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Guaranteed lo«evl once We li match any coupon Your store since 1920 lllh 4 Kincatd mf r josjo SAT to 004 00 U44U1 Huskies, Bruins top list Pac-10 outcome predicted By Aaron Knox (If III* I meraid This is a year of transition in the Pacific 10 Conference gridiron wars. So it comes as no real surprise that the two teams with the most stability should fight it out fur a Rose Bowl berth The date will la* Nov. 14 Col lege font to It fans should circle it on their calendar. That is the day Washington will upend UCI.A to win the conference championship. The Bruins shouldn't take the loss too hard, though. They head a list of at least five other Pac-IH schools with legitimate postseason aspirations. Cist year a record six Pac-10 teams saw postseason action, and this year could be equally productive. The University of Southern California. Stanford and Arizona State should all receive bowl bids, and Arizona has an outside shot at an ap pearance as well. Oregon fans pining for NFL bound quarterback Chris Miller will not he alone, as only four teams in the conference return their starting signal-callers from a year ago Besides plugging the void at QB, six teams must also find new place-kickers, and four teams will be breaking in new head coaches. What follows is a team-by team breakdown of the Pac-10. and their projected order of finish. Also included is a predicted overall and con ference record (in parentheses) for each team. 1. Washington Huskies Projected Record: 11-0 (8-0) The Huskies are loaded. Where other teams feature one or two impact players, the Huskies are solid throughout the roster, returning 14 starters from last season. The Itawgs defense should be particularly stingy. Washington led the conference in total defense a year ago, and did it with balance as they finished second against both the run and the pass. Seven starters from that unit return for 10H7, led by the linebacker corps, Three starters are seniors, and two |Bo Yates and David Rill) are future pro prospects. The Huskies will have to retool both lines to live up to ex pectations. Gone from the defensive side is Pac-10 defen sive MVP Reggie Rogers, while the tight end and both tackle positions on offense need to be filled Washington gets the nod over UCLA ultimately because of head coach Don lames, now in his 13th year at the Huskie helm, and an easier schedule. James enters the season with a conference coaching mark of 04-24-1 only one victory behind former USC mentor Howard Jones for second place on the conference's all-time vic tory list, and six behind leader John McKay, also from USC. The record and the roses should be his by season's end. 2. UCLA Bruins Projected Record: 9-2 (7-1) The Bruins seem to be getting the majority of the preseason at tention in the conference this year, largely on the strength of Meisman Trophy-hopeful Gaston Green. The Bruins have hosted three of the last four Rose Bowls, but they would be wise to book reservations elsewhere this year. Green, a senior tailback, enters 1987 hoping to pick up where he left off at the conclu sion of 1986, when he rushed for 490 yards in UCLA'S final two games, including 266 in the Bruins 31-10 romp over BYU in the Freedom Bowl. UCLA also boasts a strong contingent of returning starters from a defense that led the Pac-10 in passing defense and was third best overall last season. Like Washington, UCLA's strength figures to be its linebackers. Ken Norton. |r., son of the former heavyweight boxing champion, is the prototypical NFL prospect. Strong, quick, and a vicious hitter, Norton will make more than a few op ponents wish he had followed in his father's footsteps instead of unleashing his skills on the gridiron I he biggest question marks on the Bruins revulve around the quarterback and the offen sive line For the first time since PAUL'S CYCLE SHOP 2480 Alder 342-6155 Custom Bicycles Miyjtj & Shogun Bicycles Quality Service Part* & Accessories yf nr ir ir ★ *2.00 OFF ANYTHING IN THE STORE WITH THIS AD Uuml one <oupon per itnlomer \r* ,u%lomen only) ftpiret Oilobrr IS. 19*7 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 19H1 a non-senior will guide the attack, with junior Troy Aiknian currently at the top of coach Terry Donahue's depth chart If Aikman’s name rings a bell, it should. He started a few games and raised a few eyebrows at Oklahoma Univer sity before becoming disen chanted with the Sooners' run dominated game plan and tranferring to Lotus Land. The offensive line is even more unsettled than the quarter back position. All five starting down linemen from last season have graduated, leaving Donahue with a gaping hole to fill. For Green to run, the line must open the holes, and for the QB to throw it must provide protection. Whether it does will decide the fate of this team. One thing seems certain. The Bruins will see postseason ac tion. UCLA has seven straight winning seasons, and the last six of them have concluded with a bowl game. The Bruins also have five straight bowl wins. 3. Arizona State Sun Devils Projected Record: 7-4 (5-2) Defending Pac-10 and Rose Bowl champions, the Sun Devils will find themselves back with the pack in 1987. The strongest factor in ASU's favor is likely to be its schedule, which bypasses contenders USC and Stanford. Although their third game is against top national preseason pick Nebraska, the Sun Devils should thrive on the likes of the University of Texas-El Paso and Pacific in addition to California. Oregon State and Washington State. Another key that favors ASU in 1987 is the running game Running backs Darryl Harris and Channing Williams were both all-conference second team selections last year, com bining for nearly 1,500 yards on the ground. They may find the going a little rougher this year as coach John Cooper must plug three interior line holes. Heir apparent Dan Ford will get a long look at quarterback as Cooper seeks a replacement for departed Jeff Van Raaphorst Ford attempted just 18 passes last season as Van Raaphorst's backup, but completed 11 for three touchdowns. The defensive line is even more patchy than the offense, with only one starter (senior tackle Shawn Patterson) return ing. But the secondary is stable with senior cornerbacks Eric Allen and Jeff Joseph providing the coverage. 4. USC Trojans Projected Record: 7-4 (5-3) The reversal of form between the Trojans and crosstown-rival Turn to Predictions, Page 4D Recycle This Paper
