dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Friday, January 4, 2002 sports Hurricanes drench Nebraska in Rose Bowl washout PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Ten we’re 12-0,” Miami’s All-American following the game. “The entire team deserves to be of the pitiful performance against it in 1948. years after the Miami Hurricanes last safety Ed Reed said. Oregon (11-1), a 38-16 winner over MVP,” Dorsey said. “Our defense Colorado. Crouch ran 22 times for 114 yards ruled the world and a “There’s a lot of people saying they Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl on Mon- stepped up to the challenge and did a They were wrong, unable to do and lost a , and completed five year after being frozen out of the title should be here. If they were, they day, finished second in both polls. great job. Our offensive line, receivers, much against the Miami defense until of 15 passes for 62 yards with an inter- game, they are No. 1 again. would have gotten the same treat- Nebraska (11-2) dropped four places everybody did a great job against a the game was already out of reach. ception. Miami left no doubt at the Rose ment.” andended up finishing No. 8 in the fi- great team.” “We talk about talent all along, but The Huskers finally scored on Judd Bowl, opening a 34-point lead in the In winning its fifth national title — nal AP poll, and seventh in the coaches Johnson added: “I felt like I had the thing that set this team apart is char- Davies’ 16-yard run with 2:39 left in first half against Nebraska on the way third at the expense of Nebraska — poll. something to prove, so I brought my acter,” Miami coach Larry Coker said. the third quarter, and DeJuan Groce to a 37-14 victory Thursday night. Miami defeated the Huskers more “The only thing I’d be disappointed ‘A’ game.” “They refused to give in, refused to added a 71-yard punt return for a TD Even the Cornhuskers were im- soundly than Colorado did in a 62-36 in is that we didn’t get a shot,” Oregon The stunned Huskers, beaten 62-36 flinch, and they got the job done week early in the fourth period. pressed. win on Nov. 23. quarterback Joey Harrington said after by Colorado in their previous game, in and week out.” Although Huskers fans made up “I think anyone would have strug- The ’Canes, who take a 22-game watching the game in Phoenix. had no answer for Miami’s speed and Dorsey, now 26-1 as a starter, open- most of the crowd of 93,781, it was the gled with them the way they played,” winning streak into next season, man- “You can speculate all you want, but ferocious defense. ed the scoring with a 49-yard TD pass 20,000 or so orange-clad Miami fans Nebraska coach Frank Solich said. handled the Huskers. I know we have a very good football The lopsided score raised even more to Johnson, then found him for an 8- who did most of the cheering. Ken Dorsey threw for a career-best They held the nation’s leading rush- team.” questions about whether the be- yard TD with about 3 1/2 minutes left Crouch picked a bad time for one of 362 yards and three touchdowns, shar- ing offense to 197 yards on the ground Before the season started, Miami leagured Nebraska team belonged in in the half. the worst games of his record-setting ing the MVP award with Andre John- and just 259 total yards in the game— players vowed they wouldn’t allow the the BCS title game. Between those TD passes, Portis had career. son, who had seven catches for 199 nearly 200 yards under Nebraska’s computer-driven BCS standings to “We didn’t play well enough to make his TD run, Lewis returned his inter- Miami’s defense swarmed the op- yards. average. determine their bowl fate. it a competitive game in the end or in ception and Dorsey hit tight end Jer- tion and rarely gave him room to run Clinton Portis ran for 104 yards, in- The Associated Press poll of sports In 2000, Florida State was chosen the first half,” Solich said. “ emy Shockey on a 21-yard TD pass — as Nebraska lost two games in a row for cluding a 39-yarder for a touchdown, writers and broadcasters voted Miami over Miami to play Oklahoma in the From that end of it, it certainly all in 3:53. the first time since 1990. and safety James Lewis took an inter- No. 1 unanimously, giving the Hurri- BCS title game at the Orange Bowl wasn’t the matchup everybody dream- And just like that, Miami made the “We turned the ball over, and that’s ception 47 yards for a TD as the