Sports
Beautiful win not necessary to make
Coach Darlington a happy man
By iviarK uerowiiscn
Senior Reporter
If Nebraska’s football team would
have competed in gymnastics Satur
day, the Cornhuskers probably
wouldn’t have received many perfect
scores during its 26-18 win against
Missouri.
Nebraska secondary coach George
Darlington, speaking at the Extra
Point luncheon Monday at Dillards,
said the Cornhuskers didn ’ t grade out
as a perfect 10 against the Tigers.
“You know we have a fantastic
gymnastics program and the fans in
the state have really learned that the
important thing is what kind of points
you get for a performance,” Darling
ton said. “And that feeling has perme
ntrsrl >Ka fane in MrkkrnoLa Irv iktnL ikn*
aivv* Miv 1 III Aiwiu^nM iv umm UIUI
a win is not really good enough. It has
to be a beautiful win — you have to
have a rating of 9.7,9.8 or 9.85.”
Darlington said he doesn’t care
what kind of performance the Husk
ers give, as long as they come out on
top.
“If we win the next four games,
and (the fans) are not really happy
about it, lough luck,” Darlington said.
“If you don’t like how it was done or
it wasn’t beautiful, that’s the breaks
of the game. We are not a gymnastics
team — football’s a different game I
was very, very pleased to beat Mis
souri.”
Darlington said the Huskers, 8-1
overall and 4-0 in the Big Eight, had
a difficult time matching up against
Missouri. The Tigers shut down the
Huskers’ offense in the first half and
led 6-0 at halftime. The Tigers limited
Nebraska to 116 yards rushing on 52
attempts for the game.
“Missouri was a very, very strong
and physical football team on both
sides of the ball,” Darlington said.
“They matched up with us extremely
well. They were horrible on pass
defense. They had a very good rush
ing defense.”
‘If we win the next
four games and
(the fans) are not
really happy
about it, tough
luck.’
— Darlington
The Tigers blitzed about 70 per
cent of the time, Darlington said.
Nebraska quarterback Steve Taylor
completed 3 of 9 passes for 153 yards
and a touchdown. But Taylor was
held to minus-38 yards rushing on 13
carries.
“The only chance to win was to
take a lot of chances on their blitz
game,” Darlington said. “They did an
excellent job with it for part of the
game. The problem is, the game is 60
minutes long, not 30 or 35. You’re
going to be shutdown playing a team
that blitzes. But suddenly, someone
runs down an open field with the
ball.”
Although the offense struggled
against the Tigers, the Nebraska de
fense played outstanding, Darlington
said.
Nebraska held the Tigers to 97
yards passing and 253 yards of total
offense.
“As a defensive coach, I was
pleased with the way the defense
played,” Darlington said. “I think the
defense controlled the line of scrim
mage very well.”
NOTES:
• The only change on the depth
chart this week was at right outside
linebacker, where sophomore Mike
Croel moved up and is now sharing
first-team with Jeff Mills. Croel, from
Sudbury, Mass., made one tackle and
blocked a punt late in the second half
against the Tigers.
Mills was in on five tackles against
the Tigers.
• Only one Huskcr was seriously
injured Saturday. Reserve fullback
Brian Harchclroad sprained his right
knee and will not play against Iowa
State Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Nebraska l-back Tyreese Knox gives the Cornhuskers their
first lead of the game with a 1 -yard, third-quarter touchdown
run Saturday against Missouri at Memorial Stadium. Ne
braska was held to 116 yards rushing on 52 carries during the
Huskers’ 26-18 win.
Glasnost Bowl a possibility for Comhuskers
It sounded like a bad ioke at first.
The Glasnost Bowl, what’s next
— the Kremlin Classic? The battle for
the little brown jug of vodka?
But don’t scoff at the Glasnost
Bowl.
Raycom Communications will
televise the Glasnost Bowl from
Moscow on Sept. 2,1989. Participat
ing teams haven’t been selected yet.
But what if the good folk at
Raycom realize that the Vladimirs of
the East might pay top ruble to see the
Big Red of the West?
It’s possible. Nebraska is a sure bet
to be competitive each year.
