Dickey
by JIM JOHNSTON
Associate Sports Editor
Nebraska ns will have to
change their chant when
Kansas State visits Memorial
Stadium for a 1:30 p-m. date
Saturday.
Last year in Manhattan,
Nebraskans cried, "Dickey in
the dirt" But this year in Lin
by Jim Johnston
Bring on the oranges, cotton, etc.
Nebraska puts it all on the line Saturday. What would
be lost should Kansas State win? Oh, sole posession of the
Big Eight championship, an undefeated season and hopes of
a national championship.
That alone provides enough Incentive for the Huskers. There's
just that feeling at the Nebraska camp that the Huskers will
explode with a big one Saturday.
This column feels the same way.
NEBRASKA 34, Kansas State 14 . . . Remember, bowl
scouts. You have to wait until 6 p.m.
KANSAS 35, Oklahoma 21 ... The Jayhawks have really
been kind to Nebraska. They defeated K-State and will give
the entire Big Eight title to the Huskers Saturday.
MISSOURI 42, Iowa State 17 ... The Cyclones wiU have
to depend on Oklahoma State If they want to win a Big
Eight game.
COLORADO 42, Oklahoma State 24 ... The Buffaloes
are better than their record Indicates. They Just waited too
long to prove it
Season over for cheerleaders
Ahhhhhhhh, the Nebraska cheerleaders must be relieved.
There are no more away games. They don't have to go out
of their way to get the crowd fired up.
Because there is no place like Nebraska. There's no place
In the nation that dresses in the same color to support their
team like Cornhusker fans do.
But once at the stadium and after the first touchdown
has been scored, fans for the Big Red are dead.
And the Nebraska cheerleaders don't seem to care much
about it. They seem to continue with their same original cheer
that goes; , "Go, go, go, go Go." .That's real colorful, isn't
it fans.
Visiting teams' cheering sections have out-classed that of
Nebraska at nearly every game this season. And perhaps the
cheerleaders can be to blame.
There doesnt seem to be any originality In their routines.
They're the same year after year, game after game and
touchdown after touchdown. That's at home, but on the road
the NU cheerleaders seem to have a little more class.
Pep band makes difference
And the reason for more spirit on away games appears
to be because of an inspired group of band members which
have made some away trips. They're not dressed in Nebraska's
new un-original band uniforms, but they do more than the
entire band does at home games.
Some wear red army helmets. Some are dressed in red
overalls. Some throw oranges. And they all have a lot of
class.
But even the inspired pep band couldn't keep the NU
cheerleaders happy at Iowa State late week. The band played
the Nebraska fight song on several occasions. Maybe too much
for the cheerleaders.
"Gee, you'd think we were on TV or something this week,"
scoffed one Nebraska cheerleader. "They're playing a song
no matter what happens."
Maybe the cheerleadrs don't like to get tired. But the
Nebraska fans went wild and they loved it. Last week's game
against the Cyclones was one of the most spirited games
the Husker fans have enjoyed this year.
Meanwhile, back at Lincoln
But that was last week. And that was not in Lincoln.
Saturday's game with Kansas State, although a spirited affair
for the players, will probably be the same old drag for the
Nebraska funs.
The red and white striped cheerleaders will stand In the
same 20-foot area chanting the same old cheers. The Nebraska
fans will let loose of their baloons after the first touchdown
and then watch the airplanes fly over for the rest of the
day.
Oh ya, there will be some oranges on the field. And there
will be the diehard Nebraska fan yelling all the way, but
the student section will be its old dead self.
They won't even be able to watch the pep band. There
is no such thing at home games. The band Just sits in the
stands with their new, clean uniforms.
"Gee, Martha. Doesn't little Johnny look nice in his band
uniform today T"
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1970
in the
coln it will have to be "Dickey
In the turf."
Or if things keep going Lynn
Dickey's way as they have
been recently the call could
simply be, "Dickey on his two
white shoes."
The Kansas State
quarterback, who admits that
Joe Namath Is his idol, has
dirt? No9 -in the turf
been nothing short of im
pressive since recovering from
the most publicized injury since
former President Lyndon
Johnson's gall bladder opera
tion. The greatest passing
quarterback ever to play in the
Big Eight had a frustrating
first half season after suffering
irom bruised ribs. The Dickey
led Wildcats lost to Kentucky
16-3. Then Dickey sat on the
bench to see Arizona State
claim a 35-13 win over K
State. But Dickey played with sore
ribs against Colorado and the
Cats won 21-20. Since losing to
Kansas the next week 21-15, the
Wildcats have rattled off four
straight victories.
