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By Paul Morgan
By Randy Terqesen and Kurt Kallien
I.ifo in pit' mm son college football prediction
magazines is t<>11^11 i-spci lally lor a team like tin*
(iregon I )ui ks
Awm Irom tin- ujlit/ and glamour o! I.os Angeles
or tha large television markets of Seattle and I'liue
ni\ (iregon is often shuttled to tin’ sei nntl division
ot the I’ai ifii to ( jinfeieiH e u ithout a hard look
e\i-n with .1 team that will i ontend and \es. mavhe
e\ ell yy 111 the i onfereili e title
Most have picked the Dinks to finish fifth or
sixth saving th.it the\ are talented hut (sight, they
are still the Dm ks
Are these predic lions really that important'
To many football fans they are, and sint e large
metropolitan areas have the most football fans pel
i apila. the si.hoots m those titles v\ 111 usually get
higher rankings
Predictions are also important to a high sehool
football leeruit still trying to decide yyhicli sehool
to attend lie might see those magazines and
promjilly si latc h the Due ks right off Ins list of pro
sper live sc he Mils
So in response- to the oversights oi these sports
wipers here is our set ol non-biased |y\ell maybe a
little- hit ol liiasl predie tiems hti tie Peic 111 Some of
the choices might he surprising, hut then again,
anything e .m happen during .i football season
1 OKI (e()\
Hellen e it oi not. yy e are pic king Oregon to finish
fust in the Pat 10 The time is ripe lor these Dm ks.
and ysith tin- h-aili-i slop of Setmii Hill Musgrove an
( experienced rei eiving core and a large
L» V pool of defensive talent to drays on (ire
gon will i nun out on top in lfi'H) Be
sides that yy hy not the Ducks they
have as good a i ha lie e as anybody
Brush prediction? Maybe In the realm of possi
lulily -' You bet
Musgraye is hovering over every quarterback re
c old established in t iregon history l ast y eai he set
one season marks tor tom hdmvns (21f) and yardage
(tt.OHl) as lie led the Dmks to the Independence
Item I ilr- already holds the rec ord for t areer tone h
clowns with -it ami it lie can slay healthy, Oregon
may In- spending a lot ot time m the end zone
Musgraye- should benefit from returning rec fivers
joe Reitzug and Tony Bargain who vx i 11 both make
majoi c ontributions to the (iregon offense this veal
( Ynlei Scot Boatright \x 111 he the anchor for an
cither tine offensive line, which includes talented
lac kies Day id ( olluiswortii. Todd kaanapu, and im
jmwed guard Andy Sunia I he oftense. >■
should he .ihli' to tlmart any defense
Tin' delensive line is deep with i]u.i 1 it\ .ithI>*1 >
sm.h as Matt l.aHounty and Marcus Woods 'I hr
linebackers udl be led by Peter brandy a possib
all Pac 10 selei turn
The secondary is inexperienced but there is i
large group of fine athletes contending tor pus
(ions The safety position is a strong point tor th.
Dinks, with brie Hustle and Kor\ Dairy prowl
the bm kfield In all the defense is ready to move
in tile rankings from a second place finish a \e.
ago
Add to all of that a favorable si hedule with seve:
home games and the e\( client corn lung abilities 1
Kit b Hrooks, and the Dm ks might be smelling tie
roses tins veer
i n \shi\(;k)n
The Huskies should be the only team that could
contend with the Ducks this year, so look fin tin
October 1.1 meeting between the two teams in Seat
tie
Washington's defense is talented I :
front seven is lien oi three deep in".
IJi) quality players The Iron! seven is e
toughest in the I’ac It) The Husky se
ondary is very inexpeiienc erl and should lie a worry
for head coach Don lames in this pass-happy cue
ference
The offensive line has strong experienced player
at every position, and a ncy\ one-hack ottensiy.
look the same1 one that allmved tailliac k (.leg I.coy
is to run tin 1.100 yards last year should one c
again unleash the formidable running attack l.ucd
for l.eyvis to one.e again eclipse 1.000 yards The
Huskies are alyy.tys strong in the bae klield It seen
like Washington running backs have1 been there ten
a decade bee ause they all look alike big, strong
and fast Maybe it's the uniforms
Top returning passer Mark UriineU is inexpei
enced and will be challenged by Hilly Joe Hubei'
but both yvere inconsistent during the spnng Pul a
big question maik at cpiarterbac k
Another big point for the* Huskies (and for tl
Due ks as yvell) is that they yvrll meet Purdue t ol.
