The Collegian Multimedia News Footage of Contaminants affect Saturday’s study air quality and stu- session, dents’ health, Online Page 6 Fresno State | Serving the campus since 1922 November 9, 2009 |Monday collegian.csufresno.edu Study session at Welty’s house American Humanics awarded grant
By Thaddeus Miller The Collegian
The California State University, Fresno American Humanics (AH) Program was awarded a $25,000 grant that will be used to give its students hands-on experience in the Community Benefit Organization (CBO) sector. AH is a program that specializes in training for CBO management and leadership, and American Humanics, Inc. is affiliated with 65 universities and colleges nationwide that offer an AH certificate, accord- ing to the director of the American Humanics nonprofit administra- tion program, Matthew A. Jendian, Ph.D. The $25,000 Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Grant will allow students from Fresno State’s AH program to be involved in local CBOs, according to Melissa Freeman, a senior business major and intern for the project. It will match students and alumni with local expert consultants from six community groups. “This is giving the students an opportunity to actually get involved Brianna Campbell / The Collegian within organizations that are run- Students in Welty’s pool house on Saturday evening said they gathered to study, and also to make a statement about university ownership. ning, and they get to see what a con- sultant might see,” Freeman said. She said that students will be given a chance to dissect a CBO and learn President Welty not present at “study-in” with thirteen students. about what works and what doesn’t. The Capacity Building and Technical Assistance Project is new By Thaddeus Miller president. if there’s one thing the guy’s both the main floor and the to Fresno State and is part of the The Collegian Welty had a prior engage- going to give us, I’m going to Pavillion. Sustainable Partnerships Project. ment and did not join the go ahead and take advantage Senior liberal studies Eight other universities are also students, said vice presi- of that.” major Craig Schorling said While the Henry Madden involved in this program. dent of student affairs Paul Rispoli said that he would that he has a quiet place Library remained closed The project’s funding comes from M. Oliaro, Ph.D. However, go back next Saturday if to study at home, but that to students on Saturday, a three-year grant from California Oliaro did not know where Welty allowed it because he others don’t. So, he went President John D. Welty’s Campus Compact, a national coali- Welty was specifically. A needs a place to study. to Welty’s home as a state- pool house served as a study tion of more than 1,000 college and police officer and admin- “I don’t believe it is necces- ment. hall from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. university presidents. istrators, including Oliaro sary for students to study at “I think this is a perfect During the negotiation In rough economic times it’s diffi- and dean of student affairs University House on a regu- way to show, not just Welty between California State cult for CBOs to stay afloat because Carolyn Coon, Ph.D., were University, Fresno students federal funding is reduced and some present. and Welty on Nov. 3, some donors are less likely to give, accord- In an e-mail interview with students challenged Welty ing to Freeman. The Collegian, Welty said he to provide them with a place “This whole project is to, no mat- and his wife, Sharon, were to study in his home while ter what the economic situation is, busy attending the Fresno the library is closed. He get CBOs to a place where they can State Air Force ROTC responded by offering up his sustain themselves,” Freeman said. Regional Conclave Banquet. address, 4411 N. Van Ness “So, that includes things like diver- Welty said the event was Blvd. 93704. sifying where the money comes scheduled long before the Because of the $44.6 mil- from.” study-in. lion budget gap that Fresno The term “CBO” is interchange- Senior social work major State faces this year, the able with the term “nonprofit.” Anthony Rispoli said that school’s library hours have There is some debate within the sec- his first concern was finding been reduced. On Saturdays, tor as to which term is most appro- a place to study on the week- the library is closed alto- priate. Fresno State’s AH program ends. He said Starbucks is gether. and directors prefer “CBO,” because an option, but that it is loud As students arrived at 6 it focuses on the organization’s pur- on weekends. Rispoli said Matt Weir / Collegian File Photo p.m., Welty’s home was no