Sanders describes NU losses as ‘tough’
By Jerry Guenther
Staff Reporter
“Tough losses.”
Those were the words Nebraska
baseball coach John Sanders used to
describe the Comhuskcrs 4-1 loss to
nationally-rated Arkansas Sunday
and 6-3 loss against Southwest Mis
souri Slate Monday.
“We could’ve very easily won
both those ball games,” Sanders said
Tuesday.
In the game against Arkansas,
Nebraska led 1-0 after seven innings
before the Razorbacks came up with
four runs in the eighth inning to pull
out the victory.
“We were six outs away from
winning the ball game,” Sanders
said. “It came down to a very fickle
eighth inning where they scored four
runs, and we lose.”
The Huskcrs scored their only run
in the fourth inning on a RBI single by
Shawn Buchanan. Nebraska was
limited to only five hits by Arkansas
pitcher Dennis Fletcher.
Pal Leinen was the losing pitcher
for Nebraska, evening his record at 1 -
1.
Arkansas, rated 18th in the latest
ESPN poll, boosted its record to 12-2
w ith the win.
On Monday, the Huskers were
scheduled to play a double header
against Southwest Missouri State.
But because ot snow, only one game
was played. That game was moved to
Carthage, Mo.
The Southwest Missouri Slate
game was the ninth postponement
against a Division I team this season
for the Huskers.
‘We were six outs
away from win
ning ..
-Sanders
“It’s totally and completely frus
trating,” Sanders said of all the post
ponements, “but what are you going
to do about it?”
Nebraska has made up four of
those games, including two against
Northern Iowa, another Division I
team.
Against the Bears on Monday,
Southwest Missouri State jumped out
to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and
never trailed despite being out hit by
the Huskers 8-7.
Nebraska had many opportunities
to come back in the game, but ended
up stranding 15 base runners. The
Huskers also struck out 14 limes.
“We just had a very, very poor
offensive day,” Sanders said. “It’s
definitely something we’ve ad
dressed and got to do something
about. And we will do something
about it.”
Ken Sirak led Nebraska, going 2
for 3.
Nebraska’s starling pitcher Tim
Smith took the loss, dropping his
record to 1-1. Other pitchers for
Nebraska were Doug Tegtmeier and
Mike Zajeski.
Five of the 6 runs charged against
the Husker pitching staff were un
earned because of four Nebraska er
rors.
The loss dropped Nebraska to 4-2.
“It’s early,” Sanders said of the
season. “We’re in a process of evalu
ation. And we’re going to gel things
sorted out and have a very effective
line-up before it’s all over.”
Nebraska was scheduled to travel
to the University of Nebraska at
Omaha today to play one game, but
that game is postponed because of
wet conditions.
Sanders said he hopes he can re
schedule a double header against
UNO next Wednesday.
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Nebraska’s Ken Sirak rips a single.
Allen: Drop due to new routines, fatigue
Bv Mike O’Malley
Staff Reporter
Nebraska men’s gymnastics
coach Francis Allen sacrificed the
present for the future during the
Cornhuskers dual meet against
Southern Illinois Sunday at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center.
Allen said Nebraska’s perform
ance dropped during its 277.30
218.70 victory against Southern Illi
nois. He said the drop could be attrib
utcd to new routines, fatigue and a
disappointing performance on the
pommel horse.
Allen said Nebraska was tired
Sunday because it had not recovered
from its 283.85-280.05 loss to Hous
ton Baptist Friday night in Houston.
He said the Huskers team score
dropped because Nebraska tallied 44
points on the pommel horse.
“That’s atrocious,” Allen said
“We haven’t scored that low in sever
years.”
Allen said Nebraska’s drop could
also be attributed to its new routines.
“We changed our routines, which
in the long run, should leave us better
off,” Allen said.
Allen said he was not worried
about the Huskers loss to Houston
Baptist. The 280.05 points that Ne
braska tallied was a season high.
“They were real good,” he said.
“They were psyched, but I don’t
think the meet hurt us too much. We
scored 280 points and still lost.”
Nebraska’s top performer was
junior Patrick Kirkscy, who won
Sunday’s all-around competition and
finished 2nd to Houston Baptist’s
Alfonso Rodriquez on Friday.
Kirksey swept Sunday’s pommel
horse, still rings and parallel bars
competition, and finished in a three
way tic with teammate Mark War
burton and Southern Illinois’ Brent
Reed for the high bar title.
