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Despite our passion for glory in the athletic arena and our hugeness, we are not the true giants of colle giate athletics. We are big, but it is our friendly little neighbors to the north who slay Texas and the other states in colle giate athletic competition. The state of Oklahoma claims teams in the nation’s elite in all three of the major spectator sports. Okla homa had a team playing for the NCAA football national championship, a baseball team that is ranked No. 1 in all of the nation’s polls and a basketball team that has made it into the Final Four of the NCAA basketball tourney. Few states, if any, have ever domi nated the collegiate athletic scene to this extent. There is no question that Okla homa is more than just “OK†when it comes to sports. By population, the Sooner state is smack in the middle of the other states, ranking 25th. It doesn’t have exotic beaches, movie stars, legal gambling or great skiing. Agriculture is still a principal in dustry in the state. Oklahoma may seem a bit less so- C histicated than many other states, ut its Sooners are always in the heat of the chase for the national title in football. Its Cowboys (Oklahoma State) are perennial powers in baseball, and most recently the Sooner hoopsters have made it into the elite quartet of the nation’s best college basketball teams. How do they do it? Certainly, they have their share of homegrown talent but a lot of it is imported. Maybe its the state’s top tourist at tractions like the Will Rogers Memo- * rial or the National Cowboy Hall of Fame that attract athletes the caliber of Brian Bosworth away from Texas to Oklahoma. Maybe their success is due to the Okie simpleness. The Sooner football team was crit icize for its run, run, run and run some more offense but was success ful until its final game. Thefr baseball team stregnth isnoit — big boys who hit HARD 'And the Sooner basketbal also has been criticized unscientific run-and-gun sd play. But the Sooners prove were more than just hot they put down Villanovain gional finals of the NCAAtoir Or the the secret of success might lie in the stale; “Labor conquers all things Whatever those Oakies it seems to be working ovettiti year. The Texas A&M basebai played Oklahoma State tour the Cowboys pulled the game extra innings. Oklahoma State will no hold on to their No. 1 rant; seem headed for a season asi. ful as the Sooners footballc ketball teams. So, when people say Ok will win the NCAA toump can I say except, “Okie-Dokit Disgruntled Downs skips Dallas minicamp IRVING (AP) — Disgruntled free safety Mike Downs, who claims his backup will be making more money than he will in the 1988 season, stayed away from the Dallas Cow boys’ veterans minicamp Monday. The camp is voluntary and Downs is not subject to a fine. Downs, who led the team in tackles with 86 last year, has not been able to reach an agreement with Cowboys Vice President Joe Bailey after several meetings. “The Cowboys aren’t acting like they want me, and I think I’m pretty important to the defense,†Downs said. “Just look at the tackles I had to make last season.†Downs made $250,000 last year and said he has been offered far less than the $325,000 backup Victor Scott will make in 1988. Scott, a for mer second round draft pick in 1984, is on the final season of a five- year contract. “I’m the defensive quarterback and I should be paid accordingly,†Downs said. Downs had four interceptions in 1987, second only to five by cor- nerback Everson Walls. Downs also was third in passes defensed behind Walls and rookie Ron Francis. Coach Tom Landry said Downs’ contract status “complicates things.†He added that rignt now at safety, “Vince Albritton is our most aggres sive guy and Scott is also aggressive. We’ll just have to see what happens, but the safety is open just like other jobs on this team.†Other free agents besides Downs included quarterback Paul McDon ald and linebacker Steve DeOssie, who attended the camp. The Cowboys will work through Wednesday in a series of meetings, timed runs and weightlifting tests at Valley Ranch. The theme for the off season is “Blueprint for Victory.†One session Monday included a presentation by biomechanist Dr. Stan Plagenhoef on the “best ana tomical positions for creating high levels of impact on the football field.†The Tuesday and Wednesday ses sions will be similar to the players’ in- season schedule of classroom meet ings and on-field practices. Dallas will hold a second veterans minicamp May 3-6. 25 applicants seek UT coaching post n: AUSTIN (AP) — Twenty-five E eople have applied for the head asketball coaching job at the University of Texas, and another dozen have been recommended to UT athletic officials. Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds made the names available to the Austin American-Statcs- man after the newspaper re quested the information under the state Open Records Law and rulings by the attorney general. The applicants included 10 col lege head coaches, eight college assistants, two junior college coaches, a high school coach, one high school assistant, two from Puerto Rico’s summer profes sional league and one former coach now in private business. A few of the better-known ap plicants for the job from which Coach Bob Weltlich was fired ear lier this month included Arkan sas-Little Rock Coach Mike New ell, former Tulane coach Ned Fowler and San Jose Stale’s Bill Perry. Prominent assistant coaches applying included Kentucky’s James Dickey, Maryland's Bradley and Houston’s Bob ryberry, a fos mer head coi Southwest Texas Stale. Bruce Stewart of Middle IK wr M k!< .111(1 kl( k 11 of Marshall also applied. South Carolina assistamlt Payne penned a six-page,Is written letter to Dodds, »i Abilene Christian Head l Mike Martin said he could Texas to the promised land Coaches who have been re: mended for the job but ha? applied included Souths Paul Peak, New Mexico'st Colson, Purdue’s Gene fa Duke's Mike Krzyzewski,Kaa Larry Brown, Kansas State:. Kruger, Auburn’s Sonny Sfl Xavier’s Pete Gillen, Texas: Antonio’s Ken Burmeisten Paul West head of Loi Marymount. Robert Hughes of Fortlii Dunbar, former UT-Arlin coach Snake LeGrande ami nior high coach Oliver also were recommended Saving Lives ... 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