The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - January 7, 2002 - 5B
"TENNESSEE WAS TOO GOOD FOR US$"
- MICHIGAN COACH LLOYD CARR, FOLLOWING THE WOLVERINES'
45-17 LOSS TO TENNESSEE IN THE CITRUS BOWL.


WEEKEND'S BEST

HOW THE AP TOP 25 FARED

MAJOR COMEBACK: Making his first
start this season, senior Major
Applewhite led Texas to a 47-43
victory over Washington in the
Holiday Bowl.
Applewhite, who threw for a
career-best 473 yards and four
touchdowns, passed for two
scores in the final quarter to
help erase the Longhorns' 16-
point deficit. Washington had its
own fourth-quarter comeback
when running back Willie Hearst
scored with 1:49 left in the
game to give the Huskies a 43-
40 lead. But Texas used the next
minute to go 77 yards in six
plays to set up Ivan Williams'
three-yard winning score.
BRIGHAM YOUNG, SUE THIS!: After
threatening to sue the NCAA for
not being included in the BCS
one week before the regular sea-
son ended, Brigham Young lost
its final two games, including its
Liberty Bowl contest against
Louisville.
Louisville quarterback David

Ragone threw for three touch-
downs in the Cardinals' 28-10
victory. The Cardinals' defense
held the Cougars to just 278
total yards, far below their aver-
age of 500 per game.
BOWDEN TIES BRYANT: Florida State's
30-17 win over Virginia Tech in the
Gator Bowl gave coach Bobby Bow-
den two new milestones. He
improved to 16-0 in bowl games
that do not have national champi-
onship implications, and earned
victory number 323 to tie Bear
Bryant for second place on the all-
time wins list behind Joe Paterno.
Texas quarterback
Major Applewhite
- :AP PHOTO

FINAL AP
TOP 25
(first-place votes in parentheses)

Associated Press Poll for week of December 11.
Games updated through January 4.

Team:
1. Miami (Fla.)
2. Oregon
3. Colorado
4. Nebraska
5. Florida
6. Maryland
7. Illinois
8. Tennessee
9. Texas
10. Oklahoma
11. Stanford
12. Louisiana Sate
13. Washington State
14. South Carolina
15. Virginia Tech
16. Georgia
17. Michigan
18. Syracuse
19. Brigham Young
20. Fresno State
21. Washington
22. Ohio State
23. Louisville
24. Florida State
25. Toledo

Last week:
beat No. 4 Nebraska 37-14
beat No. 3 Colorado 38-16
lost to No. 2 Oregon 38-16
lost to No. 1 Miami 37-14
beat No. 6 Maryland 56-23
lost to No. 5 Florida 56-23
lost to No. 12 La. State 47-34
beat No. 17 Michigan 45-17
beat No. 21 Washington 47-43
beat Arkansas 10-3
lost to Georgia Tech 24-14
beat No. 7 Illinois 47-34
beat Purdue 33-27
beat No. 22 Ohio State 31-28
lost to No. 24 Florida State 30-17
lost to Boston College 20-16
lost to No. 8 Tennessee 45-17
beat Kansas State 26-3
lost to No. 23 Louisville 28-10
lost to Michigan State 44-35
lost to No. 9 Texas 47-43
lost to No. 14 S. Carolina 31-28
beat No. 19 Brigham Young 28-10
beat No. 15 Va. Tech 30-17
beat Cincinnati 23-16

TEAM
1. Miami (Fla.) (72) 12-0
2. Oregon 11-1
3. Florida 10-2
4. Tennessee 11-2
5. Texas 11-2
6. Oklahoma 11-2
7. Louisiana State 10-3
8. Nebraska 11-2
9. Colorado 10-3
10. Washington State 10-2

11. Maryland
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Syracuse
15. Florida State
16. Stanford
17. Louisville
18. Virginia Tech
19. Washington
20. Michigan
21. Boston College
22. Georgia
23. Toledo
24. Georgia Tech
25. Brigham Young

10-2
10-2
9-3
10-3
8-4
9-3
11-2
8-4
8-4
8-4
10-2
8-5
12-2

PTS
1,800
1,726
1,611
1,581
1,374
1,373
1,350
1,348
1,335
1,074
1,065.
1,045
975
856
686
673
621
437
414
325
318
277
237
178
144

