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daily nebraskan
thursday, november8, 1979
Kansas State coach can t escape Nebraska
By Ron Powell
Kansas State offensive coordinator Carl Selmer has
seen Nebraska from both sides of the fence.
For 11 seasons from 1962 to 1973, Selmer was the
Hiisker's offensive line coach, coaching three All:
Americans in Bob Brown, Dennis Carlson and Bob New
ton. In 1973, Selmer moved to Miami, Fla. as the Hurri
cane's offensive coordinator before becoming head coach
in 1976. The Huskers played the Hurricanes in 1975 and
1976, with the Huskers winning 31-16 and 17-9 respec
tively. After spending 1977 as the offensive coordinator at
North Texas State, Selmer moved to KSU and met the
Huskers last season for a third time since leaving Nebras
ka. Nebraska came out on top 48-14.
Saturday's NU-KSU match-up in Manhattan will be the
fourth meeting Selmer has had from the other side of the
fence.
"It's become a matter of fact thing," Selmer said about
playing Huskers. "The only thing that's different this time
is that it (the game) isn't in Lincoln."
"WHEN YOU begin coaching somewhere else, every
game becomes an important one and you look at all of
them equally. My feelings are no different playing Ne
braska than playing anyone else."
Selmer said he can't compare this year's Husker team
with the 1971 national championship squad.
"It's very hard to compare on film," Selmer said. "I am
not in a position to compare the teams, because I've only
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Photo by Mark Billingsley
Nebraska quarterback Tim Hager (10) takes off on his longest run of the season, a 42-yard dash against Missouri
Saturday. Following are Jarvis Redwine (12) and MU defensive back Johnnie Poe (9).
National wrestling tournament slated
. ' x By Shelley Smith
Facing world-class, post-collegiate, prospective Olym- -pic
wrestlers this weekend doesn't really bother Nebras
ka's wrestlers, according to Head Coach Bob Fehrs.
"Sure you might get cleaned, or have your clock ,
wound around a little bit, but if they beat you it doesn't
mean you're a bad wrestler," he said.
"You just do the best you can," he said.
"The 17th annual Great Plains Freestyle Wrestling
Championships are slated Friday and Saturday at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center. About 300 wrestlers from the.,
United States and abroad are expected, according to
Donald Krone, public relations director for the AAU
Wrestling Division, Inc.
, The tournament is a qualifier for wrestlers to earn
berths on the U.S. National Team that will tour the Soviet
Union in January. Stan Dziedzic, national AAU coach,
who now lives in Lincoln f will head the qualifying com
Wittee. 1 "i s- - -'-J)' i
THE TOURNAMENT, which begins at noon Fri
day, deviates from the standard freestyle tournament
spsffte starts
Anyone interested in becoming a batgirl for the 1980
Nebraska baseball team should attend an orientation
meeting at 9 pin. Nov. 11 in the South Stadium Lounge.
For more information call Genon Rost, 477-9498.
Men's and women's co-rec intramural officials are
needed for volleyball and basketball. If interested apply at
the Recreation Office. For more information call Intra
mural Coordinator Stan Campbell at 472-3467.
The varsity swim team needs timers, fudges and offi
cials. For information call Cal Bentz at 472-2271 or 472-2268.
format which has a round robin finish. The meet, how
ever, will feature absolute, semifinals and finals at 6 and
7:30 p.m. Saturday. , .
Fehrs said the format was changed so spectators
can understand who is wrestling for each place. Pre
viously, spectators had a hard time following a round
robin finish, he said.
The Hawkeye Wrestling Club out of Iowa City, won
the team title last year, and is favored to win it again this
year, according to Krone.
Also in contention for the team championship are the
New York Athletic Club and the Sunkist Kids of Arizona,
two of the top amateur teams in the country, and college
powers Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.
Fehrs said because this is the only freestyle meet
Nebraska, as a team, will compete in, the Huskers have
not concentrated on freestyle wrestling which requires
more balance and leaves little margin for error.
"BECAUSE OUR COLLEGIATE season begins next
week, we cannot devote time to specializing in freestyle,"
he said.
"We're not here for that, we're here for a collegiate
season," he said.
The tournament is somewhere between a scrimmage
and a meet for the Huskers, Fehrs said.
