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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1974)
page 2 " ' ' . . ....... H-Wj-.-.'Bf.;V JIM Mm..- W ww... ii - 3 1 f f ( , 4 t J ! ( H ,t,a jt - flip FkitV ' '--- I V"""1" e I f ' It "(Vv v r ; j?v r v v- - I -1 t If .. ' 7 3 id ' L i , . t ! - f t All ? 1 v rTr - IK J . . fi fV,, 1- -a-' .-" " 7 a'-S - ! I -f T VIC" ' " ' f T ' f! n - . )y c - , I " . I ' " - .., , Punt returner Jim Burrow (2) heads for the sidelines, then turns lownfield amid Husker mates for a 67-yard touchdown against Minnesota. Unpredictable 'new' season begins today By Larry Stunkel Forget previous won-loss re cords, statistics and ratings. What coaches refer to as the "second season" starts today as Big 8 foot ball teams open conference play. Today's Missouri-Nebraska match-up is one of the top games in a schedule that includes Kansas against cross-state rival Kansas State, Colorado against Iowa State and Oklahoma against noncon ference foe Texas. Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas are rated in the Top 20. The Big 8 race always has been an unpredictable one, but 14 sports writers of Big 8 campus newspa pers took their chances in a preseason poll. On a 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 point sys tem, the poll shaped up like this: Oklahoma 96 NEBRASKA 84 Missouri 61 V2 Kansas 60 Colorado , 45 Oklahoma State , 30 Kansas State 29 Iowa State 25 Vz See Big 8 poll, Page 6. i? E3DTJ Editor-in-Chief: Jane Owens. News Editor: Wes Albers. Man aging Editor: Dave Madsen. Special Editor: Dennis Onnen. Business Manager: Jerri Haussler. Advertising Manager: Ken Kirk. Production Manager: Kitty Policky. First Down is a publication of the Daily Nebraskan. Both are written, edited and managed by the students at the University of Wohptlo.l innln Thou 9fA editorially independent of the University faculty, administra tion and student body. First Down is published by the Publications Committee on home game Saturdays. Address: First Down 34 Nebr aska Union 14th and R Streets Lincoln, Nebr. 68508. Telephone 402472-2588 L'aii'.!iJww-'niui'U3s