European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse It Page 44 the stars and stripes sports Friday. November 25.1994 it Goa of on is. But of Rabbit s feel Jim Litke it s probably a Good thing the truth in Advertis ing Laws Don t cover College football. Otherwise the unemployment lines would be swollen Jan. 3 with just about everyone who Ever Drew a paycheck from the bowl the bowl coalition that fast talking fashion challenged Deal making crowd that promised to clean up after the Messy split championship seasons of 1990-91? the same Bunch that virtually guaranteed a no. 1 is. No 2 matchup to end each and every season Well after delivering the last two years the coalition has run out of Rabbit s feet. There s no Way they la be Able to deliver Clear Cut championship game this time yet most of them will keep their jobs and probably get a raise in what amounts to an awesome display of Chutz pah most of the coalition peo ple will be Back next season with a new name the Dow Alliance and a new and improved version of the same old Promise. And because the Mcaa won t allow a division playoff the latest push ended this summer and won t be revived for some three years it s the Only Promise we re Likely to get. But without a major change in the Way it does business the coalition or the Alliance or whatever it Calls itself can t guarantee no. 1 is. No. 2. And this season shows Why. There s still one weekend of regular season games a few conference championships and the usual glut of bowl contests to Complete. Any and All things could still happen. ". a but if matters go according to form Jan. 3 will Dawn with three traditional powerhouses current no. 1 Nebraska no. 2 Penn state and no. 3 Alabama All sporting perfect records and each staking a claim to the National championship. And All three will have done it without playing one another. Commentary if you think the whining whimpering wailing and waking up of echoes until now has been thick wait. Depending on who gets snubbed we might hear Tom Osborne of Nebraska actually raise his voice. Or we might once More hear the outraged Basso prof undo of Bear Bryant channelled through Gene Stallngs his lat est reincarnation at Bama. Or if Henri state goes Home empty handed with an undefeated team for the fourth time we might even hear papa Joe Paterno admit he not Only understands How the polls work but that he plans to work Over enough pollsters to make sure it never happens again. Buti could very easily. And Here s Why. / with Nebraska leading in both polls this season his tory suggests a Victory in the Orange bowl would enable the Cor huskers to stay there. And the coalition is powerless to do anything about it. While it was granted some flexibility when it was Cre ated the coalition cannot match Nebraska or pen state or Alabama anywhere this season because the conferences each team represents made commitments to Send their champions to specific bowls. The difference next year the bowl Alliance peo ple will Tell you is that nearly All of the tie ins that handcuffed them this season will be dissolved. They could have matched Nebraska Alabama they will brag for More Money. But what they Are conveniently leaving out is the fact that the big ten and Pac-10 conferences with their very profitable very longstanding and very cozy relationship with the Rose bowl solid As Ever Are still re fusing to go along. In the past that hardly would have been a than Washington s half share of the 1990 title no Pac-10 team had been part of the National championship picture for nearly three decades. And before Penn state made the big ten number 11 teams thelast time that conference had a no. 1 team was Woody Hayes 1968 Ohio state contingent stalling Paterno but with Paterno now in the big ten fold that Oihi Sion All by itself guarantees the Alliance a perpetual headache. And the present big ten-Pac-10 Rose bowl pact runs through 2001. Big ten commissioner Jim Delany said this week he can t imagine what might break up the Sweet heart Deal including the offer of More Money from the bowl Alliance or eve the More realistic National championship shot it Osborn might afford. We be considered where we Are each time we be extended our agreement he said and each time we be decided that s where we want to unless or until his thinking changes unless or until those two conferences and the Rose bowl decide to take their place in the fold the Alliance will be what the coalition has always been a crap shoot " arg Berchtesgaden it includes 5 Days ski instruction lift pass ski equipment ski clothing ski week race certificate & souvenir Mug with from und arc s Skytop ski Lodge features convenient location to hotel Gen. Walker. Excellent slopes for beginners and children. Variety of beginner & intermediate slopes. Snow making machines. Slope Side snack bar and indoor restaurant. Sledding area. 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