Tcu Daily Skiff Tuesday, November 29,1994 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 92Nd Year, No
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GAME PHOTOS - PAGE 6 TCU DAILY SKIFF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1994 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 92ND YEAR, NO. 52 INDEPENDENCE! Frogs Shreveport-bound to face Virginia BY DAVID JIMENEZ Controversial TCU DAILY SKIFF The TCU football team waited 35 years for Friday. bowl invitation The Horned Frogs clinched a share of the Southwest Conference title and a berth in the Independence bowl in Shreveport. La., with a 24-17 victory over the Texas Tech 'a dead issue,' Red Raiders Friday. It marks the first time since 1959 the Horned Frogs have either won or shared the conference title. Also, the victory officials say o\ er the Red Raiders assured TCU (7-4.4-3) its first bowl game since 1984. TCU head football coach Pat Sullivan said the Horned BY RICHMOND WILLIAMS Frogs' goal from the start was to reach a bowl game. TCU DAILY SKIFF "The kids have worked hard to reach this goal," he said. "We have come a long way." The TCU football team is headed to a post- The Horned Frogs used nine sacks by their defense, two season bowl for the first time in 10 years, lung touchdown passes and the running of junior running amid controversy between the Independence back Andre l)a\ is lo beat Texas Tech (6-5. 4-3). and Alamo bowls. 1 lespite the loss, the Red Raiders will the SWC's repre- On Dec. 28. the Homed Frogs will travel sentative in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. to Shreveport, La., to play in the Junior running back Andre Davis scored the game-win- Poulan/Weed Eater Independence Bowl. ning touchdown with 3:59 left in the game to give the Athletic Director Frank Windegger and head Frogs a 22-17 lead. Davis then ran in a two-point conver- coach Pat Sullivan announced that they had sion play to give TCU a seven-point cushion. accepted an invitation from bowl officials In the first three quarters. Davis rushed for only 32 yards Saturday. A TCU team has not enjoyed post- on 16 carries. However in the fourth quarter, he rushed 75 season play since Jim Wacker led an 8-3 yards on se\ en carries. team to the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl in Hous- Davis said the Texas Tech defense was one of best TCU ton. faced this season. Bowl officials announced Monday that "Our offense had been bottled up in the first three quar- TCU will play Virginia (8-3) of the Atlantic ters." he said. "They had so many quick guys on defense." Coast Conference. The Cavaliers finished The Frogs had a ?-() lead in the second quarter before third in the ACC behind Florida State and they erupted with the first of two long pass plavs. Junior North Carolina State, and are ranked No. 16 quarterback Max Knake connected with senior flanker in the nation. Jimmy Oliver on an 89-yard pass play with 8:34 left in the Under bowl coalition contracts, the second quarter. Builder's Square Alamo Bowl in San Anto- The pass play was the second-longest in school history nio receives the third pick of bowl-eligible and longest in the SWC this season. Southwest Conference teams. The bowl After Texas Tech freshman running back Byron invited the Baylor Bears late Sunday night, Hanspard scored on a 15-yard run to put his team ahead after protests against TCU. 14-10 in the third quarter, Knake hit Oliver on a 62-yard Officials indicated Saturday that they touchdown pas>> to put the Frogs ahead 16-14 with 11:32 wanted to invite TCU, but Windegger had left in the third quarter. already accepted the Independence invita- Oliver sci a school single-game record with 206 yards tion. The Alamo Bowl committee felt TCU's receiving on seven receptions. He broke the record of Ver- decision was in violation of SWC contracts. non Wells, who had 204 yards receiving against Tennessee Bob Gennarelli, Alamo Bowl assistant in 1976. executive director, said the bowl officials Oliver said TCU wanted to make the big offensive play discussed the TCU situation with SWC exec- against the Red Raiders. utives. "The) had bigger defensive backs." Oliver said. "They "It's a dead issue now," Gennarelli said. were more for run suppport. We thought we could take them "We talked about it at the meeting, what hap- deep " pened, and we moved on." After Texas Tech missed two field goals, placektcker "The same situation happened four years Tony Rogers hit a 41-yard field goal to give the Red ago when we ended up 7-4," Windegger said. Raiders a 17-16 lead midway through the fourth quarter. "And we got left out in the cold. I didn't want That