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The S.C., Sunday, Herman Helms Executive Sports Editor Unfortunate Conflict In Bowl Telecasts Sports writers and broadcasters, who make up the Associated Press panel, and coaches, who vote in the United Press International poll, will select the national champion in college football following bowl games on New Year's. The new champ is expected to be determined by the results of two bowls: the Orange pairing Clemson and Nebraska and the Sugar matching Georgia and Pitt. Fans will have to take the word of the pollsters that they made the proper choice. Because of those ever loving Nielson ratings, they won't be able to judge for themselves. For the first time, the Sugar Bowl will be played on New Year's night, telecast time 8 p.m.

which is precisely the same time that the Orange Bowl clash will be shown. ABC- has the Sugar clash while NBC has rights to the Orange encounter, and both networks want to be No. 1 in numbers of viewers. It's too bad that ambition and greed take priority over public service with TV moguls. There was a time when the viewing public could see the four major bowl games, which presumably bring together the nation's finest teams, almost in their entirety without conflict.

The nation's fans were in a good position then to know if the panelists who pick the champion had voted properly. Now they're just going to be able to watch portions of the two crucial games. That's unfortuante but the way it is in the highly competitive network contest. Football Pays Off If Thursday's thrilling game between Newberry and Presbyterian didn't clinch the case for preserving small college football, these financial figures should. The question is often asked: can the smaller institutions afford to play football? A member of the board of trustees at Newberry tells us they can't afford not to.

He points out that just under 800 students are enrolled at Newberry. Of that number, nearly 100 participate in football. Since football scholarships at the Lutheran school cost contributors about $5,000 each, Newberry is guaranteed around $500,000 each season it fields a team. As the trustee points out, the school would find it difficult operating without that half million. Bass To Join Reeves Dan Reeves, doing well in his first season as head coach of the Denver Broncos, will add a name familiar to South Carolinians to his staff next season.

Marvin Bass, Dan's old coach at USC, will join his former quarterback as a defensive coach. Reeves would have made him a member of his original staff at Denver, but Bass was under contract for the 1981 season to the Calgary club of the Canadian Football League. He was defensive coordinator for the club north of the border. Bass, who coached the Gamecocks for five seasons during the early 60s, was one of USC's best-liked mentors, but didn't enjoy the excellent working conditions which have benefitted later coaches. He was in charge before the stadium was enlarged and prior to the heavy funding of the football program.

Contributions to the Gamecock Club totaled $95,000 in Bass' final season of 1965, and that was the peak during his career small potatoes compared to the more than $2 million which is annually given now. He didn't have a winning overall record at USC, but Bass was 3-2 against Clemson. His five encounters with the Tigers were all thrillers. Allen Heisman Winner? When he placed third in balloting for the Heisman Trophy as a freshman, Herschel Walker was considered a threat to win it for an unprecedented three times. It won't happen because of a fantastic season Southern Cal's Marcus Allen has enjoyed.

The first collegiate player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season; Allen finished the regular season at 2,342 yards and averaged oneyard per carry better than Walker with a 5.8 mark compared to a 4.8 figure for the Georgia superstar. Bowl games will determine which college football team is the most improved over last year. Clemson now leads at five games (11-0 vs. 6-5), but may need to beat Nebraska in the Orange Bowl to clinch it. A loss would leave Clemson at games up for the year, and Washington State, now at could reach five by beating Brigham Young in the Holiday Bowl.

November 29, 1981 Peace-Led Gators Cruise Past Seminoles Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. Relishing his first Florida victory over Florida State Saturday, Gator Coach Charley Pell took advantage of an opportunity to say "I told you so" as his victorious squad looked forward to a Peach Bowl appearance. Pell, savoring the 35-3 rout of the Seminoles, said the offensive line helped shift Florida's attack into high gear. Then he told reporters, "I told you guys at the beginning of the season that they were going to be The Gator line gave Wayne Peace plenty of time to throw and the sophomore quarterback threw for 275 yards and four touchdowns. Senior placekicker Brian Clark also added a pair of field goals as Florida knocked off the Seminoles for the first time since 1976.

Florida nose guard Robin Fisher, who had five unassisted tackles, echoed the sentiments of his teammates regarding the 7-4 Gators' December 31 date with West Virginia in the Peach Bowl. "I love my momma and daddy, but I'm glad I don't have to spend Christmas with them. I'd rather be in Atlanta playing West Virgin- ia," said Fisher. The mood was hardly as bright in the Florida State locker room where Coach Bobby Bowden said his squad simply got beat in every aspect of the game. "Peace picked us apart with his passing," said Bowden.

"We blitzed him and got him some. We blitzed him one time and he got a touchdown Florida State finished the year with a 6-5 record and will miss -season -play for the first time in three years. Peace, who completed 20 of 33 passes, connected with junior tight end Chris Faulkner on a four-yard pass that gave Florida a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. Florida State answered with a 27-yard field goal by Mike Rendina, but it was all Florida after that. CLARK, WHO had missed a 36-yard field goal attempt, split the uprights from 50 yards and from 41 yards in the second quarter as the Gators took a 13-3 halftime lead before a Florida Field crowd of 64,437.

