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Bobcats Could Be Salve for Tar Heel Football Woes
BY JOSEPH ROLISON
ASSISTANT SPORTSATURDAY EDITOR
There’s nothing like good medicine from
the doctor to heal an illness. As long as the
cure is easy to handle and doesn’t require
much attention from the patient, then it’s a
welcome salve.
North Carolina, ailing from two unex
pected losses, looks to fill just such a pre
scription Saturday at Kenan Stadium
against the hapless Ohio Bobcats. The
’Cats, ranked 106th out of 106 Division I
teams in Sports Dlustrated’spreseason poll,
don’t have any misconceptions about what
awaits them in Chapel Hill.
“Realistically, we don’t match up at all
as far as Carolina is concerned, ” OU coach
Jim Grobe said.
The Bobcats, in an effort to move out of
the cellar they have inhabited for much of
their history, adopted the feared “New
Option” offense. Freshman quarterback
Kareem Wilson’s 120 rush yards per game
ranks 21st in the country, and OU is 11th
nationally with2sorushingyardspeT game.
Still, the ’ Cats ha ve experienced some rusti
ness while employing the option.
“The option’s giving us a chance to
win, but we’re still making youthful mis
takes," Grobesaid. “It’s supposed to be the
triple option, but sometimes I wonder if it
Go Ahead, Try to Score
Of all the unattainable sports records
(Cy Young’s 511 victories; Wilt
Chamberlain’s 55 rebounds in one
game; Gaylord Perry’s 3,476 dips into the
vaseline bottle in one season), Georgia
Tech’s 222 points scored in 1916 against
slightly overmatched Cumberland College
is the most likely to stand forever.
Still, some teams are acting like they’re
trying to break it. Florida State has scored
70 and 77 points against conference oppo
nents (Duke and N.C. State). Nebraska
matched FSU’s 77 against Arizona State.
Florida scored 62 points against a top-10
team (Tennessee).
Even Kansas State, which for so many
years was the little sister getting beaten up
by big brother, turned violent last weekend
with a 67-0 pasting of the aptly-named
Akron Zips.
These scary numbers have led fans,
sports writers and even other coaches to
blast those doing the end-zone dancing.
But the reality is that coaches who pile on
the points do so with good reason.
First andforemost, any undefeated team
still has a shot at the national title, and last
year proved that victory margin matters in
the polls.
Penn State was No. 1 in 1994 until it
gave up two late touchdowns in a 35-29
win at Indiana. Penn State was suddenly
No. 2, where it remained despite winning
all its games.
It’s also not fair to ask second- and third
string players to beat the heck out of each
other in practice every day and then to send
them out in games to sit on the football.
They deserve the chance to have some fun,
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Unfortunately for Ohio, defense has
been the buzz-word in the UNC camp
lately. Against Louisville, the Tar Heels
allowed only 159 yards of total offense.
Excluding a fake punt, North Pa ml m a
surrendered a mere 89 yards to the Cards.
“I’m not sure we’ve played defense that
well around here in a long time,” UNC
coach Mack Brown said. “That may be the
best performance that we’ve had on de
fense in the eight years that I’ve been the
head coach here.”
When the Bobcats line up against the
Tar Heels, they’ll go head-to-head with
last week’s ACC Defensive Player of the
Week, defensive end Greg Ellis. Ellis
wreaked havoc on the U of L backfield,
sacking the QB once, batting down three
passes, and causing one fumble.
“Greg Ellis played very well, but just
about everybody on defense played well
for us,” Brown said.
The ’Cats rarely air the ball, due in part
to their run-oriented offense. Another ex
planation is that Wilson has been picked
off five times in just 44 attempts.
The other side of the ball doesn’t appear
too promising for Ohio either. Though
plagued by turnovers, the Tar Heel offense
has shown occasional glimmers of bril
liance. OU’sdefense, which allows over 25
and they also
need to get real
game experi
ence. Running
a two-yard
draw play and
waving to
Mom in the
stands doesn’t
cut it.
But not ev
eryone agrees.
For instance,
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Duke’s Fred Goldsmith was not amused
that FSU’s Bobby Bowden reinserted quar
terback Danny Kanell in the fourth quarter
of the Seminoles’ 70-26 win.
Even Joe Patemo, a man with an image
cleaner than most hospital bathrooms, has
been attacked for his team’s 42-yard touch
down pass with 58 seconds left that gave
Penn State a 59-34 win over Rutgers.
After the game, Rutgers coach Doug
Graber said something unkind to JoePa,
who responded, “Bull-(bleep)!”
Patemo’s action was suspect because of
the numbers involved. Penn State was fa
vored by 20. Penn State was ahead by 18,
meaning fans who made a side-trip to At
lantic City would soon be hearing from
guys with names like “Nick the Fish.”
JoePa fixed all that with a meaningless
touchdown.
But Joe says it ain’t so. He says the play
was supposed to be a short pass to tight end
Cuncho Brown.
Instead, backup quarterback Mike
McQueary went deep.
“I should not have to apologize for
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Sophomore running back Jonathan Linton (27) hopes to cause this kind of
confusion against the Ohio defense Saturday at Kenan Stadium.
points per game, has been about as resis
tant as a soggy paper towel. Accordingly,
UNC’s ball carriers slashing through the
Ohio defense might be a common sight.
“We’vegoteverything in place,’’Brown
said. “We just need to go score.”
Tar Heel QB Mike Thomas, intercep
tion-prone in his first three games, need
223 Points
Mike McQueary doing what he has been
coached to do,” Patemo said in a state
ment released by Penn State. “It was a tight
end drag play. I thought it would be nice to
get Mike a throw or two in the football
game, because you never know when he is
going to have to carry the load.