pose, according to Freeman. that he did not show up sole- more open than the library The University House where Welty resides is located at 4411 N. Van The $25,000 grant will be matched ly to study, but also to make but students were allowed in Ness Blvd. by $50,000 from Fresno State and a statement. the pool house. Throughout local funders. “Well, it was also about the hour and a half, 13 stu- The co-director of the grant Dr. the fact that he didn’t agree lar basis because there is and the higher-ups at the dents studied at folding Don Simmons, an adjunct professor to any of the demands that ample study space on cam- state [level], but the student tables surrounded by boxed of nonprofit management, said that the students came forward pus,” Welty said. population that we’re trying Christmas decorations and about 75 undergraduate students are with,” he said. “The only He said the University to take some ownership of wicker furniture. involved in the AH program as well thing that he agreed with Student Union is open until our school,” Schorling said. The home where Welty as about 20 from the alumni chapter. resides was donated in 1965 was letting somebody come midnight on Saturdays, for use by the university’s over and study, so I figured and has study space on See STUDY, Page 6 See GRANT, Page 6 The Collegian That’s What the People Are Saying On unemployment f the 15.7 million officially unemployed workers “Iwere to apply for those [new] 2.4 million jobs, the chance of any one of them finding a job are about 15 percent, or roughly the same odds as being accepted to the University of Pennsylvania.” OpinionOpinionPage 2 Opinion Editor, Haisten Willis • [email protected] • Monday, November 9, 2009 — Samuel Sherraden, CNN.com On e -Fi n g e r @issue: Stay or leave Fresno Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian You know it’s crossed your mind. Where will you go when college is Sa l u t e newsroom. over? Our columnists make the case to leave – and to stay. Thumbs up 31-21
We’ve been waiting all year for Leave Stay this: Idaho, say ‘Idaho.’ Gypsy Life The Right Tone To n y Pe t e r s e n La c e e So l i s t’s been said that home is a place you grow Thumbs down rowing up, my future J. Cole ambitions ranged Iup wanting to leave, We’re only hours away with uneasiness, as it is more from aspiring to be and grow old wanting to get from Disneyland and Magic G reasonable to stay within a veterinarian to a Broadway back (although I did find this Mountain, Los Angeles and one’s comfort zone than to Standing up a Collegian reporter actress. Although my ideas of quote on the Internet, so you San Francisco, Long Beach explore uncharted territories. for three hours is definitely NOT what I would be when I grow can never be too sure). This and San Luis Obispo. Yet, I feel if I never attempt to a good look. Also, J. Cole is the up have altered, one underly- certainly rings true if a little It’s understandable to want leave I will always resent not worst rapper ever and makes Nick ing ideal has remained con- time is spent meandering to go out and see the world. having enough tenacity to live Cannon sound like a genius on the stant: I’ve always wanted to through the vast metropolis It’s good to see other places. up to my word. mic. experience life outside of the that is the social networking Life is to be fulfilled with A lot of people I grew up Central Valley. site Facebook. “Can’t wait to experiences, those you can’t with are off at college, work- Home can vary in defini- leave,” seems to be a common encounter at home. Harold ing toward a degree to begin a tion from person to person. refrain of most Fresnans my and Kumar would have never successful career and start a Thumbs up My personal definition of age. found White Castle if they family while staying close to Taylor Swift on SNL home is not living in a perma- And, granted, what with had just ordered in. home. I have always felt inad- being the meth capital of the But, as Paul Simon, describ- world and the fifty-fifth smart- ing the non-homely feel of est big city in the country, I the outside, so perfectly put guess there’s not too much in it, “Every day’s an endless She got back at Kanye, dressed up y mother and aunt both had children before the way of cultural superior- stream of cigarettes and like a convict and impersonated Kate Goesslin. We must say it was they finished high school. I was raised with ity to be proud of. magazines. Each town looks “M Nonetheless, this is my city. the same to me, the movies “One of the best SNLs of all time! the constant reminder that I was capable of paving a And I’m planning on staying and the factories, and every One of the best SNLs of all