14—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1986
Hard times befall 'Team of the '7os'
By ALAN ROBINSON
'AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH The 1980 s haven't
been so kind to the "Team of the
'7os."
Not only have times changed for
the Pittsburgh Steelers, so have their
faces.
Mark Malone is at quarterback, not
Terry Bradshaw, who led them to a
record four Super Bowl
championships in six years.
Mel Blount has long since retired;
free agent• rookie Chris Sheffield
starts at cornerback.
Remember Franco and Rocky?
• Steelers' fans have found them
hard to forget with players named
Morse and Hooper as running backs.
It has also been hard to forget a few
other names like Lynn Swann, Joe
Greene, L.C. Greenwood, Jack Ham
and Jack Lambert.
The Steelers have won but one
playoff game in the last six seasons;
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their record the last 2 1 / 2 seasons is a
nondescript 18-21.
Despite playing in the AFC Central,
perhaps the weakest division in the
NFL, the Steelers were 7-9 in 1985,
their first losing season in 14 years.
And their problems are likely to
continue this season. The team has
made no major player acquisitions
other than drafting first-round pick
John Rienstra, an offensive guard
from Temple.
The Steelers' best defensive back,
Dwayne Woodruff, will miss the sea
son because of knee surgery, further
weakening a defensive secondary
that has been increasingly exploited
by opposing quarterbacks. In 1 1 / 2
seasons as a regular, Malone has
reminded few of Bradshaw. De
fensive ends Darryl Sims and Keith
Gary, first-round draft choices cho
sen to strengthen an ineffective pass
rush, have been major disappoint
ments.
Some have even dared to whisper
what was once considered ludicrous
on staying power
kt,C,Z;O. - -Ir l Joe Paterno has com
rig piled one of the best rec.
W 4 4, ords in college football
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:. while emphasizing aca
;,..,„ demic excellence. In 20
e. 'ite, years as Penn State's head
coach, he has never had a los
ing season and has competed
in 17 postseason bowl games.
His teams hav,e been ranked
first in the country in four of
the last eight years.
Equally important to Pa
terno is the classroom per
formance of his student
athletes. Eighteen of his play
ers have been named first
team academic all-Americans
and twelve have received
NCAA postgraduate scholar
ships, ranking Penn State in
the top five teams nationally
according to a recent NCAA
report.
that perhaps Chuck Noll, in his 18th
season as Steelers' coach, perhaps
should be getting on with his life's
work.
"Somewhere along the line, we lost
that right frartie of mind you need to
win games," Woodruff said. "It's
easy to have the right attitude when
you have championship years, but
when you have problems, you work
on attitude. Maybe we forgot how to
do that."
"There are times the last few sea
sons when we needed to be motivated
more," said wide receiver John Stal
lworth, one of just three remaining
veterans from the four Super Bowl
teams. "Maybe the motivation was
not there all down the line."
Changing times have altered the
way NFL teams scout college play
ers, an area where the Steelers were
preeminent. They built their most
dominating teams almost exclusively
through the draft; not a single player
on their 1979 team had ever played for
another NFL team.
Having a bad start was probably the
best thing that ever happened to me.
We went 5 and 5 my first year, then
lost the opener the following year.
Everybody was placing bets on who
would succeed me.
-Had we been moderately success
ful, I never would have questioned
the way I was coaching. Now I con
stantly question everything I do.
Success is a journey
I never get very elated over a win, be
cause, as Churchill said, "Success is ,
never final." Likewise, I never get de
pressed over a loss. I look for the les
son in it.
If you're knocked down, you can't
lose your guts. You need to play with
supreme confidence or else you'll
lose again, and then losing becomes
a habit.
You must always do
what you're afraid to do
People aren't just lucky. Good things
happen to them because they're will
ing to take chances. I don't ever want
to think about ties.
If you don't win, you don't win,
but at least you have the experience
of going for it, of making something
useful happen through your efforts.
You either get better
or you get worse
You can never stay the same. All of
us are changing every day. Every
thing we read or see or do makes us
different in some small way.
If you think you can come off a
practice field the same player you
were when you went on, you're kid
ding yourself. If you practice well,
you'll be better.
Some players think that when
Saturday comes, they can get by on
natural ability, that practice isn't
important. That's foolish. In our
The days when the Steelers could
comb infrequently scouted campuses
like. North Texas State, Southern and
South Carolina State to stockpile tal
ent are gone. Scouting is compute
rized. Every NFL team but the Los
Angeles Raiders belongs to scouting
combines which distribute volu
minous player data to their various
clients.
Noll, who has coached his team
longer than all but three coaches in
NFL history, disagrees with those
who charge the Steelers are unwilling
to keep up with the times.
"People say we're predictable," he
said. "But look at the Chicago Bears.
