Jl SREBS pass c'a(3) LTU Buff: Better Than Sooners By Ron Maly (Sunday Reader Slatf Writer) LINCOLN, NEB. - Football fans across the nation may be anxiously awaiting Nebraska's Thanksgiving Day summit mpetinir with Oklahoma, but Eddie Crowder declined Satur day to pick a winner and Bob Devaney preferred to think more about Iowa State. Cliff Branch, though, was willing to make a comparison jamid the wreckage of a 31-7 loss by his Colorado squad to the No. 1-ranked Cornhuskers "I think Nebraska has about the best defense in the Big ; swift Buffalo split end. "I'm sure they have a better defense than Oklahoma. Season Records COLORADO I tSO 21134 Wyomint H.-IS'SS Ohio St. ..14 34 Kansas St. .21142 Iowa Stat ..14 34 Oklahoma ..45 15 Missouri ... 7 41 Nebraska ...31 31 SM.il ; hi A Nil Okla St. M ..iN 13 Kansas St N.20 Air Forca M .. N 25 Onla ... nfl wail I 31 54 20 31 24 17 97 I 7 N 4 NEBRASKA Oregon H Minn. H Te. ASM Utah St. . Missouri . Kansas .. Ovia. Si. . Colorado .. Iowa St. H H 7 "I figure they're a better team. They don't have a Greg Pruitt, but they've got Johnny Rodgers, Jeff Kinney and Jerry Tagge. They have better balance." Colorado lost to second-rated Oklahoma, 45-17, on Oct. 16. Saturday's defeat was just the second in eight games for the Buffs, who survived earlier tests at Louisiana State and Ohio State. "Nebraska is a mature, stable, sound football team," said Crowder, whose team came into the game ranked No. 9 nationally. "They do everything well and I mean everything. Brute' Team "They are a team with as much over-all brilliance as I've seen in a number of years. They're a 'brute' of a team HUSKERS Please turn to Page Six ' I ! ! ! , i ! 1
