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UNL's Big Eight champion volleyball
team begins its season at the Coliseum
Saturday morning against -the Wichita
State Shockers.
Former Missouri assistant coach Phil
Shoemaker coaches the Shockers. He re
started the program last year after it had
been dropped three years earlier.
Despite their new program, Wichita
State is expected to battle for the upper
division in the Gateway conference this
season.
Shoemaker returns five starters from
last year's 6-22 team. He will be sided by
nine newcomers to the Wichita State
program, including five transfer students.
Leading the returning starters is senior
Michele McElroy of Grand Island.
McElroy played at Grand Island Senior
High before enrolling at Central Arizona
College. Last year she transferred to Wich
ita State and led the team in kills.
McElroy had knee surgery in the off
season, but worked hard this summer to
again vie for a starting position.
Shoemaker is very optimistic about the
season.
"I'm excited &bout the coming year "
Shoemaker said. "Our team will be physi
cally end mentally stronger with the
year's experience they've had, end with
the added height, both our offense and
defense will be improved."
The Shockers open their season today
against UNO, a team that finished fourth
last year in the NCAA's Division II.
Coach Shoemaker said both UNO and
UNL have excellent volleyball programs.
"We're going to play our best," Sho
emaker said. "It will be a good test for our
team."
Shoemaker said the game against the
Cornhuskers has been a motivational
factor for his team during summer prac
ticesi "The Nebraska team is awesome," he
said. "WeVe been working very hard thi3
summer so we can play a good match
against them."
Shoemaker hopes his Shockers can be
competitive against the Cornhuskers. Win
or lose, however, he said, the game will
provide valuable experience for his club
before they enter their conference season.
"We dont enter our conference season
until October. Between now and then we
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will be able to see how we stand and
improve."
Shoemaker also said Nebraskans are
very lucky to have such a fine volleyball
squad.
"Thev are undoubtedly one cf the finest
teams in the nation," he said. "People are
crazy if they dont go watch them play."
By Bta PospisU
Daily Nebraskan Senior Reporter
Guy in Statson hat: Pssst Hey, you, the guy holding the
paper with the point spreads for this weekend's college
football games.
Guy with crumpled paper Huh?
Guy in hat: Wanna hot tip? Guy in California named
Chuck Bauer says to bet Washington State against Ten
nessee Saturday. He s got $1,000 down on what he calls
the "nonconference game of the year. "
Guy with crumpled paper: So who is Chuck Bauer and
what s he know about betting college football games?
Chuck Bauer is the author of a book, The College
Football Bible," which recommends how to bet major
college football games this season.
Bauer said he started to write the book because he
was frustrated with the lack of information about col
lege football.
"It seems like a lot of people either play betting cards
dt wager t50to$100ona game," Bauer said in a telephone
interview Iron his home in Hacienda Heights, Calif. "For
a while, there was no information available for them on
college football."
With the help of his wife and their teen-age son, Bauer
researched 68 major college football teams from the
1080 to 1983 seasons. He broke down a team's perfor
mance against the spread into 15 categories, ranging
from its success as a favorite at home to how it fared
against a good passing team when playing on the road.
Bauer determined the percentage of success in each
category for a team and combined them for "a subjective
profile" of each team. From that, he graded each on a
scale of A the best, to D the worst.
He applied the results to this season's games, recom
mending how to bet based on the historical trends and
on a team's players whawere lost because of graduation.
The high school math teacher also injected.his personal
opinion into some analyses.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Pittsburgh (8-3-1 in '83) at Brigham Young (11-1 in
'83), Saturday, 2:30 p.m., ESPN (Lincoln Cable Chan
nel 5)
What to Watch: Pitt offensive tackle Bill Fralic
could be the first interior lineman to win the Heisman
Trophy. Robbie Bosco replaces Steve Young as Brigham
Young's "air" apparent at quarterback
Miami (1-0) vs. Florida (9-2-1 in '83) at Tampa sta
dium, Saturday, 7 p.m., ESPN
What to Watch: If Miami coach Jimmy Johnson is
ever lowered from the shoulders of his players follow
ing the 'Canes win in the Kickoff Classic' last Monday,
hs'U match wits with Florida coach Charlie Pell, who
conditionally resigned earlier this week in the wake of
a 20-month investigation by the NCAA.
