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PAGE FOURTEEN THE MILLVILLE DAILY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1983 Orange, Cotton Bowl Hosts Keeping Fingers Crossed each week when you are undefeated and each victory is harder and harder to achieve," says Akers. Texas and Texas an the oldest collegiate rivals In the Southwest. They met in 1894 ts the first collegiate opponents either faced. Texas leads 82-22-8, including last year's 53-16 rout. Georgia and Georgia Tech first met In 1893 and Georgia leads either 41-29-5 or 41-31-5.

Georgia does not not count two games played during the 194344 war years; Georgia Tech does. the defense. Nebraska can score so quickly in so many ways. You can't relax for a minute. If we continue to make the same kind of mistakes we have been making (29 lost fumbles and 82 penalties for 669 yards), we won't be around long." In Texas' 24-21 victory over Baylor a week ago, the Longhorns allowed the losers to, pick up a whopping 29 first downs that and Baylor's 90 offensive plays were the most ever against Texas and pass for 320 yards.

"It seems the pressure builds also own the nation's longest winning streak at 21 games. "There Is not much more to say about Nebraska," says Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer. "Most of it has been said already. They are a great team with superb personnel-In (quarterback Turner) Gill, (wingback Irving) Fryar and (tailback Mike) Rozler they may well have the three best offensive players In the country. "We will have to find a way to slow down their offense while trying to move the ball consistently ourselves to take lite pressure off By The Associated Press The Orange and Cotton Bowls, which boast the only two unbeaten major-college teams as their Jan.

2 hosts, are hoping to keep egg off their faces Saturday. Top-rated 11-0 Nebraska, the Orange Bowl's Big Eight representative against fifth-ranked Miami, winds up Its regular season at 7-3 Oklahoma, which can tie the Cornhuskers for conference honors. That would cool some of the national championship Orange Bowl talk which has been emanating from southern Florida. And runnerup Texas, 10-0 but having survived five scares In a row, visits Texas The Aggies are 54-1, but 4-1-1 since inserting freshman Kevin Murray at quarterback, and the one loss in that stretch was by three points to Southern Methodist. Meanwhile, seventh-ranked Georgia, 8-1-1 and Texas' Cotton Bowl opponent, winds up on the road at 3-7 Georgia Tech.

Naturally, the coaches with something to lose are all wary. Tom Osborne, Nebraska: "Before the season, many people felt Oklahoma would be the favorite or the second-place team In the conference, and at one point they were even rated second in the nation." Fred Akers, Texas: "Texas is not only one of our great traditional rivals, but the Aggies are a much Improved football team from the beginning of the season. Kevin Murray has given them the extra firepower they needed and their defense has been outstanding all year. Texas has as much talent as anyone In the country." And Vlnce Dooley, Georgia: "Georgia Tech has certainly come of age in recent weeks. They've won their last two games and In those games are averaging 40 points.

They are now realizing Injured Player Helps Vineland their potential. They always seem to peak when It comes time to play Georgia. We will catch Tech at a time when they are on a roll. They can knock off a bowl-bound team," In games Thursday night, Memphis State crushed Louisville 45-7 and Louisiana State beat Tulane 20-7. James "Punkln" Williams rushed for two touchdowns, one a 63-yarder, to lead Memphis State and tailbacks Dalton Hllllard and Garry James each rushed for a third-quarter touchdown to lead LSU In the intra-state rivalry.

In the weekend's only other games Involving the Associated Press Top Twenty, sixth-ranked SMU meets Houston in the Mirage Bowl In Tokyo, while No. 13 Alabama played at No. 15 Boston College today. SMU will meet Alabama in the Sun Bowl, while Boston College faces Notre Dame In the Liberty Bowl. In another key game, Tennessee, which meets Maryland In the Florida Citrus Bowl, entertains Vanderbilt.

