monday, august 24, 1931
daily nefaraskan
page 17
By Cindy Gardner
The College Footbal Association voted Friday in
Atlanta to accept a multi-million dollar television contract
with NBC covering the 1982-85 seasons.
The unofficial total on the $180 million package was
33-20. Eight member schools either abstained or were not
allowed to vote because of improper credentials.
In early August the National Collegiate Athletic Asso
ciation reached a contract covering the same period and
all its member schools including the 61 institutions form
ing the CFA The NCAA has threatened action against
CFA schools, who they claim have no right to negotiate
an independent contract.
The Big Eight vote on the issue apparently broke
down 6-2. Iowa State and Missouri voted against the pact.
Earlier, Missouri was expected to vote for the contract
gured
Osborne
and Oklahoma State was expected to vote against it.
Member schools have until Sept. 10 to change their
vote on the CFA agreement which guarantees at least
$t million to each member school. Only three schools
would need to change their affirmative votes to nullify
package approval.
Husker football coach Tom Osborne said he expects
there will be some pressure from the NCAA and second
thoughts among CFA members but added"! would think
more people would change to the affirmative.
Although Osborne said he didn't know as much about
the CFA proposals as the people who voted, he does see
it as a matter of principle centered on who's going to
control television rights, and other concerns.
"This whole thing is a back lash after a lot of frustra
tion Osborne said. "There's more involved than just this
Osborne mentioned economic factors as one reason
why the first vote was successful. The $263 million agree
ment between the NCAA and ABC and CBS calls for
revenue to be divided between member schools. The con
tract includes two afternoon games while the CFA-NBC
proposals center on prime time.
Should the NCAA choose to take action against CFA
members, Osborne questions how meaningful probation
would be for such a large number of schools. He said he
thought the CFA has a contingency plan ready to admin
ister other sports, should it come to that.
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Big Red, Collegiate and Husker among
leagues still open to bowlers
By Ward W. Triplett III
Students and faculty interested in union bowling
leagues can start signing up today, according to city league
director Rollie Hughes.
Hughes said roughly 600 people are expected to
compete in the seven leagues, but it would be possible to
have even more.
"That's about the maximum number we can fit into
our league space right now,' Hughes said. "But if the stu
dents and faculty demanded it, we could form a few more
leagues. I'd say that right now, we're at half capacity .
Prospective bowlers are encouraged to sign up in teams
or as individuals. Those persons will be placed with an in
complete team or grouped together to form a team. The
leagues open to students and faculty at large include the
University League at 5 pjn. Monday, Big Red at 5:30
pjn. Tuesday, Collegiate at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the Husk
er League at 7:30 Thursday. Leagues with limited access
include the Big Eight League, which annually includes
those bowlers who compete in the inter-university league.
"We're modifying that a little bit. Last year we had
bowlers try out for the University team one by one. This
year, we're having people try out for the Big Eight league,
and we'll just pick the best people from that to compete
against other schools, Hughes said.
The Greek Rollers will bowl at 7:30 p.m. and the UNL
Secretary League at 5:30 pjn. Wednesday. The Cornstalk
and Kernal League, which is designed for an adult and
cruia pair, is scneauiea tor 5 pjn. Sundays.
Each league gets under way the week of Sept. 27 after
a warm up the preceding week. A pre-payment plan is in
use once again, to cut down on the chance of people
dropping out.
"In most leagues in the city, the bowlers play week to
week, but we found that a lot of people would find them
selves on a team that had no chance to win anymore, and
by November, they would drop. Their teammates would
begin forfeiting games because of it, and soon they
dropped too, which left a hole in the entire league,'
Hughes said.
"Under this plan, we at least have their money right
away. If they do drop out, the bowling alley has been
paid, the league trophy fund has been paid, and the
secretary has been paid.
Hughes said that if bowlers pay their entry fee within
the first ten days after their league starts they will receive
a discount.
All leagues will operate on a split-season - or two
semester - format to maintain interest, Hughes said, and
two teams from each league will compete Qi the all
University roll-offs at the end of the year. Last years
champions won $50 each for the title.
The East 40 lanes, directed by Ray Koziol, has only six
lanes, but both of last year's roll-off finalists came from
that center. Sign ups and rules for the East 40 bowlina
leagues are similar to those at the union.
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