Daily Nebraskan
Wednesday, January 13, 1982
Pago 10
Huskers to face Kansas
in Big Eight season opener
By Hob Asmussen
Injuries are the major concern as the Ne
braska basketball team prepares for its
game with Kansas tonight.
Both Jack Moore and Handy Johnson
are slowed by injuries. Moore sprained his
ankle two weeks ago while Johnson got his
leg kicked in Saturday's loss to Arkansas.
"We can't put two gimps out there,"
Nebraska Coach Moc Iba said. "We've got
to get Jack well. If we were playing a team
we could let him heal up on, we would."
The two Jayhawks who have Iba the
most concerned are David Magley and
Tony Guy.
"Guy and Magley are going as well as
they ever have," Iba said.
After 11 games, Magley is scoring an
average of 18.4 points per game while Guy
is averaging 16.7. They rank second and
fourth in the Big Eight in scoring. Magley
also leads the Big Eight with an average of
8.4 rebounds per game.
The other Kansas starters are 6-7 center
Kelly Knight, 6-5 forward Jeff Disham and
64 guard Tad Boyle.
"Dish man's going to rebound," Iba said.
"Knight's going to get his shots and who
ever they have at guard will get steals and
assists."
Knight, a sophomore, is among the
league leaders in scoring, rebounding and
field goal percentage. Dishman is the other
Swim champs
A field that includes California-Berkeley,
ranked by one pre-season poll among the
top five teams in the country, highlights
the Huskers' Fourth Annual Mid-Winter
Swimming Invitational.
Nebraska Coach Cal Bentz said the
Huskers will face stiff competition.
"This is by far the strongest meet we
will have had this year," Bentz said. "I
would have to say that Cal is the favorite,
but all of these teams are good. Southern
Illinois has won the national independent
championship for the last four years."
Bentz said he was optimistic about Ne
braska's chances in the meet.
"We're a much stronger team than we
have been in the past," he said. "We feel
we can be competitive with any of those
Bowl games
I have been watching a lot of all-star
football games lately; you know, those
East vs. West, North vs. South affairs from
cities in climates much more mild than our
own. I haven't seen every one of these
classics, of course; nobody has enough time
or stamina to watch all of them. But I have
seen enough of them to know that they are
not without their problems, and I have a
few suggestions I think might help.
While there are surely too many all-star
football games, it is the wrong approach to
simply call for the ehmination of some of
them. Who do you cut out, after all? Most
of these games are put together by charit
able organizations as fund raisers. Save one
game that makes money for crippled and
burned children, and you are liable to cut
cancer research or something of similar
gravity out of the postseason pie. No doubt
about it, these games are here to stay; all of
them.
If you keep all of the all-star games, you
run into the problem of the severe shortage
of stars to fill out the rosters. How many
stars does an ail-star star if an all star stars
all stars, you ask? Well, it doesn't have to
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Jayhawk averaging in double figures, scor
ing an average of 10.3 points per game.
"Kansas has really got a good team,"
Iba said. "They've got good scorers, good
shooters and they're playing more as a
team."
The Jayhawks' three losses have been to
St. John's, Kentucky and No. 1 -rated
North Carolina. Included among their
victims are Arizona State, Michigan State
and defending national champion Indiana.
"Kansas has played a tough schedule
and done well," Iba said. "We're going to
have to play one of our best games both
offensively and defensively."
"Kansas hasn't beaten us in the new
place," Iba said. "Also, it's the first game
of the conference season so they'll be juic
ed up. They'll give a great effort."
Iba said it is important for the Huskers
to get off to a good start in the conference
race. The Huskers face No. 2-ranked
Missouri on Saturday.
"If you can win the games, you get
them over with," Iba said. "This could
really put us in the hole. We've got to take
them one at a time."
Iba said he plans to have Ray Collins
play defense against Magley. He isn't sure
who he will put on Guy. If Johnson is un
able to start, Iba will go with Greg Down
ing at forward and move Collins down to
guard.
to compete
teams."
