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It wasn't a day in the sun for
the Syracuse Orange in last year's
game against No. 1 ranked Nebra
ska. The Huskers crumbled, clob
bered and crushed the Orange
men 63-7.
This year, however, Syracuse
fans say things will be different.
The year, they say, the Huskers
will smash, squash and squeeze
the Orange.
The joke around here is that
Nebraska's third string could
probably beat the daylights out of
us," said Georgia Seferlis, owner
of Buggsy's Bar. "But," she said,
"We will go and cheer and have a
good time."
Jeff Finkelstein, a student who
works at the Carrier Domeas a
concession stand supervisor, said
they're hoping for a miracle but
that, "we're taking bets on how
bad we're gonna lose."
"No one thinks we have a
chance," he said, "but we're hop
ing maybe Moses will part the
Red Sea or rather the Nebraska
front line."
Senior Tony Imbimbo said he
thinks it might be a blowout, but
that it could be close with "a
break here or a break there."
'There would have to be a lot of
turnovers on Nebraska's part and
we'd have to have a great day," he
said.
Imbimbo said, however, that
there's a lot of optimism about
this year's team because of their
good play at the end of last year's
season.
"Everybody's confused since we
lost to Rutger's last week 19-0," he
said. "We play great one week and
blow it the next."
Larry Leonard, a junior at Syr
acuse, said, "We're a little scared,
but we're a lot better than last
year.
"Our defense is definitely the
backbone of our team," he said.
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Twer game to
Several intersectional match
ups highlight this Saturday's Big
Eight football schedule as the
conference heads into its final
full week of non-conference play.
Big High
review
The best matchup sends Mis
souri (1-2) against Notre Dame
(2-1) at Columbia, Mo. The game
is scheduled to be televised na
tionally by ABC-TV. Missouri beat
Mississippi State 47-30 last week
to notch its first win of the sea
son, while Notre Dame pounded
Colorado 55-14. The Missouri
players sang the Tiger fight song
after their win, prompting coach
Wrarren powers to say. "It's been a
long time since you guys sang
that song . . . and you damn well
better not forget the words 'cause
we're going to sing it every week
from here on out." Kickoff is set
for 2:50 p.m.
Colorado (0-3) will try to re
bound from last Saturday's dis
aster at Notre Dame when the
Buffaloes host UCLA (2-1). The
Bruins suffered their own disas
ter last week, losing to Nebraska
42-3. UCLA fell to 1 5th in the UPI
poll. ,
Colorado coach Bill McCartney
said he plans to put in a lot of
"hard work, and no short cuts" to
prepare for the Bruins.
"We've got a young program
and team," McCartney said. "I
think we'll get back up and fight."
Oklahoma (3-0) and Kansas
State (1-2) open the conference
season at Norman, Okla., Satur
day. The sooners blasted Baylor
34-15 last week. The Wildcats
were embarrassed by TCU 42-10.
Oklahoma holds a 54-1 1 -4 lead in
the series, and Kansas State last
beat the Sooners in 1970.
Kansas State coach Jim Dickey
said he's concerned about his
team's ability to stop the Okla
homa running game.
'They have great team speed
and can really get to the corners
fast with their option game," Dick
ey said. "Oklahoma has always
had a good running game and
this year is no exception."
The Kansas Jayhawks (1-2) will
travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for their
first meeting ever with the North
Carolina Tar Heels (0-2). Both
teams are coming off defeats,
with Kansas bowing to Vander
bilt 41-6 and Norht Carolina los
ing to Boston College 52-20.
Kansas owns an 0-2 record
against Atlantic Coast Conference
teams, and North Carolina has
never beaten a Big Eight team.
The Tar Heels are 0-7 vs. the Big
Eiht.
Oklahoma State (3-0) will play
at intrastate rival Tulsa (1-2)
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Saturday. The Cowboys retained
their No. 1 1 ranking in the UFI
poll after surviving a 19-14 scare
against San Diego State last week.
Tulsa gave Arkansas trouble be
fore losing 18-9.
After the Cowboys recovered a
fumble on their own two-yard
line to stop a late San Diego State
drive, Oklahoma State tackle Rod
ney Harding was philosophical.
"I don't think you could say we
were lucky to win," Harding said,
"but I think we were kind of for
tunate not to lose."
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Rodney Harding
Iowa State (1-2) will try to even
its record Saturday when the
Cyclones host West Texas State
(0-4). Iowas State bowed to Texas
A&M 38-1 7 last week. West Texas
State fell to McNeese State 24-17,
Cyclone wide receiver Tracy
Henderson drew praise from Tex
as A&M coach Jackie Sherrill for
his effort against the Aggies.
"If you want to see the best
receiver in the country, you just
have to come and see Tracy Hend
erson," Sherrill said. "He's an un
believable receiver."
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host tourney
Sixth-ranked Nebraska,
fresh off two victories against
Big Eight opponents, will
host DeSherbrooke Univer
sity of Canada at 7 p.m.
tonight at the Coliseum.
DeSherbrooke will stay in
Lincoln for the Husker Invi
tational this weekend, which
also will feature traditional
Husker nemesis Southwest
Missouri State, one of the
few teams to own a winning
record against the Huskers.
Twelfth-ranked Colorado
State is the fourth team.
DeSherbrooke of Quebec
was 35-6 last season and
will see its first action of the
year tonight. The "Vert et
Or," or Green and Gold, were
35-6 last year and return
four starters.
Nebraska won its 23rd con
secutive Big Eight game last
week with a 15-6, 15-6, 15-3
victory over Kansas and then
beat Oklahoma 15-12, 15-9,
1 5-7. Nebraska has dropped
only one set in its seven
matches this season.
The Huskers lead the
nation in kills per game and
stand second in blocks per
game and hitting percentage.
Julie Hermann is second in
the nation in hitting per
centage with a .432, and
fourth in kills with 80.