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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, January 5, 1968
Scanning the Big 8
By Chip Rouse Kansan Sports Editor
NEBRASKA 80. IOWA STATE 66
The Cornhuskers proved they would definitely be a team to reckon with in the Big Eight Conference title chase this season when they marched to their first Big Eight Tournament championship last week in Kansas City. Iowa State entered the tourney with an impressive 5-2 record, but failed to find the road to victory during its brief stay.
Consequently, it seems highly unlikely that the Cyclones will be able to shoot down the high-flying Huskers, even with the services of the Big Eight's leading scorer, Don Smith, and the home court advantage.
KANSAS STATE 56, OKLAHOMA STATE 48
As many of us well remember, Hank Iba's Oklahoma State Cowboys were the team that so convincingly upset KU in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament. The Cowboys also only dropped a last second decision to tournament-champion Nebraska.
Keeping all this in mind, I'm still going to side with Kansas State in this one. Oklahoma State has always been tough at home, but Wildcat coach Tex Winter has always had a way of getting his forces up when the chips are down. Kansas State's height advantage should put a halt to the Cowboys' slow-down offense.
OKLAHOMA 78, MISSOURI 68
I'm stricly playing a hunch on this one, but I think the Sooners are about due to cut loose with a strong offensive display. Missouri is certainly an improved team this season as can be witnessed by its fine showing in the Big Eight Tournament. However, with the return of sophomore star Harry Brown, combined with the front line services of Don Sidle, Willie Rodgers and Garfield Heard, the Sooners should be able to tame the victory-hungry Tigers.
KANSAS 72, COLORADO 64
The Jayhawks could manage only a dismal fifth place finish in the conference tournament, but should get down to serious business now that the conference schedule is finally here. Colorado has been ranked all-along as a title contender this season, but the Crimson and Blue may have something to say about this come Saturday night.
Look for finer things from the defending Big Eight champions now that they have returned to their own hardwood.
Goodyear gives KU $25,000
A gift of $25,000 to the KU Program for Progress has been made by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio.
Victor Holt, Jr., president of the company, told Stanley Learned, Bartlesville, Okla., Program for Progress national chairman, the unrestricted gift was approved by the trustees of the Goodyear Fund.
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JR. CLASS TGIF
NEXT FRIDAY
January 12
RED DOG INN
Young talent plentiful
Sophs highlight tourney
By Chip Rouse Kansan Sports Editor
One of the interesting sidelights this sports writer was able to note while viewing the recently completed Big Eight Tourney in Kansas City was the wide array of young talent which dots the rosters around the league this season.
Ski Buffs do it!
Many basketball experts around the conference referred to the 1965-68 season as one of the best years for sophomores in Big Eight history. From that crop of highly-touted cagers come such current standouts as Stuart Lantz and Tom Baack of Nebraska, Jo White and Rodger Bohnestiel of Kansas, Don Sidle and
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Willie Rodgers of Oklahoma, Don
Smith of Iowa State, Pat Frank
and Chuck Williams of Colorado
and Earl Seffert of Kansas.State
But hold on to your seats, sports fans, for another season of top-notch sophomore talent is upon us.
Ranked high on this year's coveted list is KU's own Richard Bradshaw, who Sports Illustrated earlier in the campaign named as one of the top sophomore prospects in the nation. The 6-3 guard from Chicago, Ill., averaged 10.5
points per game through the Jayhawks' first eight games, and flipped in 29 points in three contests in the Big Eight holiday classic.
Other sophomores to keep an eye on around the conference this season include Tom Scantlebury of Nebraska, who was a big factor in the Cornhuskers' drive to their first tourney title, Bill Cain of Iowa State, Don Tomlinson of Missouri and Garfield Heard of Oklahoma. All performed exceptionally well in the tournament.
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A NEW FOLK SHOW
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The Storm Cellar Trio
The Rainy Day Singers
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