The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 21, 1976, Page page 10, Image 10
thursday, October 21, 1976 daily nehrsskcn - : '. sporte ... . ... . li . . . Ui, Oil Lj I opiio fifl MU f 4 Cy Rcb Ezrr.cy Uim UNL plays on one of ADC's football telecasts, czxh core is involved in bringing the game to the fans Casn just the telecast itself. Tiles, for example, the Huskcr's nationally televised pis with the University of Missouri (MU) Saturday. AZC motile units for the game arrived in Lincoln Wednesday. - ' That's $6 million worth of electronic equipment rcCirs in said Donn Bernstein, NCAA media director for ACC Sports. - Its like bringing the ABC studios right to Lincoln. That's where all the production work will be done. Production people will arrive this afternoon. By tccht, with the arrival of game announcers Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian, the crew for the game will be assembled. "From stem to stern we use 80 to 100 people to broadcast a game, Bernstein said. "It's closer to 100 if the Goodyear blimp is used but I don't know if it will be in Lincoln." Bernstein said ABC is planning a special feature for Saturday's game. On Friday, ABC reporters will go to residence halls and Greek houses to get students analyses of the Presidential debates. The feature will be shown before the game. Ferogsmo interviewed Also, UNL quarterback Vince Ferragamo will be featured, Bernstein said. - UNL Sports Information Director Don Bryant said he has contacted ABC personnel three or four times a day this week. . ABC sportscaster Keith Jackson will speak at a seminar from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon in Avery HsU, according to Nesle Copple, School cf Jctsnssfism director. UNL students and faculty are isviied to attend. The semroar wEI be in room 201 or in the Avery Auditorium if more than 75 people . atend. Xe've been arranging housing and meals for them," Bryant said, "plus getting camera towers ready and also arranging interviews for them. "Schools do more than their share "Actually, the schools do more than their share," Bernstein said. "All we ask is that they field 44 players." Bryant said he thinks a television broadcast helps him wnh one of his tasks, promoting All-Americans. "Sure it (television) contributes to All-American selections." he said. "The best example of the impact of TV is Rich Glover. In 197 1 , his junior year, he was unknown until we played two games on television (Colorado and Oklahoma). He had two great games and became a nationally known name." The selection process of games for ABC telecasts is set down in a 28-page plan by the NCAA Television Committee, Bernstein said. According to the NCAA plan, ABC is allowed to televise 28 regional games and 13 national games. Also included are four games during prime time, eight games during the week and two double header broadcasts, Bernstein said. The major conferences, such as the Big 8, must be telecast at least twice a year and the five minor confe ences have to be televised at least once a season, he said. Games chosen "In the spring, we know there are certain games we want," Bernstein said. "We plug in such games as Penn State-Pittsburgh, Oklahoma-Nebraska, and Oklahoma-Texas-games we know will be top draw games in the Nielsen ratings. , "Cy March 30, we have to submit to the NCAA games we want to show in September, the first month of the season. This year we chose Arizona State and UCLA for Hockey offense begun UNL s women's field hockey team will show a new offense this weekend at the Big 8 Conference Field Hockey Tournament at Oklahoma State University (USO) in Stillwater. The Huskers, who have been using four players on the forward line, will now use five players, said coach Harriet Gould. "v '. v Tlth five phyers on the forward linwe have more -players on offense ar.i should have a better, chance of scoring, Gould said. s The Ilusker defense has looked strong this year, she and the team is improving with every game. She said she has not seen many of the teams in thfi tourrnent, but expects UNL to do well. v The Huskers play the University of Kansas (KU) for ' their first game cf the, round -robin tournament. Earlier this year the Huskers tied KU 2-2. Other teams at the tournament will be OSU, the Uni versity of Oklahoma and the University of Missouri. The liuskers take a 3-34 record into the tournament. a national broadcast and then we followed that with four weeks of regional telecasts. Bernstein also said there are open weeks, such as this week, on the schedule. ABC then picks the games it considers best to cover. "Last week was an open week and we nationally tele vised the Atebama-Tennessee game, he said. "We were roundly criticized by some people because both teams had two losses, but it was the best game that week. "Ve chose the Nebraska-Missouri game by virtue of their records only," he said. Appearances leaked Teams are limited to only five television appearances in two years. That does not include eight exception dates, Advertising costs approximately 560,000 a minute during a game, according to Bernstein. -Major sponsors like ChevrtHet and