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Monday, November 2, 1998
Nebraska gives way to Texas
Kansas State holds dominant place thanks to defense
The Associated Press
Before the Big Eight expanded into the Southwest in 1996, Nebraska dominated the likes of Iowa State, Kansas and Missouri, and overpowered perennial Top 25 teams from Colorado and Oklahoma.
But in the past three seasons, the Cornhuskers have become painfully familiar with the boastful Lone Star State slogan, "Don't mess with Texas."
The No.14 Cornhuskers have lost five games since 1993. Two have come against the Texas Longhorns, the latest a 20-16 loss Saturday that ended Nebraska's 47-game home winning streak and its 96-week stay in the Top 10.
"It's the low point of my career," Nebraska senior defensive end Chad Kelsay said.
Kelsay has seen several impressive streaks end in the past two years. The Cornhuskers won 31 straight games against conference opponents before being stuned by
Texas in the 1996 Big 12 championship game.
Nebraska rebounded from that loss to win 19 straight before another Lone Star State team, Texas A&M, upset the Cornhuskers 28-21 in College Station last month.
After surviving a close call at home against No.18 Missouri at home last weekend, Nebraska's Memorial Stadium dominance ended against the Longhorns and Heisman Trophy frontrunner Ricky Williams.
"I didn't expect to see very many
"I didn't expect holes, so I'm very happy with what I was able to do," said Williams, who had 150 yards on 37 carriers. "People have said that I don't
run well against good defenses, and today I showed that not "true."
Williams literally has run the Longhorns back into the Big 12 race. Since a 48-7 loss to No. 4 Kansas State in which Williams had just 43 yards, Texas (6-2, 4-1 Big 12 South) has won five straight and has moved within a game of division leader Texas A&M.
The seventh-ranked Aggies (8-1, 5-0) play at Texas, ending the regular
season.
"I just feel this gives us a chance to step forward and get us in the mix for some other things by the end of the year that a lot of people didn't think we had a chance to get in," Texas coach Mack Brown said.
Nebraska (7-2, 3-2 Big 12 North) has been reduced to an unfamiliar role, starring up at Kansas State (8-0, 5-0) and Missouri (6-2, 4-1) in the division standings.
Kansas State continued its dominance with a 54-6 win at Kansas (3-6, 1-6), and Missouri held off Texas Tech 28-26 to hand the Red Raiders (6-3, 3-3) their third straight loss.
Both games were played on wet fields, but the conditions didn't bother Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop, placekicker Martin Gramatica or the wildcats' defense.
Bishop accounted for two touchdowns and 320 yards of total offense, and Gramatica set school records with four field goals and 18 points. The Kansas State defense allowed three yards rushing and 44 overall.
"they won the battle everywhere," Kansas coach Terry Allen said.
In Lubbock, Texas, Missouri's Devin West became the first running back to rush for more than 100 yards against Texas Tech's "swarm" defense, going for 133 on a rainsoaked field.
Despite committing three turnovers, Texas Tech still had a chance to tie the game with 1:05 remaining but could not convert a 2-point conversion.
Texas A&M's game at Oklahoma State (3-5, 2-4) lacked such drama as the Aggies dominated on defense and got 111 yards rushing from fullback Ja'Mar Toombs, beating the Cowboys 17-6.
In a battle of last-place teams, Oklahoma (3-5, 1-4) started its fourth quarterback of the season and beat Iowa State 17-14 for its first conference win.
The Cyclones (2,6-0,5) had a fourpoint lead before Jake Sills threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Williams with 1:12 remaining. Sills, a redshirt freshman, was the first Oklahoma quarterback to play the entire game this season.
Baylor (2-6, 1-4) was hammered 27-3 in a nonconference game at No. 13 Notre Dame, and Colorado (6-2, 3-2) was idle. Despite their inactivity, the Buffs dropped from No. 25 out the national rankings.
NBA lockout debate resumes today
NEW YORK — The NBA lockout entered its fifth month yesterday, with both sides ready to resume bargaining on the week the regular season was supposed to begin.
The Associated Press
League and union lawyers will meet today, and the full negotiating teams for the owners and players will meet Wednesday.
The season was supposed to begin tomorrow night, but the first month of the schedule has been wiped out because of the work stoppage. More cancellations are certain if an agreement isn't reached by next weekend.
"The owners are right, and the players are right. There is no happy medium. They should just cancel the whole season and let everybody get a real job. Then you'll see how they really feel.I bet then they'll come to an agreement real quick."
"This thing is pretty much in David Stern's hands, and I'm not unduly optimistic," said agent Steve Kaufman, a member of the union's agents advisory committee.
"To me, there's two windows to get it done," Kaufman said. "One is right now. You get the season started by Dec. 1, satisfy TNT and possibly enable a full schedule. But if it's not done in next week to 10 days, you're looking at a Christmas or New Year's scenario for the start season. And I don't think either side will make a bad deal just to reach the Dec. 1 goal."
