Big Eight coaches roll with the punches
By Ptwk Samson
Senior Reporter
For Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs,
the 45-7 loss at Colorado Saturday
may have been the final blow to his
job as the Sooners' head coach.
For Iowa State coach Jim Walden,
this season has been a combination
of punches.
After losses again last Saturday,
Gibbs and Walden both addressed the
need for victories this weekend dur
ing the Big Eight teleconference
Monday.
The Sooners play at Kansas, while
the Cyclones take on Oklahoma State
in Stillwater.
Gibbs, who saw his team drop out
of the Top 25 after dropping to 3-3,
said losing to Colorado was no rea
son for Oklahoma to hang its head.
“This is by far the most talented
Colorado team I’ve played against
since I’ve been here at Oklahoma.”
he said. “They certainly were good
in 1989 when they played for the na
tional championship and when they
won it in 1990.
“But looking at the way they con
trol the line of scrimmage and their
playmakers at the skilled positions.
I'd have to give this team the nod over
the others.”
Walden’s squad dropped a 41-23
decision to Kansas, falling to 0-6
overall and 0-2 in the conference.
Despite losing to the Jayhawks,
Walden said his team was improving.
“We executed better and got our
quarterbacks back,” he said. “Our
offense did a good job executing
against what I think is a pretty good
defense. I like the system and the
things we’re trying to get done.”
But many people want answers on
‘Why Gibbs can’t beat good oppo
nents?’ and ‘Why Walden can’t beat
any opponent?’
Both coaches arc sticking by their
teams.
Walden said his concern was with
his team, not his future coaching sta
tus.
“I’ve been running into a buzz saw
“This is by far the most talented Colorado team I've
played against since I've beeti here at Oklahoma.
7 hey certa inly were good in 1989 when they played
for the national championship and when they won
it in 1990."
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GARY GIBBS
Oklahoma coach
since the first game up here this
year,” he said. “Everything that can
be turned up is as high as it can be. I
don’t feel any more pressure this
week than another, but we need a win
for the players.
“I wish there was something I
could do to provide these young men
a victory just for the sake of a vic
tory. It has nothing to do with saving
my job because that's a foregone con
clusion. But when you’re 0-6. young
people need to feel winning.”
As for Gibbs, the question isn't
whether the Sooners will win any
more games this year, but whether the
Sooners even care if they win another
game.
“Our desire is to go get ready to
play Kansas and try to play a com
plete football game,'' Gibbs said. “To
say that (Oklahoma has given up) is
totally false. Our football team didn't
give up the other night against Colo
rado, and we won’t give up Saturday
against Kansas.’’
“Simplify, simplify.”
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Huskers’
practice
goes well
From Staff Reports
Nebraska football coach Tom
Osborne said Monday night that
the Cornhuskers came through
Saturday’s 17-6 win over Kan
sas State relatively injury-free.
I-back Lawrence Phillips,
who sprained his left thumb in
the first half on Saturday, did
not practice Monday. Osborne
said Phillips' thumb had
swelled up auitc a bit. but the
injury would not prevent him
from playing in this week’s
game at Missouri.
Linebacker Ed Stewart and
defensive lineman Terry
Connealy missed practice, but
both are expected to play Sat
urday.
Glock sprains
ankle in practice
Nebraska guard Jason Glock
sprained his ankle Sunday and was
in a cast Monday.
Glock, a 6-foot-5 junior, will be
out for two or three days to recover
from the injury.
Miles defensive
player of week
Cornerback Barron Miles was
awarded Athlon's national defensive
player of the week.
Miles, who was unanimously se
lected as the Big Eight defensive
player of the week, set a school
record with six pass breakups against
Kansas State. The 5-foot-H, 165
pound senior added five tackles in the
game.
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On Sunday, (he Huskcrs defeated
Wisconsin-Milwaukcc 2-0 in front of
a crowd of 206. After a scoreless first
half, freshman Tanya Wright scored
the Huskcrs' first goal off a corner
kick at the 68-minute mark from 18
yards out to give Nebraska a 1-0 lead.
At the 79-minutc mark, freshman
Stephanie Vacck scored the final goal
to cap off a 2-0 Huskcr victory.
The Huskcrs also chalked up a vic
tory over Texas Christian on Friday
afternoon.
After a scoreless first half by both
teams, the Huskers responded by
scoring four goals in 2:48 early in the
second half.
The Huskcrs added two more goals
to defeat the Homed Frogs 6-0. Fresh
men Danielle Boswell and Katrcna
Bevins each scored two goals in the
game.
Walker said that he was happy
with his team's performance this
weekend, and he said that Sunday's
tough game should help his team pre
pare for the upcoming games.
“The girls battled the whole
game,” Walker said, “and that’s all
we ask them to do.”
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