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KANSAN
February 24, 1984 Page 12
Billy should take a few lessons from Brown
Larry Brown wants to apologize — again.
After Wednesday's 92-62 overtime loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, Brown said, "I want to win."
He was upset that the students and alumni were throwing cups and ice at the Oklahoma bench during the final seconds of the game. But, he admits, he didn't know the whole story.
JIM McCROSSEN/KANSAN
Brown didn't find out about most of Oklahoma's behavior until yesterday. He didn't know that the Sooners had cut down the net. He didn't know that Billy Tubbs was making obscene jestures to the crowd. He didn't know about the fights between players and fans after the game.
Oklahoma guard Jan Pannell displays the freshly cut net in front of more than 1,000 rattle KU fans while held aloft by one of his teammates. Sooner coach Billy Tubbs and the rest of the Oklahoma team stayed on the court after Wednesday night's game, taunting the Jayhawk faithful after a 92-82 overtime victory.
"I'M PROUD of our students," Brown said
today. "I wouldn't want anything I said to
Now he want's to apologize TO his fans.
JEFF CRAVENS
Sports Editor
detract from the way I feel about them.
"I feel that the students are part of the team. I just didn't want us to go down to their level."
Even when KU was definitely out of the game in the final stages of overtime, the KU crowd was chanting, "Jayhawks, Jayhawks," the way a class croud should act after witnessing a well-played
"Until the overtime, that was one of the greatest college games anyone would want to see." Brown said. "But when a team acts like they did . . . I can't believe it."
Brown wasn't the only athletic department official unset by the Sooners' sportsmanship.
"I will not blame the students," assistant athletic director Floyd Temple said yesterday. "I have never seen such actions in the 32 years I have lived in Kansas. I thought they ignored the whole thing."
The Sooners might have earned at least a share of the Big Eight championship Wednesday, but they are a long way from earning the designation of champion
THE RING-LEADER is Tubbs. He came into
Lawrence with an already sterling reputation after flipping the bird to the crowd at Colorado and telling the writers at a weekly Big Eight press conference to "go to hell."
Tubbs was in rare form Wednesday. He complained about the treatment the crowd gave him at halftime when he was waiting for a television interview. "We've been very unhappy," he hints from his gesture to the crowd by grabbing his crotch.
And he wasn't through. After prowing the sidelines the entire game. Tubbs triumphantly taunted the KU crowd by raising his finger in the air, signaling the No. 1 sign. Many people were surprised he had taste enough to use his index finger.
With eight seconds left in the overtime and OU ahead by 10 points, Tubbs signaled for a time out. He didn't make any substitutions but continued to fan the flame. And his team followed its master's actions, with the bench turning around and yelling at the crowd.
After the time out, while teammate David Johnson shot free fire, the four other OU players on the floor locked arms at the opposite free throw line, smiling and waving to the crowd. They continued while Mike Marshall scored the final two points of the game.
"I TEACH OUR KIDS to be gracious when they win and complimentary when they lose." Brown said. "It was tough for them, but I was proud of the said."
Nobody will say that about Oklahoma. The Sooners and Tubbs did not leave the court after the final game. Players lifted Jan Pannell to the rim to down the net and continued in their high class way.
way they acted. I want people to be able to say "Boy, that Kansas team sure is a class act."
Thousands of students and alumni remained in the field house to respond to the Sooner antics. No wonder OU had such a difficult time when it finally left the court.
"I've never heard of a team cutting down the on an opposing team's court," Brown said. "And we have that kind of thing."
"I have a lot of respect for Billy as a coach, but I lost some respect for him as a man last night."
"WHAT REALLY CREATED the problem was the Oklahoma bench, led by their head man. Billy Tubbs." Temple said. "His actions, gestures and obscenities were a contributing factor. That time out call was in very poor taste and showed a total lack of class."
Tubbs and the Sooner players complained about the treatment they received when leaving the court. But coaches are supposed to get their team off the court as soon as possible, according to Big Eight rules. The athletic department provided a break on lane, but OU decided to gloit a while longer.
An interested viewer of Tubbs' actions Wednesday was Big Eight Commission Carol James. He certainly had to be impressed with what will be presented by Princence's representatives in the NCAA tournament.
Tubbs said after the game that he thought his team showed a lot of class and that he was smart.
James is out of town until Monday and could not be reached for comment on Tubus' *anties*
COME ON, BILLY. That's like Charles Manson telling Pat Boone to clean up his act.
The matter is now up to the Big Eight. Tubbs should be severely reprimanded. This is the third time that Billy has acted disgustingly, and that is thrice too many. His psychotic behavior detracts from his great team. And as Tubbs goes, so go his players.
Larry Brown wants to apologize, and he should be applauded. He represents a class act.
Billy Tubbs should take a lesson
Jayhawks to take on Wildcats
By the Kansan Staff
The game will be televised regionally at 7:05 p.m.
The Kansas Jayhawks, trying to rebound from Wednesday's 92-82 overtime loss to Oklahoma, will travel to Kansas to take on the Kansas State Wildcats.
KU won the first meeting between the two teams, 65-54, breaking a five-game KState winning streak over the Jayhawks. Carl Henry scored 23 points, getting eight of nine shots from the field and seven of his free-throw attempts.
THE TWO KU centers have struggled in the conference season. Dreiling is averaging fewer than four rebounds a game in the conference, while Martin's shooting percentage has dropped steadily.
One player who is on a positive streak is Calvin Thompson. In his past five games, Thompson has averaged 18 points. Against Oklahoma, he had 16, and against Florida, 30-foot jump shot at the end of regulation that sent the game into overtime.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. the KU women's team will take on the 12th-ranked Wildcats, a team it upset earlier this season.
