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daily nebraskan
Kansas transfer Rozier is scrimmage standout
By Bob Asmussen
Nebraska's first scrimmage of fall practice was labeled a
success by Coach Tom Osborne.
"It was a good practice,1 Osborne said, "the whole
week was a very good week. We put in most of our
offense and defense.
The scrimmage, held Saturday afternoon at Memorial
Stadium, was Osborne's first chance to see several new
players in action. The standout of the day was I-back
Mike Rozier. The junior college transfer from Coffeyville,
Kan., Community College was the leading rusher with 13
carries for 78 yards.
"There's been talk of me being redshirted and I don't
really want that," Rozier said, "I decided that I had to do
well to improve myself."
Osborne acknowledged Rozier's fine play.
"Mike had a good day, Osborne said, "he's got a lot
of talent. He's starting to get our system down.
Osborne said all five quarterback prospects played well
but singled out Mark Mauer as probably having the best
day.
"From a standpoint of mistakes Mark did real well,
Osborne said, Nate Mason ran the ball well. They all show
ed some good things and they all made some mistakes.
Osborne said running backs Dennis Rogan and Jeff
Smith played well. Rogan was the second leading rusher
with 63 yards on 10 carries while Smith added 31 yards
on eight carries.
First team I-back Roger Craig gained 31 yards in
limited action.
"We know what Roger can do," Osborne said explain
ing why Craig carried the ball only six times, "we wanted
to get a look at some of the other running backs.
Osborne said the team is still looking for depth on de
fense, adding that the films might help the coaches find
two or three reserves who played well.
Saturday marked the end of two-a-day practices which
played a role in Osborne's numerous substitutions.
"The players were tired and we wanted to keep them
away from injuries," Osborne said.
A shoulder injury to defensive tackle Dave Stromath
caused Osborne some concern.
Limitations, regulations
"I'd say he's our number three defensive tackle, he
said. If his injury is serious it could really hurt us.
There were six touchdowns in the scrimmage, five of
which were on the ground, and a 40-yard field goal by
Eddie Neil.
Rozier and Mark Moravec had two touchdowns each.
Roziers touchdowns came on runs of four and two yards
while Moravec scored from the 5 yard line and from the 1 .
Dave Burke had a 2-yard touchdown run and Scott
Shoettger caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Turner
Gill.
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Photo by Mark Billingsley
Nebraska defensive end Jimmie Williams signs autographs for fans during the annual photo day last week at Memor
ial Stadium. The Huskers held their first scrimmage Saturday and will drop to one-a-day practices today.
NCAA to blame for loss of athletic stronghold
The National Collegiate Athletic Association can make
all the accusations it wants, but the blame for the loss of
its strong hold on college athletics lies within the NCAA
itself.
During the past decade, the NCAA has stuck the more
established programs of Division I with scholarship limits
and various regulations and has, in effect, cut its own
throat.
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The 61 members of the College Football Association,
plus the Big Ten and Pac-Ten conferences, make up the
pillar of support for the NCAA, but the association has
stood by and watched the base erode for the past five
years.
Sports tickets selling
this week at stadium
Student season football tickets will be sold Aug.
25-28 to new students and those who did not buy a
ticket in the spring. Students who bought a ticket
last spring can pick them up Sept. 9-11.
Tickets are $30 and will be available at the out
side windows of the Athletic Ticket Office, 117
South Stadium, The office will be open 9 ajn. to
noon and 1 to 4 p.m.-
Full-time students must show their ID card and
present payment by cash or personal check. Stu
dents who did not preregister must complete their
registration before buying a ticket.
Married students may purchase an additional
iicket for their spouse, but must present proof of
marriage.
Ticket refunds'will be made if the ticket office is
notified in writing by Sept 18.
Season basketball tickets can be purchased by
fuU-time students for $10 beginning Aug. 25.
Finally, the CFA took its own action Friday as the
member schools met in Atlanta and approved a four-year
television contract which could help turn around the
downward path of college football.
The NCAA, despite repeated pleas from the so-called
powerhouses of college athletics, continues to group al
most 150 schools in Division I, many of which simply
don't belong there.
Reaping benefits
The lower-level schools of Division I have no doubt
enjoyed the position they are in operating the programs
of Division II schools while reaping the benefits of big
time athletics. Using the excuse of trying to make football
equal among all of these schools, the NCAA has imposed
so many restrictions that the super powers of college
football have watched their programs begin to slip away.
The weekly telecasts of college football have also
gone downhill since the NCAA began its program of
equalization, and the viewer ratings have followed the
same path. The idea of equal appeal for all teams is
idealistic but the NCAA should realize the fans just don't
care to see Slippery Rock and Little Sisters of the Poor as
the national game of the week. On top of this, the NCAA
dares to claim "the CFA plan would be a ratings disaster
and cause college football great embarrassment."
The NCAA claims exclusive rights to television con
tracts and the dust had hardly settled Friday when it re
issued its cries of expulsion for any school which supports
the CFA pact. The tactics are obvious - try to scare
enough schools into changing their votes before the Sept.
10 deadline. The guess here, however, is that the plan,
could backfire into more support for the CFA plan and
that the NCAA wont back up its many threats.
Meaningless championships .
The CFA has no desire to break ranks with the NCAA
and the NCAA cannot afford to lose the 61 CFA schools.
Can you imagine, for example, the 1981 NCAA gymnas
tics championships without Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Iowa State? In fact, most of the championship meets
would be meaningless without the 61 big time schools the
NCAA threatens to expel.
This would also put the NCAA in a poor position to
bargain for any future television contracts in football or
any other sport. After all, what network is going to pay
several million dollars for the exclusive rights to Ivy
League football?
Any split of college athletics will hurt the NCAA far
more than it will hurt the CFA. The 61 CFA schools have
solid programs and appear to have enough financial back
ing from NBC to make a go of it on their own.
If the CFA again votes for approval of the contract
when the final tally is taken Sept. 10, the NCAA had
better wake up and begin talks with the CFA instead of
continuing to fill the coffers of the smaller schools at the
expense of a few major college athletic programs.
Zinn resigns from athletic department
to accept post at Texas University
Dr. June B. Davis, assistant athletic director and wo
men's athletic director at UNL recently announced of
Susan Zinn, the administrative assistant, effective Sept.
11th.
Zinn is leaving her post and Nebraska with her
husband, who has accepted a position with his company
in Austin, Texas.
Zinn joined the Husker women's staff eariier this year
after serving as the executive secretary for the Nebraska
School Activities Association.
A nebraska native, she earned both her BA. and M.A.
at Nebraska and taught and coached at Omaha Burke
High School where her 1975 tennis team won the state
title.
Davis said, "We are very sorry to see Sue leave. She has
done many fine things for our department through spon
sorshops and with the Boost Her Club. She will definitely
be missed."
The department is attempting to fill the vacnacy imme
diately. Upon her arrival in texas, Zinn wUl be joining the
Texas University Interscholastic League as an assistant
athletic director.