time!” future of limitless possibilities for myself.” here. stranger’s face I see reminds Now, hear me out. Fresno me that I long to be homeward has its faults. We are one of bound.” the most polluted cities in “Home,” he continues, Thumbs down America. We have a horrid “where my thoughts are The study-in equate because that has never nent household, since I was crime rate. Our valley is dry- escaping. Home, where my been my future aspiration. given the nickname “gypsy” ing up. And you have to love music’s playing. Home, where My family has played a big when I was younger for pack- 100-degree summers and my love lies waiting silently Thirteen people showed up for the part in my desire to travel out- ing my Pocahontas suitcase 30-degree winters. for me.” study-in at Welty’s house. Welty side of our hometown. Two and moving to a relative’s But let’s be honest with our- Oh, how right he is. wasn’t one of them. We’ll call it of the most important women house whenever I felt restless. selves, living in Fresno is not Home is where your fam- walkout revenge. in my life, my mother and my I define home as a place all that bad. ily is, crazy uncles and all. aunt, both had children before that makes a person feel invig- We have Hobb’s Grove, one It’s where friends are and they finished high school. orated and welcome. I refer of the top haunted attrac- the unmatched enjoyment of They were forced to push their Thumbs up to the Central Valley as my tions in America. We have a being with those that make dreams aside and work to LSD in Switzerland home, living in Tulare before professional baseball team us happy. It’s where our provide the means to support moving to Madera a couple of their children. I was raised years ago. There’s a special with the constant reminder ome is where we find our ‘firsts,’ be they our That’s right, they’re bringing it feeling in a small town, a con- that I was capable of paving a back into psychotherapeutics nection among the residents first kiss, first home run, or other, not-so- future with limitless possibili- “H (where the drug got its start). who are bonded by a shared ties. printable firsts.” Creators of children’s TV program- understanding and respect. For what I will always attri- ming all over the world are united Growing up in a small town bute to a wonderful upbring- in celebration. enabled me to inherit a strong whose players are one step memories remain, good or bad ing, my mother and aunt work ethic and mutual rever- away from playing in the big (they’re like pizza—it doesn’t incessantly told my cousins, ence for those around me. leagues. We get to root for matter). It’s where we find our siblings and me that we could Thumbs down While I could never place some of the top college sports “firsts,” be they our first kiss, dream outside of our small a value on the years I spent teams in the country here at first home run, or other, not- Obscure/pretentious town and, with enough deter- in a small town, I’ve always Fresno State. so-printable firsts. autumn produce mination and self-confidence, dreamed of more. My yearn- We can visit Yosemite Nothing will ever replace achieve whatever we desired. ing to experience what else is National Park, Millerton and what we have with our home When preparing your Thanksgiving John Ed Pearce said, out there is one of the reasons Shaver lakes, the Clovis Rodeo town. And those that are only feast, please scratch the follow- “Home is a place you grow up I’m working toward earning a and the Big Fresno Fair. Guys here for college can surely ing from your list: Pomegranates, wanting to leave, and grow old higher education. can swing away at golf cours- attest to that. They have not gourds, persimmons, chestnuts wanting to get back to.” Failing is a horrible deter- es ranging from Airways and forgotten their roots. and sweet potatoes masquerad- So, who knows, I might rence, but not trying is even Hank’s Swanks to Fig Garden So, click your heels togeth- ing as “yams.” And Fig Newtons, leave and discover what I was worse. One of my biggest and Riverside (with Sherwood er and say with me, “there’s welcome to the 21st Century, you looking for was not fulfilled fears is that I let apprehen- Forest only a short drive no place like home.” Because, aren’t the top dog anymore. by a new location. But I will sions of worst case scenarios away). Girls can exercise their most assuredly, there isn’t. We always be left to wonder if I overtake my grandiose ambi- time-honored passion by shop- shouldn’t have to wait until never go out and try. tions of what is possible. The ping at Fashion Fair, Sierra we’re old and gray to want to unknown tends to fill people Vista, and Fulton Malls. get back home.
