Wednesday, September 21, 1977
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daily nebraskan
'Bama win ups coach IQ
in minds of fans Osborne
By Lisa Broman
It's amazing how much smarter one can
get in a week, UNL's football coach Tom
Osborne told a noticeably large Extra Point
Club luncheon Monday.
Osborne, comparing the Alabama win
Saturday to the Washington State loss last
week, chided UNL fans for wavering in
their support for his coaching ability.
"We were very gratified with the win,"
Osborne said. "The players' response to a
tough week , was very pleasing and they
showed more enthusiasm and better hitting
than a Nebraska team has in a long time."
Osborne described the team as being
very quiet the entire week until the game.
At game time they were not tense, but just
full of emotion, he said.
Although noticeably pleased with the
game's outcome, Osborne said he was
disturbed with the number of yards the
Nebraska defense - gave up to Alabama.
He said the UNL coaches had nothing
but respect for the Alabama offense and
went into the game expecting Alabama to
move the ball.
Young defense
"Our defense is young and Alabama's
offense is one of the best in the country so
" our approach was to just outscore them,"
he said.
The defensive line still is making many
mistakes because of their youth, he said,
but they will iron them out as they get
more playing experience.
The defensive secondary tackled better
than any Nebraska team he has been
around, Osborne said. -
"Jim Pillen had an especially great
game," he said. "He played as well as any
Nebraska monster back in a long time,"
As for the offense, Osborne said they
showed more quickness and ease for find
ing daylight than any UNL team for years.
Rick Berns and I.M. Hipp have showed
they can get through the holes made by the
offensive line much quicker than past
running backs.
Fewer mistakes
Berns has showed considerable im
provement, Osborne said. He is making
fewer mistakes and is showing more
confidence in himself, Osborne said.
Osborne restated the fact that UNL did
not play a bad game last week, but lost on
mistakes. This week the team's intense
practicing paid off, he said.
Osborne said he was pleased to see
Randy Garcia come back and do a good
job at quarterback. . .
"I hate to see the fans come down on
somebody when it ' isn't entirely, their
fault," he said. "I was really pleased
to. see the poise Garcia showed, especially
considering the limited amount of practice
he had last week."
Garcia practiced only one full day last
week because of a knee injury that hobbled
him in the Washington State game, Os
borne said.
By Tuesday of last week it looked very
doubtful that Garcia would see any action,
he said.
Little practice
Both quarterbacks (Garcia and Tom
Sorley) played well, considering the limited .
amount of practice each put in..
Sorley, also injured in the Washington
State game, played Saturday until he
re-injured a shoulder.
"Sorley was not throwing at full speed
Saturday because of the strained arm,"
Osborne said. "The doctors say that he was
in better condition this Sunday than he
was a week ago," he said.
The only other injuries were to full
backs Dodie Donnell and Keith Stewart.
Hopefully, Donnell will be at full speed for
the Baylor game, Osborne said, but Monte
Anthony probably will be the starter.
Osborne said there were no obvious
errors in the kicking game but he hopes to
see Tim Smith punt farther in the future.
. Kicking important
"The kicking game is very important
and we will work on it this week to make
sure it doesn't go to pieces," he said,
Osborne complimented UNL fans for
their support saying that Saturday's game
made it obvious how much a crowd can
pick up a team. The fans showed more
enthusiasm than they have in a long time;
he said. ,
He warned fans not to get over confi
dent because UNL "is not yet over the
hump in its non-conference schedule."
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SI tabs Berns 'Offensive Player of Week'
Husker I-back Rick TJerns has been named Offensive Player of the Week by
Sports Illustrated for his performance against the University of Alabama Satur
day. The junior from Wichita Falls, Tex. ran for 128 yards on 23 carries and
three touchdowns in the Huskers' 31-24 win.
