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By JOHN P. WISE
One Great Season
When I was a kid, then-Cleveland Browns coach Sam Rutigliano used to cite a popular brand at the time to describe critical factors in playing winning football.
He said that if his team kept "STPs" to a minimum, then his Browns would be victorious. If Brian Sipe and the fellas allowed fewer sacks and committed fewer turnovers and penalties than the other team, the result often would be a positive one.
And in a game where two teams seem as evenly matched as Auburn and Oregon do, I can't help but think the team that values each possession more, that cherishes the football and doesn't stop itself by making mental mistakes will be the one hoisting that expensive crystal Coaches' Trophy at about midnight Eastern time tonight.
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