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Scoreboard Pro Football Lifestyle 2B 3B 4B Colorado's Salaam says he'll join NFL next year3B Sports Editor Steve Rupp, 845-0701 Wausau Daily Herald Tuesday, January 3, 1995 n. Pro fzzi'zz: o) BRWWSSWftSHBMflB VWUHM MPMMI i o)(ij( NFL playoff bracket firt. mm 111 i Win caps a tough season Chicago Wunsch: 'We get stronger' By Paul Swider Special to the Daily Herald When Wisconsin beat Duke Monday in the Hall of Fame Bowl, the win may have looked as easy as its 34-20 score. But nothing was ever easy for the 1994 Badgers. Just ask Saturday, Jan.

7 at San Francisco Green Bay Sunday, Jan. 8 I (-ft it Vl at Dallas By Mark Woods Gannett News Service TAMPA, Fla. Terrell Fletcher was surrounded at the 40-yard line something that hadn't happened much on this day by a bunch of cameras and notepads. He didn't gloat, though. He Cleveland didn brag I 1 Saturday, Jan.

7 i at Pittsburgh Miami i Sunday, Jan. 8 Wausau's Jerry Wunsch. "Overcoming," the right tackle said, summing up the season and the game. "Adversity, npnnlp HniiHt- about the two touchdowns or the Hall of Fame Bowl records he had just set in unranked Wisconsin's 34-20 victory over Duke. Whenever asked about UW 34 Duke 20" 7 I at San Diego AP Packers don't expect repeat performance GREEN BAY The Green Bay Packers are entertaining no fantasies of stuffing Dallas' Emmitt Smith like they did Detroit's Barry Sanders.

Fresh off the fourth-best rushing season in the league's 75-year history, Sanders was held to minus one yard on 13 carries Saturday as Green Bay bounced the Lions from the playoffs 16-12. "I just think it was a special day for our defense," Packer coach Mike Holmgren said. Overall, Detroit was held to minus four yards on the ground the lowest ever by an NFL team in the playoffs as the Packers (10-7) advanced to face ing us, people Jerry saying we WunSCh weren the team they thought we were. "When things go wrong, we come together, we get stronger." Monday's game was a perfect example. The Badgers finished the first half clinging to a 13-10 lead, with just 45 rushing yards behind the offensive line of which Wunsch is a part.

"We knew we were shooting ourselves in the foot," Wunsch said. "It was not them stopping us. We just had to clean things up. "We knew we were in it the whole time. When you know that, then you come out better in the second half." Suffice to say that's what the Badgers did.

Behind the brute force of its line Wisconsin logged 285 yards rushing and helped tailback Terrell Fletcher to a record-setting 241-yard performance and MVP award. "We fought through," Wunsch said. That's what coach (Barry) Alvarez taught us. It's very satisfying." Wunsch said he personally never felt more confident on the field. "This is definitely my best Please turn to WUNSCH2B his 39 carries or 241 rushing yards, he kept coming back to the line, the play-calling, the 30,000 red-clad Badgers' fans.

Everything but himself, it seemed. "Coach gave out about 40 game balls," Fletcher said later, exaggerating only slightly. "I think they all were deserved." Coach Barry Alvarez certainly had plenty of options for the final handoff of a day filled with them. There was free safety Jeff Messenger, who delivered an early memo to Duke quarterback Spence Fischer, who had thrown only eight interceptions this season. Wisconsin picked off three in the first eight minutes, including the one he returned 29 yards for a touchdown.

There was quarterback Dar-rell Bevell, who finished off a season played with a sore shoulder by completing 11 of 20 pass-' es for 161 yards and an 11-yard touchdown pass to running back Jason Burns. There was the offensive line, a group that has combined for 138 starts, has an average build of 6-foot-4 and 292 pounds and repeatedly pushed around the Blue Devils. Please turn to BOWL2B the two-time defending Super Bowl a i COwboys (12- Holmgren said you won't see a similar statistic Sunday or any other day, for that matter. "Anytime a Mike AP photo Uplifting experience: Wausau's Jerry Wunsch ebrating a touchdown during Monday's Hall of Fame lifts Badger back Terrell Fletcher over his head while eel- Bowl. Joining them is receiver Kevin Huntly (6).

Nebraska earns national title back of that Holmgren stature has a game like that, that's fairly unrealistic" to think about duplicating such a performance, Holmgren said. Defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur laughed when asked if Smith might be smothered Sunday. "We go into the ballgame thinking we're going to control the running back and stop him as much as we can," Shurmur said. "And every game is different and every situation is different. Obviously, the thing you want to do is just shut people right down to nothing, but that's very difficult to do." 'Shurmur and Holmgren agreed it vill at least be a psychological positive for the Packers, who have allowed just 12.9 points a game in their last four contests.

of this game is to go in with a degree of confidence," Shurmur said. "But what you did last week in this business guarantees nothing the next week." State 54-8 in first-place votes. Penn State's Joe Paterno now has the dubious distinction of coaching four undefeated teams that didn't win the national championship. It also happened in 1968, 1969 and 1973. Nebraska and Penn State were ranked 1-2 going into the bowls and remained that way following their postseason victories, with the Cornhuskers increasing their lead over the Lions by 13 first-place votes and 13 points.

