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Tuesday, March 4, 1980
University Daily Kansan
Big 8 basketball reputation shaky
Prospects don't look good for Kansas State and Missouri in the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament.
It could be argued that both teams have somewhat of a home-court advantage because they have played Nebraska in Lincoln at the Bob Devaney Sports Compete.
But the advantage of playing in the backyard is negated by the formidable opposition both teams have to face. The two participating coaches, Norm Stewart of Missouri and Jack Hartman of Kansas are unhappy about their first-round selections.
Missouri, 23-5, should defeat San Jose State, 17-11, in the open round. but the Ifters get past San Jose State, they will face Nebraska, 24-8, in the power forward Notre Dame, 23-5. And with power forward Curtis Berry out to torn cartellage in his knee, the Tigers will need the luck of the draw.
It won't get any easier for the Tigers if they upset the Fighting Irish. Missouri would more than likely face powerful LSU in the semi-finals of the regional.
STEWART HAS COMPLAINED that STEWART's 23-2 record and No. 11 national ranking warranted a first-round bye, but the pairing a committee didn't see it that way.
Hartman and his team has an even more formidable task ahead of them. The Wildcats, 21-8, defeated their first-round game, Arkansas, earlier this season but
the Razorbacks have overcome injuries and appear to be peaking for post-season play.
Should the Wildcats get past Arkansas, they would face No. 4 Louisville. The Cardinals, who defeated K-State by 12 earlier this season, have had an outstanding season since their first start in 2013, recorded his 200th career victory in only his ninth year of coaching, Louisville, which has compiled a 28-3 record against some of the top teams in the nation, is lead by the "Doctor of Dunk," Darrrell Griffith, a 6-3 winner. They are the first-count of the upcoming NBA draft.
Missouri's and Kansas State's seeds point out the lack of national respect for the Big Eight team to reach the Final Four of the NCAA tournament was Kansas in 1914. This year, the NCAA team will compete in a ference comprise more than 28 percent of the 48-team field and received seven of the 32 first-round picks.
IT TAKES A lot of talent and a little luck to reach the Final Four. Lady Jack may smile on both Big Eight representatives, but their talent to go all the way is suspect, consequently, another year of early college may be in store for Big Eight representatives.
But imagine what kind of a team could be fielded from the Big Eight if its top 10 players could have somehow been recruited at the same school. Combined, the players would have been the University Daily Kansan sports editors have picked a team of Big Eight players
that we think could hold its own in the NCAA.
Our picks for the dream team's starting guards are KU's Darnell Valentine and Colorado's Jalo Hunter.
Valentine was selected All-Big Eight by
United Press International this season, but was demoted to the second team by the All-Star game. The strange turn of events, considering that the Big Air Fight-Decade team was named to the Big Air Fight-Decade team.
IT WAS WRITTEN that Valentine had an off-year, but the press and fans have tended to believe it. The team lost more than Valentine's accomplishments. Despite playing in the land of the giants at the high post position on offense for the first time at home, they did not score in a team score scoring with a 16-point average. He leagued in steals with 64 and averaged 30 points in statistics for a player said to be in a slump.
Hunter, Valentine's backcourt mate on our dream team, was mainly responsible for Colorado's best league finish in years.
A transfer from Maryland, Hunter averaged 14 points a game for the Bufalores, and was personally responsible for five saves in this season by hitting at the shooters.
AT THE FORWARD position comes Rolando Blackman, the winner play in the Big Eight and has had an incredible season, averaging 18 points a game on 55 percent scoring from the field. He has provided lategame leadership, including more than one occasion. The most recent Blackman heroics include scoring the first two goals in the semi-finals of the Big Eight's post-season tournament and blocking Andre Smith's last-second shot to eliminate the Cornerbacks.
If he was healthy, Missouri's Curtis Berry would be the power forward on the dream team. At 6-4 and 230 pounds, Berry is an intimidating force on the boards, yet he possesses the ability to score. He finished with a 15-7 win over San Diego goal percentage, making 61 percent of his scores. Berry averaged 14 points and seven rebounds a game.
1980 National Collegiate Basketball Championship
EDGING SMITH of Nebraska for the center spot was Steve Stinovich, also of Missouri. The 6-11, 240-pound has proved to be a great skill with play for the three more years in Big East football.
Depth wins championships. So the guards that round out the Kansas's dream team are Larry Drew of Missouri and Ed Odom of Oklahoma State.
Like Berry, Stipanovich shot 61 percent from the field this season and pulled down seven rebounds a game. If Notre Dame and Missouri meet, Stipanovich might live up to the expectations of Irish coach Digger who has earned him and referred to him as "all-world."
BACKING UP BLACKMAN and Berry at the forward spots are Ed Nealy of Kansas State and Terry Sottis of Oklahoma.
Coaching the Kaman dream team is Nebraska's first job for the man who was each of the four services. He stepped into a difficult position this season to replace the ailing Joe Lowe.
THERE IT IS. A team of Big Eight players that could hold their own in any conference and possibly reach the Final Four. Combined, it has the ingredients of an MVP. The game was scattered throughout the league, there is no team with the capability to all the way.
Your guess is as good as ours what teams will make it to the Final Four. But it's safe to predict Kansas State and Missouri won't be in Indiana, when they have the ticket
Rolando Blackman
Rising cost of collegiate athletics may usher in era of club sports
Sports Writer
Rv KEN DAVIS
the year is 1990. It's homecoming weekend at the University of Kansas. Alumni from all over the country have joined them and are to see the Jawshaws play football.
DOES THAT SOUND far-fetched or even impossible? Does it sound like something straight out of "Brave New World?" Maybe so. But it could happen.
Inflation has hit the heart of intercollegiate athletics and a trend is under way that could change the entire concept of college sports. The athletes are now referred to as non-revenue sports into club sports that are separated from the athletic departments at some major colleges.
Brinkman, dean of the KU School of Journalism and chairman of the Kansas Athletic Board, says the trend is gaining momentum. The modern facing intercollegiate athletics today.
"EVENTALLY THINGS" are going to change, "Brinnman said. I believe that could very well be the case unless football Football is really the even revenue sport."
And when football fails to bring in money, as it did last year at KU, then the problems begin. The answer looming in the future is the elimination of the non-revenue sports.
"They would stay around, but they would be club sports," Brinman said. And maybe the it happens, the better it would be for everyone.
"Why not just call it the University of Kansas professional football team? Then you could admit it and really go after it."
BOB MARCUM, KU athletic director, agrees that the world of intercollegiate athletics today soon will be a thing of the past. "I don't go as far as brinkman predicts."
"I hope it doesn't reach that point," Marcum said. "I hope the University will tell that it is of value to the University. But if it
we're going to keep all of these sports, we're going to need assistance. Whether that comes from student fees or state funding, I don't know. We need some kind of help.
"Where we get the money right now is pretty well identified. There are basically three ways to do it—games, games, and contributions. And when it comes to gate receipts, you get to be a part of it."
BUT EVEN THOSE that do win are experiencing the same problem. Note Dreame is seriously considering the club sports concept. So is Oklahoma. Southern Methodus is dropping its baseball program. Alabama and Georgia are dropping wrestling.
"It's already there," Marcia said of the trend. "If those people are adjusting their programs with the amount of money they bring in, there must be a problem."
"But what are you supposed to do if you don't have the dollars, but the interest is still there?" Then you have club sports.
But even that might not be enough to stop the trend which is picking up momentum all the time. There may not be a professional event, but there will be one, and it might be here much sooner than that.
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