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University Daily Kansan, November 1. 1982
Sports
Nebraska rolls, 52-0 Jayhawks continue to slide
The theme for this year's Kansas football team was "Breakin" Through in "82."
The 1962 season was supposed to be the year the Jayhawks finally made the turn and became an elite team. The 1970s were not really the best.
On Saturday, the Nebraska Cornhuskers showed Kansas just how far it has to go.
The Cornhuskers, using the one-two punch of Roger Craig and Mike Rozier, rolled over the out-manned Jaywhacks. 52-0, before a near-complete win of 59,190 fans, most of whom were clad in red
THE FIRST drive went as most people in_instances expected that Nebraska went 80 yards in 14 plays to take the lead, 7-0. The Cornhuskers twice bypassed a field goal attempt to go for a down, which showed the confidence Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne had in his offense.
"I think we played against one of the better teams in the country," Coach Dumfambrough said. "Their offensive line is the best we've faced in 10 years."
The first time, Nebraska gained 3 yards and got the first down. The second time, senior Mark Moravek, Nebraska's third team fullback, broke up a kick and went 18 yards for Nebraska's opening score.
It was just a small taste of things to come.
Kansas was unable to mount a serious drive all afternoon, while Nebraska rolled up 426 yards rushing and 546 yards of total offense.
The domination was so complete that the Cornhuskers did not punt until the 10-41 mark of the final period. That was the only punt for Nebraska on the afternoon.
IF THERE was a bright spot for the Jayhawks, it was the play of the defense in the first half.
Of the 25 defensive players who took the team for Kansas, only five were seniors, and although the Cornhuskers did score 17 first-half points, 17 better than the 35 they scored in the second half.
"In the first half, our defense battled as tough as they could." Fambrough said. "We ended up playing a lot of freshmen and that's not really fair. But in the long run, it will help them."
The first half, however, just proved to be a 6-minute wait for the offensive explosion that began.
When Kansas failed to move the ball after the opening kickoff, it took the Cornhuskers only four plays to go 56 yards to increase the score to 24-0. One minute, 29 seconds later, it was 31-10, as Nebraska took advantage of Robert Mimbs' fumble, which Nebraska recovered on the KU 13-yard line. Once again it took Nebraska only four plays, and the rout was on.
Before it was over, the Corhuskers would score three more touchdowns, one coming on a 65-yard punt return by Jeff Smith of Wichita.
"I HAVE to compliment our defense on the most part," defensive coordinator Tom Batta said. "They gave an outstanding effort. The freshman in the game are trying to learn and they were out there against one of the finest teams in the nation.
"We have 17- and 18-year-old kids playing against a bunch of seniors and the maturity
For the Jayhawk's offense, however, there were no bright spots. Kansas gained only 69 yards of total offenses — a melee of net yards on both ends and failed to score for the second week in a row.
"We tried everything in the book against them," Fambrough said. "We dropped some passes and our protection was not holding up."
The offensive line did not give senior Mike Bohn, starting his first game ever at Kansas.
GINO
STRIPPOLI
Sports Editor
much time to throw the ball. He was sacked six times for 54 yards in losses, while completing just 4 of 13 passes for 63 yards and one touchdown. The last time he was completed was to a Kansas wide receiver.
"MIKE DIDN'T play that bad," Fambrough said. "He hasn't seen that much action, but I am very proud of him."
"He did the best job he could do and that is all I could ask."
If anyone could be considered an offensive star, it would have been Mimbs. Although he fumbled the ball twice, Mimbs rushed for 34 yards on 12 carries to lead Kansas runs backs. In contrast, six Nebraska runners rushed for 30 or more yards.
"Mimbs was able to run," Fambrough said. "It was encouraging to see someone run as hard as he did.
"If he had been behind Nebraska's offensive line, you don't know how much yardage he could have made."
The only Jayhawk who had a good day was punter Bucky Scribner, who punted 10 times for an average of 47.8 yards a kick. But even Scribner's day was married due to Smith's punt
KANSAS NOW must rebound from three brutal defeats over the past three weekends. The 'Hawks have lost the last three games by a single point, and the Cavaliers in the last three games does not seem certain.
return. It was the first time in Scribner's three-year career that a punt was returned for a touchdown.
Fambrough has used more and more freshmen as the season has worn on and you can be assured that we will see more of them in the last few years.
There has been a lack of enthusiasm on the Jayhawk squad, so Fambrough has turned to those players who want to play.
"The first prerequisite is for a player to give 100 percent and work hard in practice all week and that will continue to be my policy." Fambrough said. "I don't care who they are."
