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From: dbrown@newssun.med.miami.edu (Daniel Brown)
Subject: Re: Alabama/Miami
Keywords: stomping
Organization: University of Miami, School Of Medicine
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 19:11:10 GMT

Hey, you've missed the key word in the request for Miami's schedule
(underlined twice for your convenience):

In article <1993Jan27.170448.2380@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> rowdy@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (robert.dieckmann) writes:
>In article <1993Jan27.144510.2335@newssun.med.miami.edu> dbrown@newssun.med.miami.edu (Daniel Brown) writes:
>> In article <c1.2@english.as.ua.edu> c1@english.as.ua.edu writes:
>> 
>> 8<-----------Blabbing Cut Out------------8<
>> 
>> >	By the way, does anyone know anything about Miami's schedule next 
>> >year?  I know Alabama's kind of trapped in the weaker side of the SEC, and 
>> >that FSU's non-ACC games are Florida, Notre Dame and Miami, but does Miami 
>> >play anyone besides FSU?  This isn't supposed to be snide but an genuine 
         ======

>> >question.
>> 
>> The 'Canes play Syracuse and CU as well.  They may also play BC,
>                                                 ^^^
>> but I can't remember.
>
>For the ten-thousandth time: starting in 1993 the teams of the 
>Big East Conference play a full, round-robin schedule.  That means
>Miami, Syracuse, Boston College, Rutgers, West Virginia, Pittsburgh,
>Virginia Tech, and Temple all play each other.  That should supply
>you with 7 games for all 8 teams.  Add 4 more and you got the schedule.
>To Miami, you can add CU, and FSU; that leaves two more.  FAMU? and
>and a ranked team, I believe.

Most of the Big East teams have yet to prove themselves as contenders
for the conference championship -- hence they aren't really considered
"anyone" by the above-quoted person.  Syracuse and perhaps BC are
the exceptions.  The former played head-to-head with UM (could have
won), but the latter folded pretty easily to Notre Dame.

>I have a sneaking suspicion the Canes fans don't know who's in the Big East.
>I believe they don't know that Miami is in the Big East.  The Canes were

Off course we know we're in the Big East.  I'm sure Georgetown and UConn
know our basketball team is in the Big East ;7).  I just wasn't sure
if their conference schedule included everyone in the BE (Pac-10, for
example,isn't full, round-robin).

>the first Big East team to display BE patches.  Unfortunately, their fans
>didn't notice.  I've said it before, I'll say it again.  Miami will have
>a tough time winning the Big East next year.  They will have at least
>two in-conference losses; and I'll bank on it in next years' exciting
>Big East Pick 'em Contest.

Don't kid yourself.  No conference championship is easy, but there are only
a few teams in the Big East that will make a run for it: Miami, Syracuse
and BC.  Rutgers (no offense) and West Virginia are long-shots at best.

Dan
From: hongamen@titan.ksc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Sam Jankovich-Southern Cal AD??
Date: 22 Jan 93 09:04:18 EST
Organization: NASA, Kennedy Space Center

Last week, a Miami sports radio station circulated a rumor which linked
Sam Jankovich to the Southern Cal AD job. Anyone out in LA heard stories
about Sam (I can turn the Patsies around) Jankovich heading out west to
interview?

Thanks in advance
AH.  
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From: scott@ods.com (Scott Harper)
Subject: Re: You make the call
Organization: Optical Data Systems, Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:02:38 GMT

This exact situation *did* occur in a Cotton Bowl game back
in the '40s (?) -- Rice vs. Alabama (?)...

The only difference was, it wasn't the last play of the game.
The Rice runner had broken free for a long TD, and as he ran
past the Alabama bench, an Alabama player jumped off the 
sideline and tackled him!

Now I don't know what the rule book says, or how it would be
ruled today, but Rice was awarded the touchdown...

ps - this is one of the best stories in Cotton Bowl lore,
     (and it really is true)
-- 
Scott Harper                       Optical Data Systems, Inc.
scott@ods.com                      1101 E. Arapaho Road
(214) 234-6400                     Richardson, TX  75081
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From: lavelle@aardvark.lerc.nasa.gov ()
Subject: Re: Bills vs. Cowboys, or is it USC vs. UCLA??
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:15:28 GMT

In article <1k3tmqINN9da@spica.usc.edu> valdis@spica.usc.edu (Valdis Kalejs) writes:
>Since the Bills are usiing SC practice facilities,and the Cowboys are using
>UCLA's. This has caused sort of the same hoopla before a USC/UCLA game.The
>last time Troy Aikman played in one of those games, his team (UCLA) were
>big favorites,and most people said that he had little chance of losing to 
>the other team (USC). But he came to the came cocky and threw 4 interceptions,
>sacked 10 times,and lost the big game. We'll see if the pros have taught the
>kid (Troy Aikman) anything, or will he lose the big game in typical (Bruin)
>fashion. Stay Tuned and Fight On (BILLS)! :)
>
>Valdis Kalejs

That was his junior that they were favored big and lost.
His senior year they were big underdogs and lost.