Kirksey said he won the titles even
though he felt fatigued. He said his
tiredness came from competing in the
America’s Cup competition last
weekend in Fairfax, Va. Kirksey fin
ished 3rd in the national competition.
“I was really tired going into
Houston Baptist after competing last
week,” Kirkscy said. “I was begin
ning to feel like a robot Friday, but
(Sunday) I didn’t warm up much and
I fell pretty good.”
Nebraska’s next meet is on Friday,
when the Huskcrs travel to Colum
bus, Ohio, to face Ohio State. The
meet was originally scheduled for
March 4, but was cancelled because
of inclement weather.
“We’re going to need to get ready
for Ohio State,” Allen said. “After
having the meet cancelled they’ll be
ready for us. ’ ’
! Johnson s arrogance, antics
are not suitable for NFL coach
Former Miami Hurricane football coach
Jimmy Johnson never ceases to amaze me.
Johnson coached at Oklahoma State for five
years prior to going to Miami. But before
leaving for the rich pastures of south Florida,
Johnson managed to lay the ground work for a
four-year probationary period for Oklahoma
State.
Meanwhile, Johnson thrived off the recruit
ing classes of former Hurricane coach Howard
Schnellenberger. Johnson's arrogance and
classless act fits with his pudgy posture and
chubby face.
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Johnson never defeated Nebraska during his
five seasons at Oklahoma State. However, in
this year’s Orange Bowl, Johnson defeated the
Comhuskers on his home field.
It must really be tough for Johnson to recruit
25 Blue Chip football players a year from an
area as sparse as the Miami Metropolitan area.
Any average coach - like Johnson - could
handle convincing players to stay home and
play in the warmth of sunny Miami, instead of
traveling to the Midwest to play in snow and
freezing weather.
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coaching ethics Feb. 25. When Johnson’s col
lege buddy Jerral Jones bought the National
Football League’s Dallas Cowboys, he and
Johnson teamed up to kick the legendary coach
Tom Landry out
The 64-year-old Landry had coached the
Cowboys for their entire 29-year history while
compiling a 270-178-6 record. He posted 18
consecutive winning seasons, won 13 division
championships, made five Super Bowl appear
ances and earned two Super Bowl rings.
Oh, of course, Johnson’s unforgettable col
legiate coaching career speaks for itself. He
compiled a 10-year record of 82-34-2, includ
ing a national championship on his home Field
with someone elsc’s recruits.
Jones not only replaced Landry with the
mediocre Johnson, but also didn’t have the
courage and decency to tell Landry that he
wasn’t in the Cowboy’s future plans. Landry
didn ’ t find out that he wasn ’ t going to coach the
Cowboys until the deal had been signed and
sealed.
Needless to say, Landry was speechless and
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Only someone as classless and underhanded
as Johnson would collaborate with another
sneak to turn America’s team into the laughing
stock of the nation.
The once proud Dallas Cowboy organiza
tion has never been lower than it was when
Jones and Johnson told one of the sporting
world's greatest men to take a hike.
After all his respectful dealings with Lan
dry Jones had the nerve to offer Landry a job
in the Cowboy front office. Landry was flat
tered. First, Jones and Johnson steal his team
and life away from him and, then they have the
gall to offer him a ‘higher position.’
Johnson was a less-than admirable figure in
college. I can hardly wait to see how exemplary
he is in the NFL.
One thing his hiring should do is to give all
those college coaches that want to coach in the
NFL a lot of hope. Let’s face it. If Johnson is so
called qualified, then so are the rest of the
collegiate coaches.
Johnson’s ranting, raving, arm-throwing,
pouting sideline antics arc only suitable for his
backyard cookouts.
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late and change is usually thought to be posi
tive, but taking a cheap shot at Landry isn’t the
way to handle it.
Five years from now, Landry will be in the
Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, Johnson will be at
the end of his professional football coaching
career having learned that it takes more than
just money and friends to win.
Landry built a team from the ground up and
made them a creditable, respected team that
played with pride. Any ‘professional’ with any
kind of integrity would show a man such as
Landry a little respect.
But if you think about it, what more would
you expect from a man as classy as Johnson.
Hodge is a junior news-editorial major and a Daily
Nebraskan senior sports reporter.
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