Osborne seeks experience
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By Chuck Green
Senior Reporter_
Building the perfect defense is Nebraska
football coach Tom Osborne’s primary con
cern during this spring’s football drills.
Well, maybe not perfect. But good.
.“We have a lot of holes to fill on defense,”
Osborne said Tuesday. “We’re mainly con
cerned with nose tackle and comerback. That’s
not to say that we don’t have good athletes at
those spots, or at other spots on the defense,
though.
“We just don’t have many players with a lot
of experience.”
Osborne said he and the other Comhusker
coaches will be counting on good efforts from
players coming off redshirt seasons and younger,
inexperienced athletes to fill the vacanciesleft
on Nebraska’s starting roste> ext season.
The Huskers return seven starters from last
year’s defense, including three of last season’s
four starting linebackers. Outside linebackers
Travis Hill and David White are back, as is
inside linebacker Mike Anderson.
Steve Carmer and Tyrone Byrd are back at
their safety positions, but the comers are one of
Osborne’s big worries.
Gone from last season are Curtis Cotton and
Tyrone Legette, and one of the top contenders
for starting honors this year — Kenny Wilhite
— has been slowed by injuries.
Junior David Noonan appears to be the early
top candidate at middle guard, Osborne said.
Offensively, the biggest question mark is at
the same position it has been for the last four
years: quarterback.
Senior Mike Grant is the player with the
most experience, but others, like Joel Cornwell
and Tony Veland, possess enough talent to
make the race interesting.
“I look for (Grant) to be real solid,” Osborne
said. “You’re not going to find anyone out
there (at quarterback) with any more experi
ence than him.”
Osborne said that last season, when Grant
redshirted after playing sparingly in 1989,
Nebraska coaches weren’t always able to give
him the attention he needed.
“We weren’t able to work with him as much
as we’d have liked, because we had some good
senior quarterbacks,” he said. “I suppose if
you’d want to get really hard-nosed about it,
you could say maybe we should have put
somebody on the shelf and given Mike more
snaps. ”
Judge denies Tyson’s request
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Tyson’s
request to be freed from prison while he ap
peals his convictions for rape and criminal
deviate conduct was denied Tuesday by the
Indiana Court of Appeals.
A three-judge panel rejected the former
heavyweight champion’s request in a two-sen
tence order released shortly before 4:30 p.m.
EST. One of the judges expected an appeal to
the Indiana Supreme Court.
“The petition for bail pending appeal here
tofore filed in this court by the appellant Mi
chael G. Ty son is denied,” said the order signed
by Judge V. Sue Shields, acting chief judge of
the appellate court. “So ordered this 31 st day of
March, 1992.”
In an interview, Shields declined to disclose
the judges’ reasons for denying the request
after conferring for about three hours since
hearing oral arguments last Friday.
“Wc just considered all the arguments that
were presented ... and did our own review and
consultation and based on that, the determina
tion was made,” Shields told The Associated
Press. “I’m not going to discuss the specifics of
the decision today.”
Shields predicted Tyson’s attorneys would
probably ask the Indiana Supreme Court to
review the decision. But she’s unsure what roie
the state’s highest court could play because
there are few precedents to guide the court
procedure Tyson’s attorneys followed to try to
free him.
“I don’t know because it is an odd proceed
ing,” Shields said. ‘‘I do know the Supreme
Court has a lot of inherent power, but I don’t
know there’s any particular precedent for this.”
Tyson’s attorneys were in conferences and
couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
Earlier Tuesday, prosecutors argued that
Tyson’s refusal to eat and abide by rules in
prison showed he might not obey any condi
tions that could have been attached to a court
order allowing him to post bond and go free
while his appeal is processed.
Shields predicted the appeal could be handled
by the Court of Appeals in six months.
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Debate on the Death
Penalty
April 1,1992
7:30 p.m.
Nebraska Union-Centennial Room
Tickets at the door only: $1.00 for students,
$2.00 for non-students
Edwin Meese III
From his days as a District Attorney in California to his three and a half year term as United States Attorney
General, Elawin Meese 111 has been a man in the news and an administrator who has left his mark on the
American public. Meese Is now a Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and the Hoover Institution
and is the author of a nationally syndicated column. Controversial, experienced, effective, famous and well
connected... Ed Meese is a man who has left his mark on the American public.
Nadine Strossen
Ms. Strossen Is the President of the American Civil Liberties Union. She is a dynamic spokeswoman and
an astute constitutional scholar with a keen Interest in the First Amendment. Strossen's an articulate but not
humorless advocate for her cause. She is able to be very strong in her views and very clear, but not
confrontational. While a strong adversary in the court room, a prolific writer for publications across the
country, and an enlightening teacher in the classroom, she Is also a fascinating and thought-provoking
0 speaker on the lecture circuit.
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Shaun SartirvDN _j
Nebraska center Derrick Chandler blocks the shot of Connecticut’s Dan
Cyrulik in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South
east Regional in Cincinnati. It was the fourth game of the day at that site and
one of 16 tournament games that day.
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Florida ookcd good” the only lime you saw
them play on television.
Every year since 1981, a No. 13 seed has
beaten a No. 3 seed. Next year I’ll remember
that before I pick Arizona to make it to the
Final Four.
Always pick a team that starts five fresh
men.
At least I only lost a dollar this year. Next
year I vu w to stay out of all office pools so I can
lie and u II people they were crazy and I had the
right picks all along.
Spca’ ng of crazy, the NCAA needs to
cither ’ er define or better enforce its ruling
on fl: it fouls.
In ..it year’s tournament. Rod Sellers of
Connecticut slammed the head of Duke’s Chris
tian Lacttncr against the floor. No foul was
called on Sellers in the game but almost a year
later, the NCAA decided to suspend him for the
Huskies’ first-round game.
If the game officials miss the call, it doesn’t
make sense to make up for it a year later.
In Iasi Saturday’s Duke-Kcntucky game,
Lacitner stepped on Aminu Timbcrlakc’s chest.
In this case, a technical foul was called, but it
still was the wrong call.
It is better than not calling anything, as was
the case last season, but nobody should be able
to get away with such flagrant behavior.
Lacitner probably should have been ejected
from the game at the very least.
A more appropriate action would have been
the suspension of Laettner for Saturday’s game
against Indiana.
In any case, Lacitner won’t have to suffer
any penalty a year later because he is a senior
and will be playing in the NBA next year.
Which all means the NCAA should have
clear rules on flagrant conduct such as Sellers’
and Lacttner’s. That way, a decision can be
made by the officials during the game and that
decision will be final.
Now that I mention decisions, I’ve decided
to spend Saturday night at home, glued to my
television, watching the Final Four.
Whether seeing the games in person or not,
it’s the best thing I’ll sec on television all year.
Hy trek Is a senior news-editorial major and the Daily
Nebraskan sports editor.
Softball
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start taking each game more personally if it
hoped to improve.
“Every game has to be viewed as a self
portrait,” he said. “This team has made a state
ment that they are inconsistent, easy-going,
casual and not mentally lough.”
Wolforth said that although the season had
been disappointing, the offense had pleased
him.
Kristin Davidson was named Big Eight player
of the week for balling .419 over the past week.
“We’ve shown that we can score against
anyone,” he said.
Wolforth said Wednesday’s matchup with
Drake was strange because Drake has had great
pitching this season, but poor hilling.
Wolforth said he expected to see the Husk
ers show everyone that they were better than
their record indicated.
“We need to show this university and every
one in the state that we have pride and ability.”