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Ne&eisel saysfcte Ij Season-opening win over 13th-ranked Colorado State gives Buffaloes confidence ■ o // / By Jay Saunders Staff writer Two weeks into the season, the Big 12 Conference is making improvements over last season. Every team but Baylor has vj^vuvu ko ova son. Of the 11 teams that have played, eight won their season openers. That is one better than last season's mark. Perhaps the victory % was Colorado’s 42-14 win over Colorado State. The Rams were previously ranked No. 13 after a win in their opener at Michigan State. For the eighth straight season, CU defeated CSU. “We ate pleased with the begin ning of our season,” CU Coach Rick Neuheisel said. “We caught (Colorado State) at a time where they were riding high and our program had a lot to prove.” % , ? Coming off a 5-6 season last year, Neuheisel said, his team members felt they must prove to nearly every one they are back. One aspect Neuheisel said Colorado needed to improve upon was die running game. Starting tail back Marlon Barnes missed last Saturday’s game with an injury. But Barnes’ replacement, Dwayne Cherrington, picked up the slack. The sophomore rushed 25 times for 100 yards and one touch down. f Colorado's new quarterback, junior college transfer Mike Moschetti, also made a good first impression. Moschetti completed 21 of 37 passes for 257 yards. Moschetti was a free safety in spring football for the Buffaloes; however, he won a heated competi tion over Jeremy Weisinger in fall practice. Weisinger has since left school and transferred to Texas A&M. “Someone told me Mike graded himself as a C+,” Neuheisel said. “1 know he can improve and get an A in the class.” The pollsters are giving Colorado’s win a high grade. The Buffaloes are ranked No. 16 in both The Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches polls. Neuheisel said even though CU has been pushed right into the media spotlight, his players need to realize the season is more than one game long. “(The players) feel confident that CU football is back on the map,” Neuheisel said. “But we can’t find ourselves complacent. You can get tired of patting yourself on the back ” Coaches around the Big 12 are noticing what could be die possible resurgence of Colorado. “I spent the whole day Saturday watching football,” Texas A&M Coach R.C. Slocum said. “And Need a Lift? 1 —1 City Campus East Campus ■ ■ - a ■ - - ■ Departure Times Departure Times wllUttlfi (from Lyman Hall) (from Burr-Fedde) m m * 6:55 7:15 Service! s; s 8:55 9:15 9:35 9:55 10:15 10:35 Free Night Service Between East and City Campus ! 6:15 p.m. to 10:35 p.m. “A student fee supported service of the Nebraska Unions” Colorado is one of the best teams I saw this weekend.” Oklahoma Coach John Blake said he was impressed with the Buffaloes’ special teams play, and Blake wasn’t the only one. CU’s Cedric Cormier was named the Big 12’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Cormier had four punt returns, including an 82-yard return for a touchdown. “They made a lot of good plays on special teams,” Blake said. “They MaitHaney/DN looked like they were ready to play.” The question is whether or not Colorado can continue its winning ways. Last season, Colorado opened the season with a victory over CSU and ended with a losing record. Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder said he doesn’t think that will be an issue this year. “I was impressed with what they did and how they did it,” Snyder said. “But it certainly wasn’t a surprise to me. •, •- , •;? _ McGwire breaks home run record McGWIRE from page 1 fans. Rief also spent the historic night at bw-3’s with friends. “For me, personally, this is the most I’ve ever watched baseball,” Rief said. “It makes it a little more exciting because Sammy Sosa is playing, too.” Sosa, who has hit 58 round-trip pers this season for the Chicago Cubs, was in St. Louis playing against McGwire Tuesday. But unless Sosa surpasses McGwire, Van Horn said, Sosa’s sea son may be forgotten. “I think McGwire setting the record takes away from Sosa,” Van Horn said. “He may never hit 50 again in a season.” The fact that both players threat ened a record that had stood for 37 years also brings up the question of whether or not the game is tainted Homers have been on the rise in the major leagues over the last few years, which is cause for concern among many enthusiasts. Rader had trouble answering that question, while Van Horn shared his opinion: “I thinks it’s a combination that the players are bigger and stronger. > “Pitching has really just been watered down over the last four or five years. But the players are also working out a lot more in the off sea son.” But both agreed that although the number of long balls has been on the rise in the majors, it doesn’t take away from McGwire breaking the record The same couldn’t be said when Maris, who played for the New York Yankees, broke Babe Ruth’s mark of 60 homers in 1961. OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENTS: Now you can enjoy the convenience of Continuous Redial and Last Call Return without having to subscribe to these services on a monthly basis. Simply activate the service with the access codes above. With each use, you wiR be billed 75*. with a maximum of $6 per month, per service. For dialing instructions, consult your Atiant Communications Phone Book. ~ ■■ *>■■. ■■ ■ - .• * . • -if#.. 3'r" '■ - • . '• • - , v i <•• t ~ ’ -v' " f ■■ ' ' • •' >• . ' - . •: k. * • x • . . • ' \ \ . , 3 /- ■ ' • ■ - ■: . : . , 1 A lit A Allan# Communications. -■ : — • • .... ■ • ■■ ”*■* , . ii'-: V-:- . - - :$j mam it easier to commmicate. . , ; . 'X*'-. . - ' ■' ; . e MM HMtrnwwMlrami He. Mwt Crnmmttmm * i nWwt unto w> t A— rnniwu.lrm.i m. A» am until “With the case of Maris, there was not much positive about it,” Rader said. “Most Americans didn’t want him to break it There was a lot of resentment “There’s not that kind of resent | ment with McGwire. Fans feel he deserves die accomplishment “But the feat is more important than him individually. He still doesn’t equal a person like Babe Ruth.” The television wasn’t on at the I Hank Aaron household, where a sitter ; was watching Aaron’s grandchild. [ rAaron, who owns major league base f baU’s career home run record, was out watching the game, the sitter said. Apparently, Williamson wasn’t the only one that felt the record would be broken Tuesday night. www.unl.edu/ DafyNeb