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The “Variations of Flight” show “That’s what inspired all this,” Yando in Fresno Thursday evening as art- Tekunoff said he first took an inter- marks the third annual themed event said, pointing to his work which fea- ists and audience members mingled est in art in elementary school, com- Tekunoff coordinated. tured individuals and words, painted throughout the downtown space. peting in art competitions at The Big Visitors mingled through the differ- in a graffiti-like style. Yando described Themed “Variations of Flight,” this Fresno Fair and displaying his work at ent rooms admiring, questioning or his work as “more urban” and open Art Hop venue on the corner of Van multiple Art Hops. just examining the various pieces. The for interpretation. The characters Ness Avenue and Hamilton Street themselves are not actually flying, he featured student artists’ creations sur- explained. However, elements in the rounding the concept of flight. work depict flight. T-shirts, painted canvases, a few Artist Steph Hahn found her per- photos, and an old artist palette with a ception of flight in religion. Hahn’s wood burned design spread across the four paintings interwove feathers studio’s three rooms. with images of a human heart, a deer Some of the artwork depicted among greenery, a girl’s face and a birds, feathers and planes to describe single peacock feather. Each piece, she flight while others showcased a more said, reflects a central spiritual theme. abstract personal interpretation of “I try to portray my perspective on flight. truth, which is glorifying God,” Hahn “This show is a collective, it’s a explained. Unlike the other artists, melting pot,” said event coordina- Hahn never graduated from college tor and art major at California State but explained that her art stemmed University, Fresno, Samuel Tekunoff. from attending a visual and perform- “Flight is a weight within the meta- ing arts magnet school. phor of not being controlled by gravity Hahn moved to Fresno two years ago and having the free will of moving from Orange County and is currently through water, land and air,” Tekunoff part of the creative team at The Well said. With the help of fellow artist Community Church. and friend, David Bogdanov, Tekunoff She explained that her paintings hand selected 10 artists specifically for exhibited an emotion of flight as well the show. as its functionality. The lone peacock Such diverse elements are represent- Marina Gaytan / The Collegian feather, Hahn explained, shows that ed in the show, Tekunoff explained, the feather holds beauty but lacks because each artist has specific Ryan Reid, of Fresno, viewed student artists’ depictions of “Variations of Flight” at the DeRouchey Creative Design Studio in downtown Fresno at Thursday nights Art Hop. function. She likened it to a single skills and a unique interpretation of Christian becoming a part of a larger “flight.” His inspiration to give fellow artists artists rarely strayed far from their body of believers. The concept of “By giving the artist the opportunity a space to display their work came four own work. truth, Hahn believes, relates to flight. to do what they want, [the work] is years ago when he approached sev- Viewers mobbed them with ques- “Variations of Flight” reflected ele- more meaningful as they allow their eral local galleries, hoping to display tions and requests for interpretation ments of each of the artists varying own emotion, color, feel, passion and his work. Wait lists and gallery fees of the pieces, Tekunoff said. beliefs, passions and vocation, but in pent up aggression to create some- deterred him from doing so, Tekunoff “I’m trying to change the perception all of the works the common theme thing [unique],” Tekunoff said. said, and in frustration he created his of the word and the world of flight,” took flight. His own work, centering on comput- Page 6 The Collegian • Features Monday, November 9, 2009 Features Editor, Michelle Furnier • [email protected]
