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Ohio State hurdles Miami in latest poll Omar Kelly South Florida Sun-Sentinel (KRT) CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The demise of four of the eight unde feated college football teams Satur day has simplified the national championship picture, hut that doesn’t mean Miami has a direct path hack to the title game. The latest Bowl Championship Series standings, which have Ohio State moving up three positions and jumping over Miami for the No. 2 spot, show that UM (8-0, 4-0 Big East) could he left outside looking in, even if the Hurricanes finish undefeated. Even though Miami stayed un beaten and posted its school record 30th straight win Saturday with a 42-17 victory over Rutgers, UM’s struggles during that game (trailing in the fourth quarter to the Big East’s perennial doormat before rallying) cost the Hurri canes dearly. Miami, which plays Tennessee on the road Saturday, dropped to No. 2 in The Associated Press poll, and as a result of its fall, Ohio State moved into second in the BCS with 5.57 points, 0.44 points ahead of Miami’s 6.01. Oklahoma remains No. 1 with a 2.04 rating. A component of the BCS stand ings includes the average of the AP media and coaches’ polls. Miami is No. 1 in the coaches’ poll, giving it a 1.5 poll average. If UM had stayed No. 1 in both polls, its poll average would have been 1 and that would have been enough to put UM 0.06 points ahead of the Buckeyes. Even though the new standings might disappoint UM fans, Miami’s players and coaches aren’t fazed that they have been unseated from one of the top two spots that de cide which teams play in the Fies ta Bowl, which will be held in Tempe, Ariz., on Jan. 3. “I can’t be too overly concerned with what the pollsters do,” coach Larry Coker said earlier in the day before the BCS standings were re leased. “We didn’t play as well as we can play, but we’re not going to apologize for a 25-point win.” The final BCS standings are re leased Dec. 8, and UM’s players be lieve that gives them plenty of time to regain the voters’ respect. Ohio State has games remaining at Purdue (4-5), at Illinois (3-6) and against No. 13 Michigan (7-2). “If we win all our games, we should be (playing in the Fiesta Bowl),” junior receiver Andre John son said. “We are the defending na tional champions. We should be put in the game to defend our title.” (c) 2002 South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. Pac-10 continued from page 9 urday, then hit the road for the last two games of the season in Eugene and at Washington State. Ticket tomfoolery If you were lamenting the long lines for Oregon-Washington tickets Monday or depressed about your inability to score tickets to the Civ il War, be thankful you don’t have to live through the red-tape night mare that is Beaver student _ ticketing. Oregon State students are able to pick up tickets today for the Nov. 23 game against Oregon at Reser Stadium. If, that is, they could produce ticket stubs from all six of the Beaver home games to this point. Been to all the games, but lost a — ticket? If there’s any left, students with rive stubs can pick up their Civil War tickets Thursday. Four stubs? They can pick up the Fri day leftovers. By the way, this does include games that were played before school was in session. If an Oregon State student has not been to one single game this season, or washed all their ticket stubs in their jeans, he or she can j scrounge for available tickets on Nov. 12, when it will be a ticket free-for-all. So the moral of the story is, if you’re trying to work an Oregon State friend for Civil War tickets, make sure it’s a responsible friend who saved all of his or her stubs. Here’s to you, Wazzu After creaming Arizona State on Saturday and watching several top teams lose, the Washington State Cougars found themselves in unfamiliar terri tory: the nation’s top five. Washington j State jumped to I No. 5 in both na- ! tional polls, a | school record. The Cougars j were ranked No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in 1997, but before now have never been ranked higher than that. The Cougars are alone in first place in the Pac-1(), with a 5-0 con ference mark. Washington State is the only team in the Pac-10 that has one loss overall. USC and Ore gon have two losses. Contact the sports editor at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com. Volleyball continued from page 9 A look back A close look at statistics from Friday’s match against Oregon State proves that the Ducks were not only the better team, but also that the team that wanted the win more. While the Beavers won the kills battle, 65-64, they also had more errors than the Ducks, 40-32. In addition, the Ducks outhit — per centage-wise — their in-state ri vals, .177 to .134. “Oregon played really well. They took care of the ball and did some nice things defensively,” Oregon State head coach Nancy Somera said. Oregon also received general output from every player who stepped on to the court, ranging from junior Diana Blank’s timely block in the end for the win to jun ior Heather Gilmore’s single solo block and four block assists. As a team, the Ducks totaled 13 total blocks, highlighted by senior Lindsay Gloss’ seven block assists. According to Ferreira, Oregon’s talent had been showing through in recent matches. The win was the Ducks coming together as a whole. “I think we’ve been playing well for a lot of weeks,” he said. “I think we are a very, very good volleyball team that maximizes its potential, and that’s the ultimate compliment that I could ask of any team. We’ve done that in a week in, week out "We just have not made the plays that we've made over the years in the times when we need to make them_It's a difficult pill to swallow." Rick Neuheisel Washington football coach Adam Amato Emerald Oregon head coach Carl Ferreira led the Ducks to their first 2002 Pac-10 win. basis. I’m really impressed with the character of our athletes.” On the radar Oregon’s schedule doesn’t get easy after its victory over Oregon State. On Friday, the Ducks return to McArthur Court for a match against No. 1 USG, slated to begin at 7 p.m. No. 18 UCLA visits Saturday, with the match set to begin after the women’s basketball contest, which begins at 5 p.m. Contact the sports reporter at hankhager@dailyemerald.com. Emerald The members of the Club Tae Kwon Do team say they want to start scheduling competitions outside Oregon. Tae kwon do continued from page 9 Oregon, because recently, the team hasn’t traveled outside of the state. “We have tournaments in Wash ington, one at Stanford and Long Beach State, and they all - have really de veloped tae kwon do teams,” Cowan said. “We are changing things a lot this year.” Competing in tae kwon do is more open than other sports. Members of re spective local clubs can par ticipate as inde pendents against Oregon team members. - The age group most commonly represented is 18 to 34 year olds.. Competitions consist of sparring and semi-choreographed routines. “Competitions are based on form,” Cowan said. “Basically we have what’s like a dance routine, a set series of martial arts tech niques with blocks, kicks. Com petitors have a sequence that they perform which is then judged.” For those who don’t know any thing about tae kwon do, it is a Korean disci pline that has recently be come an Olympic sport. “We empha size kicks and also incorpo rate a great deal of self-dis cipline,” Cow an said. “Tae kwon do is real ly structured. You learn a lot of leadership, personal growth, self control. Everyone has a great time doing it; it really is a lot of fun.” Scott Archer is a freelance writer for the Emerald. "We emphasize kicks and also incorporate a great deal of self-discipline_ Tae kwon do is really structured. You learn a lot of leadership, personal growth, self control. Everyone has a great time doing it; it is really a lot of fun" Samantha Cowan Tae kwon do coordinator recycle' • recycle • recycle^ • recycle • recycle • recycle
