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Earl tosses towel
Senior Earl Everett, the Husker future star quarter
back when he was a freshman, quit the football team
Tuesday. -The Kansas City, Mo. native shared wmgback
wUh sophomore Ken Brown this fall. Curtis Craig is
UNL's first string wingback. ua
When Everett was a freshman in 1973, he backed
up Husker All-American Dave Humm at quarterback.
Everett lettered the next year at quarterback, but sat
out the 1975 season after several injuries.
Everett was moved ' to wingback last year and
picked up 29 yards on seven carries.
In the Huskers' two games this year, Everett carried
the ball once for four yards. Perhaps Everett's bright
est spot as a Husker came last spring when he was
challenging Craig for the top wingback slot; In the
spring Red-White game, Everett set a school record
by returning a kickoff 96 yards and a touchdown.
Reserve split end Frank Lockett, the Huskers top
return man on kickpffs and punts, is expected to fill
'Everett's vacancy.
Former Husker wingback Earl Everett in happier
days when he was running first string during spring
camp.
Photo by Ted Kirk
Team readiness
tough to achieve
By Jim Hunt
Taking 92 freshmen and turning them into a football
team in five and one half weeks is not an easy task.
But that is what Guy Ingles, Husker freshman football
' coach, and his staff have to do .
"The biggest problem in getting the freshman team
ready is taking a bunch of players from different back
ground and orientate them with our philosophy and pro
gram' Ingles said. "At the same time we are trying to do
this the players are making an adjustment in their own
lives by living away from home for the first time."
Ingles is in his second year as head freshman coach
after compiling a 4-1 record last season. He will be assisted
this season by Pat Fischer, Dan Brock, Jake Cabell, King
Block, Brad Jenkins, Dale Zabrocki and Mike McClanen.
Ingles said 55 freshmen reported to practice the first
day of practice. Another 45 players reported on the first
day of classes but the total number has dwindled to 92.
"We've got enough plays right now to get us through
the first two games," he added. We have more plays this
year than we did last year at this time.
"We won't be changing our offense much the rest of
the season. We will be putting in a few new plays and
showing a new wrinkle here or there."
"I've been really happy v. ith the way the walk-ons
have been blending in with the scholarship players,"
Ingles said. "There is still a lot of interest in walking-on
at Nebraska. We have more than 70 walk-ons on the fresh
man team this year and we appreciate their effort."
Ingles said he may start three walk-ons on offense and
four to six freshman on defense.
The season opening at Kansas State University (KSU)
at Manhattan Saturday has been cancelled.
Baack hopes conflicts behind him
By Kevin Schnepf
Tom Baack, who returns to UNL basketball as a gradu
ate assistant, said the problems he faced as a high school
junior varsity coach will not occur at a university.
Baack said his job at Greehmountain High School in
Lakewood, Colo, produced conflicts with the school's
principal -a man no longer employed at Greenmountain.
Baack said he had decided to leave Greenmountain, to .
study for his masters, before he was relieved, , . .,
"I was just a little upset in a game we lost by one
point," Baack said. "Realizing we weren't going to win
with about a second left, I walked off the floor into the
locker room. Parents, some who weren't even parents of
the players, and the principal got upset." ......
Baack said, that despite the conflict, the head coach
supported him and the players still respected him.
Greenmountain athletic" director George Colbert re
fused to comment about relieving Baack.
Track coach, too
"I could have fought it,' Baack said. "But I just didn't
want to go through the hassles." Baack's j.v. teams posted
a 9-9 recordin his first year, a 13-5 record in the second
year and a 5-3 record in his last year. Baack was also the
head track coach at Greenmountain.
Baack, the Husker's number two all-time scorer behind
Jerry Fort, replaces Jennings Austin who landed a head
coaching job last spring with Spartanburg Methodist
Junior College in S.C. Head coach Joe Cipriano said that
Baack will help the program.
"We think when we can get anyone familiar with our.
program, it's a big plus," Cipriano said. "He'll fit into our
program recruiting wise. In Indiana, he can be a tremen
dous help in recruiting."
Before his 1965-68 UNL career, Baack was an all-state
selection in Indiana when he played for Concordia High of
Fort Wayne. Baack's UNL career included a 17.2 scoring
average, 1,293 points, and an .836 per cent free throw
average. ,
Great athlete
"We're excited to have Tom back at UNL," said Cipri
ano who coached Baack at UNL; "He's a great athlete and
really knows his basketball." . . .
