friday, may 1,1981
daily nebraskan
page 19
fyvaney merits praise for successful direction
With the overall success of the UNL athletic Droenm
this season and with the coaches of the so-called "minor"
snorts claiming victory in their battle to make Nebraska
JSore than a one sport state, it is interesting to note that
much of the credit for the success goes to the man who
began the Cornhusker football dynasty.
Bob Devaney, long known for his football coaching
abilities that turned around the Nebraska program,
bas also become a well respected athletic director. Don't
get me wrong, Nebraska has been blessed with some
outstanding coaches in nearly every sport. But much of
the success has come about because of Devaney's know
ledge in hiring winning coaches and his ability to manage
an athletic program which can support all the different
Not so long ago, UNL has one of the poorest programs
in the Big Eight Conference. After Devaney retired
from coaching, he directed all his efforts into making the
nmcram at Nebraska a winner. No one can deny he has
had a great deal of success.
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He brought in Cal Bentz to take over a swimming
program which was a perennial loser and since that time,
Nebraska has seen two Big Eight swimming and diving
titles. Many outsiders say the program is only one step
away from being a national powerhouse.
Devaney brought in a former Husker, John Sanders,
to lead the baseball team and Nebraska fans have seen
the schools tirst Big fcignt regular season since 1948.
The Coruiuiskers are in the battle for the title again this
year.
Realizing the potential of the gymnastics program
under Francis Allen, Devaney put aside personal differ
ences and Nebraska has won three straight national titles
and will be the favorite to win a record fourth straight
next season when the NCAA championships return to
Lincoln.
Nebraska had a loser in its wrestling program and De
vaney brought in Bob Fehrs who promised to make the
team a winner. Fehrs' promise came true this winter
when UNL finished in the national top 20 and Johnnie
Selmon was named all-American.
Devaney even surprised a few people when he recom
mended Tom Osborne as his replacement to head the
football team. Again, his choice seems to be the right
one. Osborne took control of the Devaney dynasty
in 1973 and has never lost more than three games in a
single season.
The list could go on.
Devaney is quick to give credit to the coaches but
few people realize how much the university has been
helped by Devaney's sound financial program. In a year
when many major schools were canceling football games
and finding contests closer to home, the UNL baseball
team was playing in Hawaii and improvements were being
made in several areas of the physical plant.
To top it all off, UNL now holds a commanding
lead in the Big Eight men's all-sports championships
standings with only three sports yet to be concluded.
The title would be yet another tribute to the man who
Ag computer system
will sponsor contest
A multi-state computer network is sponsoring a contest
to encourage the design of a new logo.
AGNET, a Nebraska-originated agricultural computer
network, will award cash prizes to three logo design
winners after the June 1 deadline. The winning design
will be used on stationery and official documents from
AGNET. The logo should use red as the primary color,
with black and white.
Winning logos will euphasize dedication to serving
People and agriculture; that AGNET is an information
delivery netwoek and that it serves the entire nation.
The AGNET system transmits information to farmers
and ranchers to remote terminals in 35 states and three
foreign countries.
Farmers and ranchers throughout the country use
he agricultural information by connecting a typewriter
like device to telephone lines so the central computer
can "talk" with the terminals anywhere telephones are
found.
The sytem is designed to supply farm and ranch man
agement information to persons not necessarily used to
"sing computers.
. The AGNET program began in 1975 with terminals
w Scottsbluff, Neb. Until 1977, the program was avail
able only in this state. In May 1977, the OLD WEST
states received a 30-month grant to expand the program
to other states.
The AGNET system is used by both "in-house"-staff
and students of land-grant universities in partner states
and subscribers or "external users."
These subscribers are private individuals, businesses,
educational institutions and governmental agencies
throughout the United States and Canada. They pay the
Partner states they subscribe to the network through.
In Nebraska, 83 county extension agent officers
have AGNET terminals. Subscribers include 63 educat
ed institutions, 44 agricultural leaders, 39 farmers,
ranchers, and livestock producers, and 24 farm manage
ment and agricultural consulting firms.
started it all-Bob Devaney.
Those who think Turner Gill is an automatic selection
for the starting quarterback next fall had better take an
other look at Mark Mauer. The senior signal caller has
been waiting in the background for the past three years
but, depsite an injury, put on an impressive performance
in the spring game. The battle in the fall for No. 1 prom
ises to be a good one.
Parting Shot: The year couldn't be complete without
giving thanks to those who have made the sports editor
job so much easier for me. Thanks to the sports informat
ion office which has more than once searched its files
for a photo or some trivial fact that was needed for a
story. Thanks to all the different athletic offices for
their help and most of all, thanks to the coaches and
athletes who have gone out of their way to make our
job easier, and -at least for me-brought back the meaning
of school pride. Good bye until August.
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