10 Friday, October 21, 1977 University Daily Kansan Miller Express heading for KU By GARY BEDORE Sports Writer The way Terry Miller's been running up and down football fields lately, it's a good thing. "It's the game," he said. That was the year of the great land rush, and if Miller's performance had been up to par, he would have made off with the whole state. The Kansas Jayhawks will be trying to stop Miller and the Oklahoma State Cowboys when they invade Lawrence tomorrow. Game time is 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium and a crowd of about 40,000 is expected. The last time Miller was held to less than 100 yards rushing was against the Jayhawks last season, in Stillwater, Okla. —14 games ago. This season, Miller has rushed for 894 yards in six games despite the fact that many teams have keeded on him. LIKE MOST coaches in the country, Kansas head coach Bud Moore has lots of experience. "Terry Miller is a great running back, perhaps the best in the country," Moore said. “Containing him we the best we can will be a must if we are to have a chance. He has a great ability of power and speed. In my opinion, there is not a better back in the The 6-0, 196-pound back from Colorado Springs, Col., is tearing up Big Eight record books. In his three years at Oklahoma State, Miller has gained 3,986 yards, and needs only 104 more to become the Big Eight's all-time career runner leaker. The record is 4,071 yards by Oklahoma's Joe Washington from 1972 to 1975. Muller's yardage also makes him the country's leading collegiate ground-gainer LAST WEEK, in Oklahoma State's 21-14 win over Kansas State, Miller gained 118 yards. But like other teams this season, the Wildcats keyed on Miller. Kansan Predictions
GAMERAINSJOHNSONSEIBBOWERMANCONSENSUS
Oklahoma State at KansasKansas 14-13Oklahoma St. 21-20Oklahoma St. 21-14Oklahoma St. 21-17Oklahoma State
Kansas State at MissouriMissouri 27-17Missouri 32-14Missouri 19-14Missouri 24-14Missouri
Iowa State at OklahomaOklahoma 24-10Oklahoma 27-24Oklahoma 30-21Oklahoma 27-18Oklahoma
Colorado at NebraskaNebraska 21-20Colorado 30-14Nebraska 21-20Colorado 30-31Toesup
Michigan at MinnesotaMichigan 42-5Michigan 17-6Michigan 33-3Michigan 33-7Michigan
Southern Cal at Notre DameSouthern Cal 28-18Southern Cal 24-20Southern Cal 24-21Southern Cal 24-21Southern Cal
Houston at ArkansasArkansas 27-14Arkansas 21-10Arkansas 21-14Arkansas 21-10Arkansas
California at UCLAUCLA 17-14UCLA 27-14UCLA 34-17UCLA 17-10UCLA
Last Week's Record6-1-1 .6274-3-1 .5716-1-1 .5376-1-1 .5376-1-1 .537
Season Totals34-13-1 .72323-14-1 .70222-15-1 .60834-13-1 .72332-13-3 .711
Making the Kansas football predictions this fall are Rob Rahn, the Kansas sport editor; Dave Johnson, associate editor,秀乐 BJ, editor, and Dana Denman, associate campus editor. "The defenses are trying to keep me from getting the ball," Miller said earlier this week. "When I do get the ball, there are three or four men around me every time. We don't talk about it much, but when I get 100 yards in a game, I feel like it'200 yards for any other back." "I mean I really earn every yard. If I could get 200 yards in a game this year against one of the Big Eight teams, I'd feel like I got 400." BUT MOORE said the Jayhawks could not afford to key on Miller. "Oklahoma State has other fine people," Moore said. "You have to prepare the best you can to stop him, but if you overload there, they can stop you somewhere else." Keying on Miller hurt K-State last week when another back in the Cowboys' Veer formation, Vince Orange, scampered 18 vards for a touchdown. The Cowbys have used Orange, or freshmen Worley Taylor or Steve Hammond to run alongside Miller because senior Taylor has been out with a knee injury. THE COWBOYS' quarterbacking duties have been handled by junior Randy Stephenson, who started the year as the Cowboys' third string quarterback. Both first-teamer Harold Bailey and backup Jim Derrick were injured in Oklahoma after loss to Florida State three weeks ago. Since then, the job has belonged to Stephenson. Stephenson directed a last-minute drive that enabled the Cowboys, who lead the Big Eight in rushing offense, to edge Kansas State. Oklahoma State is now 3-3. Bailey and Derrick could play this week, but Oklahoma State coach Jim Stanley has said the Ravens can play. Moore said that preparing for three quarterbacks had some disadvantages. "THEY RUN the same plays no matter who is quarterback," Moore said. "But it's hard to project they will play. They have been getting good performances from the so-called third quarterback. He may be better than the first team." Oklahoma State's wide receiver, Gerald Bain, has 11 receptions this year for 233 yards. The Cowboys also have the biggest offensive line in the Big Eight, averaging 265 pounds. Tackle Milton Hardaway stands 6-9 and weighs 321 pounds. On defense, the Cowboys have not been quite as successful. They are seventh in total defense in the conference, allowing 360.2 vards a game. Linebacker Daria Butler already has 55 tackles and is safety and safety Pepo Cappula. Coppa said the Cowboys were expecting an attack to run the ball. The Jayhawks would try to stop it. "KANAS RUNS the ball a lot." Coppia said, "We're not expecting them to pass so much. We have to keep their quarterbacks contained and think about the run mostly." But Kanaas quarterback coach Gary Rubidue said the Jayhawks may come out Wednesday. Decade of defeats haunt Colorado By United Press International By United Press International beat Boston to last beat Notre Dame college football game. And that's probably the reason the 17th-ranked Cornhuskers, despite already losing two games at home this year, are favored by three points to beat seventh-ranked and unbeaten