Hurri- canes their first title since the 1991 sea- even though the Hurricanes beat the ed of.” 53-year-old Coker only the second what killed us,” Crouch said. “We canes finished a perfect season with a son. Seminoles. Nebraska and its Heisman Trophy- coach to win a national title in his knew Miami was that type of defense, near-perfect performance. Miami picked up the trophy awarded So Miami went out and finished as winning quarterback, Eric Crouch, rookie season. they live off turnovers. We got down “If you have any more questions, by the USA Today-ESPN coaches’ poll the nation’s only major unbeaten team. promised there would not be a repeat Michigan’s Bennie Oosterbaan did too far.” Wrestlers face double match, Is Kansas State’s golden age coming to an end? KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Is around in college football history, doing right. and churning along just like it did in Kansas State’s golden age over? Snyder seems confident that repairs When Snyder arrived in the late Barry Switzer’s heyday. In addition, win tourney before break If so, what a splendid run it was. can be made. 1980s and began what many consid- adding the four Texas schools to turn Nine-win seasons four years “This is a program that’s done some ered an impossible task, his timing was the Big Eight into the Big 12 has also The Goodland Cowboys beat Quinter, 72-16, and Oberlin, 37-28, at a straight. A Heisman Trophy runner-up. very special things and a program perfect. Long-dominant Oklahoma made victories tougher to come by. double dual wrestling tournament in Quinter last month. Big 12 contenders. Bowl games, na- that’s taken its lumps before,” Snyder was entering a period of sharp decline. With the entire Big 12 conference The tournament, which was held on Thursday, Dec. 20, was the Cow- tional prestige, annual predictions fly- said after Syracuse held his offense Kansas and Missouri were about to engaged in a furious gridiron arms boys last meet before winter break. ing in from all directions that the Wild- without a touchdown for the first time hit the skids. And thanks to an extraor- race, it’s just a tougher neighborhood. The wrestlers are traveling to Liberal today for a tough two-day tourna- cats would be the team to beat. all season. dinary commitment by Kansas State In the Big 12’s six seasons, there have ment. Junior varsity wrestlers will attend a tournament in WaKeeney this Nobody is predicting a return to the “I don’t think this ballgame by itself president Jon Wefald, Snyder had more been five different champions. weekend.The double dual was the Cowboys’ fifth event this season. bad old days of 1-10 and 0-11. And will make it any less hard during the money to spend on staff and recruiting In one sense, however, this could The varsity wrestlers placed second at tournaments in St. Francis and nobody is dredging up those old jokes out-of-season program. We’ve identi- than most of his Big Eight rivals. work in favor of the Wildcats’ making Burlington, beat Atwood in a dual match and tied with Hoxie at a home about “Mildcats.” fied where we needed a great deal of Then, in his most telling gamble of a championship breakthrough. tournament. But Bill Snyder’s Kansas State pro- work. “ all, Snyder resolved to take on all com- “Maybe Kansas State has a better In the match against Quinter, eight Cowboys won by forfeit including gram has clearly come to a crossroads. The most urgent need is evident to ers and go after the bluest of the blue opportunity to win the Big 12 champi- Dexter Deeds, 103; Ray Brigham, 112; Korey Schulte, 119; Malcolm Depending on what happens next year, all — improved quarterback play from chip recruits. Not content to make do onship than it had 6 or 7 years ago,” White, 125; Dusty King, 130; Blake Saint, 135; Michael Middleton, 145; this season’s 6-6 record and 26-3 loss either Ell Roberson or Marc Dunn, with second-rate high school and jun- said Stan Weber, a television and radio and Allan Briney, 275. to Syracuse in the Insight.com Bowl who both had an inconsistent year. ior college talent, he butted heads with commentator who played quarterback In other individual results, Cowboy Brandon Cowen, 152, pinned Ben was either a bump in the road or the end But if the Wildcats are about to take Oklahoma and Texas for such top- for the Wildcats in the early 1980s. Keller; Brandon Linden, 160, was pinned by Landon Beesley; Chris of an era. a tumble, it won’t be a result of what rated players as Chris Canty, who be- ‘‘Kansas State, with improved quar- Zimmerman, 171, lost 15-4 to Adam Riedel; Thomas Tompkins, 189, As architect of what Kansas State Snyder is doing wrong. It’ll be a mat- came a star cornerback. terback play, could stand toe-to-toe pinned Jordan Blackwill; and Jordan Bedore, 215, pinned Josh Keller. fans proudly call the greatest turn- ter of what other Big 12 schools are But now Oklahoma is back in gear with any team in the nation.’’ In the match against Oberlin, Deeds pinned David Barth; Blayze Bahe, 112, pinned John Diederich; Mathias Goodley, 119, lost 5-2 to Brent Olsen; Kyle Schulte, 125, was pinned by Matt Coleman; Bryce Bahe, 130, lost 4- 2 to Kenyon Badsky; Nick Gray, 135, lost 11-3 to Chance Harmon; Dustin Brocos make team Pro coach criticizes college referee Klinge, 140, lost 11-9 to Jason Gallentine; Max Saint, 145, lost 8-2 to Logan DENVER (AP) — A disappointing year receiver said. “I really feel like if Glaze; Taylor Brack, 152, pinned Chris Barth; L.J. VonLintel, 160, was season turned a little brighter Wednes- we had won more games, we would DENVER (AP) — Broncos coach has always tried to pinned by Grant Reichert; Chris Zimmerman, 171, beat Tyler Cook 12-2; day for five members of the Denver have had more guys on the list.” be diplomatic when it comes to criticizing officials, out of fear of being Tompkins, 189, pinned Ryan Nichols; Jordan Bedore, 215, beat Scott Broncos. With Ed McCaffrey sidelined by a fined. He found it easier to make a harsh comment about an official’s call Harmon 5-0; and Briney, 275, won by forfeit. Wide receiver Rod Smith, defensive fractured leg since the first game of the in the Fiesta Bowl between Oregon and Colorado, won by Oregon 38-16. The junior varsity also participated in the meet, but there were no team tackle , cornerback season, Smith has carried Denver’s The play in question came in the third quarter when Colorado quarter- scores.The only individual result for the Quinter match was for David Deltha O’Neal and kicker receiving corps, catching a franchise- back Bobby Pesavento scrambled before throwing an apparent touchdown Russell, 189, who pinned Adam Smith. were named to the AFC Pro Bowl ros- record 106 passes. That ties him with pass to Derek McCoy that would have cut the Oregon lead to 28-14. In the match against Oberlin, Blake Saint, 135, pinned Rodney Marshall; ter. Linebacker Ian Gold was chosen Tampa Bay’s Keyshawn Johnson for However, referee Al Ford threw a flag, ruling that Pesavento had crossed Middleton, 145, lost 12-4 to Gannon Reichert; Brett Jarmin, 145, was for special teams. the league lead. the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball. An NFL replay challenge pinned by Adam Steinmetz; Cowen, 152, was pinned by Dustin Ketterl; Smith, hampered by sprained ankles Heading into the final game of the probably would have reversed the call. and Brandon Nemechek, 189, pinned Jake Pedgett. the last several games, will make his season Sunday at Indianapolis, Smith “You don’t realize how big that play was,” Shanahan said. “It should have second straight appearance in Hono- is the third-leading receiver in the AFC been a touchdown. It’s 28-14, the momentum changes and they’re right in lulu. He said the honor is difficult to with 1,251 yards. He is the first Bronco the thick of things.” savor because Denver (8-7) won’t be with consecutive 100-catch seasons Shanahan said the official “wasn’t in position to make the call. A referee Darvin Ham offered counseling in the playoffs. and is the first with five straight 1,000- would never make that call at the NFL level. At the collegiate level, he made “It feels good, but at the same time, yard years. a mistake. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Ham was arrested at midnight Mon- ‘‘It’s sure nice to get on the officials when I won’t get fined for it.” Bucks forward Darvin Ham will not day on what police said was suspicion I’m just every disappointed at how our His 11 touchdown receptions this face criminal charges stemming from of violence against his wife. football season went,” the seventh- season rank third in the conference. his New Year’s Eve arrest if he partici- pates in counseling, according to the district attorney’s office. Show your support for student of the week bowling results

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