FHO FOOTBALL
Miami (0-0) at Washington (0-0), Sunday noon, NBC
(KMTV, Channel 3)
What to Watch: Nothing like a rematch of Super
Bowl XVII to begin the NFL season. Miami's offense is
built around the arm of Dan Marino and the power
running of ex-Husker Andra Franklin. Come to think
cf it, the Redskins' offense follows that formula with
Joe Thelsman and John Rigns.
San Francisco (00) at Detroit (0-0), Sunday, noon
CBS (WOWT, Channel 6, KOLN-TV Channel 10)
What to watch: Detroits' defense must stop 49ers
Joe Montana, Wendell Tyler and Roger Craig. Even if
it does, Detroit's offense is nonexistent if Billy Sims
can't find running room.
Cincinnati (0-0) at Denver (0-0) Sunday, 3 p.m.,
NBC (KMTV, Channel 3)
What to Watch: Actually, the Raiders-Oilers game.
NBC is sending this area Cincinnati and Denver, so we
get to watch Bronco QB John Elway stumble, fumble
and throw interceptions. Former Nebraska center
Dave Rimington and his teammates in the offensive
line will provide protection for Kenny Anderson's
passing arm.
Dallas (0-0) at LA. Rams (0-0) Monday, 8 p.m., ABC
(KETV, Channel 7)
What to Watch: Dallas has changed quarterbacks,
LA has revised its secondary and Howard Cosell has
left the ABC broadcast booth to concentrate on his
Sportsbeat investigative program. Gary Hogeboom
was named by coach Tom Landry to replace Danny
White as the Cowboys' quarterback The Rams' John
Robinson traded for All-Pro cornerback Gary Green
to team with Nolan Cromwell and Eric Karris.
By Sta Pospisil
Wagering on sporting events is illegal in every state
but Nevada. Bauer said that ban should be lifted.
"I think people have their heads stuck in the sand,"
Bauer said. "Football betting is almost like a poker game.
Playing poker out here is illegal also, but I play every
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"People are going to do it (bet) anyway, so why not
legalize it."
Bauer said he places his bets in Las Vegas, starting
each season with about $5,000 to $10,000 a3 a reserve.
"I intend to be a full-time player after my son gradu
ates," Bauer said. "You have to have about $50,000 to
reap $20,000 in profit."
Bauer said he has about $5,000 invested in 1,500
copies of "The College Football Bible," which he sells by
mail order for $24.95 each.
Sales have been slow, but Bauer said he hopes promo
tion of the book by professional handicappers Mort
Olshan and Mike Lee will help.
Bauer said Oklahoma State and Wisconsin could be
two of the best teams to bet this season.
"I'd love to see them win their conferences," he said.
"I'm very sympathetic to Oklahoma State.
"I want to see the same thing .happen to the Big Two
and the Little Six (the Big Eight) as it did to the Big Ten
recently. There, the Big Two (Michigan and Ohio State)
and the Little Eight are dead, and I hope it stays that
way."
Chuck Bauers' recommendations for
key games:
. Miami vs. Florida, PASS. History says Florida is a
solid bet as an underdog, but this Florida team is
nothing like the teams that made tha history
graduation losses leave Florida in critical condition.
Washington State at Tennessee, ATS Nonconfer
ence bame cf the Year. Tennessee is 0-6 in openers,
and only 25 percent successful as a slight favorite.
Mississippi State va .Tulaae, BET TULANE OH
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bauer recommendation Interested readers' may
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