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Tuesday, September 15, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Sports
Networks ask schools to run games Sunday if NFL players strike
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — CBS and ESPN are interested in televising college football on Sunday if a strike shuts down the NFL, but the coaches of the Big Eight's most attractive teams are saying, "No thanks."
"We wouldn't move our games to Sunday," said Coach Barry Switzer, of No. 1 Oklahoma. "There would obviously be problems."
Tom Osborne, of the second-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers, said, “We’ve been tentatively approached about that. I would be opposed to it. It’m not saying Nebraska wouldn’t do it. But I guess if they asked me, I’d say no. It isn’t that I feel you can’t play football on Sunday; I used to. But I just kind of hate to see us make a pro-type move. It seems like we do everything to accommodate television now — move games to 4 p.m., move them back to 11...television time outs ...we’re doing anything for a buck.”
"In our state," Osborne said, "we have some people drive 300 or 400 miles or more. They've made reservations and plans. But if you change your game, it works a hardship on your fans."
Iowa State Coach Jim Walden said that playing a football game on Sunday could cause the team to lose a day of preparation if the team's next opponent didn't play that Sunday.
"I don't know I could say I wouldn't do it," Walden said. "But I think it would be very important to know who I'm playing the next Saturday. I'm sure you'd see a lot of teams be afraid to do it. Jerry Falwell and some of the boys might get mad at us."
But Kansas Coach Bob Valesente said, "As long as they give us a chance to go to church first, I will be happy to play on Sunday. Yeah, we'll
play any time.
Missouri Coach Woody Widenhofer added, "College football is in need of money. I can see doing something like that to help our administration and our university."
play any time."
If the NFL does experience a long strike, some television dollars may be available for schools that would be willing to inconvenience their fans and themselves and move the games to Sunday. The College Football Association contract calls for each team on a national telecast to receive about $300,000. An unspecified percentage of the total revenue from the game also is placed into a participation pool for all 63 CFA schools. There have been reports that CBS has offered to double the amount the schools receive if they switch their games to Sunday.
games to Sanlian.
Chuck Neinas, executive director of the CFA, declined to say how much money CBS had discussed.
"We have been contacted by CBS and the seven members of the television committee are now contacting their constituent members to gauge their sentiment," he said. "So far, I would say that it has been mixed."
"I don't think we're going to be in a rush to make a decision on this simply because the whole situation is relatively uncertain," Neinas said. "I would say we're not here about games, but if it occurs, it won't happen until October. People can't be expected to make a change on short notice."
The NFL Players Association has set a strike date for Sept. 22.
"It's not as simple as it looks," Neinas said. "Some conferences and independents have a syndicated package and there are commitments there. In addition, of course, there are activities planned around games, and some institutions are in places
Sports Briefs
Women's golf team places sixth at Iowa
Junior Susan Pekar had the lowest score and the lowest total score for the Kansas women's golf team as they placed sixth at the University of Iowa Invitational.
For the second straight tournament the scores have been higher than Weiser expected. No one other than Pekar broke 80 the entire weekend.
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Pekar shot an 81 on the first day of the event and carded a 75 on the second day but again shot an 81 in the final round for a total of 237. The next lowest score on the team was 245 by sophomore Sherri Atchison.
eattle Minnesota won the event, and they were followed by Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Southwest Missouri State and Northern Iowa.
Men's golf team grabs early lead
The Kansas men's golf team grabbed a first-day lead in the Jayhawk Invitational at Alvarm Country Club. The Jayhawks, with a 588, were 14 strokes ahead of Nebraska at the end of the first round of 36 holes. The final 18 holes of the tournament will be played today.
Kansas had two golfers in the top five — John Bruning in fourth and Brian McGreevy in fifth, Rudy Zupeit, usually a Jayhawk but playing unattached, turned in a 146, which was good enough for second.
Behind Kansas and Nebraska were Wichita State with a team total of 605 for 36 holes, Iowa State with 610, Kansas State with 615, Oklahoma City with 617 and Southwest Missouri State with 653.
From staff and wire reports.
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