PVs
1
2
5
8
9
10
12
4
3
13
6
7
14
18
24
11
23
15
21
17
NR
16
25
NR
19

Dropped Out: No. 20 Fresno State, No. 22
Ohio State

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PASADENA, Calif. - They
danced their way to the stands, wav-
ing white towels at the Miami fans
who filled one corner of the Rose
Bowl.
Joaquin Gonzalez jumped into a
sea of Hurricanes green and orange,
and Martin Bibla handed his camera
to a security guard, saying, "Take
my picture."
Maurice Sikes yelled, "Take that,
Oregon!"
Miami madness is back. The Hur-
ricanes are national champions
again.
"It feels better than I thought it
would," running back Clinton Portis
said. .
The happy Hurricanes left noth-
ing to chance, winning every game
and capping a perfect season by
embarrassing Nebraska 37-14 in the
Bowl Championship Series title
game Thursday night.
"If you have any more questions,
we're 12-0," Miami's All-American
safety Ed Reed said. "There's a lot
of people saying they should be
here. If they were, they would have
gotten the same treatment."
With Ken Dorsey throwing three
touchdown passes - two to wide
receiver Andre Johnson - Miami
rolled to a 34-0 lead in the opening
30 minutes, and the Huskers were
history.
Oregon, a 38-16 winner over Col-
orado in the Fiesta Bowl was hoping
for a Nebraska win to claim a share
of the title, but the Ducks ended up
second in the final polls.
"The only thing I'd be disappoint-
ed in is that we didn't get a shot,"
Oregon quarterback Joey Harring-
ton said after watching the game in
Phoenix. "You can speculate all you
want, but I know we have a very
good football team."
OREGON 38, COLORADO 16: Har-
rington gave the Oregon football
program its greatest season, but it
wasn't enough for a share of the
National Championship because No.
I Miami beat No. 4 Nebraska in the
Rose Bowl.
No. 2 Oregon's 38-16 rout of No.
3 Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl on

Tuesday gave the Ducks their first
11-win season.
Harrington, 25-3 as a Ducks
starter, threw for four touchdowns
and 350 yards, and Oregon shut
down Colorado's running game in a
contest that was far more one-sided
than anyone expected.
"I expected us to win, but the way
we did it, I'm kind of surprised," he
said. "Colorado was a very tough
team. They were the hottest team in
the country, and we played one of
our best games against them."
Samie Parker caught nine passes
for 162 yards, including a perfect
79-yarder for a touchdown that put
Oregon ahead for good in the sec-
ond quarter, when the Ducks out-
gained the Buffaloes 198 yards to
53.
Oregon's Steve Smith set a Fiesta
Bowl record with three intercep-
tions, and the Ducks' defense --
ranked 81st in NCAA Division I --
forced the Buffs to throw.
It was the worst bowl loss ever for
the Buffaloes, who rolled into
Tempe after a 62-36 rout of Nebras-
ka and a 39-37 victory over Texas in
the Big 12 title game.
FLORIDA 56, MARYLAND 23:
Brock Berlin. Rex Grossman. Heck,
Steve Spurrier probably could have
suited up and thrown for a touch-
down or two Wednesday night.
Banished to the bench for the first
24 minutes of the Orange Bowl,
Grossman led Florida to touch-
downs on his first six drives and the
No. 5 Gators set record after record
in a 56-23 crushing of No. 6 Mary-
land.
Grossman threw for 248 yards
and four touchdowns. Another so-
called backup, thirdi receiver Taylor
Jacobs, caught 10 passes for 170
yards, both Orange Bowl records, to
help turn Spurrier's quarterback
shuffle into a stunning offensive
highlight show.
"It looks pretty easy when every-
one is playing well," said quarter-
back Brock Berlin, who made his
first career start. "Maryland is a
good team, but they didn't match up
well, I guess."

