The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 01, 1966, Page Page 6, Image 11
Poge 6 The Daily Nebraskan Thursday, December 1, 1966 1 3 I 1 1 r. s .1 I" V : 9 t i t Rood Awakening By MICK ROOD Aside from the Nebraska domination of the Big Eight for the last several years, there is a new tra dition in the making . . . The Husker Sorehead. You have some difficulty explaining to people on the Colorado or Kansas campuses, for instance, why NU fans get so upset seeing their team drop about one game per year. These people have a definition for Nebraska followers that borders on "fair weather fan." For backers of the Buffs and the Jayhawks have watched their teams beaten in virtually every way from Devaney teams. Kansans can cringe about the 14-7 defeat in 1964 or shrink from the 40-16 and 42-6 beatings in '62 and '65. A Loss Noiv And Then These people don't understand Big Red backers' seeming unwillingness to accept a loss now and then. As one Kansas observer put it, "When it comes to football, we've become pacifists. We like Jack Mitchell. He hasn't beaten Devaney, but at least he's a colorful coach . . . we can at least look forward to that . . . but Nebraska fans I don't understand." And so it goes. When Oklahoma kept their apparent Norman hex over Nebraska's team on Turkey Day, many impar tial observers probably enjoyed the NU defeat if not just to relish the disbelief and disgust of their neigh bors. Smirking neighbors aside, and when the griping here subsides, it is easy to see why the Huskers will go into the Sugar Bowl affair at least 10-point under dogs. The record shows several patterns that will give Nebraska strategists, actual and sideline varieties, something to worry about on the way to New Or leans. Lighter, Quicker, Alert All seven Husker losses in the past five years have been to relatively lighter, quicker and often more alert teams. A similar team, with lesser abili ties like Oklahoma State, has never beaten Devaney, but has always given him fits. Almost invariably, the tendency in these seven games and in other close contests has been to avoid adjusting the basic Devaney attack (offense) as a method to catch opponents off guard. It is getting painfully obvious that Nebraska won't beat outstanding teams with the qualities named above without some sort of variation ... a variation more radical than a new halfback flair pass pattern or new blocking assignments. This is why word in the spring (or was it fall) that Nebraska might keep an "I" formation in reserve was encouraging. It never showed up. Nor did any thing else of a surprising nature appear, except in fourth quarters . . . and then changes are obvious and traditional. I hope I don't put myself in the group of grumblers and Devaney snipers by urging here a real "surprise" for the Tide. Perhaps coach Devaney has it hidden away for New Year's Day. Crunching Can Work Ironic I should say so, but it seemed that the Sooner victory came because the Huskers abandoned their crunching attack on several occasions. Early in the ball game when running success was obvious, several long passes wobbling in the wind looked cur iously out of place. But that was another game situation. Alabama's defense, terrifying as it might seem is twice as ef fective as Oklahoma's, their offense just as penetrat ing. Without a new approach, it seems, it may be an other sad day in the South for Nebraska's usually versatile football team. HISTORY Paperbacks London life in leth century. Henry VIII, international relation! between two world wars, civilization of France, ladder of success in Imperial China, facing east. 10 off. AYN RAND BOOKSTORE lit No. 13th, a.m. to 10 p.m. LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN AT DIV IDEb MJIFQ-tMGEIELI 16th & P Sts. 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With one more scheduled game remaining for unde feated Alabama this Satur day against Auburn, Stab ler has taken to the air 98 times this season and has connected on 63 of those at tempts for a .643 percentage and 787 yards gained pass ing. But while Churchich hold a sizeable passing lead over Tide's Statistics Reveal Possibility Of Records Depth very likely has been the key to Alabama's football success in 1966 and that fact is graphically pointed out in the Crimson Tide football statistics through nine games. Undefeated and untied, Bama has seen 17 different players catch passes, 15 different ones have scored, 16 have carried the ball and seven have attempted passes. Also, 10 different players have intercepted passes on defense. The Crimson Tide has averaged playing 53 players a game and very sel dom has the same starting lineup been used for two straight games. Several Bama players have a chance to set rec ords, also, but only by com ing up with outstanding per formances against Auburn in the closing game this Sat urday in Birmingham. Split End Ray Perkins of Petal, Miss., for instance has grabbed 29 passes and needs seven to break the all time record of 35 set by Al Lary back in 1950. Lary had 11 games in which to set his mark, though, and the modern-day 10-game record is 32 by Tommy Tolleson in 1965. Perkins also has 59 ca reer receptions and needs five to crack Tolleson's rec ord of 63. Quarterback Ken ny (Snake) Stabler also has a crack at a Southeastern Conference record for pass ing percentage. The SEC mark for is 64.0 percent for 5 MM. I READ I Want ads! J Don't You Have Something S You d Like Read About? Place Classified Ad " SEND THIS COUPON Name: Address: Days to Run: Ad COST: Flvo cents a word lor tacb insertion. Minimum of 5 SOc ptr day. Enclose check, payable to th Daily Nebratkan. 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Two Husker ends are close to Alabama's AU American end Ray Perkins in pass receiving. Perkins will go i n t o the Auburn game Saturday with 29 catches to his credit for 388 yards, including six touch downs. Nebraska split end T o m Penney edged his team mate at the other end of the line, Dennis Morrison, for regular season pass recep tions. Penney' caught 24 passes for 286 yards com pared to Morrison's 22 re ceptions for 271 yards. Mor rison, though, scored two touchdowns on passes while Penney failed to cross the goal line with the football. The ON TAP AT THE GASLIGHT 9:00-12:00 FRI & SAT. ALSO ENJOY QUALITY PIZZA HUT PIZZA NOW BEING SERVED DOWNTOWN IN THE GASLIGHT 322 SOUTH 9th STREET NU Wrestlers Have Better Overall Balance Nebraska wrestling coach Orval Borgialli says: "We've got a little better overall balance than in past years." And he's got a measuring stick to prove it. One indication of im proved depth is the number that turned out as practice sessions got underway. 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