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Show Sporfsfacular Thursday, November DSy, here w& coinn)8 THE GAME: (0-7- Writer State Col lag 1 , 1 979 Page 5 vt, Idaho State University (1-- ) DATE, TIME: Pocatello, Idaho. Saturday, Nov am bar 3, 8 p.m. (MST) Mini-Dem- THE RECORDS: IDAHO STATE (0-7- ) 6 at Nevada-Ren- o 24 0 Northern Colorado 23 14 Montana State 31 3 Northern Arizona 6 23 Idaho 28 24 at Montana 28 0 at Boise State 44 Bye WEBER STATE at Portland State Cal State-Fulerto- n SCHOOL COMPARISONS: "I can tell you after tha game starts. I don't know what changes they are going to make, it certainly gives them plenty of time to change. Their coach told me they want to double sessions last weak, so I would assume they ate changing but what they'll change and how they'll change w8l be a mystery until game time" Assessing the defensive play against Boise lest Saturday. Per tha mast part I was pleased with out defense. I didn't think they did a good eb after turnovers, and we seam to be doing a poorer job each weak along these lines, butautsMaaf that I thought we ployed on awfully goad defensive game espoclaly without tha number of kids who weren't playing." On tha play of freshman linebacker Mika Nichter, making his first start of the season. "Mfco did an excellent job. Ha had 13 tackles, an sack, farced a fumble and has a pass Interception in die and tana to step a scaring play. Far a young freshman, we thought It was an excel lent lob." OF PLAYERS THE WEEK: ceahcmg staff announced its players of the weak for tha Boise State game. Offensively, fullback Willie Glaspor recloved tha Honor. Glaspor caught six passes for 30 yards and had four outstanding blacks, which, according to Coach Hahlman, ware "annlloBng blacks same of the hardest ha has seen. MSco Nkhtor, linebacker, in his first starting rala wan tha defensive award. As mentioned above; Nkhtor has three sale tackles and IS assists, had a quarterback sack for a lass, farced a fumble and had a pass interception In the Balsa and tana to prevent a score. Nkhtor was Riling in for Danny Rich at tha middle I in aback or spat. two-yar- SERIES HISTORY: Along with Montana, Malta State ranks as tha tha 17 years of football at Weber State as a four-yaalso Is the closest rivalry with tha Wildcats inslelnstitution. balding a slim M edge In the series. mast often playod opponent In t ar GAME SITE: In tha nine times they have played in Pocatello, Weber State has coma away a winner sis times, but the hasn't been kind to die Cats, having lest the last two trips to the Dome, Weber's Tha MinlCome was tha first last win in Pocatello coma in 1973, cal lege owned indoor football facility bulb at a cast o! 2.3 mfllion dollars and was completed in 1970 and seats 12.000 far football. Mini-Dom- e 33-2- LOSING STREAK: Tha 3m.gals.te an tha bat- tom of tha Sig Sky with an 04 record, 7 overall Their only game to date was wkh Northern Colorado. BU has now last 1 2 cansacuthra games overall and 12 straight In 3lg Sky play. Btfs last victory The lest Big Sky win was was aver Northern Colorado an Oct. . 1979, a 3 wb. aver WS3CI STATI. Nov. 12. 1977. ATOUGH 0-- 9-- 7. 21-1- SCOUTING THE BENGALS:MahaStetaites.p.ir.fmrh Cddlo standing running backs and ana of die top punters In Division McGII 177, Sr.) Is the tap gwundar gainer wBh 47 S yards an 1 19 carries far a 44 par rush average sad a 37.9 yard par game average. Cam-ph193. Sr.) who has 232 anting McCOI is fulback Bruce Bechmoier yards an S3 carries lor a 44 par rush average. Casa da Bruln (Casa Dae Bruin) has punted S3 Matas Isr 2293 yards and a 43.3 average. wBh a 33 I yarder as Ids longest. Indoors. Ms average Is a wribptog 47 Tha starting quarterback wB mast Mkaty ha John Peon. Pea has 173 yards of passing an 2247 attempts and Is tha fourth Isodtog balcsrrisr udth (3-1- m (3-1- J 43 tushes. SOME STAT CHAT: Stats wlsa. bath teams ora camps rattvafy ThoWMcats ora averaging 124 paints a game, BU 134. Weber Is 1 SB.S yards rushing giving up 24.2 a game BU 23.3. Tha Bsngsls have a has a decided adWeber but at are Cats passing 924, average, white die 1434-33vantage THE COACHES: lea 3udNtba Is In his third ssasan at Maha Pate RMhhaan Is In his dilrd yyaar ss Wabar State Md has a tacard of record. wbh a ava 4. 3 Oteg Ktemm (Hi, IBS F.) Imd hi. Knaat day as a tadbadi picking up 39 yards an 23 carries against Balsa State and Is Bsted as dta probable starter a teMack this weak. John (34. 233l Pr.) has earned a starting rala at M tackle. WILDCAT CHANGES: M3-cko- N R2KLMAN QUOTES: WWt prvM. rifo-tevr- iy. dw. BU Cedric Mlnlar Number ana, McOB It an sncsBsnt runner, net quite a this year 233 ana had yard game Me has doom (Salsa State) but vary It against mate people, so we of Is doing sad Montana capable agabtet "HaMkst! Way have a lino Mbach(Btehmater)wha has bade soim of 133 yard games. sails iiah tunning gams wa haunts tesp. Poet having awaak off to prepare ghrsBsmani BRAD IARSSN1 DAYS ust beginning. or gptting a little longer with football in full swing ond basketball KCAA tourney Lcrccn ondted cbout I Continued front Page regional playoff Is staged on his campus. "Its not only a dream for me but It's a dream for every said Laraeu about the fan, March B through Bth NCAA Rounds, 1 and 2 being staged on the Weber State College campus. exciting though to think that Weber could be there. Larsen loves all sports, come Its basketball, come football or women's voDeybaO. If they have to Weber State, he especially supports them. "I dont think most peo.le realise the kind of atble ic program that Gar Cror ; on and Ms staff are bu Qaig here at Weber. They are ovei all winners in moat sports, I th ntr peoe should be proud of uwd fact, said Brad. Brad sees many improvements that Weber will have to make to someday measure up to bigger schools within the state. One is in fan and student support for both football and basketball. Brad's departure from the Utah mountains and the bunting that went with them, was something he missed when he went back to Iowa. 1 especially injoy bird hunting, I probably missed that more than anything when I went back East, be said. Tm just tickled to be here, said End, Td never supposed that rd be here. |