Penn State's win over 17-point underdog Oregon apparently didn't impress voters as much as Nebraska's win at the Orange Bowl, where Miami had won 62 of its previous 63 games. Osborne and Paterno refused to lobby for the championship during the season, saying they prefer a playoff over the polls. But after the Rose Bowl, Paterno said his team deserved a share of the title. "I don't want to take anything from Tom Osborne, who's a good friend of mine," Paterno said. "The way they played last night, I certainly don't think that I would say, Tley, they're national champions and we're not' Because we deserve it as much as they do." Osborne said it was a shame that Nebraska didn't get to play Penn State.

"People in college football ought to be smart enough to get the No. 1 and No. 2 teams together," he said. Colorado (11-1) finished third in the AP poll after beating Notre Dame 41-24 in the Fiesta Bowl. Florida State (10-1-1), which won the national title last year, was fourth after defeating Florida 23-17 in the Sugar Bowl.

It is the eighth straight season that the Seminoles have finished in the top 4. Alabama (12-1) was fifth, followed by Miami (10-2), Florida (10-2-1), Texas (10-0-1), Auburn (9-1-1) and Utah (10-2). Alabama beat Ohio State 24-17 in the Citrus Bowl, and Utah defeated Arizona 16-13 in the Freedom Bowl. Texas and Auburn were barred from postseason play by NCAA probation. Oregon was 11th, followed by Michigan, Southern Cal, Ohio State, Virginia, Colorado State, North Carolina State, Brigham Young, Kansas State, Arizona, Washington State, Tennessee, Boston College, Mississippi State and Texas.

Penn State, Colorado ranked 2, 3 in nation By Rick Warner The Associated Press It wasn't even close. Nebraska ran away with the national championship today, easily outpointing No. 2 Penn State in The Associated Press media poll. Although both teams were undefeated, voters clearly preferred Nebraska after the Cornhuskers beat Miami 24-17 in the Orange Bowl and Penn State downed Oregon 38-20 in the Rose Bowl. The Cornhuskers (13-0) received 51'a first-place votes and 1,539 points, while Penn State (12-0) got 10'2 firsts and points.

One voter made them a co-No. 1. It is the first national title for Nebraska coach Tom Osborne and the first championship for the Cornhuskers since they won consecutive crowns under Bob Devaney in 1970-71. Nebraska also finished first in the CNN-USA Today coaches' poll, topping Penn vMv yy AP photo Nebraska pride: A Cornhusker fan lets his feelings be known during Sunday's Orange Bowl victory over Miami. The win lifted Nebraska to its first national title under coach Tom Osborne.

Trsvsa i Question: can you name the sum George Steinbrenner paid for the New York Yankees on this day in 1973? (For answer, see Odds Ends, Scoreboard.) Wausau Daily Herald and the Associated Press NR seeking a few good fishing instructors at i with Jim Lee St I i "Angler education is divided into two age levels," said Ray Kirschhoffer, director of Wausau Community Education, which is a co-sponsor of the local program. The junior angler program is designed for people ages 8 to 11 years old and the master angler program is for anyone over the age of 12." Kirschhoffer said that to attend the session and become an instructor, "prior fishing experience is not necessary." To register or obtain more information, contact Wausau Community Education at 842-0417. Wisconsin is sixth in the nation in boat registration. According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the Dairy State ranks behind Michigan, California, Minnesota, Florida and Texas. When it comes to spending money on boat, motor and accessory purchases, Wisconsin residents purchased $210 million worth in 1994, seventh highest in the nation, the NMMA reports.

The boating industry estimates 220,000 outboard boats were sold nationwide in 1994, compared to 336,000 in 1977. Canoe purchases were estimated at 99,800 in 1994, compared to 82,000 in 1977. Personal watercraft sales rose from 68,000 in 1991 to 142,000 in 1994. The average cost of an outboard boat rose from $4,370 in 1992 to $5,102 in 1994, while the average cost of an outboard motor increased from $4,663 to $5,120 over the same period. The average cost of a boat trailer dropped from $932 to $926 and the average price of a canoe also dropped from $566 to $560 from 1992 to 1994, according to the NMMA Jim Lee is outdoor editor of the Wausau Daily Herald.

His "Crosstrails" column appears Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. His phone number is 845-0605. Comments can be sent to P.O. Box 1286, Wausau, Wis, 54402-1286 or by fax to 848-9361. Anglers with an interest in passing on their fishing skills to others should consider attending a Saturday, Jan.

14, workshop in Wausau. The session, coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources, focuses on preparing adult volunteers to teach children how to fish. "We are looking for people with time and enthusiasm for fishing who want to share that enthusiasm with younger anglers," said Theresa Stabo, assistant aquatic education specialist with the DNR The only requirement for volunteers is the commitment to hold one angler education program in their community." DNR provides teaching materials and fishing equipment for the classes. The Jan. 14 workshop runs from 9 am.

to 3 p.m. at the Wausau School Forest It is free and lunch will be provided. School teachers may earn five equivalency clock hour credits from the Department of Pub- lie Instruction by attending. This is the second year the workshop has been held in Wausau. The Sport Fish Restoration Fund, which is generated by an excise tax on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel tax, pays for the cost of materials.

Gander Mountain also assists in sponsorship. In addition to Wausau, instructor workshops are being held in Brookfield, Madison, Wilmot Appleton and Eau Claire. College Basketball: Purdue at Michigan, 6:30 p.m., ESPN. Complete listlngs2B.