Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday October jazz president: As Aggies see red strike’ 4Let ’em president and general manager of the Utah Jazz f&h at Utah Shaun McKinnon sports writer Dave Checketts is careful what he says about the possibility of an NBA players strike but if garage mechanics and Amway someone asks and presses for salesmen to staff their rean answer Checketts has placement teams The NBA can roughed out a guarded raid the Continental Basketball almost noncom- Association the US Basketball bordering-omittal sort of unofficial policy League and any number of statement on the subject foreign clubs and find players “Let 'em strike" Checketts who at least remember which told a Big Blue Club gathering way to run when they have the Friday "1 hope they do I'm ball Kncwing that players are ready for scab basketball" He's ready for scab basket- defecting from the strike before ball Fine No one ever said the it’s called The Jazz’s Malone front office couldn’t have an and Dallas Mavericks’ Rolando opinion Apparently no one ever Blackman Derek Harper and said the front office particularly Brad Davis have all announced had to grasp the basics of that they won’t honor a walkrunning a business either out the Dallas players sugexcept this one — the Jazz that gesting that the Mavericks Checketts built — does and is in would act as a team "The way I see it the Maverfact considered around the league a model front office the icks will have a scab team” kind say the New York Knicks said Blackman the players’ thought they wanted but didn’t representative "All 12 of us here will still be playing We’ll after all So what gives — is the go 81-- 1 or 82-- and then we’ll win wunderkind losing his wunder? the world championship” The NBA is as popular as it Did all the heat from the Karl Malone negotiations burn a hole ever has been — attendance and e in the attic? Was something TV ratings are at an traded in that three-teahigh — and what Checketts seven-playdeal that oughtn’t wants more than scab baskethave been? A strike didn’t we ball is for the players to see how just have one and has there foolish a strike would be for the been anything more worthless league and avoid making the in the past five years? mistake the NFL made this "The NFL players learned year In the meantime don't give something” Checketts said "and maybe the NBA players up on that weekend basketball need to learn something too league yet just in case ADD CHECKETTS: Before Maybe they should strike We've already located players he joined the Jazz Checketts was a management consultant who could play for us” The NBA Players Association for a firm in Boston and he has been mumbling about a represented Danny Ainge on a walk-omost ever since their col- number of occaisions lective bargaining agreement notably in his efforts to get out with the league expired in June of his Toronto baseball conThe summer passed without tract Ainge later asked Checketts any movement on either side the sticking issue — what a to help a Boston teammate — "I won’t tell you his name” surprise — free agency The union is working under Checketts said "because you’d the old terms for now and is know him” — instead seeking redress in the ance contract courts trying to strip owners of "A local Porsche dealer wanted Player X for a promotheir right of first refusal "We will not give on the free tion” Chechette recalls "All agency issue” Checketts said the player had to do was make "The team owners and man- two personal appearances in agement is as united as I've one year and in return the seen but it's especially impor- dealer would supply the player tant to a team like the Jazz If with use of a Porsche for that we lose first refusal with our year" financial resources we'd lose Checketts talked to the all our good players in a player who thought it was a great idea an easy way to get a hurry" First refusal means for nice set of wheels and example if a Malone's contract Checketts felt good about his had run out and he has become work a free agent and the Lakers "I got home that night and I made him an offer the Jazz got a call from the player's could match that offer and keep wife” Checketts said "She said him The players want total free he should only have to make one agency among other things appearance and the dealer and if there is a strike — talk should supply two cars because has it happening around the she needed one too” break — it will be over That was the end of free agency Everything else — Checketts' brief career as a abolshing the draft ana salary player agent "I wanted no part of that” he caps demands that are unrealistic in the first place — will said be pretty much to borrow from QUOTABLE CHECKETTS: the vernacular benched "When I got here the Jazz were And the idea of scab basketorphaned without their own ball might not be — how to put name even Have you this delicately? — as dumb as thought about that: Why scab football NFL owners had Utah have the Jazz and to call on bartenders and Orleans have the Saints?” By Mike Ingraham sports editor If this is going to be a truly happy homecoming sorebody will have to show the Aggie football team the way to hate San Jose A good old