ORNINGBRIEViHG*. BYU, Air Force Expect Defensive Battle eeSs © Continued from C-1 C000 national championshi “It's goingto require thatthe teams get off to a good start” so viewers don't get bored, said WAC Commissioner Karl Benson. e teams probably are destined for an even start, anyway. The Falcons averageonly six points per gam in the first quarter, while the Cougs score only aboutfive. Both sides will be sizing up each other early. BYU hopes:to keep the ball away from Air Force's clock-controlling wishbone offense, and the Falcons say their key to successlies in preventingbig plays Manyobservers arefiguring today’s game will be an uncharacteristically defensive one. Both teams rank in the top 10 nationally in total defense, even thoughthey play drastically differentstyles. BYU is big and strong Air Force is small and quick “They're probably not as dig as some defenses,” explained BYU of. fensive tackle John Tait. “But they have so much more speed than any body we've faced... If you're slow off the snap,they'regoing to get to the holes before you do. However, much moreof the game might-rest on how well Bonds plays, since heonlyhas a sliver of Morgan's experience. DeBerryhas praised the backup as capableand poised, and actually blamed himself for two of the three losses that Morgan suffered in 22 gamesasa starter because he al TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Time Event MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 am Temple at Indiana LVat Arizona St. MichiganSt. at RhodeIslandat Cal N.C. State atDuke no needto use Morgan. The coach said he has no specific plan to rotate the fe WO. “It's a ‘feel’ thing,” he said In onesense, the game is meaningless because both teams already have acceptedinvitations to bowl games — BYUtothe Liberty and Air Forceto the Oahu — and won't be fighting for the honor the way BYU and Wyoming did whenthe Cougs last played in the title game in 1996. That year, BYU won on field goalin overtime and earned aninvitation to play on New Year's Day for thefirst timein the Cotton Bowi. The Cowboys, meanwhile, werenot invited anywhere But with the postseason travelplans already made, the Cougars believe they will have aneasier timetrying to win. It's much easier to focus on this game,” said middle linebacker Rob Morris, “As far as I'm concerned, this isit. The bowl games like a present to us, and I think theyfeel the same way This is it Evenif, amid all the lights, lyrics and livestock, you might not be able to tell the difference Radio TV CESPN) at (2) CESPN _ (spy) _KSL-AM(1160)_ t—“‘is=‘s*~™S CESPN) G __ KSL-AM (1160) _—(KdZZ) KNRS-AM (570) 30 p.m. Texas A&Mvs. Kansas St Tennesseevs. Mii pi St. 6pm TODAY'S CAMPUS CALENDAR College Football: WAC Championship, BYUvs. Air Fore Men's Basketball: Utah at Long BeachState, 8 p.m. MST. State at Utah State, 7 p.m.; BYU at Oregon, 8 p.m. MST: Weber State in San Francisco tournament: Colorado NW at SLCC7:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball: BYU at Santa Clara, p.m.; Colorado State at WeberState, 7 p.m.; St. Mary's at Utah, 3 p.m.; Oakland at Southern Utah, 7:30 p.m.; Colorado NWat SLCC,5:30 p.m lowed Morgan to play hurt rather play, but also allowed that Bonds might do so well that there would be 1:30pm. 3pm. «SS pm. Arkansas at Oklahoma «7 pm. 8pm. BYUatOregn ‘8pm. Utah at LongBeach COLLEGE FOOTBALL 10 a.m Army vs. Navy lam BYU vs. Air Force Noon UCLAat Miami COLLEGE FOOTBALL than use a reserve. “I was very unfair to himlast year said DeBerry. DeBerrysaid Morgan is about 90 percent healed and probably will 00200200 COCC ODES Lee sooeDCeS a Falcons kick off at 11 a.m. (MST), ina gamethat will affect the race for the BYU vs. Air Force ProgressStalls in Lockout as Sides Will Wait ‘The waiting gamebegan anewFriday in the NBA lockout @ Southwest Missouri State coach Del Miller resigned with bothsides sitting on their bestoffers for the foresee- after receiving an unfavorable evaluation. able future. Oo “If there's a frustrating part, [\\fllem we fl PRO FOOTBALL that's it. They're just not readyto | Cleveland’s Carmen Policy drew a $10,000 fine from do it yet, and we don't want to doit Wj) I J NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue for violating the byourselves,” Danny Schayes of 0m uel IS league’s tampering rules with some glib comments last the Orlando Magic, said as he pre- ES@IWIWNana week at civic luncheon about the possibility ofhiring paredto fly home following ThursGreen BayPackers Coach Mike Holmgrento lead the exday's fruitless 1044-hour bargainingsession. Whenthepace will pick up again is anyone's guess. The pansion Browns. a sides have promised to speak bytelephone, but no contact BASEBALL was madeFriday, according to spokesmenfor the league Each member of the New York Yankees voted a full andunion World Series share will get $312,042, almost $100,000 o morethanthe previous record. Members of the NL chamCOLLEGE FOOTBALL pion San Diego Padreswill receive $204,184 It's last-chancetime for Kansas State. The Wildcats are Baltimoreplugged a holein the middleofits infield by No. 2in the poll andNo. 