The two sides made more progress
last week than they had in the previous four and a half months, agreeing on a loose framework.
Dennis Rodman Chicago Bulls forward
The biggest hurdle is an agreement about what percentage of revenues will be devoted to salaries by the time the new system has been in place a few years. The owners want to pay 50 percent (a movement off their previous demand for 48), and the players want to receive 60 percent (a move from 63 percent).
If the sides split the difference, it would give the players 55 percent of revenues.
But the players received 57 percent last season, and there's a feeling
among many agents that the union shouldn't drop to 55 percent because it has already given the owners numerous concessions.
The sides have agreed that the first two or three years would be played under a "luxury tax" system, the next two or three years would also include an "escrow tax" and the last year would be a combination. Under the luxury tax, any owner who signs a player to a high-end contract would pay a premium.
After initially proposing a tax of 56 percent on the amount of any annual salary below $18 million, the union lowered its threshold number to $15
million, according to people involved in the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The owners, meanwhile, have been asking for a maximum salary equal to 30 percent of the salary cap (about $9.3 million next season). They revised that demand last week by setting $12 million as the maximum salary for players who have been in the league 10 years or more and $8 million for players with up to six years' experience.
The owners also moved off their demand for the elimination of the $1 million exception, which allowed every team, even if over the cap, to sign an extra player for $1 million once every two years.
They proposed an exception starting at $1.5 million and growing to $2 million in three years, but the union has stuck to its demand for an exception available every season.
"The owners are right, and the players are right," Dennis Rodman said to the Chicago Tribune. "There is no happy medium. They should just cancel the whole season and let everybody get a real job. Then you'll see how they really feel. I bet then they'll come to an agreement real quick."
'Huskers football neglects to uphold former glory days
The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. — Back in August, first-year Nebraska coach Frank Solich confidently predicted the Cornhuskers would continue their legacy of success.
After Heisman Trophy contender Ricky Williams and Texas ended Nebraska's 47-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium with a 20-16 victory Saturday, it's indeed a new era
unlock That t's because the Nebraska's days of domination are history.
Osborne: Said football program was 'left in good hands.
good team, Ricky Williams, TV and a lot of attention," said Nebraska linebacker Jay Foreman. "And we seemed scared of the whole thing."
that we use us back in the national championship picture are, against a
"There are no words to describe it. Guys are disappointed and hurt," kicker Kris Brown said.
Nebraska? Scared?
There's no dispute that something has been missing during the past month for the 'Huskers, who saw their streak of 96 weeks ranked in the AP Top 10 terminated.
Nebraska fell from seventh to No.14 in this week's poll, while the Longhorns climbed into the Top 25 at No.20. The 'Huskers hadn't lost at home against an unranked opponent since Missouri beat No.2 Nebraska 35-31 in November 1978.
"We had a lot of good opportunities, but we didn't take advantage," said center Josh Heskew. "We are going to do some soul searching and figure out what's going on."
Combined with a 28-21 loss at Texas A&M Oct. 10, it's also the first time since 1990 that Nebraska has had two regular season conference losses. The
Aggies ended Nebraska's 19 game winning streak and gave the 'Huskers their first defeat in 40 conference games.
Ironically, the last unranked opponent to beat Nebraska was Texas, which beat the No. 3 'Huskers 37-27 in the 1996 Big 12 championship game.
The tenor of Solich's first season has changed dramatically since then-No. 2 Nebraska beat Washington 55-7 Sept. 26.
The next week, Nebraska needed a goal line stand on the last play to beat Oklahoma State 24-17. Next came the loss in College Station, followed by a 41-0 defeat of Kansas that seemed to correct the "Huskers."
But on Oct. 24, Nebraska again survived on the final play, beating Missouri 20-13. Things might have been different if a wide-open Missouri receiver had not dropped a pass in the end zone with four seconds left.
These aren't the same Cornhuskers who, under Tom Osborne, won national titles in 1994 and 1995 and shared last season's championship with Michigan. Those 'Huskers posted an all-time NCAA-best 60-3 record from 1993-97.
These 'Huskers, under Solich,
are reeling.
"I'm just trying to think of what happened," said senior defensive end Mike Rucker. "It's just real hard, having your group being the ones who let it go like this."
Osborne, who went 255-49-3 in 25 seasons, retired after the Orange Bowl in January. The program was proclaimed in good hands — Solich was a 19-year assistant and promised no significant changes.
After the Texas loss, Solich tried to keep a straight face. Yet from the brevity of many of his statements and the blank expression he wore, it was clear he was as stunned as his players.
"I'm not confused, and I'm not concerned, other than what you always feel when you lose a ball game," Solich insisted.
Texas' Williams made strides in his Heisman bid, gaining 150 yards on 37 carries. Longhorn redshirt freshman quarterback Major Applewhite, who threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns, also had a big day.
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