Iran-Ira- q loathing seems to be at the bottom of Utah State’s 6 triumph over Utah the past Saturday This week the Aggies entertain Goliath the top team in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association and one of the top teams in the country USU Head Football n 41-3- Coach Chuck Shelton says that upsetting the Spartans will require that USU perform at 0 "fever pitch" during its homecoming game this week A week ago Dr John Worley all-tim- partisans er All-St- ar sang Gators The Logan Gators swim team finished third Saturday at the first stale meet of the season hosted by the Granite Eels at Granite High School The local club entered 23 swimmers ages in the meet competing in 60 of 232 7-- events Seventeen Gators posted person bests at the meet ind three set new national time standards David Wilkinson earned an A A time in the 100 IM an A 'imo in the 200 freestyle and an time in the 100 backstroke !lcbin Parent posted an A time m the 50 freestyle and Natalie arisen earned a B time in the age-grou- 1 p 1 50 breaststroke 10 swam to six and one second-plac- e finishes and Ryan Clayton 12 Wilkinson first-plac- e claimed four first-plac- e finishes Other multiple winners in the girls' division were Kim Lucket and Robin Parent In boys' competition Matt Hansen lan Parent Brock Hellstern and Jon Thomas each posted two e finishes first-plac- h massive doses of stimulants into the Aggie bloodstream But getting in a lather over San Jose if you’re not Fresno is a different story anti-Uta- Butthere may be one way just might work It's easy to hate perfection and in the Spartans Shelton detects “no weakness in their football so crazy it team action Aggies 6-- 0--4 3-- 0 22-- 4 9-- 1 (16-1- 7 2) (5-1- 0--3) "I don’t think their defense will allow us the 41 points that Utah’s defense did” the coach observed Monday at a press conference prior to the weekly Big Blue Club luncheon in the Taggart Center “If we score 41 points against this defense we've arrived We’re going to have to score in the 20's for sure and keep the football” After the past Saturday’s spectacular at Rice Stadium anything seemed possible to the Aggies and their supporters at d the luncheon in the Walnut Room Present were three players — tight end Petey PACIFIC COAST ATFHETIC ASSOCIATION Maiden fullback Tim Ray and quarterback Brent Snyder — coach Pat Behrns that the Aggies could win this and they were awarded a stangame ding ovation from the No 12 said Behrns "never said a thing and crowd On the wall to their we just went on from there” rear was a large sign saying Composure is part of the package that Snyder "Kick their fat little red " The sign said What the Aggies brings to the stadium 215 pound) Shelton was touched by the recruited was a strapping dropback passer who could satisfy Aggie players in a gesture of unity but when it showed up on cravings for a basically aerial attack television one night prior to the What they got was a guy who runs his own game the coach had fears the show at the line of scrimmage checking off the sign would backfire arousing planned play and calling audibles right and the Utes "It didn’t" he said calling audibles left Of course it’s not entirely As for the Aggies they had random — Snyder works within a framework become fanatics When a spelled out by his guru offensive coordinator newsman inquired Saturday Brian Billick just why the Aggies following “He has such a grasp of what we're trying to their victory stomped all over do” said Billick following Saturday’s perfor- the UTAH inscribed in one Rice mance Billick after all awarded the Stadium end zone Ray (a transquarterbacking job to the junior from Joliet 111 fer student who is from not because of his arm or his legs or even his Oklahoma where they love the superior vision Snyder got the nod because of color red and had never before log of the system stepped on the Rice Stadium But now that the subject of Snyder's legs has carpet) replied "because we been brought up let Billick testify to their hate ’em” wedge sucker up the importance on the Sunday at a team meeting middle that has turned into a big gainer for Shelton chided Ray "Couldn’t USU you have been a little more "That play gives us some confidence The tactful?" he asked players see that if 'Herschel Walker' No 12 can "No” Ray shot back "I hate get that kind of yardage they say 'Well If he can 'em" run for that we ought to be able to wipe this Well allowed Shelton knowthing up'” ing a good block when he hears As Shelton says "it helps to have a one "I hate 'em too” He went on in sincere tones quarterback bright enough to take advantage of those things You’re only as good out there as to say that “Utah I hope your quarterback will let you be intellectually” they're great I hope they don’t The Aggie offense was very good Saturday lose another football game” and part of its success owed to the familiarity But perhaps noticing that his between Snyder and his receivers For instance nose was growing Shelton drew touchdown pass to Pat a laugh at the luncheon when he there was the Newman in the fourth quarter which brought corrected himself — "Well the Aggies to within three points of Utah 7 that's not really true” On that one