By the way, when was the last time $C beat UCLA?:)
How about Notre Dame?:)

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From: wyborsr@wl.com (Russ Wyborski)
Subject: ND recruiting
Organization: Warner Lambert / Parke-Davis
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:03:29 GMT

	According to Blue & Gold Illustrated offensive lineman Mike Doughty from
Minnesota has committed to the Irish. That would make him the second Parade
All-American lineman to committ to ND. Arkansas center Don Streubing has 
eliminated the Irish from consideration and has focused on Oklahoma, Oklahoma
State, and Arkansas. One of the reasons is that he wants an agriculture degree,
something that ND doesn't have.
	Jim Turner who supposedly changed his committment from Syracuse to ND
has now changed back to Syracuse. We will probably have to wait until signing 
day to be sure.
	BGI feels confident that RB Randy Kinder from Lansing, MI, K Scott
Bentley from Colorado, and QB Ron Powlus will committ to the Irish this week.
Time will tell.
	Any other info that you can provide will be appreciated.

-- 

***************************************************************
Russ Wyborski               |The opinions expressed here are
Biotechnology Dept.         |entirely my own and in no way
From: kw02@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (KUANG-CHUNG WAN)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Auburn Recruiting
Date: 26 Jan 93 05:53:18 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1993Jan22.210252.11460@ra.msstate.edu>, wagnonb@ur.msstate.edu write
s:
>Can anyone give me a list of Auburn commitments?  Other than
>the fact that Alabama is cleaning up in-state, I haven't heard
>much else.  Thanks.
>
>Bill
>
Finally I saw something about Auburn.
Can anyone advise me Auburn's schedule?
Thanx
-- 
Joseph Wan
ME&Mech Dept.
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015
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From: ncovey@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (neil covey)
Subject: Re: PENN STATE RECRUITING
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: rec
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 16:41:31 GMT

In <TB1153.93Jan24004055@thor.albany.edu> tb1153@csc.albany.edu (BEIDEL TIMOTHY) writes:
>  Michigan is leading the national sweepstakes in recruiting, with 
>Notre Dame, Florida State, Stanford and Clemson rounding out the top five.
I know Timothy is only quoting from a newspaper, but it's hard for me to
imagine Kenny Hatfield garnering a top five class.  After a couple of
years in Arkansas he was losing recruits in his own home state, and
Arkansas youngsters (who have only one in-state major college program to
follow) are awfully hard to turn off.  But Hatfield did it.  I'm more
prepared  to believe that Hatfield would be herding all the talented
players in SC to USC(arolina).  



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From: pdunn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patrick L Dunn)
Subject: Re: You make the call
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:28:53 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.214529.24596@watson.ibm.com> TJFAN@WATSON.IBM.COM writes:
>This is a fake scenario and maybe a dumb question. I don't have answers and li
ke
>to ask yours:
>
>Scenario: ND 27, USC 23, 0:03 left 4Q, USC has the ball, 1st down and 10 at th
eir
> own 20-yard line.
>
> Pass complete, the receiver broke off all the tackles and heading to the end
> zone. All the ND defenders are at least 10 yards away and it looks like a for
> sure winning TD, time runs out.
>
> With no hope to stop this run, one of the ND players from the sideline rushes
> into the field (illegally of course) and tackles down the USC receiver before
> he reaches the endzone. What's the call?
>
> Similar situation, suppose there is one ND defender tracing the runner. While
> there is no hope to tackle the runner, he face-masks him and bring him down.
> What's the call? I believe that this won't be a USC win, probably 15-yard
> beyond the foul and one more play? In that case, I think the ND defender make
s
> right decision.

The game, the half, or the quarter cannot end on a defensive penalty.
Technically, I think the answer would be that USC would get one additional play
after a 15 yd. markoff (or, a half-the distance markoff) in either scenario.
If there is another penalty against the defense on the ensuing play, they would
get another chance.

Both situations are highly unlikely (not to mention downright slimy on the part
of defensive players).  You usually see this rule put into effect at the end of
a game when a quarterback throws a prayer-ball toward the end zone and a
defensive back interferes with a receiver, but it is still a pretty rare
occasion.