In that game, Jawhawk center Vickie Adams scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead KU. Angie Snider added 18 points.
SPORTS News briefs from staff and wire reports
Kansas indoor track teams compete for Big Eight title
The Kansas men's track team finds itself in the unusual position of being an underdog instead of a favorite going into the Big Eight. In his last game, the Cardinals lost to the
The Jayhawks, who have won the indoor meet the past four years, were picked by conference coaches to finish sixth this year. Iowa State's Mark Mulley, who won the outdoor meet last
Pole vaulter Jim Metzger will probably have the best chance of finishing high for the Jayhawks, head coach Bob Timmons said. Metzger qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor Championships.
The Kansas women's team is also picked to finish seventh at the meet. Two Jayhawks who finished in the top four in their events at last year's indoor meet are shotputter Stine Lerdahl and hurdler Connie McKernan.
Cribbs allowed to play with USFL
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. District Court Judge John Elfvin yesterday ruled that Buffalo Bills' running back Joe Cribs could jump to the United States Football League to play for the Birmingham Stallions.
Elvinn, in a rare oral ruling, summoned reporters to his courtroom and said that the right-of-first refusal clause in Cribb's 1980 contract with the Buffalo Bills was "slightly ambiguous" and that it "can't have any effect on any teams outside the National Football League."
Elvin said his formal, written decision in the case would be made today.
Cribbis, an all-pair running back with the Bills, has signed a contract to play with the Stallions in 1984 and has been working out with the club. He is expected to be in the lineup Sunday when they open the 1984 season against the New Jersey Generals.
Track assistant Roger Bowen quits
Head track coach Bob Timmons announced yesterday that assistant track coach Roger Bowen had resigned because of philosophical differences.
Bowen joined the KU track staff in 1980 after building Meramec Community College in Missouri into a junior college national power. Bowen was head track and cross country coach at Meramec from 1970 to 1979.
"Roger's a fine coach and we wish him well in his future endeavors," Timmons said.
In 1977 he was named the National Junior College Coach of the Year. At KU, he coached pole vaulters and was in charge of recruiting.
Big Eight Swimming Championships KU women lead Nebraska after first day
By GREG DAMMAN Sports Writer
After the first day of competition at the Big Eight Women's Swimming Championships yesterday in Robinson Natatorium, the Kansas Jayhwaws were leading second-place Nebraska by 27 points.
The Jayhawks, going for their 10th consecutive Big Eight Conference Championship, were in first place with 251 points. But KU coach Gary Kempf expected the Cornhuskers to have the first-day lead.
"I had anticipated being behind." Kempf said. "But Notbraska is a good team. They have strong events every day."
Preliminaries begin again today at 11 a.m. and the final starts at 7 a.m.
Kempf said that he had expected yesterday to be Nebraska's strongest day at the meet but that Saturday would probably be KU's strongest day.
"You take it one day at a time,
kempt said. Today was an important day.
We are blessed."
Kansas first scored when Tana Bowen, Tammy Pease, Susan Schaefer and Liz Duncan won the 200-yard medley relay. Their time of 1 minute, 47.99 seconds qualified them for the NCAA Championships.
The Huskers finished yesterday's competition with 224 points, followed by Missouri with 122, Oklahoma with 113 and Iowa State with 96.
The Jayhawks closed out the day's scoring with Darcy Gregor, Celine Cerny, Jenny Wagstaff and Marcie Herrold placing first in the 900-yard relay, also qualifying for the NCAA championships with a time of 7:35.84
Wagstaff, who won five individual events at last year's meet and was named its outstanding swimmer, established herself as the top candidate for national titles. She first in two events. She won the 200-year individual medley with a time
on 2.0471 and the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 56.10
"For Darcy Gregor, it was only the third time this year that she's swum the 200 yard breaststroke and she finished the first time by five seconds." Kempi said.
Kempf was also pleased with the performances of Gregor and Cerny.
Gregor also placed fifth in the 500-yard freestyle.
Cerny placed third in the 100 butterfly in 56/65 and second in the 200 backs.
One Jayhawk who had an off day, however, was Tammy Pease. Pease has the fastest time in the country in the 50-yard freestyle but finished second in that event to Nebraska's Dana Powers.
"Tammy didn't swim very well in the water." "Gemph said." It late in the season to be swimming.
Other Jayhawks who finished in the top six in individual events were Kelly Burke, third in the 200 individual medley; Taryn Gaulen, fourth in the 200 individual medley; Susan Schaefer, sixth in the 200 individual medley and Liz Bowen, sixth in the 50 freestyle; and Liz Duncan, fourth in the 50 freestyle.
"It's a strange meet," Kemp said. It's very fast, but it's very competitive.
"I'm very happy that Nebraska is swimming as well as they are and I am so proud of them."
Today's events will include the 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard individual medley, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard freestyle, 400-yard medley relay and 3-meter diving.
Of those events, Kempf said that he expected his team to do well in the 400 individual medley, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke.
Preliminaries also will begin tomorrow at 11 a.m. with finals at 7 p.m.
Admission for students is $1 for single sessions and $3 for all sessions.
Larry Funk/KANSAN
Larry Funk/UNIVERSITY
KU's Tano Bowen swims in the consolation heat of the 200-yard backstroke. Bowen won the heat and placed seventh in the event yesterday during the Big Eight Women's Swimming Championships. Bowen also finished sixth in the 50-yard freestyle and helped KU win the 200-yard medley relay.
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