“Mike went back, spotted the flanker
open, and did what he was coached to do. ”
Is Patemo lying? Maybe. But it shouldn’t
matter. If he wants to win by 25 to help his
team win a national championship, he
should have that right.
Coaches have enough pressure just to
win without people telling them how to
win.
While it’s hard to imagine UNC being
in position to slaughter someone, it may
have the chance this weekend. The Tar
Heels host Ohio U., a perennial college
football doormat.
The Bobcats went 0-11 last season, and
UNC beat them 44-3 two years ago. Tar
Heel coach Mack Brown said that if he
does have a big lead, he’ll use his reserves,
but he’ll keep trying.
“Sometimes we ’ ve had really high scores
on people, and we brought the second
team in and just sat on the ball, and that
wasn’t fair to our second-team players, ” he
said. “If we ever get in a circumstance
where we could get in with the second
team and try to move it and score with
them, then we need to do that.”
So if North Carolina is leading 40-3,
Brown may call one of those tight end drag
plays that turns into a long touchdown
pass. But don’t expect UNC to score 223
points.
SPORTS
pay close attention to OU defensive back
Dennis Fitzgerald. He already has three
interceptions, 11th best in the nation. Cov
ering ACC Offensive Player of the Week
Octavus Barnes and Marcus Wall could be
too tall an order for Ohio’s DBs to fill.
On paper, UNC has the ’Cats thor
oughly outmanned, but Brown insists that
lime Management Important for Athletes,
12-Memher UNC Panel Tells Bth-Graders
BY JONATHAN HART
ASSISTANT SPORTSATURDAY EDITOR
A panel of athletes from UNC Olympic
sports stressed the importance of time
management to a group of Reidsville
Middle School students who visited the
UNC campus Thursday.
The students, all eighth-graders, listened
to 12 UNC athletes, had a question-and
answer session and were given a tour of
Kenan Field House.
“It’s an opportunity for getting (the stu
dents) to hear something from the actual
student-athletes instead of their teachers,"
said Elizabeth Ancarana, assistant direc
tor of the UNC academic support pro
gram.
“I know (the athletes) work very hard to
keep it all together and focus on their
goals,” Ancarana said. “I think it’s nice
that they can share what they’ve learned
from the process with eighth-graders who
might be going through it in a few years.”
Though the athletes touched on a vari
ety of topics, their focus was on time man-'
agement. All 12 athletes touched on the
subject at least once during their talks.
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1995 records: UNC 1-2; Ohio 1-2-1. Series: UNC leads 2-0(44-3 in 1993).
Personnel Update: Ohio RB Lakarlos Townsend (hamstring) is out C Aaron
Shreffier (hand) and OT Rich Antonaros (foot) are doubtful. LB Charles Owens
(knee) is questionable. North Carolina - OT Shawn Crouthamel (knee), QB
Tucker Perry (hand) and OG Jemess Gethers (leg) are out DL Vonnie Holliday
(neck) is questionable.
Analysis/Predict km: That UNC will chalk up a W at about 4 p.m. on Saturday
is a given. However, UNC may encounter a few early difficulties as it adjusts to
the vaunted ‘New Option.' Besides evening its record. North Carolina should
also pad some of its paltry stats (i.e„ turnover margin). Evaluating the Tar Heel
reserves will be one intriguing aspect of Saturday's contest Let's hope
something is enthralling, because the action on the field won't be.
UNC 45, Ohio 11.
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there is more to this matchup than meets
the eye.
“We need to understand that this game
“For me, I have to get up at 8 o’clock in
the morning, and I don’t get back to my
room until seven at night,” said Mike
Stoner, a senior baseball player. “Then I
have to eat and study, andldon’tgettobed
until 12 or 1 in the morning.”
Patrick Heffeman, a junior swimmer,
said he doesn’t have sympathy for students
who have to get up at 8 a.m., because his
day begins at 5.
“It shows you how to set goals,”
Heffeman said. “That helps you out in life
because we all have goals we want to
achieve in life.”
David Britt, a sophomore tennis player,
told the students that they should get into
good work habits even before college.
“(In) your senior year (of high school),
you should really bear down,” Britt said.
“That will help you out in the long run.”
But not all athletes spoke exclusively
about time management. Others focused
on student life and hard work. Don Hill, a
sophomore golfer, told the students that
the life of a college athlete is far different
from the preconceived notions that many
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is critical for us,” he said. “When you start
0-2, you don’t have another chance to mess
up.”
tic,” he said. “You see all the glitz and
glamour, but it requires a lot of time.
“Pick the school you want to go to
don’t let the school pick you. ”
Mike Chase, a senior wrestler, told the
students to enjoy college life before they
realize it’s gone.
“College really went quick for me,”
Chasesaid. “Enjoyittothefullestpossibil
ity while you’re here.”
Afterwards, the athletes said that they
enjoyed giving the presentation.
“It’s our way of giving back everything
that’sbeengiventous,”saidLyneGoodlett,
a junior gymnast.
By relating to the eighth-graders as stu
dents themselves, Goodlett said the ath
letes were able to get their message across.
“When older people speak, (middle
school students) tend to shut them out,”
she said.
Stoner added that the talk gave students
a chance to get a taste of college life and
prepare themselves for the future.
“It gives them a sense of what college is
like and how it is around here,” Stoner
said. “They can start disciplining them
selves for doing what it is they want to do. ”
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