Ducks cast as spoilers
By MERLIN MANN
Of the Emerald
Washington State has been in this position
before. The Cougars, of course, are thinking
about roses on New Year’s Day—just like last
year.
In 1971 when Washington State faced
Oregon it was a do-or-die situation. Both
teams were then in contention for the Rose
Bowl berth. But both needed a win to stay in
the race. This time each needs a win for
different reasons.
Both teams don’t need a win to stay in the
race. Oregon, for all practical purposes, is out
of it with two conference losses. Washington
State, however, with a loss to California
earlier this season, is again faced with a
must-win situation, or be eliminated from the
picture completely.
Oregon needs the win for other reasons.
Coming off a creditable performance at
Seattle and the narrow loss, the Ducks are 1-4.
The Ducks must gain some measure of
respect and gain a great deal of pride and
confidence before tackling Stanford and
Southern California in the following suc
cessive weekends.
The ingredients promise another thriller
like the slugfest at Pullman last year, when
the key play of the ball game occurred on a
fourth quarter fake-punt, through-the-legs
handoff, and 46-yard touchdown run by
Bernard Jackson.
The Cougars lost Jackson via graduation,
but they still have a potent ground attack to
throw at Oregon’s weak rushing defense,
worst in the conference. The Ducks rose to
stop the Washington rush in the second half of
the game Saturday, but the Staters have a
more potent attack (resembling a wishbone)
led by Ken Grandberry.
An All-Coast honorable mention selection
as a sophomore, Grandberry is now leading
the conference in scoring with eight touch
downs in five games. His 400 yards rank him
third in conference rushing, and tenth in total
offense.
Grandberry is flanked by the conference’s
sixth ranked rusher Steve Hamilton, a junior.
But the key to the Cougar Veer-T offense—
basically a wishbone triple option with two
running backs instead of three—is the Cougar
quarterback Ty Paine.
The 6-3, 219 pounder has greatly improved
his passing from a year ago and creates a
double threat with his running. Paine ranks
third, behind Oregon’s Dan Fouts and
Southern Cal’s Mike Rae, in total offense.
The Oregon defense will be hard pressed to
hold down the WSU attack, but the Cougar
defense should also get headaches from
trying to stop Oregon.
Fouts, third ranked passer in the country,
will be facing the worst passing defense in the
conference. And he has 6-3 Greg Specht, top
pass receiver in the Pac-8 with 27 passes, to
use for target practice. Bob Palm is also a
prime target and ranks tied in fifth with 16
catches.
To upset the potent Oregon airlanes and
help offset the porous defense, Washington
State plans to use various combinations of
pass rushes: blitzes, or stunts, as WSU calls
them.
“They stunt a lot, but they come hard like
Washington," Oregon Coach Dick Enright
said. "We’re leaving our offensive line the
same, though,” he said, even though Fouts
was dumped five times for losses by the
Washington rush. He was dumped many more
times just as he released passes. “I look for
the line to play a much better game Satur
day," Enright said. The starting line consists
of a freshman, Ron Hunt; two sophomores,
Tom Persons and Mike Salcido; and two
seniors, Chuck Bradley and Tim Stokes.
Oregon's employment of the option in the
second half against Washington and its
planned use against WSU should effectively
counter the stunts. “They’ll take themselves
out of the pursuit lanes if they stunt while
we’re running the option," said running backs
coach Steve Sogge. That will leave the WSU
linebackers in the Oregon backfield while
Maurice Anderson does his Greg Pruitt-dance
down the sidelines.
In fact, the score could reach Oklahoma
and UCLA proportions—-for both teams.
Because Dan Fouts squares off against the
WSU defense, and Ty Paine & Co. takes on the
Duck defense.
Peerless Prognostications
The future of Peerless Prognostications may ride on the line this
weekend due to a threat by sports editor Paul Buker. The Potato
Baron first threatened to resign from active competition, the second.
time in as many seasons he has made such a statement, and then
vowed to cancel the whole contest if CS Hunter emerges victorious
once again. Hunter equalled a Peerless Prog record by selecting 18 of
20 last week.
But the affable scribe faces stiff competition this time from Hal
Cowan and Bill Bucy. Cowan, Athletic Department Sports Information
Director, has a far-flung reputation for coming through with the big
picks and the best press box ldnches in the Pac-8. Bucy, making his
first sports side appearance in two years, is a very real darkhorse and
has to know more about football than he professes.
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A first...
women’s
crew team
Saturday will be the first day in
the boat for some 20 women—all
who have shown interest in being
part of the University’s first
women’s crew team.
Ann Daws, who has taken
leadership in organizing the
team, told the Fmerald Thursday
that of the 20 women only one has
rowed before. But that fact hasn’t
dampened spirits for the women,
Daws says. She is one of the
women who hasn’t rowed
previously.
Saturday morning interested
girls will go with the men’s crew
team to Dexter lake for the
women’s first rowing session.
The men have been practicing for
some time.
Mike Napier, the men’s crew
coach, will also coach the
women's team. In fact Napier is
the one who suggested to Daws
that she organize a team, she
explains.
“Women’s crew is almost
unheard of,” Daws said. She
continued to say, however, that
she's been interested in the sport
for quite a while because “it’s
really a team effort—it’s so
important to be together.”
Women interested in women's
crew can contact Ann at 345-9364.
The bus for Dexter leaves at 8:30
a m. Saturday from Hayward
Field. Even women who didn't
attend last Tuesday’s in
troductory crew meeting or who
haven’t contacted Ann are
welcome to go, she said.
IM slate
FRIDAY
IM Field: Arudogs vs Stof
felwampers; Field 1 : Geology vs
Eugene Fish Co; Field 2: SCF vs
Counselors.
4:30 — IM Field: High Hill
Gang vs Augusta Athletics; Field
1: Cretins vs Executors; Field 2:
Quimps Too vs Household of
Praise.
OOPS! ER, SORRY DAN
Chuck Bradley can’t help—two Huskies sack Fouts
Photo by Phil Waltfitein
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