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The past weekend was filled with
upsets as four members of college
football's Top Ten fell victim to fired-up
underdogs. Nebraska was one of those
teams jolted from the ranks of the
undefeated and this week the Huskers
take off on the rocky road to redemption
against Northwestern. This week's
predictions:
Nebraska 40, Northwestern 3
Battered and bruised Nebraska may
be playing without some key performers
as they try to battle back after last
week's stunning defeat. Northwestern is
a good team to recuperate against and
ordinarily would have trouble handling
UNO. However if the Huskers don't
tighten up the defensive secondary,
Wildcat quarterback Mitch Anderson
will cause plenty of trouble.
Oklahoma St. 33, Baylor 0
Baylor has proved surprisingly tough
against the likes of Oklahoma and
Missouri but the Cowboys are a team
that doesn't fiddle around. Oklahoma
St. has five or six breakaway runners
and a defense that has allowed only one
touchdown in two games.
Colorado 20, Wisconsin 10
Nothing will ever be more sickening
than getting engulfed in the Wisconsin
fans' victory celebration as I did
Saturday. However this prognostication
isn't entirely sentiment as the Buffs are
not as bad as most people think. The
game is at Boulder and hopefully
Colorado will finally get untracked.
Badger fans who were screaming:
"We're number one" last weekend will
be jarred back into reality because
Wisconsin simply isn't that good.
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Oklahoma 45, Uah 10
' After sputtering in their first game,
the Sooners really shouldn't have too
much trouble against the Aggies.
Skittery Joe Washington and Steve
Davis propel the Wishbone that will try
and steer Oklahoma back into the top
ranking. Utah State's last big win was
against the Japanese All-Star team.
Notre Dame 37, Purdue 7
The Fighting Irish will continue their
masquerade as the nation's top team for
another week. Notre Dame does have
possibly the best quarterback in the
country with Tom Clements.
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Changes unlikely;
Earlt-verett to play
By Larry Stunkel ' ... ..
With two members of his starting backfield
injured and a game this weekend, UNL football
coach Tom Osborne doesn't have time to dwell on
last weekend's loss to Wisconsin.
"Naturally we're disappointed, but there s
nothing we can do about it now except get ready
for the next game," Osborne said.
Osborne said he doesn't plan any change in the
offense despite the four-week loss of l-back John
O'Leary and the doubtful status of quarterback
David Humm, but plans to put more emphasis this
week on plays designed to take advantage of
back-up quarterback Earl Everett's running
ability.
"Earl may not have played like a veteran
Saturday, but he didn't play that badly," Osborne
commented. "He hadn't had much experience
running the first team offense, but he'll be better
prepared this week."
Osborne said the pass defense will receive
special attention this week, while some execution
problems on offense will be worked out with more
practice time.
"Of course you learn something from every
game, and you learn more from a loss than you do
a win," Osborne remarked, "but we don't plan on
learning too much that way."
Volleyball season opener against Peru State
By CobCullinan
The UNL women's volleyball team heads
Into its season opener today against Peru
State and the first-year Head Coach, Pat
Sullivan, is hoping the team can continue its
winning ways.
Last year, the volleyball team had an
impressive 14-3 record and finished as the
top team in the state. They finished sixth in
the'regional championships. . ,
This season, 80 people tried out for 19
spots on the combined varsity-reserve roster.
Sullivan calls it "one of the biggest showings
we've ever had.
"I've teen volleyball all across the country
and Nebraska is definitely a competitive
team," Sullivan said. "We may not be the
best in the nation, but we're comparatively
good."
The varisty plays an 18-game schedule this
year, with the reserves playing six or eight
games. The stiffest competition is expected
to come at the Kansas University Volleyball
Tournament, where UNL will compete
against Kansas, Drake and Concordia
colleges.
Volleyball workouts are held daily from
4:30 until 6 p.m. in ths Women's Physical
Education Building. Team members are
encouraged to work out on their own tima
doing such things as running, weight training
and climbing steps In Memorial Stadium. "
Activities such as these have often brought
ridicule ot the volleyball team with many
saying women should not do that much
physical exerciso. . ,
' 'The University as a whole doesn't look fit -any
women's team with respect,", Sullivan,
said, "and we hope to change that.
"The women who compete on other
athletic teams look at the volleyball team very
highly," she said.
Fan support has been on the rise for the
volleyball team, as well as for all. other
women's sports but it is still below the level
Sullivan says she wished it to be.
This is the first year of athletic scholar
ships for women, with the total allotment for
the Women's Athletic Dept. set at 35 to 40
awarded. Of these, about seven will go to
members of the volleyball team who are
considered the top athletes.
Sullivan notes a definite Improvement In
the quality of athlete coming to the
university. She attributes this to the
expanded program in Nebraska's high
schools. "The people that are coming in are
very goodin fact, they're top-notched nth
letes."
Better-trained athletes allow Sullivan to dp
things not possible with a more novice team.
This year, she is installing a new team
offense, one that most Nebraska teams have
not tried. She says it is "more complex, and
better for us in the long run."
SuliivaH -also hopes to instill pride In the
volleyball team. She said, "On their level,
they're very successful. They deserve a lot of
credit."
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women's rugby team
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Women's P.E. Bldg. to
night at 6:30, or call
432-4803 or 435-2561.
The women's team Is
planning a game with the
Omaha Women's Rugby
Club for Oct. 5,
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