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Wkm Bowers
Dooley’s Dogs
A great deal has been said, and written, about
Georgia’s football effort this year, The Bulldogs, as
a team, have been maligned. Head Coach Vince
Dooley has been criticized. Head Offensive Coach
Prank Inman has been raked over the coals. Many
have called for his scalp. Quarterback Andy Johnson
has been booed.
Some of this can obviously be traced to the loss
of several games the Bulldogs shouldn't have lost.
But the criticism of Georgia, Dooley, Inman and
Johnson basidy centers around one thing the con-.
serVative nature of the offense.
This tendency toward conservatism has estab
lished Georgia as a running team. The Bulldogs sel
dom pass unless they are forced to pass. In compari
son to a team like Ohio State, Georgia runs a wide
open offense, but fans like to see a bit more daring
now and then.
Which brings us down to this past Saturday in
Athans. Georgia did things about the way Georgia
has been doing things all year as far as the offense
goes. But what Georgia did on this Saturday worked
and the running of the Georgia backs was exciting.
Whan a team is able to run it IS exciting. Many fans,
though, think passing creates excitement, whether
successful or not.
The Bulldogs did show a few new wrinkles, prov
ing that they can do things differently if they so de
sire. “We operated from a slightly different set,”
Dooley explained. “We moved Bob Bums out wide
and threw to him. This spread their defense out and
helped our running.” Indeed it did. Bums was gener
ally wide open and Johnson threw the ball well. And
it did help the running.
So there were no cries Saturday for Dooley’s
hairpiece, or Inman’s hide. The only thing fans
wanted of Johnson was bits of his jersey after the
game. But there will be cries the first time the Bull
dogs lose another game, be it this year, or next year,
or the year after that. One could excuse Dooley for
asking, “what is it they want?”
Ho, after all, has never had a losing season at
Georgia. Ha owns one of the most outstanding coach
ing records in the nation. Six of his first nine teams
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HENDERSON JUNIOR HIGH SQUAD-Members of the Henderson Junior High team finished its season with a
4-2 record. The team was coached by Hyrum Pierce and was composed of the following players, front row, left to right,
Wally Cawthon, FB; Stewart Halbert, E; Jimmy Bennett, TANARUS; Kenneth Bennett, TANARUS; Charles Stewart, TB; Michael
Upshaw, TANARUS; Kenny Morgan, G; David Jenkins, E; Bennon Prine, T.
Second row, left to right, Jimmy Moore, G; Reggie Henderson, QB; John Smith, C; Kenny Grier, HB; Otis Davis,
E; Jim Vaughn, QB; David Barlow, HB; Mark Cook, G; Cedric Evans, Mgr.
Third row, left to right, Tony Biles, HB; Charles McDaniel, HB; Hilliard Ward, HB; Alvin Head, C; Prentice Cash.
G; Perry Freeman, HB; Clifford Brown, FB; Faybeyon Lamar, Mgr.; Coach Pierce.
Not pictured is Anthony Stewart, G. - Photo by Benjie Parrish.
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HENDERSON HIGH STEPPERS - The Henderson High Steppers, coached by Mrs. Bea Wade, are a
precisioh drill team which has brought distinction to the school. In the above photo, front row, left to right, are
captains Debra Tyson, Rhonda Hutcheson, Melissa Gaye and Karen Cavender. Back row, left to right, are Doris
Jester, Lora Landers, Simone Mooney, Debra Benton. Pat Jones, Myra Manley, Karen Sneed, Debbie Smith. Juanita
Evans, Cheryl Holloway, Debra Sheffield. Patricia Banks, Debra Lawson, Lee Anne Harris and Ellen Bankston. Not
pictured is Mary Berry. - Photo by Benjie Parrish.
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JUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS -- Henderson Junior High Cheerleaders as shown in a
recent photo by Benjie Parrish include the following, front row, left to right, Kathy Crockarell,
Linda Newby, Lynn Duke, Captain; Frankie Maddox, co-captain; Kibbie Carr and Teresa
Stewart. Top row, left to right, Vicki Price, Trudy Luv and Carey Rivenbark.
went to bowls and his 10th one is headed that way.
Barring a major upset at the hands of Georgia Tech,
Dec. 1 in Atlanta, they'll be playing Maryland in the
Peach Bowl, Friday night, Dec. 28, in Atlanta Stad
ium.
These traditional affairs are always tough but it
is difficult to see Georgia losing to Tech. The Jack
ets are 5-5 but the five teams they’ve beaten, Clem
son, Army, Duke, VMI and Navy, own a miserable
combined record of 10-39-1. The Bulldogs look much
too powerful for their Atlanta rivals.
