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helping new students and their families during
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Hall and are due Tuesday, January 19.
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For more information, come to one of
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6p.m. and 14 at 4p.m. in the Ben Linder
Forum, EMU or call us at 346-1159.
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Volsfind defense still wins
In this era of glamour, glitz
and glorified offenses, the
old adage that defense wins
championships has all but
gone extinct.
Instead, college and even pro
football teams often concentrate
on elaborate offensive attacks in
the hopes of outscoring oppo
nents and keeping fans on their
feet. Meanwhile, defenses — to
borrow a Sports
Center phrase —
can only hope to
contain their ex
plosive opposi
tion.
But Monday
night’s inaugural
Bowl Champi
onship Series na
T'jm tional title game at
~ I the Fiesta Bowl
*7*6 boiled down to a
^ classic defensive
battle between No. 1 Tennessee
and No. 2 Florida State.
Ultimately, the difference in
the Volunteers' (13-0) champi
onship-clinching, 23-16 victory
over the Seminoles was Ten
nessee’s ability to shut down
Florida State’s prime offensive
target, wide receiver Peter War
rick, while the Vols’ leading man,
wide receiver Peerless Price, was
able to break two big plays.
Price caught four passes from
quarterback Tee Martin for 199
yards, with the majority of that
yardage compiled on a 76-yard
bomb that led to Tennessee’s first
touchdown in the second quarter
and a 79-yard lightning bolt that
pushed the Vols to a 20-9 lead in
the fourth quarter and effectively
burnt any Seminole champi
onship hopes.
Besides those two big plays,
the Florida State defense, ranked
No. 1 nationally, matched Ten
nessee’s defense punishing tack
le for punishing tackle. But the
Vol defense produced a touch
down of its own on a 54-yard in
terception return by Dwayne
Goodrich in the second quarter
and limited the electrifying War
rick to one reception for seven
yards.
Tennessee was an underdog
heading into the game, and I ad
mit I was among those who did
not believe the Volunteers could
clinch their first national title
since 1951. It seemed all season
long — seeing the close calls
against Syracuse, Florida and
Arkansas — that Tennessee was
merely delaying an inevitable
loss with late-game heroics
and/or luck.
Plus, it was inconceivable to
me, and I assume countless oth
ers, that the Vols could win a na
tional title a season after losing
star quarterback Peyton Manning
to the NFL draft, where he was se
lected No. 1 by Indianapolis.
But to Tennessee’s credit, it
successfully fought the doubts
and odds throughout the season
long odyssey that was the BCS’
first run and ended up on top of
the college football landscape.
Even though game-breaking
tailback Jamal Lewis was lost to
injury early in the season, Martin,
Price, a steady running game and
a dominating defense led by pow
erful linebacker Al Wilson vault
ed the Southeastern Conference
champion Vols all the way to the
Fiesta Bowl’s postgame winner’s
podium.
Ironically, it was Tennessee’s
defense that crowned it champi
on in a season that featured
((Ironically, it ivas
Tennessee’s defense that
crowned it champion in
a season that featured
countless offensive
fireworks... ^
countless offensive fireworks
from Ricky Williams’ Heisman
run to the plethora of record
breaking quarterbacks.
In the last year of the century, a
time of world-changing technolo
gy and sports-world altering of
fense, defense still reigned
supreme in college football when •
all was done.
And Bob Barker is assuredly
pleased, because the Price was in
deed also right for the Vols on
Monday night.
Tim Pyle is a sports reporter for the
Emerald. He can he reached via e
mail at
tpyle@gladstone. uoregon.edu.
Now accepting
applications for
RIM basketball
and floor hockey
officials. First
general meeting
is Weds., January
6th 5pm, Room
63 Esslinger.
Apply at 102
Esslinger or call
346-4113.
005254
University of Oregon
Winter Term 1999
LeagueManager's Meetings LocationTime
Basketball_ January 12 207 Chapman 4:00p.m.
Floor Hockey January 19 106 Esslinger 4:00p.m.
Coed VolleyballJanuary 20105 Esslinger 4:00p.m.
LeaguePlayoff Meeting LocetlonTime
Floor HookeyFebruary 10106 Esslinger 4:00p.m.
BasketballFebruary 11207 Chapman 4:00p.m.
Coed VolleyballFebruary 11105 Esslinger 6:00p.m.
gpeclal IventeDeadlineDateeLocation
Basketball Scramble January 12 _January 13 Se 15 Esslinger gyms
Free Throw/Hot Shot/ February 10 February 10 Esslinger gyms
3-Point Contest _
Open Swim MeetFebruary 17February 19Leighton Pool
TournamentsDeadlineDatee Location
Table Tennis_ January 28 January 31 GerUnger 220
WrestlingTBA_ TBA Mac Court
Indoor Soccer_February 11_February 13 & 14 Esslinger gyms
Stadium FootballFebruary 18February20Se 21 Autzen Stadium
Badminton_February 18_February 23_Gerlinger Annex B54
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