3 in the Bowl Championship Series to a $12.5 million,three-year contract with free standings heading into the Big 12 Championship gameto- agreeing agent baseman Delino DeShields andre-signed outdayagainst No, 10 Texas A&M, and hoping to squeezeinto fieldersecond B.J. Surhoff to a $14 million, three-year contract. the nationaltitle picture. But the Wildcats are well aware o theycould win and still get shut out of the Fiesta Bowl. Bill SKIING Snyder,the Big 12 coach of the year after directing Kansas Christiane Mitterwallner, never better than 19th in four State (11-0) to its first-ever unbeaten regular season, said years of World Cup racing, became Austria's latest chamhe’s tried to figure out the BCS system and found the propion by winning a women's World Cup super-G from the cess “futile Mountain,Calif. W There's usually a forgotten team inthe Southeastern 37th starting position in Mammoth a Conference championship game. This year, it’s Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are viewed as a mere speed bumpfor GOLF No. 1 Tennessee, which has bigger goals to chase than ‘Theteams of Kris Tschetter and Steve Jones along with merely winning a second straight SEC title. The Vols are Chris Johnson and Steve Lowery shot 8-under-par 63s to leading the BCS standings and likelywill play for the na- moveinto a three-way tie with Meg Mallon andSteve Pate tional championship in the Fiesta Bow! — if th in the JCPenney Classic in Palm Harbor, No. 23 MSU tonightat the Georgia Dome. “We will show o up,” Bulldogs defensive end Edward Smith said SOCCER Navy Coach Charlie Weatherbie tries to keep a Sarah Yohescored on a reboundof a blockedshotto give straight face. Warningthe opposition aboutthe Midship- Florida a 1-0 victory over Santa Clarain an NCAA women’s men’s passing attackis like Florida’s Steve Spurriersaying tournamentsemifinal match. In the other semifinal, Merthe Gators are going to run the wishbone. “We're not going Florance scored with less than 20 seconds remaining to runitevery down,” said Weatherbie,discussing strategy edith second sudden-death overtimeto give North Carolifor the Midshipmen’s game against Army todayin Phila- inna the a 1-0 victory over Portland. Florida and North Carolina delphia. “We'll throw the ball at least once.” will play Sunday in the championship. Mountain West Officials Choose Colorado Springs for HO Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, 11 am. MT TV: Channel4; Radio: KSL-AM (1160) @ Records: BYU 9-3; AFA 10-1 @ Series: BYUleads, 16-2 Last Meeting: AFA 38, BYU12 (1995) @ Line: AFA by 34% The new Mountain West Confer- About the Cougars: Riding seven-gamewinning streak, they have averaged 462yards of offensein theirlas!three games. BYU has gained 400or more yards four times this season, Ri i ‘QB Kevin Feterk leads the WAC in Passing efficiency with his 145.6 rating, and the Cougs lead the leaguewith 235.6 passing yards per game. Backup $ Jason Anderson did not make the trip because ofa sprained right ankle. QB Brandon Dornan and RB Wes Patterson — twoUtahnatives who were recruited byAir Force — led the scout team’s impersonationof the Falcons’ wishbone offensein practice this week. ‘About the Falcons: Ranked 17th in he nation in he lates AP Top 25 poll and 43th in the USA Today/EsPN coachespoll, they have won seven straight games sincetheir only failure — a 35-34 loss at TCU... C Matt Dayoc will play offer missing the season finale against Rice with a strained knee ligament, but C Peter Lington will They're 42-0f-45 in the red zone, with 36 touchdowns andskx field goals. . They have blocked 49 kicks in the 1990s, including five this season. P Jason Kirkland would rank in the top five in the nation with his 45.3 average — if only the Falcons punted more. Kirkland has kicked just 33 times this season, while shortc kicked 14 times Per gameandallow just 3.4, joining Kansas State and ChioState as the oniy teams that rank in the top 10 nationally in both categories. Coach Fisher DeBerry is 11864-4 inhis 45th season. encewill be headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo. i ‘ Conference ofi] ficials said Friday that Colora.Oa)e) do Springs was selected over the other finalist, Las Vegas, because of the community's support and a commitmentto intercollegiate athletics. A 10-member league transition team visited six cities before making a final decision. Theol thers were Albu- que: rque, N.M.; Phoenix; San Diego