Tuesday, August 26, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
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BinulSoge to raid.
By Jeff Apel
First Down Editor
The questions surrounding the sev
erity of a knee injury suffered by
Nebraska running back Doug DuBose
will be cleared up today when the two
time all Big-Eight l-back undergoes
arthroscopic surgery.
Nebraska trainer George Sullivan
said DuBose could be back in "four to
five weeks" if team physician Dr. Pat
Clare finds DuBose damaged cartilage
in his knee.
But if it is discovered that DuBose
has ligament damage to his knee, Sul
livan said it would mean DuBose played
his last down as a Husker during
Nebraska's 27-23 loss to Michigan in
the Sunkist-Fiesta Bowl last January.
"Clinically, we look at it as cartil
age," Sullivan said.
DuBose suffered the injury during
Nebraska's contact scrimmage held
last Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
After taking a pitch, he swept to the
left and apparently injured his knee
while attempting to spin as he was
being tackled.
Sullivan said although DuBose had
been hampered by a knee strain
throughout fall practice, that injury
had nothing to do with the injury he
suffered in Saturday's scrimmage.
"They are altogether different," Sul
livan said.
Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne
said "there is a little more probability"
that DuBose's injury entails damaged
ligaments rather than cartilage damage.
Osborne said the injury was disap
pointing because DuBose had been
feeling good the entire summer. DuBose
originally injured his knee when he was
tackled in midair during Nebraska's
63-0 victory over Oregon last year.
"It may have been that there was
still a partial tear in the ligament,"
Osborne said. "You gotta be a little
suspicious."
Osborne said in DuBose's absence,
Nebraska will turn to Keith Jones and
Jon Kelley to handle the majority of the
running back chores.
Sophomore Jeff Wheeler and fresh
man Terry liodgers could also see play
ing time at I-back, Osborne said.
"It isn't a hopeless situation,"
Osborne said.
Nebraska running backs coach Frank
Solich said the loss of DuBose would be
a "big blow" to the Cornhuskers'
backfield.
After becoming the first Nebraska
back to ever rush for over 1 ,000 yards in
both his sophomore and junior seasons,
Solich said he was looking for big
things from DuBose this season.
Thin waistlines, not skinny wallets
By Chuck Green
Sports Editor
As the summer months slowly dis
appear, many people's waistlines also
slowly begin to disappear. ,
With the onset of fall and cold
weather, most people, especially col
lege students, begin to relocate their
free-time activities to indoor settings.
With the return of school, students
have studying to do and less time to
indulge in physical activity than they
did in the summer.
When the waistline begins to grow
and life seems to be coming to a fat,
disgraceful end, there's only one thing
left to do find a good fitness club to
join.
Some of the most recognized fitness
centers in Lincoln are:
Prairie Life Center. Located on
the corner of 70th and A streets, Prairie
Life is the cream of the crop among
Lincoln fitness centers. The building,
completed in spring 1985, is large, lux
urious and full of things to do, whether
one wants to reduce their physical fea
tures or build them.
Prairie Life is geared primarily to a
family program of fitness, but someone
who is serious about getting into shape
would certainly not feel left out. The
free-weight area is supplemented by
Nautilus equipment. Prairie Life also
provides members with a 16-mile indoor
running track, eight racquetball courts,
a full-length basketball court, indoor
and outdoor swimming pool facilities, a
whirlpool, a sauna area in the locker
rooms and a bar. There are also several
fitness classes offered, such as aero
bics and weight programs. Staff mem
bers are on hand to help people with
their programs.
Prairie Life Center has a $250 initia
tion fee and a $40 monthly membership
fee.
The Cottonwood Club. Formerly
Wallbankers, the Cottonwood Club is
expanding and improving their exist
ing facilities. Located at 330 West P St.,
the Cottonwood Club has no initiation
fee at this time and charges members
$26 per month. There is a $22 per
month special for students with a
membership of three months or longer.
New additions include a bar, a sun
deck, two tanning rooms, expanded
locker rooms and redone sauna, steam
and whirlpool areas. Another change
makes the Cottonwood Club's facilities
available for parties and other gather
ings. The target date for completion of
the Cottonwood Club's additions is
January.
Mademoiselle. The only all-women's
fitness center in Lincoln, Made
moiselle is located at 121 Cherry Hill
Blvd. It offers its members an indoor
running track, Nautilus equipment, a
pool, sauna, "life cycles," three water
classes and personal counseling for
each member. Mademoiselle has mem
berships for students as well as short
term memberships, but a staff member
at the club would not quote the fees
over the telephone. She stressed the
fact that prospective members should
see the facilities before they are faced
with the prices.
