FOX opens
door to more
shock TV
Shock TV in die world of sports
has moved to another level.
Last Thursday night on the
FOX Network, the site of 1994
Winter Olympics - Lillehammer,
Norway - was revisited.
Covered in the program was the
most memorable aspect of the
Olympics: the tainted affair of the
American figure skaters Nancy
Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
For those who don’t remember,
Harding and her hired goons tried
to injure Kerrigan’s knee to keep
her out of the Olympics so Harding
could win.
Trouble was, Goons Inc. was a
bunch of bumbling idiots. And like
all bumbling idiots, they got
caught. Harding wasn’t arrested,
but her image was shot. Kerrigan
tailed to win the gold medal in
Norway. So did Harding.
And FOX was nice enough to
reunite them for a 10-minute, face
to-face chat about the whole thing
First, host James Brown talked
to Kerrigan. Then, he brought out
Harding. That’s when the boredom
ensued.
Nothing happened. Harding
smiled. Kerrigan smiled. Harding
gushed and cried. Kerrigan sat
there like the bump on a log she is.
Harding asked for forgiveness.
Kerrigan didn’t give it to her. Show
over.
With almost 90 minutes of use
less buildup, the payoff was a real
bomb. But that doesn’t mean we
shouldn’t try the shock TV notion
again. There are plenty of sports
crazies out there who would make
perfect subjects for a series.
Of course, Brown is out as host.
Jerry Springer is in. Networks
change from FOX to the WB
Network (they need the ratings).
The number of guests is end
less, but here’s a small list of some
of the best programs :
OJ Simpson and Fred
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two-hour pilot where each man dis
cusses his quest to act more emo
tional than die other.
Latrell Sprewell and PJ
Carlisemo: No Holds Barred: A
discussion about mustard, how to
put it on passes and choking tech
niques.
Mike Tyson and Evander
Hotyfield: Chewin ’the Fat. An inti
mate talk about cannibalism, God
andtheWWF.
Lawrence Phillips and Terrell
Farley: Crook and Chased: The
two former Huskers speak at
length about the Nebraska penal
system.
Bill Romanowski and J. J.
Stokes: Hold Your Wad: Both have
guaranteed sparks (and saliva) will
fly.
Bill Clinton and Wilt
Chamberlain: The Men of 10, 000
Women: Live from Silky Kink strip
club.
Now, who wouldn’t want to
watch those shows? You can count
me in.
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more news-editorial and political
science major and a Daily
Nebraskan senior reporter.
NU aims to move up Big 12 standings
■ Coach Sanderford says
correcting past mistakes is
the key to success against
Kansas tonight.
By Shannon Heffelfinger
Senior Reporter
Coach Paul Sanderford got right to
the point when describing the
women’s basketball team’s
14-point loss at
Iowa State
Saturday.
“It hurts like
to me,”
Sanderford said,
very disap
ted personally
also for our
basketball team.
But it’s over, and
we have to try to get ready for Kansas.”
The loss halted a three-game win
ning streak for the Comhuskers and
forced them down one spot to fifth in
the Big 12 Conference standings with
six league games remaining and the
NCAA Tournament looming around
thecoma:.
Sanderford said NU (17-7 overall
and 7-3 in the league) now has an
opportunity to turn last week’s wrong
into this week’s right when it plays host
to the Jayhawks (15-5 and 7-3) tonight
at 7 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
With a win over KU - ranked third
in the conference - die Huskers could
move into a tie tor third m the league.
“We need some big-time victo
ries,” NU forward Anna DeForge said
“We need to upset some teams to
improve our RPI and get a good seed in
die tournament”
If the Huskers hope to begin a suc
cessful run tonight against the team
that dominated them only a month ago,
Sanderford said, NU must correct die
mistakes it committed last week
against die Cyclones.
Defensively, Sanderford said, the
Huskers allowed ISU too many oppor
tunities.
And offensively, the Huskers failed
to take advantage of opportunities.
“You can’t execute like we did in
previous games and then totally look
like you picked up five people off the
street and threw them out there to
play,” Sanderford said.
