Lions hoping this 'Cat clash is different By RICK WEBER ;• Daily Collegian Sports Writer .: LEXINGTON, Ky. Don't call it revenge. Call it a determined, level ::headed attempt to prove something to a :lot of people, to put an end to a nasty streak that has caused all too much :frustration , For the past two years, Penn State has :been thoroughly embarrassed by the ::Kentucky Wildcats. In 1976, the Lions ..came here to Commonwealth Stadium in .'the midst of a horrible slump they left, :.a 22-6 loser, feeling much worse. Last :year, some key mistakes and the :•disappearance of the offense led to a 24- .:20 loss. But the fifth-ranked Lions won't ;meet the Wildcats tomorrow with a 'vindictive attitude. "We don't have revenge on our minds," defensive captain Paul Suhey said. "We're just going into the game with the attitude of playing the best we •:can and doing whatever we have to do to We're trying to approach the game •:as a football game not to put anything :•else around it." "The fans like to talk about revenge a :lot, but to us, it's a big challenge," •center Chuck Correal said. It's •:something we want to prove to our :selves." The Lions also want to prove •something to critics who suggest that ' , Southeastern conference teams are too :much for them to handle. Under Joe ..Paterno, Penn State is 2-5 against SEC :teams, including two regular season losses to both Kentucky and Tennessee, :and a 1975 Sugar Bowl loss to Alabama. I "I don't think our respect down in the ,Southeastern Conference is very good," :split end-flanker Bob Bassett said. "I -;think they think Eastern football is not :as good as theirs. We have something to -prove to people all across the nation." For the Lions, Kentucky has caused 'more problems than Temple. What's the ;:secret behind the Wildcats' success against Penn State? "In 1975, we went down with a bad John, Lopes lead Dodgers past punchless PhiNes - , . _ . . - • . rHILADELPHIA. (AP) philroclogo, .manageo)a.nt,Y „,, .. - P l -q - AIRAPFA• - ..44404 1 51*.A0gazig,:a„;,)4*,14 1 -, ,, , , , 3 ,t4,‘,..7b I ga*S.1 1 -10.9A0,C004:.! saksztoportstpa t arry,B9w,a,,, double,in the inning. . ~, ,,, . , . ., ~,,.. ~,,,,,:,, ~,,_ Ozark said ihe • difference between his club and Los knit - 61es - 7patignegariffltsciplihg yOitadelftii•batters.;:rYi-,:7 - i.!!':-4 F. :V;Vh'enthP,S.ddiviflik&her, - wastoday; he siough. He . had good - "They hit eve mistake I made," said Ittithileri;: AO 1M .:Thrirsday was that the Dodgers "got a piece of the ball with "I would say it was anxiety rather than lack of discipline," movement on his sinker. Give him a lot of credit." replaced by Warren Brusstar with two out in the inning. ' . ..men on base" while the Phillies "hit too many ground balls" the manager said. "They know what he's trying to do from Phillies starter Dick Ruthven, who was 1-10 lifetime against don't know if it's discipline or a hot streak. I've cut down on ti ... The Dodgers, who cannonaded Veterans Stadium with four facing him before. Sometimes we've done well against him the Dodgers going into the game, now is 1-11, thanks to Lopes' mistakes I've made over the years and they still beat me. Th :home runs on Wednesday night to overcome 12 Philadelphia and other times he simply stopped us." leadoff home run in the fourth. is the third time Tommy John has beaten me this year." :.hits, rode the four-hit pitching of left-hander Tommy John and Philadelphia batters, meanwhile, had more respect for "The first three innings, I threw everything right there, said The Phillies, who have lost six straight playoff games .:the hitting of second baseman Davey Lopes for a 4-0 victory John, who also beat them in last year's deciding playoff game. Ruthven, who was 13-6 for Philadelohia after being obtained home in three tries in the last three years for the Nation :-Thursday. It gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five "He had a really good sinker ball and kept it on the outside from Atlanta in June. He was 15-12 overall. League pennant, know their backs are against the wall. The .:National League Championship Series. corner," said' right fielder Jerry Martin, who was 0-for-2 "Even Lopes hit a good pitch. It was a fastball in," Ruthven face elimination Friday when the series resumes in Lc •.- "Out of the 16 or whatever ground balls we hit (It was 18), I against John while playing in place of the injured Bake Mc- said. "In the fifth (when the Dodgers scored twice), I didn't Angeles. •:would say 10 came on pitches that were not in the strike zone," Bride. have as good location and everything they hit was base hit." "Now we've got to go out to Los Angeles and play and hit ti . :'said Ozark. "He had good control of it," Martin said. The Dodgers had four hits, including Dusty Baker's leadoff ball like we can," Martin said. Yoder 'high,' Rudel 'bummed' after first week •: Collegian Sports Editor Joyce Tomana ::and sports writer Neil Rudel are on the .trading blocks after last week's shaky .performances in the weekly football ;:prognostications After picking just six of 10 games :-correctly, Miss Tomana was heard to ::say: "My heart wasn't in my picks; I'm .ylaying out my option." No really. Miss ?Tomana is back for another week and •;she's going all out, picking Texas .to :. , upset Oklahoma arid lowa State to nip OklahomaV PemState / ' Penn State 1 / at 31-7 i 2040 t exas i t 1 $ Nebrask i a\ Texas / /at 17.19 f Texas 210 I Oklahoma 2147 lowa State t Alabam a a t \ / lowa state 28.23 /Nebraska 24-23 t Stanforcill\ Washington Aat V Alabama 21-10 I UCLA 1 i SMU \ i UCLA 23-21 at / . i / 1 0 \ hio State Bears Ohio State /at 31.