CSUN NOTEBOOK: MATADORS DEFENSE: NO OPTION.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer From air assault to ground attack. A week after being passed upon nearly at will, Cal State Northridge has less than a week to prepare for the most dreaded dread v. dread·ed, dread·ing, dreads v.tr. 1. To be in terror of. 2. To anticipate with alarm, distaste, or reluctance: dreaded the long drive home. offensive system in college football. It's the option, and Southern Utah runs it with a full-house backfield. After having Monday off Monday Off is a vocal jazz group based in New York City. The quartet is composed of Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner, Richard Roland and Raymond Sage. The group formed in Denver, Colorado in March of 1999 when all four members were appearing in a production musical Titanic , CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge begins preparations for it today. ``It can be tough when you only have a short time to prepare,'' CSUN coach Ron Ponciano said. ``It's totally different than what we did against (Eastern Washington
It means, just for the week, the Matadors (2-1) must learn a different defensive style in which keeping an assignment is paramount to defending the run successfully. Southern Utah (1-2) is averaging 317 yards rushing per game and the Thunderbirds do it by making big plays with numerous runners. Quarterback Matt Cannon leads the attack with 421 yards, but five players have broken a run for at least 35 yards. CSUN might catch a break with Southern Utah fullback Brook Madsen, who will miss the game with an arm injury. ``They've been pretty good up front,'' Southern Utah coach C. Ray Gregory said of the Matadors. ``They have a solid linebacking corps and the corners are good at defending.' No ranking, little respect: The respect CSUN wanted to see in the polls after its 38-35 win against Eastern Washington didn't come Monday. The Matadors haven't been ranked in their Division I-AA history. Instead, CSUN did nothing more than make the ``others receiving votes'' list in the Sports Network and ESPN/USA Today polls for the second consecutive week. In the Sports Network poll, CSUN is listed 26th, just missing the Top 25. In the ESPN/USA Today poll, the Matadors are 27th. ``I know I voted for them in the Top 25 (in the ESPN/USA Today poll),'' Gregory said. ``As far as I'm concerned, they're leading the Big Sky.'' Big Sky brethrens Montana and Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. are ranked ahead of CSUN in both polls. But Gregory has gotten a first-hand look at the best. The Thunderbirds (1-2) beat No. 22/No. 21 (ESPN/USA Today) Montana and have lost to No. 2/No. 1 McNeese State and No. 11/No. 13 Western Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. . CSUN's Swanson noticed: It must have been a weak week for defensive players in the Big Sky Conference. Despite the Matadors allowing 502 yards of offense, CSUN linebacker Brennen Swanson was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week. However, there is a reason for Swanson's selection. He made eight tackles, including two for losses in CSUN's win. Both tackles for loss came on Eastern Washington's last two plays from scrimmage to secure the victory. Weber Weber, river, United States Weber (wē`bər), river, c.125 mi (200 km) long, rising in the Uinta Mts., N central Utah, and flowing north and northwest to join the Ogden River at Ogden. The combined stream flows to the Great Salt Lake. State's Morgan Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. (217 yards rushing) was the Offensive Player of the Week and Idaho State's Daronn Finley (97-yard kickoff return for touchdown) was named Special Teams Player of the Week. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO CSUN linebacker Brennen Swanson's play earned him Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honors. Michael Owen
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