Opinon Thursday, December 7, 1995 Page 4 ... . Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board University of Nebraska-Lincoln J. Christopher Haiti.....Editor, 472-1766 Rainbow Rowell..Managing Editor Mark Baldridge.s......Opinion Page Editor DeDra Janssen.r,.s .>.Associate News Editor Doug Kouma.... i.Arts & Entertainment Editor JejfZeleny. Senior Reporter Matt Woody. Senior Reporter James Mehsling.*.Cartoonist He-is-man Frazier best candidate for top trophy On Dec. 9 five of the nation’s best college football players will gather in the same room all hoping to win the most coveted prize a college football player can receive, the Heisman Trophy. Nebraska’s Tommie Frazier, Iowa State’s Troy Davis, Florida’s Danny Wuerffel, Northwestern’s Darnell Autry and Ohio State’s Eddie George all will be waiting to hear their name called. All five players have had t major impact this season and in the past for their teams, but none of the five have had more ofan impactthan Frazier. And he is the Daily Nebraskan’s pick to win the 61 st Heisman Trophy. Of the five, Frazier, Wuerffel and George are the front runners and the vote should be close among the three. George can run and Wuerffel can pass but Frazier has one advantage over these two players; Frazier is a player who can pass and run. This year, Frazier has Bret Gottschall/DN P0SteU “ W and in his career he has helped the Comhuskers to a 32-3 record ip games he has started. That number would be even greater if he hadn’t missed eight games last season suffering from blood clots. His value was learned coming off the bench in the Orange Bowl last season to lead N ebraska back from a 17-9 deficit for the 24-17 win and a national championship. In his 11 games this year, Frazier was second on the team in rushing with 604 yards on 97 attempts for an average of 6.2 yards a carry. The senior from Bradenton, Fla., also has 14 touchdowns. He has passed for 1,362 yards on 92 completions, which include 17 touchdowns and only four interceptions. He has a combined total of 31 touchdowns, rushing and passing. Wuerffel has eye-popping passing statistics throwing for 3,266 yards and 35 touchdowns, but with 10 interceptions. Wuerffel’s one dimensional style shows in his -141 yards rushing. George is perhaps Frazier’s greatest challenge. The Buckeye running back rushed for 1,826 yards on 303 carries. He had 23 touchdowns rushing and one receiving. But besides statistics, Frazier has meant more to his team than anyone. Wuerffel sat out a game and the Gators still won 58-20. George isn’t helped by having his team lose to Michigan in the final game of the season. Fraziershouldbecome the third Husker—Johnny Rodgers in 1972 and Mike Rozier in 1983 are the other two—to win the award with his performances this season. Frazier has been the best example of Nebraska football over the past four seasons, the bestplayer this season and his efforts shouldpay off Saturday night at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. Editorial policy Staff editorials represent the official policy of the Fall 1995 Daily Nebras kan. Policy is set by die Daily Nebras kan Editorial Board. Editorials do not necessarily reflect the views of the university, its employees, the students or the NU Board of Regents. Editorial columns represent the opinion of the author. The regents publish the Daily Nebraskan. They establish the UNL Publications Board to supervise the daily production of the paper. Accord ing to policy set by the regents, respon sibility for the editorial content of the newspaper lies solely in the hands of its students. Letter policy The Daily Nebraskan welcomes brief letters to the editor from all readers and interested others. 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FRARKL't SAR6, TO/S DORY ASK, DohY TILL POUC)( FtAUF BOTHERS IAE ...AND WEW WKbfr tv &ONP HEADS WtH THE PPEEWA OV SDEECH AlWDWEAT-.'W>HlD &ai)AR£- \s \T ? \S IT f Atheism After reading several of Krista Schwarting’s columns, I can’t understand why she would continue to be a member of the Catholic Church. She seems to realize the myriad of flaws in Catholic doctrine, yet she’s going to get married in that church? I don’t get it. I would think that someone who discovers so many flaws in Catholi cism would at least find another denomination — or better yet, reject religion and mysticism altogether in favor of a realistic, consistent, practical, and freedom embracing world view, something the chaotic and self-contradictory writings of the Bible and other religious texts cannot claim to offer. Nick Wiltgen Sophomore Broadcasting via e-mail Pay up, C. I have a question. Christian Peter is suing the state of Nebraska claiming that we are responsible for a negative effect on his draft potential, right? My question is this: We have been affecting his draft potential for what, 3 1/2 — 4 1/2 years, right? So, what was his draft potential when he came here from high school (right before we started affecting his draft potential)? I have trouble believing that he would have been drafted higher straight out of high school than he will be now. The taxpayers of Nebraska have actually INCREASED his draft potential in the last few years. By his reasoning, he owes US money. Mike Sanches Graduate Student Classics and Classical Greek via e-mail Moeser miser I, for one, am not welcoming Bret Gottschall/DN James Moeser to his position at this university. For one thing, his salary is outrageous. As long as students have to take out loans to get an education at UNL, no one should get paid $158,000 a year. No wonder he wants Nebraska to be an “import” state. It appears to be serving him well. Isn’t it quaint that he’s reading up on prairies and delving into Nebraskan culture. I’m sure that will help all of us immensely. If he really wants to help this university, he should leave, and take his unnecessary, insulting position with him. What a waste. Scott Ferguson Junior Anthropology via e-mail St. Tom I’m disgusted with the attitude people are having against Tom Osborne and the football team. I in NO WAY approve of what a few of the players have done, however; Coach Osborne did not ■ make them, or even encourage them, to do these things in the first place and there are many more players on the team that have not had or caused problems. People have commented about discipline of the players; wasn’t Phillips suspended from the team? I don’t think the team as a whole should be judged by three or four “bad apples.” P H w I Give the bad rap to those who deserve it, the ones who “did the crime”, not the whole team, the school and the coach. Martina Seigel Freshman Undecided via e-mail Bosnia The Monday morning paper contained the headline that had been expected for weeks. U.S. troops are headed for Bosnia. They must enforce the peace and take minimal, if any, casualties if their mission is to be judged a success. This is not a good position to be in from a strategic military standpoint. I regret our involvement in Bosnia. The initiative for military action has been given to the Serbs. Our soldiers will find it extremely difficult to maintain peak alertness for an indefinite period of time while the Serbs choose when, how and where they wish to attack. A world power can have severe problems with a small opposing force if the initiative is dictated by the enemy. It is with mixed emotion that I watch our service people deploy to another daftger zone in the world. As you eat your Christmas dinner, I encourage you to think of those men and women who are putting their lives on the line so that others can have a better chance of living to see next year. Gary Cooper Graduate Student Spanish Send your brief letters to: / O the* Daily Nebraskan, 34 '''1 ^ 11 IC7 Nebraska Union, 1400 R St., -- Lincoln, Neb. 68588, or Fax to (402) 472-1761, or email L— -- Letters must be signed and Nebraskan S£,r„„ph“’8numb"'”