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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1972
Page
2
Channels list Christmas weekend college bowl telecasts with matchups including N Carolina versus Texas Tech in El Paso at noon on Saturday December 30, Gator Bowl in Jacksonville with Colorado against Auburn at 3 p.m., East West Shrine Game in San Francisco at 3 p.m., Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston at 6 30 p.m., featuring Tennessee versus LSU.
Sunday December 31 8 p.m. Sugar Bowl in New Orleans streams on Channels 3 7 and 10. Penn State faces Oklahoma in a high profile college football clash with potential top ranking implications.
On Monday January 1 major bowls akan feature Alabama facing Texas in Dallas at 1 p.m. Rose Bowl in Pasadena hosts Ohio State versus Southern California at 3 30 p.m. Orange Bowl in Miami pits Nebraska against Notre Dame at 7 p.m. All games broadcast on specified channels.
Friday games include Chicago at Boston in the afternoon Buffalo at Baltimore New York at Detroit Milwaukee at Houston Portland at Phoenix Kansas Citymadia at Los Angeles Cleveland at Seattle.
The piece foresees Super Bowl matchups with Washington or Miami or Pittsburgh, Dallas, and potential rematches. It highlights Miami 17, Pittsburgh 13 with Dolphin edge in running, Harris excelling, Morris aiding, and field goal tension. Redskins 28, Cowboys 21 noted as a pivotal moment with quarterback play and explosive rushing from Law Seer and Staubach comparisons.
Hoople lists nine major bowls with picks for Peach, Tangerine, Astro-Bluebonnet, Gator, Sugar, Cotton, Rose and Orange bowls. Notable matchups include West Virginia vs North Carolina, Tampa vs Kent State, North Carolina vs Texas Tech, Tennessee vs LSU, Auburn vs Colorado, Oklahoma vs Penn State, Alabama vs Texas, Southern California vs Ohio State, and Notre Dame vs Nebraska. The piece ends with wishes for 1973.
In Dallas on the eve of the Cotton Bowl Alabama coach Paul Bryant jokes he is ashamed to have never beaten Darrell Royal's Texas squad, while Royal brushes off the jab and predicts a balanced, high stakes game. Both coaches hail their teams as near invincible in a light hearted pregame exchange.
The Associated Press reports a wild weekend of bowling football style with two games tonight. West Virginia faces North Carolina State in the Peach Bowl while Kent State meets Tampa in the Tangerine Bowl. Four games Saturday include the East-West Shrine Game and other major bowls. Key matchups feature No. 16 North Carolina vs Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl, No. 6 Auburn vs Colorado in the Gator Bowl, No. 11 Tennessee vs No. 10 LSU in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and the big four bowls including No. 2 Oklahoma vs No. 3 Penn State in the Sugar Bowl, No. 4 Alabama vs Texas in the Cotton Bowl, No. 1 USC vs Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, and No. 9 Nebraska vs No. 12 Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Coaches emphasize defense as the decisive factor.
Washington coach George Allersett said the defense would determine the outcome in the NFC playoff game, as Allen believed Washington would face Craig Morton, but Dallas named Roger Staubach as starter. Staubach, a scrambling threat, led the Cowboys past San Francisco to reach the conference final.
Baltimore stays atop the NBA Central with a 112-111 win over Atlanta after two late rim escapes. Lou Hudson scored 26 for the Hawks as Pete Maravich and Hudson missed late chances to put Atlanta ahead. Phil Chenier led Baltimore with 20 plus 4 others at 20.
Indiana Pacers drop a fifth straight, losing to the Carolina Cougars 120-106 to fall three games behind Utah Stars in the ABA West. Glen Combs and Willie Wise spark the Stars 128-90 win over New York Nets. Billy Cunningham nets 32 for the ABA East leaders. George McGinnis leads Pacers with 24.
Solunar periods are printed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to maximize sport.
Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw, hospitalized with a virus, remains confident he'll play as the Steelers prepare to face the Miami Dolphins at Rivers Stadium for the AFC championship. Miami enters with a 15-0 season, while Bradshaw plans to rest and recover to lead Pittsburgh’s bid for Super Bowl VII.
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