GAME PROGRESSION
First Quarter:
Tennessee takes the opening kickoff
and wastes little time in taking con-
trol. The Volunteers drive 65 yards
in 11 plays, with much of the
yardage coming through the air. But
Michigan's defense stiffens in the
red zone, and the Volunteers are
forced to settle for a 32-yard field
goal by Alex Walls.
Tennessee 3, Michigan 0
Michigan quarterback John Navarre
is sacked by Tennessee's John Hen-
derson on his own 25-yard line and
then fumbles the ball. B.J. Askew
recovers, but fumbles immediately
and Henderson recovers.
The Volunteers take over on Michi-
gan's 28-yard line. On their fourth
play of the drive, Casey Clausen
completes a 3-yard pass to Kelley
Washington for a'touchdown.
Tennessee 10, Michigan 0
Second Quarter:
Tennessee starts the quarter on
Michigan's 33-yard line and quickly
adds to its lead. Clausen hits Donte
Stallworth for a 32-yard gain and
scores on a one-yard run on the
next play.
Tennessee 17, Michigan 0
After Navarre is sacked on third
down, Michigan's defense stops
Tennessee in three plays and the
offense gets the Wolverines on the
board. Navarre finishes off a 44-
yard drive with a 14-yard touch-
down pass to Askew.
Tennessee 17, Michigan 7
The Volunteers bounce back, going
76 yards in eight plays. On third-
and-14, Stallworth takes the hand-
off on a reverse and runs 42 yards.
Clausen caps off the drive by once
again running one yard for Ten-
nessee's third touchdown of the
game.
Tennessee 24, Michigan 7
Although the game looks to be out
of reach before the second quarter
has even ended, Michigan manages
to bounce back from the Volunteers'
scoring drive.
The Wolverines get a 28-yard Hay-
den Epstein field goal to close out
the scoring in the first half, but the
Wolverines head to the lockerroom
with a 14-point deficit.
Tennessee 24, Michigan 10
Third Quarter:
The Volunteers start their first pos-
session of the half on their 16-yard
line, and take the ball 84 yards in
just three plays to further extend
their lead and kill any momentum
Michigan might have had.
The drive is highlighted by
Clausen's 64-yard touchdown pass
to Jason Witten. Witten catches a
short pass and - assisted by a pair
of downfield blocks from Stallworth
- proceeds to outrun Michigan's
secondary en route to the end zone.
Tennessee 31, Michigan 10
Fourth Quarter:
Tennessee continues to dominate in
thefinal quarter. The Volunteers
again march down the field, virtually
unimpeded by Michigan's bewil-
dered defense. Tennessee will end
up with over 500 yards of total
offense, the most yards gained by
any of Michigan's opponents this
season.
Clausen again finds Washington in
the endzone for a 37-yard touch-
down, which gives Clausen three
touchdown passes on the game.
The so stellar performance earns
him the Citrus Bowl's Most Valuable
Player trophy.
Tennessee 38, Michigan 10
With Michigan down by four touch-
downs, the Volunteers' defense
pins its ears back and blitzes
Navarre knowing that he has no
choice but to throw at this point.
The strategy pays off immediately.
Michigan is pinned near its own
goal line but comes out in a shot-
gun, four-receiver set. As if on cue,
Tennessee cornerback Jabari Greer
intercepts a Navarre pass on the
Michigan 21-yard line and runs it 18
yards down to the three-yard line.
Stephens caps the Volunteers' scor-
ing with a three-yard touchdown

run.
Tennessee 45, Michigan 10
Navarre hits Calvin Bell for a 24-yard
touchdown pass with 9:32 left on
the clock, but Tennessee still holds
a 28-point lead. The deficit is far too
big for Michigan to overcome.
Tennessee 45, Michigan 17
BIG TEN STANDINGS

AP PHOTO
Joey Harrington had plenty to celebrate about during Oregon's 38-16 thrashing of Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. Unfortunately
for Harrington, Miami's blowout win over Nebraska ensured that the Ducks would not get a share of the national title.