I have never heard of a situation such as you have described in a football 
game;  if this really has happened before, I would love to hear the details.

PDunn
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From: aissa@batph84.bnr.ca (Al Issa)
Subject: Re: MIAMI RECRUITING
Organization: bnr
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:32:26 GMT

In article <1993Jan25.154512.16515@newssun.med.miami.edu>, dbrown@newssun.med.miami.edu (Daniel Brown) writes:
|> Taken from the Sunday, January 24, 1993 _Miami_Herald_
|> None of the opinions or words are mine, except typos and an occasional
|> geographic clarification for non-locals (in brackets).  See also
|> MIAMI PAST RECRUITING, MIAMI CURRENT RECRUITS, MOST COVETED PLAYERS
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> _UM_RECRUITING_BONANZA?_
|> 
|> Erickson's 4th Class Shaping up
|> 
|> 
|> By Ken Rodriguez (Herald Sports Writer)
|> 
|> 
	[ good stuff deleted ]
|> 
|> "The talent is not going to drop off," says Max Emfinger, a Houston-based
|> recruiting analyst.  "Some of the players they've taken we didn't rate
|> very highly but turned out to be excellent.  I think a lot of guys come
|> to Miami, take off their shirts and reveal a big 'S' underneath."
|> 

	I've always thought this was one of Miami's greatest strengths.
	Everyone has been predicting the demise of Miami since 1990,
	but they keep comming back.  This is because they have the ability
	to turn players that other schools might not take a second look
	at (like Carlos Huerta) and turning them into oustanding athletes.

	Al Issa
	aissa@bnr.ca
	BNR Inc
	Norcross, GA
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From: roy@mcnc.org (Subhash Chandra Roy)
Subject: Re: Watson Brown to Oklahoma
Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:33:32 GMT

In article <1993Jan22.203527.29100@colorado.edu| manu@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Njan) writes:
|In article <1993Jan22.194032.13912@Arco.COM| mminihan@inetg1.ARCO.COM (Mike Minihan) writes:
||
||He is Mack Brown's (Coach at North Carolina) brother. Mack was the
||offensive coordinator at OU when they won their Nat'l Championship
||in 1985. Mack Brown also was the guy who recruited Troy Aikman to
|						    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
||Oklahoma. Watson has been under Jackie Sherrell at Miss. St. for the
|^^^^^^^^^
|
|I thought Aikman went to UCLA.
|
||Mike Minihan      mminihan@arco.com
|
|Njan
He was recruited to OU, broke his leg, lost his starting job to Jamiel(Sp?)
Holloway, and then transfered to UCLA.

Barry claimed he was going to change OU's offense to fit Troy's abilities,
but Jamiel was the ideal wishbone qb (at the time OU won the NCAA title).

Subhash
roy@mcnc.org
From: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue (Bill ))
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Trivia Answer #7
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 14:18:25 EST
Reply-To: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM
Organization: Deep In The Heart Of The South!


  Question: Who said: "Nowadays all kids think about is money. When I     
            was a kid all I thought about was eatin'."
                    
  Answer: William "Refrigerator" Perry

  bill

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From: valdis@spica.usc.edu (Valdis Kalejs)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college,rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Bills vs. Cowboys, or is it USC vs. UCLA??
Date: 26 Jan 1993 09:51:21 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: spica.usc.edu

Since the Bills are usiing SC practice facilities,and the Cowboys are using
UCLA's. This has caused sort of the same hoopla before a USC/UCLA game.The
last time Troy Aikman played in one of those games, his team (UCLA) were
big favorites,and most people said that he had little chance of losing to 
the other team (USC). But he came to the came cocky and threw 4 interceptions,
sacked 10 times,and lost the big game. We'll see if the pros have taught the
kid (Troy Aikman) anything, or will he lose the big game in typical (Bruin)
fashion. Stay Tuned and Fight On (BILLS)! :)

Valdis Kalejs



From: gregb@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Greg Begay)
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:41:42 GMT
Subject: Re: Re: Protest over FSU Mascot
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college



>Native Americans can get full scholarships from the govt. to go to any damn
>school they want. There is a _surplus_ of these scholarships, as the natives
>generally don't bother going to college. If one of the Florida Seminoles has
>a desire to go to FSU, then he or she can simply get one of these scholarships
>and go. But none have, and that is totally thier decision.
 
