The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1971 Page: 5 of 6
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Shift shafted Rice in USC tilt; toss-up for Tulane
by BELASCO, BROWN,
and CRABB
According to an anonymous
fan, Rice's offense looked as
water-logged as the playing
field in Saturday night's 24-0
loss to USC. All week long dur-
ing practice, Coach Peterson
was busy installing an I-forma-
tion, with shifts into a Wish-
bone-T, in a move designed to
keep the Trojan's huge defen-
sive line off-balance. But this
bold move failed to "pop the
Trojan's" as the Owls petered
out early.
In fact, the Owls appeared
more confused by the new
alignment than USC, as Stahle
Vincent's end sweep on the first
play of the game was nullified
by an illegal procedure penalty.
So inept was the Rice attack
that twenty minutes of playing
time elapsed before the Owls
could manage a first down.
About the most exciting as-
pect of the game, as far as Rice
fans are concerned, was the ex-
cellent punting of Mark Wil-
liams. Williams, who gained
much experience during the
game, punted 10 times for a
41.4 yard average. His kicks
had enough height to allow
good coverage by the Owls
specialty team, which repeatedly
naiiled Trojan kick returners
before they could get started.
Bruce Gadd's passing, al-
though not equal to last week's
performance, was not as bad
as the statistics indicated. His
9 of 32 completion record was
largely due to his receivers'
slippery fingers. Once again, in-
terceptions hurt, but this must
be expected in an attack based
primarily on passing.
What was disturbing was the
epidemic of fumbles that has
struck the Owl team. Not fol-
lowing USC's . precedent of
fumbling for 20-yard gains,
Rice fumbles were costly, both
in terms of halting drives and
setting up the opposition in
good scoring position. Although
much luck is involved in recov-
ering fumbles, Rice always
seemed to be in the wrong place
at the right time Saturday
night.
Considering the fact that
they played the majority of the
game, the Owl defense was fair-
ly impressive. Tackle Randy Al-
ford, linebacker Rodrigo Barnes,
and end Steve Pruitt had out-
standing games. One disap-
pointing aspect of the. defense's
game, however, was a poor pass
rush. Trojan quarterbacks Jones
and Rae had so much time to
pass that they could have eaten
a full-course meal before being
touched by potential Rice tack-
lers. This as about the only glar-
ing weakness the Owls defense
has shown at this stage of the
season.
Before previewing next
week's opponent, we'd like to
congratulate the Owl band for
being the best on the field Sat-
urday night. Their formations
were more offensive than those
of the football team.
There may be a tendency to
underrate the next opponent,
Tulane. They are not as large '
as Southern Cal nor as quick
as UH, but are a fundamentally
Balls flying in intramural leagues
by MARK FRIEDMAN and
" MIKE ROSS
As fall nips the air and foot-
ball is in the sky (even at
Rice), Commissioner J. R. Bar-
ker has a fine Intramural foot-
ball program underway. For the
past two years, the team I had
picked fifth has finished first,
so these pi-edictions are prac-
tically worthless, but here goes:
The Monday League is rather
strong. Mike Venson's Wee
Twelve (1-0) has an outside
chance, but Climax (2-0) with
Scott Rutherford and Steve
Holder should win. Also Brand
X (1-0), the remnants of a
former championship team with
S.A. Pres^j^nt Lew Hancock
and Donnie Brogna could sneak
in.
The Tuesday (Grad Student)
League has three contenders in
the Dynamic Oligos (1-1) with
Dennis Huston, Rudy Nydegg'er,
Bill Charaklis, Gary Hampton
and Bill Batchelor (recognize
any names?), the defending
champion Eulers (2-0) with Bob
Etter and the Hartree Fokkers
(1-1) with Ken Biack. It's a
tossup and no team should go
undefeated. The Eulers defeated
the Geojocks this past Tuesday
in a real thriller. The score was
tied 0-0 and 1-1 on penetrations
and went into the tie break.
The Eulers had the ball first,
and starting at the 50-yard line,
proceeded 35 yards on four
plays. The Geojocks then took
over at that spot, and in try-
ing to cross the 50-yard line,
going in the other direction,
, threw four incomplete passes,
and lost the game, since the
Eulers outgained them 35-0.
On Wednesday, the Balls
(1-0) have loads of talent. Craig
Funk, Bana Fuller, Mike Kra-
mer* and Bill Starnes spear-
head the finest team assembled
this year. Their only competi-
tion is the Punt Kickers (1-0)
with Steve Sheaf or, Gary Wen-
del and Emil "Big E" Jacobs.
Thursday belongs to the
Bang Gang, with the same line-
up as last year's champions.
Mike Hunt could be the best
QB in the league and George
Zodrow is a fine receiver.
Friday has ten teams in two
divisions, but only one contend-
er and that is GWCTWI (Guess
Who's Coming To Win It)
coached by Josh Smith with
Carlyle Holland and Gerald
Lyons.
Saturday is the Freshman
League and as usual, completely
unknown, but the Chargers and
Sticky Fingers are tied for the
league leadership with (2-0)'
records so far.
Competition for the Toilet
Bowl invitations is ferocious,
as usual, with Wiess Mans Bur-
don (0-2) sporting an impres-
sive 0-100 scoring deficit, and
Burdon's Best (0-1) showing in-
credible ineptitude in losing to
the weak Cunning Runts 26-0.
The veteran Toilet Bowl entry,
Eric's Burdon (with the original
(Continued on Page 6)
sound, if unspectacular, win-
ning football team. The Green-
ies bring in a 1-1 record, hav-
ing shut-off a good Texas Tech
eleven and lost to a bowl-bound
Georgia on a fourth-quarter
fumble.
This is basically the same
Green Wave that upset Col-
oi-ado in last year's Liberty
Bowl. Thirty-seven returning
lettermen, including a defen-
sive secondary anchored by All-
Amerdcan Joe Bullard force
opponents to stay on the ground.
The remainder of the defense is
composed of ordinary, normal-
sized people.
The Tulane offense stays on
the ground with the "I" forma-
tion. Quarterback Mike Walker
runs the option effectively and
passes adequately. The Tulane
offense does not score too of-
ten and should not pose much
of a problem for Peccatiello's
defensive platoon.
Tulane's defense has no glar-
ing weakness and wil probably
force Rice to use a balanced at-
tack offensively. Whenever
Gadd puts the ball in the air
Saturday night, the Tulane de-
fense (28 interceptions in 1970)
will be a definite threat to
take it away.
The Thresher Sports Staff
will put its nine-game streak
on the line this week by pre-
dicting a 14-1£_ win for either
team.
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Freed, DeBow. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1971, newspaper, September 23, 1971; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245111/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.