Florida gained 659 yards to break
a 49-year-old Orange Bowl record
and the Gators showed they might,
indeed, have the most talent in the
nation, even though they weren't
playing for the national title in the
Rose Bowl.
"In a tournament system we'd be
probably the No. 2 seed," said
Grossman, who was unexpectedly
lifted from the starting lineup for
missing curfew. "But we lost our
game, so we lost our chance, so
we're not complaining about any-
thing. We're just glad we won this
game and ended on a good note."
LoUISIANA STATE 47, ILLINoIs 34:
Rohan Davey, Josh Reed and
Domanick Davis set so many
records, Louisiana State coach Nick
Saban could only stand back and
enjoy the show, while saving his

toughest words for the crowd.
In the highest-scoring Sugar
Bowl ever, Davis ran for four touch-
downs, Reed caught two scoring
passes from Davey and No. 12
Louisiana State beat No. 7 Illinois
47-34 Tuesday night.
"This is a stepping stone for the
school to be thrust into the limelight
with all those other great teams,"
said Davey, the game's MVP.
Playing in a game more about
poll position than national champi-
onship plans, the Tigers (10-3) won
their school-record fifth straight
bowl. Ahead 27-0 in the second
quarter, they held on despite four
touchdown passes by Kurt Kittner.
Davis starred while starting in
place of injured star LaBrandon
Toefield, gaining 122 yards on 28
carries and set a Sugar Bowl mark

with four scores. He nearly had a
fifth touchdown, but his catch in the
end zone was called back because of
a penalty.
Reed, an All-American, was open
all night and set Sugar records by
catching 14 passes for 239 yards. A
junior, the Biletnikoff Award winner
as the nation's top receiver scored
on grabs of 32 and five yards in
what could have been his final col-
lege game.
Davey closed out his career by
going 31-for-53 for a Sugar-record
444 yards and three touchdowns,
guiding an offense that racked op
595 yards.
"Obviously, we're disappointed
with what happened," Illinois coach
Ron Turner said. "We dug ourselves
too big a hole and couldn't get out
of it."


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It's all over
As much as it pains us to
say this (and it's been pretty
painful all year), Goodstein
emerged as the champion in
Staff Picks with a 104-86 over-
all record. He started out with
two great weeks and then man-
aged to tread water for the
rest of the season, largely
avoiding the bad weeks that
plagued the other three.
Gopal used a strong showing
in the bowl season to steal
second place from Phillips.
Gopal's 15-10 record in the
bowls placed him squarely at
500 for the season, with a 95-
95 record. Meanwhile, Phillips'
hopes of winning the bowl sea-
son picks went down the drain
with a horrific showing in 2002
- starting with the Outback
Bowl on New Year's Day,
Phillips picked just two of the
final eight games correctly.
Gopal and Phillips don't real-
ly have any explanation for
picking Michigan to stay within
four points of Tennessee. We
watched every Michigan game
this year, so there's no way we
should've felt that the Citrus

STAFF PICKS
BOWL WEEK SELECTIONS
ALL PICKS MADE AGAINST THE SPREAD,

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Gopal

Raphael
Goodstein

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Phillips Schwartz

New Orleans Bowl: Colorado St. (-12) vs. North Texas Colorado St. Colorado St. Colorado St. Colorado St.
Tangerine Bowl: Pittsburgh (-1) vs. North Carolina St. Pittsburgh Pittsburghl Pittsburgh North Carolina St.
Seattle Bowl: Stanford (-3) vs. Georgia Tech Stanford Stanford Stanford Georgia Tech
Galleryfurniture.com Bowl: Texas A&M (-6.5) vs. TCU Texas A&M TCU Texas A&M Texas A&M
Holiday Bowl: Texas (-12) vs. Washington Washington Washington Texas Washington
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Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech (-1) vs. Iowa Texas Tech Texas Tech Iowa Iowa
Humanitarian Bowl: Clemson (-7) vs. La. Tech Clemson La. Tech Clemson La. Tech
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Silicon Valley Classic: Fresno St. (-6) vs. Mich. St. Fresno St. Fresno St. Fresno St. Fresno St.

Team
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio State
Iowa
Purdue
Penn State
Indiana
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Minnesota

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THIS WEEKEND'S RESULTS
TENNESSEE 45, Michigan 17
SOUTH CAROLINA 31, Ohio State 28
Louisiana State 47, ILLINOIS 34
Michigan State 44, FRESNO STATE 35
WASHINGTON STATE 33, Purdue 27
Iowa 19, TEXAS TECH 16

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