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Chuck, how do you like
your crow done?
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The Coilegias
Needless to say, I was in shock.
There I was with all of my rowdy friends on Monday night
and I could barely believe my eyes. The Pittsburgh Steelers were
beating the beejeebers out of the Los Angeles Rams with a hard
hitting defense, an equally hard-hitting special teams play, and
actually had some offense to boot.
Say, didn't these guys suck about a month ago?
Well maybe suck isn't the right word, but the Steelers were
hardly living up to expectations (one sports magazine's preseason
picks, had Pittsburgh Super Bowl bound). And the offense had
about as much punch as a New Kids On The Block song. Other
than the defense, Pittsburgh had little to be cheerful about.
Now that quarterback Bubby Blister is more comfortable with
Joe Walton's offense, Pittsburgh appears to be turning their
season around. Plus, it doesn't hurt that Eric Green has come
along to bring the Steelers 20th Century tight end technology.
Despite the pessimistic predictions of Coach Chuck Noll,
Green has made a huge impact after missing four games because
of his contract negotiations. The rookie, who is roughly the size
of an oil tanker (six-foot-six, 280), has six touchdown catches in
four games. That's more than any other Steelers tight end has
ever accummlated in a season.
So how do you like your crow, Chuck?
• How do you know if your quarterbacking job is on shaky
ground? When the coach pulls you and the backup QB goes in
and looks brilliant. Just ask Cleveland's Bernie Kosar, who
watched his backup, Mike Pagel, almost pull off the upset of the
defending champion San Francisco 49'ers.
• How do you know when your coaching job is in jeopardy?
When your team goes 2-6, your offense is anemic and your
defense is merely average. Just ask Bud Carson, who could get
axed any week now by Clevlend Owner Art Modell.
I thought James Douglas'
heavyweight title defense was pathetic. What
really makes me ill about this fight is that
Douglas raked in over 20 million dollars just
to wallow around the ring for seven minutes.
• I suppose I shouldn't go on without mentioning the Buffalo
Bills, who have finally quit bickering like brats and got to the
business of winning football games. The Bills made New
England look awful last Sunday.
• It's possible that Buffalo and Miami may be the two most
consistent teams in the AFC this season, which could lead to a
showdown in the playoffs.
• I thought James "Buster" Douglas' heavyweight title defense
was pathetic. Douglas, who looked a lot like Shamu, weighed in
the neighborhood of 250 pounds. Challenger Evander Holyfield
came in at a lean 208 and made short work of the champ.
What really makes me ill about this fight is that Douglas
raked in over 20 million dollars just to wallow around the ring
for seven minutes.
This guy beat Mike Tyson? Hmm, maybe Tyson isn't as
good as he's been made out to be.
• Just kidding Mike I mean Mr. Tyson.
• Last year, a blocked field goal by Alabama sent Penn State
to a loss that could have seen the team collapse. Instead, the
Nivany Lions picked themselves up and went on to beat BYU in
the prestigious (Ed Note: He's joking) Holiday Bowl.
This year, State used three field goals and sound defense to
shutout the Crimson Tide. While Coach Joe Paterno may or may
not be satisfied with making it to the Holiday Bowl, a win like
last Saturday's certainly keeps him on track for greener pastures.
Unfortunately, with two losses already, PSU cannot afford to
lose another game and make it to a major bowl. Thus, they
merely have to beat West Virginia, Pitt, and Notre Dame to
close the season.
The Lions should be able to beat WVU and Pitt, both of
whom are having poor seasons. However, when Penn State plays
these two teams, season records can be thrown out because
anything can and usually does happen.
And Notre Dame? Well, JoePa better hope the defense is
ready, or it could be another "minor" bowl for Penn State. With
a victory over ND, the Lions would look mighty attractive to the
major bowls with only two losses and a top 10 ranking.
"B uster "
The Collegian
Sports
mailbag
Commitment lacking
I am writing this short letter
to express my feelings on the
lack of commitment by the
Behrend administration towards
athletics.
Times are changing, but
Behrend is not How much longer
can the women's softball team
play their home games on local
high school fields? How much
longer can the soccer team play
in the outfield grass of the
baseball field? It has been this
way for twenty plus years,
twenty too many.
It is time to get a permanent
softball field on campus. The
baseball field should become a
baseball field with a permanent
fence and, yes, dugouts.
In short the administration
needs to start caring about
athletics, and put money into the
small number of programs
Behrend has. Also, it's time the
athletic department started
speaking up and expressing it's
displeasure to the present decision
makers.
Paul Benim
Nth semester
Business
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