"We are not going to quit. We have three tough football games left with good teams, but I feel that all three of these are within our reach if we play up to our ability."
BUT PLAYING up to its ability is something KU has lacked all year. The Jayhawks were a preseason pick to finish in the top division of the Big Eight and although many people said that finishing 8-3, as the 1892 team, did was not hard, most people thought they would be close.
The Jayhawks now stand at 1-5, 2-0-3 in the Big Eight. If Kansas fails to win a game in the Big Eight, it would mark the first time this has occurred. Bud Moore's last year as head coach in 1978.
The Jayhawks must turn it around in these final three games to save face. They have had relatively good success against the final three teams, but there are exceptions that even those三 can't be considered easy.
It all starts Saturday with Iowa State, the Jayhawks' final home game of the season.
"It's time for the seniors to put everything on the line," defensive co-captain Coleman Goleman said.
JAYHAWK NOTES--Punter Bucy Scribner continues to lead the Big Eight in punting with an average of 44.9 yards on a hit on 58 punts, his net batting average is .297. He scored a Jeff Smith hit 65 vards for a touchdown.
Turner Gill, Nebraska's quarterback, commented on the business-like attitude of the Cornbushers: "It's hard to get motivated for a game against KU."
Quarterback Frank Searn is expected back for Saturday's contest after sitting out the NU in a back-to-back loss.
The 6 yards rushing and 60 yards of total offense were season lows for the Jayhawks. a whitewash was the ninth worst defeat the Jayhawks. a 52-8 shut out of Kansas by Notre Dame in 1988.
All-Big Eight tight end Jamie Williams of Nebraska tries to snaag a Turnell Gill pass, with KU defensive back Elvis Patterson in
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pursuit, Williams managed to make the catch for a 32-yard gain in the third quarter of Saturday's contest.
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Kansas' Garfield Taylor is stopped for no gain by Nebraska linebacker Mark Daum in the final quarter of Saturday's game. The Cornhuskers won, 52-6. The Jayhawks managed just 69 yards of total offense in the game, only 6 of which were on the ground.
Owners make new proposal; talks continue through night
NEW YORK-With the NFL player representatives armed with copies of the first new management proposal in nearly two months, both sides in the 41-day strike appeared headed toward a compromise on Halloween yesterday on the hobgoblin issue of warge distribution.
Union spokesman Dave Sheridan said the NFL's Management Council submitted a nine-page revised offer to the Players Association at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 21, of resumed negotiations at a midnight hotel.
By United Press International
"We're working on a counter-proposal," Sheridan said. "Our player reps will reconvene at 8:30. We will put our counter-offer on the table and give the resumption of negotiation at 11:00."
"WE KNOW what the loopholes in their proposal would be before they submitted it," he said. "The arrogance that was at Hunt Valley for '12 days has completely disappeared."
New York Gianas' player representative Beasley Reece said the talks were not marked by any agreement.
Washington Redskins' player rep Mark Murphy was also upbeat as he left for a dinner match.
"their proposal is a good beginning for further negotiations," he said. "It could provide a basis
"We will be working on it tonight. We have taken the proposal and Xeroxed it and the player repers all have copies and are now cucasing. There are some copies here at this time, including 2 player repers."
A source within the Management Council confirmed details of the first management proposal since Sept. 8 — a $1.28 billion over four years beginning in 1983.
"However," the source said, "contrary to published reports, it is incorrect that the union has unilateral control over the distribution of any money, including and especially a fund.
"UNION SOURCES keep insisting that they have been given control of a fund and this is
Although the NFLPA and the management Council still publicly bickered over the key impasses over how money will be distributed to players, there was little evidence of the rancor in arguments that characterized the 12 days of fruitless bargaining in Hunt Valley, MD, that ended Oct. 23.
incorrect. There are areas, though, of joint distribution and joint bargained money."
Like those sessions, the new New York negotiations have been presided over by private mediator Sam Kagel, who spent yesterday trying to bridge the remaining gaps between the parties following the submission of the new proposal.
Jim Miller, director of information for the Council, addressed the media at 3:40 p.m. but his presentation took less than a minute. He said he had been meeting and the news blackout was still in effect.
Talks were originally scheduled to resume yesterday at 9 a.m., but management asked for a three-hour delay in order to complete its new work. The task would last until six hours after the original starting time.
SIX WEEKS of the 1982 season have already been called off by the NFL, which is struggling through the first regular-season strike in its 63-year history.
NFL owners have clung to a demand for continuance of individual player negotiations, while the NLPA has been equally adamant in backing the team's scale based on seniority tied to a central fund
The league has stated only two of the six weekends that have been scrubbed can be made up by eliminating a second wildcard playoff game, and eliminating the idle week before the Basket-Bowl.
