Mizzou defense no
The correct mental attitude
for a football team is to think
it can win, but be afraid it will
lose.
For the last six months, the
Nebraska Cornhuskers have
been told they were going to
win the Big Eight Conference.
For the first time in nearly a
decade, the Missouri Tigers
have lived with the word that
they don't stand a chance to
win the conference title.
Non-conference results have
made these two predictions
appear accurate. The
Cornhuskers sport a 4-0 record
and Missouri stands 1-3.
But those first four games
don't count in the league
standings. The real season
starts Saturday for the
Cornhuskers when they visit
Columbia, Mo., for the Big
Eight opener against the Tigers.
Nebraska is confident it can
win. Missouri simply doesn't
have the offense to match
Nebraska's powerful attack.
But the Cornhuskers are
also leary about the Tigers. The
seniors on the Nebraska team
remember their last visit to
Missouri's Memorial Stadium.
It was in 1969 when the Tigers
took a 17-7 win. Since that
game, the Huskers haven't lost
in 23 outings.
Quarterback Jerry Tagge
still has nightmares about
Missouri.
The 1969 game against
High-ranked Big 8 fights at top
The Oklahoma Sooners used
last year's game against Texas
as an experiment. But
Saturday, when the two teams
meet at the Cotton Bowl in
Dallas, the Sooners won't be
experimenting. Oklahoma will
be trying to prove the success
of its experiment.
It was in the 1970 game
against the Longhorns that the
Sooners first used their now
devastating Wishbone-T
offense. And you can bet that
Saturday's clash won't be a
repeat of Texas' 41-9 mismatch
win in 1970.
It will be the Longhorns
who will be trying to match
Oklahoma's success with the
Wishbone-T. The Sooners, with
a 3-0 record this year, are
second in the nation in rushing
offense with a 425.3 yard
average. Texas, long known for
its Wishbone-T attack, is fourth
with a 349.3 average on the
ground.
The Sooners are coming off
their most impressive win of
the season- 33-20 triumph
over Southern California. In
that game, Oklahoma rushed
for 516 net yards and didn't
complete a pass.
Leading the Sooner attack
was halfback Greg Pnaitt with
205 yards rushing in 1 6 carries.
Texas also stands 3-0 on the
season following a 34-7 win
over Oregon last Saturday. The
Longhorns are rated third in
the Associated Press poll while
the Sooners hold down the
number eight spot.
Although intra-league
rivalries are included in this
week's Big Light schedule, the
Texas-Okkhma clash is the
one the nation will be
watching. If the Sooners win
this one and get by Colorado
the following week, that
Thanksgiving date with
Nebraska really could be for
the national championship.
The biggest rivalry on the
conference schedule will be at
Lawrence, Kan.. Saturday
where Kansas State and Kansas
battle ia the Jayhawks
homecoming.
Kansas, after starting the
season with two wins, has lost
its last two outings and may
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Missouri is the only game
Tagge has started for the
Cornhuskers and lost. John
Brown, who will be starting
for the Tigers Saturday, forced
Tagge to fumble on the
16-yard-line just before
halftime. Terry McMillian's
eight-yard scoring pass to end
Tom Shryock sent Missouri to
the locker room with a 14-0
cushion.
"We were never really in
that game," says Nebraska
coach Bob Devaney.
Tagge also remembers the
1970 game at Lincoln against
Missouri. Tagge lost his starting
job to Van Brownson as the
Huskers needed 14 points in
the fourth quarter before
winning 21-7.
Tagge, who will be the
starting quarterback for the
Huskers Saturday, won't have
it easy this year either. The
Tigers return sevea defensive
starters off last year's, imit.
Included in that list of
returnees are senior defensive
ends John Brown and Dan
Borgard.
"There's one thing you can
always count on Missouri doing
is rushing those defensive
ends," says Devaney. "Missouri
will definitely be the biggest
test for our pass protection and
they also make it difficult to
run wide."
Although losing three of its
first four outings. Missouri's
fall to a 2-3 record alter the
game with the Wildcats.
Kansas State led Colorado
in the third quarter last week
before losing 31-21. But more
impressive was that the
Wildcats limited the Colorado
triple option offense to only
97 yards rushing. K-State leads
the nation in defense against
the rush with a stingy 56.3
yards average.
Kansas' offense hasn't been
very impressive. The Jayhawks
are sixth in the Big Eight in
total offense with a 301 yards
average.
Colorado travels to Ames,
Iowa, for a date with the Iowa
State Cyclones in another Big
Eight game.
The Buffaloes, who are
rated fifth in the nation by the
Associated Press, will be trying
for a repeat of last year's 61-10
win over the Cyclones. But
that shouldn't happen. Iowa
State, with a 3-0 record is a
much improved team from last
year.
The Cyclones will probably
go to the air after noting the
success both Ohio State and
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Huskers face Mizzou in track , too
Nebraska's cross country
team travels to Columbia,
Mo., Saturday for a meet with
defending Big Eight champion
Missouri.
The Tigers surprised Illinois
last weekend with a 23-33
victory. Nebraska lost its first
start to Kansas State.