-21 Packers gles/ Bears 104 at. atriot Vikings 214 1 Vikings 27-14 i Vikings 30-10 6 1 .11 41 Penn State alt\ Joyce Tumana / Rick Weber Kentucky (6.4 1 .600 t. t 8-2 ) .800 Patriots 21-14 i I Raiders 22-10 i Raiders 20-5 1 Raiders 28 -17 , i 1 Collegian sports the daily attitude and we wound up getting sow. ears clipped," Suhey said. "Last year, we put it to them, but we beat ourselves with the interceptions and mistakes. We had a couple of breaks that didn't go our way." This year, the Lions enter the game riding the nation's longest winning streak a modest 13 games. Mean while, the Wildcats have been sluggish and unimpressive, tying Soutatarolina , 14-14 beating Baylor, 25-21; - and losing 'to „ Maryland 20-3 last week. Surely Penn State has the advantage, right? Only on paper. "I think they'll be mighty upset that they lost to Maryland," Bassett said. "From what I understand, they never really got going against Maryland. They might have been . looking forward to us. I think they'll be ready to play." "I imagine they'll be up for us," Suhey said. "They have been the 'last "two years. In their games so far, it looked like they weren't quite prepared men tally. But now that they're back on their field, they'll be looking to ambush us again. We know we're going to be in for a tough game." Paterno puts it a little stronger. "If anybody doesn't think Kentucky is a good team, they're daydreaming," he said. "They haven't tackled as well or been as aggressive as in other years, but they're a tough bunch of kids. We're gonna have to go down there and play the best game we've played all year and go after them." The Wildcats have virtually scrapped their powerful option offense because of , the graduation of versatile quarterback Derrick Ramsey. The result has been a revitalized passing attack. "From looking at the films, I'd say they have a good passing attack," Suhey said. "They'll try to spread us out and do some crossing patterns, hooks and curls. We have to be alert. We're going to.have to make certain adjustments. "What we'll try to do against them and what we try to do always I is prevent favored Nebraska. There's a rumor going around the sports desk that if Miss Tomana doesn't come back strong, she'll be traded to the, Pitt News for a prognosticator to be named later. Rudel, who also picked six of 10 right, is still shaking his head and wondering what happened to the North Carolina Tarheels in their loss to Pitt. "I'm bummed. I guess I was too 'radical' in my picks," Rudel mumbled. "Then again, I think the others were to 'hard Alabama 27;13 UCLA 24-20 Ohio State 30.21 Bears 17-9 . 1 . Patriots 23-16 I Patriots 24-14 Gary Silvers (7-3 ) .700 Penn State 24-14 i I f Nebraska 24-17 I f Alabama 2717 I UCLA 2444 I Ohio State 30-17 Bears . l7-10 the long play. The eight-yarders won't hurt us a lot. We've done a good job of keeping people out of our end zone." Offensively, in the past two weeks, the Lions have done a good job of getting into the end zone. The eight-touchdown outburst against TCU erased any nagging doubt about the offense's ability, "I think we gained a little confidence that we could score," Bassett said. "Before, we were asking, 'What's the matter? Why aren't we playing well? Where's the offense that Joe says we should have?' But we went out and showed we could do it." Paterno is pleased with the little things the offense is doing right. "The backs are popping out at the right moment," he said. "We're getting a better feel for a couple of pass lanes. The tight end spot is adding to our at tack, which is vital if you're going to have a good passing gaine. "We are getting better offensively, but we have to do it against a good defensive team before we make any claims. Kentucky has all the ingredients for an outstanding defense, which we expect to see." Paterno has made no attempt to hide his enthusiasm for the game. "It's great to be going for a lot mar bles, going down to a place where you haven't played well," he said. "This is a great opportunity for us to go down and play the best game we can play and let things fall where they're gonna fall. I'm really excited about this one." EXTRA POINTS: . . . Kicker Matt Bahr will be seeking a record on his next field goal attempt. Bahr has seven consecutive successful ,field goal attempts, tying the school record he set last year. The NCAA record is 11 . consecutive successful at tempts . . . Penn State's kick coverage teams, better known collectively as the "Scrap Pack," have allowed only 2.8 yards per punt return and 16.1 yards per kickoff return. core' with theirs. Rudel is continuing his radical picking this week he's taking the Seattle Seahawks over the Minnesota Vikings, based on a,tip he received from his best friend, Bob. _ Rick Weber (8-2) and Gary Silvers (7- . 