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Thursday, February 4, 1971
University Daily Kansan
UCLA's Pepper Rodgers
Recruiting Still a Problem to Pepper
... still finds recruiting tough
Rv DON RAKER
Pepper Rodgers is a contented man with his new position as the most popular player, one thing has not (and probably never will) changed and that's
Kansan Sports Editor
"It's the same old stuff." Rodgers said Wednesday of the wars schools are waging with the Celtics for top football talent in the country.
Rodgers said the situation he inherited at UCLA has necessitated recruiting for positions.
"WE DON'T have a quarterback," he said later, admitting that he was wrong to be trying for that position when spring drills open for the Bruins.
Graduating this year from UCLA will be Dennis Dummit, the Bruins' quarterback of last year who holds school all-time passing records but surprisingly ignored in last week's pro draft.
Pepper, who returned to Lomerton, on Monday night from Montana to speak to the Montana High School Activities Association.
where he wants without the pressure at the last minute. Boy, pressuring like that isn't just for me," Rodgers signed with relief.
of college football." Rodgers said of his signal calling prospects.
Rodgers said that most of his time since leaving KU a month ago, however, has been spent recruiting. But he grinned this
"Not a one has played a down
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conference, like the Big Ten. He has a different recruiting program that does away with some of the tactics some schools employ.
"WE HAVE what we call a quiet period," he said of the week's proceedings for the conference, "The conference mails letters-of-intent to potential candidates and prospects listed a week before the signing date and he then returns
During that period schools and recruiters are not allowed to contact the prospect in any way.
"It gives a guy a chance to go
trip to Lawrence was not for that reason.
"I'M JUST trying to sell my house," he grinned again.
A house in Los Angeles is something he does not have at present. He explained in California one must be "checked out" for financial credentials and laid off two to six months to purchase a home.
"I'm living down on the beach," he said breaking into a lambast of laughter. Weaver (former KU assistant who were former CBS reporters) dodgers. "We have an apartment."
Rodgers indicated he enjoys it
though while waiting to move his family to the west coast and added, "I go out and take a little dip each morning and night."
Pepper also appears to be enjoying the job his assistants are doing saying that two of his recent appointees, one from New York and another from have brought with them excellent ideas in recruiting warfare.
ANOTHER ASSISTANT, Dick Tomey, who also followed Rodgers to UCLA from KU, must also be enjoyring himself. Had he been on probation, he would be on probation by the Big Eight conference for recruiting violations which would forbid him to talk to a prospect until May 14 of 1972. But at UCLA he was not involved in him and, in effect, is a new man.
"Dick Tomey is in hog-heaven." Rodgers beamed. "He can recruit."
Rodgers himself could be said to be in "hog-heaven" as well but not entirely for his job at UCLA. He was the only one of the selection of John Riggins in the
Dave, Roger Confident of KU Chances
"THAT'S WHAT I said all along," Rodgers said. "The New Alphabet, he says, me the night before and then ask what I told them and I told them what I bought."
Kansan Sports Editor
By DON BAKER
Was he surprised that Riggins would go so high?
Dave Robisch and Roger Duvene have been an amusing duo since 1967. He grew back in 1967 to become members of that year's Kansas City Giants, and then the two, the 60 to 60 frontlineers have shared numerous triumphs and defeats.
Dave Robisch
Blue. But despite this, the two have never known what it is like to win the Big Eight conference championship.
first round by the New York Jets in last week's pro draft.
"EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM believes we can go all the way." Robisch said Wednesday after a two hour workout by the fifth-team team that he can make to Wichita or ifwe keep working hard."
Do they think this will change this year? Not surprisingly they share similar views.
Certainly intangibles like experience, maturity, confidence, trust are all important to a big difference in this year's team that to date has posted a 15-1 overall record and a 4-0 control margin. These things are factors, Brown is emphatic that the primary reason the Jayhawks can win it is their superiority.
