SPORTS Wake up, pollsters! The ‘Purple Haze’ is No. 1 So who is the No. 1 team in college football? The Associated Press Top 25 poll says Notre Dame is. followed by Washington and then Houston. Hut really, now Who has the best college football team in the land? It isn’t the Fighting Irish at Notre Dame, who lost to Stanford — in a game where the Cardinal hand didn’t do something offensive, politically or morally, that is — and should have lost to Michigan State (No tre Dame did beat Michigan and Miami, however | It can't be Michigan, a team that has lost almost as many times this season as they did in Bo’s whole ca reer. It certainly isn’t Auburn, who was drubbed by Florida Saturday by a 4H-7 count. It definitely isn't the most overrated team in the country. Nebraska, who trailed Oregon State 7-:t at halftime, and was run over by a Buffalo t ailed "Public Bieniemy No. 1" at Lincoln, Neb., last week It isn't Bieniemy and mates at Colorado, who have tied Tennessee, lost to Illinois and then should have lost to Missouri. When will those officials ever i all an other game, anyway? It won’t be Illinois, who lost Jeff George, lost to Arizona and was beaten out of the Rost? Bowl race by Iowa The Illini are more concerned about whether their basketball program will ever plav a game again after all those nasty things like illegal St.000 hand shakes to recruits Speaking of crime, it isn't Miami Vice, er the Miami Hurricanes, who have lost to pass-happy Ty Detmer and were also beaten by a Rocket at South Bend, Ind. That’s Kaghib Ismail, not his brother the Missile, who plays for Syracuse. From the Sidelines *»> ASHLEY CONKLIN It Isn't that Detmerled Brigham Young team that lost its undefeated season thanks to a bum h of Ducks at Oregon Houston and Florida might have the lies! teams around, hut they won't he in the (lotion and Sugar Bowls, or anv other ImivvIs thanks to some more little penalties the N(1AA throw at them The No t team in the land could have come from a basketball conference called the Add But there isn't .1 Santa dlaus this year. Virginia. la-cause you lost to the Yellow Jackets, or Ramblin' Wreck, whatever door gia Tech goes hv these days deorgia Tech. No I? They tied North darolina No. | K Reid is a dharlolte Hornet and he did not miss two free throws to win the game I'm sure you're ready for the answer hv now. so the winner of the No 1 team in the land has a defen sive nii kiidine in tribute of the gre.it guitar legend. Jimi I iendrix That's right, the "Purple Haze" defense of Wash ington. and the rest of the team as well, wins the lot tery pit k for No t Those darn AP voters haven't recognized this, I know But hey. even the production manager at my paper knows the Huskies are No 1, and who could doubt that No one. I guess wo have lo forgive those people who vote on the polls They think football is played only as far west as Oklahoma or Nebraska No one in the I’ai die Northwest can play footin'11 liei ause it's a tough game Pollsters m Hast Rutherford. N | . Pittsburgh or Miami can talk all they want about tough, but the Hus kies are tough They have allowed an average of only (>5.7 rush mg yards per game this season Consider lor a moment the rushing teams they have played CSC. Colorado. Arizona. Consider the passing teams they have played who i .m also run the hall Oregon. Stanford The pollsters are right Kuk\ Krvtns. Bieniemy. Art Creathouse. Michael Hales, Sean Hurwell. Olvn Mil burn and Tommy Vardell can't run the ball on any body, can they? How tough are the Huskies? They lost their lead ing t.u kle in linebai ker James Clifford and don't even miss him The front three of Travis Ku hardson. John Cook and Steve Kmtmaii are so good they probably could have saved Bud Carson's job with the I levelund Browns Think Mike Singletary of the Chicago Bears is a te rot ions competitor7 Ask a hai k or ipiarlerhai k what it's like to get hit by a linebai king i orps of (Ihico I in lev. Brett Collins Donald Jones and Dave Hoffman (Hich Throw in the best running hai k in the country in Creg l.ewis and you i ,iii forget about slopping the Hus kies I'd rather lie in Saudi Arabia worrying about Sad dam Hussein than being the next victim of the "Dawg Pound.” Washington is No I No other team even i nines dose Ducks move up to