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iami’s 51-7 demolition of Hogs ihows that experts can be wrong »... hoto by JayJim lee Creek Park, jued by rain. 'V Newkirk. Cat- itched a shutout md striking out e, A&M lost it L , niversity2-lia -ad)' Aggies out- i alike the Lad)- to capitalize os takes, ter gave upoi 1 the loss on tl in the rain ini ney By Doug Hall Assistant Sports Editor LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Before aturday’s Miami-Arkansas game tere, one of the local newspapers an a full page of predictions on the ;ame, quoting people who presu- nably were “in-the-know.” Of the nearly ihirtv people . . nterviewed, Analysis ,hich included louthwest Con- erence coaches, sportswriters, ath- etic directors and other personali- ies, only two cast votes with the isting Hurricanes. Oh well, so much for home-town entimentality. Using the strong arm of sopho- nore quarterback Steve Walsh, the atestin the seemingly endless string if Miami top-gun signal callers, the lurricanes amassed 525 yards of to- al offense in the 51-7 defeat against defense that was supposed to be [opsin the SWC. Meanwhile, the Hogs’ vaunted lex-bone offense spent the af- ernoon mired in a Miami swamp, unior tailback James Rouse, an all iWC pre-season pick, scored Arkan- as'only points of the day with a 7- ■ard run in the game’s closing min- ites. At the day’s long end, Arkansas lad mustered only 198 yards in of- ense, with 80 of those coming in their scoring drive. Neither senior quarterback Greg Thomas nor freshman Quinn Grovey could suc cessfully direct Coach Ken Hatfield’s offense, a sign that doesn’t bode well for the team which was supposed ter be the SWC savior. As if the 44-point thrashing weren’t enough, it had to come at the hands of a former Razorback. Miami coach Jimmy Johnson, who has been much maligned over the last few seasons for not controlling his free-spirited teams, is a former team mate of Hatfield’s at Arkansas. And it wasn’t as if Johnson tried to run up the score. The Hurricanes used eight consecutive offensive se ries to build an insurmountable 38-0 halftime lead. Against a flex-bone team, which specializes in ball con trol offense and defensive pressure, that lead might as well have been 103-0. That score, incidentally, is the to tal by which Arkansas fell to Okla homa back in 1918. T hat too, was a dismal day for Ar kansas football. If there’s one non-Razorback fan who hated to see Arkansas get pounded so severely, it would have to be TCU coach Jim Wacker. The Horned Frogs, who had an off-day Saturday after a hard-fought victory over Brigham Young last week, host the Razorback’s in Fort Worth next Saturday as both teams kick off their SWC schedule. Prior to Saturday’s game, the Ra- zorbacks were rated as the No. 10 team in the nation. Undoubtedly, af ter such a poor performance, the Hogs will drop numerous places in the polls. Consequently, the revenge factor will be high next week as Ar kansas tries to regain face. But if Saturday’s game is any indi cation of the real Razorback football team, Hatfield will have more to worry about than simply regaining national status. The Hog’s defense, which gave up 10 points to Mississippi and 15 to Tulsa, looked more than vulnerable against a well-balanced Miami team. The Hurricanes split their total yards almost evenly, gaining 256 yards on the ground and 259 through the air. Combined, Miami’s two quar terbacks completed 26 of 36 passes against a supposedly tough Arkansas secondary, that included All-SWC pick Steve Atwater, who was beaten more than once on pass plays. Another All-SWC pick, noseguard Tony Cherico was vir tually neutralized by the Miami of fensive line as was linebacker Ricky Williams. In the end, it was one of those days a head coach would just as soon forget. And in all fairness, it was a day in which every bounce went in Miami's direction. SWC national title hopes are lost; Bears capitalize on Tech miscues From The Associated Press The Southwest Conference’s fcry September has dashed hopes or a national football ampionship. Arkansas was the lone unble- ished conference team and Miami btchered the Hogs 51-7 in Little lock on Saturday, the Razorbacks’ orst whipping since Rice flogged em47-0 in 1953. The 10th ranked Hogs were so lumiliated on national television at Miami players were shown play- tic-tac-toe on a sideline ctvalk- ard in the fourth period. Miami free safety Bennie Blades ibbed it in, saying “if that’s the best le Southwest Conference has to of- r,bring on the Big Ten.” The Hogs were originally sched- (ed to play Wichita State but the lockers dropped football. The bad news is that Arkansas has travel to Miami for another game xt year. The SWC did climb over the .500 ark with four victories against ;eak opposition. Texas A&M, which upset seventh- inked Washington a week ago, ed to a 27-14 victory over South- n Mississippi; Texas