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THE SUN SECTION CJ SUNDAY, tn NOVEMBER 21, 1993 JOHN lUNfW EISENBERG WW Team Result 1. Notre Dame (10-1) kt to Boston College, 41-39 2. Florida State (10-1) beat North Carolina State. 62-3 3. Nebraska (10-0) Idle 4.

Miami (8-2) lost to West Virginia. 17-14 5. Ohio State (9-1-1) lost to Michigan. 28-0 6. Auburn (11-0) beat Alabama, 22-14 7.

Tennessee (8-1-1) beat Kentucky, 48-0 8. Florida (9-1) beat Vanderbllt, 52-0 9. West Virginia (10-0) beat Miami. 17-14 10. Texas (9-1) beat Texas Christian.

59-3 Artie's opinions expansive as ever West Va. hits 10-0, joins hunt Mountaineers top No. 4 Miami 17-14 BC gives Irish rally the boot Last-play FG spoils 21-point turn, 41-39 4b ft V'- fJ A av I i v. f-y- By Tim Layden Newsday SOUTH BEND, Ind. The madness of this entire autumn was frozen late yesterday afternoon on a patch of worn grass In the north end of Notre Dame Stadium.

Gathering darkness, November chill, gold helmets "Football at Its finest," said Boston College quarterback Glenn Foley and the rich, sweet flavors of redemption and shock. Eight days ago, not 5 yards from this spot in the Game of the Century, no less the mortal lock Hels-man Trophy winner could not beat Notre Dame on the last play of an epic game. Florida State's speed and talent, Charlie Ward not enough. And Notre Dame became No. 1 So yesterday, David Gordon, a walfish prepple who was MVP of two high school teams (soccer, tennis), and who.

according to Foley, two years ago "couldn't even get the ball off the ground," kicked a low knuckleball 41 yards as time expired, giving Boston College a 41-39 victory over Notre Dame. Gordon's kick silenced the Notre Dame fans, who had seen the Fighting Irish rush back from a 38-17 fourth-quarter deficit to take a 39-38 lead on Kevin McDougal's 4-yard, fourth-down TD pass to Lake Dawson with 69 seconds to play. "We are all absolutely In shock right now," said Notre Dame defensive tackle Jim Flanlgan, who just two days ago was featured In cele- SeemiSH. 13C. Col.

1 Bowl picture is in chaos. 13C By Don Markus Staff Writer MORGANTOWN. W. Va. There was a feeling during the first half of yesterday's game at cold and windy Mountaineer Field that a victory over fourth-ranked Miami would vault undefeated and unappreciated West Virginia right into the hunt for a national championship.

It grew stronger when the announcement came from South Bend, of top-ranked Notre Dame's shocking last-second loss to Boston College, whipping a record crowd of 70.222 Into a frostbitten frenzy. And when West Virginia ran out the clock on a 17-14 victory. It grew drastically around these parts. The victory not only clinched at least a tie of the first official Big East championship for the Mountaineers, but it also will likely vault ninth-ranked West Virginia (10-0) among the top five teams in the country. It also set off a celebration that sent the goal posts toppling within a half-minute of the final gun.

And It will spark a controversy about which team Is deserving of the nation's No. 1 ranking. With his team among the three remaining unbeaten Division I-A schools two of which are eligible for a national championship West Virginia coach Don Nehlen said he believes the Mountaineers should finally merit consideration. "Any team that doesn't lose is a lot better than somebody that's lost," said Nehlen, who is notorious for constantly bemoaning his team's lack of national respect. "I didn't un- SeeWVA.

13C.Col.5 "I just got back from two weeks In Mexico," Artie Donovan was saying. "Don't ask me what's going on with the expansion thing. I don't know. And I'll tell you what: I don't want to know." But wait, you're still rooting for us to get a team; aren't you? "Oh, sure. Of course.

I've lived here 44 years. If we get a team, I'll buy like maybe two or three seats and go to the games. I don't think I'll buy one of those sky boxes, though. When you pay that much money for something, you better take it home with you at night. That would look good, huh? Walking down Calvert Street carrying a sky box under your arm." So, you're rooting.

But It doesn't sound like you're losing any sleep. "I feel sorry for these people walking around sweating It, like It's life or death. They tell me. 'Oh. It'll be a tragedy If we don't get a Give me a break.

I wonder where their priorities are. A kid dying, that's a tragedy. Football, It's Just a happening. It Isn't real life. If we don't get a team, I'll just go do something else." But you've got opinions, right? You've always got opinions, right? Like, If we don't get a team, should we go steal one? "I don't get that.

What do we want with somebody else's garbage?" You don't want the Baltimore Bengals? "Oh my God. I think we could get a team together here light now and play them. I feel so sorry for Shula's kid." The Baltimore Rams? "I don't think the name makes sense, do you?" The Baltimore Raiders? Al Davis right here in Bawlmer, hon? "I wouldn't want to deal with that guy. He'll pluck your eyebrows out and you won't even know they're gone. He's the smartest guy In the league, though.

I remember when Weeb was paying him a few bucks to scout players In the military, and he applied for another job and called himself the offensive line coach." A new franchise would be better, huh? "At least lt'd be our team. You know they're going to lose, but at least you can cheer for them. These other teams don't have an excuse for being so terrible." So, the Baltimore Bombers "Hey. wait, I liked Rhinos. That's a great football name.

I was watching a show on A one night and a rhino tipped over a car. What else do you want? He's a tough son of a gun." That was Boogle's name. Poor Boogie. The guy really got a bad deal. "Oh, I feel bad for him.

