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( A Page 10 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1981 Sports USC assumes top spot, Texas advances to No. 3 ■ ! : I ' [ J United Press International NEW YORK — There may have been just a trace of smugness in John Robinson s voice Monday, but it’s easy to understand why the coach of the Southern California Trojans believs his team deserves their continued No. 1 ranking by the UPI Coaches’ Poll. “I assumed we d be No. 1 again because we passed a fairly severe test this past Saturday,” Robinson said. “I put some credence in the strong vote for us. I know we have to improve, but Tm very pleased with our team so far and pleased to be ranked at the top.” The Trojans, who pulled out a 28-24 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners with two seconds left to play Saturday, were a near unani mous choice for the top spot Mon day, receiving 39 firstplace votes from the 42 coaches on UPTs Board of Coaches. Southern Cal totaled 626 points to easily outdistance No. 2 Penn State, which moved up a notch following its 30-24 triumph over Nebraska. Penn State received 565 points and two first-place votes. Playing in front of85,651 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum and an estimated 10 million watching on network television. The Trojans were losing, 24-21, as less then five minutes remained on the clock. But after a 4 1 /2-minute, 78- yard drive highlighted by clutch passing and fourth-down drama tics, quarterback John Mazur hit tight end Fred Cornwell to give USC the triumph. v Texas, which.defeated Miami (Fla.) 14-7, advanced to the No. 3 slot and Pittsburgh, idle last week, moved into the No. 4 position. North Carolina, fresh from a 56-14 rout of Boston College, jumped four spots to the No. 5 rating. The Tar Heels received the remaining firstplace vote. Although Oklahoma’s record dropped to 1-1, the Sooners fell only four spots to No. 6, followed by No. 7 Ohio State, No. 8 Michi gan, No. 9 Mississippi State and No. 10 Alabama. Mississippi State is making its first appearance in the Top 10 this season, moving up from the No. 14 position after a 28-7 victory over Florida. Rounding out the Top 20 are No. 11 Brigham Young, riding the nation’s longest winning streak for a major college at 16 games, No. 12 Georgia, No. 13 Washington, No. 14ClemsonandNo. 15 Miami (Fla.). Arkansas is No. 16 followed by No. 17 Missouri, No. 18 UCLA, No. 19 Nebraska and No. 20 Iowa. UCLA, upset by Iowa 20-7 last week, tumbled 11 spots while Nebraska, 1-2, fell seven places. Missouri, 3-0, and Iowa, which has upset Nebraska and UCLA in the last three weeks, join the Top 20 for the first time this year. Notre Dame, a 15-14 loser to Pur due, West Virginia, despite a 49-3 victory over Colorado State, and Florida dropped out of the ratings. 11 ,v*/ 16 Gal.Starting© 09 27 INCLUDES Keg,"TOe, Punp, Cups : P ^ 100l6 S ICE jjniL# Certified Public Accountants is looking for qualified Accountants to join our rapidly growing firm in Houston. We will be interviewing on campus, October 6, 1981. 1. Southern Ca (39)(3-0) 626 2. Penn St. (2) (2-0) 565 3. Texas (3-0) 500 4. Pittsburgh (2-0) 447 5. North Carolin(l)(3-0) 408 6. Oklahoma (1-1) 404 7. Ohio St. (3-0) 357 8. Michigan (2-1) 337 9. Mississippi St. (3-0) 255 10. Alabama (3-1) 241 11. Brigham Young (4-0) 201 12. Georgia (3-1) 169 13. Washington (3-0) 161 14. Clemson (3-0) 83 15. Miami (Fla.) (2-1) 42 16. Arkansas (3-0) 41 17. Missouri (3-0) 36 18. UCLA (2-1) 35 19. Nebraska (1-2) 27 20. Iowa (2-1) 20 Note: By agreement with the American Football Coaches Asso ciation, teams on probation by the NCAA are ineligible for the top 20 and national championship con sideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. The only teams current ly on probation are Arizona State and Southern Methodist. i . Home and Auto Stereo Equipment 3 & £ i i £ i / / ^ ^ / * ^ < CS & The Best Prices in Town! Woodstone Audio 913 Harvey Rd. College Station 693-4423 Texas Office of Traffic Safety one potato, two potato... Offers Ph.D.’s Pure, Healthy, & Delicious potatoes. FRONT DESK CLERK HOUSEKEEPER MAID WAITRESS full or part time Experience Helpful, but will train.:’:; Apply in Person Ponderosa 3702 pONDER0SA ; Texas Ave. College Station, The Final Fina U^ sev" r(\e a El Paso Electric e * C neW=' pacV3<3 . IBS? El Paso Electric has th right answers. 