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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, November 16, 1999
Hokies are second in college standings
Virginia Tech is No. 2 and couldn't be happier — at least for now.
The Associated Press
The Hokies moved into second place in the Bowl Championship Series standings on Monday, behind Florida State and ahead of up-and-coming Nebraska.
A week ago, Tennessee pulled in front of Virginia Tech and into second place even though the Hokies were undefeated, and the Volunteers had one loss. Hokie fans were hopping mad about it, too.
But Arkansas knocked off the Vols 28-24 on Saturday, and now Virginia Tech (9-0) is second behind Florida State (10-0) in the weekly standings.
The final BCS standings, on Dec 5, will determine which teams play in college football's designated national title game — the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4. The standings are based on a formula that considers The Associated Press media poll and the USA
Today/ESPN coaches' poll, eight computer rankings, strength-ofschedule and losses.
Florida State and Virginia Tech are 1-2 in both polls.
Nebraska (9.1) jumped from sixth to third place with its 41-15 win against Kansas State and trails the Hokies by 2.4 points. Florida State leads Virginia Tech by 3.66 points.
Florida (9-1) is in fourth place. 59 points behind Nebraska, followed by Tennessee, Alabama, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Texas and Michigan.
Florida State, which will play at Florida on Saturday in what becomes a title-elimination game, had the same total as last week, 2.64 points — 1 for poll average, 1 for computer rank average, 0.64 for strength-of-schedule, and zero for losses. The Seminoles beat Maryland 49-10 on Saturday.
Virginia Tech, a 43-10 winner against Miami, had 6.30 points — 2 for poll average, 2.14 for computer rank average, 2.16 for strength-of-schedule and zero for losses.
49ers' season falling apart; team has lost five straight
Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Once few and far between, the losses are coming one after another for the San Francisco 49ers.
For the first time since 1980, the 49ers have lost five in a row, and they're staggering toward just their second losing season since then, excluding strike-shortened 1982.
Even the team's shrinking corps of elite players recognize the severity of the decline.
"There are no words to describe this. We're just not very good," safety Tim McDonald said after San Francisco's latest loss, a 24-6
setback against New Orleans on Sunday. "We're letting some things snowball on us. We better stop it, or it could get me pretty embarrassed."
The 49ers, who with one more loss in the next seven games would see their streak of 10-victory seasons end at 16, have a lot of problems, but the one that stands out is the loss of Steve Young to a concussion Sept. 27. He hasn't played since and
might not ever play again.
Steve Stenstrom and Jeff Garcia have gone 1-5 starting in his place. The offense has failed to score a touchdown in three straight games. The 49ers plan to work out retired Jeff Hostetler on Tuesday to see if he can help salvage the season.
But San Francisco's problems go well beyond the quarterback. The 49ers were left without running back Garrison Hearst this season
because of a serious ankle injury
they also are paying the price from years of bad drafts, salary cap problems, management turnover, free agency flops
and an aging roster.
and an aging roster.
General manager Bill Walsh returned as the team's general manager in January and had to lop off $28 million from this year's player payroll to get the team in compliance with the salary cap. That meant letting go or trading such players as Merton Hanks and Kevin Gogan, both former Pro Bowl selections.
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