DeForge, who leads the Huskers in
scoring (18.4 points per game) and
rebounding (7.3 per game), said
Nebraska has refocused for tonight’s
game.
“From here on out, this is the time
when the good teams start stepping up,
and I think you’ll see us do that,”
DeForge said.
One player who has stepped up is
Brooke Schwartz, DeForge said. The
sophomore guard provided NU with a
bright spot Saturday, scoring a career
high 21 points while connecting on
five 3-point shots.
“I think I’m capable, and I think
coach realized I was capable of doing
that,” Schwartz said, “but I don’t know
why it took me so long to do it It does
n’t matter if I have 21 points, we need
to play the whole 40 minutes.”
Nebraska may need another good
offensive performance from Schwartz
tonight because of Kansas’ strong
defense, Sanderford said.
Relying on its defense, KU handed
Nebraska a 14-point loss in Lawrence,
Kan., last month.
In that game, the Huskers commit
ted 12 turnovers and converted just 30
percent of their shots from the field in
die first half. The KU victory jump
started the Jayhawks, who wait on to
win seven of their next eight games.
“Kansas makes it an ugly game,”
Sanderford said., “They play a knock
down defense that makes it hard to
score.”
But DeFoige doesn’t anticipate a
repeat performance of that game. And
the Huskers’ disappointing loss at
Iowa State may have helped to place
themselves in prime position to pull off
an upset tonight, she said.
“We got frustrated at Iowa State,
and we will be motivated from that,”
DeForge said. “And I think you’ll see
that we’ll take those frustrations out on
Kansas.”
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By Sarah Dose
Staff Reporter
Two weeks ago, Cornhusker
wrestler Jeramie Welder was not
wrestling consistently.
But then he got tough - mentally.
Now, said Mark Cody, NU’s
assistant wrestling coach, Welder is
determined to stay focused.
That determination, a positive
attitude and three years of experi
ence have all contributed to Welder’s
improvement throughout the season.
Welder, a 126-pound senior from
Bismarck, N.D., started the season
ranked No. 7. But after a couple
loses toward the middle of the sea
son, Welder fell out of the Top 12.
But he has managed to work his
way back into the rankings.
Currently, he is ranked 12th with an
overall record of 24-6.
“Jeramie’s been wrestling really
well lately, Cody said. Plus he s
had some good competition.”
Welder said he realized this sea
son is his last chance to meet his
career goals.
“It’s my senior year,” he said. “I
have only one more chance to place
at NCAAs. I’ll go into the tourna
ment the same as the last two years,
but I set some goals at the beginning
of the season. I know where I want to
be by then.”
It may be Welder’s last year to
make a difference, but Cody said
Welder doesn’t practice like he feels
any pressure.
“He’s actually pretty relaxed
about the whole thing. His attitude is
much better, and he’s managing to
stay positive.”
He finished 1-2 in the NCAA
tournament last year, but Welder said
he isn’t concentrating on the pres
sure to do well this year.
“I’m not going to say there’s no
pressure,” he said. “I just try not to
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dwell on it too much. I try to remem
ber that it’s just a game.
“I’ve been working on the same
things I have been for other matches.
I need to keep improving, and hope
fully I’ll be able to improve on some
past mistakes.”
Welder said the way to improve is
to be more intense and more focused
both during practice and at meets.
That improvement is obvious,
Cody said.
“He’s reallv been focusine on
wrestling hard all through the
match,” Cody said. “That’s not
something he’s done consistently
this season until now.”
Cody said Welder’s focusing
problem has been prominent ever
since his freshman year, but lately
he’s managed to break out of it.
“Sometimes it takes two or three
years to learn to focus completely,”
Cody said. “His technique has
always been great and he’s a hard
worker, though- It’s just been in cer
tain matches.” /
“I just need to focus on what I'm
doing and nothing else,” Welder
said.
If Welder does that, Cody said,
Welder will be able to do whatever
he wants.
“As high as he places is up to
him,” Cody said. “Once Jeramie gets
and keeps his confidence, he is
unstoppable.”
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