Poor air quality affects Busby's tips to cope students health with allergy season •Pollens exist year-round and may travel up to 10 By Anjuli Hollman miles. They have the highest count from 4 a.m. to 10 The Collegian a.m., so students allergic to pollen should not sleep with their windows open. Students at California State University, uting factor to poor air quality Busby said Fresno battle allergies due to pollution because rain helps keep the dust down. Winds and increased airborne dust from high and farmers working the ground make the •Dust and vacuum at least once a week. winds, according to University Health and dust airborne. Psychological Services Nurse Practitioner, “We also have Highway 99 going right •Cover trashcans and don’t leave dishes in the sink. Kay Busby. through the Central Valley,” Busby said. “A This prevents critters from creating feces in students’ University Health and Psychological lot of the pollution comes from the exhaust.” living spaces. Many people are allergic to feces cre- Services reported an increase in patients suf- Junior accounting major Carlos Fuentes ated by cockroaches. fering from allergies and asthma. Clinicians said he's gotten six bloody noses in the last identified 98 student visits in September two months. •Limit live plants in the household if residents are as allergy related and 78 allergy visits in “One of them started in class and I had allergic to mold. The mold is caused by the moisture October. However, in October the majority of to leave.” This is Fuentes’ first semester at those visits occurred after Oct. 14. Fresno State after moving from the Bay Area. and becomes airborne. “It’s hard for me to focus on homework and Allergy related symptoms and colds are stay awake in class,” senior liberal studies often difficult to distinguish, however, Busby •Avoid exercising outdoors after 12 p.m. This is major Sandda Vang said. In order to com- said colds create body aches, fever and usu- when pollution rates are the highest. bat her watery and itchy eyes, sneezing and ally last five to seven days. In comparison, runny nose, Vang takes allergy medicine but allergies don’t come with a fever and may last it makes her drowsy. longer than a week. Busby, who has worked for an allergy insti- If a student’s allergies become severe, the tute for 10 years, said there are many factors University Health and Psychological Services Matt Weir / The Collegian contributing to students’ poor allergies this may prescribe medication. season. “My allergies have been bad,” said Lesisita “Fresno is surrounded by the Sierra Fifita, a first-year sociology major. “I missed Mountains on the east and coastal mountains two days of school.” on the west,” Busby said. “It creates kind of a Fifita said his runny nose and a sore throat bowl and [Fresno is] sitting down at the bot- led to an infection that he received treat- tom of it.” She said that the Sierra’s trap the ment for from the University Health and pollution in and around the Fresno area. Psychological Services. The lack of rain is also another contrib-
STUDY: Welty opens house Campus Life Photo courtesy of Alex Villalobos
CONTINUED from page 1 appointed that there wasn’t a larger turnout of students. Schorling said that he does “If they want to see change not blame Welty for all of at [Fresno] State, they’re going Fresno State’s problems. to have to take a step in some However, he said that change direction to bring that change would only come from action to them,” Schorling said. “It’s and continuous effort. not going to be given to them.” “Even something as simple At 7:30 p.m. the administra- as this can spark another tion and the police officer movement, or another event informed the students that that will start giving students “study hall” was over. some ownership,” Schorling Oliaro addressed library said. hours. He said the university Welty said that this owner- is working on getting dona- ship already exists. tions to allow the library to be “ S h a r o n a n d I o p e n open more often. University House almost every “We’re going to work on try- week to students, faculty, staff ing to get library hours open. and community members,” We’ve been doing that the Welty said. whole semester, to get open He said approximately 7,000 a little longer on weekends,” people visit the house each Oliaro said. “Particularly, as year, and many of the events we get closer to the end of the held result in donations to the semester.” university, which in turn ben- He said that the first meeting efits the students. of study hall at Welty’s home Schorling said that while was a success. announcing this event in front “Anytime students study of his classes, he received pos- anywhere, it’s a success,” itive feedback. So, he was dis- Oliaro said. Taofiki Gafar and Jacob Keller stand in front of on audience at The Bucket on campus. They participated in a poetry jam put on for the deaf community on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. GRANT: Resources for community
