I | Black preparations should be finished ^ow. The ^ld XUts have been made, the deals to fill holes concluded, Jfcd the experimenting over. ^She beginning of the 1981 National Football League ~ jhuTar season is now athandT3he "playing for keeps" begins this Saturday when the Sfmpa Bay Bucs entertain the Minnesota Vikings in the Season's kickoff encounter. beza==big game-4br boih-4eaiiH^ The Run* -aft**? fwlhnlng the NFC Centeral Division title In '79, fell to 5H0-1 last year, bad enough to tie Green Bay for the cellar of the division. Meanwhile the Vikes claimed the title with a 9-7 slate. The Bucs scored the least points of any team in the NFL last year and their great defense yielded 371 points, only three NFC teams allowed more. Because of the closeness of teams in the Central Division, (any of the five teams could win the division) it is an early key game. As for predictions this season, well 1 guess I'll give it one more shot. Starting with the AFC this writer looks for the New England Pats to finally get it together and win the Easter Division. Miami and Buffalo will battle for a wild card spot but neither will make it. In the Central Division the Steelers will mm* /> " ... w?a?v Ut?VA IV beat out the tough Browns for the title but the Browns will make the playoffs as a wild card team. San Diego will win the West with Oakland claiming a wild card spot. The Chargers will win the playoffs and wind up as the AFC representative in the Super Bowl. As for the NFC, the Cowboys will nip the Eagles for the division title with the Eagles getting a wild card spot. In the Central the pick here is the Bears with everybody so close that it will take a number of tie breaking rules to pick them. Atlanta should win the West with the Rams barely edging the 49ers for a wild card berth. Dallas will win that conference title and then lose to the Chargers in a high scoring title game. A few surprise predictions to look for are the Houston Oilers failing to play .500 ball and Earl Campbell failing to win the rushing title. Another big flop this year will be the Buffalo Billswhawilliind the going tough as will the Denver Broncos. As for the AFC*s comers look for the Dolphins to be right in the thidK of things.' "' " In the NFC the*lgggifenwtowndll;be the Saints and the 49brs as both^wUrfNty tollgh afeiiiftrfhrFktedhs and Rams. In fact they may knock the loser of the division out of a wild card spot. The Redskins will improve slightly and the Giants and Cardinals will again look up at everybody else. Green Bay had a fine preseason but by mid year they will have folded. Coaches who will probably get the ax are, Jack Patters At Seattle, EdBriles in Houston, Bart Starr in Green Bay and surprise, Ray Malivasi in Los Angeles. BARRY IBS* I D.. D ? uy ^ Q. I've been reading your black college previews. Can you tell me what teams are likely to be strongest among the other schools?-Michael Bryant, Birmingham, Ala. A. I supposed you're speaking of the so-called 44big time" schools. That's no problem, though. Here's my major-college Top 10: 1. Michigan; 2. Southern California; 3. Texas; 4. Oklahoma; 5. Notre Dame; 6. North Carolina; 7. Penn State; 8. Nebraska; 9. Alabama and 10. UCLA. Q. I see where Here Herschel Walker of Georgia is getting a lot of publicity. I'm wondering if any black colleges had shot ~ or even tried ? to recruit him??Angela Simpkins, New Orleans, La. A. A host of black college teams wrote Walker, but none of them had much hope of landing him. There was just too much competition from bigger schools. Walker, from Wrightsville, Ga., was recruited by the biggest schools in the country. It came down to Georgia, Alabama and Southern California. No black schools were in the running at the end. Q. Can a college football player leave school early for the pros?-James Smith, Miami, Fla. A. No. That's against National Football League rules. Only pro, I can ever think of who did that was Stanford's Jim Plunkett. who is now with the Oakland Raiders. Plunkett asked to be drafted e^rly because both of his parents were blind and he needed the money. The NFL said okay, and Plunkett was drafted by New England even though he had a year of eligibility remaining. / haven't heard anything about Tyrone McGriff, the former Florida A&.M player who is with the Pittsburgh Stee/ers. What's he doing?-Marvin Stinson, Jackson, Miss. A. McGriff, an offensive tackle, has been slowed by a slight thigh injury. It'll probably be a couple of weeks before he's ready to play. (Got a sports question? Just write "Ask Barry, "P.O. ^Tf&X 4B6, Tallahassee, Fla. 32302. Questions will be answered in this space). -4 hr^^M ^l': %l/ .^fl & \ , __>Jh^.ii+ -- i""** s. . >* .4."" ~ V^. 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" 1 announced oy victor M. i Julien, directo--pf market development. < Budweiser will provide the i scholarship funds to black i colleges, with $500 award- i ed in each player's name. ] The players will receive 1 trophies acknowledging 1 their accomplishments. i BET, the only black- < oriented cable television 1 satellite networ, kicks off c its 1981 black college foot- \ ball season Friday, Septem- I ber 18, with the telecast r from Shreveport, LA of the h annual rivalry between two y Southwestern Athletic Con- t ference giants, the Gram- c bling Tigers and the Alcorn a State Scalping Braves. 1< c Budweiser is a product of g Anheuser-Bucsh, Inc., the s major sponsor of black college football on BET. An- s heuser-Bucsh also brews s Michelob, Michelob Light, 1< Budweiser Light, Natural Light, and Busch, and im- f< ports the German beer a Wurzburger Hofbrau. 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Definitely Ends Sat. j Sept. 5 p.m. NOOQ-BODY ORTRUC At N.C. A&T ?5 Narnec GREENSBORO* NC - Five more persons will be added to the illustrious honoFQfl&--Fe&-af"the Slwfo Carolina A&T State University Sports Hall of Fame. Catherine Bonner, presently the administrative assistant to the athletic director at the university; Merle Code, former allAmerica n defensive back and professional star; Estelle Harper, former track and basketball standout; Homsby Howell, former head football coach and presently assistant athleticdirector at the university, and Richard Westmoreland a 1 ? * o r luuiuau aidiiuuui ill /AOL 1 as well as the National Football League will be officially inducted on Sep tember 11, 1981 in a special ceremony to be held in the Carolina Room at the Downtowner Motor Inn in Greensboro, NC. The A&T Sprots Hall of Fame now totals 51 persons in various categories and represents a variety of outstanding student-athletes, who have achieved success not only on the collegiate level but in the professional careers as well," said Joe Williams, director of Alum ACT.! -a a I 111 Miiairs at ine university and also a member of the Sprots Hall of Fame. Bonner's career at A&T spans four decades and over thirty-five years of service in the perpetuation of the university's athletic endeavors. During that time she has worked closely with four athletic directors and was an integral part of the growth process which wit AflTH A FOK OUT Wll OK OUT HERE C( t. BUT NOBOOY WILL! K FOR LESS MONEY 1 I he Chronicle. Saiurdav, September *, 1981-Page- \n <7 ' ir To Funic ncssecf A&T's move from football field, however, as Division 11 to Division I he graduated from the unistatus in,the NCAA. versity in 1970 with high Tias been the name of the After an outstanding sW game at A&T and Merle en year professional footCode is generally recog- ball career in Canada, Code nized as the most excit- entered the University of ing defensive back ever to South Carolina law school, play at the university. where he was elected preWhile at A&T. Code was sident of the law student named to the Kodak, body making him the only Associated Press, United black in the university's Press/ and NAtA All- history to hold such a America teams. "His excellence did not end on the See nape 16 ? f C? ^PlOl^^/e55 money -Think I *ik I Icarson Underwood SlbOllt It. I ,S % i i iiiiii 1 Nobody will sell you a new or used car or truck for less. 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