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‘RODRIGO BARNES SAID everthing acllege football,
player inne supposed to say Thursday.
He candly admited he's no team man, “My thing
Rodrigo Barner he claims. He sai he's et much et hs er
‘hunlom for coegefctball and that he wishes Re were ale
‘ready te prs, making heb mney. watt ge er
ry peary Cm worth" He said Ith had itt do allover
‘gain he probaly woald' play Total for Re becuse be
‘wold lke 10 be par of «wining tradi, Football sel
he conends, is Sicly buses: These guys wo say ey
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par of my fe bot i's everything is ot my den ot
fied time on cool eveieg” =
"The ifretes ef epmen he's had wit three terest
Rice bead coaches, Barnes says "ate the rene of tem
‘Bnidng "What ean [dot make is eat apart ofthe team?”
Well he problem's pat wih me, i's lhe.”
‘Barnes sald mos of hace ngs before aboat 9 wizes-
ex who report sprte and Laat inter stupeaton, He has &
putin for bela eonroversl, but with nearly every
Statement he jet hsel more vulerabe givig usa clear
‘hot at his itl
can ake at shot, Iwas Js fo beat hearing an
Het speak Bs id, Sure ba was relishing he shock ap
Deal of ls statements ue there could be no gueson es
‘inceriy.
YM NOT SURE agree with everything Rodrig sa but
ft vas good to hear ie anyway. Too mien of what athletes
says carefully worded toefec wat ie believe coches
(oF sporsrters wool lke wo her,
took" Barges fay m2 years ld intelligent
and I kaow I'ma grea otal player. 'm aid, 8
‘mat, WAY shuld 1 Take modesty? Pm tyig to Be honest
"with oa, el my tae feelings.
‘e fens ls pat troubles at Rie vere due tbs dae-
ard for the conventional games athltes are supposed 19
On, Rod
ly, Thad get on me fr not clapping, tule that,
freed tobe tld when to cap fr somebody Whes Tp
omebody on the but fr making «god play, I ees f
fealy mean i play on pide aod personal perfarance,{
{hin cous Cenovers the Hide ay whe can ie ars up
who need fing up 1 det eed tha but Pm ot Koen
ihe guys who"
Bares expilon suclnly vhy Be Is oat ateam men,
“Because for coach Conver everthing the Rice fctall
teams ‘Aer next year Al Coser went ae Roe
Barnes says alo hls witout eres bat wth acepte
ea ig.
ce, doubt ihe mens any barm fo Cnever, sore ot
fanattack on The Syste
‘THE IRONY ts that Cenver alors more individualism
than perhaps any etber SWC couch Several of Bs payers
ave Ble virtually to thelr aoulders, w strong ideation
that Big A belles players shal go thle owe things. And
Conover isan flab gy who cbnly nteracs wel with
Tr players He's tollyappronchable and unpretentns
"Th consensus shat Saoes ig apt to make ale pro bt
that Bel cans couches headaches as larg ase plays cole
lege fobal Tha’ probebly righ, He's a Bt abead of is
time because. cole players aren't uppeed te talk Ike he
dss, Sure, is OK forthe pres, but the elle boys are s-
‘ised to duck hele heads and hold hl eae,
‘Olay, all unm need team players and I'm rot sre
a callege Gem fl of gy wth Roig’ pilsophy woul
bea wining delegation, “Thay sy he eam see impor
fant than the niaal” saya Rodego, "Wel, tae
‘rrng, The tv the mot impeta ig In he ule
Rodrigo Bares Is an Individual theft ene. He
may be baring hs personal cal at bth ex. Buti It
a wondreu igh?