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Show Tht Dt2y W--i Cftronlcfe, Frftfiy, Otxnb 11, ItJI STGVS Geographic ally and statistic ally. Minnesota is in themiddle of the NFL- - Coac hed by a man whose expression is always halfway between a smile and a frown ( Bud Grant ). out scored 2 this year, the Vikings ) by their opponents just c are about as average as you an get. Sunday, they were edged 0 by Chicago. At one point, a big lead for the Vikes. they led the bears by I point Minnesota is about even with unremarkable Detroit which lost to mediocre Green Bay ) as Lions QB Eric Hippie (240 yards, but two interceptions) and running back Billy Sims (64 yards in 20 carries) had average games. n Middle Ten favorite, was the Los Angeles blown away by the commonplace Giants (7-to fall from I of the merely ordinary into the abyss of the truly mm ii (7-7- 3H-to-3l- l 9-1- (7-7- ). u (7-7- (3-9- ). pie-seaso- he-ran- 7) THE BOWLS First, the good new. The Senior Bowl has been axed from commercial television. Do you hear this, Classic? However, the Garden State Bowl, the grandson ny of bowl games, is back. The suspense-fille- d ga me traditionally pitsihe third-plac- e finisher in the Big Ten (Wisconsin) against the abvsmal. FOR YOUR TEaT Blue-Gra- y finisher in the Southeastern Conference third-plac- e (Tennessee). Elsewhere. Texas AfeM ) had to lose its last three games Bowl against Oklahoma State to qualify for the Inclex-nden-t ). last seen getting beaten up by Oklahoma Contrary to rumor, the Rose Bowl (Washington vs. a team to v he forgotten later) will be shown live, not on at :30 NBA the are. the way playoff games p.m.. Early re x! is that no teams would be indium! into the I fall of Fame Bowl this veal also proved false, unfortunately. (6-5- (7-4- 7. 1 1 laie-clela- THE BOWL RANKINGS 1 ) Garden State Bowl (Tennessee. 2) InelVienelcnee Bowl Wistonsin. vs. Texas AfcM. (Oklahoma Stale. s. 7-- 1. ). 7-- 1, !i. .1) I) Classic (anyone who shows up with a helmet). Tangerine Bowl (Missouri. 1. vs. Soutliciu()lcMiss..M-I)- . Blue-Gra- y 7-- vs. South. Senior Bowl (North. oi Midwest. vs. Iowa. . ti) Rose Bowl (Washington. vs. Kansas. 8 7) Hall of Fame Bowl (Ole Miss State. ). 8) Liberty Bowl (Ohio State. 8 .1. vs. Navy. s. TCI .A. 0) Rose Bowl Jr. (Michigan. 10) O.K. College Bowl (teams to In announced). 0-- ) 0-- 0. 0. 0-- 0-- 2. 0 r. ). 7-- 1, .1). THE RANKINGS Im I "J I j m t Miiiiu-N.i- l IVCKtll 1 77 .1i.iI.iiim7-7- (7-7- IVtMMI IO.(JlUJKO i Miiiim-mK.- 1 2.1 i li St. I j hum NEXT LOSS LAST WEEK TEAM. RECORD 7-- 7 Jki. NYw Oilcans Id. I...V 10-- i t.i.iiii7-7- i (iif.iini B.i e 7-- 7 Sjii )h k i. 21. I .iiiimB.i I A (.link M.jHii .KM 7 1: 7 I jihuKji Ki(.iM.iiitli7-7i:i- iK-i- i k.ni.is( in MIDDLING GAME OF THE WEEK: Minnesota Dei i oit iN-ii- (7-7- ) "We'ienot making any cpiaiiciluc kc hanges now. It's tool.nc-fo- i that." (Of course, with the plaxolfs coining and all.) HOW'S-T- H AT AGAIN? DEPT.: Dining the Bills-Charte- lie Ten.aoll ranking Subsliluting. this wee k only, the most the hut ixst average ones, o! nor woi si teams neither the which there are plenty.) rs broadcast. NBC's Dick KiiUig aniiotinc eel thai "so in Maclisou. Wisconsin, can watch your own." fans you stations in thai aiea would switch lo the Seatile-N.V- . fels I lull? game. COPYRIGHT 1981 UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE ODDITIES: ( I ai Chicago, Ql'OTE BOOK: Neill Aimstiong. coach of explaining why QB Vince Kans will stall again this week: STREAKS: Since taking up football 0.1 yeais ago. Virginia has neve I Ixcn se lee ted for a IjowI game. THE PROS Bottom Ten pio rankings aie on vacation. Middle is iOOCCS (7-7- ). 1. Von think the Bottom Ten is lidiculous? You're couccl. But Clemson. No. I in the Top Ten. is a And underdog to No. I Nebraska in the Orange I Bowl. I is a Penn Slate, which is tanked ahead ef I'SC. underdog to the Ttojans in the Fiesta Bowl. Kli (CAN BE BEIT. American Cancer Society ft DAILY FROM 9 am till 5 pm Sat. -- 10 am till 3 pm BUY-BAC- K mm 200 UHIVEBSIT7 STREET SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84102 HOURS: MON. THURS. 9-5:- S.LC, fMftv Vi J It ONOFF vm i imp UT. 532-726- cassettes 04111 0 AMFM Roller Phone with FM Stereo $79.95 CONTROL (headphone radio) BATTERY COVER AMRM SELECTOR SLOT BATTERY COMPARTMENT I TUNING CONTROL 9-- 5, mini . 741 So. State FRI. - COVER Portable AMFM Cassette SAT. 10-- 3 |