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
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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. Imuc .13
Women's
Top Twenty Five
By The Auooaled Press
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