Baack, who was recruiting in Indiana last week, said his
experiences at Indiana will : help recruiting. Indiana
recruits Brian Banks and Carl McPipe now are starters for
the Huskers. . , ,
"Indiana is a small state so I can cover the whole
state," Baack said. He said he was sure he will know the
people there, "which will help."
Born in North Platte, Baack said that it always feels
good to be back in Nebraska. Baack is finishing his
masters in physical education at UNL.
Style change '
Baack said that the style of basketball has changed
since his playing days for Cipriano. "More emphasis is
placed on the man to man defense now," he said. "When
I was playing basketball, we would run a zone press.
Styles of basketball runs in fads. You'll probably see
another change in a few years."
Baack said he is not sure what he will do after he re
ceives his masters, but said he would like to teach or
coach in Phoenix.
I he team few would play now has many opponents
Consider the plight of women's rugby coach Scott
Wille. Last spring he resurrected the team, pumping in
$500 of his own money, and 56 girls tried out.
The only problem was no one would play them. It
se?ms Lincoln rugby teams had built up a bad reputation
around the Midwest, and only three opponents could be
found.
Such is not Ihe problem this year. Already two games
- have been played, with at least four more scheduled.
"This year we've got the schedule, but we don't have
the girls," Wille said. "No matter where our players have
gone, they've been voted most congenial. They're very
clean players and the word has gotten around-teams want
to play us."
Wille said about 35 girls are on the roster this fall.
Getting them all together at one time is his prime concern.
For example, last Saturday a game with Emporia State
was scheduled for 9 ajn. at Humane Society Field near
Pioneers Park. Because of transportationjroblems, Wille's
team barely had the reauired 15 players by game time.
Many h3d to play out of their usual positions, resulting in
a win for Emporia State.
Even the Emporia coach admitted the Lincoln players
were better athletes and probably would hae won under
normal conditions, Wille said.
"We've got -some truly good athletes on our team " he
said. 'They don't smoke, they don't drink-even at our
parties they don V
Wille said he expects more players for the spring sea
son since some former players are now on the field
hockey, volleyball and basketball teams. He also is encour
aging any interested UNL women to come out for the
team now. Many students do not consider themselves
athletes merely because they come from small towns in
Nebraska w,here there wasn't any opportunity for athletic
participation, he said.
"Every girl who's shown up and put on a jersey has
played," he said. "If we get 56 girls, we'll play 56 girls."
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Wille's team is not officially recognized by UNL, but
it is taking steps in that direction. A constitution is
being drafted which, if approved by ASUN, will allow the
team to apply to the Fees Allocation Board for money.
Right now, the team plays its home games before the
Lincoln city men's team, allowing them to use the men's
team referees without cost. Contributions from Lincoln
businessmen have provided for team jerseys, but the
players still must chip in to pay for road trips.
Because they are not an official UNL club sport, Wille
said they have had trouble squeezing in practice sessions
on Mabel Lee Field.
Practices now are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesdays
and 7 p.m. on Thursdays, but at various times they've had
to compete for space with men's rugby, women's field
hockey, men's soccer and fraternities.
Jacob Geier, who is in charge of scheduling at Mabel
Lee Field, said physical education classes, women's
athletic department teams and intramural teams have first
priority. After that, he will consider reserving the field for
club sports if they can prove an affiliation with UNL.
Apparently women's rugby hasn't qualified yet.
Despite the problems and an 02 record, Wille remains
optimistic.
We just need a little more time to develop."
It seems the Fees Allocation Board (FAB) was a bit
premature when it awarded $265 last spring to the UNL
men's rugby team. According to Scott Wille, women's
rugby coach, at least seven of the men's starting 15 are
nonstudents.
. If true, the club is violating its constitution as approved
by ASUN, which says only students are eligible for mem
bership in the club. According to Carolyn Kernes, execu
tive secretary in the Student Affairs Office, no organiza
tion which violates its constitution may get money from
FAB.
"M" they're getting money from the university, they
should have no , city players whatsoever," Wille said.
We agree. Students fork over enough in student fees
now without paying for the recreational activities of
Lincoln residents.