SPORTS
Oregon can’t get any respect from the bowls
When the Freedom Bowl Committee extended an
unofficial invitation to Oregon Athletic Director Bill
Byrne Monday, he accepted. That doesn't mean the
Ducks are necessarily going to the Freedom Bowl
Official invitations cannot !>e extended until Nov
24. so there is still a chance that Oregon could go to
some other bowl than the Freedom Bowl However, it
seems unlikely, which is a shame
At 7-2 overall, the Ducks have a very good chance of
finishing the regular season at 9-2 For other programs
in tiie nation, this would mean a New Year's Day trip
to some bowl, usually as the visiting team going
against the conference champion
For the Ducks. New Year's Day has been a time to
watch other teams play on television
It's been a long, uphill battle for Oregon Coach Ki< h
Brooks to get some respect for his team The Due ks fi
nally got some last year with a trip to the Indepen
dence Bowl, but this year, respect hasn't come as it
should have.
The Independence Bowl was a great first step for the
Ducks An appearance in a ImiwI any bowl was a
godsend for Oregon last year and sent the state into
hysteria
There has been that same hysteria this year follow
ing a win over Brigham Young, ranked No 4 at the
From the Sidelines
by
ASHLEY CONKLIN
lime, and a fourth-quarter comeback against UCLA
that capped an undefeated home season.
Unfortunately, that same appreciation hasn't come
from the bowl scouts.
A Frttedom Bowl scout has been at every Duck game
since Oct 13. and there have been visits from the Cop
per and John Hancock Bowls However, the really big
bowls have stayed away
If Oregon does indeed close out the season at 11-2. it
shouldn't be playing in either the Freedom. Copper,
Aloha or John Ham ock Bowl. When; the Ducks should
really be is in the Oator Howl or the Fiesta Bowl.
Kvery year teams that finish second or third in their
conferences go to the Cator or Fiesta Bowl. Ucst week
USO was a strong candidate for the Gator Bowl until it
tied with California Two years ago. UCLA went to the
Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day and won
But the Ducks won't t>e playing on New Year's Day
this year or in the near future unless they win the I’a
r.ific-10 Conference.
What it all comes down to is respect, and Oregon
certainly misses out on it
Granted. Hrooks. now in his 14th season at Oregon,
has a 1)7-83-4 career record at Oregon. But the Ducks
are 4,3-34 over the last seven seasons, and Brooks has
definitely turned the program around.
Respect has become a theme of this year's football
team After the win against BYU. Brooks wore a T
shirt with the slogan "Respect: Demand It" into the
post-game interview area
It has become a theme not only among the football
team but the athletic department and community as
well. Oregon basketlmll coach Don Monson wore a
baseball hat at last Saturday's game against UCLA
with the "Respect: Demand It" slogan.
With Oregon now going to its second straight bowl
game, perhaps that respect and a better bowl will
come next year. The Ducks keep moving up in the
world of college football, but like the saying goes.
"They did it the old fashioned way: They earned it.”
They have to, because it's clear no one will give the
Ducks the credit and respect they deserve.
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Lucas, Selden, Sporcich
lead scrimmage victories
The Oregon basketball teams
tuned-up fur exhibition openers
with intra-squad scrimmages
on Sunday at McArthur Court
In the men’s scrimmage, the
Gold squad dominated the
White squad 95-61 before an es
timated crowd of 1,100.
Meanwhile, the Gold squad
beat the Green squad 78-55 in
the women’s scrimmage.
Richard Lucas and David
Blair had strong performances
to lead the men's Gold team to
an easy victory with 33 and 24
points, respectively. Lucas add
ed 21 rebounds while junior
transfer Chuck Patterson scored
12 points, and freshman Clyde
Jordan chipped in 11
Bob Fife paced the White
squad with 19 points and nine
rebounds while freshman Or
lando Williams dropped in 18
Coach Don Monson held
starting guard Terrell Brandon
and freshman )ordy Lyden out
of the scrimmage because of in
juries. Brandon had an ankle
injury while Lyden had a sore
leg. hut both are expected to
play in this Sunday's exhibi
lion game with Brandt Hagen at
Mac Court
Sophomore point guard Va
nessa Selden and freshman for
ward Debbie Sporcich tossed in
20 points each to lead the Cold
team in the women's scrim
mage. Sporcich also pulled
down 12 rebounds as the Cold
held a 4‘)-:tl rebounding advan
tage.
Staci Wallenborn led all scor
ers in the scrimmage, scoring
15 points for the Green team
and nine for the Cold team, and
hitting six of 10 from the three
point line.
Neither team had a great
shooting performance as the
(k»ld squad converted only 40
percent from the field and the
Green team hit on only ;ttt per
cent of its attempts.
Freshman Sara Wilson had
11 points and nine rebounds
for the Cold team while Trina
McCartney had 12 points and
six rebounds for the Green
team The women's team will
open the exhibition season
Thursday by hosting the Civic
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