Buffaloes still
first in AP poll
The Associated Press
Colorado, which completed its
regular season two weeks ago, re
mained No. 1 for the third straight
week in The Associated Press college
football poll. The Buffaloes (10-1-1)
received 42 first-place votes and 1,476
points from a nationwide panel of
sports writers and broadcasters.
Georgia Tech stayed second after
beating Georgia 40-23, but closed the
gap on Colorado. The Yellow Jackets
(10-0-1), the only major team with
out a loss, got 16 first-place votes and
1,397 points. They trailed Colorado
by 130 points last week; now they are
only 79 points behind.
The Texas Longhorns leaped from
fifth to third, improving their chances
of winning their first national title
since 1969.
Texas, which beat Texas A&M
28-27 Saturday, jumped over Miami
and Brigham Young in the final regu
lar-season poll. Miami edged San
Diego State 30-28, while BYU was
demolished by Hawaii 59-28.
The Hurricanes (9-2) fell from third
to fourth, the second straight week
they’ve dropped a notch in the poll
following a victory. BYU (10-2)
plunged from fourth to 13th.
Texas (10-1) got the other two
first-place votes and 1,338 points, 35
more than Miami. Notre Dame (9-2),
which was idle, moved from seventh
to fifth with 1,252 points.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Flor
ida State (9-2), Penn State (9-2),
Washington (9-2), Houston (10-1) and
Tennessee (8-2-2). Nebraska is 19th.
Because of the bowl matchups,
only the Orange, Cotton and Citrus
have a realistic chance to produce the
national champion. Colorado plays
Notre Dame in the Orange, Texas
meets Miami in the Cotton and Gcor
giaTecb faces Nebraska in the Citrus.
The possibilities:
If Colorado wins, the Buffaloes
should win the national title. If Notre
Dame wins and Georgia Tech loses, it
would probably be a close battle for
No. 1 between the Irish and theTexas
Miami winner.
If Colorado loses and Georgia Tech
wins, the Yellow Jackets would stake
their claim to the national champion
ship. But the Tcxas-Miami winner
would also get strong consideration.
Blockbuster Bowl opponents Flor
For the week ending Dec. 1, 1990
School/RecordPoints
1. Colorado 10-1-1 (1) 1,476
2. Georgia Tech 10-0-1 (2) 1,397
3. Texas 10-1-0 (5) 1,338
4. Miami Ra. 9-2-0 (3) 1,303
5. Notre Dame 9-2-0 (7) 1,252
6. Florida St. 9 2-0 (8) 1,196
7. Penn St 92-0 (10) 1,125
8. Washington 9-2-0 (9) 1,117
9. Houston 10-1-0 (11) 945
10. Tennessee 8-2-2 (12) 944
11. Florida 9-2-0^; 905
12. Michigan 8-3-0 (13) 833
13. Brigham Young 192-0 (4) 786
14. Clemson 9-2-0 (14) 737
15. Mississippi 92-0 (15) 535
16. Illinois 8-3-0(16) 500
17. Iowa 8-3-0 (18) 461
18. Louisville 91-1 (17) 450
19. Nebraska 9-2-0 (19) 408
20. Oklahoma 8-3-0 (22) 360
21. Southern Cal. 93-1 (21) 352
22. Michigan St. 7-3-1 (23) 260
23. Southern Miss. 8-3-0 (24) 226
24. Ohio St 7-3-1 (25) 197
25. Alabama 7-4-0 (•) 115
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ida Slate and Penn Slate are playing
as well as anyone in the country. But
the winner of that game appears to be
locked out of the title picture because
the winners of the Orange and Cotton
seem certain to be ranked higher.
Florida Slate moved up iwo spots
to sixth after beating Florida 45-30,
while Penn Slate rose three places to
seventh and Washington went Irom
ninth to eighth.
Florida, which can’t play in a bowl
becauscof NCAA probation,dropped
five places to 11th.
Alabama moved back into the Top
25 after beating Auburn 16-7. Ala
bama has won seven of eight since
dropping its first three games.
Auburn, 20th last week, dropped
out of the rankings.
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Tampa Bay coach fired
despite break in losses
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Ray Perk
ins was fired Monday as coach of
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a day
after the team ended a six-game
losing streak with a victory over
Atlanta.