The kicks gave Clark 18 field goals for the season, snapping the Southeastern FSU Fla First downs 11 25 Rushes-yards 40-151 50-162 Passing yards 59 275 Return 0 43 Passes 6-19-3 20-33-0 Sacks by 3-25 2-16 Punts 6-55 3-40 Fumbles-lost 4-2 2-1 Penalties- 8-82 4-34 Time of possession 26:34 33:26 Florida State 0 Florida 7 15 7-35 Fla -Faulkner 4 pass from Peace (Clark kick) FSU -FG Rendina 27 Fla-FG Clark 50 Fla -FG Clark 41 Fla -Mularkey 27 pass from Peace (Jones Fla -Brown 34 pass from Peace (Clark kick) -Mularkey 8 pass from Peace (Clark kick) Conference single-season mark of 16 shared by Florida's Berj Yepremian and Georgia's Rex Robinson. Peace engineered a 15- point third quarter hitting touchdown passes of 27 yards to Mike Mularkey and 34 yards to Johnell Brown. The Gators made it 35-3 with 5:14 left in the game when Mularkey grabbed an eight scoring pass from Peace. Throngs of Gator fans rushed onto the field after the game and tore down the south goal post before police could disperse them. The Florida defense limited Florida State to 151 yards on the ground and just 59 through the air.

Florida, meanwhile, rolled up 161 yards rushing in addition to Sooners Top Cowboys In Battle Of Bowl Teams United Press International STILLWATER, Okla. Freshman fullback Fred Sims scored three shortyardage touchdowns to lead Oklahoma to a 27-3 Big Eight victory against intrastate rival Oklahoma State Saturday in a steady drizzle. Sims, who carried 23 times for 66 yards to lead the Sooners' ground attack, scored on runs of two and five yards in the second quarter and one yard in the third quarter. Defensive end John Truitt intercepted an Oklahoma State pass just three yards out of the end zone and ran it in for Oklahoma's first score late in the first quarter. Oklahoma State's only points came on a 32-yard field goal by freshman Larry Roach with 32 seconds remaining in the first half.

Sims' first touchdown completed a drive of 48 yards in eight plays that included a 16-yard pass to split end Paul Clewis and a 15- yard pitch to halfback Buster Rhymes. The Sun -bound Sooners' second touchdown drive started with a pass interception by linebacker Thomas Benson and covered 33 yards in four plays. A 16-yard pass to Clewis was nullified by a penalty but on the next play, Kelly Phelps completed a 35-yard aerial to split end Bobby oU OSU First downs Rushes-yards 65-230 43-136 Passing yards 109 Return yards 59 0 Passes 4-7-0 1 14-28-2 Sacks 5-34 1-6 Punts 7-34 7-42 Fumbles- lost 4-2 2-1 yards 8-68 5-33 Time of possession 30:29 29:31 Oklahoma 13 7 0-27 Oklahoma St 3 0 0 3 OU-Truitt 3 interception return (Keeling kick) -Sims 2 run (Keeling kick) -Sims 5 run (kick failed) OSU-FG Roach 32 OU -Sims I run (Keeling kick) A Grayson that set up Sims' five-yard scoring run. Sims' third touchdown came on Oklahoma's 10th possession when the Sooners marched 55 yards in 13 plays, including six by Sims for 17 yards. On their second possession, Oklahoma started from the Cowboy 38- yard line following Benson's block of Roach's first field goal attempt and drove to the three-yard line before halfback Alvin Ross fumbled while diving into the end zone.

Independence Bowl-bound Oklahoma State threw an incomplete pass, rushed for no gain and then Rusty Hilger threw the pass that Truitt returned for a touchdown. Ernest Anderson, who played tailback part of the day and fullback at other times, was the game's leading rusher with 111 yards on 20 carries for the Independence Bowl-bound Cowboys. Oklahoma State finished the day with 136 rushing yards and 109 aerial yards on 14 completions of 28 attempts. Oklahoma completed four of seven passes for 83 yards and rushed 65 times for 230 yards. Oklahoma finished its worst season under ninthyear head coach Barry Switzer with a 6-4-1 record and Oklahoma State slipped to 7-4 to tie its best mark under third-year coach Jimmy Johnson.

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Peace's 275 yards passing give the Lakeland sophomore a two-year career total of 2,799 yards, third best in Gator history. John Reeves is the all-time leader with 7,549 and Steve Spurrier is next at 4,848. Florida State quarterback Rick Stockstill could complete only five of 15 passes for 55 yards and was intercepted three times, twice by Vito McKeever, a sophomore defensive back. The game's leading ground gainer was Florida junior Steve Miller, who had 82 yards on 12 carries. The top rushers for the Seminoles were Ricky Williams and Greg Allen with 63 of 61 yards, respectively.

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