The NFL also has maintained the Super Bowl, scheduled for Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 30, cannot be moved to accommodate an extended season. The union has challenged that assertion of the NFLA, with executive director of the NFLA, has said this conference is intent on playing a full 16-game season.
Football player dies during game
By United Press International
Kelly, a junior from Southern Dines, died at Moses Cone Hospital Saturday after walking off the football field during the Aggies' homecoming game against Morgan State.
GREENSBORO, N.C.-North Carolina A&T punter Travis Kelly died of an apparent cerebral hemorrhage, the state medical examiner said yesterday.
An autopsy was conducted yesterday and Page
Hudson, the state medical examiner, said the death appeared to have been from natural causes.
"At this time it appears to be natural and not related to injury," he said.
Kelly, 21, was not bit during the game.
"We have additional studies going that will take two or three days. I think it had nothing to do with his being a football player at all," Hudson said.
Sooners beat 'Hawk volleyball team; KU record falls to 1-7 in Big Eight
But he said a cerebral hemorrhage was "unusual" in a person of Kell's age.
The Kansas volleyball team was defeated 3-0 by the Oklahoma Sooners in a match on Sunday.
In the first game, Kansas rallied to tie the score at 4-4 and 5-5 early in the game. The Jayhawks took a four-point lead, 11-7, before OU came from behind to win, 15-12.
"Volleyball is a very emotional game," said KU volleyball coach Rob Lockwood. "There just wasn't any enthusiasm in the game against Oklahoma.
Kansas took an early 4-1 lead in the second game, but was defeated as Oklahoma took the second game, 15-11. In the third game, Kansas led the Sooners, 7-1. OU came back to tie the Jayhawks at 7- and 4-8. Oklahoma then took the Jayhawks, 7-3, to win the final game, 15-11.
"That alone could have given us the additional points, we needed to win: We couldn't take
advantage of the various opportunities that we were presented with even if jl lay at our feet.
"We know how well we can play in practice." Lockwood said. "We were essentially even when suddenly Oklahoma would catch the momentum the game and then they would pull ahead to win.
According to Lockwood, Kansas should have won the game. The dayhawks have no injuries in the game.
"Even if the girls fake enthusiasm, they couldn't pull out on top. We did a better job blocking, but our concentration on soft-tips wasn't as good. At different times throughout the match, there was a noticeable change from quicker defense to a wider one."
Kansas travels to Athens tonight, where the
Jayhawks will play Benedictine and Missouri
Cross Country teams place sixth, seventh
By DAVE MCQUEEN
and EVELYN SEDLACEK
Sports Writers
The KU men's cross country team, led by Brent Steiner's 30-46 fifth-fplace score, scored 123 points to place sixth while the women's team finished seventh with 191 at the Big Eight Conference Championships, held Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
In the men's race, Mark Scratch of Colorado won his third straight individual conference title, running the 10,000-meter course in 30:05. The Buffalo scored 35 points to win their sixth title in the past seven years. Defending champion Jake Anderson second and third took second with 81 points.
"Colorado was just magnificent," KU cross country coach Bob Timmons said. "It was no problem."
State's third man. They'll be contending for a high place at nationals.
"I think Steiner ran very well," Timmons said. "It was his first conference race"
"We were trying to finish in the top four and the only way we were going to do that was if we could keep our guys as close to Steiner and (Greg) Leibert as we could. We did about as good as we could do. I don't know what we could've done better. We just don't have enough runners who can run at the tempo needed for the conference."
In the women's 5,000-meter race, Sabrina Dornheimer of Minnesota took first in 17:06. The second placed Jillian Cobb.
While Timmons was disappointed about not finishing in the conference's upper bracket, he wasn't disappointed in the performance of the Javahiers and 16th overall at 31.53 for the Javahiers and 16th overall at 31.53.
placing four runners in the top ten and scoring 41 points.
Anne Johannesen came in first for the Jayhawks, placing 33rd overall at 19:08, while teammate Caryne Finlay placed 34th in 19:12.
Although KU finished next-to-last in the conference, KU women's cross country coach Theo Hamilton didn't seem too upset about his team's effort.
"They all ran well," Hamilton said. "We could have run a lot better, but that's not our problem."
Hamilton said that four-year veteran Gretchen Bajema, one of the strongest rumblers on the team, didn't place as well as expected for a major injury. Bajema ran a 20-10 and finished 49th.
"She's a lot better, but she's going to have to rebuild her stamina and endurance," