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Sports Illustrated ranking eases past snubs
Finally, after not being mentioned for a month,
Nebraska was ranked in the Midwest division of this
week's Sports Illustrated (SI) college football
rankings.
Ohio State (2-0) was ranked No. 1, the Huskers
(3-0) were ranked No. 2 and Michigan (3-0) was
ranked No. 3. Last week, Michigan was the top
ranked team, followed by Ohio State and Notre
Dame.
Of course, Si's love of Nebraska is widely known.
One of the Huskers' brighter moments in SI occurred
after the 1970 college football bowl games.
Nebraska had beaten Louisiana State University in
the Orange Bowl, Notre Dame had defeated Texas in
the Cotton Bowl and Stanford had defeated Michigan
in the Rose Bowl. Because of the losses to Texas and
Michigan, Nebraska and Notre Dame were vying for
the No. 1 national ranking.
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Si's issue covering the bowl games had Notre
Dame's quarterback Joe Theisman on the front cover
leading the Irish over the Longhorns.
In the upper right-hand corner of that same cover
there was a small banner which proclaimed "Nebraska
is No. 1." I'm surprised it didn't read, "Nebraska is
No. 1?"
Another great Husker moment in SI occurred in its
1973 preview of college football. Nebraska was
ranked 12th behind UCLA (10th), Colorado (9th)
and Notre Dame (7th).
But as all Husker fans know, Nebraska settled the
UCLA issue with a 40-13 win, will have a chance to
tackle Colorado Nov. 3 in Lincoln and may meet
Notre Dame again in a bowl qame on Jan. 1.
Although certain actions by SI regarding Husker
football aren't always complimentary in the eyes of
the Nebraska fan, SI reporter John Underwood did
write a fine article about the Huskers following their
victory over UCLA.
After four weeks of college football, my
predictions haven't been too bad. Although I have
been badly mistaken on some predicted scores, I have
chosen 21 games right, one game wrong and there has
been one tie.
I picked Iowa State to beat Arkansas, 21-14, but
they lost, 21-19. I picked Oklahoma to beat the
University of Southern California, 21-17, and the
game ended 7-7.
The Huskers will face Minnesota Saturday in
Minneapolis. Nebraska needs a solid win over the
Gophers to start the Big 8 season with some
momentum.
But by a solid win, I don't mean the Huskers need
to score a lot of points. Nebraska needs a tough,
error-free football game to end the preseason
schedule on a convincing note. I predict Nebraska will
win, 31-14.
My predictions on other Big 8 games are:
Colorado 24, Iowa State 21, at Ames, Iowa- But I
wouldn't bet money on it. The Big 8 schedule is
ushered in by two teams still having problems.
Anything can happen.
Kansas State 21, Memphis State 10, at Manhattan,
Kan.- The Wildcats have turned into a surprisingly
tough defensive team, as it has shut out its last two
opponents. Memphis State has lost only to Houston,
35-21. If the Wildcats win, their game at Kansas next
week will be a real showdown.
Oklahoma State 28, Texas Tech 10, at Stillwater,
Okla.- It's too bad that Tech can't run up the score
on Oklahoma State like the Cowboys did to Southern
Illinois (70-7). The conference championship game
could be on Oct. 27 when Oklahoma State plays the
Huskers.
Tennessee 28, Kansas 14, at Memphis, Tenn.- If
Kansas' can beat the ninth-ranked Volunteers, it will
be a remarkable reversal from last year's season. Last
year the Jayhawks were 4-7 overall.
Missouri 24, Southern Methodist University 21, at
Dallas, Texas- A battle of unbeatens, and Missouri
wants to make sure it stays that way going into the
Oct. 13 game with the Huskers.
Oklahoma 35, Miami 10, at Norman, Okla.- The
Hurricanes may have derailed Texas, but they won't
do it to the Sooners. Oklahoma will be sky high after
their tie with the University of Southern California.
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Graduate assistant Guy Ingles
sports
shorts
Thcr will Ijo a UNL
intercollegiate women's
volleyball tournament
Saturday at 10 p.m. at Wayne
State College. Teams
participating will xi UNL,
Wayne, Peru and UNO. For
further information call Denise
Stange, 475-75G6.
Professional basketball
comes to Lincoln Saturday
night when the Kansas
City-Omaha Kings play the
Detroit Pistons. The game is at
7:30 p.m. in Pershing
Auditorium.
Correction...
An error appeared jn
Thursday's Daily Nebraskan
sports. In an article concerning
intramural football, a
paragraph read;
Phi Delta Thr.-ta, after
cruihing previously undefeated
Alpha Tau Omega 47-18
Tue'd.jy ni;jht, reaps Daily
Nebraskan class A flag football
team of the week honors.
The score should have read:
40-25.
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Minnesota to attack from three formations
Minnesota has some good athletes, and if they put it all
together, it could be all over for Nebraska, according to Guy
Ingles, graduate coaching assistant for the Nebraska freshman
football team.
Last Saturday, Ingles traveled to Lawrence, Kan., to scout
the Gophers' 34-19 loss to Kansas. Minnesota lost their first
game to Ohio State, 56-7, but won their second game by
beating North Dakota, 41-14.
"With a tetter team effort and better field position,
Minnesota could have bc-utcn Kansas," he said.
Offensively, the Gophers will run out of dive option, veer
T, and Wishbone formations, he said. Minnesota usually uses
the Wishbone for short yardage situations, Ingles added.
'The veer T offense is similar to the Wishbone, except the
Wishbone has three running backs and the veer T only has
two," he said.
Minnesota's running backs are halfback Rich Upchurch and
All Big Ten fullback John King. Ingles said both men have
good speed but have a tendency to fumble the ball.
After three games, King is the Gophers' leading rusher with
168 yards in 53 carries and three touchdowns. Upchurch has
147 yards in 36 carries and two touchdowns.
Sophomore John Lowing started the first three games at
quarterback for Minnesota, but Gopher Head Coach Cal Stoll
has indicated that freshman Tony Dungy might start against
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the Huskers. Lawing hasn't recovered completely from an
injury he received in the Kansas game.
Another highly touted Minnesota performer is tight end
Keith Fahnhorst Stoll said Fahnhorst is a definite first round
pro draft choice. After three games, Fahnhorst has three
catches for 23 yards.
"Overall, the Minnesota offense will put a lot of pressure on
our middle guard and linebackers," Ingles said.
He said defensively the Gophers are big, strong and have
good speed at the positions where it's needed.
Ingles cited linebacker Mike Steidl and tackles Jeff
Gunderson and Keith Simons as "fine defensive ballplayers."'
'Their weakness may be in their inexperienced defensive
secondary," he said. Minnesota has no seniors in their
secondary and are starting two sophomores.
"I played against Minnesota for three years, and they
always wanted to beat us badly," he said. "I just hope we can
get the job done this year."
Ingles said a good game at Minnesota would give the
Huskers momentum going into the Big Eight opener at
Missouri Oct. 13.
Saturday's game starts at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in
Minneapolis. Nebraska beat Minnesota last year in Lincoln,
49-0, and has won the last eight games against the Gophers.
Minnesota leads the series, which began in 1900, 29-14-2.
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