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Wednesday, October 21, 1998
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Volleyball
A reverse co-ed quads vol
leyball tournament is being
held this Saturday, Oct. 24,
Cost is $50 per team and the
tournament is limited to eight
teams only.
Play begins at 8:30 a.m. af
ter an 8 a.m. captain's meet
ing.
For more information, con
tact Jake Harwood at ext. 2418
or at 649-2897.
Entries must be received by
Thursday, Oct. 22.
FCA
Come and learn about the
fun, challenge and adventure
of the Christian life!
The Fellowship of Christian
Athletes meets every Thursday
from 12-1 p.m. in Randall 012
for fellowship, games, food
and fun.
Everyone is welcome.
Softball
Clackamas takes on Mt.
Hood at today in scrimmage
play.
The Cougars, the most pros
perous team of the '90's is set
to take on the Saints at 2 p.m.
on the Clackamas softball
field.
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Clackamas gears up for region meet
The men's and women's cross country squads head to Bush Park in
Salem to compete in the Southern Region Championships this Saturday,
October 24.
Mt. Hood is favored to capture both the men's and women's titles, but
Clackamas is vying for the upset in the men's division.
The women's squad has shown great improvement in recent weeks,
according to Clackamas Head Coach Mike Hickey.
Polls: Traditions lost in bowl alliance
Continued from page 7
ing into the months of Decem
ber and January?
The bowl alliance was devel
oped for one reason and one rea
son only—to determine the best
college football team in the
country.
Simple fact: when teams lose
and teams win, it creates com
petition between fans. They each
think their team is #1.
What happens come January
4th when the self-acclaimed Fi
esta Bowl is over and done, and
Ohio State comes out on top over
UCLA despite a late-season loss
to Michigan?
Then you have Oregon's
trouncing Penn State in the Rose
Bowl on New Year's Day to fin
ish with only one loss as well.
How does this decide a cham
pion?
The only thing that changed
was that traditions were lost
when the bowl alliance was con
structed.
Five teams finish all with one
loss but one of those teams gets
to say they are the best because
a handful of sportswriters voted
for them in the same polls that
saw teams moved around the
Top 25 each week?
You can argue all you want
about how Ohio State is going
to go undefeated and so it will
be simple to determine a cham
pion.
Going undefeated is quite an
accomplishment. Not in the Big
10, however.
In a conference believed to be
the weakest of the three most
prolific conferences [Big 10,
Pac-10 and SEC], Ohio State
simply does not have the sched
ule that Florida State or UCLA
has.
A true champion can only be
honestly determined if every
team played the same sched
ule.
Needless to say, that will
never happen.
So, is the bowl alliance a good
solution?
Of course it is.
Do we gain anything from it
at all?
No way.
This is a great year to watch
college football.
Rankings or not, this January
should be an interesting one.
Whether you are a Gator fan,
a backer of the Volunteers, or a
Bruins fanatic, one thing will be
certain this year —your team is
#1 in your mind.
Does college football need a
playoff system like the NFL has?
I hope not.
It's college football.
Droughns: Ducks' top rusher lost for year
Continued from page 7
UCLA, but he also gave up three
costly fumbles. If he broke his leg
the first time he left the game, this
is an unbelievable feat. Even if he
broke it the second time, he still
played most of the game with
badly damaged ankle ligaments.
“He’s one of the toughest kids
I’ve ever had the great fortune to
coach;” said Head Coach Mike
Bellotti.
This loss is a tremendous blow
to the offense, which ranks 2nd
overall and 8th in rushing with
240.8 yards per game.
“It was a tremendous shock,"
said Bellotti. "We lost a great
player on defense in Peter Sirmon
(one of the nation’s top inside
linebackers), and everybody
stepped it up a notch. I expect the
same response to the loss of
Ruben.”
Droughns ranks 4th in the na
tion in rushing yards per game with
164.8 yards per game, lead the na
tion with an average of 7.4 yards
per carry, was 4th in scoring aver
aging 13.2 points per game, and
ranked 10th in all-purpose yards
with 173.6 yards per game.
In only five games, Droughns
had amassed 824 yards rushing and
9 touchdowns. His 824 yards al
ready ranks him 11th on the Ducks
single season rushing yardage list.
He has had three games in which
he has had over 200 yards rushing.
No other Oregon player has had
that many in a career. Droughns did
it in half a season.
Ruben Droughns may go down
in history as the toughest player
to ever play at Oregon; but in the
end it may cost the Ducks a lot
more than just one loss.
VISIT AMAZING THAILAND
December 10-24, 1998
Visit the southwestern
Tour Buddhist temples,
islands of Thailand in
markets, museums and
the Andaman Sea
historical sites in
Bangkok and Ayuthaya
Join a Cultural tour of Thailand
• Tour Buddhist temples, markets, museums, historical sites in Bangkok andAyuthaya
• Cultural Seminars provided by Silpakom University
• Business and Industry Tours
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Attend a public slide show and presentation.
Location:
Clackamas Community College Rm. CC127
Time:
Date:
7-9 PM
October 21,1998
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For more information contact Don Paul Shula at (503) 657-6958 ext. 2324
Sponsored by Clackamas Community College's International Committee and Silpakorn University in Thailand.