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or five years as a student-athlete
are too great for an athlete to
take risks that could jeopardize
the scholarship.
Asa student who pays thou
sands of dollars each year to
attend the University atuf live in
an apartment. lean t understand
anyone who risks blowing the
opportunity to do this for free
An education is something
that will last a lifetime, hut is
something not everyone has the
chance to attain. Those who
blow the chance for an educa
tion may not realize the ramifi
cations of their actions immedi
ately. but they will soon.
The chance to play college
athletics is a dream for most
people but is a reality for those
talented enough to do it. This
seemed to be where Edwards
enjoyed himself the most
Edwards was one of the most
emotional players on the Oregon
squad, if not in the country.
The image* I remember of
Edwards on the field were the
celebration dances after tackles
and when he pretended toafter
Oregon’s victory over Oregon
State that put them in the Inde
pendence Bowl. Edwards was
one of the best interviews after a
gome because of this some emo
tion that he showed on the field.
It appeared to the spectator
that Edwards truly loved to play
the game of football, but I guess
he fooled us all because no one
would throw away the chance to
do what they love most
During the 1OT1 season. Ore
gon cornerhack Daryle Smith
was considered a possible NFL
draft pick as well, but that
(.hanged after he was suspended
by Brooks for one game be«ujuse
of disciplinary reasons. Appar
ently not all of Smith s loam
mates learned from his mistake,
but hopefully some will learn
from Edwards' mistake.
Steiv Mims is a s ports
reporter far the Emerald
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gave 1UO percent each night,
and we were aggressive on
defense." Strand said. "But
we had no talent."
Strand, the team captain,
said the circumstances sur
rounding the 0-14, 1971-72
loom were similar to the cur
rent team.
"We had a now coach.
Hick Harter, and a really
young team." Strand said.
"There were only three play
ers who weren't sophomores,
and in those days, because
freshmen weren't eligible to
play, sophomores were just
like freshmen because they
didn’t have any experience."
Strand said that year was
especially disappointing
because the Ducks were com
ing off a season in which
they had been one of the top
teams in the nation
"The 1970-71 team, with
Stan Love and Bill Drozdiak.
actually climbed to No 6 in
the national rankings."
Strand said.
Strand said Harter was a
tough coach when it came to
practices.
"Harter knew basketball
but he was no humanitari
an." Strand said. "A lot of
the time, we did practices
which resembled football
drills. Harter would roll the
ball onto the floor and play
ers would have to dive on the
ball. We would do this
repeatedly for 30 to 45 min
utes and everyone would end
up with bloody noses.
"Compared to the practices,
the games were easy. A forty
minute basketball game
seemed easy compared to
three hours of line drills." he
said.
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