1983_12 The Daily Collegian December 1983 Reloaded

              Dec. 5,1983
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Where has all the logic gone in sports?
Oh. how I love this twisted world of
sports we live in. I really do. It's just the
logic that I have trouble comprehending.
ItV so, well., twisted. Yeah, that's the
word. For example:
The CSUF basketball games against
Abilene Christian University and the
University of California »t Davis. What
possible gain could the Bulldogs expect
from scheduling these losers? If you
know, call our friends at the athletic
department because I'm sure they're
wondering about that right now.
Simply put, the 'Dogs had everything
to lose and nothing to gain, except some
padded statistics, by playing those guys.
Now, I do realize that a team of this
year's caliber can hardly help but run
into a patsy or two, and maybe even a
Division 11 opponent now and then. But
Abilene Christian and UC Davis? Let's
leave those easy pickings for the University of the Pacific, or Fresno City
College.
The two games at Selland Arena last
week did bring about one accomplishment for the Bulldogs — a spot in the
world book of records. Loudest collective snore by a crowd of 6.000 or
Where's the logic in the National
Collegiate Athletic Association football
situation right now? If you know, please
contact the NCAA and the SMU football team immediately.
The NCAA, in all its collective lack of
wisdom, has managed to takean exciting,
fresh sport like college football,
one of the truly thrilling sports left, and
transform it into a mockery of confusion
and controversy.
Who's No. I? Nebraska? Probably.
Texas? Doubtful. Auburn? Could be.
SMU? Well never know. And that's the
problem here.
For your average sane individual,
there can be little or no doubt that the
immensely tajented Cornhuskers are
the finest team in the land, and that
includes the United States Football
League. Let's face it. They're subs could
probably knock the stuffing right out of
the New Jersey Generals, if not the
Oklahoma Sooners.
But as long as those good 'ol boys in
Texas keep going undefeated by the
skin of their horns, well still have the
same problem here, and it's escalating
by the minute.  ,
You see, Texas and Nebraska will
never play. At least not in our lifetime.
Now, if they did manage to play, the
Huskers would probably proceed to
hook the horns silly, tothetune of 35-13
Why the NCAA continues to promote
such a superior product in such an
inferior method is, you guessed it.
illogical. Can you imagine the National
Football League catching on to this
method of stupidity?
First of all, the Buffalo Bills have just
won their conference title and a spot in
the Super Bowl. But wait a minute. It
appears the league has decided that the
Bills wouldn't be able to draw in quite as
much revenue as the San Diego Chargers,
so the Chargers have been awarded the
spot in the Super Bowl. Don't worry
Bills. The SMU Mustangs can sympathize
with you.
Next, the NFL has decided to abandon
the playoffs and let the Associated Press
decide the champion. Here's an update
on the A P Top 20.
I.Washington Redskins   (40)        845
2. Los Angeles Raiders     (17)        641
3. Dallas Cowboys (5)        588
4. Miami Dolphins (2)        493
Let's hope it doesn't come lo that.
What we should hope is that the
NCAA enters into the new decade and
comes up with some sort of playoff
system. The arguments for such a
playoff far outweigh the opposing ones.
Simply play those bowl games, with the
ridiculous matchups that make little or
no sense (changing that situation might
be asking too much of the NCAA), and
then have the top four teams duke it out
for the title. The championship game
could be contested on the Saturday
before the Super Bowl.
There's just something about the
argument that the student athletes'
studies would be disrupted by this that
doesnt register. Come oalNCAA, wake
up. College football has a playoff system, and so does Division II football.
For crying out loud, even yacht racing
has a playoff system.
Finally, has the travesty known as
boxing shown any logic in the past
weeks? No. You want corruption? Ask
Aaron Pryor what he did the other
Saturday night. He spent it in jail on
charges of cocaine possession.
You want more corruption? Somehow, a completely unqualified heavyweight with 10 fights under his belt
managed to find his way into the ring
with the heavyweight champion of the
world. Then, while he was in the process
of being humiliated, the referee didn't
even have the common sense or decency
to stop it. Sure Larry, go ahead and
blast his head a few more times, that's
what our sport's all about.
As for the big fight between Duran
and Hagler, last week's showing of the
fight on national television did show
one thing. The fight was just what your
average over-hyped title fight usually is
— a boring, poorly judged match
between two tentative thugs afraid to
risk being knocked out, thus losing their
chance at what it's all about. Money.
And too much of it.
More examples could be given, but
this isnt a 40-page publication. Simply
put, at its best the sport is a ridiculous
exhibition of overpaid athletes and
corruption. At its worst, it's a shameful
display of vulgar brutality, with tragic
deaths far too often being the result.
You want logic? Ban boxing.
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February, and the Tigers should begin
to wilt right around then.
PREDICTION — Ninth place.
SAN JOSE STATE
STRENGTHS — Sophomore guard
Bobby Evans is back to run the offense,
and coach Bill Berry hopes the experience he gained at the end of last year
will pay ofT. Berry hopes for 6-8 center
Gerald Thomas, with "the longest arms
in captivity," to provide plenty of
rebounding.
WEAKNESSES — The Spartans have
had 29 different starting lineups in the
The Spartans have had
29 different starting
lineups in the past
two years.
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past two years, and this year looks just
as confusing. No dependable starters
are back from a team that was ruined by
graduation.
OUTLOOK — When Berry was asked if
his team was better than last year's 14-
15 record would indicate, he calmly
said, "No." This is a rebuilding year in
every sense for the Spartans.
