1990 sure to be grim, grisly for NU
Now that the year is coming to an
end, predictions for 1990 will start
flying like snow through the Lincoln
skies.
The National Enquirer and other
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ready arc offering their forecasts.
Since these magazines normally
don’t look too deep into the crystal
ball when it comes to sports, I’ve
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decided to take it upon myself to fill
in the gap.
After a year of Pete Rose, the
World Series earthquake, deaths of
key sports personalities and bans on
players from their respective games,
1990 might offer a little solace for
sports fans.
Then again, maybe not.
The Bow l games. To start the year
off on a sickening note, Miami will
win college football’s mythical na
tional championship. Notre Dame
will dispose of top-ranked Colorado
in the Orange Bowl, while the Hurri
canes will obliterate the extremely
overrated Alabama team in the Sugar
Bowl.
Meanwhile, look for Nebraska to
upset Florida State in the Fiesta
Bowl. The Scminoles arc a much
better team, but the Cornhuskcrs just
might be better prepared.
Look for hundreds of letters from
morons who want the Huskcrs --
“obviously, the best team in the
country’’ — to take on Miami, Notre
Dame, or any number of other teams
that arc much better.
Of course, if the Huskcrs lose,
broken-hearted Nebraska fans will
blame it on the game’s officiating,
the hot Arizona weather, a fumble or
two, injuries to key Huskcr players,
the sun reflecting off of Tom
Osborne’s headset, holes in the ozone
layer, the warming trend, the align
ment of Mars and Jupiter ...
Coaching changes, for better or
worse. Nebraska defensive coordina
tor Charlie McBride allegedly is
being considered by Wisconsin offi
cials for the football coaching posi
tion.
Gee, that’s just what the Badgers
need: A coach to maintain their los
ing ways. McBride’s defensive engi
neering has been more than a minor
factor in most -- all? -- of Nebraska’s
losses in the last several years. At
Wisconsin, against the likes of
Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana,
Ohio State and non-conference oppo
nents like Miami every year,
McBride wouldn’t last two seasons.
More than likely, he already
knows this. Don’t worry too much
about him leaving.
Then again, that’s reason to worry
right there.
Nebraska’s basketball woes will
continue. The Husker men’s basket
ball team has the potential, drive and
morale to go winless in Big Eight
play this season. Currently, th6re are
four conference teams — Kansas,
Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma
State - in The Associated Press’ lop
25 poll. It doesn’t take Spock-Iike
logic to figure out that Nebraska will
lose twice to each of those teams.
Iowa State and Kansas State won’t
lose to the Huskers on their home
courts, and superior talent will make
it tough for Nebraska in the Bob
Devaney Sports Center too.
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Colorado seems to be the only
chance for the Huskers to get a win in
the Big Eight, but the Buffs are much
improved this season.
Don’t hold your breath for a Na
tional Invitational Tournament berth
this season, or next season, or...
Big Eight NCAA teams. Have
you ever noticed that every year,
Husker football fans bitch and moan
about teams like Iowa Stale and
Kansas sponging money off Ne
braska’s bowl profits? Those com
plaints seem to disappear when bas
ketball season rolls around.
Nebraska fans and athletic depart
ment officials should be elated this
season. The Big Eight stands an ex
cellent chance of placing five teams
in the NCAA Tournament. Kansas,
Oklahoma and Missouri might as
well make hotel reservations now.
Oklahoma State officials can start
looking too. Throw in Kansas Slate or
Iowa State, and the conference stands
to make millions of dollars.
Another team or two might even
go to the NIT. Husker fans, however,
had better make other plans. Go
skiing or something.
Another Husker pro. Remember
Tyreesc Knox? Do you know where
he is now? Neither do I. But I have a
good idea where he might be next
SC3SOH.
He could be the latest in a long line
of former Husker running oacKs 10 go
west and strap on a San Francisco
49’ers helmet. He would join former
Huskers Roger Craig and Tom Rath
man. Former Nebraska I-back Doug
DuBosc also played with the 49’ers,
but his career didn’t last long.
Knox’s might, but he has to get
there first.
Trouble will continue for
Husker athletes. Anyone who hits
Lincoln bars on the weekends has
seen them. Hordes of athletes, drink
ing beer and picking fights with
people.
But it doesn’t matter. Athletes at
Nebraska, like always, will continue
to be above the law, or at least on a
high-enough rung to receive sen
tences that don’t begin to fit the
crime.
If athletes do gel in trouble in the
coming year, look for the coaches and
athletic officials to make excuses,
whine about bad press coverage and
go into the patented monologues
about athletes living in “fish bowls’1
of public scrutiny and gelling more
attention than Joe College would for
his exploits.
With another year on the doorstep,
ask yourself: How much has
changed? Think about it... hard.
Green is a news-editorial major, a Daily
Nebraskan sports senior reporter and a
sports columnist
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ship game in Maryland/
The Huskers probably will be the Nah. Lei’s jusi enjoy a great sea
pre-season No. 1 for 1990. The key son for a while. The Huskers were
offensive players will be a year older No. 2, and they gave the fans a good
and an off-season better. With Illi- show. They were even fun to listen to.
nois, the second-best team in the I think I’ve got some leftover pop
region, losing almost everyone to and pizza to gel rid of while I think
graduation, Nebraska has aclear path about it.
to another Final Four.
Should we start the next round of Dometer is a junior news-editorial major
stories on Nebraska and the team’s and a Daily Nebraskan senior reporter and
efforts to go back to the champion- columnist.
Badgers aim for Osborne
r rom >tan ice ports
The University of Wisconsin’s
athletic department is aiming high
in its search for a new football
coach.
Roger Formisano, a business
professor who is the coordinator of
Wisconsin’s search committee,
said the Badgers would like to hire
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne. He
said Osborne would be an ideal
addition to the Wisconsin pro
gram, which fired coach Dan
Morion after a 2-9 season.
“If you want to whisper in Tom
Osborne’s ear and tell him we’re
inte^sted, go ahead,” Formisano
said. “I’m sure if Mr. Osborne was
interested, we d listen.
“He’s a great coach. We’d love
to have him.”
Formisano said Wisconsin also
is interested in Nebraska defensive
coordinator Charlie McBride. He
said McBride has an advantage be
cause he is with the Comhuskers.
“The tradition at Nebraska is
outstanding,” Formisano said.
‘ ‘There’s only a few schools in the
entire country that can match their
tradition.”
Formisano said Wisconsin
wants to name a coach by Jan. 7.
He said the position has drawn
interest from a number of candi
dates who are attracted by the
Badgers’ facilities and the chal
lenge of playing in the Big Ten.
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