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ctaiu Freshmen nonstarters hope for first action By Dave McBridc Fur somo cy Fril '.Vj ; "i ill i( .. i 10-7 St.it j j j i r v H .::, fr--h p."n.:s. Bat f:r -1 f .i! i '. co v.: F; i ; Ih,v t H to.; ;:...!! Tiie Yil c;i.i to ;.,''i lienor Oci. Y tra-.el to C M:3iJ'j;'i iro-'i. LuiV.i Li,);?;.! who didn't i'L walkon defeiv.u City. Hi' s,iio hi" game th.it I''.1 h play. But t'i ).' first strin.i otYns griddcrs, last "it tr 'c of action ! Y'sey. The site i, Kan., ,-,:xJ the result ,r Qv or the Kansas :n't This extended the :."Mk to 15 . I'Vl; r.'vcn. action : t ;: ;mc of their .:.''.;; ii the bench. 'ookMij for the iii Nebraska's grid 7, h,. i the yearlings h;.. to play tile Jtt is one freshman Lippincott is a I mck horn Central inc-iiijht he fore the good chance to . e .-as cio:e, anel the (.ii i de leiise played nearly the entire game. He said sitting on the bench was perhaps easier at Nebraska because of its outstanding football program, but added, "Even though it is Nebraska, and we're the best in the nation, I'm just not used to sitting on the bench." For Lippincott and others in his situation, he said that practice before the next game will simply mean more hard work. "I still haven't hit anybody with a different jersey on, so I've just got to work to earn a better position," he said. The task isn't as awesome as it first seems, he said. "When you mingle with these other guys who are here for football, you find out there's no real difference. They're just regular guys, too." Lippincott said the players probably were satisfied with the win over Kansas State despite the score, because the Wildcats' junior varsity squad consisted of juniors and sophomores as well as freshmen. The Nebraska offense scored only three points (the lone touchdown was scored by the defense on a blocked punt), and neither team scored in the second half, but Lippincott said he felt the Huskers showed their dominance over the Wildcats early and were just frustrated by first-game mistakes after halftime. "I don't know what some of these guys from out of t ho state feel like, but being from Nebraska, I have a lot of pride in continuing the winning freshmen tradition here. And I real i from talking to guys from the varsity team that if we had lost that game, they would have been reaNy down on us, " he said. Following the Missouri game, the Husker freshmen play a night game against the Oklahoma frosh in Norman Oct. 22 and then host Colorado Nov. 2 and Iowa State Nov. 9. The frosh two-deep roster: Offense:' Split end- Bocke Loken, Bob Folsom. Left tackle- Gary Herman, Dennis Ctork. Left guard- John Minetti, Steve Markos. Center- Tom Davis, Mark Caha. Right Guard- Greg Jorgensen; Dan Miller. Right tackle- Bob Hayes, Larry Shupe. Tight end- Ken Spaeth, Bruce Maske Quarterback- Randy Garcia, Ed Burns, l-back- Dave Gillespie, Jack Kelley. Wingback- Bob Folsom, Dale Zabrockl. Fullback- Jason Justice, Lindsay K ucera. De .ense: Left end- Jim Wightman, Dave Timperley. Left tackle- Mike Fult2, Jeff Johnson. Middle guard- Jeff Pulien, Joe Collura. Right tackle- Mike Clark, Gary Buttermoro. Right end- Reg Gast, Tony Samuels. Linebacker- King Block, Ben Siebler. Linebacker- King Block, Ben Siebler. Linebacker- Jeff Carpenter, Arty Semler. Monster- Larry Young, Tim Borg. Cornerback- Kent Smith, Brian Throlson. Cornerback- Kurt Stacey, Doug Forstrom. Safety- Bod Stovail, Larry Valasek. ) . ' ;" j-;,7.-- tl!i:' " 1 I ' ;. :r7777 7. VA.