Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, September 26, 1984, Page 16, Image 16

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USC, Washington, favored to win
By Brent De La Paz
Of the Emerald
Many questions lurk around
the gridiron fields of the
Pacific-10 Conference this
season, but none are more
perplexing than which school
will advance to Pasadena for the
Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
Will this be the year of the
Bruin as UCLA seeks its third
straight Rose Bowl appearance?
Or will the Huskies finally get
the Cougars off their backs? Or
could the Sun Devils use eight
games at home to back into the
title? Or will USC finally find a
Trojan horse to lead them back
to the Roses?
Football is a game of inches
— and predictions are a game of
guesses, so this Emerald
fearless forecaster will try to
make a Pac-10 pigskin
prophecy.
Four teams stand above the
rest, ASU, UCLA, USC and
Washington, but there are
darkhorses and spoilers
everywhere.
1. USC
Forget 1983 because USC has
found a tailback in the likes of
--2
heralded freshman runner Ryan
Knight. The offensive line isjthe
key to the Trojans' offense with
Beaverton’s James FitzPatricfc
leading the way.
Although quarterback Sean
Salisbury is out for awhile, the
Trojans should make up for last
year’s debacle in Los Angeles.
The defense will be anchored
by everybody’s All-America
candidate, linebacker Jack Del
Rio. Del Rio will feast every
Saturday on young
inexperienced Pac-10 quarter
backs. Del Rio’s dinner will
USC’s salvation.
2. WASHINGTON
the Huskies don’t rebuild,
they just reload was the coining
phrase coming out of Seattle
last season. Coach Don James
was short on ammunition
against Washington State last
year, but the Huskies are better
than ever for 1984.
Split-end Danny Greene and
wide receiver Mark Pattison are
quality players. The only pro
blem is James needs a quarter
back. The Huskie defense is
tough with linebacker Tim
Meamber and safety Jim
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Rodgers from Aloha.
The Huskies are a good bet to
go bowling again, but confusion
at quarterback will prove their
undoing — plus a victory over
WSU remains to be seen.
3. UCLA
Coming off a convincing 45-9
rout of Illinois in the Rose Bowl,
coach Terry Donahue's club
will go for an encore season.
UCLA quarterback Steve Bono
has the tools to make the Bruins
winners.
Donahue can let tailback Dan
ny Andrews run wild behind a
good offensive line that is for
tified by All-America tackle
candidate Dual Love.
Defensively. UCLA is return
ing six defensive starters in
cluding highly touted
linebacker Neal Dellocono. The
Bruins’ season should hinge on
their confence finale against
use.
4. ARIZONA STATE
Things are getting quite hot
in Tempe for coach Darryl
Rogers and his Sun Devil squad
because all the pre-season
hoopla of being a contender is
turning sour as the Devils lost
two of their first three.
ASU’s offense will center
around tailback Darryl Clack
and the NCAA’s most prolific
kicker, Luis Zendejas. The
quarterback situation is iffy
with greenhorn Jeff Van
Raaphorst at the helm.
Defense will be the Devil’s
main forte this season as ASU
returns all of their starting
defensive unit. Sophomore safe
ty David Fulcher is a strong All
America candidate. Rogers'
team is good, but all the pre
season hype will not get them to
Pasadena.
5. OREGON
Optimism is abundant in
Duckville for the upcoming
season because of many
reasons, but the main force
behind this thinking is the
talent of one indvidual — Lew
Barnes.
The Ducks had a real question
mark at quarterback, but
sophomore Chris Miller has put
all fears to rest. Miller can run
as well as throw — giving
Brooks an ingredient missing
since the days of Reggie
Ogbum.
Besides Barnes and Miller,
the Ducks have a bevy of
talented running backs.
The Ducks’ defensive line is
thin, but the secondary and
linebacking units are deep with
people. Brooks’ special teams
should decide the outcome of a
few games and — Oregon’s
chances.
6. ARIZONA
Many think 1984 will be a
rebuilding year for a Wildcat
team hit hard by graduation.
The Cats have talent in a lot of
places, but all hopes will rest in
the hands of new Arizona
quarterback Alfred Jenkins.
Jenkins will throw to reliable
receiver Jay Dobyns. The
rushing game will be in the
hands of tailback Vance
Johnson.
The “D” in Tucson is more
stable. Last year, Arizona led
the Pac-10 in rushhng defense
with the presence of 286-pound
noseguard Joe Drake who
returns. The kicking chores will
be handled by another Zendejas
kicking prodigy, Max. If
Arizona’s offense gets untrack
ed, look for the Wildcats to
cause some trouble.
7. WASHINGTON STATE
Coach Jim Walden’s
Washington State Cougars are a
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