ratio, and Arizona State on the road, and 1'St at
home in the foui weeks before Oregon i omes to
attic t hey might be1 a little weary yvitli that sclu-d
tile, a mam reason they did not finish in our top
spot
1 SOt THKKN CAI.IKORNIA
Wiry does everybody itrink the Trojans will yy u
the Par in' We think it's because I .os Angeles ' a
major media market I’SH is just too lug to l.b
through the c rac ks. but it c erlainly does not desei <
the first plat e tinislr most magazines have predr
ed
Oh sure Iht’ Trojans could win it. but the first
four names with Syracuse Penn State, Washington
and Ohio State will probably do a lot of damage to
their voting defense
The defense is inexperient etl and is
I not as strung as 1 St detenses have been
I >n the past, but is still better than most
y ** I in the league Hie inexperient r ot the
defense should he supplemented In all
of the favorable press that thev get
Quarferbat k Todd Marinovich will be the Le\ toi
the Trojans in those first four games it he can come
through, and the speed of his receivers should a!
low him to throw more than the usual live yard
passes he was known for Iasi vear Took tor Marino
visit to dive into the Ni l. draft next year, he s a mil
lion dollar bain Tailback Kit kv Krvins 't ill step up
and smile big for the cameras all year long, anil has
been tabbed for possible Ali American notice
It's time to forget pride and tradition. Trojan fans
He happy with third.
4 (tie) I'Cl.A
Tile Hruins are blessed tilth a never ending thaw
of excellent athletes, an infinite supply ot showtime
players who liml the bright lights of 1. A enlii ing
Sorry bilks but the bulb has fizzled out
Of i ourse. like their neighbors the Urn
rfj ins have the advantage of a huge press
hacking to help their cause but it won't
help them build oil ot last year's t-7-1 record
The quarterback situation is shakv with the de
parture of Bret |ohnson. hut the job falls to |imm>
Bonds
Senior Hrit Turner and junior Matt Darin will
make up one of the top safety tandems in the nu
lion, but two men do not a defense make
Team speed is a weakness, and a tough Pat 111
m hetlule should keep the Bruins honest tor another
vear (Oh. bv the wav the Bruins will lose to the
Beavers lor III” sis ond straight year Tt-i l. when a
I'Cl.A extra point attempt in the final minute is
blot ked and Oregon State returns it tor a two point
conversion I
4 (tie) ARIZONA
The W ildcats start with running imi ks and lliev
just don't stop The Arizona bai kfield pist keeps
getting deeper and better The list goes on Art
(heathouse. Mario Hampton Reggie
McGill, Michael Hates l.amont Lovett,
and Troll Sapp. Arizona coni lies might
as well flip a i uin each week to determine who w ill
plav he( ause thev are all very capable hai ks
Ronald Veal and George Malauulu will continue
to battle lor the quarterhac k spot l ight end Rit hard
Griffith could develop into one ol the best in the
i ountrv and center Paul lolflemire should he the
kev lor a huge group of linemen Hut there is not
enough offensive diversiiv
Ihe drlense is strong ,is usual, hul von c
Arizona out ot Ihr I'm 1(1 bemuse o! ,1
si hedttle u itii I S( Washington. ami I (’1
road
t. \KI/()\ \ SI A n
Arizona State s real [rower is
tin. who has the potential to Is
ipiartorbai k in the nalion d
proves
I he otlensive line is hie hut ine\porien(
link tun relurnees th.it started last veal
an i mint
grueling
A on the
haul |us
l* tile top
he im
ed with
r u \sm\(.ro\ si \ i i
rhi1 ( nugars have possibly Inn of tin- top quarter
I),k ks in llii' nation in Hr.hi Oossen ,iikI A.non Oar
i i.i. .mil will hf spending .1 lot ol lime near the
opponents goal post They .in’ going In
have problems in the defensive linn, bn
cause they return no one who has play
ing experience Tlin sn< ondarv is strong
hut will not he enough to < .11 r\ the whole dele use
( ton thing is lot slim the football team will out
si ore llii' I nilgai basketball team
II SI AM OKI)
5 Stanford has leu starters returning on
ollfin.se this \ear hut it shouldn't help
them considering the\ weren't really
that good last year am w av
These guys nisi need some time to develop hut
watch out lor the occasional upset
■I Ti ll ) ( At II <)K\I \
The onh thing we inn sax about < a!
is they will prubublv finish ahead ot the
Heavers alphabetu alls
■I (TU I OKI (,()\ SI \ I I
Tin' Heavers will si ill he playing in ( airy allis this
season, afti-i the tailed attempt In .1 Hlnluniatli husi
nessnian to lure the team away Negotiations be
tween OSI Alliletii Director Dutch
Haugbman and I’htlomath city officials
broke down in early September It looks
like Corvallis will he suffering again
this year
On a more serious note nothing more could hi'
said about the Heavers that has not already been
said in Kugene OSC touts tile best defensive line
man in the country w ith l .era Tuaulo Tiiaulo is
the Heavers, hut evpect Itrent Itiitt and Brian Heck
to play ( untributing roles as well
OSI' also has anotllei left handed t|uarteib.i( k.
yvhic h seems to be a pattern that works toi the Hea
vers The southpaw Matt Hooliet has improved hut
has no one to throw to that is anyone who i an
i ati h 1 (insistently
I lead Coni 11 Dave hrngthorpe is doing an admira
hie job. and with am lui k lie will he getting moth
er one soon
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