1991_09 The Daily Collegian September 1991

              Sports
Examining
the ills of
college
football
Bv Chris Branam
This is the time of year the
college football junkies come out
of the woodwork. Every
Saturday is filled with hours
upon hours of college football
coverage, and I'm not even
counting the pregame and
postgame shows.
Oh boy. Pardon me if 1 just
can't get excited about this ritual
of fall. Everywhere I turn, some
college football-nik is in my face
making a list of his favorite
things about college football.
Those people can now move on io
another story, because you're not
going to like what I have to say.
I hate today's college game.
With that said, I decided to
make a list of the things that
reallv have led metodislike
the college football season:
So-called "student-athletes''
who can't pass high school
courses being accepted to
institutions of higher learning.
Cmon, folks. It's not the
athletes'fault. It's the college
admissions'fault. When schools
such as Notre Dame or Southern ,
California tell a guy that he has
a free ride to their school for four
years, what are they going to
say? No?
The football players not being
paid. They bring in millions of
dollars for the school and area,
but can't even get a job as long as
they re on scholarship. The
hypocrisy is sickening.
Pompous Alumnae. This is a
special breed of "fans.'' The
Pompous Alumnae give
thousands of dollars in slush
funds for their respective
alhlectic departments, but
probably couldn't name the
team's starting quarterback. Or
wouldn't care, either.
Notre Dame I hate
everything about that school.
The Golden Dome, Lou Holtz,
the dancing leprechaun, the
Pompous Alumnae, the NBC
contract, etc. I've got to stop
thinking about the Flailing
Irish; I'm getting nauseous.
Steroids. It's out of hand.
Cheating. Ditto.
Those silly Bulldog Stadium
expansion commercials. If you
build it, they will.come"
Pleeeeeeeaase. Gag.   «
"Neon" Data Sanders. I
know, he's not th college
a nymore, but he's the poster boy
forriie Spoiled Arrogant College
Football Players of the Eighties.
Player* like Sanders were
created by the Pompous
Alumnae.
Ridiculous comparisons by the
media of current college
standouts to the legends of years
ago. How many times do you
here that "Bubba So-and-So" out
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- Hector Amexcur/ ThoCoHegian
Fresno State's Julie Ftorencio swats down an attempted kill by Cai-Poiy's Kim Kaalal during FSU's win over the Mustangs.
FSU spikes Cal-Poly for title
By David Donnelly
DC Sports Writer
It was a smashing debut for
new Fresno State Women's
volleyball head coach Lindy
Vivas and freshman middle
blocker Paola Paz Soldan, who
comes to FSU from playing on the
Peruvian junior and senior
national teams.
The Bulldogs, led by Paz
Soldan, defeated the Cal-Poly
San Luis Obispo Mustangs 13-15,
16-14, 15-12 and 17-15 before 425
emotionally charged fans at the
FSU North Gym Saturday night
to capture the fifth annual Dan
Gamel Volleyball Invitational
championship.
It was the third consecutive
tournament championship for
the Bulldogs (4-0). Paz Soldan
was named the tournament most
valuable player, amassing 92
kills.
"I'm really happy. This
really doesn't  compare to the
level I've come from and I don't
really want to compare this
because 1 like this a lot better,"
Paz Soldan said. "Where I come
from there was a lot of
competition, not only between
teams, but also between the
players and it was very hard to
play. You had to win your play."
The victory was the second
time in two days the Bulldogs
came away with extremely close
victories against the Mustangs.
The 'Dogs lallied for a 12-
15, 16-14, 1.5-8 and 15-10 victory
against the Mustangs Friday
night. With that victory FSU
earned an automatic berth into
the championship match as a
.•CTu.'t of being the only
undefeated team in the
tournament.
The vicury on Friday
against SLO was Fresno State's
first against the Mustangs in 13
tries since Dec 1984.
"Well, hopefully it means
we know we can boat them and
there will be no hesitation the
next time we take the court with
them and we do play them again
at their place. It will be tough
because they have a loud, vocal
crowd," Vivas said Saturday.
After Friday's match.
Vivas said she was unaware
that the 'Dogs had gone so long
in between victories against SLO.
The biggest reason the
Bulldogs were able to defeat the
Mustangs was their ability to
come back in the second games of
both matches.
In the first game Friday
night, the Mustangs were able to
erase an 11-4 Fresno State lead
with an 11-1 run to beat the
Bulldogs, 15-12.
In the second game it was
FSU's turn to come back from a
big deficit.
With SLO seemingly
cruising to a second game win
leading 13-6, the 'Dogs went on a
10-1 run to defeat the Mustangs,
16-14. The Mustangs had
opportunities to dose out the
game, leading 14-10, but could not
capitalize.
This win in game two
seemed to have ignited a fire
under the Bulldogs as FSU
cruised to relatively easy
victories in games three and tour.
During game two. Vivas
called a couple of timeouts that
seemed to help the Bulldogs.
The coaches just told us to
keep siding out and we were
going to win," Julie Florendo,
senior outside hitter, said Friday
night.
The 'Dogs were led in kills
Friday night by Paz Soldan, who
had 28. This was one away from
the tournament record of 29 set by
Fresno State junior outside hitter
Andrea Radmitovich in the 1990
tournament. Radmilovkh also
added 12 kills.
Freshman setter Jenny
Strdtzoff had 36 assists for the
Bulldogs. SLO was paced by
junior middle blocker Lad
Perlstrom   with   15   Mils   and
See Volleyball page 14
Phase one of expansion completed on time
By Richard James
DC Sports Writer'
Fresno State announced . last
week that an expanded Bulldog
Stadium is ready for football
Although some landscaping
and cleanup have yet to be done,
the stadium is functional,
according to Susan Aldrich,
FSU's director of facilities and
.planning.
The gnus berms in the north
* and   south   end   zones   'were
.replaced with weals to increase
. the   stadium's    capacity    from
30,000 to 40,55Z
The project, with a prketag of
$4.1 million, also consisted of
replacing bench seats on the
stadium's east aids with
chairbacks and adding concession
stands and reatrooms.
A problem with four steps will
not pose a hazard for fans,
according to Km Bethel], project■
manager tor the general
contractor, MauMin-I>>rfrneier
Cortstruction, Inc.
The fire marshall brought to
t he general contractor's -attention
there are four steps that are not
within code.
From the highest to the
lowest step they deviate by
three-eights of an inch.
If the steps cannot be repaired
in time for Saturday's game
against •■ Northern Illinois a
yellow stripe will be painted on
thenvand ushers present to help.
the project, paid for by the
sate of 10-year seat options, is
scheduled to continue after the
California Bowl.
The primary focus in the
second    phase    will    be    the
contraction of luxury boxes on the
east side of the stadium.