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By RON POLLACK'
Entering the 1980 season, the Oakland
Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles ap-
peared to be two teams headed in op-;
posite directions.
dick Vermeil had taken the Eagles
f,_m the throes of mediocrity to an 11-5
record in three short years, Oakland, on
the other hand, which had been one of,
tI NFL's best franchises for many a
Sear had compiled back-to-back 9-7
4®irks and it appeared that they would
gjammet even further. But despite such
pessimistic prognostications; Oakland
h(s made it to today's Super Bowl,
where they will play Philadelphia. Here
ilihow these teams match up.
RECEIVERS: It appeared that a
serious blow was dealt to the Eagles in.
the last game of the regular season,
when wide receiver Charles Smith (47
receptions, 825 yards) suffered a
broken jaw. Complicating matters was
Scott Fitzkee's injury against Min-
nesota in the first round of the playoffs.
Thus, Rodney Parker, a free agent who
came to Philadelphia from the
Canadian Football League, started
alongside one of the NFL's most prolific
receivers, Harold Carmichael (48
receptions, 815 yards) in athe NFC title
game against Dallas. But it appears
that Smith will start against Oakland.
Lining up at this position for the
Raiders will be Bob Chandler, who was
obtained from Buffalo in an off-season
trade, and Cliff Branch, one of world
class speed. These two caught 93 passes
for 1,644 yards and 17 touchdowns.
At the tight end slot, both teams have
players whose production slipped from
the 1979 season. Oakland's Raymond
Chester, another player obtained by the
Raiders in a trade, dropped from 58 to
28 receptions and 712 to 366 yards. The
Eagles' Keith Krepfle saw his reception
total fall from 41 to 30 and yardage 760
to 450. SLIGHT EDGE-Philadelphia.
QUARTERBACK: Jim Plunkett is
,one game away from finishing one of
the greatest comebacks in the history of
the game. In the AFC title game again-
st San Diego, he completed 14 of 18
passes for 261 yards and two touch-
downs. During the regular season, he
only completed 51.6 percent of his
passes, but he had a penchant for
coming up with big plays when the
Raiders needed it.
The Eagles counter with the NFC's
leading passer in the person of Ron
Jaworski. Particularly impressive
about Jaworski is the fact that he threw
15 more touchdown passes than inter-
ceptions, a feat surpassed by only
Cleveland's Brian Sipe during this past
season. EDGE-Philadelphia.
RUNNING BACKS: The Raiders
featureethe impressive tandem of Mark
Van Eeghen and Kenny King in the
starting backfield. King, obtained from
Houston for Jack Tatum and a sixth-
round draft choice, gives the Raiders
the outside speed that they have
desperately needed to compliment Van
Eeghen, a consistent fullback who led
the Raiders in rushing for the fifth con-
secutive season with 838 yards.
As for the Philadelphia running
game, it can be accurately said that as
Wilbert Montgomery goes, the Eagles
go.
Philadelphia's other starting running
back is Leroy Harris, who is primarily
used in a blocking capacity. When
healthy, Montgomery is a legitimate
game-breaker, but the Eagles' second-
leading rusher is Louis Giammona (361
yards), and this one-sidedness allows
the balance of the Oakland ground
game to, counteract Montgomery.
EVEN.
OFFENSIVE LINE: Clearly the
strength of the Raiders. The left side of
the line, which consists of Art Shell and
Gene Upshaw, has been one of the most
dominant forces in the NFL for years,
and for obvious reasons, is where
Oakland prefers to run the ball. The
right side of the line consists of Mickey
Marvin and Henry Lawrence, who have
also become strong blockers.
Philadelphia's tackles, Stan Walters
and Jerry Sisemore, are both strong
'performers, but the aging Woody
Peoples and youthfulPeteyPerot have
been having their troubles.
EDGE-Oakland.
DEFENSIVE LINE: The 3-4 defense
returns to the Super Bowl following a
three-year hiatus. (Denver was the last
team to use it). Oakland's defensive
ends are John Matuszak and Dave
Browning. Matuszak was the NFL's
number one draft choice in 1973, but
bounced around the league, never
living up to his lofty reputation until he
was signed as a free agent by the
Raiders in 1976. Browning, a second-
round draft choice in 1978, became the
first rookie to start on defense for the
Silver-and-Black since 1972.
The Eagle defensive line typifies
Vermeil's ability to find quality players
in middle and late rounds of the draft,
as starters Dennis Harrison, Carl Hair-
ston and Charlie Johnson were drafted
in the fourth, seventh and seventh
rounds, respectively.
EDGE- Philadelphia.
LINEBACKERS: To say that Ted
Hendricks had an exceptional year is
an understatement, as superlatives do
not do justice to his play in 1980. Hen-
dricks was allowed to free-lance,
making him a big threat to opposing
quarterbacks. Matt Millen, the only
rookie to start for the Raiders this
season, was another defensive stan-
dout. Oakland's other starters at this
ne
position are Rod Martin and Bob
Nelson.
Philadelphia is very strong at
linebacker with Bill Bergey, Frank
LeMaster, Jerry Robinson and John,
Bunting. Bergey and Bunting have both
had knee injuries threaten their
careers, but both have been able to
regain starting status. Robinson had a
super season and probably should have
been voted to the Pro Bowl. EVEN.