They didn't fool anybody last year,
everybody knew what they were
going to do but they still did it."
Art Rooney Jr., son of the team's
beloved patriarch and the Steelers'
vice president, summarized the Pitts
burgh problem more bluntly.
"If we have another season like last
year," he said, "we'll all be looking
for jobs next year."
league, everyone is good. If you
want to be #l, you better get yourself
ready. That's also why I emphasize
academics so much. Preparing for a
game is like preparing for life.
The will to win'
is important, but
the will to prepare
You have to perform at a consistently
higher level than others. That's the
mark of a true professional. Profes
sionalism has nothing to do with get
ting paid for your services.
We only promise
a fair shake
One of the things we look for in play
ers is honesty. If you accept people
who are only interested in a flashy
car and handouts from alumni, they
won't have much staying power. To
be consistently good takes commit
ment to the good of the group:
Coaches have to be honest, too.
Too many make promises they can't
keep just to sign a kid. When he
shows up on campus, he discovers he
has to make the team just like every
one else. Then he gets disillusioned
and morale islowered.
It's easy for first-stringers to have
good morale. But what about the
guys who almost never get to play? If
they have good. morale, then every
one has it. And the only way every
one will have it is if everyone believes
he has had a fair shake.
To win you must play
as though you can't lose
We've had five Undefeated regular
seasons and three all the way. To
have a 10 and 1 or 9 and 2 season isn't
exactly what our fans hope for today.
PENN STATE
STUDENT USHERS
Be a part of the Penn State
Football Tradition!
. All student ushers will receive two hotdogs and a
Coke free and the best seats in the house. Ushers
will help seat other students right up until game
time and then take their seats on the 40 yard line
• • (the first nine rows behind the Nittany Lions).
To apply call 234-2142.
Applications will be accepted all this week.
is vital
The secret to performing well un
der that kind of pressure is poise. To
develop poise, you need to con
stantly subject yourself to more stress
than you'll find in games. Then
when you find yourself in a difficult
situation, you react confidently.
Our players work so hard in prac
tice, Saturdays seem easy by compar
ison. We go out to have fun and it
shows on the scoreboard.
In that sense, I feel my greatest ac
complishment has been to keep foot
ball in its proper perspective.
You don't know
what you have
until you have to use it
Football is only a tiny part of a kid's
total emotional, physical, and intel
lectual development. All I ask is that
they give it their best. If we win,
great. If we lose, there's always next
Saturday.
If we can't get knocked on our rear
end once in a while and come back
and be better, I'm going to be awfully
disappointed. You don't know what
you have until you have to use it.
Through conversations with people
widely recognized as perennial lead
ers in their professions, we hope to
provide insight into the. enduring
values and attitudes that lead to suc
cess over a long period. Their con
sistent achievements in a constantly
changing society exemplify staying
power—the hallmark of Panhandle
Eastern, which has been a leader in
energy for more than half a century.
For a reprint of this essay or a copy
of our latest Quarterly Report,.please
write Department J 5, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251-1642.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
Boston 4, Cleveland 3
Toronto 7, Minnesota 5 .
Chicago 3, Texas 1
Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 1
Oakland 7, Baltimore 0
California 4, Detroit 3
Seattleß, New York 2
Yesterday's Games
Late Games Not Included
Toronto 5, Cleveland 4
Minnesota 9, Milwaukee 3
Baltimore at California
Detroit at Seattle
Texas at Boston, (n)
Chicago at Kansas City, (n)
New York at Oakland, (n)
Today's Games
Cleveland (Schrom 11-6) at Toronto
(Clancy 14.7), 7:35 p.m.
Texas (Guzman 9.12) at Boston (Nip
per 8.9), 7:35 p.m.
Chicago (Carlton 2-2) at Kansas City
(Jackson 9.9), 8:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Vuckovich 0.0) at Minne
sota (Blyleven 14.10), 8:35 p.m.
Detroit (King 9-4) at Seattle (Lan
gston 11.10), 10:35 p.m.
New York (Rasmussen 14-4) at Oak
land (Young 10.8), 10:35 p.m.
Baltimore (Flanagan 7-8) at California
(Sutton 12-9), 10:35 p.m.
Tomorrow's Games
New York at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.
Cleveland at Toronto, 7:35 p.m.
Texas at Boston, 7:35 p.m.
Chicago at Kansas City, 8:35 p.m.
Milwaukee at Minnesota, 8:35 p.m
Detroit at Seattle, 10:35 p.m.