"It's mainly a chance for us to get our season started.
Of course we want to do well, Jbut this to us is a meet to
gain some mat experience against some quality wrestlers,"
he said.
Because of the freestyle tournament format, each
wrestler is assured of two matches, and will continue to
wrestle until he accumulates six black marks.
There is a total of four black marks assessed to each
match. If there is a pin, the loser receives all four marks. If
it is a win by a decision, depending on the win margin, the
loser can be assessed either three, three-and-and-half, or all
four marks, while the winner can be assessed no black
marks, one-half, or one. If a wrestler is disqualified for
stalling, he receives all four black marks. .
As long as a wrestler keeps winning, no matter how
many black marks he accumulates, he is still allowed to
compete. Once a wrestler reaches the semi-finals, all of his
black marks are erased.
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seen their defense."
"All you can say is that both of the teams are great
college football teams. The 1971 team was one of the
greatest college football teams established, and since I was
involved with that team, I would lean toward them. When
you think about great teams at Nebraska, I think the 1963
team would have to be included right up there."
That year the Huskers went 10-1, were Orange Bowl
champions, and ended ranked fifth in the UPI poll and
sixth in the AP poll. .
SELMER SAID he thinks the Wildcats have a shot to
beat the Huskers.
"We're hopeful and optimistic and I hope our players
are too," Selmer said. "I know if our players play well, I
think we can win." . ;
In his first year as the Wildcat's offensive coordinator,
Selmer directed the Cats to the number one position in
Big Eight passing (183.5 yards per game) and fourth in
total offense (336.3 yards a game). ,
But until the Wildcats upset Missouri 19-3 in Columbia
two weeks ago, the Wildcats had sputtered on offense. Be
fore the Missouri game, the Cats were averaging 252.8
yards a game in total offense and 12.3 points a game,
seventh and eighth in conference respectively.
The past two weeks, however, the Wildcats have aver
aged 423 yards a game and have scored 47 points in the
last two games.
A big factor in the Wildcat offensive turnaround has
been the play of redshirt freshman quarterback Darrell
Dickey T the son of Wildcat head coach Jim Dickey.
THE PAST two games, Dickey has thrown for 493
yards and has hit 63 percent of his passes. In last week's
36-2& loss to Kansas, Dickey threw for 306 yards passing
and one touchdown.
"Most of our problems earlier were due to some
assignments being missed, a lack of technique and inabili
ty to execute," Selmer said. "People also played us very
well defensively."
, One adversity the Wildcats have had to overcome
offensively was the absence of Eugene Goodlow, last
year's leading receiver. Goodlow quit the team midway
through the season.
"I am not sure how Goodlow 's quitting affected the
team," Selmer said. "We've taken the attitude that we
have to go on without him and prepare for each game
with that in mind."
With Goodlow gone, split end John Liebe (5 feet 11
inches, 174 lbs.), senior Eddy Whitley (6 feet 3 inches,
227 lbs.) and junior running back J. Brown (6 feet, 200
lbs.) have become the receivers with 14 catches aoiece this
season. Brown is the Cats' leading rusher with 522 yards.
WHILE THE KSU offense came to life against Kansas,
the defense didn't fare as well. Last week, the defense
gave up 36 points and 423 yards.
Beside the Kansas and Oklahome games (which the
Sooners won 38-6), the Wildcats defense has played well,
giving up an average of 1 1 points a game.
The defense played well," Selmer said. "I know they
were disappointed alter the Kansas game, but I think
they'll bounce back."
On defense, KSU is led by junior end James Walker
who has 53 tackles, including seven for losses,' and junior
linebacker Tom Faerber with 73 tackles.
Big 8 standings
Conference
W L Pts
Nebraska 4 0 139
Oklahoma 4 0 16 J
Oklahoma State 2 2 51
Iowa State 2 2 47
Kansas 2 2 77
Missouri 1 3 49
Kansas State 13 56
Colorado 0 4 51
Saturday's Games
Nebraska at Kansas State
Kansas at Oklahoma
Missouri at Iowa State
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Opp W L
30 8 0
46 7 1
104 7 4
75 3 5
107 3 5
63 4 4
84 3 5
124 1 7
All Games
Pts Opp
297 82
303 102
115 167
115 156
148 222
141 112
121 141
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