VOL. XV, NO. 1
SEPTEMBER 28, 1973
Bench Beat
By BROCK AKERS
By BROCK AKERS
I'm not sure what Amos Alonzo Stagg would think of the "Kansas tiebreaker," but I am sure that Maine West fans have no complaints. It was that novice rule whose debut enabled the Warriors to go down in the history books as the first Central Suburban League team to win in overtime.
The famed football tactician may be turning over in his grave, but this innovation has added a fantastic amount of excitement into football as was evidenced by the Maine South game a week ago. Fans on both sides of the field held their breathes as they watched the Warriors outlast the Hawks and pull out a 21-14 victory.
The new ruling states that in the event of a tie, at the end of four quarters of play, each team is given four chance to score a touchdown from the 10‑yard line. The Hawks ran out of chances: dropping their second straight football game to the Warriors, there's probably still some grumbling over on Dee Road.
The famed football tactician may be turning over in his grave, but this innovation has added a fantastic amount of excitement into football as was evidenced by the Maine South game a week ago. Fans on both sides of the field held their breathes as they watched the Warriors outlast the Hawks and pull out a 21-14 victory.
The new ruling states that in the event of a tie, at the end of four quarters of play, each team is given four chance to score a touchdown from the 10‑yard line. The Hawks ran out of chances: dropping their second straight football game to the Warriors, there's probably still some grumbling over on Dee Road.
But the Kansas tiebreaker isn't the most interesting aspect of that football game. It is the whole nature of the game, namely the age‑old Maine West‑South rivalry which tells the story of the brand of ball seen out on the field every time the Warriors and Hawks suit up against one another.
Both teams have traditionally put out 110%. The Warrior team in the Maine South game and the team in the Arlington game were as different as night and day. Defensively the gridmen were able to contain the ominous Hawk defense, while a backfield of Dan Myszka '74 and John O'Connor '74 in tandem were able to overrun their defenders with ease. Myszka chalked up a fantastic 173 yards on the ground in regulation play.
They moved like a machine, and the Warriors showed they were a team to be reckoned with. In the spirit of the rivalry, it is fortunate they didn't have to settle for a tie. Ties are usually about as exciting as kissing your sister, but the coupling of this rivalry with the new tiebreaker provided a great contest.
Both teams have traditionally put out 110%. The Warrior team in the Maine South game and the team in the Arlington game were as different as night and day. Defensively the gridmen were able to contain the ominous Hawk defense, while a backfield of Dan Myszka '74 and John O'Connor '74 in tandem were able to overrun their defenders with ease. Myszka chalked up a fantastic 173 yards on the ground in regulation play.
They moved like a machine, and the Warriors showed they were a team to be reckoned with. In the spirit of the rivalry, it is fortunate they didn't have to settle for a tie. Ties are usually about as exciting as kissing your sister, but the coupling of this rivalry with the new tiebreaker provided a great contest.