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Very Personal Investments 313-B South College Ave. College Station, TX 77840 (409) 846-8916 TAM007 $159 Bowl situation settled, but foggier than ev (AP) — Notre Dame and Wyoming aren’t go ing to bowls, even though they wanted to. Brigham Young and Nebraska are going to bowls, but not the ones they wanted to. And Florida and Florida State are going to THE bowl, but they’re not the teams the fans wanted. Except those from Florida, of course. It seems like it wasn’t until the bowl picture got settled that it got confusing. “I’m terribly disappointed for Wyoming, espe cially the student-athletes, coaches and fans,” WAC commissioner Karl Benson said. “They were certainly deserving of a bowl game.” At least Notre Dame, 8-3 and ranked 18th in the final AP poll, reluctantly chose not to go after losing to Southern Cal, failing to qualify for one of the biggies. They’ll stay home for the first time since 1986. “At Notre Dame, we expect the best and we deserve the best,” offensive guard Mike Rosen thal said, speaking for the majority of his team mates. “The team agreed that if there wasn’t a top bowl, there shouldn’t be any bowl.” Wyoming finished 10-2 and ranked 22nd, but it lost the WAC title to BYU 28-25 in over time on Saturday and didn’t get a bid. The Cowboys would have gone just about any where if asked. “It’s no longer for the kids,” Wyoming Ath letic Director Lee Moon said, admitting that Wyoming’s problem was it only had 3,500 fans it could send to a bowl game. And it’s a traves ty that a team gets excluded simply “because you can’t generate a large fan base,” he said. At the same time, BYU had to settle for a lesser bowl, a matchup with Kansas State in the non-alliance Cotton Bowl, despite a 13-1 season and No. 5 national ranking. Four of the alliance teams —Texas, Nebraska, Virginia Tech and Penn State — are ranked lower than BYU. BYU and the WAC were so upset they are still considering legal action. “At this juncture, a decision has not been made whether to file any type of claim,” the WAC commissioner said. “We believe it’s more important over the course of the next month to focus on the success of BYU and Utah in their bowl games and let our bowl partners conduct games without a cloud of controver sy. As a result, we will delay the possibility of any legal action.” Another WAC team, Utah, is in the low-pro file Copper Bowl. At least No. 6 Nebraska remained in a bowl alliance game, matched against No. 10 Vir ginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, although a loss to Texas in the Big 12 championship game cost the Cornhuskers a shot at a third straight national championship. For many, Florida-Florida State is just a re run, and with No. 2 Arizona State going against No. 4 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, it might not even be for the national title. In the game of the century two weeks ago, Florida State beat then-No. 1 Florida 24-21 in a nail-biter. “You would think that if you beat No, ing the regular season, you wouldn’t haij beat them twice,” Florida State coachft Bowden said. Of course, Bowden’s team is No. 1, form as the ni the dorm ot a creatu e scantro hopes the Barkley expected to play Oilers becoming frustrate! tonight despite foot injury HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets forward Charles Barkley missed Monday’s workout with a foot injury, but expects to play on Tuesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Thank God it’s not a stress fracture, but obviously right now I am in a lot of pain,” Barkley Barkley told Houston television station KRIV. ‘‘I had a little problem jumping the past cou ple of games.” Barkley said doctors told him he had a neuroma, a benign tu mor of nerve tissue that develops as a result of damage to a nerve. “The foot thing does concern me and hopefully it will get bet ter,” Barkley said before leaving with the team for Tuesday night’s game. “The last game I played I didn’t feel I played with confi dence. I feel like every time I get ready to juimp, the next step I take it’s going to break.” an nine Dubose to succeed Stallings TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Some 20 years after fulfilling his dream of playing for Bear Bryant at Alabama, Mike Dubose got Bryant’s old job and with it the pressure of preserving the tra dition the coaching great started years ago. Athletic director Bob Bockrath announced the hiring Monday at a news conference packed with former players and oth er alumni, many of whom pushed for Gene Stallings’ replacement to come from the Al abama “family.” Bockr ath said details of Dubose’s contract have not been worked out. He said he expected the deal to be r,pe at least three years, maybe longer. Stallings will coach Alabama through its Jan. I appearance in the Outback Bowl against Michigan. “This is proof that dreams do come true,” said Dubose, 43, the team’s defensive co ordinator and a member of Bryant’s Crimson Tide teams during 1972-74, who compiled a 32-4 record. “I hope every citizen in the state of Alabama ... that this will send this message to them: Don’t be afraid to dream. And don’t be afraid to dream big. Because if you work hard and be patient, dreams do come true.” HOUSTON (AP) — Frustration, a condition common to the Houston Oilers during their re cent slide, is beginning to show. The harder they try, the more mistakes they seem to make, and that was clear on Sunday as the Oil ers committed four turnovers and two critical penalties in a 23-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was the Oilers’ fifth loss in seven games, and led emotional cor- nerback Cris Dishman, Oiler for seasons, to say he’s had enough. “For the next two weeks I’ll be proud to wear the Houston Oilers uniform, but after that... I need a change,” said Dishman, the Oil ers’ franchise player. “I don’t intend to be back. I’m frustrated with everything, it’s the big picture, the coaches, players myself, everything. In order to do what’s right for my self I need a change.” Dishman, whose contract ex pires in the off-season, said he couldn’t imagine playing for the Oilers next season. “If God tapped me on the shoul der and said ‘You’ve got to stay with the Houston Oilers,’ Td ask him if I could retire,” Dishman said. The Oilers started the year 5- 2, but they’ve gone 2-5 since then continuing a problem that’s been around since last Vie overach ile vision^ I with m as absolute en out on sprang Iron .way to my F 1 tabbed hob season. They can’t win the cl my cash, ones and their mistakes ct Vhen what t knew in the lut back to r< remembere Now Econ! T )n Physics! C >o up to the 1 at critical times. Coach Jeff Fisher admitiei iut my frient was angered by Dishman’sc! Vith a shiny ments after Sunday’s game, by Monday, he was putting best spin on the incident. “Cris’ comments werea product of the frustration you when you work so hard to and press to win the three games (of the Vith a bag fu son) to get into the] offs and dien to lost md then in c way we did,” Fi bu’ve heard said. “We’re all: trated.” ts I reached Quarterba|Down to the Steve Me) Je was dress had three of Vith a touch Oilers’ turnovers. All three: (bundle of ti the Oilers points. A rouglii Some called 1 the-passer penalty againslC Walker in the fourth qua! Jehad a nice and a defensive holding: bid I laughe< against Dishman in thef pie notes I h quarter kept Jaguar scoring: poon gave m< ves alive. “Cris always speaks with ale spoke not a emotion and it’s difficult to go ] bid despite \ when there is not a lot ofemoi Bo listen up k around him,” Fisher said. “Bui jive them re: will come back and play hard." 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