"My basic feeling," Brown said, "is that we realize we have blown the title the last two years. We've had enough talent to win it but we didn't. I think every body haszes this year we ought to win it."
confident of winning
THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE has carried the Jawhakes to their
"Everybody just wants to play ball and go out and win it."
Has all this made the going rougher for the Jayhawks? Only here do their views deviate some.
"It it hasn't added any pressure," Robich reasoned. "We haven't had harder because we all want to be as high in the polls as we can."
success to date but it is true there are other facets of the team that has helped.
All this is a reflection of the entire team's feeling for it was not only that they year counted so heavily on to score. The 6-10 Springfield, III senior led the conference in points and scored the same time the Jayhawks were the bridesmaid of the league to champion Kansas
This year he is averaging 18 points per outing and is not even leading KU as a team in scoring. He has led JFK, Jayhawks appear destined to take second to no one. AS THE SEASON HAS progressed the team through its seasons and more of a marked team with the distinction of being "the team to beat" in the conference. High national ranking has added to
"Everybody is playing together this year," Robisch said. "We're not counting on one person to score."
than I could in four years, well, there was nothing I could do."
Coach Ted Owens has said he believes the team has all it takes to overcome this but quickly feels there is a severe test to date may be coming Saturday in Lincoln when Nebraska plays host to the Broncos.
some added pressure but that it is not effecting the team.
"We'll have an awfully hard time beating them up there," he said in describing the unfriendly Coliseum and Nebraska fans.
Rodgers said the Jets questioned Riggins some because of his poor showing in the Senior Bowl game.
But Robisch is again confident that this will be overcome.
DESPITE THE FAST start in league play, the Jahayhaws have a long way to go to win the title that they have been winning for years. Ten more games remain, six of which will be played on unfriendly courts—a factor that has been critical to KU and most conference teams in the recent past.
"WE HAVE THE confidence to win on the road," he said in describing the one thing RU must do to win the championship. He added that if we can win Saturday it will really give us a big boost."
But all turned out well for Riggins and all appears to be turning out well for Rodgers, too. CLA, though stronger in basketball is a great football school with a fine tradition and heritage.
"Everybody is out to get us," the explained because of the inconvenience in the standpoint of the team we just have to keep it up. If we slime one
Dave said he sees the Cor-
hnhuskers as one of KU's primary threats and that a victory over them would go a long way to sacking the title.
"If we beat Nebraska they'll have three losses," he said, "but I think you still have to say there are winners." With Colorado and Oklahoma.
"I don't think you can limit anyone's chances," he said. "Everybody is still in the race as far as I'm concerned."
AND ROGER IS ALSO confident of KU's ability on the road but refuses to limit the title contenders.
“If we want to win the conference, it’s psychological that we have a win on the road,” he said. “And I really do believe we have the tools to win.”
"I just told them if they could tell more about him in one week
Roger believes there has been
THE TWO BIG men, like the ones above, only read the Jawahres will follow the rest of the year and caution it a long way to Wichita.
Colorado is currently 3-1 in league play while Oklahoma 4-2.
Brown philosopherse though that Saturday's game is no bigger than any of the other team games KU has left.
"I feel we do have the material to go all the way," Roger concluded. "But we've got to be ready for each game. All things considered, though, I'm confident we will go all the way."
Whoever is producing the Houston in March buttons mills in Dallas for production. Currently the demand is exceeding the supply and if Dana Brown and Roger Brown have anything to say about, you can start packing
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Rodgers has accepted the challenge to continue it and, on the basis of his four-year record he will little doubt he will see that it does.
... thinks KU will win
Inside Intramurals
By HAL WHALEN
BY HALI WILKINSON
Kansan Sports Writer
The "C" league, the largest of the three "A", "B" and "C" leagues, has 74 independent teams and 36 fraternity teams this year. The "C" league is manned by the worst teams in the intramural program. Even in this league, however, there is one team we have through practice and concentrated effort when we win, winning, is going to beat the gym shorts off everyone else.
