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Show ports The Salt LakeTribune THURSDAY, November 17, 1994 PREP FOOTBALL Page D-5 WHATJINX? That Utah Hex Has Turned in Favor of BYU SECTION D CLASSIFIEDSPage D-7 Webber Ends Contract Fight By Signing With Warriors ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Webberresigned Wednesdaynight with the Golden State Warriorsafter a bitter contract dispute, but that did little to quell speculation he may not remain with the team. The Warriors did not release terms of the agreement. Webberis expected to re- join the team Fridayor Saturday. Golden State plays host to Utah Saturday, in a game broadcast on Prime Sports. Webber, a 6-foot-10 forward, has missed the team’s first six games. The Warriors are 5-1 without Webber. Thesigning came at the endof a hold- out that led coach Don Nelson to say he Editor's Note: John Mooney, The Salt Lake Tribune's formersports editor, covered the BYU-Utah football rivalry for more than 60 years. Today, Mooneyoffers his per- wouldquit if such a move would get Webber to sign. Webberhas said he was unhappy playing for Nelson last season. Webber, whose agents said they were investigating possible trades with four teams during the stalemate, was angered at Nelson for making the suggestion. By signing Webber, the Warriors are able to trade him. They could not have traded Webber,or even negotiated with other teamsabout a trade. while he was an unsignedrestricted free agent “We continue with the speculation agentBill Strickland said in response to a @ See WEBBER,Page D-3 COUNTDOWN TO BEEHIVE BATTLE | | MEMORABLE GAM ES) spective on the series. 1942 I95- By John Mooney SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE Cougarfans don’t speak of the ‘Point of the Mountain Jinx” since coach LaVell Edwards exorcised the demons. Old timers may rememberthe BYU record against Utah from coach Ike Armstrong (1925) through Jack Curtice (1957) — 25losses, one victory andfourties! Eventhe 12-7 upset of the Utes in 1942 didn’t silence the jinx, becauseafter beating Utah, the Cougars didn’t win another game. Theylost fourin a rowto finish 2-5 and seventh in the Skyline Conference. After the loss to the Cougars, whichleft the Utes 0-3, the team didn’t lose again, beating Utah State, Denver, Colorado A&M, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho to tie for the championship. U. Had No Trouble vs. The jinx was so effective, the Cougars were considered justa little bit tougher than an opendate in those days. But BYU, under Tommy Hudspeth, wag becoming more competitive while Utah State wasfalling on tough times. The Aggies had been the Thanksgiving opponentfor the Utes, but with the formation of the Western Athletic conference, BYU was movedto thelast game of the season while the non-conference Aggies were relegatedto early-season dates. and Utah retained possession and the vic- tory/on a foulcalled on the Cougarswhile a Utah puntwasin theair. Powerof the jinx: The Point of the Mountainjinx still had somepowerleft in 1953. BYU in 64 In 1964, beating Brigham Young was just a minor annoyance for Utah on the way to a share of the WAC championship With a 47-13 victory over the Lynn R. Johnson/TheSalt Lake Tribune Cougars, the Utes tied New Mexico and Arizona for the conference title and madeplansfor the Liberty Bowl. Utah assistant coach Kyle Whittingham doesn’t let his BYU background come out whenhe’s wearingredonthesideline. Quarterback Virgil Carter Don’t Call Them Traitors would lead the Cougars toa WAC title the next year, but the Ute defense baffled the sophomore in this game. Carter completed only 5 of 22 passes for 79 yards, with two interceptions. All seven of his passes in the second half were in- BYU, Ute Coaches Say complete. Fullback John Ogdenrushedfor 111 yards for the Cougars, but the BYU offense did not produce a touchdown. The Utes had plenty of firepower, with Allen Jacobs rushing for 115 yards and four touchdowns and Ron Coleman sprinting 80 yards for the game’s first score. Ray Groth ran for another Utah touchdown and Pokey Allen passed for the final score. The gamewasplayedat Ute Stadium, but the schools each sold half the tickets and shared re- They’re Not Turncoats By Phil Miller THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Imagine Saddam Hussein hiring Norman Schwartzkopf, Buddy Ryanserving under Kevin Gilbride, Utahns voting for Bill Clinton. Aboutaslikely as Cougars working for Utah, or Utes coaching at BYU, right? Sorry. These days, rivalry is in the mindsof the ticket- holders — andhardly anyoneelse. For more than a decade, two former Utes have helped coach archrival Brigham Young's football team, a period in which the Cougars have dominated their northern brothers. But the Cougar Gaphasclosed at Utah. Figuring thatif you can’t beat ’em,hire em, Ute coach Ron McBride has ceipts. added three ex-Cougarsto his staff the past three years. Traitors? ‘Maybe people were thinking that, but nobody ever told me so,” said Ken Schmidt, Utah ’64 and currently the Cougars’ defensive coordinator. @ See COACHES,Page D-2 Tim Kelly/The Salt Lake Tribune Coach Norm Chow teaches Cougars whathelearned as a Ute. The veteran sportscaster, Lindsay Nel- The significance of °64: The Utes have not won a WACtitle since then, and thebig loss to one of the best teams in Ute history markedthe lowpoint of the rivalty for BYU. As of ’64, the series record stood 34-2-4 in Utah’s favor. The Cougars would win the next three games — and 22of the next 29. Shakula, Burningham ; Are Volleyball MVPs — son, who did the “color” for that game, told me a few years ago that gamestill rankedhigh onhis list of thrillers. Utah had a secret weapon — oneit won't have with the Astroturf — to thwart the BYUvictory celebration and attack on the goalposts in 