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Holiday Bowl unlikely; Cotton or Sugar possible BOWL from page 10 drive to Dallas just for the game, rather than take four- or five-day vacations as might be the case with other bowls, Anderson said. While rumblings around the state have some Nebraska fans dreading a 10 a.m. start on New Year’s Day in a city that doesn’t offer tropical heat or Bourbon Street, Baker said it hasn’t hin dered the bowl the past two sea sons with Texas participating both years. “That’s not something that we can control,” Baker said. "We’ve been in Dallas for65 years, and we are proud of our city.” Baker said the Cotton Bowl, which is the predicted destina tion for the Huskers by abc sports.com, cbssportsline.com and CNNSI.com, has narrowed its choices down to four teams. Nebraska, Kansas State, Louisiana State and Tennessee are on Baker’s final list, but the Volunteers are an unlikely partici pant based on playing NU two out of the past three years in the Orange and Fiesta Bowls. The Citrus Bowl, which gets to pick first over the Cotton in the Southeastern Conference, is expected to pick Tennessee, leav ing the Cotton Bowl with the 7-4 Tigers to play either NU or K State. Baker said a meeting has been scheduled at 3 p.m. on Sunday, and the Cotton Bowl would select its teams shortly after. The BCS will select its teams at 2 p.m. on Sunday, said Sugar Bowl Executive Director Paul Hoolahan. Hoolahan is forced to select the winner of Saturday’s SEC Championship between Florida and Auburn, while taking a back seat to the Fiesta Bowl, which gets to select its match-up first because the Sugar Bowl played host to last year’s national cham pionship game. If the Fiesta Bowl selects Notre Dame, as is expected, and anoth 5 er at-large team, the Sugar would be forced to take Miami as the Big East Champion. Should the Fiesta opt for two at-large teams, the Irish and another, Hoolahan and the Sugar Bowl would be free to select from a pool that includes Oregon State, Virginia Tech and Nebraska. But that is only possible if Oklahoma beats Kansas State. If OU loses, K-State goes to the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1 as Big 12 champ, and the Sooners would likely fall to the Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl with Miami facing Florida State in the Orange BowL Hoolahan said he saw advan tages to selecting NU over the Beavers and the Hokies - both of whom have one loss to the Huskers’ two. “It is a little bit of a stretch to go all the way to Oregon State for geographical reasons,” he said. “There are a lot of different vari ables, including Virginia Tech playing here in the national championship last year.” Byme is optimistic about NU gaining an at-large berth. “I think our chances of going to the Sugar Bowl will be good if the Fiesta Bowl decides to pair Notre Dame and Miami,” he said. Hoolahan, as well as Baker, said they have had contact with Byme, who will be in New Orleans today to lobby Sugar Bowl offi cials. “That is die name of the game at this point right now,” Hoolahan said. According to the Nebraska players themselves, the name of the game is finishing on a high note and going out winners in whatever game they might play in. “There’s no preference,” jun ior Eric Crouch said. "We'll play as hard as we can against whoever we play, wherever we play. My goal remains the same, and that is to win by as much as we can and finish out in the best place we can as far as the ratings are con cerned.” But as far as money goes, Nebraska’s bowl destination does matter. It could mean the loss of as much as $10 million to die Big 12, which distributes its bowl money evenly among all members. “Anytime you get past the BCS, it is a drop-off in dollars,” Byme said. The Sugar Bowl has a payout of $11-$13 million, while the Alamo's payment is $12 million. War Eagle explains everything EAfili from page 10 roaded by Nebraska. Miami, guaranteed a spot, will drop down to play Notre Dame in La Fiesta, leaving NU and Vick Ttech. What a conundrum... But, under the War Eagle Theory, the Sugar Bowl has no reason to invite Vick back to New Orleans for a repeat per formance because he can do no more for his reputation there. And there is the 50,000 Relocated Nebraskans Clause, a tough sell for Vick Tech to match because to ask the same fans to return to the same city to play a poorer team isn’t easy. It works. It fits. It is worth millions and millions. The teats can be filled. The Sears Trophy, though not a real possibility this year, can be, with sustained rev enue. No water on the knee. Not in Nebraska. Because of The War Eagle Theory, whose motto is... AllcanbewelL LeBlanc one of five for soccer's Heisman trophy Huskers get another test with Badgers BAPGiRSfrompaqelO Nebraska in the finals of the Cable Vision Classic 92-85. All time Wisconsin is 3-0 against the Huskers. Leonhardt said last year’s loss won’t play a factor in the team’s motivation this year. “We are focusing on this year,” she said. “Sure, we weren't happy about last year, but that is in the past We just want to come out ofWisconsin 5-0.” The game will be broadcast on NETV, channel 12. NEWS that Kills It Recycle your Dai/yNebraskan BY DAVID DIEHL Nebraska goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc, after posting 14-and-a half shutouts and a .40 goals against average, has been named as one of five finalists for the Hermann Trophy, college soccer's equivalent of football’s Heisman. LeBlanc helped lead Nebraska to a 22-2 record and a berth in the NCAA tournament for the fifth straight year while giving up just nine goals in 24 games. The senior's .54 career goals against average ranks seventh in NCAA Division I history. "For me, it’s one of the greatest honors,” said LeBlanc, who also competes for the Canadian National team. "Unfortunately, the team didn't get as far as it wanted.” The Comhuskers were upset 1 0 in the second round of die NCAA Tournament by Connecticut For her career, LeBlanc is NU’s winningest goalkeeper, and her 60-6-3 career record is second-best in Big 12 Conference history. LeBlanc was nominatedforthe Hermann trophy even though die Big 12 coaches only placed her on the conference's second team, behind Baylor keeper Dawn Greathouse. "I don’t think I got snubbed," LeBlanc said about the second team appointment, “because Dawn Greathouse is a great keep er.” LeBlanc speculated that coaches may not have understood her distinctive style of play. She employs a “sweeper-keeper" style where she plays farther out as an extra attacker at times. She credit ed her experiences as the Canadian National team’s goal keeper with improving her game in college. 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