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Show SporrslQCuldr Pog 2 October 18, Hit's 1979 moirs thm si by Keith Duncan (Editors Note: Its only one mans opinion. The following article is something Ive wanted to put - on paper for a long time. After attending the Utah Young game, I felt the time had come. Working with SPORTSTACULAR over the past two months has afforded me the opportunity of meeting some of Utahs greatest athletes, sports announcers, writers, and the like. Its a whole new world, being right in the thick of things. Someday I may write a book of my feelings of what SPORTS really is, but that time has not come yet. But I did feel compelled to relate my feelings of the game played last Saturday in Logan and the events leading up to it. Again its only one mans opinion). State-Brigha- . m Theres something to the sport of American football that Im still trying to figure out. Its in the back of my mind but putting it on paper presents a problem. ' Last fall, a family from Australia moved to Ogden and for the first time were confronted with the sport of football. They couldnt understand how a nation could get so excited about such a dull, drab thing. But what is it that lures 28,094 people into the worlds biggest foxhole to see no more than 22 humans at a time knock heads against each other. Exactly two years ago I walked past Sanford foBtlbsiffS gsim Stadium in Athens, Georgia where the University of Georgia plays their home games. The city of Athens, even when school is in, can house no more than 45,000. Yet 65,000 people jam their way into a single stadium to be entertained by 22 padded stalkers. For a moment or two my buddy and I wondered if theyd named this one the Beer Bowl. The aroma of the brew billowed up and out of that stadium for miles around. Are the happenings down on that field really all that exciting or is a seat in a big stadium on Saturday afternoon just the place to be? Sometimes I wonder! My grandfather is an avid football fan but after attending a Weber State game earlier, he says hell save the gas and turn the radio up. Of the 12,000 fans of them walked the that night he estimated two-thiraisles all evening and couldnt have told you where the visiting team came from, let alone the score. Butsomething keeps bringing those football faithfuls to the stands, no matter where or who's playing. were the best at it. Lloyd Jones made a swan-lik- e diving catch that looked like heaven to the fans but was torture for Jones when he finally hit the ground. Marc Wilson wasnt sacked once until early in the second half when huge Rulon Jones sat him down on the three yard line. Rulons arm is about as big around as Wilsons whole body so the effort which looked h brilliant to fans way up on the row, was just average for Jones. Aggie fans thought for sure their Larry Hogue had incercepted a pass to stop a Cougar drive for a touchdown, but the refefee saw it different. Five wine bottles were immediately showered on the field in an effort to let the refs know how they felt about that call. Bottles large and small occasionally fell from the skies, or from somewhere the rest of the afternoon. One nearly hit an Aggie cheerleader. Cries echoed from the Aggie sideline, Come on, were a better team than this. Perhaps Utah State was a better team than what they showed last Saturday, but no better than powerful Brigham Young. The Cougars ended up blasting the Aggies Coach Bruce Synder of USU couldnt believe it was really happening. When BYU scored their final touchdown, he raised his arms in disgust and tried in vain to muster any remaining enthusiasm. If you ever get a chance to walk the sidelines of a major college football game like I did last Saturday, be sure to take two big plugs of cotton along. Make sure to plug your ears right full before the game gets too far along or youll learn a whole new vocabulary. Boy, it gets wild down there. Whether Im by the Brigham Young Bench or taking pictures on the Aggie sideline, the language players sometimes use made the grass turn yeUpw. Hie calmest of all last Saturday was the huge Brahma bull that an Aggie fan brings to each home game They call the bull Gus, which stands for Go Utah State. I had to sit and wonder what they fed those huge Aggie and Cougar offensive and defensive linemen. Jim Jaramillo, 247 pounds; Rulon Jones, 265 pounds; Nick Eyfe, 276 pounds; and Craig Rigsbee, 265 pounds were just a few of those monsters. ' One thing for sure, I didnt want to be in their way if coach needed them in a hurry on the field. Now I can understand why Marc Wilson runs from them. There were white bellies and tanned-p- ot last Saturday in Logan. BYU, taking full advantage of the warm weather, had cut their jerseys so the players stomaqfrgs appeared. Some were white, some were tanned, some were well, Ill stop there. fifty-fourt- 16th-rank- ' Quite a Showcase Last Saturday in Logan was quite a showcase from football to wine bottle target shooting. It was without question a fine display of athletic ability. Here were young men who for the most part, devoted the majority of their lives to one thing and 48-2- 4. pot-belli- It was also interesting to watch the cheerleaders of both schools out-d- o each other. That can get to be a show in itself. The only problem with the Aggie cheerleaders was that USU didnt score as many touchdowns as BYU, and were outdone on festivities. CRAIG BRADSHAW, younger brother of reciever. Craig is a senior at Utah State. Steeler's Terry, sets in pocket and rifles 1 rd pass to a I certainly hope that my grandmother, when she reads this, doesnt think football games are all that bad. I have to admit that there are still a few good things left! RacquemaU tourney slated Russ Sneddon, Chairman of the Intermountain A.A.U. Handball and Racquetball Committee, has announced The Intermountain and Handball Racquetball Championship to be held on taken over this area with its fast-pace- d style and the surprising ease and simplicity with which it can be learned. The sport is that moving so quickly professional ranks have been established as well as the longstanding amateur competition. Some problems have even started to arise with this boom as availability of courts and over- open, as both men and women will be eligible to compete. As an added attraction will be mixed , doubles, masters singles, mens open doubles, and mens senior singles. November 7, 8, 9, and 10th at the The entry fees are ten dollars for the first event and six dollars Ogden Racquet and Swim Club located in South Ogden. for a second event with a two event limit on participation. Sponsored by KZAN Radio, the tournament is expected to draw Awards , will be given to first, top handball and racquetball crowded conditions plague some second, and third place finishers in winner and consolation areas. players from the intermountain brackets. A buffet dinner plus area. The handball competition will be held one week later on and a drawing for prizes Expected to participate in this ' November 15, 16, and 17, and it tournament are players from will be held nightly at the Ogden Salt Lake City, Weber College, Racquet Club as also will be played at the Ogden put of the entry both Deseret Gyms, The Foun- fee.. For more information six which new Club has Racquet courts that were opened for play tain of Youth, Hill Air Force concerning this tournament, Base, and other health spas and please contact Don Trotier at the earlier this year. in the state. All divisions' Ogden Racquet and Swim Gub at clubs the fastest Racquetball, growing sport in the country, has. will be offered from novice to 479-650- PvMMwd wookly by Stahl Publkatlwii, lay, Utah B4067. Artkl Inqulrio phono SMI South 1900 Wot, 62S-1M- PUBUSHU ANO MANAGMG EDITOR J. HOWARD STAHLE editors GUN ADAMS KEITH DUNCAN ADVSKTISING MANAGE) SONNE STAHU FhoaoSSS-IS- CONTRIBUTING WRttIRS JOHN PETERSON 626-649- 0 BUSS FULMER , 731-445- 3 GARY TOYN 745-379- 4 DAVE CARDWELL 621-119- 2 BRENT TAYLOR 825-597- 6 MONT ADAMS 825-481- 0 |