In a Lincoln Star article last week,
Tom Osborne seemed less-than-cn
thused about the possibility of play
ing in the game.
Osborne said those beforc-the
scason, invitation-only games make
for short summers.
But better to have a short summer
than to have a long, dull fall for play
ers who openly admit that it’s tough to
get motivated for patsies.
Accepting an invitation to play in
Moscow would be a perfect opportu
nity to make good on an otherwise
embarrassing non-conference sched
ule.
* * * * *
No offense, Jerry Dunlap. But get
that jersey off your back.
Dunlap, a reserve quarterback
from California, wears No. 12. He
should go back to the equipment room
and shop for another jersey. Any jer
sey — but not No. 12.
1 '1
That goes for all Huskers. The
number worn by Turner Gill —
Nebraska’s finest quarterback —
should have been retired five years
ago.
College quarterbacks — at least
the great ones—need to run, pass and
lead. Gill did it all, running a flawless
option and rarely throwing into traf
fic.
Gill was a prince, one of Osborne’s
favorites. He earned the respect of
Mike Rozier, Irving Fryar and big
name offensive lineman.
Let’s put No. 12 in a trophy case.
Better late than never.
* * * * *
“Top-ranked UCLA has fallen to
Washington State.”
Those words came from an ESPN
sportscaster Saturday afternoon. And
tney made my day. Probably my
semester.
It wasn’t long ago that I was sitting
in the Rose Bowl. Nebraska was trail
ing UCLA 38-7.
An unprovoked Bruin fan turned to
me, my friend and a bunch of subdued
Nebraska fans and said: “Hey farm
ers, go warm up your mobile homes
and drive back to the drought.”
I cringed. It hurt like ketchup in a
canker sore.
So here’s a belated reply to the
smart aleck and the other 51,000 fair
weather Bruin fans who filled half of
the Rose Bowl Saturday and watched
UCLA go down in flames:
“Hey coastal clods: Go warm up
your BMWs. Drive to that drug store
near the fault line and buy a tube of
lipstick. Then pucker up and kiss your
national championship goodbye —
again.”
* * * * *
Nebraska coaches have taken heat
in past seasons for recruiting lesser
athletes to play in the defensive sec
ondary.
The argument ran: Nebraska’s
inept secondary is a mess of pint
sized, slow boys whose biggest ac
complishment was being named
Homecoming king at a Class C high
school.
But if coaches deserved criticism
then, they deserve praise now.
Reggie Cooper, Charles Fryar,
Tim Jackson and Lorenzo Hicks are
outstanding athletes. They come
from New Orleans, Burlington City,
N.J., Dallas and Kansas City, Mo.
Jackson plays mistake-free foot
ball. Cooper is destined to be on Bob
Hope’s All-America show someday.
And Charles Fryar plays with a
mean streak. He’d blindside his
grandma if she told him to eat his peas
and carrots.
It’s time to get off the backs of the
guys who chase the fleet afoot each
Saturday. They play the game’s
toughest position.
And they’re playing real well.
Thomas is a senior news-editorial major
and a Daily Nebraskan sports columnist.
Swim coaches happy with season opener
By Lori Griffin
Suff Reporter
Though the Nebraska women’s
swimming team didn’t defeat Kansas
this weekend at the Big Eight Invita
tional, Comhusker coach Ray Hup
pert said he was satisfied with his
team’s performance,
Huppert said the Huskers per
formed well, finishing second to
Kansas in their first meet of the sea
son, held Friday and Saturday at Iowa
Stale's Beyer Hall.
“We feel that we are right on track
and that’s important right now,”
Huppert said. “With the exception of
not beating Kansas, we did the things
that we need to do.”
Kansas tallied 548 points and
Nebraska had 433. Iowa State fin
ked 3rd with 280 and Missouri 4th
with 97. Nebraska got individual
lifetime bests from Laurel Hill and
•Kathy Barrigan. Hill, a sophomore
jlrom Omaha, had her best perform
ances in the 200 and 500 freestyle
events. Barragan, a junior from
Laguna Hills, Calif., swam personal
bests in the 100 and 50 freestyle
events, Huppert said.