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The Collegian’s Players of the Game HOPKINS: Colburn deserves some credit for ’Dogs’ five-game win streak
CONTINUED from page 8 since the Bulldogs’ rough start to the season. But the most important statistic of all – the The 2000 Ravens had arguably the best and Bulldogs have won five games in a row and are scariest defense the NFL has ever seen. All bowl-eligible with three games remaining. Dilfer had to do was … well, not screw things So what if Colburn is labeled as a game-man- up and score about 14 points a game. Ryan Colburn Lorne Bell Kevin Goessling aging quarterback. As long as he keeps slinging The three categories of quarterback are all Offense Defense Special Teams the ball with precision and winning games, it so different. But even with their differences, doesn’t matter what they call him. not one has emerged as the best. Favre, Manning and Dilfer, just like their The Collegian hands out game balls to its Players of the Game following quarterback categories, don’t share much in every football game. common. The one universal fact – all three have one Super Bowl title. Offense: Throughout the Bulldogs’ five-game winning streak, tailback Ryan While it may be less desirable to be labeled Mathews has received much of the credit for his team’s offensive output. as a game manger, it really isn’t the worst place Forgotten in the hype has been quarterback Ryan Colburn. Saturday night at to be. A game manager can win just as many the Kibbie Dome, Colburn completed 100 percent of his passes, 14-for-14, games as a gunslinger or a precision passer. for 159 yards and a touchdown. Saturday night at the Kibbie Dome, Fresno Defense: The defense had a strong output in the first half, keeping the State knocked off the Idaho Vandals and the Vandals from scoring a first-half point. Safety Lorne Bell had nine total tack- ’Dogs’ game manager, Colburn, had a perfect game. les, five of them solo tackles and one tackle for loss. I don’t mean that he did a great job handing Special Teams: Kicker Kevin Goessling hit a 52-yard field goal in the first the ball off to tailback Ryan Mathews. And I half. Goessling has only missed one field goal this season, missing a kick at don’t mean he avoided the costly turnover. Wisconsin on Sept. 12. Colburn had a perfect game. The junior completed 100 percent of his passes to nine dif- Key Statistics ferent receivers. Doesn’t get much more “pre- cision” than that. • Tailback Ryan Mathews had 143 yards and three touchdowns on 26 car- Colburn’s perfect completion percentage set ries. Mathews also had three catches for 18 yards. a school record that Billy Volek, David Carr • Quarterback Ryan Colburn completed passes to nine different receivers. or Dilfer never reached. Colburn was the first • Idaho’s starting quarterback, Nathan Enderle, did not play in the game quarterback to complete every single one of (rotator cuff). Backup Brian Reader only completed 12 passes. his passes in a game. Colburn went 14-for-14 for 159 yards and one touchdown – a 218.97 passer rating. His cur- rent season passer rating, 150.44, ranks 11th Coming up next ... this season in all of college football. The Bulldogs’ offense is tenth in the nation The Bulldogs have won five games in a row and are actually receiving votes in time of possession, keeping the ball for 32:40 in both the AP and the Coaches’ Top 25 polls. The ’Dogs now travel to Reno, a game. Colburn is running the offense with Nev., to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack. Nevada, led by quarterback Colin efficiency and keeping the defense off the field. Kaepernick, have won six-straight games and are undefeated in Western He’s killing two birds with one shot – now Matt Weir / Collegian File Photo Athletic Conference (WAC) play. that’s a gunslinger. Ryan Colburn has won five games in a row for the Colburn’s stats have been deceptively good Bulldogs, including Satruday night’s 31-21 victory. Soccer’s season ends at WAC Tourney By Mallory Plant The Collegian