DEFENSIVE BACKS: Lester Hayes:
No defensive back in the league is
capable of making the big play like this
athlete. His thirteen interceptions led
the league and fell one short of the NFL
record. Hayes' supporting cast in the
secondary is Mike Davis, Dwayne
O'Steen and Burgess Owens.
SPECIAL TEAMS: With Tony
Franklin as placekicker and John
Sciarra and Billy Campfield returning
kicks, Philadelphia would- appear to
have an advantage over Oakland, who
has Chris Bahr as their kicker and Ita
Matthews as kick returner. But this
slim Eagle edge turns into a Raider
runaway when the punters are taken in-
to consideration. There can be no doubt
that the Eagles' Max Runager's 39.3
yards per kick pales in comparison to
Ray Guy's 43.6. EDGE-Oakland.
FINAL SCORE:
Philadelphia 14, Oakland 10.
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The University of Michigan
Coilege of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Fourth Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecture Series
Professor Philip J. Elving
in a three-part series, will discuss'
Social Dilemmas;
A Chemist's Response
Surviving those interview blues
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February 9,
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Why Engage in Research?
When Do the Data Indicate a Risk?
Why Don't Poets Praise the
Schrodinger Equation?
A reception in Rackham Assembly Hall will follow the final lecture
Rackllam Amphitheatre - 8:00 p.m.
All lectures are open to the public
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"You have to play to the audience,'
Valsa advised. "Don't do things that
are bizarre. A green suit, purple shirt,
and yellow tie will make you stand out
in the recruiter's mind, but -for the
wrong reason. You'd like (the people
you hire) to be normal."
ANOTHER FACTOR which may af-
fect the outcome of the interview is the
performance of preceding candidates.
"A recruiter who has just seen a
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group of outstanding candidates will
look at a mediocre student much more
severely," said MSU Psychology Prof.
Neil Schmidt.
A student should be as well prepared
as possible, he added. "The resume is
something you should take some real
care with, maybe even have it
professionally done," Schmidt said.
"I DON'T KNOW who said this first,
but the best predictor of future perfor-
mance is past performance," Valsa
agreed. "This is what will make you
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stand out where it counts in the inter-
viewer's mind."
Honesty is valuable, according to
researchers and recruiters. "Both the
company and the candidate understan-
dably try to put their best foot forward,
and in some cases the results are
deceptive," Lowman said.,
Wrongdecisions often are made by
the applicant-who may have been im-
pressed by the "wine and dine" treat-
ment without getting a realistic picture
of the company-and by the inter-
ics, cheap drinks give
viewer-who may have attached too litr
tle importance to the candidate's past
experience. As a result, there is an ex-
tremely high job turnover among
recent college graduates.
"Your answers should be well
thought out, (showing) a distinct pur-
pose. And (students) should not be
afraid to say, 'I don't know' in response
to some question; it's much better than.
guessing," Schmidt said.
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" have a leisurely brunch
" forget about the library
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Each night the candlelit dining room
has been filled to capacity, with the
crowd spilling into the barroom next
door.
For their collective dollars, the spec-
tators get to be the judges of this
amateur comedy. They decide the suc-
cess or failure of a joke, or an entire
act. When the humor is lacking, they let
the performer know. And when the
material is funny, the response is
equally strong.
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in their dual role as customers and
critics, audience members at this most
unsophisticated forum seem to enjoy
every act, whether the comic is witty or
not.
CENDROWSKI, who also serves,
as Laugh Track's emcee, said that he
and co-founder Glazar began
discussing the idea last year, and "star-
ted getting serious about it" last fall.
They heard about the success of
comedy clubs like Second City in Toron-
to, The Comedy Store in Los Angeles,
and Detroit's Comedy Castle, and they
thought a similar nightclub could sur-
vive here.
"There's no other place in Ann Arbor
where you can do this," explained Cen-
drowski. "There's no other outlet for
comedy. From what I've heard, a lot of
people were looking for that."
So he and Glazar went to UAC and
described their idea. UAC officials gave
them the green light-in the form of
funds for publicity, use of the 'U' Club
on Wednesday nights, and the sound
equipment needed by the performers.
Then, the word went out to other clubs
in the region: There is a new comedy
club on the circuit-come and perform
good start
on our stage. Locally, a similar appeal
went out to anyone in town desiring five
minutes of stagetime to garner laughs.
"IT'S THE scariest thing in the
world, but afterwards, it feels great,"
said Nathan White, a film-video
graduate of the University, now
working at Cottage Inn. He performed
Wednesday night with Mark Jaffe, a
first-year MBA student, as a duo called
"The Assembly Line." Then White
made his premier solo appearance.
"The feeling' is unbelievable," he
recalled afterwards, "You could com-
pare it to mountain climbing; it feels
close to the meat of life."
"It takes a lot of persistence and a lot
of luck," Jaffe said, "and just a belief
that you can do it."
For UAC officials, determined to
make more use of the Union, there is a
personal stake in the success of Laugh
Track. Cendrowski said he would like to
see the series continue into next fall,
providing he and Glazar-boih
graduating in May-can find sue,
cessors.
And for the comedians and the future
of live comedy in Ann Arbor, the stakes
are rather high as well.
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