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Show BYU, UNM t Face Key WAC Test 4 The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturda s'tupmimhi',.- , 9 C-- t v frj a Msl IA -- ' mr jrL t ' S' ' ri i By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer For Weber State, its OGDFN the same old song The situation is highly reminiscent of that which unfolded just seven days ago Last week, it was resurgent Idaho, replete with a new head coach, new coaching staff, and new reliance on the forward pass, which Vandal ized the Wildcats. And this week9 Its rejuvenated Montana State, replete with a new head coach, new coaching staff, and new reliance on the forward pass, which invades Wildcat Stadium Saturday at 7 p.m. for a Big Sky Conference shootout with Weber State. This time, Weber Coach Mike Price hopes the result is reversed Price, of course, is no stranger to the situation at Montana State, which has seen first-yea- r Coach Doug Graber guide the Bobcats to a conference record after replacing Sonny Lubick. Just last year it was Price who replaced Pete Riehl man at Weber State and injected new enthusiasm into a struggling program by adopting a offense 0 all-ou- n pass-oriente- "The situation at Montana Slate Idaho is a little like our noted situation was last year, Price, whose Wildcats will try to break a three-gam- e losing streak Saturday night. You can sneak up on a few people when youre new, then it gets a little tough. As far as the conference race is concerned. and g mm Tribune $tff Photo bv Raven Can Brigham Young University quarterback Steve Young will lead Cougars into big game Saturday against New Mexico. USU Eyes Bengals, Looks for Offense Coach Bruce Snyder. Thats what weve got to do. Score points. By Kay Herbat Tribune Sports Writer LOGAN When the 1:30 p.m. kickoff arrives in Romney Stadium here Saturday, Utah State will find out whether the many extra hours (he coaching staff put in trying to solve the mystery of the missing offense will have paid dividends. Yes, admitted the Aggie coach, "weve worked long hours this week evaluating our offense. 1 decided that the guts part of our offense needs improvement. We need to execute better and find a concept that is right and do those plays better. in The Aggies host Big Sky Confer- ence foe Idaho Slate in Game No. 5 of the HW2 season. And two things are upixrmost in USUs mind: 1. spankRevenge for last years ing in Pocatello when the Bengals win over claimed (heir first-evUtah Slate, and, 2. Have the Ags put their own house in order? Utah States offense has been a major disappointment this season. In three of their first four games, the Ags have scored only four touchdowns. Asked whether he would stick with his starting quarterback, Doug Samuels, all the way agam as he did in the 6 loss to Fresno State last week in the event the offense fails to move, Snyder didnt hesitate: I will make a change if I have to. I have confidence, too, in the other guy (Chico Canales). 50-2- 31-- er Snyder noted that, in the past, his running plays bread-and-butt- would net four to five yards a pop. Now, those same plays are gaining Points, points, points, repeated three, maybe four yards a try. 1 duction. Also, we still have to get the ball to our wide receivers more. In a season where most of the Aggie news has not been good, the Utah State injury report did look a bit more promising Friday. It looks like (running back) Eric Adams is finally at full speed, and guard Dave Kuresa may be able to play after alJ. Kuresa spent two days in the hospital this week in traction because of back spasms. He showed up for practice today (Friday) and looks OK, said Snyder. But we wont make a final decision until after the warmups. Idaho State is coming off succes loss at home at Itah and a against North Dakota, Garber analyzed Ins quarterback situation and repplaced senior starter Barry Sul liv an vv ith junior Mike Godfrey Hie decision to flip-floquarterbacks lias made Gartier look like a genius (axlfrcy has txvn accurate on 70 of 130 passes for 01 yards and eight IoiicImIowiis Sullivan, mean w tide, has completed 22 of 42 passes for 208 y arils as a quarterback But Gartier has indicated Sullivan will play Hanker against Welier Slate this is a very important game for us We lost one we should have won last week and we cant afford to lose at home 28-2- 7 Montana States Graber hasn't seen Weber State in person under Price, since this is his first year in the Itig Sky But he knows the Wildcats by reputation and by film "Weber State has a fine team with a wide-opeoffense that can explode at any time," said Graber. fourth-quartewhose Bobcats erased a deficit to gun down defendnational champ ing Division ion Idaho State in triple ov ertime last w eek to advance to in the conference. "Weber's offense can dictate a football game, and that will put more pressure on our defense. We've been plbying pretty well defensively, so the game should tie interesting 1 n 17-- 7 r "Mike 'Godfrey' tias a stronger arm than Sullivan and he's a good drop-hacpasser." said Garber "Sulliv an's been in the program for four years and lie's a good athlete, so we'll move him out to flanker against Weber JO-2- 7 0 The most interesting tiling about both Weber State overall and in tile conference) and Montana and State is that both have attempted to balance their offenses between the pass and run this season The Wildcats, primarily a passing team last year, piled up more than 200 yards rushing against Idaho last week and have amassed 427 ground yards in four (1-- Special Purchase on 1 LANCIA i3-- 25 To Choose From vith full warranty games Montana State, largely a running team before Graber took over this year, has embarked upon a three-gamwinning streak by virtue of its setback passing. Following a e 30-1- Leather Seats Air Conditioning Power steering, windows, disc brakes ACTINGS 3 sive tough losses, a defeat to Luis Obispo and a Cal Poly-Sa- n 7 overtime loss at Montana 15-1- Thats what mean about the guts part of our offense. We need to execute better and get more pro- I ;i 9, I9H2 Wildcats Host Bobcats s V kv Continued From Page l ihul down prolific Steve Young, the Cougari)' quarterback who is averaging 337.7 yards per game, and f the Lilies can adequately defend against such sterling BYU receivers as tight end Gordon Hudson 12 catches this year) and wide-ou- t Neil Balholm, then BYU is in deep trouble. BYli's offensive line has been able to afford Young adequate protection so far this year and Saturday will be that lines supreme test against such Lobo chargers as defensive end Jimmie Carter, linebacker Johnny Jackson and safety Bay Homfeck, who last week relumed an interception !W yards for a touchdown. With Morrisons defensive sidekick Joe Lee Dunn devising various defensive schemes over the years to confuse the opposition-tili- ngs like t blitzes, nine-ma- n fronts, seven-madrops Young will get his toughest collegiate test. Look for the junior signal caller to send backs Scott Pettis, Casey Tiumalu and Wsymon Hamilton on some pressure-relievindraws and even look for Young to utilize the quarterback draw frequently. Most of all, look for a genuinely tough WAC football game, with the winner moving into the drivers seat for the conference crown. .... October , AUTOMOTIVE FILTERS CASITE ADDITIVES PISTON RINGS Best lor your car1 Fuel Injection 30-2- LIST PRICES UP TO State. ISU also is experiencing $13,500 some adjustment at quarterback as Paul Peterson, who replaced last year's star, Mike Machurek. has yet to find the consistency Coach Dave Kragthorpe wants. 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