6. Monday, February 17, 1975 University Daily Kansan Ex-'Hawk no traitor By ALLEN QUAKENBUSH Some University of Kansas football fans probably think Saddy Buda is a traitor. After spending 12 years in KU's football program, Buda accepted the job of defensive line coach at Kansas State University. To some people, moving to K-State is comparable to selling out to the enemy. To Buda, who came to KU in 1963 as a freshman, it just means a period of adjustment. "It's been quite a change," Buda said last week. "It's difficult to adjust when you've been part of something for 12 years. When you look back and you're competing against something you've worked for that long, it's got to be a strange feeling." One man had a lot to do with Buda's decision to move to K-State. That man was Ellis Rainberger, K-State's new head coach. Rainsberger knew what the switch to an intrasteat rival would be like. He was in the same situation in 1965 when he moved to KU after spanning 11 years as a player and met K-STAR. "Ellis made the change a lot easier for me," Buda said. "He told me not to worry. He said that the longer I'm amused, the more confident I will be about selling K-State." BUDA SAID THAT Rainberger drove to Lawrence the day he got the K-State head job to talk to former KU head coach Don Farnbaugh. Buda Rainberger got the K-State's program and get Farnbaugh's impressions of it and the other programs in the Big Eight. But Buda didn't make a haste decision, carefully evaluated the program's budget. "It's too much," she said. "I knew that I would never want to take a job that would be a step down," he said. "I talked with Ernie Barrett, K-State's acting director, to get their impressions of the programs to get their impressions of the programs." "Then I looked at a lot of film, especially the last four games when they played a lot of them." "I don't think they'll rise up and win the conference, but they'll got some good jobs." SO BUDA TOOK the job. Once there, he inherited another problem. How could a coach, who had seen suddenly go back into the prospect's living room and try to sell him on another school? It would seem that Buda was caught in a paradox, but he said that it was a mistake. "The kids understood the situation pretty well," he said. "I was selling KU and Don Fambrigh, but that situation is no longer. It's the same way with KState. There are now two completely independent coaching and, in effect, two different programs." "The thing that made it a lot easier was to recruit to sell it when recruiting for a job, never ever knew KU gymnasts lose to NU Bob Lockwood, gymnastics coach, got just about what he expected from his University of Kansas gymnasts Saturday at Nebraska. The young, injury-riddled Jayhawks were defeated 214.0 to 189.7 by the nationally powerful University of Nebraska. Only two players would break into the top 30 in any event. John Nunley scored a 9.08 to grab third in the rings, and Dan Bowerman and Les Kerr tied for third in vaulting with scores of 9.0. Lockwood said that the best KU performance he had was at the net, who scored an 8.1 in the rings to break his previous best by almost a point. Lockwood said that KU's inexperience was evident throughout the meet and that the team obviously missed the leadership of tri-major剑 Al Overton, Overton, the captain of the Red Sox, to make the trip to Lincoln because of strained ligaments in his knee and shoulder. “On a young team like ours, it has to hurt when you lose your senior leadership,” Lockwood said. “Our kids just couldn't perform well that. Tennis team nets big win The University of Kansas tennis team defeated highly ranked Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Friday and played against former club courts at the Lawrence Racquet Club. Heardkwe hit his singles match and one doubles match. McNeil won his singles match and Farrar won his singles match and both doubles matches. outstanding performances were turned in by Tim Headke, Long Beach, Calif., junior; Tom McNiel, Manhattan sophomore; and John Farrar, Arkansas city junior. KU, whose spring record stands at 21, defeated Southern Illinois in队 scoring 6-3, 5-4. Southern Illinois has been ranked as best No. 1 in Division Two of the NCAA. stones at anybody else but just tried to sell the good points of the program." the jayawaks' next meet is Feb. 28-29 against Oral Roberts University and Wichita State University at the Lawrence Raquet Club. After moving to K-State, the first thing Buda said he did was to go around to all the departments in the school and learn their strengths and weaknesses. Coaches coached this so they could legitimately build a school's academic program with the prospects. "There's really not that much difference in 'recurring at the two schools,' Buda said. "Both are concerned with selling the strengths of their academic programs, and I tried to sell the friendliness of the people at KU and I find that I am doing the same thing at K-State." Buda said that one reason he took the job at K-State was that he wanted an opportunity to coach the defense after working with the offense through his career. Buda said that he aspired to be a head coach and he wanted to have a good background in all phases of the game if he was to reach that goal. He's enthusiastic about this opportunity. "A funny thing about coaching the offense is that you spend most of your time looking at the other team's defense," he said. "I gave me a chance to learn more about what it feel more qualified to talk about it than the offense. I am eager to get on the defensive side and see what it's like." and K-State was never a consideration while he was making his decision. He said that the rivalry wasn't as intense among the players and coaches as it was among the He said that much of the rivalry began during the Pepper Rodgers-Vince Gibson era. Buda said that when Don Fambrough became head coach at KU, he and Gibson organized a summer golf match between the coaching staffs in an effort to improve relations. Since then, he said, the intensity of the rivalry has subsided. Buda said that the rivalry between KI In the end, it was simply a matter of Buda looking for a good coaching job and K-State giving the opportunity to him. Buda had established ties in this area and he wasn't eager to leave. When he got the opportunity to remain in the Big Eight and coach for Ellis