It’s the 89th minute of the game and the score is tied 1-1. Boise State gets a free kick from 21 yards away. The ball goes into the right wing of the net and it’s good. With that goal by Boise State, the season officially ended for the Fresno State women’s soccer team. This past weekend the Bulldogs played in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships. Fresno State made it into the WAC tournament as the No. 6 seed, which was the last spot available. On Thursday, Fresno State lost to the No. 3 seed Boise State, 2-1. All three goals were scored in the second half of play. The only goal scored by Fresno came from junior Janna Sadowitz. In the 65th minute, Sadowitz made an unassisted goal and the defender slipped. “We got more dangerous in terms of our play, but the difference in capital- Matt Weir / Collegian File Photo izing on chances hurt us,” said coach Kendall VanDine and the Bulldogs’ season Brain Zwaschka in a press release ended Thursday at the WAC Tournament. about the second half of play. The Bulldogs, last year’s WAC Tournament winner, had trouble dur- Sophomore Kendall VanDine said that ing the season making a difference in they’re more of a passing team under games. In the regular season the ’Dogs Coach Zwaschka. also lost to Boise State 2-1. VanDine was named to the Second- Fresno State finished the regular sea- Team All-WAC by the coaches. son with a record of 6-12 and 4-4 in the Sophomore Molly Nizzoli and fresh- WAC. man Vanessa Gonzalez joined their “We have to look back at this year as a teammate on the list. development year,” Zwaschka said. The season may be over for the The Bulldogs did not score a goal in Bulldogs to play, but that doesn’t mean their first five games. The team was the soccer team will stop. The team will only able to get a total of eight goals in have practice Monday and will still go 17 games for the regular season. The hard, according to VanDine. lack of goals by Fresno State may be “It doesn’t go out the window,” she attributed to the emphasis on passing. said. The Collegian Bulldog sound bite of the week
“I give Idaho a lot of credit.” -Coach Pat Hill
SportsSportsPage 8 Sports Editor, Logan Hopkins • [email protected] • Monday, November 9, 2009 FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS 31, IDAHO VANDALS 21
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Nick Groff / Photo Courtesy the Idaho Argonaut
Tailback Ryan Mathews got things started quickly, rushing for 77 yards on the opening play of the game. Mathews finished with 143 yards and three touchdowns in the ’Dogs’ 31-21 victory.
So what if Ryan Colburn is a just game manager
bet he just hates it. I would have to guess impressive to watch. that he just doesn’t like hearing about Peyton Manning, the purest quarterback in Ihimself this way. the NFL today, is the prototype precision pass- Fresno State quarterback Ryan Colburn er. The guy is a football savant with a “laser- doesn’t want to be labeled as a rocket” arm. If he were teach- game-managing quarterback. ing a coaching football class at Given the choice, who wants to Indiana University in his spare be the quarterback whose main time, it would be more difficult job is to make sure things don’t than calculus and require more get screwed up? study hours than molecular There are three general physics. quarterback labels, and it’s OK, so the guy understands obvious, no one wants to be a football in a different way than game manager. The Lo Down most and has a mixture of arm I grew up watching Brett Lo g a n Ho p k i n s strength and accuracy to put Favre when he was still play- opposing defenses to bed. ing on the Frozen Tundra. I The third, final and much wouldn’t consider myself a Favre fan, especial- less desirable category is the game manager. ly now, but I admire the gunslinger he is. Favre This is the guy with mediocre arm strength, was and still is incredible theater to watch. decent field vision and is pretty streaky. It was routine to see the now 40-year-old Oh, and in most cases, he is the best hander- signal-caller throw a 14-yard pass across his offer you’ve ever seen. When the term game body, off his back foot, into double coverage manager comes up, everyone always uses Trent and actually pick up a first down on third down Dilfer as an example. and 12. Dilfer won Super Bowl XXXV with the To me, he defines a gunslinger. Favre made Baltimore Ravens in 2001, and got none of the it really cool to throw those low percentage credit. The Ravens started the season with passes. And it was amusing to see if his coach- Tony Banks at the helm, eventually “settled” es would get ulcers midway through the season. with Dilfer in the last 11 games of the year. The second quarterback category is much less flashy, but to a football fan, it is just as See HOPKINS, Page 7