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Page 6 Thursday, November 3^1994 Dependability Thomas' greatest asset I With... Casey Angle Who's No. 1? Ifsgoingtohappen again. For the third time since 1990 college fbod>aIl will probably have two No. 1 teams. Nebraska is ranked first in the writers poll and Penn State is the top pick in the coaches poll, and die criesj for some type of playoff sys- temarebecominglouderand louder. <■ The easy way to settle it would be to simply have Penn State and Nebraska play each other the weekend after their bowl games, as- sumingthey both win onjan. 1. Another method to deter¬ mine the true No. 1, one I'd lite to see, would be to do away with the bowls and set¬ up 'an eight-team tourna¬ ment As it stands right now, Perm State, Nebraska, Mi¬ ami, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Colorado, and Utah (Auburn is on proba¬ tion and therefore ineligible) would be die teams^in the tournament. A tournament would be too many games you say. Just haveieams tut their 12- game regular seasons to 11. That way the most any team will ever play would be 14 games; some high school teams play that mahy. Playets would, m&tocr much class you s&y. Just schedule die playoffs dur¬ ing the last two weeks of December and first week of January when most sdvaols are on winter break. Just think how exciting a national playoff would be; too bad it won't happen any time soon. As much controversy the bowl system creates it does have someVoOd points. One good thingis that bowls al- low several'teams the chance to end their seasons on a high note. Just look at the excite* ment that was created these past two seasons here at [* Fresno State when they were able to extend their seasons with bowl Invitations. Another factor that goes against a national playoff is money. Bowl games mean big bucks. A lot of money is put into them and schools that participate in them take home a lot of money. a twist to the title situation Auburn just haven't loeftwo creeping the fop fH*g»7 Lance Thomas leads the Fresno State defense in several categories this year, including games played By Casey Angle You can find Lance Thomas at or near the top of almost ev- ~ery defensive category for this season's Bulldog squad. How¬ ever, one category that Thomas is at the top of stands out above all the rest - games started. The senior free safety has been one of few players to es¬ cape injury anii start all nine' games so far. This accomplish¬ ment has been even more im¬ portant as of late considering the recent rash of injuries in the secondary. Cornerbacks Larry Cook and Woody Green and strong safety Omar Stoutmire have all missed games with in¬ juries. Thomas has been respon¬ sible for not letting things get completely out of hand. Defensive coordinator Leon Burtnett calls "Thomas' contri¬ butions during these tough times immeasurable. "I can't imagine what would happen if we didn't have him; if he'd go down it would be total chaos,"' said Burtnett Lately Thomas has had to move to strong safety to fill in iof Stoutmire, who has not been back since he went down with an ankle sprain in the Air Force game two weeks ago. Through all this adversity Thomas has continued to play big. His four interceptions lead the team and ties for third in die WAC. He also ranks second on the team in solo tackles (46), assisted tackles (44) and total tackles (90). His five broken up passes and two fumbles caused are also second on the team. Talk to any of his coaches, past or present and you'll hear the same dungs - great dedica¬ tion and great leadership. Tho¬ mas was a captain and all-con¬ ference player for his Crespi High School team in Encino, Calif., and his former coach 11m Lins called him one of the most prepared players he's ever coached. "When I looked into his eyes I always knew he was ready..Jie was kind of like a spiritual leader for us," said Lins. Sports Information - File Photo Senior Lance Thomas has been one of the key reasons for the resurgence of the Bulldogs' See Thomas, Page 7 wounded but improved defense in 1994. Israel strikes a Pose as FSU's top runner Junior Israel Pose caught the eye of FSU his sophomore year in high school By Adam Brady Junior Israel Pose's sudden success with the Fresno State cross country team comes as little surprise to Bulldog head coach Red Estes. You see, Estes has been charting Pose's run¬ ning progress since Israel's sophomore year. , . in high school. Todd Warshaw- Sports Information Junior Israel Pose leads the men's cross country team in his first year on the Fresno State squad. V Pose attended Torrance High School and ran under head coach Jerry Holland, who com¬ peted at Fresno State in track and cross country during the early 60's. Holland kept Estes aware of Pose's achievements at the prep level, although they were hardly an easy secret to keep. In 1990, his senior year, Pose was the CIF Southern Sec¬ tion champion in cross country