the dropback passer the Aggies In truth the coach may have prefer became a roll out artist But what made been a little miffed prior to the play was the silent communication between Saturday’s kickoff Of course quarterback and receiver born of months of Worley had been working on him all week he told the practice "It was one of those instinctual things" says luncheon crowd But at the Snyder who as a finance major is s rational press conference he said "It's sort who usually goes by the numbers amazing to me that people “As I was dropping back 1 felt a presence could watch us play and not When I got out there (rolling out) everybody worry about us I'm amazed by sort of scrambled about They found me and that and 1 didn't fed like Utah then we tried to figure out where we were going wai (worrying about USU) I to go Pat came upfield and the defensive back didn't feel like they were very came with him and when the db turned to aee concerned As I looked at film where he was going and wondering where I was and I saw their defense and I Pit jetted back into the end zone and made a saw our offensive kids I had saliva coming out of my mouth great catch” Of hia receivers Snyder says he can "talk wanting to kick off before they about them all day” This week however a few discovered what I discovered” words are being said around the league in praise See AGGIES on page 7 of the man who gets them the ball Brent Snyder is PCAA Player of the Week Aggie triggevman has shot at being a top gun 'i By Mike Ingraham sports editor jam-packe- Before he's through said Utah State Head Football Coach Chuck Shelton Brent Snyder will be "one of the great quarterbacks in Utah State history” But for the present Snyder will have to settle for Pacific Coast Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week This is the award that was accorded USU wide receiver Kendal Smith two weeks ago and Smith the past Saturday helped his quarterback to one of the great days in Aggie annals In whipping USU to a 6 win over Utah Snyder threw for 360 yards That sandwiches him in sixth place on the Aggie single game list between two pros — Eric Hippie in 1979 threw for 364 yards against San Jose State and a year later Bob Gagliano reached 358 yards against Brigham Young University s That got the attention of the PCAA who couldn't resist signaling San Jose State's Mike Perez that there will be another quarterback of stature on the field in Romney 41-3- pooh-bah- Stadium Saturday As if his showing Saturday wasn’t enough Snyder left no doubt about his quarterbacking credentials Monday at the weekly Big Blue Club luncheon Following the final down he said he was taken abaci by the Aggies stampeding from the sidelines into the Utah end zone Tight end Petey Maiden and fullback Tim Ray had cooked up a scheme whereby the team would stomp on the UTAH inscribed in the end zone But Snyder didn’t know this "After I fell on the ball and getting up off the turf and seeing the team just flying towards the end zone the in first thing that hit my mind was 'brawl' Utah State will try to regroup Thinking that a fight was in progress what tonight after a weekend loss to would anyone expect of a quarterback not No 3 Brigham Young with a named Bobby Layne? Snyder showed he was of High Country Athletic Confer- sound mental stock by heading in opposite ence match against Idaho State direction “But but I don't want to get into this” he Play begins at 7:30 pm in the his teammates who were urging him told Spectrum The Aggies overall and onward in the HCAC have lost six Now that's a quarterback talking On the field however Snyder seems to be at hia best straight matches including defeat at the when he's being overrun by the enemy Time Saturday's hands of the Lady Cougars and again especially in the win over the Idaho State defeated USU University of the Pacific he unleashed compleearlier in the season in tions while being eaten alive by blitzing Tigers Pocatello His first thought when asked about operating though the match went to five games The under pressure is for his protectors Don't be in misled by the perceived punishment he says and Bengals are league play and are led by The blockers including the running backs are hitters Chris Ford with 315 doing their job kills a game and Margaret "They really do an exceptional job There's a Smith 309 kills a game lot of times I'm still on my feet after I throw the The Aggies will travel to El ball I kind of feel I have the knack for waiting Paso Texas Thursday to meet until the last second to throw the ball By doing and then play that I'm going to take some shots” UTEP HCAC matches at New Mexico Five of Snyder's 42 passes went for on Friday and touchdowns 27 were completed and one was State (13-1 on Sat- picked off when his target slipped behind New Mexico instead of in front of the defender urday Sean Robertson’s pickoff at the dawn of the Kelley Bailey is leading Utah State with 214 kills on the first quarter was returned 52 yards for a season a 404 per game touchdown It was No 12's demeanor following that disaster that convinced running backs average Sports report other veteran Aggie were injecting and m ut 27 1987 wall-to-wa- -4 ed 23-ya- rd 30-2- ll 1 |