Show By Randy Minkoff Dominant cage powers vanishing breed now WAGO Url) - DePauTs Kay Meyer observer close of college basketball trends for 40 yean says (he days of the superpowers with tag viiminf streaks are over A look at recent performances in college basketbaD supports Meyer’s theory Through the first half of the 1970-7- 1 season only ooe major college team Indiana State managed to remain undefeated In addition there were three different Nal teams in the cage rankings The NCAA has crowned five different champions since UCLA ran off its streak of consecutive national titles Meyer and other coaches cite NCAA i want even if they'd let you or if the kids wanted to wait a year or two and then get the chance” Meyer said "We all know it's better far college basketball that way” Meyer’s son Tom currently trying to build a Division I program at the University of Circle is aware of the ' a relatively unknown basketball improvement in college basketball is the reason no team is going to be able to dominate for any more than one or possibly two seasons "Every school can seemingly get a blue chipper now” he said "Not everyone wants to go play at the same school and sit on the bench anymore” Notre Dame the current No 1 team has probably the biggest "name” going for it in recruiting yet the Irish have not even come close to an undefeated season and have yet to win a national championship "We have it here with a player like Rich Branning who decided to come here and play rather than take a chance and sit on the bench at some west coast school" said Notre Dame Coach Digger Phelps "But we don't get everyone we want No one does And there are some teams that can beat most everyone but not everyone Meyer thinks the NCAA restrictions on scholarships may have been the major balancing! factor in college basketball today “You can’t en in and crab everyone you scholarship limitations the freshmen eligibility rule and different attitudes on the part of recruits far the change "You Just aren't going to see a UCLA come alone and dominate things anymore” said the ragtime DePsul coach Times are different now The rules are different and the kids are different" Meyer is not alone in his beliefs Marquette coach Hank Raymonds said the dition teams can fall from power quickly in basketball Coach Lou Henson's Illinois teams had been mediocre during the past several seasons But thanks to some good instate recruiting and good coaching by Henson -his team went through its first 15 games unbeaten this year "We are getting some kids now that understand the value of team play and are willing to sacrifice the big statistics far team - Illinois-Chicae- o drawn to the major schools and the smaller ones had to settle on what was left of the local talent” Meyer explained “But with the freshmen eligibility rule and some changes in what kids are looking for you have at least a crack at some of the top local talent and have a chance to build your program" Tom Meyer’s point was illustrated in December when he took his team now a Division II school to Des Moines and the Chikas upset Drake's Division I team that at play?hesaid On the other end of the scale is defending NCAA champion Kentucky which lost only three times in winning the national Cham- pionship last rear but is struggling to remain above the 300 mark this year “You are going to see a fatal that from now Meyer predicted "The good will survive with the traditions programs like at Kentucky UCLA Notre Dame but no ooe is going to run away with things like UCLA used to and you are going to to see different clubs in the NCAAs every on” the elder that time had lost only once Unlike college football teams have the opportunity in basketball to make in some cases stunning reversals in programs by attracting a few top quality players In ad-- year" Montand rallies Jfor Wlft Pittsburgh likely to edge Cowboys s The Mg man of the Dallas offense a possible MVP is tight end Billy Joe DePree who has become a receiver and blocker The Steelers counter him with Jack Ham the strong side linebacker rated as the best in the NIL an opportunistic veteran They'D have a tremendous battle Bowl The Cowboys will tend to run to their left towards Rams defensive end who played both Super will clubs he the time if “Bradshaw this fall gets Banaszak and Toews or Cole -- with Tony Dorset t the a have on them” great day passing main threat Dallas doesn't have the Mg On the other hand Staubach has to have a hot game back to punch the middle far physical if the Cowboys expect to make a strong showing yardage The Cowboy backs slide slip and slither The Dallas quarterback has faltered in tt using misdirection plays and quick draws and his most recent games He was kayoed against picking his way through the Atluti nid replaced by Dray White He tat Mi Although Robert Newhouse a fireplug is fit to resume far Dallas at ftiUback Scott Laidlaw will big-pl- - (Continued from page 13) Cunningham a dominating tight end coming back far the Surer Bowl He is a devastating Mocker far their running game The burden will be on Cowboy linebacker