3) turned in respectable performances, due mainly to their penchant for going with .the favorite. "I play it safe in everything I do," Weber boasted. He is, however, going out on the limb this week, picking • seven-point underdog / S .; Guest Eric Yoder Fran Fisher (10.Oi 1 000 19.1) .900 Neil itudel 46-4) 600 Penn State \ 17-10 Penn State I 1 32-7 I L I \ I Oklahoma 27-20 % Oklahoma 2347 I. 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Ohio State 22-21 Patriots 28-14 % % % ` ' Raiders 30-21 % % \ % % , % % Vikings 21-10 % % . % % % Illustration by Della Hoke ‘ t t ft r 1 1 i l f i )i I A gi_7l P 1 iN• iI T Ot. 4 .1 v4'.' 1 4 Ik p j A fi e 4' 1 1 viA Photo by Lynn Dudlns ton. The Lions have not lost a game since they were upset by the Wildcats 24-20 last season. Kentucky aims to make it three straight upsets By GARY SILVERS Daily Collegian Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. You can hear the Kentucky cheerleaders already. "We did it before, we'll do it again, beat Penn State. We did it before, we'll do it again, beat Penn State. I I/ This will be the second straight year the Wildcat rah-rahs will be shouting that cheer. They're proud of it. It's not every school that upsets Penn State in back-to-back seasons (22-6 in 1976, 24-20 in 1977). And a win Saturday spells H-A-T T-R-I-C-K. "It's not going to be easy," Ken tucky noseguard Rick Jaffe said. "Penn State's a super team in every category. I've reviewed their films about 20 times and have yet to find a weakness. They're a sound, football team with a great coach." And Penn State has momentum. After a slow offensive start this season, the Lions (5-0) came back strong last week, breezing past Texas Christian, 58-0 and ending all doubts that they are truly national con tenders. Kentucky, meanwhile, is still searching for the key to its offense. The Wildcats (1-1-1) have been outscored 55-42 in their first three games, which included a 14-14 tie at South Carolina, a 25-21 win against Baylor and last week's 20-3 loss at Maryland. That's not a very good beginning for a team which won 10 out of n last season and finished sixth in the AP poll. "I'm sure we have the potential to be a top-calibre team again, but there's just something missing," Jaffe said. "We just haven't been able to put it all together yet. "In our last game (Maryland), however, the final score was a little deceiving. We were only down 7-3 going into the fourth quarter, then Maryland pulled away. They played great. Then again, every team we've faced so far has played great. South Carolina and Baylor played us like it was the Super Bowl like there's no tomorrow." That's the way Jaffe plays too. Last 0— Friday, Oct. 6, 1978 , oho • I 44 "‘M N4611' `40.1". year the junior All-America can didate was the Wildcats' top tackler with 71 solos and 32 assists despite playing a back-up role at the outset. This season the star noseguard has recorded 15 solos and seven assists along with two quarterback sacks. "My stats are down a little this year because for the first time ever ; I've gotten double and triple teamed out there. Still, I'm not satisfied with . my play. In my opinion, once you are satisfied, you have nothing to strive • for. I don't think I'll ever be satisfied at least not until I play the perfect game. And that'lfnever happen." "If our offense doesn't get it together soon, we could be in an awful ‘ f lot of trouble," Jaffe said. "Our defense has been out on the field much too long the first few games and by the fourth quarter we've been ; getting a little weary out there." Calling the signals for the mysterious offense is Mike Deaton, a 6-1 junior who replaced All- ; Conference quarterback Derrick ; Ramsey following the '77 season. In his first three appearances, Deaton has hit on 38 of 68 pases (55.9 per cent) for 467 yards and two touch downs. "Deaton reminds me a lot of ' (Lions' quarterback Chuck) Fusina," Jaffe said. "They're both intelligent, throwing quarterbacks who can also run when they have to. I think they're identical." Deaton's primary receiver is Felix Wilson, a 5-10 junior who's already posted 16 receptions and 216 yards, accounting for nearly half the team's • passing game. "Wilson is one of the best wide : receivers we've ever had," Jaffe . said. "He can run a pattern as well as : (former Lion flanker Jimmy) Cefalo. He seems to find openings • anywhere." "I admit we've got a long way to ;.: go," Jaffe said, "but luckily no one is '..: down. We've had good intense ::, practices this week and I guarantee •-i that once Penn State hits town, we'll •:: be ready for them." .., Just like every other year.
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