He worked all that time, and spent all that money. I don't know Mr. Lerner. I don't know what any of this stuff means. There's lots of know-lt-alls out there with more angles on how this thing works.

They come around and talk to me. They got so many angles going they're gonna start running Into themselves coming around the comer." You know, pro football Isn't quite as simple as It used to be. "Yeah, let me tell you how I made the team when I was a rookie. They had so many guys in training camp that they didn't give me pads the first week. So I just hung around In back until everyone else got cut and then 1 went and got pads.

Worked pretty good. I made the team by default." Now it's all about "philosophies" and "packages." It's the NAFTA of sports. "The coaches make it more complicated than It Is. It's just 1 1 guys against 1 1 guys. Joe Glbbs had a play where they looked one way and ran the other.

That was real complicated. But no one ever figured It out for 10 years." A good game pops up on television every once in a while, though. "I watch most of them. Except the ones that come at night. I turn them off at halftime and go to bed." You aren't missing much.

"Yeah, I've never seen so many bad quarterbacks in all my life. It's Incredible. Like Bernie Kosar. When he lines up under the center It's like an accident waiting to happen. They say he can't throw the long one.

The other day I saw him throw one 40 Yeah? "Yeah. On three hops." Not good. "No, and the most overrated guy in the league is Bruce Smith. The announcers talk him up, but when the other team needs yards they run right at him." OK. Enough football.

Doing anything else? Been on Letterman lately? "They called me the other day. They wanted me to come on a couple days later. I told them no." You turned Letterman down? "What do I need to go up there for on two days' Artie. If you're Important enough to turn down Letterman, you must know the expansion skinny. "I'll tell you what.

Come talk to me when lt'salrover." ASSOCIATED PRESS Boston College's David Gordon Jumps for joy after his 41-yard field goal beat No. 1 Notre Dame. i Wake of season ends injoyforTerps, 33-32 Duckworth, Bullets beat Heat, 104-102 TD pass with :00 left caps 99-yard march provided the final margin. The Terps themselves mentioned the Irony, since defensive and kicking game shortcomings had made this one of the most forgettable seasons in school history before yesterday, at least. "That's the best." Duffner said after watching his team trail for the entire 60 minutes and still win.

"I've never experienced anything like that, not when this football team had to go 99 yards. To come back the way they did was phenomenal. Then to see the defense and the kicking game come through. Statistically the worst defensive team In the history of the NCAA. Maryland had allowed 577 yards when John Leach went up the gut for the 46th time on fourth-and-goal See MARYLAND, 14C, Col.

5 Frostburg edges Wilkes, 26-25. 1 1C SMU swamps Navy, 42-1 3. 15C By Jerry Bembry Staff Writer It was nearlng the end of an awful evening for Washington Bullets center Kevin Duckworth, and as a pass from Rex Chapman rolled off his fingertips for a turnover that led to the Miami Heat taking a one-point lead with 7.2 seconds left, the 7 -footer had one thought on his mind. "I said. 'No, this game can't end like Duckworth said.

1 knew I could never get out of this arena with the ball going off of my fingertips like that" Duckworth got one more chance, and his short hook with 5.1 seconds left and the ensuing free throw after he was fouled by Miami center Ron Seikaly gave the Bullets a 104-102 win before a crowd of 12,756 at the Baltimore Arena. Miami guard Steve Smith had one last shot to win It for the Heat, but his three-point shot was off the mark just before the buzzer. It was See BULLETS. 16C. Col.

4 By Paul McMullen Staff Writer WINSTON-SALEM. N.C. Maryland sought a victory that would provide some warmth at the end of a chilly, bleak fall. What the Terps got was a mind-boggling. 33-32 win over Wake Forest that provided them with a memory that was.

well, Red Hot. the motto coach Mark Duffner gave them back In August. Maryland crawled out of a 23-0 deficit and the Atlantic Coast Conference cellar, capping the comeback with a 99-yard drive into a 25-mph wind that culminated with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Scott Mllanov-ich to Russ Weaver with no time left The drive came after a goal-line stand and before an extra point that QESE SWEEKEY JR STAFF PHOTO Scoring touch Towson State's Tony Vinson, who rushed for 327 yards in a 56-12 win over Morgan State, celebrates the second of his five scores. (Article, 15C) "Beavls and Belichlck," Cleveland Browns fan Darryl Mace, summing up his feellncs over the Bill Bellchlck-Bernle Kosar situation Rockets still in orbit Houston beats the Clippers, 108-86. becoming the 10th team in NBA history to open the season 9-0.

17C Tigers trounced Towson State Is routed by No. 22 Massachusetts. 82-55. In the Preseason NIT. 19C Ram tough? The Redskins meet the Rams, another 2-7 team beset by quarterback problems.

8C Yes, Virginia Loyola meets defending champ Virginia today In the NCAA soccer tournament's second round. 11C Clark talks hit snag The Orioles and Will Clark's agent break off discussions at least for the night. 4C Caps lose 4 th in row Brent Severyn's breakaway goal with 2:42 left In the third period lifts Florida over Washington, 4-3. 7C Watch the Oilers at Browns at 1 p.m. on channels 2 and 4, and maybe you'll catch a glimpse of Baltimore's new NFL expansion owner candidate, Alfred Lemer, In owner Art Modell's Cleveland Stadium box.

At 4, watch the Redskins and Baltimore oops, Los Angeles Rams on channels 11 and 9. f-i i.