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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - 13 Monday, March 29, 1999 I Would Give All I Had To Get Ricky Williams game, and the durability of a Hummer. Problem is, he doesn't run like a Hummer. He runs like a scooter a scooter filled with rocket fuel, granted, but it's still just a small piece of plastic. In the open field Barry will - Brandon Winn Chronicle Sports Editor trade all his draft picks this year and even some next year if it meant the New Orleans Saints could snag Texas running back Ricky Mike Ditka said he would Williams in this year's NFL Draft. I'm willing to take it a step farther. I want Ricky Williams on the Detroit Lions more than I want my left arm. These are the days that I wish I was William Clay Ford, owner of the Lions he's also the CEO of Ford Motor Co. and sleeps on a pile of money instead of a Serta. If only I could be Ford for a day. will give up my first born, all of Detroit's draft picks for the next three years, part ownership in Ford, wait, make that full ownership of Ford (I really want this guy) and an bribe so large you will need four moving vans to hold the Ben Franklins. And I would throw in Barry Sanders. C'mon Bill, just let me be the owner for a day. You won't regret I under-the-tab- le it. I want Ricky Williams. I won't get him because when it comes to money, Ford's pockets are tighter than a bear trap. That's why I need to rule the Lions for a day. I have no problem playing with someone else's bank account, especially when it's to get a player like Williams. I know we already have Barry in the backfield. I don't care. I am the biggest Barry fan around I have a poster hanging right in front of my desk but I realize that Detroit will never win a championship as long as he's the lone runner on the team. He's got more moves than a high school prom date, a desire that burns so deep he has to be treated for heartburn at the half of every rip the tape right off your ankles with a spectacular spin move or back cut. Nobody in the NFL can tackle Barry ble. ' T W A fff? Impossi- the ground fertilizing the lawn. He's not scared of contact; saying that would give him too much credit. Ricky Williams is a Hummer. If you're between Williams and the goal line, that man is going to score. Before you try and make the tackle, call your wife and tell her you love her and to have the family priest standing by. Then put your head down and prepare to meet your maker. Williams won't go around a tackier; he will go through. He runs like Terrell Davis, who has taken over as the best running back in the NFL. Sorry, Barry, but your time has come. Williams, like Davis, is the type of guy that a team can count on for three yards a crack. It doesn't sound like much, but considering how teams love to stack the line of scrimmage these days, three yards a carry will get you far. But it doesn't end there. Williams won't average three yards a carry in the NFL. He'll average five or more because of his awesome strength and natural instincts. If you saw this man run in college, you'd swear Jim Brown the best runner in NFL history was out of retirement and 25 years younger. Williams is the rare combinay back who's also tion of a big-pla- see winn page 15 . Wlj. Lw. " V in 111111iw1111111n1n11n1.nl ' - fiV"' ' mVm' ''HJ ' ill ' ' J j oanfoll I .,e :,v:r:,,,: In f J -- A j"''"' '"'-Vi- ' S JU-.'' .:.'. -. " w LJw '.. their final regular season home meet of the season, the Red Rocks slammed the Cougars back to Provo. this week's tough practices, it proved to us that we are stronger GYMNASTICS continued from page 12 excellence, not only with the io on bars, but a 9.925 on beam, a 9.925 of floor, and a 9.8 on vault. A 9.8 on, vault? They should yank her scholarship. Kulikowski's 10 on bars was the first perfect score of the year in the Huntsman Center. It was Kulio's fourth 10 this season, however, and a , career-hig- h. practiced really hard this I think it showed that it but week, off tonight," said Kulikowski. "I paid think we're all physically ready, but mentally we were second guessing ourselves. When we made it through "We than we think." Leonard scored the second highof the evening, est scores of 9.950 (beam), recording 9.950 (bars), 9.900 (floor), and 9.750 (vault), totaling 39.550 for all-arou- d. Leonard made the most of senior in night, setting season-high- s and bars, while also estabon beam. lishing a new career-hig- h The Northrop sisters didn't disappoint either, as Sarah posted a season-high 9.850 for her bars routine, and Molly's 9.900 kicked things off all-arou- for Utah's stellar beam rotation. Utah performed on the beam as if it were a foot wide, with Leonard (9 95). Jones (9.900), and Kcvcr (9.950) all setting carccr-highAngclika Schatton, Utah's vault specialist, proved to be Utah's bright spot in the event, winning her second vault title of the year and post9.850. ing a career-hig- h Monday, the Red Rocks find out where they'll be sent for Rcgionals on April 10. The No. 3 Utcs will be paired with the No. 10 team and may compete as close as Logan for Rcgionals, or be shipped off as far as West Virginia. s. r I Concert St Commentary Brooklyn-- by Fran Fraschilla will finally get to go West as the next coach at New Mexico. Ousted last year at St. John's after developing an interest in the coachborn Traditional Ute Flute Player Aldean Ketchum ing vacancy at Arizona State, Fraschilla was hired Saturday by the "Lightning Hawk" Lobos. "I'm a basketball junkie and the chance to coach in one of the best environments in college basketball is just a dream," Fraschilla told the Albuquerque media during a the Final Four in St. Petersburg. Fraschilla, 40, has been a frequent shopper for coaching vacancies throughout the country in recent months. His hiring at New Mexico came four days after Dave Bliss resigned to take the head coaching job at Baylor. New Mexico athletic director Rudy Davalos called Fraschilla "one of the best recruiters in the country," and a coach with the ability to take the Lobos to a higher level of national prominence. Associated Press e. Problem is, with the Lions' offensive line, Barry's quest for the open field is like Vasco De Gama's search for the Lost City of Gold neither exists. Barry gets surrounded in the backfield before he can crank the gas pedal on his scooter. When this happens, he's in trouble. Once Barry is caught, he's on Pure Bliss: UNM Pumped About Fran Fraschilla ALBUQUERQUE.N.M. one-on-on- X1 -i Become a Plasma Donor AND EARN UP TO $150 PER MONTH Who Needs Plasma? 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