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With all that going on, chances are good that there is another Y. A. Tittle or Bart Starr somewhere down South this year. The pros already think they have spotted one: Florida's Steve Spurrier, one of the sharpest college passers in the U.S.-with 133 completions in 206 attempts for 1,530 yds. as of last week, although his Gators lost to Georgia 27-10. The son of a Presbyterian minister, Spurrier, a C student, is apparently ticketed to the National Football League's New York Giants, provided that they are willing to pay his price...
...governor's triumph over the party pros, who were sure they could dump him, can be explained in two words -- sympathy and money...
While the party pros were right in appraising Rolvaag as less than charismatic, they failed to see that he is a very easy man to feel sorry for. By re-entering the race, Rolvaag became a courageous underdog fighting the undemocratic party leadership. Still his campaign would never have succeeded had his opponent been anyone but lieutenant governor Sandy Keith -- a perfect villain for the drama...
...many, Terry.' " North Carolina's athletic director, Chuck Erickson, calls this year's edition of the Fighting Irish "the strongest Notre Dame team ever," and Army's defensive-back coach Ralph Hawkins predicts: "At least twelve of those guys will be drafted by the pros...
...very often too great a temptation to sign a petition advocating an issue one is totally unfamiliar with or affected by, merely because uninformed "big names" have publicly endorsed a view and aroused one's status-seeking subconscious. I am a strong proponent of viewing the pros and cons of an issue and then privately voting on the issue. That's when your vote really counts! Public testimonials by inexpert individuals should be limited to television deodorant commercials...