The Green Wienies are not that team. Practice is rarely practiced and winning seems to be a blink of the past
The Green Wienies started as a dormitory team four years ago.
What is a "C" league intramural basketball team like? How does it start, who are its players and for what reasons do they play? A close look at the Green Wienes "C" league basketball team shows a few of these strange questions if you have a far-out imitation.
"We were all together on the same floor our freshman year in McCollum," said Terry Brown, Kansas City, Mo, senior in the program. "We were really united."
Their most successful season was that first year and they qualified for the semi-finals with a 3-2 record.
One of the games they won, brown admitted, was by torture. The other team did not have it. They explained, "and got bombed." The other team were facing another attacker.
The team was quickly eliminated from the semi-finals and the second secon showed even worse luck with a 231st lay.
Before the third season tip-off, Gus Lind, Kansas City, Kan.
Senior, inadvertently changed the team name from the Green
Team.
"It's just fun," says Hamel. "We don't ever go out to play blood and guts, we just go out to have a good time."
Dick Hamel, Horton senior, explained. "Last year Gus was kind of embarrassed when he went to sign up."
Filling out the squad of regulars are seniors Jim Henderson, Richmond, ind. Mark, Brewer, Weihra, and Mark Batencio, Nicholson, ind. Mark, Kessler, and Mark Batencio.
Now that a new season is started the Green Wiemes seem prepared to get their un-matching T-shirt sweaty and their feet bottomed.
"We'll have ten people signed up and then only three people can show up." Brown said. "Finally we'll just call up anybody who's ready."
First year the Green Wienies won 3 and lost 2, second year 2
and 3, then last year 1 and 4. So, guess what this year is.
KU Teams Busy
Defense has been the name of the game for the Kansas basketball team since 1984. It takes over from Bud Slatworth (15) applies the pressure to a Wildeat to the point he is nearly blotted out of the picture entirely. Currently KU opponents are averaging just 65 games a game as compared to the Jayhawks' 83 per game.
KU sports enthusiasts win it to make a choice Saturday night of either swimming or track on the homefront while the Miami Sun coaches teams hit the road to Manhattan and Lincoln respectively.
Home activity is all Saturday night and fans will have to run back and forth between Robinson and Hare. In house if 'hey hope to help' you.
in the field house beginning at 5:30 p.m. the KU track team, Alabama in a triangular meet, and outdoor and outdoor champions, will host Southern Illinois and Alabama in a triangular meet, beginning at 7:30 p.m., the defending Big Eight champion Kansas swimming team will host the tournament.
If one's liking is to travel, he can take it all in with two stops. The Kansas gymnastics team and the US Olympic committee for a match with the Kansas State
NEW YORK (UP)—Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates will be the first ever in Shea Stadium. Stargell his homer on opening day, 1984, after ceremonies marking the opening of the new wall park.
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Volleyball Ceremonies Held
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Opening ceremonies for the 1971 Women's National Championship were held in basketball evening in Robbins Woolson
Dr. Joe Anne Thorp, chairman of the Volleyball Championships began the festivities by accepting the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce hospitality host was assigned to each team. Each student was also certified as a university student voucher, will act as an assistant for the visiting volleyballer's.
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University of Houston,
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University of Nebraska
University of Mexico, and
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Long Beach State College,
Mankato State College, Miami
Dade Junior College, Mt. St.
Joseph College, Oklahoma State
State University, Purdue University,
Southwest Missouri State
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Participating will be: Auburn University, Ball State University, Central Missouri University, Central State College, College of Arts, College, Graceland College, Kansas State Teachers College, Lamar State University
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A five minute demonstration demonstration of the University of Kansas against Missouri State was played. The Kansans took乐长 and won
Following the exhibition, a mixer was held. Dr. Charles Oldfather entertained the girls by singing and playing the guitar.
The preliminary competition begins today, and will run through Saturday. The eight best scores in a round robin final Sunday.
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