And, the traditional ArmyNavy game was played today in a new setting, the Rose Bowl In Pasadena, Calif. Nebraska will try to wrap up a third consecutive Big Eight crown and, if they beat Oklahoma, the Cornhuskers will become the first team to go unbeaten and untied three straight years in conference play since Oklahoma's six-year string from 1953-58. The Huskers (Continued from Page 8) During the pressure-cooker action of New Jersey's oldest scholastic football rivalry, Vineland's place-kicker Rich Doughty became a special project for Tarab-bio. After Doughty missed a first-quarter field goal attempt, Tarab-bto took the strong-legged, but ex-citable, junior aside for consolation and consultation I told him, it (the miss) is In the past now. Just forget it and go out and make the next He's a very emotional player," Tarabbio added.

"When I was younger I used to be like that. If I made a mistake I'd let it bother me. You can't do that, though, you have to spite the advice and encouragement of his friend. But that the advice didn't solve all of Doughty's problems Isn't really the point, Is It? The point is that Carl Tarabbio was there, where it hurt most to be, willing to give It. "Life isn't always easy," Tarabbio had told Doughty during one of their skull sessions.

It's unfortunate that Carl had to find that out first-hand at such a young age. But for Rich Doughty, and anyone else who's had the pleasure of meeting him, it's most fortunate Carl ts the kind of man who can turn the bitter seed he has had to swallow into a flowering plant that will undoubtedly bear much fruit. put it behind you." Doughty's next chance at a field goal came late in the fourth period. With Vineland holding a 64 lead, a score by Doughty would have all hut put the game out of reach. "They're gonna let me try It," an anxious Doughty told Tarabbio seconds before taking the field for the kick.

"Just relax, take your time and hit it," Tarabbio advised. In Hollywood, Doughty would have made the kick to give Vine-land a 9-0 lead. MUlville would have come back and scored, making Doughty's kick the game-winner and Tarabblo's advice crucial. So much for Hollywod. Doughty missed the kick, de Piccone 's Pro Career Feared in Jeopardy mm 1 zr.

Lou Piccone By HERB ANASTOR Special Writer BUFFALO Lou Piccone spent the recent Thanksgiving holiday In Buffalo General Hospital mending from an operation last Wednesday to repair damage to both of his Achilles tendons. The surgery effectively ends any hopes that he had of getting back into action In the NFL this season and certainly must put a question on whether or not he wUl ever be able to play professional football again. Piccone, a nine-year NFL veteran who signed a contract for his tenth campaign, experienced his most difficult year In the professional game this season. In fact, It never really got started. With little difficulty, the Bills and the 34-year-old wide receiver reached agreement on contract terms and Piccone reported to camp in maybe the best condition that he was ever in.

The former VHS player was coming off an injury from the 1982 season and as things would have it he got hurt again in a training camp scrimmage. Though seeing no pre-season action, the Bills had indicated that Pic would be part of their plans for '83. However, in August, be was traded to the San Diego Chargers in a move that thoroughly surprised the player and many Buff a-lo watchers. When Piccone reported to San Diego, he failed to pass the club's physical and was released by the Chargers. He was not returned to the Bills as is usually the case when a player involved in a deal does not pass the physical of the club he was sent to.

As a result of his release, Piccone filed a grievance with the NFL Players Association In an effort to get back on the Bills' injured reserve roster. It is Piccone's feeling that since he was hurt while a member of the Bills -and they knew he was damaged goods when they traded him that the club is still responsible for his care and treatment. Additionally, since Piccone had signed a valid contract with the Bills, he feels that he Is entitled to all the benefits that should be accorded to an injured player. The only fly in the ointment is that it may take up to a year for the final decision to be made on the grievance. When Piccone filed his, he was told that there were over 100 others to be heard before his would come to judgement.

Piccone began his NFL career In 1974 with the New York Jets. He was traded to the Bills in 1978. Prior to that he had played ball for West Liberty (W. Va.) State and then toiled two seasons In the minors with the Ohio Hardhats of the Midwest Football League and the Bridgeport Jets of the Atlantic Coast Football League. Expected to be released from the hospital this week, Piccone faces at least an eight week recovery period.

Physically and mentally he Is in great spirits. You'd think after all of the problems he has faced that the popular footballer would be thinking of calling it a career. But not Piccone. At present, he has a number of options. One is to wait and see bow his grievance turns out.

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