The reason has been a
healthy Lynn Dickey. And that
should serve as a warning to
the Nebraska Black Shirts.
He was touted as a Heisman
Trophy candidate before the
season. But his injury has
caused him to forget those
dreams.
"I realize that yon need a
snper year to win the Heisman
Trophy," explained Dickey. "I
have forgotten about it and all
Fm thinking about now Is a Big
Eight championship."
Feeling better now than
anytime since his injury,
Dickey says his offensive line
deserves much of the credit for
his improvement
"The offensive line has been
doing a great job," said
Dickey. "A lot of quarterbacks
would like to have the time I'm
getting to throw the ball."
'Cats own
top defense
What's all this talk about
Kansas State's powerful of
fense? Dont' forget about the
Wildcat defense. After all, it is
the best in the Big Eight ac
cording to statistics.
Kansas State has put togeth
er a strong front against the
rush, limiting opponents to
Just 159.7 yards on the ground.
And the Wildcats own the
league's second best pass de
fense (125.2).
It's the undefeated Huskers
that have the offensive ma
chine. It's the best In the con
ference according to statistics.
So what happens when the
Big Eight's most well-oiled of
fensive machine meets the
league's most stubborn defen
sive talent? The answer will
be provided Saturday at Mem
orial Stadium when the Husk
ers and Wildcats clash for the
Big Eight title.
But don't think that this will
be strictly a game of a giant
offense against ' a giant de
fense. It should be duly noted
that Nebraska does rank sec
ond in total defense.
Scrimmage Sat.
Nebraska's basketball
team will have a scrim
mage from 10-11:39 a.m.
Saturday in the Coliseum.
The scrimmage Is open te
the public and seating room
will be provided In the balcony.
Dickey's main target has
been fullback Mike
Montgomery. The 6-3, 210
pound senior leads the club in
both rushing (411 yards) and
receiving (45 catches for 344
yards.) Another dangerous
pass receiver Is wingback
Henry Hawthorne, a :09.6
sprinter who has succeeded
Mack Herron. He's caught 26
passes for 438 yards and has
rushed for 384 yards.
Dickey, who rallied the
Wildcats for comeback wins
over Oklahoma and Missouri on
consecutive Saturdays, almost
did the same thing against
Nebraska last year.
Nebraska blunted Dickey's
passing for S3 minutes, then
Dickey . . . thinking about Big Eight championship.
Nebraska frosh bid
for perfect season
Nebraska's freshman,
undefeated m their first three
outings, will try to finish the
season unblemished when they
meet Kansas State on the
AstroTurf at 1:30 p.m. today.
Jim Ross' frosh opened the
season with a 23-14 win over
m, h ft
Lackovie
Westbrook
Missouri and claimed road
wins over McCook Junior Col
lege (35-6) and the Iowa State
frosh (40-26).
Ross was pleased with the
Impressive win over the Little
Cyclones. "We ran better than
we did all year," noted the
frosh coach, "and Dave Humm
continued to throw the ball
well."
Humm threw the ball well
enough to establish a Nebraska
freshman season completion
record (42). That breaks the
mark held jointly by Frank
stood off a breath-taking K
State drive in the final two
minutes to post a 10-7 win. The
Wildcats, driving from their 40
to the Nebraska 7 in the final
mlnate, tried to get off another
play after Dickey's 10-yard
strike to Bob Long with five
seconds remaining.
But time ran out and the ball
remained seven yards from a
Kansas State victory.
The white-shoed quarterback
is back again this year, and he
remembers last year's game.
And he's still pulling off his
come-from-behind wins.
But then, that's what K-State
fans have come to expect from
the top plum of their purple
pride pack.
J
Patrick and Van Brownson.
Humm is now within 68 yards
of breaking Brownson's 671
yard season passing mark and
within 72 yards of cracking
Van's 778-yard season total of
fense record.
When Ross referred to the
Improved running game, he
was speaking of I-back Dun
Westbrook from Cheyenne,
Wyo. Westbrook rolled up 227
yards on the ground and
another 204 through the air.
Humm's main targets have
been split-end alternates Jeff
Hill and Tim Lackovie. Flanker
Crenshaw
Glenn Garson and fullback
Maury Damkroger have also
received several ariels.
Marv Crenshaw, a 215-pound
tackle, has been playing con
sistent work for the Husker
linemen.
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