Texaco buy into a package before the season, he said. "And we also sell other smaller spots during the season. It's (NCAA foot ball) a popular thing. The package was sold out two months before the season started. According to Bernstein, there are 21 minutes of advertising during a game, not including pre- and post game shows. such as the Friday after Thanksgiving, when UNL faces Oklahoma, Bernstein said. That game will not count against either team's five game total. . "Conceivably, if we wanted to show Iowa State, we could telecast the Nebraska Iowa State game," Bernstein said. "But then we could show you (UNL) twice next year and if you look at your schedule for next season you play Alabama and Oklahoma. That's two already. You have to look at the many sides of the coin when you pick possible game selections," he said. , UNL head coach Tom Osborne said he does not mind playing on television. "The pros outnumber the cons," he said. "Sometimes the extra interviews and the extra pictures before game time are distracting and also the extra TV timeouts can affect your rhythm, but the games are good for recruit ing and the publicity for the university is good. The money the Big 8 gets is important, also. The Big 8 will receive S501 ,000 from Saturday's game. Bernstein said the NCAA gets a 6 per cent cut and then the respective conference divides the rest among member schools. "NCAA football is big business, Bernstein said. "We're paying the NCAA S18 million for two years to exclusively broadcast college football." Hi VIS a k 1 " h ..... .ii.ji.p-m I i-7 vX if- V V CSV f t ,-. t - , i r i. I 1 4 llA Photo by Ted KMt Uusker kcker Al Eveland & one of twollsskers . to lead in two E 8 Conference EidMdasJ ststtkal categories this week. Eveland, with seven field goals in 12 attempts for a 1.17 field goal per game average, leads the conference's kickers. Eveland also is scoring at a clip of 7.2 points per game, good to lead conference scorers. Quarterback Viice Feriraamo leads conference passers wa $31 yards. He also leads the total offense category, averaging 159.5 yards rasheg and passsg edi The Husker Blackshirt defense rssks Hrst ci rush defense, fifth in pass defense and first in overall defense. UNL's offense fe seventh in conference rushing (220 yards a gsme), second in passing (177 yard average) and third in total offense. Missouri's offense 'is second overs!!. A more experienced Jim Wightrnan I ft mm m lavs witn iniunes. more cooTioence s . Husker linebacker James Wightman is playing with confidence this season. Sure I'm playing with a lot more confidence this year, Wightman said. "I'm getting more responsibility this year and it helps your confidence." Wightman leads the Huskers in tackles after the season's first six games with 26 unassisted tackles and 28 assists. He also has recovered two fumbles. Wightman, a junior from Omaha, earned a blackshirt last year as a sophomore. He was the second leading tackier on the squad with 96 tackles. Thirty-three were unassisted. , This year he has the responsibility of making "check calls," changing the defense in response to unexpected offensive formations. "This year I know the system," Wightman said. "Last year it was a matter of me learning the system. "There's a lot of difference between them (the coaches) telling you about the system and actually going out and doing it." Wightman said that playing the run and pass is what being a linebacker is all about. v. . "Last year I didn't know where to go on the zone (detense) alt the time," the 6 ft. 3 in. and 219 lbs. Wightman said. "This year I know the zone a lot better." Wightman has drawn praise from the coaching staff for his improved pass defense. Wightman said he has improved on pass defense since "N last year, although he said he thought he did well last year. After all, the Huskers were the best team against the lass in the Big 8 Conference last season, he said. . The Huskers gave up an average of 86.4 passing yards a game last year. l Last year Wightman was hampered by several nagging injuries. But this season, he said he has learned to play with small injuries. "My ankles are still kind of sore," he said. "Cut I just KqtVA tn lAiYin mlIi tifttk All . & C w W UU dVIV, rXAM UlSt IVOi VM UUI games are going to be tough, so there can't be any letting up. - "(Linebacker coach Bill) Myles has been telling us all year that we have to learn to play with pain. Just as long as we keep winning and I'm doing my job, 111 be fine." sports shorts The UNL women's varsity volleyball team raised its record Tuesday to a spotless 24-0, defeating Kearney State College 15-8, 15-13 and 15-2 in a best-of-five match. The junior varsity team also was victorious, winning 15-12, 15-5 and 15-11. The junior varsity also played at Crete Wednesday against the Doane College junior varsity. The results of that match were unavailable at publica tion lime. Season tickets for the women's basketball season are available in the South Stadium Office Bldg. The tickets are good for .eight games and cost S5 for students and S10 for non-students. Coach George Nicodemus said he hopes 4.000 season tickets are sold.