Berns scored the Huskers' winning touchdown on a one-yard leap uv Kama's
front line with 7:12 left in the game. University of Mississippi linebacker, Brian
Moreland, was selected Defensive Player of the Week in UM's 20-13 win over
Notre Dame.
Volleyball team to face high-caliber competition
A four-day trip to Texas will allow the UNL women's
Volleyball team a chance to play against high caliber com
petition, Coach Terry Pettit said.
The Huskers will play a single match against the Uni
versity of Texas at Arlington (UT-A) on Wednesday. The
Huskers will compete in the Mean Green Invitational
Volleyball Tournament Friday and Saturday at North
Texas State University in Denton, Tex.
"Three of the teams in the Mean Green tourney are
in the top ten of Volleyball Magazine," Pettit said. "Texas
at Arlington, who we play Wednesday, Southwest
Missouri University (SWMU) and Lamar University in
Texas. We won't lack for competition. We're looking for
ward to the caliber of competition we'll play," he said.
Pettit said two pools of six teams each are in the
Mean Green Tournament. The top two teams from each
pcol advance to the Saturday finals after round-robin play
Friday and Saturday morning, he said.
Health, center offers weight-loss class
Twenty UNL students, who are at least 15 per cent
overweight, are enrolled in a weight reduction class
offered this fall by the University Health Center,
according to Dr. Garland Bare.
"We try to use a multi-disciplinary approach," Bare
said. Several health center staff members who specialize
in different areas are involved with the class, he said.
A psychologist helps each student understand why
he overeats and how to control it. The health center
dietician plans economical; low calorie diets for the stu
dents. A physical education instructor talks to the group
about exercise.
The goal for the group is that each student lose one
and a half pounds per week, Bare said. That would
total fifteen pounds over the ten-week class period.
We stress the medical danger 6f crash diets," Bare
The group tries to prevent the student from "going
through life playing the yo-yo game" by aiming for be
havior modification to nake weight loss a permanent
thing, Care said.
Each class session begins with a weigh-in. A speaker
addresses the class and is followed by group discussion.
For the first six weeks of class, each participant keeps a
diary of what he eats. Bare said. This puts eating on a con
scious level, helps eliminate nervous eating and between
meal snacks, Bare said.
To discourage people who aren't really motivated, a
twenty collar deposit is required at the beginning of the
semester, Bare said. Two dollars are refunded for every
meeting the student attends, he said. This system provides
more incentive for the student to attend the meetings, he
said.'
Before students are allowed to enter the group, they
are screened for health problems such as diabetes, high
blood pressure, and thyroid disorders.
Something that has been added to the class, in its
fourth semester, is the "motivation by mail, Bare said.
Each week, class members will receive some form or en
couragement in the mail.
The group is filled for the semester, but two classes
will be offered next semester, one on East Campus and
one on City Campus, Bare said.
The Huskers will play NTSU, Stephen F. Austin Unl
versity, SWMU, Texas Womens' University and Texas
A&M University in their pool,
"We'll be comfortable at this level of competition,"
Pettit said. "This won't be 'the' big tournament. We do
play in others of this caliber. We play at Wisconsin, UCLA
and nationals. So we'll be .bumping into others in later
Pettit said it was difficult early in the season to predict
how well his team will do in Texas.
Ten to 12 weeks from now, it would be easier to make
a prediction," he said. "But I'd be surprised if any team is
consistently good in this tourney."
Pettit said team effort is the Huskers biggest advan
tage so far this season. ,
"I don't know that we have any stars on this team,"
Pettit said. "It's that way because the whole is better
than the parts. We'll need all of them to play well to be an
outstanding team.
"We do have some smart individuals who play well. But
there are no one or two players who carry the team,"
Pettit said.
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Clinics for girls interested in being a cheerleader or
mat-mate for the Husker wrestling team will be at 7 30
p.m. today and Thursday in the Sports Complex. Tryouts
will be 8 pjn. Monday for cheerleaders and 7:30 t.m.
Tuesday for mat-mates.