andSalt LakeCity. o SOCCER BYU’s Shauna Rohbock and Maren Hendershot were named to the AllWestRegionfirst team. oO GOLF Spanish Oaks head pro Roy Christensen teamed with Robert Wrightto win the Utah Section PGA’s Ping Pro- Assistants Championship by two strokes over Entrada’s Steve SharpNick Klassen and Alpine Country Club's Kent Easton-Tim Parson. In the net division, Old Mill’s Devin Dehlin-Jason Reynolds won. BASEBALL A pair of Dixie College baseball players — Brandon Lyons ofTaylorsville and Clint Salisbury of Alta — havesigned with OklahomaState, a top-10 program. Ricks Falls Just Short — Butler Claims Juco Crown POCATELLO, Idaho — Butler Community College of Kansas outlasted Ricks College of Idaho,winning 2218 in a back-and-forth gamethat decided the national junior college football championship Friday night Ricks (11-1) came from 15-7 behind to take the lead in the second half, only to have Butler(11-0) rally for the winning touchdown in the Real Dairy Bowl at IdahoState's Holt Arena The Vikings had been ranked No. 1 since early Septemberin the NJCAA, which does not include California schools. Butler moved up steadily from No. 9, becomingNo. 2 late in the season. ‘The Ricks roster has 22 Utahns, with several starters among that group — including star running back Steve Later of Brighton High. h’s Dixie and Snow Colleges play today at noonin the Dixie Rotary Bowin St. George Monson: Fans Here Will Steer Clear of Game 53000 UT rma) aS @ Continued from C-1 ga for rodeo. Notjust any rodeo. The NationalFinals Rodeo, whichis something altogetherdifferent “It's the Super Bowl of rodeo,” says Sharon Palmer, of Missoula, Mont visiting Vegas with her husband for the 10th consecutive year. “It's bigger than that, even. I'd take this over any football game.” Says Jim Palmer: “These are some of the hardest tickets to get ahold of anywhere. This thing goes 10 nights, 10 performances at the Thomas & MackCenter, and theplaceis full ev ery night. Everyone comes. You see people here you haven't seen for years. Yousee old neighbors you lost track of a decade ago Adds Sharon: “It feels like one big family. Everybody hereis connected in astrange, country kind of way. Hitimm. However they are connect- ed, nearly 200,000 rodeotickets have beensold for the NFR, which opened Clubs-Bags-Balls-Shoes-Clothes iii Mulligan’s has combined the inventory of both locations aiong « with the inventory from local Pro Shops and movedit all into a sy Tent in the Parking lot at the Mulligan’s South Jordan location This is the biggest selection of name brand golf equipment ever Up for sale at one time. Buy directly from a Pro at the ‘ Friday night. Meanwhile, at the WAC press con: ference Friday over at the MG Grand, commissioner Kar! Benson an nounced that 2,000 tickets for today’s lengua championship game, held in 40,000-seat Sam Boyd Stadium, re. mained unsold. The running of the bulls hereis a stampede — clearly in favor of whatever rodeois “It's a genuine sport,” says Mike Welker, a black-Stetson-wearing chi ropractor (servicing humans and horses) from Butte, Mont, “Alot of people think rodeois nothing but a buneh of beer-drinking and women carousing. Butthese guys are athletes to the full extent. Football players are hit by 250-pound linebackers, but Cowboysget hit by 3,000-poundbulls, Rodeois morethana sport, it’s a way of life.” A strange, country kind of way of e. “T don't really get it, either,” says Bill, a cab driver whohas lived in Las Vegas for nearly 15 years, “I'm city guy, so I'm notinto those goofy-looking 10-gallon hats and pointy’ boots. but I've seen thousands and thousands of cowboy hats all over town the past day or two, and, by comparison, I've seen hardly any Air Force or BYU football fans.”” No matter how huge, howintriguing the WACgameis in Utah and Colorado, or even in the eyes of an ABC nationaltelevision audience, in Vegas this week, painted-onblue jeans, gaudy accessories, belt buckles as big as e f a midsized sedan, and over-the-top hats shaped in and coated with beaver or felt, sharply trimmed out with feathers or sterling silver, absolutely,positively rule li 4 -4 _GUARANTEED LOWESTPRICE: Only- Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun ¢ (Thur-Sat 10am to 9pm & Sun 10am to Spm) que AdamsTight Lies Porlimar Tri Metal Taylor Audi A6 Quattro Wago! * loaded * 200 hp, 30-vaive V6 engine +5 speed automatic Tiptronic® transmission $499ne * cold weather package melange exteriot/ interior * power windows, locks and sunroot * alloy wheels + amvtm 8 speaker stereo system* CD player + ABS brakes © antistheft alarmsystem Winter is here — Quattro® all-wheeldrive gives you the sai and confidence of an SUV with the luxury and style of an Audi. 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