Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 25,1991
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College Football
Poll
TEAM Record PTS
1. Florida State (3-0) 317
2. Miami (2-0) 296
3. Michigan (2-0) 293
4. Washington (2-0) 278
5. Tennessee (3-0) 246
6. Clemson (2-0) 242
7. Oklahoma (2-0) 230
8. Iowa (2-0) 187
9. Notre Dame (2-1) 175
10. Penn State (3-1) 168
11. Syracuse (3-0) 139
12. Baylor (3-0) 136
13. Florida (2-1) 128
14. Auburn (3-0) 118
15. Ohio State (3-0) 115
16. Nebraska (2-1) 87
17. Colorado (2-1) 61
18. Georgia Tech (2-1) 55
19. Pittsburgh (3-0) 28
20. California (3-0) 11
Tigers remain in the
hunt with 7-2 victory
*FULL COURT*
PRESS
Gold medals mean
more to collegians
by David Schechter
Daily Basketball Writer
The members of the USA Basketball selection committee must have
opened all their meetings by sniffing a bottle of industrial strength glue.
They've made some braindead decisions.
Of course there's the Isiah Thomas thing that everyone in Detroit is
talking about. And that's tied to that unsightly Michael Jordan thing that
no one in Chicago wants to think about. Did he keep Isiah off the team?
But what about that college thing that no one cares about?
The 1992 Olympics mark the first time American professional basket-
ball players will compete in international competition. American players
have no professional equal in the world. But until now the United States
couldn't prove that. Why?
We never sent the best. We sent our amateurs - our college players.
Not exactly chopped liver. But it wasn't good enough. For one reason or
another USA Basketball found a way to squander its talent and blow
leads. They could have won, but didn't.
So now we're allowed to send the big guns. Jordan, Patrick Ewing,
Karl Malone, etc. No one can wait for the destruction. The gold is a lock.
But aren't we getting a bit greedy? Aren't 10 all-stars more than enough?
Magic Johnson going through his storage closet: Look honey,here's an
MVP trophy. Hmmm, what's in this brown lunch bag? Hey, five big gold
championship rings. I've been looking for these. Wow, look over here.
Did I win these other MVP trophies, or do they belong to Kareem?
Of course, not all of the new Olympians have such impressive closets.
But you get the idea. There's no need for the overkill. Don't take the privi-
lege away from the nation's young stars.
Send six NBAers and six collegians to show the world who possesses
the best combination of finesse and power basketball in the world.
Think of the experience a college junior or senior would get running
the floor with Jordan and Charles Barkley. Not to mention all the cool
stories he could tell his friends. The gold would still be guaranteed but
the NCAA and the NBA could share in the wealth.
The ugly facade of greed that USA Basketball is showing to the world
would crumble. So maybe the United States won't win every game by 50
points. But it'll win.
At the same time, the country can bestow its highest athletic honor on
some young men who will really appreciate it.
Somewhere things went wrong behind the closed doors of those selec-
tion committee meetings. Maybe four years from now, when committee
members realize it doesn't take an entire arsenal to kick some interna-
tional butt, they can quietly fix their mistake.
Pass the glue.
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit
Tigers kept their meager pennant
hopes alive and Scott Aldred earned
his third major league victory last
night in a 7-2 triumph over the
Cleveland Indians.
The Tigers broke the game open
with four runs off rookie Charles
Nagy (10-13) in the first and
Mickey Tettleton hit a two-run
homer, his 28th, in the fifth.
. Aldred (2-3), making his 10th
start since his Sept. 1 recall, al-
lowed nine hits in 8 1-3 innings, in-
cluding Albert Belle's 28th homer
in the ninth, before he was literally
knocked out of the game by a line
drive off the bat of Carlos
Martinez.
The ball skipped into center field
and Martinez wound up with a dou-
ble. Jerry Don Gleaton came in to
get the last two outs.
Aldred walked two, struck out
two and benefited from three dou-
ble plays. Both of his previous ma-
jor league victories occurred in
Milwaukee.
Nagy, the Indians' top pitcher,
gave up six runs on seven hits in five
innings. Nagy, who had gone 26 in-
nings without an unintentional
walk, walked three Tigers, two in
the first inning.
Alex Cole started the Cleveland
first with an infield single, stole
second, then moved up and scored on
an RBI grounder by Carlos Baerga.
In the bottom of the inning, Lou
Whitaker singled and Cecil Fielder
and Tettleton each walked to load
the bases. Lloyd Moseby singled
Whitaker and Fielder across. Travis
Fryman followed with a double to
drive in Tettleton and Moseby for a
4-1 Detroit lead.
Alan Trammell extended his
hitting streak to 12 games with a
single in the fifth and scored on Tet-
tleton's home run, a two-out blast
off the facing of the auxiliary press
box on the roof of the right-field
stands.
Tom Kramer walked Trammell
on four pitches with bases loaded in
the sixth to force in Milt Cuyler
for a 7-1 lead.
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USA Basketball has
like David Robinson
decided it would rather have professional players
play in the Olympics instead of amateurs.
Are these Pirates celebrating their recent clinching of the National
League East? Heavens no. Pitcher Doug Drabek (center) has just been .
informed his Griddes form has arrived. Now that the Pirates have clinched
the East, he will have enough time to concentrate on his favorite pastime.
Be sure to bring your picks to the Daily sports desk at 420 Maynard by
Friday at 5 p.m. for a chance to win an 0'Sullivans' $10 gift certificate.
1. Florida St. at Michigan 11. Auburn at Tennessee
2. Rutgers at Michigan St. 12. Virginia Tech at Oklahoma
3. Notre Dame at Purdue 13. Georgia Tech at Clemson
4. Indiana at Missouri 14. Nebraska at Arizona St.
5. E. Michigan at Wisconsin 15. Boston College at Penn St.
6. N. Illinois at Iowa 16. Baylor at SMU
7. Wake Forest at Northwestern 17. Syracuse at Tulane
8. Pittsburgh at Minnesota 18. Colorado at Stanford
9. Kansas St. at Washington 19. Southern Cal at Oregon
10. Mississippi St. at Florida 20. Lock Haven at Slippery Rock
Tiebreaker Score: Michigan Florida St.
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