Franklin boots 62 yard Sun Bowl record field goal
Texas A M sophomore Tony Franklin booted three of four field goals including a Sun Bowl record 62 yarder to fuel a 37 14 win over Florida. He earned MVP honors, with coach Emory Bellard noting potential 70 yard kicks.
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Bowlmania Ends But Finals Still Leave Questions
Pasadena report notes USC 14 Michigan 6 in the Rose Bowl with USC claiming No 1 after a media poll in dressing room. Sugar Bowl winner Georgia 27 3 over Pittsburgh is cited as another top showing while Ohio State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Alabama and Notre Dame also claim post season success. The piece laments lack of true finality after bowl season.
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Bowl structure in college football remains a self perpetuating cycle
AP Sports argues that bowl games are entertainment rather than championships. It notes coaches like Johnny Majors push for a playoff bracket, but College football's commercialized bowls favor a fixed set of powerhouses. The piece calls for a December playoff using existing bowls, while acknowledging such a system is unlikely to happen.
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Metro Cagers Ring In New Year with Fanfare
The Metro boys basketball schedule for Friday night features five games across Cedar Rapids Marion courts. Key matchups include Wash at Kennedy and Marion at Maquoketa with regents Regina at Linn Mar and Regis boys at Waterloo Columbus, plus a Jefferson–Hempstead clash and a Kennedy–Wash girls game.
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Trimble Edges Greenland In Local Ice Derby Showdown
Ocie Trimble, Cedar Rapids speed skater, wins the 880-yard race in the annual Lou Dennis-Manhattan rink ice derby as Mike Greenland, his rival and former coach, falters on lap seven. The final two-mile race ends with Trimble tied for overall wins before Greenland falls behind.
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Big Eight bowls debated as other conferences shine
A lively sports dialogue compares bowl results across leagues with punchy banter. It notes Oklahoma and Oklahoma State rode early success by beating non-top-20 opponents and highlights Nebraska’s win, while the Pac Eight and Southeast struggle.
Arkansas Hires Monte Kiffin as Defensive Coordinator
Monte Kiffin, 37, announced Sunday he will join the University of Arkansas as defensive coordinator under new Razorbacks head coach Lou Holtz. Kiffin has coached at the University of Nebraska since 1967.
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Turner Says He Ought to Be Committed After Suspension
Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner laments a suspension for tampering after calling a “cocktail party” joke about Gary Matthews a casual remark. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced a one year ban stemming from the World Series remark to San Francisco’s Bob Lurie, Turner implying misinterpretation.
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