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Osborne: Cyclone 'injuries' don't sideline players
By Bob Asmussen
What Donnie Duncan is selling, Tom
Osborne isnt buying.
I keep hearing how beat up Iowa State
is, yet, I don't know of anyone who isnt
going to play for them, Osborne said.
"That's a little puzzling.
Osborne said running back Dwayne
Crutchfield is a perfect example. Crutch
field reportedly has been slowed down by
several minor injuries.
"He made a great move and a great
catch for a two-point conversion (against
Kansas), Osborne said.
Tm sure hes got some problem, but it
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Nebraska I-back Roger Craig (21) tries to break free from tacklers in a game earlier
this season. The Huskers will close out their home season Saturday against the Iowa
State Cyclones.
Huskers to becalm ISU, but who goes
It's that time of year again. Bowl time.
In the next few weeks thousands of trees
will die so sportswriters may inform the
public who is going to which bowl game
and why.
Of course, none of that will really mat
ter in the end. The bowls will pick the
teams they want, just like they always do.
renn Mate. Alter this they must play No
tre Dame and Pitt.
nfef?f? flAflMFtlTMlti? ExceVx for a win aainst a Nebraska
l)3U U p?t&yLJl I team that bears no relation to the power
house that rolled over Oklahoma State, the
But to ensure there will be at least one
bowl game where everyone will know in
advance who is playing,! propose the crea
tion of a new bowl game - the William
Faulkner Bowl to be played every year in
Oxfoid, Miss. The teams to be invited will
be Temple and Drake. This is only fitting
as it is the only way either team will ever
get to a bowl.
Iowa State at Nebraska. One team that
had high hopes for a bowl bid two weeks
ago was Iowa State. Those Hopes have dim
med somewhat as a result of losses to Kan
sas State and Kansas. But a win against
Nebraska would cause the bowls to sit up
iJid take notice.
Of course, Nebraska already is assured
of a bowl bid from somebody, but the one
they want the Orange Bowl - still is a
way off.
didn't seem like he couldn't function,
Osborne said.
It appears Husker quarterback Turner
Gill will be able to play during the Iowa
State game, but his starting status is un
certain. "I think he's to where he can play,
Osborne said. "Well wait until later to
decide about whether or not hell start.
Injuries to other key players appeared
to be clearing up. Center Dave Rimington
was able to practice Wednesday as was
tight end Mitch Krenk and offensive guard
Tom Carlstrom. Tight end Jamie Williams
starting status for Saturday is questionable.
"Jamie is not full speed yet, but hell be
The Huskers have to guard against over
optimism, but Tom Osborne wont let
them screw up this late in the game. The
Huskers march on toward their appoint
ment with destiny in Norman: Nebraska
28, Iowa State 13.
Albama at Penn State. This game marks
the beginning of three tough games for
only tough team Penn State has faced is
Miami, who beat them.
Alabama had last week off to get ready
for this game. You can bet the farm Bear
Bryant had the boys doing more last week
than reading Ibsen: Albama 24, Penn State
17.
Oklahoma at Missouri. I don't know
why, but for some reason Missouri always
gets more fired up for Nebraska than they
do for Oklahoma.
Why is this? Don't they know who the
really bad guys are? Apparently not.
As for Oklahoma . . . well, they usually
dont have to get fired up for Missouri.
They handle Mizzou with the same aplomb
that Nebraska shows when handling Colo
rado. The Sooners will bag the Tigers and
look for bigger game: Oklahoma 31, Mis
souri 21.
able to play some, Osborne said.
Fullback Phil "Bates left practice early
Wednesday with the flu but he should be
able to play Saturday .
"Sometimes the worst injuries are the
ones you have in the beginning of the
game, Osborne said.
Osborne said he is impressed with
Crutchfield. He described the Cincinnati
native as a "different" type of back.
"Hes big and durable, Osborne said.
"He's hard to stop for less than four, five
or six yards a carry. He's the biggest back
well have played all year.
Osborne said Iowa State has good size
all the way around. He also said they have
a good team.
Osborne said it was not up to him to ex
plain why Iowa State lost to both Kansas
State and Kansas the last two weeks.
"Thats Donnie Duncan's job, Osborne
said. "All I know is that they have good
ISU lineman
but is up for
By Kevin Warneke
Injuries, not opposing offensive line
men, would have to be the greatest foe of
Iowa State's defensive lineman Chris
Boskey.
Boskey appeared on the scene as a de
fensive tackle his freshman year and broke
into Iowa State's lineup. He received
numerous post season awards after his
freshman year such as Newcomer of the
Year in the Big Eight. He was also named
second team all-Conference.
