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Auburn forecast not so crazy now
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ter. How do I end thinp? How about a few observa
tions ...
My apologies have to go to Anson Mount. Mount,
the football forecaster for Playboy magazine, said in
his preseason issue last summer that Auburn would
capture the national championship. A lot of people,
myself included, thought Mount was 2 inches short
of crazy when he made that choice. But, son of a gun,
John
Kopetzky
look at those wire service polb now!
The same wire service polls that will determine
the national championship list Auburn a solid third
behind Nebraska and that team from somewhere
south of Oklahoma. Auburn lost to Texas 20-7 in the
season's second, but have won nine in a row, includ
ing triumphs over Florida, Georgia (in Athens) and
Alabama. The team has captured its first outright
Southeastern Conference title in 26 years, earned
the Sugar Bowl trip, and with some upset, still could
win it all Pat Due, the coach, and Bo Jackson,
sophomore All-American tailback, are the toasts of
the SEC. Not a bad year at alL
So, sorry, Mr. Mount, maybe you aren't so crazy
after alL
Recall Neil Harris game-saving play at the end of
he Oklahoma game. Well, folks, I'm a person who
lotices little similarities in things. Call it an acute
ense of deja vu. Harris' play was almost an exact
splica of another play 13 years ago. In November
970, Oklahoma came to Lincoln and trailed the
luskers, 23-21, and had the ball deep in Nebraska
territory on the last play of the game. Quarterback
Jack Mildren dropped back to pass, fired the ball
Into the end zone, and Husker cornerback Jim And
erson, ajunior, intercepted the pass as time ran out.
With the victory, Nebraska went 7-0 in the confer
ence, kept an overall unbeaten record; and then
went on to the Orange Bowl to win the national title.
Recall that Nebraska faced a similar situation in
Norman this year. The Huskcrs were unbeaten in
the conference, unbeaten overall, and clinched the
Big Eight title with a 23-21 victory against . Okla
homa. The Sooners again were throwing into the
end zone on fourth down late in the game, and a
junior cornerback made the game-saving play.
Carry these similarities further. Oklahoma was
7-4-1 in 1970, 5-2 in the Big Eight, tied for second
place. OU was 8-4 this year, 5-2 in the Big Eight, and
tied for second place.
Finally, this year's bowl situation fa a farce. Not
only do you have No. 1 not playing No. 2, but you
have a really good team (SMU) getting a raw deal.
The Mustangs are 10-1, with their only loss coming
to Texas, 15-12. They have the best record (31-2-1)
in the nation over the past three seasons. They have
some of the best young running backs in the nation;
but they are playing in the Sun Bowl. Not the Orange
Bowl, where the Miami Hurricanes are Nebraska's
opponent. Not the Sugar Bowl, where twice
defeated Michigan is playing Auburn. Not the Cot
ton Bowl, where 9-1-1 Georgia is playing Texas. Not
even the Fiesta Bowl, where football fans in Tempe,
Ariz., will be treated to 8-2-1 Pitt and 8-3 Ohio State.
The Rose Bowl's Pac-10 contract is still in force,
meaning 6-4-1 UCLA will play Illinois.
Talk about a raw deal
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jne," Matzke said of his performance,
.lie main thing that helped me was
rs really been concentrating on the
rd, and that's what has given me the
durance to go through this season."
Nebraska center Hoppen battled
"lansas'Joe Kleine to a virt ual stand
' The two 6-11 centers both led
ir teams in the scoring and re
minding departments. Hoppen net
1 21 points and snatched nine re
ands, while Kleine bettered those
:ts slightly, scoring 22 and grabbing
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That was an awful tough game,"
Hoppen said. That's the best team win
we've had in a long time. I think we
played exactly like Coach Iba wanted
us to play, and they (Arkansas) didnt
shoot welL
Husker forward Cloudy, who
finished with 17 points and eight
rebounds, praised Matzke for his
effort. -
"He made the difference," Cloudy
said. "When you have a guy come
through that hasn't been doing much,
it really gives you a lift."
The two teams' next action will be
Saturday night, when Nebraska plays
host to Northern Iowa at 7:35 p.m. and
Arkansas meets North Texas State.
eather forces canceled wrestling match
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r 2 p.m. Saturday, was postponed
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had been set for the match. The War
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