Sure there are govt scholarships available to Native Americans, but
they are not a plentiful or easy to get as you make it sound.  I'd
hardly characterize them as "_surplus_".  Believe me it is not as 
simple for *anyone* that I know to "simply get one of these scholarships
and go".   

The tone of you note really shows your ignorance.  Statements like
"native generally don't bother going to college", "he or she can simply
get one of these scholarships and go" show that you are not informed
on the issues Native Americans face concerning higher education.


>Kevin
>
>----------

BTW - I'm Navajo/Caddo, grew up on the reservation and actively
work to encourage Native American youth to pursue degrees in science
and engineering.  

GregB

Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
From: dbrown@newssun.med.miami.edu (Daniel Brown)
Subject: Re: License plates (was Re: Protest over FSU Mascot)
Organization: University of Miami, School Of Medicine
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:01:00 GMT

_DADE's_BEST_

1.  James Burgess	LB	6-2 222		UM, FSU, Ala, Clem, Fla
2.  James Colzie	DB	5-9 165		UM, FSU, Iowa, OSU, Stanford
3.  Freeman Brown	OL	6-7 310		UM, FSU, Tenn, Fla, FAMU
4.  Carlos Callejas	OL	6-4 270		UM
5.  Jeffery Taylor	LB	6-2 210		UM, WVa, FSU, Iowa, ND
6.  Ricardo Preston	RB	5-9 175		WVa, FSU, Tenn, Ga Tech, UM
7.  Trent Jones		WR	5-8 170		UM, Ga Tech, Fla
8.  Pete Gonzalez	QB	6-1 185		Md, Rutgers, Memphis St
9.  Brian Griese	QB	6-2 210		Mich, Va, Ga Tech, NC
10. Willie Rogers	LB	6-2 210		Fla


_BROWARD's_BEST_

1.  Marc Renaud		RB	5-11 185	Mich St, BC, Clem, WVa
2.  Nigea Carter	WR	6-2 170		Tenn, WVa
3.  Pat Lowe		DB	6-3 210		UM, ND, Purdue, Iowa
4.  Rodney Wells	DB	6-3 210		FSU, UM, Tenn
5.  Lamont Cain		RB	6-0 180		UM, Ill, Tenn, Kansas St
6.  Daryl Porter	RB	5-9 170		Fla, BC, ND, Purdue
7.  Keith Wilkerson	RB	5-8 170		FSU, OSU, WVa
8.  Chad Melita		OL	6-4 265		UM, Duke
9.  Andre King		WR	6-1 185		Mich, Tenn, WVa, Iowa
10. Chris Williams	WR	5-10 170	Fla, Iowa, Md, Memphis St


_FLORIDA's_BEST_	

1.  Jammi German	DB	6-2 180		UM, ND, FSU
2.  Andre Cooper	WR	6-3 185		UM, FSU, ND, Fla
3.  James Burgess	LB	6-2 222		UM, FSU, Ala, Clem, Fla
4.  Daryl Bush		LB	6-3 218		UM, Mich, Wash, FSU, Fla
5.  Thad Busby		QB	6-3 200		FSU
6.  Elijah Brown	DL	6-4 286		UM, FSU, Fla, Clem
7.  Marc Renaud		RB	5-11 185	WVa, BC, Mich, Clem
8.  Derrick Gibson	LB	6-3 215		FSU, UM, Fla, Mich, ND
9.  Trevor Pryce	DE	6-6 238		Ga, PSU, Syr, Mich, Clem
10. James Colzie	DB	5-9 165		UM, FSU, Iowa, OSU, Stanford



_NATION's_BEST_

1.  Ron Powlus		QB 6-4 212	Berwick, PA	UM, ND, PSU
2.  Jammi German	DB 6-2 180	Fort Myers, FL	UM, FSU, ND
3.  James Allen		RB 6-1 205	Wynnewood, OK	Okla, Ala, Okla St, ND
4.  Andre Cooper	WR 6-3 180	Jacksnvlle, FL	UM, FSU, ND, Fla
5.  Randy Kinder	RB 6-1 200	E Lansing, MI	Mich, ND, Stan, MSt
6.  James Burgess	LB 6-2 222 	Homestead, FL	UM, FSU, Ala, Clem
7.  Daryl Bush		LB 6-3 218	Alamnt Spr, FL	UM, FSU, Mich, Wash
8.  William Carr	DL 6-1 285	Dallas, TX	Texas Tech, UM, Mich
9.  Thad Busby		QB 6-3 200	Pace, FL	FSU
10. Willie Anderson	OL 6-5 310	Prichard, AL	Ala, Aub, Tenn, FSU
11. Travis Kirschke 	DL 6-4 250	Anahiem, CA	UCLA
12. Chris Kurpeikis	OL 6-7 290	Pittsburgh, PA	ND
13. Elijah Brown	DL 6-4 286	Jacksnvlle, FL	UM, FSU, Clem
14. Jay Graham		RB 5-10 205	Concord, NC	NC, Tenn, Ala, ND, Ok
15. Mike Mitchell	RB 6-0 205	Phoenix, AZ	Stanford
16. Scott Frost		QB 6-3 205	Wood Rvr, NB	Stanford
17. Maurice Mebane	WR 6-3 210	Burlington, NC	UM, FSU, Fla
18. Seth Smith		WR 6-1 170	Carbondale, IL	Ill, Mich, UM
19. Melvin Dansby	LB 6-4 250	Birmingham, AL	Ala, Clem, Tenn
20. Micke Doughty	OL 6-8 255	Lakeville, MN	ND