gave Coach 'avid McWilliams his first Long- victory with a 61 -16 rout of Or ion State; Houston outlasted Sam Houston State 38-34, and Rice nudged Southwest Texas State 38- 28. Baylor opened the SWC championship campaign with a 36- 22 victory over Texas Tech. The SWC is now 13-11 against outside competition. Miami Coach Jimmy Johnson, a former teammate of Hatfield’s at Arkansas, said “I hated to see this happen. I played all 60 players we brought. ” Baylor was paced by the two inter ceptions of cornerback Robert Blackmon, who had played poorly a week ago. “I was pretty disappointed,” he said. “It hurt my pride because I wasn’t playing up to the level of my teammates. I was the weak link in the secondary and I didn’t like it.” Baylor Coach Grant Teaff said “This was a big, big victory for us. We have a good chance now to be right in the thick of the conference race.” Tech lost its 15th game in 19 starts in Waco. The Red Raiders gave away seven turnovers. “We made it pretty easy for the Bears,” said Tech Coach Spike Dykes. Texas A&M’s talented freshmen starred in the victory over the Golden Eagles. Bucky Richardson, a freshman quarterback from Baton Rouge, La., dashed 82 yards for a score, third longest in school history. “I didn’t think I would get by their linebackers but I kind of popped through,” Richardson said. A&M Coach Jackie Sherrill said “a lot of young people made a lot of good things happen.” Freshman haltback Darren Lewis ran 77-yards for a touchdown and Lance Pavlas started at quarterback and threw a 69-yard scoring pass to fullback Matt Gurley. Texas’ Eric Metcalf ran for 145 yards on 20 carries to give McWil liams cause to celebrate. “This was a game we had to win,” McWilliams said. “We needed a mo rale booster and a confidence builder and this is what we got.” Houston Coach Jack Pardee got his first victory although Sam Hous ton ran up 578 yards against the Cougars’ defense. In games this week, Texas Tech and Texas A&M collide at noon in Lubbock in a regionally televised (Raycom) matchup; Arkansas is at Texas Christian in a 7:30 p.m. league game; Rice is at Texas in a 7 p.m., kickoff, and Baylor is at Hous ton in a game which could start as late as 10 p.m. because the National League Houston Astros are playing a day game in the Astrodome. ¥ ree agents continue practices is NFL strike enters second week yJayP nner 5 State shot » LSU. From The Associated Press MW YORK (AP) — The NFL tike claimed its first day of games unday, apparently without hope of laking them up later in the season, s coaches continued to train non iking players for replacement araes next weekend. Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner V l ]Ul¥Culverhouse, chairman of the [Nil’s executive committee, said it ppeared unlikely that the 13 games •ule double^ Aeduled for Sunday and the one le" the half-p 0 '® et ' veen Denver and Cleveland set ■)r Monday night would be re layed. Ugion boss Gene Upshaw was in os Angeles to hold a regional meet- ta ke a p^ : w * t h representatives from all M v made bog £ fet Coast NFL teams amid reports •on the hole al1 >at there would be a player revolt ,7,’ from a ® al1 Jiong the Raiders. u Coach Don Shula of the Miami blphins, meanwhile, admitted the acement games will not be “as iphisticated” as fans are used to atching, and some players warned “scabs” could pay a price for de- mgthe strike. Chicago Bears running back Wal- ch, 1-up. ■s champion. 3th. But he(W pe a red t0 Hi o/s VoluB' ^,8:30 Judder ter Payton was asked on CBS-TV what would happen if the striking players scrimmaged against non strikers. He said “. . . they’d have to use a lot of body bags.” Many of the striking players took the weekend off from the picket line, and there were reports that some would cross them Monday. Other teams reported their players were solidly behind the strike, which entered its sixth day Sunday. Management has said the lone un- solvable issue remained free agency. The union wants unrestricted free agency for any four-year player, and owners are unwilling to grant this. The union says there also are other key issues, including pensions and minimum salaries. Negotiations broke off Friday in Philadelphia, and NFL Management Council spokesman John Jones said over the weekend he didn’t expect talks to resume until Thursday at the earliest. That heightened the prospect that the strike could not be settled in time to get the regulars back to work next weekend and that owners would go ahead with plans to stage replace ment games using lower-caliber players who have been working out for about 10 days at most. “The NFL is going on, and any players who want to, have a place to work,” Jones said. The Daily Breeze of Torrance, Calif, reported Sunday that four to six prominent Raiders players would take up the offer Monday and join other non-striking players. 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