Wednesday, December 10. 1975
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What Moore could anyone ask?
At this time last year, Moore had just completed his third year as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama, serving under the legendary head coach, Paul "Bear" Bryant. All the time, Moore had ben watching, learning and soaking up Bryant's teachings. And he had sitting and waiting for his chance at a head coaching job.
There was a time when Bud Moore wasn't known as the savior of the University of Kansas football program.
That golden opportunity suddenly appeared in—of all places—an Atlanta airport early last December, when Moore was interviewed for the head KU job by Athletic Director Daniel Walker. Walker recently spoke about his feelings that day.
A few days later, on Dec. 17, 1974, Moore became the 31st head football coach at Kansas.
"I CALLED MY WIFE," WALKER recalled, "and said,
I've found man . . ."
Now, almost a year later, many of the same alumni who were dead set against Moore must be shaking their heads
Moore was in trouble right off the bat, though not by his own making. The man that he replaced, Duncan Pambrogh, was a former Army captain who had been some alumi put Moore in a tug-of-war contest. Some defended him; others labasted him because of
Inside Sports
by Yael Abouhalkah
Sports Editor
in wonderment. Moore took a team pitch to finish near the bottom in the tough HI bleacher 7-4 record and a spot at home. He pitched 4-1.
BY NOW, OF COURSE, THESE are well known facts.
But they certainly raise some interesting questions:
- Was Moore's coaching a prime reason for KU's unexpected success?
- What kind of coaching philosophy does Moore have?
* What do the clauses, flavors, of Moes,
- What kind of promise does Kansas' program have after such a brilliant start?
Moore is 35 years old. His smile is a crinkly one, a smile frequently uses. He speaks with a slight Southern tone.
In attempting to answer some of those above questions, Moore shed some light on the major factors that control air quality.
"We had some people play better than we expected," he conceded in an interview Monday. "We actually had people play better than they thought they were capable of. And the big play people came through for us."
AMONG THOSÉ "BIG PLAY" people, naturally Moore made quick back Nolan Cremont, defensive tackle Mikael Ingram.
The switch of Cromwell, a standout defensive safety his first two years, to quarterback has been acclaimed as a miracle move for KU. Cromwell started slowly in 1975. But Moore's confidence in Cromwell was well placed, because the Ransom junior came on strong to lead the Big Eight in rushing.
Butler blossomed from an unheralded player to an all- league defensive tackle.
**IN MOVES TO FEEW publicize, Moore converted some JAYHATS into offensive linemen, patch up what**
had been expected to be a severe Kansas weak point this tall. He moved Butch Mascarello, Rockhamn and Lindsey Mason to that line. They responded by opening holes for the most productive rushing game in the league.
So, in a way, you can easily say that Moore's coaching—his ability to KU players in his system—spurred the team to win.
To look at what kind of coach Moore is you have to start with one major aspect—discipline. His tactics were a little harsh, at first, for a team that had grown used to the more relaxed approach employed by Fambrouch.
But Moore asserted that he had never asked his players to go to undue lengths of discipline.
"GUR PLAYERS REALIZE THE importance of." he said. "Here again it gets back to the individual and the team. Somebody has to make the decisions. It can't be a coach, but it's chiefs—thieves has to be one chief and a lot of Indians."
Early in the season, a controversy embroiled Moore and the team over the use of his winer's training table, a move that led to an investigation.
At that time, Moore stoutly supported such a table, and mildly struck out at persons criticizing the setup.
NOW, THREE MONTHS LATER, Moore is satisfied after proving the table's usefulness.
"I don't know what's wrong with putting a premium on winning. That's the game it is all about."
"I don't second-guess that decision at all," he said. "I think it has turned out to be a matter of private pride when I first got my degree."
Discipline is Moore's cornerstone, though, and he admits it.
"I don't mean this to sound like I'm a tower," he said smiling. "The players will tell you we're not overburdening."
On a team such as KU, with about 100 players and their varied backgrounds, it would be impossible to find that all of them have KU credentials.
There are players who dislike Moore and his system. But it can easily be determined that they are a minority; the majority at least respect Moore for his acknowledged coaching ability.
LINEBACKER RICK KOVATCH said that Moore's discipline had only seemed tough because the players were used to a more lenient system. He also expressed support for the training table.
"it kind of served its purpose," he said. "It turned out a lot better than some people thought it would."