Baltimore at California, 10:35 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Sunday's Games
San Diego 4, Montreal 1
Los Angeles 7, New York 4
PHILLIES 4, San Francisco 3
St. Louis 9, Cincinnati 3
Atlanta 4, Chicago 3
PIRATES 8, Houston 2
Yesterday's Games
Late Games Not Included
New York 5, San Francisco 2
Houston 6, Chicago 4
PIRATES at Cincinnati, (n)
Los Angeles at Montreal, (n)
San Diego at .PHILLIES, (n)
St. Louis at Atlanta, (n)
Today's Games • Saturday's Games
Houston (Ryan 9.8) at Chicago (Moy- i Chicago 31, Buffalo 17
er 5-4), 4:05 p.m. New York Giants 17, STEELERS 3
San Francisco (Krukow 13.8) at New New England 16, Green Bay 9
New Orleans 13, Kansas City 10
York (Gooden 13-4), 7:35 p.m. Minnesota 23, Indianapolis 20, OT
PIRATES (Kipper 3-6) at Cincinnati Houston 17, Dallas 14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
76 54 .585
74 58 .561
70 61 .534
68 64 .515
65 65 .500
65 67 .492
64 66 .492
West Division
W L Pct GB
74 56 .569
69 62 .527
61 71 .462
60 70 .462
58 74 .439
56 73 .434
56 75 .427
5 1 / 2
14
14
17
17 1 / 2
191/2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
88 43 .672
68 62 .523 19 1 / 2
65 65 .500 22V2
62 65 .488 24
55 76 .420 33
53 76 .411 34
West Division
W L Pct GB
74 57 .565
66 64 .508
65 66 .496
62 68 .477
61 68 .473
61 70 .466
11 1 / 2
12
13
(GuHickson 12.8), 7:35 p.m.
Los Angeles (Welch 6-10) at Montreal
(Youmans 11-9), 7:35 p.m.
San Diego (LaPoint 0.1) at PHILLIES
(Bittiger 0.0), 7:35 p.m.
St. Louis (Tudor 13.6) at Atlanta
(Mahler 11-14), 7:40 p.m.
Tomorrow's Games
Houston at Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Los Angeles at Montreal, 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco at New York, 7:35 p.m.
PIRATES at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.
San Diego at PHILLIES, 7:35 p.m.
St. Louis at Atlanta, 7:40 p.m.
W L T Pct. PF PA
New England 4 1 0 .800 103 90
Miami
N.Y. Jets
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Houston
Cincinnati 1 3 0 .250 71
STEELERS 1 3 0 .250 81
San Diego
Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 63
LA. Raiders 2 2 0 .500 70
N.Y. Giants
Washington
St. Louis
EAGLES
Dallas
Minnesota
Green Bay 1 3 0 .250 73
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 43
LA. Rams
New Orleans 2 2 0 .500 70
San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 79
Thursday's Games
New York Jets 37, EAGLES 30
Cleveland 25, Los Angeles Raiders 22
Friday's Games
Miami 21, Tampa Bay 3
Washington 29, Atlanta 21
Detroit 30, Cincinnati 20
Denver 19, Los Angeles Rams 10
San Francisco 21, Seattle 10
San Diego 24, St. Louis 17
LlO Streak Home Away
5.5 Won 2 37-24 39-30
9-1 Won 9 38-30 36-28
4-6 Lost 1 34.34 38-27
3-7 Lost 4 41.27 27-37
2-8 Lost 1 33-30 32-35
3.7 Lost 3 37-32 28-35
46 Lost 3 33-31 31-35
LlO Streak Home Away
8-2 Won 7 38-25 36-31
7-3 Lost 1 41.25 28-37
8-2 Won 1 37-28 24-43
6-4 Won 2 35-30 25-40
5-5 Won 1 36-31 22-43
3-7 Won 1 31.34 25-39
4-6 Won 1 31.33 25-42
LlO Streak Home Away
8-2 Won• 1 42.21 46-22
7-3 Won 5 37.25 31-37
6.4 Won 2 36.32 29-33
3-7_ Lost 2 28-31 34.34
3.7 Lost 3 33.33 22-43
6-4 Won 2 26.42 27-34
LlO Streak Home Away
5.5 Won 1 40.26 34.31
7-3 Lost 2 32-30 34-34
3-7 Lost 4 37-31 28.35
4-6 Won 1 40.29 22-39
4-6 Won 2 31.30 30.38
4-6 Won 2 36-32 25-38
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
2 2 0 .500 67 85
2 2 0 .500 95 105
1 3 0 .250 67
1 3 0 .250 75
Central
4 0 0 1.000 88
4 0 0 1.000 81
3 1 0 .750 106
2 2 0 .500 87
2 2 0 • .500 85
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
3 1 0 .750 83
3 1 0 .750 84
2 3 0 .400 99
1 3 0 .250 100
0 5 0 .000 87
4 1 0 .800 126
3 1 0 .740 99
2 2 0 .500 82
2 2 0 .500 93
2 2 0 .500 75
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