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The Daily Nebraska
Wednesday, January 17, 1962
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Sport Shorts
By I7te OW Pro
Bob Prokopt
Toaay'i colleg e athlete is the most misunderstood
and ridiculed individual on campuses around the coun
try. The non-collegiate set as well as -the Ivy Leaguers
usually jibe the jocks as college bums who play for
pay. The faculty seem to get the idea that each and
everyone of these physical
specimens are in school to
freeload and academically
re the lowest of the homo
sapiens class.
To some poor guys who
have trouble lifting a ten
pound barbell above their
knees or the high school
all staters with stars in
their eyes, a varsity athlete
t a school like Nebraska
is the biggest thing since
Quaker discovered oats.
The image left in the
minds of the man in this
status is that each and
everyone of these aU Amer
icans is a real dealer with
the dollies, goes to class
half the time and still gets
the good grades, receives
irequent publicity from a smelly toenail to outstanding
-wmpuinniemj on uie Datueneld, and in general, is
the matinee idol of the bygone days of the flicks.
. beware, you're being fooled by a picture that just
th college campuses during this day and
age. How about going through a normal dav with a
star er a bench wanner and analyzing what the school
program: contains in the way of academics to take up
tit spare time.
For example, let's take a basketball player's routine
from October until March. Normally a eager will start
his day by getting up at 7 a.m. to finish preparations
for the 8:00 class. Attending lectures all morning and
possibly an early afternoon class, he swings over to
the Coliseum at 3:30 for the 4:00 practice session. After
jaunting for a mile or two, at 6:30 he hops down stairs
for a quick shower and heads for the training table for
a little chow.
After stoking a little fuel into the system, a half
hour rest is in order if you want to be the least bit
fcright at trying to obtain a little knowledge. After
studying for 34 hours, the sack is a bright prospect at
1:00 in the morning. The next day, it is the same
story but the second verse.
This is the ideal schedule. Further examination of
hn actual varsity competition shows that he must miss
ten days of school due to the road schedule. Along with
this, he must make preparations and take finals during
the middle of the season.
The physchological problem still has to be taken
athlete has when he's worried about bad practice ses
sions or games, a coach's verbal dress down, and the
scholastic assignments that he must finish bv deadlines.
He's fighting a war by himself in keeping his mind on
academics and trying to stay away from daydreaming
about the things which transpire on the courts.
rurther, he has to worry about maintaining a de
cent average to stay in school and the further stipula
tions that he must comply with to stay eligible for
varsity sports.
"No matter how hard he tries, his mind still wonders
to the day's proceedings, why did he antagonize the
coach, what about the up coming game, and how can
i improve my mistakes. Then, to the backseat coaches
tf the crowd who boo loudly, at mistakes, an athlete
wonders 'how much he's actually accomplished.
The next point is the fantasy of the social life of
eur hero. Few people realize that athletes practice Sat
urdays in addition to the other five days a week. If he
has enough energy left on weekends and be doesnt have
to catch up on scholastic work, he might have time to
enjoy himself on the weekend. Sunday nights are out
because of school preparation, road trips and clinics
cut out whole weekends. To further make life miser
able, the jock doesnt know what is in store for him
during the coming week.
At Nebraska, the farther complication arises of hav
ing to get dates in advance provided yea arent going
steady. If the athlete doesn't concentrate oa his train
ing program, he might lose his only means of getting
through school as well as not being able to do the job
expected f him on the court It's also nice for the
jealons set to point the accusing finger at the idols of
the court la order to further bolster their own ego. Ton
gsessed It, tills poor guy is caught in a vicious circle.
The Old Pro always gets a kick out of the non
athletes who wear the red triangle sweatshirts with the
black dot" ia the middle to fill the old ego. They just
deal realize that this isnt higtime and it really doesnt
impress anybody.
One must really admire the great athletes who are
also excellent scholars. They really went through hell
to make it and they Ye well deserving of the honor and
credit that they have received. Colorado's Joe Romig
nd Utah State's Merlin Olsen are good examples.
I dsw admired men like Don Oberlia, all-Big Seven
tadle who is presently a topflight engineer, Dr. Rex
(Qm&lfameA oa p&ge five)
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Nebraska's Grupe 2nd
In Big. 8 Rebounding
Ivan Grupe, Nebraska jun
ior from Byron, ranks second
in rebounding in Big E i g h t
games with 33 in three games.
Cecil Eppeiiey of Oklahoma
State is the conference leader
in that department with 40 in
three games, while Ken Fouts
of Oklahoma is right behind
Grupe with 32. j
Grupe, a 6-5 battler w h o j
likes tough competition under
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the boards, also ranks 9th in
scoring average. He is tied
with Oklahoma State's Eddie
Bunch with a 12.3 scoring av
erage.
Ken Charlton of Colorado is
the leading scorer with a 23.5
average. He is the only player
on the league-leading Buffalo
squad in the top 16 scorers.
Nebraska sophomore Daryl
Petsch, 6-5 sharpshooter from
Marysville, Kan., is fourth on
the scoring chart with a 16.3
per game average. Petsch is
equally deadly with a set shot
or a jumper as the south
paw shooter has pumped in
21 field goals in conference
play and added seven free
throws.
Senior Tom Russell is 11th
in Big Eight scoring with an
IL7 mark. Russell's perform
ances have fallen off slightly
in ' recent games as the 6-7 j
performer has been bothered
by a sore throat.
Colorado continues to lead
the Big Eight chase with a
3-0 mark after Monday night's
58-55 win over Iowa State.
The Buffs edged Nebraska 58
55 win over Iowa State. The
Buffs edged Nebraska 58-56
Saturday night for win No. 2.
In leading the' conference
race the Buffs have compiled
the top scoring average in the
Big Eight with an average of
just under 66 points per game
while holding their opponents
to 58 points per outing.
Oklahoma State continues
its familiar role as the tough
est defensive team in the
league, allowing only 51 points
per game.
Nebraska ranks third in de
fense with a 60 point per
game average while averag
ing about the same on of
fense. Kansas and Missouri
have given up the most
points, allowing an average of
64 points per contest
'The Big Eight race is di
vided right down the middle
if wuil iuur teams auuvt uic
ff j .500 mark and four below
I . that fitnire.
Kansas State, Nebraska and
Oklahoma are all tied for sec
ond place with 2-1 records,
while Iowa State, Oklahoma
State and Kansas are knotted
in fifth place with 1-2 marks.
Missouri is still looking for
its first win of the Big Eight
campaign and goes against
Kansas State Thursday night
at Columbia.
Nebraska goes into action
again Saturday night against
Iowa State at Ames.
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