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San Francisco shoots for fifth title MIAMI (API Thu idea was simple and quite lofty Build a champion. Build it now. Do it despite salary cap limitations And don't slip up So far, so good for the San Prant isco 4‘ters. who stand at the edge of achieving the imp ret edented. if they bent San Diego on Sunday, the 49ers will he the first Nil, team with five Super Bowl titles They are 19 point favorites to get it With all those lofty expe< tn lions and accompanying pres stires, the 4 Ours should he wound ns tight ns the laces on a football. So whv are they so loose, so relaxed, so carefree' "We re one of those teams that right at the beginning of the sea son. we say. 'We want to win the TrkvorKkarnn It’s a tough road ahead for Oregon athletics What is tt that makes any par tit ulnr week a little bit tougher? A midterm one day and a paper due the next? Three finals in one day ? For some of us. I guess, it is just getting out of t>ed and going tor lass But this week, several Oregon teams fac e possibly their toughest contests of the veur, so let us just take a minute to look at a week in the life of Oregon athletics The men's and women's bas ketball teams are spending the early part of this week splitting up time at Me Arthur Court working on everything from jump shots to free throws to posting up. The wrestling team is spend ing its time in a small, stuffy gym at the Casanova Center, as some of the wrestlers work on attac king their opponents more aggressively and others concen trate on upcoming rivals. The routine is no big deal. The teams are used to their prac tice sc hedule by now. But by Thursday, this week will prove to i>e one of the most important weeks in all three of the teams' seasons The men's basketball team hosts Arizona on Thursday and Arizona State on Saturday, and fac ets a must-win situation. The men start their home standoff with No. to Arizona The Wildcats, possibly in the last of their powerhouse years, firing a 13-4 record to Mac Turn to KEARNEY, Page 10 SUPER BOWL. 49ers vs. Chargers JANUARY 29, 1995 Super Howl. "' running back Ricky VV.itter* said 'ThiitpLues a tremendous amount of pres sure on us "But wh w ant it and we like it We respond to it.'' ho said "Pressure is just something we've been dealing with til year,” linebacker Ken Norton added "Ever since the owner ship put this team together anti brought the type of players we have An, everyone has expo* t od us to go all the wav That is pressure in itself The pressure is part of the game and something we've been able to play with It's f*<en.some thing we've been able to use to our advantage Everything seems to be to Nan Irnmuscos advantage this week The NEE has won 10 straight Super Howls, three bv the 4'lers The Chargers are in their first Super Howl, and they lost to the Niners 18 is in t)e< ember Nearly all the stars in this game wear -Piers red, gold and white Steve Voting. lerrv Hue Dt'ion Sanders for starters Wal ters, l int Mi Donald Norton, too Ku ky fa* kson lohn Taylor. Brent Jones Players like that knots all about dealing with pressure." coach George Seifert said "It behooves US to he at our he si for (he game Do ! have lo talk a lot about it’ No Have we talked some about it' Certainly, we have " While U San Tram isco play ers, in* lulling eight offensive starters, have been to the Super Howl, just five Chargers have gotten this tar Two of them, quartorhat k Stan Humphries and cornerha* k Darren < sirring Ion. are starters, but neither had any kind of impact in their pre viou* trips with other teams Overtime ' *M# ( #.».! 'val Return ot the Jedl's" Brian Russel takes It to Mark Stone of Hoop Dreams" In a grueling triple-over time that saw "Hoop" squeak a 43-42 victory. Capers set to take over Panthers CHAKLOITK N (1 (AF) — Dom (iapers brought his defensive expertise to the Carolina Panthers on Monday, hut he said stopping opponents won't l>e his only target as he becomes the NFL expansion team’s first coat h "It's like going into a game,” Capers told a news conference formally introducing him as the head coach. "You do extensive planning, you do your homework, and then you have to react ‘ I believe that a head coach has to have knowl edge and control of all phases of the game. I assure you that 1 will know as much alnml what’s going on with the offense and the kn king game as I will ►\ itll till- defense Capers, the defensive coordinator for the Pitts burgh Steelers, will have a relatively long time to get his hands on ail facets of the Panthers, who begin playing next September in the NIC West He riM eived a five-year contract, hut financial terms of the deal were not disc losed. "i think it indhates the type of commitment, ” he said about the length of the i ontract "Whim you start talking about free agency and putting togeth er a top quality coaching staff it's important that you have a contra* t that gives you the anility to put together the kind of people you would like G**tting hack to Ids roots, however, Capers said he wants an attacking defense, one based on his reliance on the 3 -1 scheme He wants Ins offense to be balanced. "I think that it’s important that you ten both run and throw the football.'’ ho said "if you're one dimensional. I think it becomes mui.li easier for a team to defend you.** Then. Capers combined the notion of perfect execution on both offense and defense "The greatest correlation between winning and losing football games is the takeaway-giveaway T / ’ PANTHERS " : Januarx 24, 1995 Volume 96. 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