Sweep Left. Located at 815 O St.,
Sweep Left offers serious weightlifters
and body builders a place to sweat,
swear and spit at their own discretion.
At $12.50 a month, bills are easy to pay,
and members get 24-hour access to the
weights, as each member receives his
own key. Along with free weights, a
sauna and whirlpool are also provided.
The Lincoln Racquet Club.
Located at 5300 Old Cheney Road, LRC
offers its members a swimming pool,
sundeck, whirlpool, sauna, weights, a
basketball court, volleyball courts and
aerobic classes. There is a $150 initia
tion fee and members pay $26.50 per
month.
Gold's Gym. The newest addition
to Lincoln's fitness center list, Gold's
Gym will be located at 48th and Leighton
St. When completed in March, Gold's
Gym will offer members free weights, a
swimming pool, sauna and whirlpool
facilities, locker rooms and special
programs for members, such as cardio
vascular analysis.
The 18,000 square foot building will
be open for some classes, such as aero
bics, by Oct. 6. The membership fees
are not set yet.
There are 1 1 other fitness centers in
the Lincoln area, but the ones menti
oned in this column are the most
widely-recognized and most used. Cost
is a distinct characteristic for each fit
ness center and each individual must
decide what he can afford.
The most important thing when
looking for a fitness center is to find
one that will take the inches off the
waistline and leave the inches on the
wallet.
Men 's tennis team coach has eye on the top
By Kent Endacott
Staff Reporter
The 1986-87 Nebraska men's tennis
team will boldly go where no Husker
men's tennis team has gone before
to the top of the Big Eight conference.
So says tennis coach Kerry McDer-
mott. McDermott said the addition of
freshman Ken Feuer and the improved
play of sophomore Robert Sjoholm
should make NU a contender for the Big
Eight championship.
"We've got a shot at winning the Big
Eight," the sixth-year coach said. "Last
year, we sort of thought we might, but
this year we've just got a lot more
depth."
He said the return of Brad Schi
degger, who was academically ineligible
last season, will add needed depth. He
said Sjoholm will probably play No. 1
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"It's going to be a great loss," Solich
said.
Sullivan said he is confident DuBose
can come back at least in time for the
National Football League regardless of
the type of injury he suffered on Sat
urday. Linebackers Mike Knox and Marc
Munford suffered ligament damage in
their knees, Sullivan said, as did split
end Jason Gamble. Knox, Munford and
Gamble all have recovered fully from
their knee injuries, Sullivan said.
Sullivan said a key element to the
length of recovery DuBose will be fac
ing if it's found he has ligament dam
age will be the length of the tear in the
ligaments.
Generally, Sullivan said the Nebraska
training staff allows athletes nine
months to recover from damaged
ligaments.
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livan said all athletes are required to
rebuild the strength in the injured area
because of the immobilization which is
required for all ligament injuries.
Carolina experiments
with Run and Shoot
By Bob Asmussen
Night News Editor
The Run and Shoot offense might
sound like a basketball play, but to
South Carolina football coach Joe
Morrison, it sounds more like the
key to a winning record in 1986.
Morrison has switched the Game
cock offense from the veer to the
Run and Shoot. While the veer is a
ball-control, running-attack offense,
the Run and Shoot is a single-back,
"everybody go out" offense.
"The switch was dictated by the
personnel we have available," Mor
son said. "(Starting quarterback)
Todd Ellis ran it in high school. We
feel our personnel fits this offense
better than the veer."
The Run and Shoot was first pop
ularized by Mouse Davis when he
coached at Portland State in the
late 1970s and early 1980s. Davis
had current St. Louis Cardinal quar
terback Neil Lomax running the
offense for him at Portland State.
Ellis is a redshirt freshman who
was a high school All-American at
Greensboro, N.C., Page High School.
He completed 58 percent of his
passes in high school for 6,157
yards. He broke 1 1 North Carolina
high school passing records.
Besides quarterback, another key
position in the Run and Shoot is the
wingback. South Carolina has four
quality wingbacks returning, in
cluding 1985 starter Sterling
Sharpe. Sharpe caught 32 passes for
471 yards in 1985 and figures to have
even a better season in 1986. The
other three wingbacks expected to
see extensive playing time are Ray
nard Brown, Hardin Brown and Ke
vin White.
The top returning running back :
is Anthony Smith, who gained 386
yards on 55 carries in 1985 for a 7
yard per-carry average. Smith might
miss the team's first two or three
games because of a recent arthros
copic knee surgery. He is expected
back for the Oct. 4 game with
Nebraska.