After his freshman year things went
downhill as he was injured in 1979 and
played sparingly. Last year he was redshirt
ed. This year he has been bothered by the
same injuries but Boskey says he will be
ready to go all out for Saturday's game at
Nebraska.
"It has been a long frustrating road, but
IH be 120 percent on Saturday," Boskey
said.
"I don't know if it is right for freshmen
to play varsity ball. I could personally
handle it, but many cant," Boskey said.
"The coaches must decide whether to play
a freshman and risk the chance of him
. never playing again, but I'm glad I did as it
was my only healthy year so far."
Boskey is not famous for his boast at
Kansas State at Oklahoma State. Offici
ally, last week's game against Oklahoma
will go down in the record books as a loss
for the Wildcats. But, like Sen. George Mc
Govern's campaign for the presidency, it
was a moral victory.
This week the Cowboys get a real vic
tory: Oklahoma State 21, Kansas State 14.
Colorado at Kansas. This game matches
a team witn the worst tight song in college
football (Colorado) against a team with
one of the best fight songs in college foot
ball (Kansas). On that basis, which is as
good of a criteria as any to judge these two
teams, the nod goes to KU: Kansas 24,
Colorado 14.
NU-OU game
KETV, Channel 7 in Omaha will
broadcast the Nebraska-Oklahoma foot
ball game Nov. 21 live, Ron Tillery, pro
gram director, announced Thursday
ABC-TV had announced earlier tn
the week that the game would not be
shown as a national or regional game
over the network but KETV received
exclusive broadcast rights to the annual
Big Eight battle.
Tillery said KETV entered negotiat
ions with the Nebraska Athletic Depart.
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football players and a good team. What
happened in the past is no concern to me.
I'm just concerned how things go this
week.
"If they're Iowa State) going to go to a
bowl game, they are going to have to win
Saturday, Osborne said. "I have no reason
to believe they are going to come over here
hurt or not trying or giving up. I know
they are going to play, and I know they
have the athletes to give us a good ball
game. Our players have to be thinking
about that and I think they are.
Nebraska senior wingback Anthony
Steels will sing the National Anthem prior
to Saturday's game, Nebraska Sports In
formation Director Don Bryant announced
prior to Wednesday practice. Bryant said the
coaches and players voted to have Steels
sing as a tribute to the 22 seniors who will
be playing their final home game. Steels
will be the first Husker player to sing the
National Anthem before a game.
fights injuries
Husker battle
the beginning of the season that the Big
Two's (Nebraska and Oklahoma) domin
ance was breaking up. He still feels that
way even after Iowa State's two recent
losses.
"I wouldn't be coming on Saturday if I
still didn't feel that way," he said.
"Everybody says the reason why the
competition is evening out is because of
scholarship and recruitment restrictions
and I guess that's basically true," he said.
"But I also think another reason is because
a lot of freshmen are staying closer to
home.
"Look at some of the smaller schools in
Texas. For example, Rice and Houston are
no longer pushovers because a lot of Texas
recruits are staying closer to home," he
said. "IU bet Nebraska is not drawing from
Iowa as well as they used to."
Even with Iowa State's two recent losses
to Kansas State and Kansas, Boskey sees no
letdown in intensity on Iowa State's part.
"We could be 0-6 and there would be no
letdown on our part against Nebraska. It
doesn't take much to get psyched up for
teams like Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Missouri," Boskey said. "We would love to
knock Nebraska off their pedestal."
Boskey said Iowa State still has an ex
cellent chance of going to a bowl game.
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to bowls?
East: Clemson 21, Maryland 0; North
Carolina State 23, Duke 7; Navy 27, Geor
gia Tech 7; Pitt 38, Army 10.
South: North Carolina 22, Virginia 3;
Tennessee 35, Mississippi 21; Texas 31,
TCU 7; Arkansas 35, Texas A&M 31; Bay
lor 13 , Rice 0; Miami 24, Virginia Tech 2 1 .
Midwest: Ohio State 37, Northwestern
7; Michigan 24, Purdue 7; Iowa 27, Wiscon
sin 24; Notre Dame 35, Air Force 14
West: USC 27, Washington 21; UCLA
27, Arizona State 26; Arizona 31, Ore
gon State 14; Washington State 30, Califor
nia 14; Stanford 35, Oregon 26.
Last week: 2310. 69 J percent: Season:
197-77, 71.9 percent
on KETV
feeding the broadcast to the Nebraska
Television Network in Kearney so the
entire state could view the game. NCAA
regulations state, however, that only the
originating station can show exception
games such as this.
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