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He had been searching for two years for a top job in his chosen field as a strength and condition ing coach. At Alabama, as an assistant strength coach, Williams learned all he could about the conditioning and strengthening of athletes. I wanted to acheive some goals of my own, though, ” he said. “And primary among them was becom ing head strength and condition ing coach at a major university. “A place where I could estab lish my own ideas and theories and help athletes succeed.” Williams went to all the clinics and conventions he could. He cal led, spoke and debated with “ex perts’ in the business and gathered immense files of infor mation on the theories and beliefs of conditioning and strengthening athletes. “I went to 12 conditioning cli nics and visited schools for two solid years,” the coach said. “I talked to dozens of professional and college coaches to gain infor mation.” At one, the National Strength Coaches Clinic in May, he heard about a job opening at Texas A&M University. Williams said he did not even unload the car from the clinic. “I called A&M immediately af ter the clinic and had my resume sent as fast as the secretaries could get it out,” he said. He was one of seven people in terviewing for the job at Texas A&M. He received a recommen dation from some Alabama i Atent dealty "t l Our job is scouting. Tell t us your needs & leave the search to us. 846-8179 4015 Texas Ave., Bryan t (next to Taco Bell) CHRISTA PANDEY BROKER t We Gets What Ya Likes In The Way Of Bikes! 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An athlete’s not going to have all day to use his strength. “I don’t want strength oozing out of our athletes. " he said. "It’s just not applicable to most sports." Wiliams said he wanted a prog ram that would increase flexibil ity, speed and endurance. Func tional strength, he said, would in crease all those and thus, increase pity c tyuird S players have nicknamed "Coach Stretch." loretlu He advocates not only strettt ir j) ing as warm up before practice9^^ p, stretching after practice in a tenj j ( , xa fifteen minute "cool period. "I have given all the athlete sheet of stretching exercises th can do in their rooms, he 8 "To become really flexible, hour or so has to be spent stretching. He said the more flexible i athlete is. a serious injury es less likely The athlete canth bend and not break, he said. His goals for all Aggie athlei " arc to increase the flexibility, n ning program, power and enda|- ancc for all sports. Each individual athlete has series of stretches and weightsdj signed to aid that athlete in 1 sport. i ic said he has broken dot each of the lifts with all ll athletes so they know how the I correctly. By emphasizing proji technique of lifting, he said, I juries in the weight room ha been reduced. TEXAS A&M VOUNG CONSERVATIVES OF TEXAS Organizational Meeting Wed. Sept. 30 7:30 p.m. ^ Room 350 MSC ^ power. Power is what most athletes want, paticularly in football, he said. The quicker an athlete can hit his opponent with all the strength he can muster, the better he will do. Foremost in William’s strength and conditioning program is stretching. In fact, Aggie football 1 P225X15 S 64 D1 = (replaces = HR78X15 = F.E.T. and Ulm To — AH Tlf»» ~ Mounted A Botercod = »15 "I have gotten a remarkablen spouse from the athletes ai adminstnrtton. he said. "Butti !>est response has lieen from |] women. They were really hung for a program like this. 'Hie attitude and cnthusiai among the women has been fi tastic. he sakl. They are willing try anything to help themsen get better and enjoying it. Williams said he enjoys tl attitude immensely. The worn have never really lud a prograi their own. he said. And so. giving their complete coopc tion. £: Oteftefi: Billy Winttft Goo'g* Eirwry I E&W = Tire Distributors = Something £he STYLING SALON open: 8:01 a m. 9l04 P.M. Monday thru Friday Saturday til Noon No Appt. Needed! 404 E. UNIVERSITY 693-9877 Hair Perms Manicures Pedicures 693-9877 E 2706 Pinfeather • Bryan = | M.C. 775-9009 VISA | Eilllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllfr; During the season, he said, I wants the athletes to, at mil mum. maintain their strength, j hopes they will come in md often and get better as each their seasons progresses It isc of his goals. 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