and went on to finish sixth in the state. But Estes had to wait for Pose's services for two-and-a- half years while Pose attended El Camino College in pursuit of his AA degree. At El Camino, Pose finished fourth in Califor¬ nia while leading his team Jo the state championship. He also plastered his name all over the El Camino track and cross coun¬ try record books, even shatter¬ ing two records that had stood for ten years. '. & But despite the attention Pose received from other four-year schools, he said his decision to come to Fresno State during the spring '94 semester was an easy one to make. - '.1 knew they had a solid pro¬ gram and Coach Estes had been after me since high school," said Pose, who is known by friends and teammates as "Iz2y". "I heard good stuff about him." And before track season was ' over,Pose showed his good stuff to Estes and the rest of the Bull¬ dog track team. His time of 30:1634 inth* lC/XX) meters put him sixth on the Fresno State all-time list He also had the Bulldogs' second-best 3,000- nrveter steeplechase and 5,000- meter times of the '94 season, behind senior All-American Jamey Harris in both events. V This fall is Pose's first with Fresno State cross country and he has taken the team by storm, while only a junior. At season's opening, he quickly established himself as the Bulldogs' No. 1 runner and has been the tearri's top finisher in every race in which he has competed. In ad¬ dition, Pose posted two second- 4 place finishes in the season's first two meets, the Jammin' Invitational in Brea, Calif., and the Fresno Invitational. He was third in each of the last two events of the year, the Cal Poly Invitational ajid the Cal/Ne- vada Championships in Fresno. He also wa&14th at the competi¬ tive Stanford Invitational, a field tl\at included several of the top collegiate runners in the West. "One thing about Israel that I think is a very commendable trait is that he is not afraid to challenge in a race against other people," said Estes. "He makes people race against him. I really love that quality about him." Estes said that Pose's failure to win yet this season^ defi¬ nitely norior a lack of physical and mental ability. "He has yet to win a meet this year, yet he has never been in a meet that he hasn't had a chancfc to win. He's been up there leading and challenging and doing the things you need See Poaa, Page 7
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Title | 1994_11 The Daily Collegian November 1994 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | November 3, 1994, Page 6 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Page 6 Thursday, November 3^1994 Dependability Thomas' greatest asset I With... Casey Angle Who's No. 1? Ifsgoingtohappen again. For the third time since 1990 college fbod>aIl will probably have two No. 1 teams. Nebraska is ranked first in the writers poll and Penn State is the top pick in the coaches poll, and die criesj for some type of playoff sys- temarebecominglouderand louder. <■ The easy way to settle it would be to simply have Penn State and Nebraska play each other the weekend after their bowl games, as- sumingthey both win onjan. 1. Another method to deter¬ mine the true No. 1, one I'd lite to see, would be to do away with the bowls and set¬ up 'an eight-team tourna¬ ment As it stands right now, Perm State, Nebraska, Mi¬ ami, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Colorado, and Utah (Auburn is on proba¬ tion and therefore ineligible) would be die teams^in the tournament. A tournament would be too many games you say. Just haveieams tut their 12- game regular seasons to 11. That way the most any team will ever play would be 14 games; some high school teams play that mahy. Playets would, m&tocr much class you s&y. Just schedule die playoffs dur¬ ing the last two weeks of December and first week of January when most sdvaols are on winter break. Just think how exciting a national playoff would be; too bad it won't happen any time soon. As much controversy the bowl system creates it does have someVoOd points. One good thingis that bowls al- low several'teams the chance to end their seasons on a high note. Just look at the excite* ment that was created these past two seasons here at [* Fresno State when they were able to extend their seasons with bowl Invitations. Another factor that goes against a national playoff is money. Bowl games mean big bucks. A lot of money is put into them and schools that participate in them take home a lot of money. a twist to the title situation Auburn just haven't loeftwo creeping the fop fH*g»7 Lance Thomas leads the Fresno State defense in several categories this year, including games played By Casey Angle You can find Lance Thomas at or near the top of almost ev- ~ery defensive category for this season's Bulldog squad. How¬ ever, one category that Thomas is at the top of stands out above all the rest - games started. The senior free safety has