is when the Frogs started its game-winning drive. that to happen again to our coaches and play- TCU started on its own 31 -yard line. Dav is had runs of 11 ers after all they've accomplished this sea- and 29 yards to take the Frogs to the Texas Tech 29-yard line. son." With third down and six and the Red Raider 25-yard Independence Bowl chairman Bob Brown line. Davis took a handoff from Knake and went 14 yards said he was never concerned with the "flap" to the 11-yard line. over their invitation. Two plays later, he scored from nine yards for the win- "We were assured that TCU would be ning score. available," Brown said. "1 talked to (SWC Texas Tech had one final chance to score with less than commissioner) Steve Hatchel! within 15 two minutes remaining, but it was not able to advance minutes of the invitation, and he was very closer than the Id 46-yard line. supportive of TCU's decision." TCU Daily Skiff; Layne Smith Sullivan said the defense was able to play big not only The Independence Bowl's invitation came Brandon Lopez, a freshman tight end, gives a Frog victory sign after TCI' heat Texas lech 24-17 on the final drive, but throughout the game. Friday to tie the Southwest Conference championship five ways. TCU will take on the University of sec Bowl, page 6 Virginia in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. on Dec. 28. -iv Win, page 6 Hanukkah lights up dorm rooms Tree lighting to add snow, Santa Gentiles have the opportu- ditional Hanukkah dish. BY JODI WETUSKI tion. and Chancellor William Tucker will address the nity to celebrate Christ ( i They are like pancakes BY ERNESTO MORAN TCU DAILY SKIFF crowd. Entertainment will include performances by mas without t h e p. A A I-1 n and can be served with TCU DAILY SKIFF the University Brass Quintet, soloist John Hannum It is the most hectic time of the pressures of school, but ■ L • | M applesauce or sauer- and the Word of Truth Gospel Choir. Members of semester, and most students are con- Jews on campus must | I kraut. A White Christmas? At TCU? Order of Omega and TCU faculty will be reading the centrating on finals. But Reesa Shift- fit their religious ritual u "Potato pancakes are Snow isn't the only thing different at 'Texas Night Before Christmas." man and Coryn Wilken are lighting into an already busy really hard to make in a this year's Order of Omega Christmas Two features will be pan of the event for the first candles in a dorm room, finding time schedule, said Shiff- dorm." she said. "I tried tree lighting ceremony. time: Snow on the ground, paid for by Order of to celebrate Hanukkah on top of their man, a sophomore psy- ast year and failed miser- Wednesday's festivities will begin at Omega, and a carriage bringing Mr. and Mrs. Santa busy schedules. chology major. ably." 10 p.m. in front of Sadler Hall. Ashley Watson, Order of Omega Hanukkah, a Jewish celebration of Some of these rituals are dif- Last year Shiftman's parents see Lighting, page 3 freedom and remembrance, started ficult to celebrate in a dorm president, will deliver the introduc Monday and continues until Dec. 5. Potato latkes are a tra- see Hanukkah, page 3 NEWS DIGEST Happy hour to be limited Gay Navy man reinstated 911 operators mishandle calls Russians clean up oil spill Art history chairman named AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Alcoholic WASHINGTON (AP) — The Clinton PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seven 911 MOSCOW (AP) Official! stepped up Mark Thistlethwaite. professor of art. has Beverage Commission has adopted rules administration won't ask the Supreme Court operators who worked the night a teen-ager efforts Monday to clean up a major oil spill been named by William Koehler. provost aimed at stopping "happy hour" abuses, an to overturn the reinstatement of a sailor who was beaten to death on the steps of a church from a broken pipeline in northern Russia and vice chancellor of academic affairs, as administrator says. The commission Mon- declared his homosexuality on television. will be disciplined for mishandling the calls, after a government panel said local authori- the Kay and Velma Kimbell Chair of Art His- day passed a rule prohibiting discounted Solicitor General Drew Days, who repre- the mayor said Monday. ties were dragging their feet. tory. drinks — sometimes offered at a penny or sents the government in the Supreme Court, Transcripts of the 911 calls made Nov. 11, U.S. authorities say the spill, from leaks in The Kimbell Art Foundation established nickel — after payment of a door fee. gave no explanation Monday for his decision the day 16-year-old Eddie Polec was beaten, the aging.