So what happens in the future even if Georgia
does whip Tech and win over Maryland in the Peach
Bowl? A lot of people think a shakeup in the offen
sive staff is a certainty. Undoubtedly, Dooley has
given thought to this and will give more thought in
the future. But he's not going to boot Inman com
pletely out, even if he does make a change. Inman,
like the head man, has character and integrity and
his value to Georgia is more than just the coaching
he does. -
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The Georgia offense isn’t likely to change all
that much, anyway, even with anew offensive cordi
nator. Dooley, the head coach, sets the pattern and,
as we’ve noted, he’s basicly a running coach. It
would be difficult for any coach to abandon some
thing that has worked well for him, as running has
for Vince. One may prefer a more wide open of
fense, hut as long as Georgia keeps winning under .
Dooley, there can’t be too much room for criticism.
(Mr. Bowers is sports editor of The Macon
Telegraph. The above article appeared in his column of
Monday, November 19th.)
Udans Are
Picked Over
Southern Cal
Sometimes it’s better to be a
little hesitant about building up
a big college football weekend
in the event that THE game
might be a real dud. However,
when you’re facing at least
four pressure-packed games
that involve bowl-bids as well
as conference championships,
it’s impossible to hold back the
enthusiasm.
Leading off on Thanksgiving
Day is the Southeast Confer
ence title extravaganza be
tween Alabama, our 3rd-rank
ed team, and L.S.U., No. 11.
The Tigers, though undefeated,
just haven’t been as impres
sive as the Crimson Tide.
Alabam’ has a power quotient
of 120.1 . . L.S.U., 104.5, which
by simple subtraction makes
the Tide a 16-point favorite. At
this point, it just doesn’t look as
though Louisiana State can
stop the fantastic Alabama
offense. Yup, we’ve been
wrong before!
Also on Turkey Day, Cotton
Bowl-bound Texas, ranked
10th, will end its season by
wrapping up the Southwest
Conference championship. The
Longhorns are 14 points
stronger than Texas A & M.
And Notre Dame, headed for
the Sugar Bowl, meets the Air
Force. The Irish. No. 6 in our
Top 20. will beat the Falcons by
31 points.
Friday is the confrontation
between national leader. Okla
homa, and 9th-ranked Nebras
ka. The Sooners were tied by
Southern Cal early in the
season, and are unbeaten. The
Cornhuskers were upset by
Missouri and tied by Oklahoma
State. Comparing power quo
tients again, Oklahoma is
riding high with a rating erf
125.2 while Nebraska is 114.0.
The Sooners should win this
year’s classic by 11 points.
Next Saturday highlights the
two conference championship
games that will put the winners
when you want to know
more than just the score
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in the Rose Bowl. Last year
Ohio State upset Michigan in
their finale . . this year the
2nd-ranked Buckeyes are
favored by seven, but tables
have a way of turning. The
Wolverines are rated sth in the
nation, but, like L.S.U., just
haven’t been as impressive as
Ohio State.
Finally, U.C.L.A. and South
ern Cal will square off to
complete the weekend Again,
the Bruins of U.C.L.A. re
semble Alabama, Ohio State,
and Oklahoma with an explo
sive offense. And because of it,
they have the statistical edge
over the Bth-rated Trojans.
However, we’ve long since
learned that in rivalries such
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1— OKLAHOMA
2 OHIO STATE
3 ALABAMA
4 U.C.L.A.
5 MICHIGAN
Thanksgiving Day—Thursday, Nov. 22
Alabama 30
Notre Dame 38
Texas 31
Utah State 22
Alabama State 21
Alcorn A & M 24
C W Post 20
Clark 20
Lenoir-Rhyne 23
Lincoln 26
Northern Arizona 28
NW Louisiana 22
Presbyterian 27
Texas Southern 30
Widener 35
Friday, November 23
Oklahoma 31
Saturday, Nov. 24 Major Colleges
Arizona State 35
Boston College 38
Brown 30
Cal Poly (S.L.O ) 31
Colorado 24
Connecticut 20
Dartmouth 21
Florida 14
Fresno State 31
Harvard 23
Houston 31
Illinois 23
Kent State 27
Lamar 22
Louisville 22
Maryland 27
Memphis State 14
Michigan State 27
Minnesota 24
Mississippi 21
Missouri 21
New Mexico 20
North Carolina 21
No. Carolina State 45
Ohio State 17
Ohio U 24
Oklahoma State 21
Oregon 28
THE TOP TWENTY COLLEGE DIVISION TEAMS
In our opinion, these are the twenty most powerful college division teams in the nation.
