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Fiesta doesn't deserve Jan. 2
Van Raaphorst leads PAC
By Adam Martin
Continued from Page 4
Tempe by former Michigan State
head man Darryl Rogers, now coach
of the Detroit Lions. Rogers spent
five years in charge of the Arizona
State program.
The Sun Devils must have made
their former coach proud with their
first game this season, a 20-17
victory over the Spartans, but it
may take more than that to gain
respect in the PAC-10. Especially
from Arizona, whose triumph over
its intrastate rival this year was the
fifth straight.
MY BLOOD IS BOILING, and
it shouldn't be.
Michigan will pummel Arizona
State in the Rose Bowl on New
Year's Day, and more people will
watch it on NBC than ever before.
Why? Because only the Florida
Citrus Bowl and Cotton Bowl on
ABC and CBS precede the
Granddaddy of 'em all on NBC.
Sure the Citrus has Southern Cal
and Auburn while the Cotton has
Texas A&M and Ohio State. But
neither game will fatigue viewers
like this year's Fiesta Bowl would
have if first and second-ranked
Miami and Penn State had remained
in their original 1:30 p.m, Jan. 1
sit time slot.
As the Bowl schedule stands
now, each network will probably
earn higher New Year's Day ratings
because of the Fiesta Bowl's move
to Jan. 2. And undoubtedly the
'St football junkie, having gotten more
than his fix on Jan 1., will get an
Aall unexpected buzz watching the
D Hurricanes and the Nittany Lions
D battle for the national
championship the next evening.
But mo..., mone... (I feel like
Arthur Fonzarelli trying to admit he -
was wrong)... money isn't every-
thing, and neither are ratings. This
is really a question of ethics, of
justice in college football.
Granted, Vinny Testaverde and
the Hurricanes are one of the best
teams in the country, and so are the
Nittany Lions, but what right do
they have to divorce themselves
from the rest of the top ten, or the
top twenty by meeting the Day
After?
Is it deus ex machina, divine
intervention? Is it that Miami and
Penn State are simply far superior
clubs than the third through tenth-
ranked teams?
No, on both counts. The Fiesta
Bowl people approached NBC and
discussed the possibility of moving
the game to prime time Jan. 2. At
first NBC didn't like the idea
because it would be forced to pre-
empt, yes, Miami Vice and the rest
of its prime time programming.
But then NBC realized it could raise
its advertising rates for a prime
time, national championship
football game and agreed to the
switch.
Meanwhile, Miami, thinking
Penn State and the Hurricanes
would remain undefeated, ten-
tatively agreed to meet the Lions in.
the Fiesta Bowl, an agreement
solidified Thanksgiving Day.
The kicker was the Jan. 2 date.
In prime time on the Day After,
Miami figured it would get the
highest possible exposure, and so
seal its fate as the best team in the
country. Penn State was ready to
follow Miami wherever it chose to
play, no doubt for the same reason.
Just to munch on, here are the
figures. Miami and Penn State will
each earn $2.4 million from the
Fiesta Bowl. NBC, instead of
charging $70,000 per commercial
can now charge up to $200,000 per
ad because of the switch to the Jan.
2 prime time slot. NBC claims it
will be lucky to break even after
preempting its regular shows, but
surely Don Johnson won't lose any
money.
Maybe this Jan. 2 scheme was
planned earlier in the year when
Associated Press and United Press
International rocketed Penn State to
the second position after it knocked
off formerly second-ranked Ala-
bama. Miami supposedly earned the
rights to number one when it
dumped Oklahoma on national
television, but unquestionably the
Hurricanes schedule was question-
able. Still, Miami remained at the
top throughout the season, and now
the match made in media heaven,
Miami-Penn State, is a reality.
This one really stings.
Michigan, if it had not self-
destructed against Minnesota, might
have had a shot at the national
championship. Instead Michigan,
will capture coach Bo Schem-
bechler's second Rose Bowl
victory, but finish third or fourth in
the national rankings when
Oklahoma wins the Orange Bowl
and either Miami or Penn State
lose.
The Hurricanes and the Nittany
Lions didn't make it to the top in
the playoffs - there are no
playoffs. They made it there on
questionable human judgments.
Don't get me wrong; Miami and
Penn State deserve spots in the top
five. But neither deserves the
attention of Jan. 2, prime time
exposure.
Damn it, what right do they
have? N
Martin is a Daily sports columnist.
By Mark Borowsky
SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL
players are fortunate enough to
come into a winning program.
Others have to build it.
When Arizona State quarterback
Jeff Van Raaphorst came to Arizona
State in the fall of 1982, the Sun
Devils were riding the crest of
seven straight seasons of finishing
at .500 or better. That year Arizona
State went 10-2, including a 32-21
victory over Oklahoma in the
Fiesta Bowl, while ending the
season ranked second in both wire
service polls.
Then the bottom fell out and the
building began. The Sun Devils
finished 6-4-1 in 1983, and 5-6 in
1984, Van Raaphorst's first season
starting. While the 6-1, 204 pound
quarterback threw for over 2,000
yards and 17 touchdowns in only
seven games due to injury, it was
the first time that Arizona State had
not won six games in a season
since 1976.
To add insult to injury, head
coach Darryl Rogers left later that
year in the middle of recruiting
season to assume the same title
with the Detroit Lions. The
easygoing Rogers was replaced by
the more intense John Cooper, who
had trouble with the transtion.
"It was rough at first," Van
Rapphorst said. "They're two
different types of people. Coach
Rogers is more laid back, coach
Cooper is more intense."
