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By Jim Johnston
Sports Editor
Joe Cipriano is following the latest trend in sports. It's a trend
made popular in recent years by Joe Namath and Muhammad AH.
Cip's predicting sports events. But he won't go quite as far as
either Namath or AH. The Nebraska basketball coach refuses to
give an exact time or place his prediction will come true.
But, just the same, he let his opinion be known Tuesday on a
rather delicate subject. "Kansas will get beat in this league," said
Cipriano of the No. 5 cage team in the nation and the pace setter in
the Big Eight Conference.
And, although Cip didn't care to say when it would happen, he
realizes that it could be this weekend. Kansas invades the Nebraska
Coliseum for a televised 2 p. m. date Saturday with the
Cornhuskers.
"There's not a player or coach on our team that doesn't think
we can beat Kansas here," said Cipriano. "What we need is great
support from the student body. If we don't have it, we'll lose,our
home court advantage."
Cipriano was quick to add that he's been pleased with the
students' response at basketball games this year. But he also knows
that TV games on Saturday afternoon always take away from the
home crowd.
"We're thinking of Kansas' as just another game," said Cip. 'We
play 'em one at a time. You have to in this league. But it's
definitely a big game."
Cipriano refused to talk beyond Saturday. "If we lose, I won t
feel it will be the end of our season," said Cip. "But I don't like
talking about winning or losing Saturday. We talk about what
happens after the game."
That reminded Cipriano of the Huskers' 79-67 loss at Oklahoma
Monday night.
"We actually played some good basketball at Oklahoma, said
Cipriano. "We just happened to play Oklahoma when they had an
exceptional night."
Nebraska fell behind 8-0 early in the game andcouldn t ever catch
up in suffering its second Big Eight loss of the season along with
two victories. Kansas leads the league with a 4-0 mark while
Missouri owns a 4-1 season record. t)
"The odds are against us winning the Big Eight right now, said
Cipriano. "But you can't really talk about a conference champion
until the first round is complete.
"All the teams are going about as I expected. But the winner
will still be the team that can win on the road."
Nebraska cracked the list of the nation's top 20 teams by tying
with Villanova for the No. 19 spot in the UPI poll this week.
Nebraska also received mention in the AP voting.
Monday's loss to Oklahoma, which was played after the voting,
won't help the Huskers chances for remaining in the top 20. But a
win over Kansas Saturday would definitely increase the chances.
Not only chances for the top 20, but also for a Big Eight
championship.
First crew to float on grass
The first crew practice for
the newly organized Nebraska
Rowing Club will be today at
3:30 p.m. on the AstroTurf in
the Field House.
With an adequate supply of
equipment gathered, the team
lacks now only in numbers of
individuals. It is open to all
undergraduate men. Those
interested are urged to contact
Bill Brush, 404 Cather Hall
(432-0361).
Races have been scheduled
with Notre Dame, Minnesota,
and Washburn. The first Big
Eight race will be with Kansas
State.
Women mUeyfoir &h
With hopes of bringing
another national championship
to Nebraska, the University's
women's intercollegiate
volleyball team left today for
Lawrence, Kan. to compete in
the National Intercollegiate
Volleyball Championships Feb.
3-6.
The team will join 27 other
top teams chosen from across
the nation to vie for the
national championship in the
division of girl's and women's
sports. The Nebraska team
qualified for the competition
by winning the Nebraska
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
Council tournament last
December at Midland College
in Fremont.
The round robin
tournament at Lawrence has
the field divided into four
pools. The top two teams from
each pool will advance to the
semifinals Saturday. The finals
will be a single elimination
tournament.
Nebraska's first match is
Thursday morning with
Southwest Missouri State.
Matches consist of three games
between the two teams. Win or
lose, Nebraska will go on to
play six more matches to
determine its final standing.
The University team
includes Jan Cheney, senior of
Potter; Peg Tilgner, senior, of
Daykin; Karen Ostrander,
junior, of Palmyra; Kathy
Crewdson, senior, of Lincoln;
Pam Miller, senior, of Waverly;
Kathy Drewes, junior, of
Plymouth; Dee Fentiman,
sophomore, of Unadilla;
Debbie Knerr, sophomore, of
Walton; Elsie Mahoney,
freshman, of Mitchell, and
Linda Perry, freshman, of
Malcolm.
Connie Ludwig, an
instructor in the physical
education department, is coach
of the team.
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Relax, Buffy. Help is on the way.
Jesse Edwin Davis is a Kiowa Commanche fom Oklahoma. His
remarkable guitar can be heard on all of Taj Mahal's albums, and
as of next week, on his own Atlantic album, "Jesse Davis." His
dad, one of the southwest's noted artists, painted the cover.
Through his Washita Productions he is producing Koger
Tilloson for Atlantic, Gram Parsons for A & M and Soutfcvvlnd
for Blue Thumb.
Jesse was fortunate He vrzz born into a loving, strong family
back in Oklahoma City. His feelings about the injustices being
suffered by his people are a fact of his life, not of his occupation.
He is a warm, together person who has succeeded on his own
terms. His actions speak for him.
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Blackwell, Steve Mitchell, Bruce Rowland & Alan White Per
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Gordon, baritone sax & t.. met; Jerry Jumonville, tenor sax
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1971
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
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