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Osborne: Bad plays burst ;
Buffaloes' 'emotional bubble'
, . Stiff photo by John Zoz
Todd Frairi blocks Colorado's Dave Adler during a Nebraska series Saturday.
Speaking at Monday's Extra Point
Club Luncheon, Nebraska football coach
Tom Osborne said emotions phyed a
big rcb in XJolorado's off-end-cn per
formance in Saturday's game.
The Buffaloes allowed the heavily
favored Iluskcrs only 14 first half
points, and trsilsd by two pints, 14-12,
at half time. In the second half, Colo
rado fell apart, allowing Nebraska 55
points.
Osborne said Colorado coaches tried
motivate their players at a higher level
for their game against the Huskers.
"Colorado considers this (the UNL
CU game) their big game of the year,"
Osborne said. "I wasn't surprised that
Colorado played hard and played vclL"
In addition to bckz h.y emotional,
Osborne sighted Colorado's "surprises"
on offense as aiding the Buffaloes in
the first half.
"They took us out of some of the
things we do on defense," Osborne
said. "You can only prepare for what
youVe seen."
Osborne said a change in momen
tum was the key in the Huskers' third
quarter explosion.
The big difference, in the second
half, was the early momentum. If we
had come out in the second half and
had the same thing happen (that hap
pened In the first half), the game could
have gone down to the late stages of
the fourth quarter." -
Osborne said several of the Buffalo
miscuc3 could be attributed to the let
down they experienced. The Husker
mentor said when a team is playing
emotionally, and they experience a
few bad plays, their "bubble bursts."
Although no Nebraska players were
severely injured in the Colorado game,
Osborne said, the team got it3 share of
bumps and bruises.
"We're at th stage where a lot of
players are playing with problems,"
Osborne said. . ,
Osborne singled out the linebackers
as being particularly "beaten up" and
said the coaches are trying to deal with
the problem by lightening up during
practices. ,
"We feel like weVe got to back off a
little," Osborne said. "YouVe only got so
many train wrecks in you."
The Huskers' opponent this week is
the 2-5 Kansas State Wildcats. Nebraska
leads the series with a 55-10-2 mark.
Wrestlers begin season Friday
By WcxaxTriplett III
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For most collegiate wrestling teams, the season
isn't scheduled to begin for another two weeks. For
four of the . best, however, the season begins this
weekend in Stillwater, Okla., in the fourth annual
Hall of Fame Classic; --r'y.-
One of, those four this season is Bob Fehrs'
Nebraska team, which finished sixth in the NCAA
tournament and final rankings last season.
"It's (the Hall of Fame Classic) equivalent to the
Kickoff Classic the football team played in," Fehrs
said. "It's strictly by invitation, and the invitation is
based on a team's record over the past couple of
; years. ;;,.
The tournament, which will serve as a fund-raiser
for the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, includes
Oklahoma State, defending Big Eight champion and
last year's No. 2 team, Arizona State, which finished
14th, and Penn State, which finished 7th. The
Huskers will wrestle Penn State and Arizona State in
dual matches in the Classic. -
Fehrs said Nebraska accepted the invitation in
mid-September. '
"Obviously, we had to rearrange our practice
schedule," he said. Nebraska had been scheduled to
see its first action in the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D.,
Nov. 12.
Although the squad has had less time to prepare
for a first meet, particularly against what should be
tougher competition, Fehrs said he was pleased
with the team's progress.
"I think practice is going quite well for this time of
the year," he said. "Our first line looks like it's going
to be very good, but at a few weights we are untested
because those guys are young."
Nebraska's three all-Americans, Jim Scheer ( 177),
Bill Scheer (190) and Gary Albright (heavyweight),
are the obvious strength of the team based on their
pcit performances and honors, Fehrs said.
;-?cAlbrish is jcomihg';-bfif an injury-re9shirt year
' while; Bill Scheer placed 3rd at riationais. Jim Scherr
went into nationals ranked second, but lost'in the
second round, partly due to an injury. : ; v V
-"The bullwork of our scores" should come from
those weights," Fehrs said. That threesome would
have to be the best in the nation as far as the final
three weights."
But; Fehrs said, his staff thinks there are other
people on the squad who are quite capable of their
own stardom. Sophomores Matt Campbell and Gil
Sanchez, starting at 118 and 124 respectively, are
expected to continue improving after switching off
at 118 last season, Fehrs said. Chri3 Marisette at 134
and Lance Milsap at142 each have two years of
competition behind them.
At 150, freshman William Taylor from Portland,
Ore., is slated to start, while Eric Koehler, a junior
college transfer from Garden City, Kan., will start at
158. Jake Sabo, a redshirt freshman, will start at
167. , '
"Our main fear now is a lack of depth," Fehrs said.
"An injury anywhere in the starting line will hurt us.
We dont have much backup strength."
Nebraska will not open its home schedule until
Nov. 26th with a dual against Oregon State.
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This week's final freshman football game will be
played in Manhattan, Kan., Friday against the
Kansas State junior varsity.
Athletes open seasons
Nebraska's men's and women's swimming teams
will open their 1 33-81 seasons at home next wee
kend. '
The UNL womerrwill be hosts for Colorado State
at the Bob Devaney Sports Center pool while the
men's team will fee heels for the U.S.S. senior meet.
The Nebraska men's gymnastics team will open its
sixth natbnd title defense Nov. 4. in the mcin arena
oft! i f - zzis center in the E'j E: ;':.t Irr. :ttior..ik
Tic! for the tv.o-d:y xr.cct are t3 r :r d;y and
are cv: 2:112 at Dr.:um..IUl.r::: Icva
e ar.d C Iikcr.a vrZl ccrrr :t3 Li the meet.
Season : basketball tickets are h
ere
- The lines at the Athletic Ticket Office, South
Stadium 117, were long but moved smoothly
Monday during the first day students could
pick up their season basketball tickets.
"Over all, it's gone pretty well," ean Walcott
of the ticket c-T.ce said. "If students have every
thing in order, with their ID and marriage cer
tiT.eates (when applicable), the lines move
pretty fast.
; " Students who chcee lottery numbers in the
O.CCOj eppier to be 'getting the floor , level
"Come stud:r.t3 with number's in the high
8,C 0 3 have htznc' tt! ng on the fioor but for the-'
meet pert its I the students in the 0,CCC'3.
We re-ehed tl::l. .::.l 1,CC3, then we had to
: Tickets can te plel.: J up at the tichet cHlce
ur.til Tridry ct i p.n.
fund must inform the ticket cfSce in writing by
Nov. 23. ,
Walcott said the ticket office did not expect
students who were placed in the top seats to
demand refunds. '
They (the tickets) were sold with the under
standing that it would be a lottery," she said.
"They (students) knew what their chances
ml-jit be." , 1
Walcctt added that season tickets for the
general public may net meet the demand
either.
General public seating is between the stu-'
der.t bleachers and the student seats on the
tcp level cf the Deb Bevaney Shorts Center.
Gy;-ne:;lics f?r.een tickets al:o are aval!"'
at th 3 tie!:et cfr.ee. Tickets are availeele far t -
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