-7'i . --"-' f .." :"'..:; :i. : ' n , y"i j Vt 'V fVjC1 v i,-"-''v! ' . : I ' J A,."' ' ' f - I t . " ' Iy ' If y L . V I SY Nebraska linebacker Tom Ruud concentrates on the next Wisconsin offensive play. Home ties make Gopher tilt important to UNL defenders By Bill Br:nnrit Ff,,i" f:!,!":, N'.l'.O'i fo tho M i r i ' i '. ' 7 ; j foot1; :!! '.on '. fror7 "ill.7 Bloo'-iin-jt', in i linebacker'. Bob i.j'i'd.j Y 'jame again'it r. not ju'.t another !';tt;.i. Mi; ii )'7,ot.j. Nelson is 'd 1-1 u ud is from "Because I ;im from Minnesota, it means I want to b;,it tin in .ill the more," said the 6 ft. 4 in., 233 lb. Neh.on. After earning All-State honur. ,u Stnl. v, iter High School, Nelson was heavily recruited bv Minnesota and Nebraska. H : .' tY 1'.;7i in, in ! ) J th.'m 7 i , N7Y1 7. 1 7. t '.h ! t i . j 1 1 1 ! : . ; . . R I ; h ft. ? j - J f f -l.j.-l H;.j' ': Miniie'. jt... l 7. a standout on 7.! V'.ar, as Ixjckup ul tackles, 17 of .ifli.r thi'f.'y games, . ' them unaYUud. iifikir to Nulson's. ...!' an All-Stater at 0 v. ,!', recruited by A , the still t 1 1 1 J fre-ii'ni'n ''I 1. id, i-li, ,i) , Col l i..' j uil 1- j C H.i'jlit ;W,'l He :,ured f;ji,r I un.ri-low '.e l- on the 1U1 Husker 7 lined fjfi y.irdi on 1 5 for 123 yardi. Last year, ,is backup m;in to Jim Branch, Ruud had 23 hu kle,, 17 of them unassisted. So far this year he. h.t, 19 tackles, 10 of them unassisted. to (dayiiuj Minnesota tor three years," Ruud said. "I know some of the guys on their tcam.and it's always nice to go up to Minneapolis and play before my parents."' Ruud said starting at linebacker for the first three games has been a learning experience, "Every game I always pick up something new," he said. "Of course the most important thing is that we win as a team, not as individuals." Linebacker coach Rick Duval said both men have "size, speed and dedication." "The only thing they lack is experience," Duval said, "They didn't play as much last year as some persons think." Duval said that with the experience Nelson and Ruud get in the first four football games, they should "pretty sound football players" when the Big Eight season starts. Nebraska's Big Eight opener is against Missouri Oct. 13. Duval explained the difference between the strongside linebacker (Ruud) and the weakside linebacker (Nelson). "The strongside linebacker must cover the curl area-the area inside the wide receiver," Duval said. "The weakside linebacker should be taller, because he has to be able to see over the offensive linemen to read the upcoming play." Duval said txjth Nelson and Ruud could play either position because of their height and speed. daily nebrrjskf-m Phi Delts strengthen hold on No. 1 rank By Bob Hill Phi Delta Theta, after crushing previously undefeated Alpha Tau Omega 47 1 8 Tuesday night, reaps Daily Nebraskan class A flag football team of the week honors. Phi Dolt quarterback Bill Hamick, after a tough first half with the ATOs, said his team "put everything together in the second half." The Phi Delts scored 28 of the 34 second half points, solidifying their position as No. 1 in the weekly Daily Nebraskan poll of class A teams. "Our game with the ATOs was the first time we really played together as a' team this year," Hamick said. "If we are to repeat as All Univeisity champions we must be much more consistent." "Before we can think about All-University, however, we must win the fraternity championship, which is no easy task," he said. Few games were played this week because of rainy weather, intramural coordinator Phil Sienna said. Sienna said he hoped the weather would improve to avoid cutting the schedule short. The complete top ten: 1. Phi Delta Theta (4-0) 2. Delta Upsilon (3 0) 3. Pro Students (3 0) 4. Harper IV (3 0) 5. Abel II (3 0) 6. Abel X (3-0) 7. Alpha Gamma Sigma (2 0) 8. Acacia (3 0) 9. Hawks (2 0) 10. Gus II (2 0) Honorable mentions were earned by Schramm IV (2-0), Sigma Phi Epsilon (2 0), Raiders (2-0), Delta Tau Delta (2-0) and Alpha Tau Omega (2-1). mm I ' mrm " ,Y.,7 GiOJQuK P'Y'-' 12 thursday, October 4, 1973