The probable result would appear
an intense disaster. But after a 2-2
start last season, the Sun Devils
won six straight , finishing 8-4
after losing to Arkansas in the
Holiday Bowl. Van Rapphorst
threw for 2,200 yards, fifth highest
in school history, not bad
considering that Arizona State has
produced NFL quarterbacks Danny
White, Mark Malone, and Mike
Pagel.
And if in 1984 the Sun Devils
were rebuilding, then this year they
have reached the summit. Behind
Van Raaphorst's .603 passing and
the rushing of tailback Darryl
Harris (933 yards), Arizona State
has averaged over 32 points and 400
yards a game. The Sun Devils
cruised thorugh the PAC-10 (the
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only loss being to Arizona last
week) and gained the school's first
Rose Bowl berth.
"It's a dream come true," said the
real estate major who plans a career
in the NFL after he graduates in the
spring. "That's one reason I came
here because I thought this team
would have a chance to go to the
Rose Bowl. We had a couple of
chances in previous years and didn't
get it done. This year we finally got
it done."
Getting it done for Van
Raaphorst means not making
mistakes. Like Michigan's Jim
Harbaugh, he can pull the big play
but his strength lies in his
efficiency.
"I just try to be consistent,"
said Van Raaphorst, who has an
efficiency rating of 141.6 this
season. "I have to keep the ball
moving down the field; if I have to
throw short passes all day, I'll
throw short passes. We stay away
from turnovers pretty much and I
think that's really helped us. I just
try to be a real high efficient
quarterback."
Arizona State means doing
without the national publicity that
an undefeated team usually gets, as
the Sun Devils were 9-0-1 before
the loss to Arizona but were a
group of unknowns. Since they
play their home games late at
night, Arizona State doesn't always
get its scores - or players- in
most Sunday papers. Arizona State
has been an unknown commodity
to Michigan head coach Bo
Scehmbechler, who, by his own
admission, doesn't know much
about the Sun Devils. No one
seems to be up on Arizona State,
for that matter.
"In. a sense, I don't know any
different because I've been here for
five years," Raaphorst said of his
team's lack of publicity. "What
seems like not a lot of publicity to
you is a lot to me so it's all
relative.
"If you feed you're dog puppy
chow all day, and he grows five
years old and then you feed him
something different, he doesn't
know the difference. (Winning) is
nice...We've been kind of an
unknown down here."
He seems to have quickly
grasped how to handle the new
media attention. His father, Richard
played with Michigan defensive
coordinator Gary Moeller at Ohio
State in the early 1960's, and his
repsonse to what he thought of the
irony was at once sentimental and
sarcastic: "=I've heard all the old
names that they've played with.
And I recognized Gary Moeller
name in there and I saw his
son(Andy) playing defense last
week," he said.
"So that's kind of neat, kind of
link back to old traditions.
Something different to write about,
I guess."
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California Bowl
Teams: Miami (Ohio), San Jose
State
Place: Fresno, Calif.
Date: Dec. 18
College football fans will be surprised to
find out that Miami's QB is named Terry and
not Vinny as Miami (Oh.) meets San Jose
State in the Califomia Bowl. The Redskin's
Terry (Morris) has been very effective in
1986. His 2,300 yards passing and 19 TD
passes rank as all-time Redskin highs.
San Jose State head coach Claude Gilbert
took a team that was picked to finish sixth in
the PCAA and led them to a 9-2 record and
the conference championship, unseating
heavily-favored Fresno State in the process.
-Darren Jasey
Hall of Fame Bowl
Teams: Boston College, Geogia
Place: Tampa, Fla.
Date: Dec. 23
This year's Hall of Fame Bowl will be a
game of firsts.
Boston College (8-3), winners of seven in
a row, and peorgia (8-3) will meet for the
first time. This also marks the first year of
the bowl's new game site, Tampa, Fla.
Boston College will match its potent
offense against a stingy Georgia defense.
Quarterback Shawn Halloran (17 TD passes)
leads the Eagles' offensive attack.
Georgia's defense, on the other hand, has
allowed just under 20 points per game.
Although the Bulldogs' offense is less
prominent, they have a solid all-purpose back
in Lars Tate. -,Pete Steinert
Sun Bowl
Teams: Washington, Alabama
Place: El Paso, Texas
Date: Dec. 25
This Christmas Day, the Sun Bowl will
serve as the gift of consolation for both the
Washington Huskies (8-2-1) and the Alabama
Crimson Tide(9-3).
The Huskies, after finishing tied for
second place in the Pac Ten with UCLA,
missed out on a Rose Bowl bid. However, a
victory in El Paso could mean a top ten
ranking.
The Crimson Tide saw all hope of an
SEC title and a possible Sugar Bowl berth
dashed last Saturday following a last minute
loss to Auburn. Attempting to end their
collegiate careers on a high note will be
quarterback Mike Shula.
-Jim Downey
Gator Bowl
Teams: Stanford, Clemson
Place: Jacksonville, Fla.
Date: Dec. 27
The Gator Bowl, which pits the Atlantic
Coast Conference champion against an
outside challenger, is traditionally one of the
better played pre-New Year's Day bowls.
This year's matchup finds Clemson (7-2-2),
champions of the ACC, facing Stanford (7-
3).
Clemson, making its fifth Gator Bowl
appearance, is heading to Jacksonville for the
first time since 1978.
The team is led by tailback Terrence
Flagler, tight end Jim Riggs, and defensive
end Michael Perry, brother of the famed
"Refrigerator."
Stanford heads to Florida after a sixth-
place finish in the Pac Ten and is led by
senior John Paye, another in a long tradition
of fine Cardinal quarterbacks.
-Jim Downey
Liberty Bowl
Teams: Tennessee, Minnesota
Place: Memphis, Tenn.
Date: Dec. 29
What's in this year's Bowl of Liberty?
Some Golden Gophers and some Volunteers,
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