On defense, Morrison said the
team needs a good season from its
linebackers to be successful. Possi
ble starters at linebacker include
Carl Hill, Kenneth Robinson and Zip
Zanders. Zanders is a redshirt
freshman who Morrison said had an
excellent spring practice.
"The way our defense is set up,
the middle linebacker is a very
important role," Morrison said.
"The secondary looks to be a very
good one."
If the Gamecocks can work the
kinks out of their new offense, all
they'll have to deal with is one of the
most difficult schedules in college
football. South Carolina opens the
season with Miami, Fla., this Satur
day in Columbia. The Gamecocks
also play Virginia, Georgia, Virginia
Tech, Clemson and Florida State.
Morrison, who has a 20-14 record
in three years at South Carolina,
said the difficult schedule is losing
its humor.
"When we first came to South
Carolina, we were thrilled with the
schedules," Morrison said. "Now,
its starting to wear us out a little
bit. The schedule has been a tre
mendous challenge to our football
program in the first three y:ars. We
havt demonstrated the ability to
play well against quality football
teams."
Morrison said it's important that
his team plays well in its early sea-.
son games to gain confidence for.
the rest of the season.
"We need to gain confidence in
ourselves in that first ballgame,"
Morrison said. "We're not throwing
in the towel or anything but, a win
(against Miami) would be gravy,"
Defense was NCAA's worst
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Analysis by Jim Ballard
Senior Reporter
Good news!
The Oregon football team has eight returning
starters on defense. The bad news is that all of
them were part of a defense that ranked last in
the NCAA in rushing, passing and total defense.
All is not lost, though, as the Ducks return
All-America candidate Chris Miller on offense.
Miller was first team all-conference quarterback
and finished second runner-up as Pac-10 offen
sive Player of the Year as a junior. Miller con
nected on 182 of 329 passing attempts last year
for 2,237 yards and 18 touchdowns.
With Miller at the helm, Oregon has the possi
bility of being an explosive offensive team, des
pite the fact that leading rusher Tony Cherry
(1,006 yards last season) and three talented
receivers have graduated.
The only returner Miller has to aim for is
senior tight end Bobby DeBisschop, who caught
16 passes last season for 234 yards and five
touchdowns.
The Ducks will also have to rely on junior J J.
Birden, who has caught only six passes in his
college career. With Birden at flanker, junior
college transfer Sam Archer will likely be the
target at the wide out spot. Archer was an All
American at San Joaquin, Calif., Delta Junior
College his final year there.
Returning at fullback is Kevin Willhite, the
Ducks' second leading rusher last season with
195 yards. The tailback position is still ques
tionable, with four players fighting for the spot.
Up front, the Ducks have two returners in
seniors Garrett Holmes, a 6-3, 265-pound center,
and Brad Smith a 6-4, 260-pound guard. Juniors
Jeff Stefanick and Mark Brown are projected as
starters at tackle, while the other guard spot is
still up for grabs.
Another bright spot will be the kicking game.
The Ducks have senior punter Mike Preacher
returning after leading the conference last sea
son with a 41.5-yard per punt average. Also
returning is placekicker Matt MacLeod, who was
a perfect eight-for-eight in field goals in 1985,
and is 58 for 58 in extra points over his two-year
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Despite the poor defensive effort last season,
the Ducks have returning experience, especially
on the defensive line.
A pair of 275-pound tackles anchor the line in
senior Dave Malen and junior Rollin Putzier. At
the ends are returning starters Matt Brock, a 6-5,
265-pound sophomore, and Rob Marshall, a 6-6,
240 pounds junior.
Seniors Dan Devaney and Darrin Golka return
at two of the linebacker positions, while a host of
players led by senior John Wolf and sophomores
Scott Kozak and Mike Blakey vie for the third
spot.
The final two returnees on defense are An
thony Newman, a junior strong safety and senior
free safety Ed Hubert. Newman, who was a free
safety last year, and Hubert, who started at one
of the corner positions, combined for 169 tackles
and six interceptions.
Oregon will again come to Nebraska this sea
son, and will try to avoid the 63-0 stomping they
took last year in Lincoln. However it won't be a
bed of roses for the Ducks, who finished 5-6 a
year ago and 3-4 in the Pac-10.
Oregon opens the season at San Jose State,
then plays five consecutive teams that appeared
in bowl games last season. They face Colorado
and Arizona before Nebraska, with USC and
Arizona State following the Huskers.
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