Bucs owner Hugh Culverhouse,
who only recently said he intended
to keep Perkins, named assistant
head coach Richard Williamson as
interim coach. During the Bucs’
losing streak, Culverhouse had come
under criticism from fans and the
media for not Firing Perkins.
The move comes with the Buc
caneers a loss shy of their eighth
consecutive losing season. Sunday’s
23-17 win over the Falcons im
proved their record to 5-8.
Culverhouse had predicted be
fore the season that the team would
win at least 11 games. During the
losing streak he gave Perkins a
vote of confidence, saying he
wouldn’t allow the coach to quit
even if the Bucs didn’t win another
game.
But fans called for Perkins’ fir
ing and organized a boycott of the
first quarter of Sunday’s game.
Perkins’ record in just less than
four seasons with the Bucs was 19
41. None of his teams won more
than five games.
Including four years with the
New York Giants, he has a career
NFL record of 42-75.
New York Knicks
fire Coach Jackson
NEW YORK (AP) — The strug
fling New York Knicks fired Coach
tu Jackson on Monday and replaced
him with former Phoenix and Dallas
coach John MacLeod.
The Knicks finished third in the
Atlantic Division last season with a
45-37 record and upset the Boston
Celtics in the first round of the play
offs before being eliminated by the
Chicago Bulls. But they were off to a
slow start this year with a 7-8 record,
including five losses in their last six
games.
MacLeod, 53, ranks fifth among
active NBA coaches with 675 victo
ries. Terms of his contract were not
disclosed.
MacLeod has coached 17 seasons
in the NBA, 14 with Phoenix and
three with Dallas. His teams won 50
or more games five times and went to
the conference finals four times.
Jackson was in his second season
as the Knicks’ coach. He replaced
Rick Pitino, who left to take the job at
Kentucky.
Bolli
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Before her junior season, Boili had
thoughts of leaving butnixed the idea.
“Getting a scholarship was a big
reason,” she said. “Plus, I felt that if
I transferred or went to basketball I’d
be starting all over again. I felt that
I’d made a lot of progress here and I
don’t like giving up on something
until I conquer it.
"I’m glad I stuck it out. I still miss
basketball but I’ve grown to love
volleyball.”
And volleyball fans at the NU
Coliseum seem to extend the same
gratitude. She is one of the most popular
players on the team because of the
jump serve. It is not unusual for the
crowd to roar when she enters a match
in anticipation of an ace.
“I try not to pay attention to what’s
going on off the court during the
match,” Bolli said, “but after the game
the attention makes me proud and
happy. It’s nice to look back and
know I’m appreciated.”
But, little do fans know that Bolli
brings more than her jump serve into
a match, but also leadership and en
thusiasm.
“There are two ways to lead: By
action and by voice. IU7 to do both,”
she said.
Being one of three seniors, she
sees providing leadership as part of
her job.
‘'Linda (Bareness), Val (Novak)
and 1 all have different roles so the
leadership is spread out,” Bolli said.
“When it comes to crunch time, the
players don’t look to just one player
as in the past. I think it’s made us
more of a team.”
Pettit said the Bolli’s enthusiastic
quality is a talent in itself.
“It’s important to have people with
enthusiasm and talent,” he said. “She’s
also a very intelligent person who
sees when things need to be done and
gels them done.”
And, those things can be done by
anyone who has the desire, according
to Bolli.
“I think I’ve shown that you don’t
have to be a high school All-Ameri
can to come in and make a difference
at a program like this,” Bolli said.
“Through hard work and persever
ance, you can make a contribution.”
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Kruse
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ball in a long time. Against lesser
teams you get behind and say ‘We’ll
beat them in the long run anyway,”
Kruse said. “You shouldn’t have
that attitude, but it’s hard not to.
“It’s easy to get pumped up be
cause there aren’t any lesser teams
now.”
For someone who is known for
sending the ball to the floor with an
accompanying “kill by Janet
KROOOOOOOSE” one aspect of
her game often goes unnoticed —
setting.
Kruse’s position on the right
side gives her setting responsibili
ties “in emergency situations,” she
said.
“I enjoy setting a lot,” Kruse
said, “but I take a lot of ribbing
about it.”
Kruse said her big hands have
earned her the nickname “Eclipse”
when she is setting the ball.
Kruse’s consistency does not end
at the net.
After two years of school as a
biology major, Kruse is batting a
thousand on the report card. Her
4.0 grade point average earned her
a spot on last year s Lee Jeans
Academic Honor Roll.