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daily ncbraskan
thursday, dccember 10, 1981
Bowl committee rolls out
iy Cindy Gardner and Jeff Goodwin
A trip ti) the Orange Bowl means more
than a chance for college football players
to participate in a nationally televised post
season classic. It also means 10 days of en
tertainment, Florida style.
Jim Barker, Orange Bowl chairman of
Big Eight team entertainment, said the
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lluskcrs will have the chance to enjoy Flor
ida cuisine and watch jai alai, the national
game of Spain and Portugal.
The team will also be hosted to a port
party aboard a cruise ship and a Spinners
concert at the Diplomat Hotel in Holly
wood, Fla., Barker said. Dog races, whale
shows and traditional team parties arc also
included on the Huskers social calendar.
The Nebraska team will arrive in Miami
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Photo by Mark Billingsley
await Cornhusker football fans who
Cornhusker
Dec. 24. Barker said the players will have
the chance to attend Christinas live candle
light services at three churches. Players will
then have Christmas Kvc dinner with fami
lies in the churches.
The lluskcrs will stay at the Holiday Inn
at Brickie Point, a new hotel located only
15 minutes from the Huskers' practice field
at the University of Miami.
The Nebraska official party will attend
the coaches luncheon. Both the Nebraska
and Clemson coaches and athletic directors
will speak at the event which is usually at
tended by about 900 people.
An activity that's a bit out of the or
dinary which the Huskers might attend is
Indian alligator wrestling, lite exhibition
Travelers to Florida safe
if common sense employed
By Jeff Gxxlwin
Fans going to t lie Orange Bowl will face
little danger if they are practical, accord
ing to Officer Calvin Ross of the Miami Po
lice Depart men t.
"If people will just use common sense
they shouldn't have much trouble," Ross
said. "They should just stay with the How
of the crowd and not venture off into side
streets."
Ross said the main thoroughfares people
take to get to the Orange Bowl are relative
ly crime-free.
"If people get lost coming off the exits,
we recommend they go to the first service
station they sec and ask for directions,"
Ross said.
Ross said robberies and muggings are
not a major crime problem during football
games at the Orange Bowl.
"Most of the arrests we make are for
narcotics, scalping tickets, and disorderly
conduct," Ross said.
He said the police had increased the
number of officers at games during the
last month.
"We're looking for a decrease in crime
activity because of these increased pat
rols," Ross said. "We're also using greater
numbers of plainclothes officers at the
games."
Key Husker-Tiger matchups
likely to tell New Year's tale
Analysis by Jeff Goodwin
As someone once said, a football game is
won and lost in the trenches, i.e. the offen
sive and defensive line. The outcome of the
Orange Bowl is likely to hinge on a few of
these key matchups.
Nebraska center Dave Rimington vs.
Clemson nose guard William "Refrigerator"
Perry. Smith is a 6-3, 285-pound freshman
and one must assume that he's still grow
ing. Rimington, of course, capped a great
year by winning the Outland Trophy. Rim
ington has played other great nose guards
this year such as Jerome Sally of Missouri
and Johnny Lewis of Oklahoma. Smith
might be a great nose guard someday but
he doesn't figure to have the experience to
handle Rimington.
Clemson center Tony Berryhill vs. Ne
braska middle guard Jeff Merrell. In the
1981 Clemson press guide, Tiger coach
Danny Ford called Berryhill one of the
best centers in the South. Weighing only
216 pounds he must also be one of the
smallest centers in the South.
Merrell, on the other hand, weighs 266
pounds. Berryhill will have all he can han
dle trying to overcome the 50-pound
weight difference.
Clemson linebacker Jeff Davis vs. Ne
braska I-backs Roger Craig and Mike
Rozier. The Tigers are in trouble if they
allow Craig and Rozier to get outside on
them. It will be Davis' job to deny them
the sweeps which they run so successfully.
Clemson quarterback Homer Jordan vs.
the Nebraska defensive line. Jordan isn't
the best passer in the world and he's not
the best option quarterback in the world
but he can do both adequately. The Hus
kers will have to contain Jordan if they're
going to stop the Clemson offense.
Clemson wide receiver Perry Tuttle vs.
the Nebraska defensive secondary. Tuttle is
Clemson 's all time leading receiver, break
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takes place at a ranch in the Everglades.
Larry Adams, Orange Bowl chairman of
Clemson team entertainment, said some of
the Clemson players have already volun
teered to try their hand at alligator wrest
ling. Barker said $15,000 is allocated to en
tcrtain 'the team and the official party of
each school.
He said individuals and businesses also
donate money and services to entertain the
teams.
"We pride oursclf on our entertain
ment," said Adams, "but we also offer an
accommodating mode to the coaches and
players. We want to maximize their ability
to play a good football game."
Ross said people should use common
sense when going to bars and clubs in the
Miami area.
"The best thing I can suggest is to j
void small, poorly lit places," Ross said.
"Most areas that are well-lit are relativck
crime-free."
Ross said the Orange Bowl itself is loc
ated in a residential area and crime there is
not a problem.
"The area itself is not really a high
crime area," Ross said. "We've had some
problems there but not what you could
call major ones."
Carlos Martinez, assistant director of
Miami's Office of Information, said tour
ists and Orange Bowl fans will be in no
more danger than they would in any city in
America.
"I'm not trying to deny that there's a
problem. There is and we are trying to
deal with that," Martinez said.
"But I don't see the need to come here
with any special precautions. There will
be the normal added police at events like
the parade and the game itself."
Ross said anyone trying to bring a cool
er or any other type of beverage container
into the Orange Bowl would have the con
tainer taken away from him.
He said beer is sold in the Orange Bowl
but no hard liquor is allowed.
ing the record previously held by Jerry
Butler, now an All-pro with the Buffalo
Bills.
Nebraska's pass defense is ranked first
in the country. This is all the more re
markable when you consider how often op
ponents have been forced to pass because
they have been so far behind. But they
should be put to the test by Tuttle.
Clemson tailbacks Cliff Austin and
Chuck McSwain vs. Nebraska linebackers
Steve Damkroger and Steve McWhirter.
Neither Austin nor McSwain have very im
pressive statistics but thpy complement the
Tiger offense well. If Clemson has to rely
on the pass they're in trouble. It will be up
to Damkroger and McWhirter to stop them.
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"At one time we were in the enviable
position of having a national champion
ship matchup," ABC's Bernstein said.
"This is meaningful in terms of impact to a
bowl. But each game will have an impact.
It's no longer just one game."
Bernstein said the Orange Bowl has the
added attraction of a "Cinderella team."
"The intrigue of the young kid on the
block going against the wise Big Eight vet
eran will hold an audience," he said. "Peo
ple want to know if Clemson's for real."
Wiseman said the Orange Bowl might al
so benefit from the Rose Bowl. NBC will
carry the Rose Bowl, which will be the
only game shown between 5 p.m. and 8
pjn. The Orange Bowl should pick up
some carry-over audience, Wiseman said.
Whichever game viewers choose to
watch, Bernstein said there will be a lot of
switching back and forth.
"I suspect there will be callouses on a
lot of people's fingers," he said. "But, the
dust will settle. Especially if one game be
comes lopsided."
