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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1995)
FOOTBALL OREGON VS ARIZONA STATE Holiday Bowl ■ WHEN: Dec. 29 ■ WHERE: San Diego BIG COMriRCMCK Big 8 #3 WAC*1 or Pac-10 #2 The Holiday Bowl selects teams from the Western Athletic Conference, the Pacific* 10 Conference and the B*a Ten Conference The projected team payout is $1 35 million Cotton Bowl ■ WHEN- Jan. 1 ■ WHERE: Dallas Big 8 #2 0f% WAC #1 or Pac-10 #2 This year will mark ihe 601 h anniversary of the Cotton Bowl The game is played on natural grass Tickets cost £45 each, while the projected payout is $2 5 million. Aloha Bowl ■ WHEN: Dec. 25 ■ WHERE: Honolulu BIG CONFERENCE Big 8 *5 or 6 Pac-10 #4 The Aloha Bowl was first hosted by Hawaii in 1982 It is one of the top five highest rated Bowl games The first Aloha Bowl featured Pacific-10 Conference run ner-up Washington, who beat Maryland 21-20. --1 Sun Bowl WHEN: Dec. 29 WHERE: El Paso Pac-10 #3 Big Teii«S The Sun Bowl was first played tn 1935 and has Since been host to several of the nation's best football teams Future: Ducks have shot at five bowls ■ Continued from Page 4B According In Torn Starr, executive director of the Sun Howl, offir Uis will start scouting games next week "At the end of October, we will see who our choices will be.” Stan said. The scouting has lawn held later this year because of the agreement they have with the two conferences. "Obviously, you want an exciting team, perhaps with a star performer.” Starr said “Fan interest is also a fac tor Good recent tradition is important, and the notori ety that a team has gotten helps.” And if the Ducks drop to fourth in the league, they are off to Honolulu on D*h 25 for the Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl, which |)its the Far 10‘s No 4 team against the Big B's No. 5 or 6 team, depending on where else the No 5 team is invited. For the Aloha Bowl, proximity is not as much of a fac tor as it is in other Bowl games, simply because Hawaii is outside of the continental U.S. "Proximity is nice, but it is not generally something we have to have.” said director of events Michael Sto ry. citing Boston College's appearance last year as an example More specifically, he said. Aloha Bowl repre sentatives just want successful teams. “Before the season starts, we have an idea of the teams that we want to come. Story said. "But as the season pro grosses, wo got an idea of the teams that wo don’t want, the teams that are not having very good seasons. Wo also become aware of Cinderella teams, which are always appealing ” On a final note, if USt i. Washington or Oregon wants to make it into the Bowl Alliance — still a distant pos sibility — they have got their work cut out for them. In order to gain tiie at-large berth (the top Five ranked teams take the first five bowl berths), a team has to end the sea son ranked sixth in the nation and or have gained nation al prominence and the confidence of Bowl Alliance executives And for any team to take that Bowl Alliance berth in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame cannot lie ranked anywhere in the top 10 in either the CNN/USA Today fwill or the Associated Press Top 25 poll, because if they are, they get the at-large berth automatically. FALL IS HERE! ALL IMUME5, MEW & U5ED , OP TO ► 35% OFF! 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I think we may take advantage of that and bo able to throw the ball on top with success Arizona State tailback Michael Martin made the most of lus first career start against Brigham Young, rushing 24 times for ?H yards The ft-footl inch. 208 pound sophomore replaced Chris Hopkins for his lack of productivity. For the year, Martin is averaging 4.0 yards per carry and hus three touchdowns. As a team, the Sun Devils' rushers have yet to fumble through seven games The seven-game streak without a fumble is the longest in school history. The Sun Devils are also averaging over 202 yards per game ami 4.3 per carry. Arizona States 10 rushing touchdowns are three more than the team ran for all of last year. The Arizona State defensive unit has been inconsistent this year. The BYU game is a good example. The Sun Devils' sec ondary' went more than 14 quar ters without an interception before picking off two against the Cougars The unit also dou bled their sack total with five in the game. Furthermore, the Sun Devil defense was giving up almost 500 yards per game before stifling the high powered BYU attack. Injuries have hampered the Sun Devil*' defensive line this year, as Snyder has had to use seven linemen thus far The see ondary has been the bright spot for Arizona State. Kedshirt fresh man Mitchell "Fright Night" Freedman has made a major impact in the secondary at free safety and is considered to be among the nation's top hitters. He combines with strong safety Damien Richardson to form one of the league's top tandems. Freedman is second for the Sun Devils in tackles with 47. "We find that every time Mitchell starts, he has a terrific game," Snyder said "'He’s fear less." Snyder ts impressed with the Oregon's coach conversion from Rich Brooks to Mike Bellotti this year. "They've done a real nice job up there this year," he said. "They have some weaknesses, but their schemes — both offen sively and defensively — have really hidden those weaknesses and diminished their effects on their game." Snyder relishes in the Sun Devils' roll this weekend as the underdog. He says his team draws its motivation from the 12-point spread He has much respect for the Oregon squad. "In all honesty, the Ducks should be 7-0." Snyder said. "I think we are a little bit better than the spread indicates and we re improving Going into this game, we are loose because we have nothing to loose "
