Friday, October 26, 1934
Daily Nebraskan
Pago 17
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Promisin
mark Husker squad
i By Mike Reilley
i Dally NebrMktn SUTf Reporter
j With no seniors on this year's
j squad, Nebraska gymnastics
j coach Francis Allen hopes that a
I mixture of experienced under-
classmen and promising young
I talent will vault the Huskers to
; their sixth NCAA title in seven
j years.
Nebraska gymnastics fans
i should expect to see some new
j bodies twisting and tumbling
I about the Bob Devaney Sports
Center when the Huskers host
the Big Eight Invitational Nov.
2-3.
Ail-Americans Scott Johnson
and Jim Mikus completed their
eligibility last year, while Chris
Riegel, another top performer,
; was declared academically in
! eligible at the end of last year.
A solid recruiting year could
make the loss of the trio less
painful
"This is probably the best re
cruiting year we've ever had based
Ion number and quality," Allen
j said.
"It may not be as good as the
jCahoy-Johnson class, but we got
three of the best freshmen in the
country," Allen said,
j The freshmen Allen was speak
jing of were Kevin Davis, Mike
j Epperson and Tom Schlesigner.
! Davis, a 5-6, 140-pounder from
jLithonia, Ga. specializes in the
j floor exercise, high bar and pom
imel horse while Epperson, a 5-5,
l30-pounder from Bartlesville,
fOkla. is a potential all-around
j threat.
I Allen said both Davis and
I Epperson are possible Olympians
j for 1988.
.j Schlesigner, a 5-6, 1 33-pounder
5 from Colorado Springs, is re
l covering from a knee injury and
isn't expected to see action until
January.
Gary Railsback, a freshman
! walk-on from Weatherford, Texas,
I will bolster Nebraska's vaulting
! and floor exercise with his strong
I tumbling skills.
j Another new addition is Paul
Engle, a transfer student from
I Indiana, who will compete on the
rings.
I The team's leadership role will
fall on the shoulders of returning
jlettermen Wes Suter, Neil Palmer
and Mike Bowers,
j "I expect our leadership to come
from our unity," Allen said. "We
won't have one particular leader."
Bowers, a junior from Omaha,
returns to the squad after red-
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"Both Bowers and Suter have
the potential," Allen said. "Suter
is one of the top all-arounders in
the nation and he's only a junior."
The Huskers expect to be in the
thick of the NCAA title hunt in
April when the NCAA cham
pionships return to Lincoln.
Allen said Nebraska, UCLA,
Penn State, Southern Illinois and
Ohio State will be the teams bat
tling for the top spot.
"Our chances (of winning the
national title) are looking better
every day," Allen said.
Self-motivation could be the
key to the Husker's success, he,
said.
"They're a terrific groijp. They
have that internal motivation and
they work hard," Allen said. "I've
been pleased with their progress
$o far."
The compulsories for the Big
Eight meet are Friday at 7 p.m.
and the finals are set for Saturday
at 7 p.m.
Other schools expected to com
pete include Oklahoma, Iowa,
Illinois, Iowa State, Southern Illi
nois and Northern Illinois.
.ms Faust last sites;
truggle past 'Cat
Analysis by Jeff Browne
Dally Nebnukan Senior Editor
Fine human being that I
might be, I just can't seem to
pick football games correctly.
I've only missed on nine of my
predictions this year, but I've
only picked 12 games.
Brownie
Points
So this week I'm turning the
column over to my co-workers
and a couple of Springsteen
fans. The two groups are not
interchangeable.
Bring out the oils, incense,
holy water and Latin phrase
book, it's time for extreme unc
tion. Give Gerry Faust last rites
and bury the man in Baton
Rouge. Daily Nebraskan staff
veloxer Craig Andresen sez:
Louisiana State 28, Notre Dame
17.
Nebraska's Cornhuskers may
think they got over a hump
when they came back to defeat
Colorado. More trouble this
week sez DN News Editor
MichielaThuman:Nebraska21,
Kansas State 7.
Some experts think top
ranked Washington will falter
this week against Arizona. Not
so sez DN staff artist Billy
Shaffer: Washington 42, Ari
zona 21.
Arkansas and Houston
square off in Houston. Houston
is fresh off an upset of SMU
and Arkansas last week just
barely lost to Texas. Bruce
Springsteen fan David M. Good
sez the Boss would say: Ar
kansas 27, Houston 21.
Fort Collins, Colo., has beauti
ful scenery, but absolutely no
football team. DN writer Jann
Nyffeler sez: Wyoming 49, Colo
rado State 3.
Texas Christian has sur
prised a lot of people this year,
including DN entertainment
editor Christopher Burbach;
but not this week. Chris sez:
Baylor 17, TCU 16.
Iowa State lost to Colorado,
of all people, two weeks ago.
The 'Clones then pressed Okla-
13
homa in Ames last week, Who
can figure it? Chris can, and he
sez: Missouri 36, Iowa State 8.
The Cyclones blow another one.
Boston College last week lost
its first game, a fact which will
not make BC quarterback Doug
Flutie happy, sez Springsteen
fanatic Randy Michaud. Boston
College 42, Rutgers (conquerors
of mighty Syracuse) 24.
One of Saturday's less
thrilling games pits Navy at
Pittsburgh. DN copy desk su
pervisor Vicki Ruhga unequivo
cally sez: Pitt 7, Navy 0. Yay,
team.
UCLA, winner of many close
games, should win again. DN
night news editor Julie Jordan
sez: UCLA 27, Arizona State
13.
Those mighty Sooners looked
awesome early in the year, aw
ful last week. Look for more
problems this week. DN asso
ciate news editor Kevin War
neke sez: OU 14, Kansas 3.
Bo Vadar and the Evil Empire
go down again. DN sports re
porter Mike George sez: Illinois
28, Michigan 24.
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