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The Daily Nebraskan
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1967
Says Northwestern 'Wonderful Opportunity' . . .
Dye To Leave Nebraska?
Weeds Of Wisdom
From Gras
By Terry Grasmick
Assistant Sports Editor
No matter how one looks at it, the Big Eight basket
ball cards seem to be stacked more heavily against Ne
braska than the other contenders Kansas, Colorado and
Kansas State.
But there still exists one trail the Huskers could forge
out of the Big Eight frying pan and into the NCAA Re
gional fire.
However, this expedition to the title would call for all
of this to happen, unless Kansas fizzles out:
(1) A victory over nationally sixth-ranked Kansas in
Lincoln;
(2) A victory over Colorado at Boulder; (Nebraska
failed in this endeavor last year and lost a share of the
title.)
(3) Another victory over Kansas in a playoff, most
likely on a neutral court.
Many have an alternative to his situation which may
be summed up like thi:: "Kansas is probably going to
win it, but look, if NU can come in second we're eligible
this year for a National Invitational Tournament (NIT)
berth."
' The calendar is asainst the Huskers. The Big Eight
winner probably won't be decided until Saturday, March 11
when Nebraska plays Colorado and Kansas engages K-State
in Lawrence. And if first place is already decided by then
there will more than likely be a second place tie or a pos
sibility of one.
NIT eliminations start March 13 and it is highly doubt
ful the NIT would be willing to wait till the last minute
for the Big Eight results before scheduling their partici
pants. But, assume the NIT would wait till March 11. If
games, the playoff factor would keep a Big Eight con
testant from the NIT.
Whew! Anyway, let us conclude that the Cornhuskers
may have to forget the NIT possibility.
Now the schedule. The whole Big Eight race centers
around the March 4 afternoon, televised game between
Nebraska and Kansas in Lincoln. By then Nebraska will
probably have gotten by K-State and Missouri and it will
be 9-2 in conference play, a game behind Kansas.
Kansas State, by its presumed loss to the Huskers in
Lincoln, would be 7-4 and out of the title race. The fact
that they would still have to play at tough Iowa State and
Kansas virtually eliminates them from second place, too.
But Colorado should be at 8-3, faintly in the title
picture and most certainly in the second place race. Colo
rado journeys to a probable loss at Kansas on the 6th, but
if Nebraska had lost to Kansas, the Buffaloes could tie
for second place by beating the Huskers in Boulder.
If Nebraska should beat Kansas and the two are tied
going into the final day, Colorado would have a giant
spoiler opportunity just like the one they took advantage
of last year.
Faithful Husker fans feel the Coliseum atmosphere will
bring the upset victory over Kansas. The question would
then be whether Nebraska can win at Boulder and force
the playoff. If the NIT situation develops (or rather dis
integrates) as predicted, the Cornhuskers will have to win if
they want to play again in the 66-67 season.
Beating Kansas in a playoff would depend on where
the game were held and also a small miracle.
Usually when some wise guy starts assuming probabili
ties and predicting possibilities, the unprobable and im
possible happen. For instance, Missouri beats Nebraska,
Colorado wins at Lawrence or Nebraska and Kansas tie!!
Oh, well, back to the drawing board.
Alcindor Judged
Best Player
Lew Alcindor, the giant of
college basketball, has
been named the winner of
the second Abe Saperstein
Memorial Award, selected
by the Chicago Press Club.
By Ed Icenogle
Sports Editor
Indications are that Uni
versity of Nebraska athletic
director Tippy Dye will be
the next athletic director at
Northwestern University in
Evanston, 111., according to
Chicago newspapers.
Dye, who with the selec
tion of Bob Devaney and
Joe Cipriano as football and
basketball coaches brought
the University into national
sports prominence, was
scheduled to return to Lin
coln Wednesday.
"I am going back to Lin
coln to givte It (the North
western offer) thought,"
Dye told the Daily North
western sports deoartment.
"I will try to make a deci
sion in a few days."
The signs pointing to
wards Dye's acceptance of
the position are the Big
Ten, a reported raise and
Dye's second visit within a
week to Evanston.
If Dye elects to take the
position it would mark his
return to the Big Ten Con
ference in which he was a
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FORE! ... or five werks more before the physical education department's golf class
will move outside. Here varsity golf coach Harry Good instructs student Jim Wahe
in the indoor part of the course. When weather permits the golfers will be outside.
'67 Intramural Swimming Meet
In March, Has Tivo Divisions
The 1967 intramural
swimming meet will be di
vided i n t o two divisions:
one division for men out for
freshman or varsity swim
ming and are non-letter-men
and the other for those
not out for the sport.
The nonlettermen divi
sion will be separated in
turn into fraternity, dormi
tory and independent com
petition. Preliminaries are sched
uled for M a r c h 6-8, 7:30
p.m., with finals March 13
at the same time.
Entries will be taken at
the time of the prelimi
naries Six finalists in each
division will be determined
on their times. Six fastest in
each division will be deter
mined on their times and
will go to the finals.
Practice periods are next
Monday through Friday
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and
Saturday, March 4, from
9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
The 1966 defending team
champion is Phi Delta The-ta.
standout as a college
athlete.
Dye was All-Big 10 in
football (as a quarterback)
and baseball and an AH
American in basketball for
Ohio State (1937).
Dye had visited North
western once before within
the last week and was re
ported by an official at the
Northwestern campus to be
touring the school Tuesday
afternoon. '
Dye spent the day with
Dr. J. Roscoe Miller, the
president of Northwestern.
There was also an indica
tion that the salary offered
Dye was considerably
higher than the $20,000 per
year he is earning at Ne
braska. "This looks like a won
derful opportunity and a
fine educational institu
tion," he said to the Daily
Northwestern reporter. He
then said that he would
make his decision within
the next few days.
Professor T. Leroy Mar
tin, the chairman of North
western's faculty athletic
committee, said that Dye
had been contacted about
the position as early as the
first of September, 1966.
"Both sides never really
considered it seriously,"
Martin added.
There were possibly two
other men seriously consid
ered for the director's post
after Stuart H o 1 c o m b
vacated it.
Pete Elliot, head football
coach at the University of
Illlinois was one of these.
He dropped out of consider
ation when the Big Ten de
clared a number of Illini
athletes ineligible to com
pete because of irregular
ities in the scholarship pro
gram. Bob Bronzan, athletic di
rector at San Jose State in
California, was another
man suggested.
Before coming to the
University of Nebraska
over five years ago, Dye
was athletic director at
Wichita University for three
years.
His coaching career in
cluded the Cincinnati Ben
gals football team (1937-38),
three years at Brown Uni
versity coaching basketball
and football, and a year at
Ohio State during which he
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coached football, basketball
and baseball.
From 1950-58 Dye was the
basketball coach at Wash
ington, where he won t h e
Pacific Coast Conference
basketball title twice and
the northern division of the
conference six times.
His 1943 Ohio State base
ball team also won the Big
10 title.
If Dye does decide to go
to Northwestern, it has been
speculated that Husker foot
ball coach Bob Devaney
would be a logical choice
to assume the position in
addition to his coaching
job.
TIPPY DYE . . . Uni
versity of Nebraska ath
letic director may ac
cept a similar position
at Northwestern University.
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