and his temper ferocious and he had just gotten through chopping Joe Frazier into hash. Every Man in his mid-40s is stepping a Little bouncer today because of George Foreman. 01i2a6850"000504"