Bentz said the Huskers are strong in the
backstroke with freshman Cliff Looschen,
the breaststroke with senior Matt Rye and
Rick Gilbertson in the intermediate.
"We're also very strong in diving,"
Bentz said. "Dave Goodwin, Scott Hin
richs, Lance Green and Reynaldo Castro
are all quality divers."
Bentz said several factors make the
Huskers a better team this year than last.
"I feel we have more top quality swim
mers than last year, but we also have more
team depth," he said.
The Invitational begins Friday at 6
pjn. There arc two sessions Saturday, the
first beginning at 10 ajn. and the last
session at 3 p.m.
provide rivalry as well as variety
star any at all, if you can find another gim
mick to lure the mixture of NFL scouts
and I'U-watch-anything-as-long-as-it's-foot-ball
fans who watch these things. In foot
ball the greatest gimmick of all, the sure
fire fan producer, is the rivalry.
Where the all-star games have always
fallen apart is that there is nothing to cheer
for. After all, who ever went to University
of West? You wouldn't have to have any
stars in one of these games if you could
offer the fans something to cheer for or
against. Only one feeble attempt to achieve
this is now in existence; the Blue-Grey
Game. It's a variation of the North-South
game with a Civil War motif.
The only problem is that the Civil War
just doesn't stir up much emotion, especial
ly with the younger crowd. Maybe some of
these might work, though:
-The Punk -Disco Game. One team
wears sequined uniforms and high-heeled
cleats, while the other has tattered, black
leather jerseys and greasy, multicolored
helmets. Winning team gets control of the
public address system.
-Hie Hawk-Dove Bowl. Players from
the three service academies take on ail
comers in this rivalry. Sure, the odds are
against the Hawk team, but the stakes are
high; the losing team foregoes the NFL
draft for the USA draft. The Hawks have
nothing to lose in this one, so it's sure to
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Photo by Dave Bentz
Nebraska's Handy Johnson (20) dives past Arkansas' Scott Hastings (44) at Satur
day's 51-50 loss to the Razorbacks. The Cornhuskcrs host Kansas at 7:30 p.m. to
night in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
be a spirited affair. Scouts from the Canad
ian league flock to this one in search of
bargains among the losing players.
-The Greek vs. Independent Game. A
natural for college football. The Greek
team survives a "Hell week" of practice in
time to "activate" for the game. Greek
quarterback calls audibles in an otherwise
dead language. The Independent team runs
out of room at the hotel and has to move
into slum dwellings near the stadium. No
score is kept, but grades are posted in the
Swimmers travel to Ames
By Jeff Goodwin
The Nebraska women's swimming team
travels to Ames, Iowa, this weekend to
compete in the Iowa State Invitational.
Coach Ray Huppert called it a key meet to
prepare for the upcoming Big Eight
championships.
Besides Nebraska and Iowa State, other
teams entered include Northern Illinois,
Western Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.
Huppert said he considers Iowa State
the favorite to take the team title.
"Iowa State will be swimming in their
own pool," Huppert said. "That gives a
team a big advantage. Iowa State also has a
very good meet to close out the semester
against Iowa. They lost by one or two
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The Bama Bowl. My personal favorite,
this one pits Everybody vs. Alabama. Con
sidering Bear Bryant's history of searching
for bowl opponents he thinks he can beat,
a fitting charitable organization for this
one might be Ducks Unlimited.
There are probably several other natural
rivalries that would fit neatly into the all
star game format. If nothing else, it could
serve as something to think about between
now and spring practice.
points in Iowa City."
He said Nebraska also will be strength
ened by the addition of two new members,
Melody Barker and Rene Sullivan.
Barker, who swims freestyle, butterfly
and intermediate, is a first-semester fresh
man from California.
"Melody comes into our program with
great credentials," Huppert said. "She
swam with Mission Viejo High School, who
have been the mythical national high
school champions for a number of years."
Sullivan returns after missing a year be
cause of knee surgery.
He said other key performers for the
Huskers are Elisabeth Brudvik, tri-captain
Laura Spmdler and Wendy Ward