1942. Kent Evans, who was in charge of grounds and buildings for the university, hadthe sprinklers turnedon to drive off the crowd of fighting Ute and Cougar fans. The fans got the goal posts after that Cougarvictory, but I recall the fighting from myvantagepostin the press box. One BYU bandsman had his big tuba drapedaround his neck and was dealing out punishment, mainly because his opponents were afraid of hitting the horn. He was so successful, he slipped out of the horn, and was decked promptly by a Ute fan. By Jill Johnson THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Skyline’s Sara Shakula and Sky View's Mari Burningham each had goals left unfulfilled until they led their volleyball teams to this year’s state championship. The Salt Lake Tribune's toptwo classes’ Most Valuable Play- That day may havebeenthelow point in coach Armstrong's career. He stood on that little rise which used to mark the entrance to the fieldhouse, watching the chaos below. I rememberlikening his standing, surrounded by Spide Morris, Kent Evans and Adrian Pembroke — his generals — to Brutus surveying the carnage on the Plains of Philippi as Caesar’s Ghost was avenged. | | 4th of a six-part series traditionally took a nosedive after losing to Utah early in the season. The Cougars Date changes: The change in dates must have been good because BYU beat coach Bill Meek’s Utes in 1969 and ’72. Coach Tom Lovat’s Utes added threevictories to the BYU total. With that start, the jinx was reversed and BYU dominated,until last year when Utah shook off the Point of the Mountain jinx with a 34-31 victory at BYU. Of the 50-some years I’ve watched Utah and BYUplay, the game thatsticks in memory is the 1953 game. It wasthe first game televised on a national network from Ute Stadium andit wasa thriller, 33-32 for the Utes. Dick Romney, the conference commissioner, was on the fledgling television committee for the NCAA and lobbied hard to get the Thanksgiving date for his conference. The weather cooperated and the TV ratings sold mountain football to the watchers. Utah was 7-2 goinginto that final game, with losses to Hawaii and Washington while coach Chick Atkinson’s Cougars were 2-6-1 before losing to Utah. But Atkinson had a secret weapon.Using the logic that no team had beenableto shut down the Curtice offense, the BYU coach “borrowed” the Ute attack andalmostpulledit off. It was obvious the team with the last possession was going to win this game, 49. 198g Soph? | Tim Kelly/The Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake Tribune named (from left) Tanya Woolstenhulme, Cami McArthur, Mari Burningham, Sara Shakula and Tawnya Crumb its MVPsfor 1994 volleyball season. Suspension Will Cost Rison $37,000 Andre Rison has had his problems this season, and they're starting to get expensive. e Atlanta Falcons’ star receiver was suspended i“ to a team meetfor a game Wednesdayforbei ing. The action will cost him $3’ 0 in lost salary. e suspension comes & r the All-Pro re- ceiver critical of coach Jpne Jones and the Atlanta offenge, but Jones said the only reason for the suspension that Rison was late after being warned. at ted to stress that he’s going to be treated just like evetyoneelse,” Jones said. Rison’s agent, Charles Tucker, said his client has aceryiet the suspension for Sunday's gameat Denver. - Jones said Leonard Harris, who has three catches t ‘= start in place of Rison. - a NBA Basketball Boston 120, Seattle 93 109, Miami 96 Chicago 94, San Antonio 92 Phoenix 105, Big Five Basketball BYU 96, High Five America 84 In Action Today Prep Football: Class 4-A Champi, Jordan vs. Bear River, at ers join Class 3-A’s MVP Tawnya Crumb (North Sanpete), 2-A‘s Tanya Woolstenhulme (South Summit) and 1-A’s Cami McArthur (Rich) in guiding their teams to the state’s top prize. “Tt has been nerve-wrackingfor the past couple of months,”said Shakula, Skyline’s outside hitter. “Tm relievedit is all over. I could not concentrate on anything but winningstate. Shakula is enjoying the rest of her senior year before joining the University of Utah volleyball team next year. Rice Stadium, 11 a.m., Channel 2 CESPND 2 p.m. — Golf, Mexican Prep Football: Class 5-A Championship, Davis vs. Orem, at Rice Open Stadium, 4:30 p.m., Channel 2 Prep Football: Class 3-A Championship, Pine View vs. Uintah, at (@) 4:30 p.m. — PrepFootball, ip, Davisvs. Class 5-A Cl Orem 6 p.m. — NBABasketball, Rice Stadium,7: TV Sports (® 11 am. — Prep Football, Class 4-A Championship, Jordan Bea River Noon — Tennis, ATP World Team Challenge Rockets $ 7 p.m. — Women's Tennis, Virginia Slims Championship (taped) 5:30 p.m. — CollegeBas- ketball, Preseason NIT, SW Louisiana at Memphis & She started as a sophomore and is one of the remaining Eagles who remembers the disappointment of not takingstate after being ranked No. 1 for two years. “It’s been something we deserved and could reach,” she said. Shakula was determined to avenge Skyline’s early tournamentexits The Eagles beat darkhorse Bingham 15-3, 15-3 in the championship after other top-ranked teams endured surprising upsets, including No. 2-ranked Bonneville which lost to unranked Mountain View in the second round. Sky View’s Burningham was not going to play high school volleyball because she wanted to concentrate on club ball and landing a college scholarship. @ See ALL-STATE, Page D-6 Walsh May Leave Stanford Just three days before the Big Gameagainst California, the chancethat Bill Walsh will resign as Stanford's football coach evolved from merespeculation to a strong possibility. Athletic director Ted Leland S confirmed Wednesday that the have hadfive or six discussions about Walsh's future. “We're doing what we can to convince him to stay,” Leland _ Walsh, who turns 63 on Nov. is suffering through his second|| ing season in a row. t |