been one of few players to es¬ cape injury anii start all nine' games so far. This accomplish¬ ment has been even more im¬ portant as of late considering the recent rash of injuries in the secondary. Cornerbacks Larry Cook and Woody Green and strong safety Omar Stoutmire have all missed games with in¬ juries. Thomas has been respon¬ sible for not letting things get completely out of hand. Defensive coordinator Leon Burtnett calls "Thomas' contri¬ butions during these tough times immeasurable. "I can't imagine what would happen if we didn't have him; if he'd go down it would be total chaos,"' said Burtnett Lately Thomas has had to move to strong safety to fill in iof Stoutmire, who has not been back since he went down with an ankle sprain in the Air Force game two weeks ago. Through all this adversity Thomas has continued to play big. His four interceptions lead the team and ties for third in die WAC. He also ranks second on the team in solo tackles (46), assisted tackles (44) and total tackles (90). His five broken up passes and two fumbles caused are also second on the team. Talk to any of his coaches, past or present and you'll hear the same dungs - great dedica¬ tion and great leadership. Tho¬ mas was a captain and all-con¬ ference player for his Crespi High School team in Encino, Calif., and his former coach 11m Lins called him one of the most prepared players he's ever coached. "When I looked into his eyes I always knew he was ready..Jie was kind of like a spiritual leader for us," said Lins. Sports Information - File Photo Senior Lance Thomas has been one of the key reasons for the resurgence of the Bulldogs' See Thomas, Page 7 wounded but improved defense in 1994. Israel strikes a Pose as FSU's top runner Junior Israel Pose caught the eye of FSU his sophomore year in high school By Adam Brady Junior Israel Pose's sudden success with the Fresno State cross country team comes as little surprise to Bulldog head coach Red Estes. You see, Estes has been charting Pose's run¬ ning progress since Israel's sophomore year. , . in high school. Todd Warshaw- Sports Information Junior Israel Pose leads the men's cross country team in his first year on the Fresno State squad. V Pose attended Torrance High School and ran under head coach Jerry Holland, who com¬ peted at Fresno State in track and cross country during the early 60's. Holland kept Estes aware of Pose's achievements at the prep level, although they were hardly an easy secret to keep. In 1990, his senior year, Pose was the CIF Southern Sec¬ tion champion in cross country and went on to finish sixth in the state. But Estes had to wait for Pose's services for two-and-a- half years while Pose attended El Camino College in pursuit of his AA degree. At El Camino, Pose finished fourth in Califor¬ nia while leading his team Jo the state championship. He also plastered his name all over the El Camino track and cross coun¬ try record books, even shatter¬ ing two records that had stood for ten years. '. & But despite the attention Pose received from other four-year schools, he said his decision to come to Fresno State during the spring '94 semester was an easy one to make. - '.1 knew they had a solid pro¬ gram and Coach Estes had been after me since high school," said Pose, who is known by friends and teammates as "Iz2y". "I heard good stuff about him." And before track season was ' over,Pose showed his good stuff to Estes and the rest of the Bull¬ dog track team. His time of 30:1634 inth* lC/XX) meters put him sixth on the Fresno State all-time list He also had the Bulldogs' second-best 3,000- nrveter steeplechase and 5,000- meter times of the '94 season, behind senior All-American Jamey Harris in both events. V This fall is Pose's first with Fresno State cross country and he has taken the team by storm, while only a junior. At season's opening, he quickly established himself as the Bulldogs' No. 1 runner and has been the tearri's top finisher in every race in which he has competed. In ad¬ dition, Pose posted two second- 4 place finishes in the season's first two meets, the Jammin' Invitational in Brea, Calif., and the Fresno Invitational. He was third in each of the last two events of the year, the Cal Poly Invitational ajid the Cal/Ne- vada Championships in Fresno. He also wa&14th at the competi¬ tive Stanford Invitational, a field tl\at included several of the top collegiate runners in the West. "One thing about Israel that I think is a very commendable trait is that he is not afraid to challenge in a race against other people," said Estes. "He makes people race against him. I really love that quality about him." Estes said that Pose's failure to win yet this season^ defi¬ nitely norior a lack of physical and mental ability. "He has yet to win a meet this year, yet he has never been in a meet that he hasn't had a chancfc to win. He's been up there leading and challenging and doing the things you need See Poaa, Page 7 |