Your favorite undefeated team may not be here . . . calibre of competition is one of the
major factors considered, not necessarily games won and lost.
1— Western Kentucky University 83.9
2 Tennessee State 77.6
3 Louisiana Tech 77.5
4 Arkansas State 77.2
5 Abilene Christian College 76.9
6 University of Delaware 76.6
7 Lehigh University 75.9
8— University of Hawaii 75.3
9 Elon College 74.5
10—University of Nevada, Las Vegas 73.8
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Dear Friends: I would like to
take this opportunity to thank
each and everyone of you for
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and visits while I was in the
hospital and since returning
home. Having friends like all of
you is the greatest wealth that
a person can have. Thank you
again. - Jeannette Cook.
as there are in these four major
contests, statistics can be
kicked out the back door.
U.C.L.A. is still picked to whip
Southern California by 14
points.
6 NOTRE DAME
7 N STATE
8— SOUTHERN CAL
9 NEBRASKA
10— TEXAS
L.S.U. 14
Air Force 7
Texas A & M 17
Southern Miss. 17
Other Games
Kentucky State 20
Jackson State 20
Hofstra 17
Morris Brown 15
Gardner-Webb 17
Rolla 14
Idaho State 20
Delta State 21
Newberry 23
Prairie View 15
Fordham 6
Nebraska 20
Arizona 17
Massachusetts 13
Columbia 13
Long Beach 21
Kansas State 10
Holy Cross 17
Princeton 7
Miami, Fla 10
Northridge 7
Yale 21
Wyoming 6
Northwestern 7
Central Michigan 8
Arlington 20
West Texas 7
Tulane 21
Cincinnati 6
lowa 7
Wisconsin 22
Mississippi State 18
Kansas 20
Colorado State 16
Duke 13
Wake Forest
Michigan 10
Marshall 14
lowa State 10
Oregon State 17
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11— L.S.U
12— ARIZONA STATE
13— TEXAS TECH
14— OKLAHOMA STATE
15— MISSOURI
November 24th (continued)
Pennsylvania 23
Penn State 38
Purdue 20
Rice 26
Rutgers 25
San Diego State 26
San Jose State 27
South Carolina 27
Southern Illinois 23
S.M.U. 21
Stanford 21
Temple 17
Tennessee 24
Texas Tech 28
Toledo 29
Tulsa 35
U.CL.A. 34
Utah 27
Vanderbilt 17
Washington State 30
West Virginia 22
Other Games
Boise State 40
Cal Poly (Pomona) 29
Chattanooga 21
Fullerton 33
NcNeese 35
Puget Sound 42
San Diego U 24
Southern U 27
Saturday, December 1
Alabama 32
Boston College 28
Brigham Young 41
Florida 30
Florida A & M 22
Georgia 22
Houston 28
lowa State 21
L.S.U. 26
Navy 34
Notre Dame 33
Oklahoma 27
Rice 20
Rutgers 23
S.M.U. 21
Tennessee 28
Tuskegee 14
Utah 34
11—McNeese State 71.2
12—Boise State 71.1
13—Jacksonville State (Ala.) 70.8
14—California State Poly (5.L.0.) 70.4
15—Langston University 69.6
16—Grambling College —— 69.3
17—University of North Dakota 69.0
18—Alcorn A & M College 68.4
19—Central Michigan University 68 1
20—Jackson State College 67.7
16— KANSAS
17— HOUSTON
18— NO. CAROLINA ST
19— MARYLAND
20— STANFORD
Cornell 17
Pittsburgh 21
Indiana 14
TC.U. 20
Colgate
North Texas 6
Hawaii 15
Clemson 22
Illinois State 14
Baylor 15
California 6
Villanova 6
Kentucky 23
Arkansas 13
Xavier 14
Wichita 7
Southern Cal 20
Brigham Young 17
Tampa 7
Washington 14
Syracuse 16
Davis 14
U.SI.U. 12
East Tennessee 20
Hayward
SW Louisiana 12
Portland State
Los Angeles 22
Santa Clara 26
Auburn 6
Holy Cross 7
U.T E.P. 6
Florida State 7
Albany State 21
Georgia Tech 10
Tulsa 12
San Diego State 7
Tulane 14
Army 10
Miami. Fla 7
Oklahoma State 10
Baylor 15
Tampa 17
T.C.U. 14
Vanderbilt 13
Alabama State 7
Hawaii 14
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