Thomas Henderson who always flops to the strong side (the side of the tight end) to cover Grossman and while he has the speed it's still a tough chore without help Facing the Pittsburgh threat Dallas safeties Charlie waters and Cliff Harris among the best in corner ntter are i the weakest points in the Dallas If Barnes plays off Swam as he did against Ron Jessie of the Los Angeles Rams the Cowboys will be burned by Bradshaw throwing turn-in- s to the agile Steeler receiver going underneath And then if Barnes starts to edge up Swann will blow by him far deep receptions asne aid in Super Bowl X Against Los Angeles the Cowboys were burned the few times Harris tried to crash through on safety blitzes because Pat Haden read them perfectly and unloaded the ball quickly Bradshaw has the same facility of quick release The Cowboys' best hope defensively is to suppress the Steelers on first down running plays so they can their "dime" defensive alignment with Mark Kioto and Randy Hughes replacing Breunig and weakside linebacker D D Lewis If there's still a Steeler running threat on second down it becomes a "nickel" defense with Hughes and linebacker Mike Hegman who has good range being inserted Bradshaw however has the velocity to rifle the baU even into those high intensity Cowboy coverages with two linemen up on the The Dallas “flex” baU and two laying back a yard has been highly publicized as an impenetrable barrier against the run But it hasn't been nearly as invulnerable as R was when Lee Roy Jordan was backing up the middle until a couple of rears ago The best way to attack it is straight ahead raw power That's where the Steelers will go because Ftanco Harris and Rocky Bleier are muscle runners On first down Harris and Bleier also pose a threat far Breunig and Lewis respectively coming out of the Pittsburgh backfield as passing targets Franco has a facility far excelling in these clutch man far eight games He has been a tough-yardaseasons Rain wiU favor Pittsburgh since both Steeler backs block well and Bradshaw unloads the ball quicUy The Cowboys' best bet is to swarm Harris and farce Bradshaw into obvious passing situations A couple of sacks or interceptions can rattle the Steeler quarterback especially early in the game When have the ball: PittsburghWDallas) plays the standard defense and seldom goes out of it — unless it’s an obvious long passing situation Then they'll inert Tony Dunn as a fifth man in the secondary replacingnght linebacker Loren Toews The Steelen don't flip-flo- p linebackers (as Dallas does because ft - - ay ball-hawki- undoubtedly special team! there's J3ETJE SL Eagles ferttatjratoorWpitttojirti smother him On Landry has liked his Dorset! can question about his tenacity in heavy going "He doesn't like to get twisted around" says one NFL not much to choose - - (UPD-Se- nior assists as Montana - rallied far a 7N5 over Idaho State Friday night in Missoula Idaho State's Lawrence Butler the nation's second leading missed toots TRUST a overtime But he claims he D be fired up because he s going DALLAS (UPD -- The against Ms hometown team Dallas Black Hawks beat Preston Pearson a valuable threat coming out of Lake Golden and-lonthe Salt third-down g the backfield replaces Dorsett on 3--2 in sudden The Cowboys also throw in a third wide Eagles death overtime Friday receiver Butch Johnson in place of the fullback to in Central night Hockey Staubach five targets give The Dallas regular wide receivers Drew Pearson League action It was the third and Tony Hill compare well with Swann and Stallworth of the Steelers Like their Pitt coun- straight overtime game terpart! they line up with Pearson always on the left (or the Eagles and side HiU on the right (except when they go into Hawks in Dallas and “East” formation with Hill slotted on Pearson’s the first time the Eagles had lost on the Hawks' side) Look far Pearson to work on left corner back Ron leg The Eagles led Johnson of the Steelen the only starting rookie in the after the first 1:20 after game Rtfs a fine defensive back but his Gordie Gallant took a periencecanbeexpfoited i Mel Blount at the other corner will be very physical passe the boards from with HDL AD the men in the Pittsburgh secondary are Doug Palazzari and shot for hftten and the toughest of aD is strong sa fety Donnie made a Shell whoU be pttfagup DuPree Mike Wagner the the goal It was Gallant's ninth goal of the year other safety has good range No more goals were Tom Dallas runs from a lot of different sets untU the third made in offense formations on Landrjr pioneered multiple period when Dallas' But ironically most footbaD people feel Pitts- Steve Hazlett caught a rebound and shoved it burgh is the more versatile offensive team “They do more says Fred Dryer the over the line U mm FRONT DISC & ROTOR SERVICE FRONT END ALIGNMENT Rtftace ham tiic I paSs am wicbiaa ' 20-fo- lar " ’i- t- w i FOREVER BATTERY Maintenance-Fre- e Mb cooler comb aid let-ito original tpocs NO ADDITION Ai CHAIGf for factory air or Ionian bar con! - 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