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by Jim Johnston
The Oklahoma Sooners. one
trafl, are facing a must game when they entertain Missouri
In Norman Saturday. 1
The Sooners r.tul Kansas State are the only two teams
with practical chances to catch the Huskers. They each have
onetoas and are Nebraska's two last foes of the Big Eight
But the Sooners record of only one loss could be misleading
They have played only three conference games and must stffl
face Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma State.
Kansas State, on the other hand, has only two league
TvJTTt 0klahhTia stae and Nebraska stffl
the schedule. M both the Wildcats and Huskers win this weekend
the stage will be set for a big Nebraska homecoming '
Let's see if the race will remain that tight.
NEBRASKA 41, Iowa State 13 . . . The Cornhuskers wont
give-up any ground to the contenders. You can be sure of
that.
KANSAS STATE 42, Oklahoma State 21 ... Both teams
Lve .l&f Jl? PassinS game. But the Cowboys usually die
MISSOURI 28, Oklahoma 14 ... The Sooners will only
be playing .500 ball after this one. 7
COLORADO 35, Kansas 21 ... Both teams could spend
the day watching the offense run 60-yard sprints. But the
Buffs can stop more runs than the Jayhawks.
Familiar ground to Brownson
Cornhusker quarterback Van Brownson Is a native of
Shenandoah, Iowa, which is only 150 miles from Ames.
Brownson was a four-sport kiierman in high school and
was well-known throughout the state. Will there be manv fans
at Clyde Williams Field Saturday who will remember Van'
' "I'm sure they'll remember me," quipped Brownson, "but
at fowaStaS " Wn't 100 friendIv- rm not 400 well liked
Brownson admitted that he was recruited by both the
Cyclones and Iowa University. "But I think people realize
that neither school could offer what Nebraska can in football "
he added. '
Crowder wont comjMire
Colorado coach Eddie Crowder may have a good idea who
will win the Big Eight title. But he won't tell anyone.
Crowder has played all three contenders (Nebraska,
Oklahoma and Kansas State), but backed out when asked to
compare the teams.
After suffering a 29-13 loss to Nebraska last week Crowder
offered these words: 'Today Nebraska played like a superb
football team. But I can't say if they're better or worse than
Oklahoma, Kansas State or Missouri.
"I thought Oklahoma was a great football team when we
played them, but they almost got beat by Iowa Sfate. Kansas
State played good against us, but then got beat by Kansas.
And now Missouri was beaten by Kansas State.
"Sure, I could compare teams, but the Big Eight is too
close to do that And besides, I don't like comparing teams
anyway."
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Huskers not overlooking
aggressive Cyclone team
by JIM JOHNSTON
Associate Sports Editor
All-American Johnny Majors
accepted the head coaching job
at Iowa State to rebuild a dying
football program. And
quarterback George Amundson
left his record setting discus in
Aberdeen, S. Dak., and several
major college scouts in the dust
for the same cause.
It's been the dedication of
individuals such as these that
has built the Cyclones into a
respectable football team. So
respectable that Nebraska
scout Bill Thorton compared
the Cyclones to such teams as
Kansas State and Oklahoma.
Tagge will start
if Van's elbow sore
Van Brownson's elbow
injury may be serious enough
to take him out of a starting
position Saturday. But that
shouldn't worry Nebraska
fans.
It doesn't seem to bother
Husker coach Bob Devaney,
anyway.
"We'll wait until game time
to make our decision on the
quarterb acks," offered
Devaney. "Van looked better
today (Thursday), but he just
didn't throw too much."
But Devaney knows that
Jerry Tagge is healthy and he
also knows that he's ready to
play football. Tagge hasn't seen
steady game action since the
Missouri game, Oct. 10.
"The layoff hasn't bothered
me at all," said Tagge. "Even
since Van has been starting we
both have been doing a lot of
work with the first team in
practice."
Brownson developed the sore
elbow after the Colorado game
last week and has seen limited
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So will It be an easy Saturday
for the Cornhusker s? That
assumption wouldn't be a safe
bet.
"Any team that can play
Oklahoma the way the
Cyclones did (Oklahoma won
29-28) Is not a bad team," of
fered Dusker coach Bob
Devaney. "Regardless of their
record (ISU is witness in the
Big I), we will be playing an
improved, dedicated, ag
gressive football team with
some fine individuals."
Scout Bill Thorton com
plimented Devaney's state
ment. "Iowa State is a much
better team than last year,"
said Thorton. "I think coach
practice time this week.
"I don't think it makes any
difference who Is at
quarterback," continued Tag
ge. "I feel the team has enough
confidence In either Van and
me that it isn't that big a
deal.
Another offensive backfield
position that is always in doubt
is I-back. But injuries haven't
affected that spot and Devaney
has devised a simple method to
select the starter.
He just alternates Joe
Orduna and Jeff Kinney.
"At I-back it's about Joe's
(Orduna) turn to start since
Jeff (Kinney) started last
week," quipped Devaney. Then
he thought a moment.
"I guess it was Joe who
started last week. We'll pro
bably go with Kinney Satur.
day."
Those two situations may
dispute the rumor that Bob
Devaney doesn't have any
problems. He does have pro
blems. But they're rather en
joyable ones.
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Majors is more interested in
building a football program
than winning a championship
this year, but they would like
nothing better than to knock off
Nebraska."
And the Cyclones have what
it takes to pull a major upset
sometime during the year.
The Cyclones rank first in the
conference in pass defense. To
prove the point, Kansas State
(the top passing team in the
league) screed only 17 points
against ISU.
What's . made the ISU
defensive secondary so tough?
Here's just a few examples.
Obert Tisdale, who
quarterbacked the Cyclones
last year, is now at monster
back. And Jeff Allen, who
played an offensive halfback
during the '69 campaign, is now
in the defensive secondary.
"These two players can read
and analyze offensive plays
real well from having offensive
experience," explained
Thorton. "They're especially
tough to pass against because
they rush only four men and
you have seven men dropping
back." 6
Don't be surprised to see the
Huskers go more to their run
ning game Saturday.
As for the ISU offense, the
Cyclones rank fourth in the
league in passing offense.
Mainly behind the arm of
quarterback Dean Carlson and
with the hands of splitend Otto
Stowe, the Cyclones have
passed for a 157.3 yards
average per game.
The Cyclones rank sixth In
thague in rushing, but have
a fine runner in Jock Johnson
when they need him. Senior
tailback Mike Palmer Is also a
steady runner, but the Cyclones
seem to lack the big man like
Mizzouri or Kansas has.
So the Huskers aren't
overlooking this ..one. As
Devaney pointed out, any team
that takes a 21-0 lead over
Oklahoma can't be all bad.
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