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From: yvonne@well.sf.ca.us (Yvonne Lee)
Subject: Re: Stanford Recruiting Violation
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 06:32:28 GMT

In <C164C0.J8z@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ncovey@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (neil covey) writes:

>In <1993Jan20.174708.20322@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> gidi@Hilbert.Stanford.EDU (Gidi Avrahami) writes:
>>================================
>>By Mike Langford

>>	On Monday, Syracuse University filed a protest with the
>>Pacific 10 Conference over Stanford head football coach Bill Walsh's
>>recruitment of a Massachusetts high school football player.

>>	The NCAA looked favorably on Stanford's prompt notification
>>of the Pac-10 and the NCAA after the violations occurred.

>I know Gidi is posting a story from a student newspaper (which are
>notorious for errors of omission and commision), but the  two sentences
>quoted above suggest some contradiction.  Did Stanford notify the PAC-10
>and NCAA before or after Syracuse's protest?  If the protest was filed
>first, Stanford's "prompt notification" seems like butt covering, and if
>the protest was filed second, exactly what is Syracuse complaining
>about--Stanford made a mistake and told on themselves--do they see
>something more nefarious going on?
According to this afternoon's Times-Tribune, Stanford notified the Pac-10
before the Syracuse protest.

The Times-Tribune reports that Comella called a press conference to announce
that he was committing to Stanford, and that Walsh said "I didn't even think
about it, and I attended."  Walsh mentioned the event to one of the assistant
coaches (most likely Dave Tipton or Scott Schumann who coached under Denny
Green and at other colleges), who said, "Oh no, you can't do that."

The story claims that Walsh immediately called that Pac-10 office.

If the Times-Tribune story is correct, what Stanford did was some pro-
active measures to prevent any sanctions, etc. You might say "preventive
butt-covering."

The story says that Stanford will likely get a letter of reprimand from
the Pac-10, and that the coaching staff will attend a rules clinic to prevent
"secondary violations" in the future.

In a prepared statement, Stanford AD said the NCAA determined that Stanford
received no recruiting advantage from the incident, so it will not affect the
program's ability to recruit Comella.

As for Syracuse and Boston College, they are hoping to gain a recruiting
edge through the incident.  The article doesn't come out and say this, but
I surmise that they're hoping further investigation, or at least a ruling in
their favor could prevent Stanford from getting the recruit.

It is, as they say, a jungle out there.
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From: cc007001@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: WVU, and Big East Coaches  was Re: BE Pick 'em Contest: FINAL TALLY
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:40:20 EST
Distribution: usa
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

In article <1993Jan18.141823.12422@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>, rowdy@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (robert.dieckmann) writes:
> Another banner year?  Is Major Harris coming back?

Actually, yes.  He's returning to school to complete his degree.  :)
No eligibility of course.

> Seriously tho, given WV's flat performance over the past 5 years,
> I would think Don Nehlen (after ~26 years as head coach for WV
> must be under some pressure to restore the WV program.  As an
> alumnus, what is your take on his situation?

As an alumnus and season ticket holder, I can say that you are correct,
"the natives are restless."  The fans are saying that Nehlen should
either right the program or move on.  But I don't expect Nehlen to be
fired.

My opinion is that WVU has not had a more successful coach.  Bowden had
several good seasons but was not playing anything close to the schedule
that the Mountaineers are playing today.  Sure, they had Penn State, Pitt,
and Syracuse every year but they were also playing Richmond, the Citadel,
and several other similar schools.

Of course Nehlen also had the benefit of the new stadium on his recruiting.
Both Nehlen and the new stadium arrived in 1980.

Doug Saunders
WVU Football Fan since 1963
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