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gmd defense key for upset-minded Hooslers
By Jim Hunt
Indiana, fresh from a 20-14 upset vic
tory over Minnesota, will bring m experi
enced football squad to Memorial Stadium.
Third year coach Lee Corso has 47 re
turning lettermen from last year's Hoosier
team which finished with a 1-1() record.
"This is a good football team with more
of everything that it takes to win," Corso
said. "Barring injuries, the team we put on
the field this year will be a good football
team.
"Defense is the key to winning more
games. Any improvements we make as a
team will be primarily through defensive
improvements.
Defense switch
Because the strength at the lineback
ing positions, Corso was able to shift from
a 5-2 to a 4-3 defense which he used his
first year at Indiana.
Returning at linebackers are Craig
Brinkman and all-American candidate
Donny Thomas, who collected 141 and
134 tackles respectively last season.
The defensive line will lie anchored by
senior Greg McGuire who was moved from
offensive tackle to defensive tackle.
New offensive look
Offensively the Hoosiers will have a new
look also.
This year they will run out of a Pro-set,
using split backs instead of the Pro-I used
last season.
Corso plans a more balanced attack this
year instead of relying heavily on one back.
Returning stars are Terry Jones, the
leading passer last season in the Big Ten
and all-Big 10 pinning back Courtney
Snyder, who averaged 129.6 yards per
game.
The receivers are led by senior split end
Trent Smock, who caught 31 passes and
lead the league with seven touchdown
receptions last season.
Line losses
The offensive line suffered heavy losses
from graduation and the move of McGuire
to defense
However, the return of three-year
starter Jim Shuck at center, and the switch
of Don Schanz and Russ Compton from
middle guard to offensive guard has left the
line positions well manned.
"Indiana looks very good on defense,
UNL head coach Tom Osborne said. "I
would be worried if their defense is as good
as LSU's, because I think Indiana has a bet
ter offense than LSU. Indiana is by no
means a bad defensive club.
Senior Terry Luck will start at quarter
back this week, but Osborne said he would
like to give some of the other quarterbacks
playing time.
Didn't fumble
Osborne said he thought Luck did a
reasonably good job considering he hadn't
started a game in four years. He pointed
out that Luck didn't fumble the ball or
have any passes intercepted. He said it also
was important to realize that Vince Ferra
gamo hasnt played in a game in more than
a year.
Another offensive plus will be the
return of all-America center Rik Bcnness,
who was held out of last week's game
because of a knee injury.
Also returning will be two starters, de
fensive end Ray Phillips and safety Jim
Burrow. Phillips and Burrow along with
Ferragamo and defensive tackle Dean
Gissler were ineligible last week because of
a one game suspension imposed by the
NCAA.
Osborne said that Burrow received a
hairline fracture of a finger on his right
hand Tuesday but added he should be
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ready to go by Saturday.
The return of Phillips to his left de
fensive end position allows senior Bob
Martin to return to the right end
position.
Another offensive change promoted
senior John O'Leary to the starting I-back
position replacing Monte Anthony.
Bobby Thomas; who returned seven
punts, for 89 yards last Saturday will
handle that chore again this week.
This will be the first meeting between
the two teams since 1959 when Indiana
defeated Nebraska 23-7. Indiana leads the
series 9-3-3.
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Indiana students stage
thumb-race to Lincoln
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Photo by Twd Kirk
This t angled mass of arms and bodies is really the UNL rugby team .
against Creighton last Saturday. The team travels to Omaha Saturday
for a match after winning 49-9 last weekend.
"Operation Touchdown certainly isn't
Around the World in SO Days, but it could
turn out to be a great race for six Indiana
University (IU) students.
'"Operation Touchdown" is a hitchhik
ing race from Bloomington, Ind. to Lincoln
between six students divided into two
teams. Each will try to reach Lincoln first,
in time for Saturday's UNL-Indian a
football game.
The two teams left Bloomington with
police escort Thursday at 4 p.m. with
much support from local citizens and
students.
The teams, as of Thursday afternoon,
had received $230 for the trip, including
$150 from the Indiana University Student
Foundation and $5 or $10 donations from
Bloomington businesses.
A local Volkswagon dealer loaned the
teams a van to return to Bloomington. A
local sporting goods store donated T-shirts
and the McDonald's food chain in Bloom
ington gave food for the team members.
Send-off prayer
I.U. President John" Ryan and the l.U.
marching band were at the teams' send-off
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according to Bill Shipton, one of the team
members.
The two teams, "Big Road" and
"Hurry In Hitchers", each were given a
football by Hoosier football coach Lee
Corso. The winning team will have its pig
skin used in at least one play of Saturday s
game.
Finishing line of the race will be Uncle
Sam's at 25th and O streets where the
members of the winning team will issue a
challenge to UNL students for next season
when the Huskers . play at Indiana. A
trophy will also be presented.
"Big Road" participants are: Dale
Martin, Denton, Ark., Meredith Strohm,
Boston, Mass., and Bill Shipton, Green
Mountain, Iowa.
