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SPORTS Nebraskan Thursday, August 12,1993 Osborne says too early to measure freshmen From staff Reports lot, yet,” he said. “The only thing you clearer. can tell is in the testing. “Everything will look a lot bet As freshmen football players “Right now, I would say there arc ter once we get the varsity out rolled in for fall practice this week, three or four players with a reason- here, too,” he said. “Then the fresh coach Tom Osborne said it was ably good chance to contribute. It’s men will gel a better idea on how difficult to predict what future they always interesting to take a look at to practice and the kind of intcnsi would have as Comhuskers. them now.” ty il takes to practice. “They’re just in sweat clothes Osborne said that once the varsity “It looks a little sluggish right right now and you can’t tell a whole begins practicing, things will become now.” Come and Get It! Food for the Ear at Twisters Twisters' Menu Fresh Fruit Smashing Pumpkins Blind Melon The Cranberries Fresh Ran Cypress Hill Menace II Society Country Pishes Sawyer Brown Joe Diffie Little Texas Carlene Carter Dessert Matthew Sweet Gin Blossoms U2 CD’s $10.97 Cassettes $6.97 \ Prices effective through 8-25-93 MATTHEW SWEET ALTERED BEAST FMmM "TNIUGLYTAMtlfTJBCAPSULE* wn* n« BgACYir_ Smashing Pumpkins Blind Melon Matthew Sweet The Cranberries Cypress Hill U2 Compact Discs $10.97 Cassettes $6.97 Big Ten expansion concerns NU coach By Derek Samson Staff Reporter Talk of ihe Big Ten Conference expanding to 12 teams and pulling in a Big Eight school has Nebraska foot ball coach Tom Osborne crossing his I fingers and hoping that the Big Eight Conference stays m tact. Osborne said he hoped that the Big Ten will look somewhere besides the Big Eight in its search for a 12th member. “I’d like to sec the Big Eight stay as it is,” he said. ‘‘You would hope the rest of the Big Eight schools arc hon est and don’t surprise anybody.” The Omaha World-Herald report ed Thursday that Nebraska was one of five schools mentioned for possible expansion at last week’s Big Ten Kick off preseason meetings in Roscmont, III. Penn Stale became the 11th mem ber of the Big Ten Conference in 1991. If the conference adds a 12th school it could divide the conference into two divisions of six teams and have championship game similar to the one held by the Southeastern Con ference. Osborne said money was probably influencing the Big Ten to consider expanding the conference. "Lately, the stance has been that they weren’t going to talk about it, but money seems to influence the thinking,’’ he said. “If they go to 12 teams, I think there is a rule that the lop in each division, like the Southeastern Con ference, would have a playoff game that wouldn T go against your regular season. “That brings in quite a bit of mon -44 I’d like to see the Big Eight stay as It is. You would hope the rest of the Big Eight schools are honest and don’t surprise anybody. — Osborne Nil football coach -ff ey for the conference, so I don’t see the Big Ten slaying at 11 teams for very long.” Osborne said he thought the Big Ten would be attracted to Nebraska, Missouri and Colorado. “Our stance is that we would like to sec the Big Eight stay in tact,” he said. ‘‘Very few Big Eight teams would do belter financially in the Big Ten. ‘‘To lose a team would also hurl the Big Eight because it is going to lose a team that has some clout.” The decision, said Osborne, nests at the hands of the adm i n istrat ion, and not the coaches. “The decision isn’t up to the foot ball or basketball coach, it rests at the hands of the administration,” he said. “I assume there are many consider ations that would go into it, especially academic considerations." Osborne said the threat of the Big Eight breaking up should not be taken lightly. “I definitely don’t think the Big Ten will stay at 11, but what they’re going to do, I don’t know. I think gelling another team for them is as close as anything else,” he said. August Graduation Personalized Graduation Announcements (inciii4«a your mm and degree) $28.00 package o120 - J ZLiiMiy y m <y <a> . fUt I A. .J Ct, ..44HMaVv fl> i/MMM 4 JUmtiy St ,{/mAs*J*y r-rr-.y_ jjCpusf^: r 4 r - 3*30 *M4^ „^Hi~any .^LmI Bachelor Gown, Cap ft Tassle $14.95 No return needed. Save your cap and sown as a keepsake. Big Red Department NEBR4SK4 BOOKSTORE Mon - Sat: 9-6 Sun: Noon -5 " Sat: till 8 13th & Q 476-0111 *