Huppert said he was also pleased
with the performance of sophomore
Jcnell Garcia, who won the 200 but
terfly in 2:09.20. Garcia, from Boul
der, Colo., also finishod 5th in the 500
freestyle in 5:15.16.
The Huskers took 1st place fin
ishes from senior Julie May in the
three-meter diving competition and
sophomore Amy Aarsen in one-meter
diving.
Nebraska sophomore Kristen
Neuenfeldt finished 2nd in the 200
breaststroke behind Jenny Adams of
Iowa State. Nucunfcldt also finished
4th in the 200 freestyle.
Sophomore Mindy Methcny fin
ished /.nd in the 50 freestyle and4th in
the 100 freestyle.
Huppert said the Huskers need to
improve on their swimming tech
nique, including starts, turns and
breathing patterns.
“There were some things that I saw
that were problems, but they were
things that I expected at this point in
the season,” Huppert said. “I think we
need to work on our lifting. We were
what I would cal! leg-sore.”
On the men’s side, Nebraskacoach
Cal Bentz also said he was pleased
with the Huskers, who won the meet
with 453 points.
Nebraska was followed by Kan
sas’ 385 points, Iowa State's 302
points, and Missouri’s 120 points.
Bentz gave the credit to the Husker
assistant coaches for their prepara
tion.
“The assistant coaches work hard
to get the guys prepared for the vari
ous events,” Bentz said. “I think that’s
a credit to them because that’s a lough
job.”
Bentz said the Huskers are in much
belter physical condition and will
now be able to focus on the dual meet
season.
Nebraska received a 1 st-place fin
ish from senior Lewis Meyers in the
one-meter diving competition. Mey
ers also finished 2nd in three-meter
diving behind Lee-Jay Strifler of
Iowa State.
Husker senior Mike Irvin won two
events — the 1,650 freestyle with a
time of 16:06.30 and the 400 individ
ual medley in 4:06.14. Irvin also fin
ished 2nd in the 200 backstroke.
Nebraska’s Mike Niewenhuis got
a 1st place in the 200 freestyle with a
lime of 1:43.84. Sophomore Peter
Williams won the 50 freestyle in
20.74.
Nebraska’s 400 freestyle relay
team came in first with a lime of
3:06.17.
Other 1 st-place finishes for the
Huskcrs included Jaco Kruger in the
500 freestyle, RhcltTalbert in the 200
butterfly and Sean Frampton in the
200 breaststroke.
Huskers take
championship
By Stave Sipple
Senior Editor
.— ----—
The Nebraska women’s
cross country team, which
placed three runners among the
top 10, captured the champion
ship Saturday ?X the Biz Eight
Goss Country meet at Stillwa
ter, Okla.
The Comhuskers, who also
won the conference meet title in
1985, were led by senior Sam
mie Resh, who placed 4th with
a time of 17 minutes, 3.82 sec
onds over 54300 metres on the
Oklahoma State Goss Country
Course.
The Huskers Yvonne van
der Ko!k finished 5th in
17:08.48 and Juliet Prowse was
8th in 17:25.74.
Nebraska’s women totaled
41 points to outdistance Okla
homa State (6i) and towa State
(77). Kansas State finished 4th
with 83 points; Missouri was 5th
with 112; Colorado was 6th
with 120; Oklahoma was 7th
with 225 and Kansas State fin
ished last with 230.
The Husker men’s team
placed third at the meet behind
1st place Iowa State and run
nenip Colorado.
Nebraska coach Jay Dirksen,
who coaches both the Musker
men and women, said he was
pleased with how well the top
live runners on his women’s
team performed.
Oklahoma State’s Sonia
Barry, a freshman from New
Zealand, won the race in
16:19.11 — a Big Eight Fecord
for 5,000 meters.
I ii.i_n. . •__N
nKuuuM s iiicis a ic-a'il was
plagued by injuries, Dirksen
said. The Huskers placed just
one runner in the top 10 —
Jacques van Rensburg, who ran
a 30:42.35 and finished 5th on
the 10v000-meter course.
Iowa State allied 34 points,
Colorado h&d 7t and Nebraska
finished with 101.
Oklahoma State finished 4th
with ill points followed by
. Kansas Stk$ (113), Kansas
(129), Oklahoma (149) and
Missouri (170).