No. 20, Huskies check in at No. 2 Oregon's football team climbed two more notches in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll as the Ducks moved up to No. 20. The Ducks were No. 22 last week and have now been in the poll for three straight weeks af ter dropping out for one week following a 28-17 loss to Wash ington. It is the first time Oregon has been ranked for three consecu tive weeks in the poll since 1959, when the Ducks ap pea red in the poll for five straight weeks. The Ducks went 8-2 that year, but missed out on a bowl bid. Notre Dame has reclaimed the No. 1 position this week af ter previously top-ranked Vir ginia lost to Georgia Tech Sat urday by a 41-28 score. Virgin ia fell to 11th this week while Georgia Tech jumped from ltith to seventh. Washington is ranked second this week, (he first time a I’nc 10 school has been that high since USC was No 2 two years ago. The Huskies were seventh a week ago. The Ducks are also the sec ond-highest i’ac-10 team in the poll as DSC fell from 21st to 2,'ird by tying California tl-.ll Saturday The Golden Hears are Oregon's opponent this Salur day and receiver! t:t votes to check in at No. 112 in the over all voting One other Pac-ltl si hool. Ari zona. also received votes as the Wildcats were 2'Hh with l‘t votes Arizona was ranked 2 Ird last week, hut suffered a r>4-10 loss to Washington over the weekend following Notre Dame and Washington in the poll are Houston. Colorado and Miami Iowa, Georgia Tech. Brigham Young. Tennessee and Florida round out the top 10 The Top Twenty Five By The Associated Press The Top Twenty Five teams in the Associated Press 19*10 col lege football poll, with first plate votes in parentheses, record* through Nov t. total points based on 2?» points for a first place vote through one point for a 2r»th place vote, and last week's rankings Record Pi* Pv» l Notre Dame <37) 7 1 0 t 456 2 2 Washington (13) 3 Houston f5) 4 Colorado (5) 5 Miami Fla 6 ioara 7 Georgia Tech 8 Bogham Young 9 Tennessee tO Florida 11 Virginia 12 Florida Si 13 Nebraska 14 Te*as 15 Auburn 16 Mississippi 17 Illinois 18 Ciemson 19 Michigan 20 Oregon 21 Penn St 22 kouisville 23 USC 24 Michigan Si 25 Wyoming Other recei 8 1 0 800 8 1 1 6 20 7 10 7 0 1 7 10 5 1 2 7 1 0 f 1 0 620 8 10 6 10 6 1 1 8 1 0 620 8 20 5 30 7 20 620 8 11 6 2 1 4 3 1 9 10 mg votes 1 403 7 1.337 8 1310 9 1 228 8 1 129 13 1 074 16 1039 10 980 11 949 15 924 1 845 12 818 3 782 14 650 4 600 17 568 5 509 18 438 20 362 22 279 24 224 25 148 21 106 84 19 Te*as AAM 73, Ohio Si 71 Oklahoma 36. An/ona 19 Colorado St 18 Syracuse 17. Cali forma 13. S Mississippi 4 Toledo 3. San Jose St 2 Minnesota 1. North Car Hockey team beats UW, game finishes with brawl The Club Sports hockey Icon made its collegiate sea son debut a successful one Saturday night, as Oregon downed Washington 1 2 be fore a i rowil of about r>oo at lame County Ice It was a rare game in that it was a full-contact game, a rarity among Club Sports college hockey teams Oregon skated out to a 2-0 lead after one period as Hrad Paris and Hen Hartscht scored goals on assists from Dan Baker and Chris Hoff man, respectively. Washington came back to tie the game 2-2 after the second period but Oregon added a third period goal to take the game Mike Rousell scored the winning goal on an assist from Kurt Ciesler Coordinator Scott Brown said that th«*r«- were 20 min uti-s worth of penalty min nles in the game, which ended in .1 hem It t louring hrttwl Although it w.is .1 full-contact game. Hrown said the ponaltv times was a high amount Hrown. who founder) hockey as >1 (Huh Sport at Oregon List year, said the biggest problem the team is having this year is not hav mg a t oar h "U e re still playing with out >i coach." Hrown said "I'm |usl the coordinator, not the coach." Oregon will he bar k in at lion Friday when it takes on the Kugene Hines at Oil at 5:1 f> pm. Oregon will be trying to avenge an earlier r»- 1 loss to the Hlues BRING THE WORLD CLOSER INTERNATIONAL GIFTS ANNUAL SALE Eugene Mennonite Church 3590 W. 18th Ave. NOVEMBER 7-10 Wedncsday-Friday 10-6 Saturday 10-4 C~JCLiiana l cHclLx ■—n wu m wSr ' Nov. 10 (Saturday) starts at 12:00pm in 220 Gerlinger $2.00 entry fee* •(Must siqn up .incl pay before Ihuisday *lov Hth .11 lh»- (.*11 H«-< Center) I I I