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Nebraska's 1972 offensive
unit, ranked second
nationally in total offense,
has gone through the air
for 1,807 yards and 17
touchdowns. Cornhusker
Head Coach Bob Devaney
credits the blocking of the
offensive line for the
successful air attack.
Quarterback David Humm
has no arguments with
that thinking.
Colorado's
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Husker team
by Jim Johnston
This was going to be the year Colorado
shook the jinx. The year the Buffaloes lost the
reputation of choking. The year Colorado
finished No. 1.
Those hopes of No. 1 were dimmed-but not
completely dashed-after a 31-6 loss to
Oklahoma State. A 20-14 win over Oklahoma
brought Colorado up to the No. 7 spot in the
national ratings. But a 20-17 setback to
Missouri the following week eliminated any
hopes of a national title and made a Big Eight
championship a longshot hope.
So what's left for Colorado? How will the
Buffs respond to their loss to Missouri?
"I wish I knew," said John Stearns,
Colorado's safety. "The loss to Missouri is a
little tough to take. Everybody has a sick
feeling this week. I really don't know how we'll
respond against Nebraska Saturday."
The Buffs responded to their loss to
Oklahoma State with three consecutive wins.
But Stearns, who has earned the name "Bad
Dude" in the Big Eight, claims it won't be as
easy this time.
"We still felt we were in it after losing to
Oklahoma State," Stearns said, "but this time
it's different. We never had any idea that
Missouri would beat us. We're still rather
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have to play the best team in the nation.
"I'm not saying that to be nice to
Nebraska," Stearns said. "Our team feels that
Nebraska is definitely the best college football
team in the nation."
Stearns, a senior, played against the Huskers
in 1970 when Van Brownson quarterbacked
and in 1971 with Jerry Tagge calling signals.
But he claims sopohomore David Humm is
possibly more dangerous than either of the
other two Husker quarterbacks.
"It's unbelievable the things he does as a
sophomore" Stearns said. "Tagge was good, but
Humm is doing the things Tagge did his senior
year."
Stearns, however, isn't tossing aside the
possibility of beating Nebraska.
"We have the potential to be great," Stearns
said. "I don't know what happens to us. We
were really up for the Oklahoma game and
played a great game. We'll have to have that
same attitude and play a super game if we hope
to beat Nebraska."
Nebraska's opening loss to UCLA didn't fool
the Colorado football players.
"Hell, you've got to lose once every 40
games or something like that," Stearns said.
"The people in Colorado went crazy after
Nebraska lost. They acted like Nebraska
wouldn't win a game all season. I just knew
Nebraska would come back. Nebraska has a
super football program with super players and
coaches. They don't try any cheap stuff on the
field. I respect Nebraska more than any other
football team in the nation."
Playing against Nebraska may be enough to
get the Buffs back in the right mental frame of
mind, Colorado has beaten Nebraska only once
since Bob Devaney arrived in 1962.
"We feel if we beat Nebraska our season
won't be a complete flop," Stearns said. "The
more I think about it, the more I think we'll be
ready. There's nobody I'd rather beat than
Nebraska. . .especially on national TV."
Nebraska quarterback
David Humm has advanced to
fifth in the national total
offense chase with a per game
average of 208 yards.
Nebraska's passing offense is
third behind Virginia Tech and
Florida State.
Iowa State coach Johnny
Majors locked the gates on the
practice field for the first time
this season, saying "we thought
It would be wise." The
Cyclones have 10 injured
players as they prepare for
Oklahoma Saturday,
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Green Bay tradition
by Kim Ball
Green Bay Wis. is the home of former Husker
co-captains Jerry Tagge and Jim Anderson, monster man Dave
Mason and Rick Lemerond. Who is Rick Lemerond, you say?
Well, Lemerond was the third-string quarterback in the
freshman team's victories over Kansas State and Missouri. And
he will be the second-string quarterback, when the freshmen
meet Wichita State Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Cessna Stadium in
Wichita, Kan.
Lemerond was an all-state quarterback at Green Bay
Premontre High School and he had scholarship offers from 85
schools.
"Jimmy Anderson is the one who convinced me to come
here," Lemerond said. "Jerry Tagge and Dave Mason said a
little bit here and there, but mostly it was Jimmy Anderson."
Lemerond was handicapped at the start of the season. Not
because people expected him to be a star like the other Green
Bay products, but because he came down with mononucleosis
a week after practice started.
The sickness sidelined Lemerond for two weeks. But it was
nothing new for him, it was the fifth time in the past three
years that he had contracted the disease.
"When I got over it everybody was way ahead," Lemerond
said.
Even though Lemerond has seen considerably less action in
the first two games than quarterbacks Glen Ray and Scott
Copple, he has rushed for more yardage than Ray and Copple
combined. Lemerond has also completed 56 per cent of his
passes compared to 36 per cent for Ray and 37 per cent for
Copple.
But still he was not moved up to second-string until after
Copple broke his thumb in the game against Missouri.
Lemerond feels he will get to play his share against Wichita
State.
"We only have two quarterbacks," Lemerond said, "so the
coaches will have to rotate us, because Ray will get tired,
especially if he runs a couple of option plays."
Regardless of who plays quarterback, they will meet a
tough Wichita State defense that allowed the Kansas State
freshmen only 111 yards total offense. That is the same
K State team that had 215 yards against the Husker frosh,
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thursdav. november 2, 1972