Butler said KU's team snapped out of its string of mediocrity "because we were tired of losing."
He also credited Moore's discipline for molding the voucher players into a cohesive unit.
“If he says something, you know that he'll go through with it. But 'Bauer said.' He must not always want to. But
"WeWE MADE SOME definite stries," he said. "But we still a long way off from achieving our team goals."
Finally, Moore said he was encouraged by the inroads his program had made this year.
"We want to win a league championship," he responds. "Of course, you can it have a magic wand and make that happen."
The circumstances next year, Moore acknowledled, won't be the same. After KU lost in a shoddy played game last week, he'll try to play better.
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Head coach Bud Moore
the Jayhawks might not win a game in 1975. But they caught fire by beating Kentucky, 14-10, beat Oregon State behind Cromwell's 294 yards, then mauled supposedly tough Wisconsin, 41-7.
Moore has steadily maintained that the team suddenly found itself and started believing that it could win.
"It hasn't been a personal thing with me at all," said, shunning credit in his customary fashion. "The opportunity to work with these young people has been personally satisfying.
"I MORE PLEASED THAT I've seen a group of young men get together and utilize their abilities toward a worthwhile cause. I'm a little surprised, because after accomplishment I extremely worried that we hadn't accomplished anything."
At the beginning of the 1975 football season, the coaching styles of Moore and "Bear" Bryant were compared in this column, under the headline, "Bryant's shadow follows Moore."
But because of KU's stunning 1975 football season, Moore has made great strides toward escaping that shadow and establishing his own niche among the successful collegiate coaches in America.
Indiana, which kept a low profile for nine days after its rousing season-opening victory against defending champion UCLA, retained its No. 1 position in The Associated Press major college basketball poll, released yesterday.
BV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indiana easily tops basketball poll
The Hoosiers rested on their laurels after an 84-64 triumph over UCLA in St. Louis, Maryland, Marquette, North Carolina, UCA and Louisville successfully defended their rankings of second through six places, respectively.
Tennessee received the two other No. 1 votes, enough to move up to seventh from
Bobby Knight the Hoosiers, unbeaten in the 1974-75 regular season and the pre-season favorites this season, received 57 No. 1 votes on Thursday. The game was a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.
eighth place, after victories over Duke and Michigan.
However, Tennessee (3-1) lost to the St.
John's Redmen last night. 79-70.
Maryland was a strong second choice with 1,048 points.
The top 10席位在 the Associated Press weekly college sports section through August 31, and the same season records through January 31. The two top positions are also held by other publications.
Maryland (27) 3-0 1,478
Maryland 3-0 628
North Carolina (27) 3-0 584
North Carolina 3-0 783
Louisville 3-0 686
Norway (23) 3-0 686
Norway (23) 3-0 686
Arkansas 3-0 355
Arkansas 3-0 374
Alabama 3-0 364
San Francisco 3-0 277
N. Carolina State 3-0 227
Kentucky 3-0 347
Washington 3-0 75
New Jersey 3-0 66
Austin 3-0 65
Atlanta 3-0 65
Ariston St. 3-1 58
Minnesota 3-1 58
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Basketball team faces many tilts during holidays
By the time KU students return to school next semester, they ought to have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Jahyawk basketball team.
Through four games, KU is 22. The Jayhawks have seven games remaining this month. Those games should go a long way to well know well KU might do in the conference race.
Kansas plays Boise State at 7:35 tomorrow night in Allen Field House. Boise State was 2-3 this season before playing last night against Great Falls.
"They are a very good small college team," KU coach Ted Owens said. "Pat Hoke is an extremely big man. In fact, he has finer shooters in the pivot that we'll see."
Although many KU fans might view the Bake State game as a "breather" for KU, the team's offense is
"Boise State is an improving team," he said, "and we'll have to be mentally ready to play. They are very capable of beating us."
After that the Jayhawks will travel to the Big Eight Tournament in Kansas City, Mo., where they will meet Nebraska in the first round on Dec. 27.
Saturday night, KU is home again to face Kentucky. The Wildcats finished second in the NCAA tournament last year and were expected to be good again this season. But they're 0-2, having lost to Northwestern and North Carolina.
Next weekend, KU hosts the Jayhawk
 classic. Texas Tech hosts the
 Crimson State.
Jayhawk runners snare wins
John Roseco, KU's top cross country man this fall, won the marathon—mourn laps of a
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