Rainsberger, a man he greatly respected, Buda simply couldn't refuse. "Coaching is a business," he said. "You have to look at it that way. Moving from KU to K-State is no different from working at the First National Bank and going across the street to Capital Federal Savings. You've just got to make the change." So Buda ends a 12-year relationship with KU and begins a new one 90 miles down the road at K-State. In the world of assistant coaches, where job security lasts only as long as the head coach, it was simply a decision he had to make. KU swimming team swamps OSU, CU In the final contest before the Big Eight Championships the University of Kansas swimming team sank Oklahoma State University 79-34 and the University of Colorado 83-30 in a double dual meet Saturday in Robinson Natatorium. Dick Reamon, KU swimming coach, said Sunday that he thought the Jayhawks were on schedule for a good performance in the national championships. March 64 at Stillwater, Okla. "But I don't know if we're good enough to win," Reamon said. "The whole question is whether we are good enough to beat Iowa State." Iowa State beat the Jayhawks in a dual meet at Ames earlier this year. But Kansas might have an edge in winning the conference championships, Reamon said, because the KU swimmers know how to win. Kansas has won seven consecutive Big Eight swimming champions. "I was pleased with the sprint and middle distance freestyle events at the meet Saturday," Reasonam said. "Especially Randy Kaneel, Tom Hodgson and Dale Carver have come around. These events have been kind of slow to round into shape." Kancel won the 50 yard freestyle Saturday and placed second in the 100 yard freestyle. Kancel, Hodgson, Carver and Clemens claimed to win the 400 yard freestyle relay. KU divers Mark Hill, Paul Sweeney and Steve King swept the first three places of the one meter and three meter diving events. Ben Wagoner was a double winner for the 300 yard backstroke and the 200 yard individual. MU next foe for KU By MIKE FITZGERALD Sports Editor We are looking for seniors and graduate students with backgrounds in business foreign languages, health, liberal arts teaching, social work, physical ed., and the sciences for U.S. and overseas assignments. peace corps vista After two consecutive road wins, the last Saturday edging of the University of Oklahoma 58-57, KU will travel to the Missouri to miss it on the second place Tigers. Don't look forward to the University of Kansas-Kansas State University basketball game this Saturday as being the Big Eight Conference champion decider: There's a game Wednesday night that will be tougher for KU to win. Union & Placement Offices (Sign Up for Interviews at Your Placement Office) Last Spring we had to disappoint many students. They had failed to renew their apartment agreements early enough and unfortunately lost their apartments for Fall. Don't let this happen to you. We have special renewal programs and early-hawker prices if you sign up before April 1, 1975. Please stop by our office for more details. Jayhawker Tower Resident Don't be left out... Missouri is still in the Big Eight race, one of the few teams to have won both the with both field of teams still having Although KU didn't have any trouble with the Tigers' last year, beating them 80-67 at Columbia, this year's game will be tough and takes on new importance. Jayhawker Towers Apartments ★★★ Kansas (15) FG-FAA FT-TFA REB. PF TP FS Mortgaging 9-8 1-0 5 2 3 5 Saddle 7-8 1-2 5 3 3 4 Sutle 7-12 2-2 8 1 2 16 Greenlee 5-12 0-2 8 1 4 16 Grinnese 7-12 0-2 8 1 4 16 Knight 2-2 1-2 3 2 3 7 Knight 2-2 1-2 3 2 3 7 Oklahoma State (17) 27-51 27-51 30 17 17 Oklahoma State (17) 10-0 0-0 3 4 6 Threatt 3-7 0-0 1 4 6 4 Theatt 3-7 0-0 1 4 6 4 Kiradee 6-11 1-0 8 1 4 17 Kirkadee 6-11 1-0 8 1 4 17 Johnson 2-8 0-0 10 2 1 17 Johnson 2-8 0-0 10 2 1 17 Kansas 34-99 9-14 29 10 4 59 Kansas 34-99 9-14 29 10 4 59 to play at Columbia, Missouri is in an almost advantageous position. Oklahoma State Officials: Bernie Sagau and Jack Lee Technical fou: Oklahoma State bench Attendance: 3,500 "Missouri should be our toughest games of the season," Ted Owens, KU head basketball coach, said. "They're very much in the race." Owens said that the Tigers also hadn't lost a conference game at home and that it would make winning there that much tougher. At Stillwater, KU beat Oklahoma State for its sixth conference loss of the season Missouri showed its strength Saturday at Ames, Iowa, by defeating Iowa State with a score of 13-9. Missouri guard for the Tigers, led MU with 28 points. In the year of the hot-shootings guards in the Big Eight, Smith is Missouri representative with an average of 24.0 points a game. Owens said he was perhaps all-purpose guard in the conference. Owens said a KU surge in the second half was the turning point in the game for the team. "Our play with about six minutes left in the game will be to withstand their push on us." Owen says. Oklahoma State did erase an eight-point deficit and tied the game at 57-57, but in the final three minutes the Cowboys couldn't get any shots to fall. As it ended up, Rick Suttle's basket when the game left won the game. Suttle was KU's first win left won the game. KU is now tied for the conference lead with K-State, which was defeated by Oklahoma at Norman, 78-71. Missouri is 6-3 in the league after defeating Iowa State. KU, winning its eleventh game out of the last 13 is now 7-2 in the conference and 15-6 over-all. Oklahoma State is 3-6 and 8-13 over-all. top score with 16 points and top rebounder with eight. "They're great," Johnson said. "They're strong, they're strong and Rennie Daniel is very quick." Clint Johnson, freshman guard for KU, the play of Oklahoma State's guards Tuesday, Open recreation, 7-10 p.m. Allen schedule Today, *Basketball-woman*-Northwest Missouri, *A- and B-teams*, 3:50 p.m. *Chelsea*, *A- and B-teams*. Allen Field House is closed to recreation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Here is the player's schedule of activities. Thursday, Open recreation, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Open recreation, 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Open recreation, 7-10 p.m. Wednesday, Indoor track—men and women—Wichita State and Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. Closed to recreation. 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