Colorado when the big Eight teams square off tomorrow in Lincoln. Both teams are coming off upsets of sorts last weekend when the Cornhuskers were knocked off at home by Iowa State, 24-21, and had to settle for a 17-17 tie against Kansas. Colorado has the most devastating passing game in the conference with Jeff Knapple at quarterback but Nebraska is establishing itself as one of the premier running teams in the country behind the ball carrying talents of I.M. Hipp. "WELL BE playning Nebraska at its best," Colorado coach Bill Mallory said. "Coming off a loss, they'll be cranked up for us." Hipp, a sophomore, has rushed for 100 yards or more in four straight games since replacing Rick Berns as the starting I-back for Nebraska. Twice he has topped the 20- yard plateau, including a school record 254 yards against Indiana. "With Hipp, Nebraska has a little more explosiveness than in the past," Mallory said. "He has the ability to go all the way on his own, and can drive and can get to the outside for them." IN OTHER GAMES, sixth-ranked Oklahoma hosts 18th-ranked Iowa State, Oklahoma State visits Kansas and Kansas State travels to Missouri. Iowa State stunned Nebraska on the road last week but will have an even more formidable task tomorrow, when the Cyclones visit Norman to take on Oklahoma. If another upset is in the making, it will be the Iowa state defense that can control the Cyclones runt first in the conference in both total defense and rushing defense. "I hope people think we're for real," Iowa State Coach Earle Bruce said. "We've still got five games left in the Big Eight and we're going to take them one at a time." "It's going to take a great effort for Iowa state to in the game against the great Pittsburgh team." TERRY MILLER will carry a string of 14 straight 100-yard rushing performances into Kansas State and Missouri are both 2-8 in the conference and 1-5 overall, but the Tigers have a healthy Petey Woods back at the defense that makes all the difference in the world. Lawrence where Kansas last week shut down the best offensive unit in the Big Eight in tying Colorado. Miller is again the country's leading rusher this week with 894 yards and will be going against the worst losing defense in the conference in Kansas. Woods suffered a knee injury in the season opener against Southern Cal but returned to play on April 16. Kansas Union Lobby, Information Booth Wescoe Cafeteria This is the semi-final balloting help choose the top five finalists "They have a good defense," Rutledge said. "They know three things that will give us leverage in running them." WHERE TO VOTE: Jeff Hines will be starting for the Jayhawks at quarterback. He has rushed for 135 yards in 67 carries and has completed four of 21 passes for 34 yards. Hines scored 20 goals and led the Jayhawks to two second half touchdowns against Colorado last week. "We believe they'll be expecting us to run and we'll probably throw a little more and hopefully complete a little more than we have," she said. "We'll have a good victory under our belts." Kansas' rushing efforts have moved them up to fifth in the Big Eight, averaging 229.5 yards a game. The Jayhawks are last in total offense with 288.8 yards and last in scoring offense, averaging 11.3 points a game. NELSON WAS waived Monday by the Detroit Pistons. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—The Kansas City Kings yesterday acquired four-year veteran guard Lou Nelson from Detroit in a defensive strength to the reserve guard spot. KC Kings acquire Nelson To make room on their 12-man roster, the National Basketball Association club placed second-year guard Andre McCarter on waivers. Friday, Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. McCarter, a six-round draft choice from UCLA, appeared in 50 games for the Kings and the Philadelphia Eagles. ALL SENIORS: HOPE Award COMPLETE Stereo Components SALE Audiotronics 928 Mass. BOGARTS MELVIN LITTON—BALLAD & FOLK SINGER songs from 20's & 30's Appearing Friday and Saturday NO COVER—EVER in Robinson Natatorium "Swim-A-Thon" The KU Women's Swim Team thanks the contributors who are supporting the Swim-A Thon; Arth Bucky's Drive In Campus Hideaway Cornucopia Date Male Pepper Green Pepper Hanna's Appliance Herb'S Studio Holiday Inn In Season Jay Shop Lawrence Toyota Mall's Town Crier Mr. Steak Nye's Flowers Quinn's Flats Ramada Inn Royal Peking Samba' Stirling Family Steak House Stables Stinky Cheese The Town Shop Virginia inn Wendy's Hamburgers Randy Hoffman mar a-thon — Marathon, Greece, site of a victory of Greeks over Persians in 490 B.C. the news of which was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner: 1 a long-distance race, usually 385 yards 385; 2 something (as an event or competition) length or cost of competition; 3 a ride, bike-like, bike-a-thon, sit-a-thon, dance-ride, and SWIM-A-THON. (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973) Sat., Oct. 22 7-9:30 p.m. than, eat a meal and swim in the ocean. If so, a marathon is not really a race but a city in Greece, what is a "Swim-A-Thon"? From 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 22 in Robinson Natatorium each member of the University of Kansas Women's Swim Team will log 200 length lengths (4,600 lengths total), earning over $1,000 for the team travel fund. That is a "Swim-A-Thon." The money earned by the team will finance trips to Big 8 and regional competition, where KU will defend its titles for the third consecutive year. Swim A-Thon is a registered service mark owned by the In-Teaching Fame, Inc. ISHHOF receives 20% of all money earned for physical fitness research and 5% for the annual travel fund for U.S. athletes. Funds for this ad contributed by The Commission on the Status of Women