The team members of the "Hurry in
Hitchers" are: Ellen Epstein, Indianapolis,
Ind., John Gunn, South Bend, Ind., and
Steve Fahnistock, Springfield, Ohio.
Shipton said the idea was initiated while
brainstorming ways to reach the game."
"Since we didn't have much money,
someone suggested we hitchhike, and
someone else mentioned we should make it
into a race," Shipton said. "The idea just
snowballed from there."
"Coach Corso really got fired up over
the idea. There is a lot of interest in the
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wouldn't be coming down if we didn't
think we could win, he said,
Corso also supplied the teams with
tickets to Saturday s game.
omen's volleyball coach
eels increased pressure
By Susie Reitz
With an expanded women's Athletic
Dept. and talk of "high level competition"
and 'Vinning seasons, Pat Sullivan, UNL
women's volleyball coach, said she feels a
lot more pressure to win.
"Most of the pressure on me is intern
al," she said, "I haven't had any ultima
tums or anything, but there's a general
feeling we're expected to do good."
The volleyball team faces its first con
test Saturday against Concordia. The JV's
play at 9:30 a.nu and varsity at 10:15 in
Women's P.E.Bldg. 133.
Last year, Sullivan's first year coaching
UNL volleyball, the teams compiled an
18-6 record.
Sullivan said this year, with an expand
ed schedule and more out of state competi
tion, !h t?5!n wi!! f?c o'.,cihf cop.?.
"1 don't know how good some of -the
teams will be," Sullivan said. "We've never
played them. But I'm planning on getting
a chance to see some of them in action be
fore we play them."
The team will go to Seward Mon&y to
see Kearney State play Concordia, she said.
Returning starters include Jan Zink,
Janice Kruger, Susie Heiser, Laury
Harmon, Tina Richardson and Paula
Walberg. Linda Brown and Nancy
Hamilton will see a lot of action as sub
stitutes, Sullivan said.
Kruger and Richardson are spiker
setters, Sullivan said. Hamilton and
Harmon will be setters and Zink, Walberg,
Heiser, and Brown are spike r$.
Sullivan said lack of scrimmage practice
could hurt the team.
"We've scrimmaged in practice this
week, but didn't much before," Sullivan
said. "We also had an exhibition match in
York Tuesday, which took its toll on the
jjlrls."
The team has had no problem with
injuries aside from Krugeri chronic
shoulder problem, Sullivan said.
Weightlifting Club adds equipment, competition
ByPeteWegmsn
Hercules is in the weightlifting zoom in
the Field House.
Although none of the members of
UML'a Weishtiifting Club possess the
mythical strength of Hercules, he's stUl in
the Field House-or at least a i O-foot
statue of him Is..
The1' statue looks down on what is
probably the finest coHeglite weightlifting
facility in the cation, according to Weight
lifting Club coach Dona Swanbom.
Swanbom, a senior physical education
major in his first year as the club's coach,
said the dub hopes to build itself into a
national weihiUfttag power.
'The NCAA doem't hold a national
meet, but the Amateur Athletic . Union
(AAU) does," Swanbotn ssJd, "We're still
pretty young, but we could have tome
freemen who could make It (to the meet)
in a few years."
Membership open
According to Toby Beck, the club'i
publicity director, the 30-membcr club is
open to any UNL student, male or female.
Beck said one woman was a club member
last year.
"It was more of a club-type deal last
year, not too serious," Beck said. "We're
trying to get away from that this year with
stricter competition and weight programs,"
Club members pry a $10 per year mem
bership fee. The club also received more
then 5400 from student activities fees this
year.
Previously, the money went for coaclh
injj, but this year It will be used for new
equipment.
"I think the new equipment ii more
.Important than me getting paid rights
Swftibora said.
Swanbom, who has been lifting for two
yean, said that weightlifting can be bene
ficial to an individual.
"Weightlifting's not only good for one's
personal weli-being, it also helps develop
confidence," he said. "Self-improvement
also is an ego trip for anyone.
The club has diversified and will partlci
page in both Olympic and power-lifting
competition, according to Swanbom.
. "We wanted more diversification to
break the monotony of a single season," he
said,
Olympic lifting, with Jne weight
classes, involves the snatch and dean-and-Jerk
lifts. Most Olympic lift competition is
in the fall.
Power lifting consists of the bench
press, squats and the dead weight lift and
has 10 weight classes. Power lifting
competition takes place in the spring.
Form important
"Olympic lifting is almost all form and
involves much more weight being lifted,"
he said. "It takes five to seven years to be
come a good Olympic lifter,"
The club will sponsor four meets this
year: an intramural and open Olympic and
power-lift meets.
The first meet, an intramural Olympic
contest, will be Oct. 21 and 22 in the
Field House.
Swanbom gives much of the credit for
the rejuvenated club to UNL strength
coach Boyd Epley.
"Boyd has really helped us out. He's
been the spark of the team," he said.
Club members practice Moi.day, Wed
nesday and Friday evening from 6:30 to
8:30 pan.