PREDICTION - Eighth place.
8TBENOTH8 - Senior guard Steve
Colter, who led the team in assists last
•eason, will provide most of the ofTense.
•long yh 6-7 forward Lindsay Mc-
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WBtfCNESSES - Three starters are
gone from last year's 18-11 team, and
that adds up to over half of the Aggies-
offense.
OUTLOOK - In their first year of
PCAA play, the Aggies look like a solid
club that could turn into a darkhorse by
the time March rolls around.
PREDICTION - Seventh place.
CSU, LONG BEACH
STRENGTHS - The 49ers' strength is
their guards, mainly senior Joedy Gardner, who averaged over 15 points a
game last season. Gardner and back-
court mate Ricky Smith were the 49eiV
leading scorers last season.
WEAKNESSES - The 49ers sorely
lack in experience at the forward position, and center Ivan Verberckt is no
Moses Malone on the boards.
OUTLOOK - The 49ers face what first-
year coach Dave Buss calls, "the toughest schedule in our history." Still, he
advises for "nobody to take us too
lightly."
PREDICTION - Sixth place.
UC IRVINE
STRENGTHS — Coach Bill Mulligan
calls 6-8 senior forward Ben McDonald
"the best all around player we've ever
had,"and he isnt kidding. Eight players
are back from last year's 16-12 team, so
the Anteaters will score a lot of points.
- The problem is. the
Anteaters wilt also give up plenty of
points. "We're really going to play
defense this year." says Mulligan. This
'We're really going to
play defense this
year.'
-Mulligan
is where he's kidding.
OUTLOOK — The Anteaters may not
win the PCAA. but look out'for this
bunch in the conference tournament.
Either wayr they'll be fun to watch.
PREDICTION - Fifth place.
UTAH STATE
STRENGTHS — Four of the five
starters from last season's surprising 20-
9 team are back, including forward
Greg Grant, who appears to be ready
for a spot on the all-PCAA team. The
Aggies are big and strong.
WEAKNESSES—A questionable bench
and lack of speed seem to be the only
real problems.
OUTLOOK — The Aggies are more
than a darkhorse. they're a definite
contender. Coach Rod Tueller proved
his worth with last year's 15-game
turnaround.
PREDICTION — Fourth place.
CSU. FULLERTON
STRENGTHS — The Titans have all-
everything guard Leon Wood back, and
that alone might be enough. Despite
being erratic at times. Wood is easily the
Grapplers attain tournament .goal
best guard in the conference, and one ot
the best in the nation. The Titans are
also tough at home, having won 18 in a
row in their tiny gym.
WEAKNESSES — Point guard Ricky
Mixon, who ran the offense last year, is
gone, with nobody there to replace him.
Forwards Craig Fuller and Wayne
Shepard are questionable for the year,
having both suffered injuries.
OUTLOOK — Despite the injuries, the
Titans have plenty of talent, and a lot of
confidence from last season's 21-8
record. A PCAA title is not out of the
possibility.
PREDICTION — Third place, with a
potable berth in the NCAA tournament.
NEVADA-LAS VEGAS
STRENGTHS—Coach Jerry Tarkanian
can cry about graduation and injuries
all he wants, but the defending PCAA
champs are loaded again. Seniors Danny
Tarkanian. Jeff Collins and Eric Booker
(remember him?) are back. The new
talent, particularly guard Fred Banks
and forward Ed Catchings. is impress-
WEAKNESSES - The new talent is
also very young and inexperienced.
Sidney Green, who Tarkanian claims
was "as important to us as Ralph
Sampson Was to Virginia." is gone,
along with Larry Anderson. Eldridge
Hudson tore up his knee and should
miss the season.
OUTLOOK — The Rebels might miss
Green and Anderson, but it's hard to
believe Tarkanian won't find some way
to win with this kind of talent. It all
depends on how quickly the young
players mature.
PREDICTION — Second place, and a
berth in the NCAA playoffs.
LAS VEGAS -Sylvester Carver finished third, Pablo Saenz placed fourth,
and Joe Ismay sixth last weekend to
help the Bulldog wrestling team achieve
its goal — a 10th place finish in the
prestigious Caesar's Palace Invitational
wrestling tournament.
Bulldog coach Dennis Deliddo made
it known before thetournament that the
team's goal was to finish in the top 10, a
lofty achievement since the 44-team
tournament featured nearly all of the
most powerful wrestling colleges in the
nation. Oklahoma State University won
the team championship with 17214 points,
way ahead of CSUF* 44'/i.
Carver, CSUFs 167-pounder, lost a
4-3 overtime decision to Oklahoma City
University* Marvin Douglasinthe semifinals Saturday, but rebounded with a 3-1
win over the University of Wisconsin's
Bill Elbin and a 1-0 overtime decision
over Louisiana State University's Chris
Valentine in his final match. Carver, a
senior, finished with a 5-1 record in the
tournament.
After winning three of four matches
Friday, Saenz decisioned the University
of New Mexico's Jim Garner, 4-2, and
CSU. Bakersfield's John Smith, 10-9.
before losing, 14-8, in the third-place
battle with Brigham Young University*
Brad Andreson.
Despite being unseeded, Ismay won
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three of six decisions for a surprise finish near the top. His most outstanding
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match was a 38-second pin over the
University of Wisconsin's John Seigor-
worth.
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Six other Bulldogs — Durbin Lloren
(142), Alan Richburg (150), Robert
Juarez (158), Gene Allison (167), John
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