From first indications.
pushover
defense has still been strong.
The Tigers are giving up just
121 yards average on the
ground.
The problem with the Tigers
has been offense. There's no
Joe Moore, James Harrison or
Mel Gray wearing a Tiger
uniform this year. Missouri is
last in the Big Eight in total
offense with a . dismal 242
average.
The leading Missouri rusher
is tailback Jack Bastable. And
he's gained only 1 00 net yards
in four games.
The quarterback position,
which was supposed to be a
Missouri strong point, has been
plagued with injuries. Mike
Farmer had a knee operation
last spring and suffered a
smashed hand in the opener
against Stanford and hasn't
seen action in the last three
games.
Chuck Roper underwent
surgery on his throwing
shoulder in the spring and his
passing hasn't been up to par
yet this year. Roper has
completed 39 of 78 passes for
425 yards, but has also had five
passes intercepted.
A record 63,000 fans are
expected to jam Memorial
Stadium to watch Nebraska
and Missouri clash fot the 65th
time. The Cornhuskers hold a
33-28 edge with three games
tied.
Kansas State had against the
Colorado defensive backfield.
Iowa State quarterback
Dean Carlson is a talented
passer and trails only
Nebraska's Jerry Tagge in
passing yardage this season.
Carlson has completed 37 of
78 attempts for 501 yards.
His leading receiver is Ike
Harris who has caught 12
passes for 135 yards. The
Cyclones are second in the
conference in passing.
Colorado better not catch
itself looking forward to next
week's date at Norman, Ok la.
Oklahoma State, after
taking a break last Saturday,
visits Texas Christian in an
effort to extend its
non-conference record to 3-1.
If you compare scores
against a same opponent, the
Cowboys should be favored
to win. Oklahoma State lost a
31-10 decision to Arkansas
while TCI) dropped a 49-15
game to the same opponent
last week.
Nebraska's game at Missouri
rounds out the Big Eight
schedule.
Sebratka at Missouri
Oklahoma at Texas (Dalian)
Colorado at Iowa Stale
Kansas Stalest Kansas
Oklahoma State at Texas Christian
Missouri might be even
stronger than last year. Not
only did team captain Kerry
Hogan cover the Tigers' home
course in his best career time
of 19:50, but freshman Brian
Walsh placed third.
Last year the Tigers
defeated Nebraska 24-31 at
Lincoln.
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
NFRRASKA 28 Missouri
touchdown unless they pick off an easy pass.
IOWA STATE 28, Colorado 24...Would you call this an upset?
OKLAHOMA 28, Texas 21. ..It hurts a predictor's percentage
to go against the Sooners this year.
KANSAS STATE 21 Kansas 7...The Jayhawks could finish in
last place this season.
OKLAHOMA STATE 27, TCU 21. ..The Cowboys will take
advantage of an extra week's practice.
What about George?
Now that super sophomore Jerry Moses is healthy, what will
Iowa State coach Johnny Majors do with George Amundson?
Amundsen, who alternated with Dean Carlson at quarterback
last year, was switched to tailback this season when Moses broke
his foot in pre-season practice. Amundson has been surprisihgly
impressive and leads the Big Eight in tandem offense
(combination of rushing and pass receiving).
The senior from Aberdeen, S. Dak., has a 145-yard tandem
offense average. Amundson rushed for 196 yards against New
Mexico.
Moses, who had an impressive freshman season, should be
ready for action against Colorado Saturday. Will he step in front
of Amundson.
"There's no way I'll start someone without him proving
himself first," Majors said. "As far as I'm concerned Amundson is
our No. 1 tailback."
Majors denied a report that Moses might be moved to flanker
when he returns. It seems that having two first-team tailbacks is
becoming a habit with Big Eight teams.
Scantlebury dropped
Bob Bass, coach of the ABA Miami Florid ians, said former
Nebraska basketball player Tom Scantlebury was dropped from
the Florid ians' roster because his ball handling was weak.
"His offense wasn't very smooth," said Bass. "We just felt that
we had guards who were stronger than Tom. His ball handling was
weak and his outside shooting wasn't very impressive."
Scantlebury, who left Nebraska following the 1 969-70 season,
tried out with the Milwaukee Bucks before being invited to the
Miami rookie camp last year.
Buffs can pass
With the way Colorado and Oklahoma were running over their
first opponents, it was wondered if the two teams had forgotten
about the forward pass. Colorado, however, showed that it still
knows about the pass.
While Kansas State limited Colorado's powerful triple option
to only 97 rushing yards last week, sophomore quarterback Ken
Johnson passed for 276 yards ( a new Colorado record). The
Buffs had thrown for just 1 79 yards in their first three games.
But Oklahoma has still kept the forward pass on the shelf in its
first three games.
The Sooners, who are second in the nation in rushing offense,
are last in the Big Eight in passing with just 1 67 yards in three
games. Against Southern California last week, the Sooners passed
just one time and that was incomplete.
Oklahoma has thrown just 18 passes this season. What happens
if someone discovers how to stop the Wishbone-T running game.
Can the Sooners' passing cany the load then?
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