University of Tulsa - Kendallabrum (Tulsa, OK)

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Brent Dennis 1153 Cbelowl spurs the under- dog- Hurricane by eluding Hogs, gaining 89 yards on two punt returns. iphoto by: Chariot Ras-Allardl The long ride to Arkansas made Clay Norris, Mike Axton, Dave Childs, and Phil Flanagan irightl a little crazy! fphoto by: Charlot Ras- Allardl if fm Doug Elliot iabovej reflects the bitter side of TU support. iphoto by: Charlot Ras-Allardl Enthusiasm soared high as TU students irightl supported the Hurricanes at the Arkan- sas game. fphoto by: Marshall Lindl ' , t . 'N '5 H as ' il. ' A H Q wah-I 'ky

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f' I ,f ts. sts g f Y.-axis. A a tv A -s -. -' X., Sl was 'N-as X-...:. Robby Smith ltop centerl successfully dis- played his juggling talents for students, par- ents, and faculty. lim Macke, Homecoming King, congratulates Susan Arnold, Queen, before thousands at Skelly Stadium. lbelowl vi There was a more relaxing side to homecom- ing when everyone had a chance to sit down, eat, and socialize. tabovel Singers Kathy Scott, Alan Olson, Dilene Solo- mon, and Sandy Carr tleftb create Madrigal times. Photos by: Marshall Lind Homecoming

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LV'L,t I t, 'ff Z 51251, BAQQ2-st .ft Sv 0 V 7-N X1 jjgfkitgl t -T Q Q -L NSAS Many Happy Returns by: Keith Skrzypczak The character l'm thinking of comes from Greek mythology. He's the guy from Fate condemned to roll a huge boulder up a cone-shaped hill in an attempt to position it at the pinnacle. As far as we know, Sisyphus never made it. The closest he would come was somewhere near the top before the thing would roll off the side and back down to the bottom of the slope. The only difference between this guy and the TU football team and the never-say-die fans who accom- pany their gladiators to Fayetteville tread Hades in the Hills l is the fact that once in a while we make it. Once every decade or so a confident contingent heads for the hills and stacks the big rock right on top of Razorback Stadium, and it's like heaven - the gaudy red 'n' white fade to a lighter shade of pale, there's no hooting and hollering from the locals and the typically im- mense traffic jam is so much fun you can sit and listen to scores around the country and savor the fact that yours sounds best of all. But the best sound of all is the sound of silence from those 40,000 or so fanatics who have somehow lost all enthusiasm for calling the Hogs. It's great. But it doesn't happen too often. And after several years of making the trip, I realize losing is not so bad. Had Sisyphus made that boulder stick, he would have shrugged his shoulders, brushed off his hands and walked away to join the nameless ranks of the conquerors. As it turns out, however, he is immortal as an example of a classic underdog. If we'd go down there and beat Arkan- sas year in and year out, what in the world would we do the rest of the season? Enjoy whipping up on such behemoths as Drake and West Texas State? Don't get me wrong. l'd love to win 'em all, but one must consider the structure, the patterns in cre- ation of football dynasties - the bal- ance of power. If the state of Arkansas didn't have a winning football team, what else would the million or so people who inhabit the state have to live for? Crime would soar as people would take to the streets, no longer enjoy- ing the comfort of victory parties each weekend. Productivity would go down as a listless and dismayed workforce would no longer possess its will to continue working for the weekend. Absenteeism would virtu- ally shut down what industry there is in the state. Clothing stores and specialty shops across the state would be hard pressed to liquidate merchandise. After all, without a winning team, what in the world do you do with a Hog Hat? ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, it's better this way for all concerned. We're the underdog every time we go down there, and that's the way it's going to be - at least until the millenium. lt's not too long to wait. We recent grads will be crowding 40 when the new order comes - and it will. The present coaching staff is one of the best in the country, and john Cooper is laying a foundation for the future with a winning pro- gram. The schedule looks better ev- ery year, and we can honestly say that Arkansas is hardly our traditional game of the year. We'll play Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Brigham Young, Texas Tech, Kansas, Air Force, San Diego State in any given year and who knows? Some year soon we could cultivate a national following. Stranger things have happened.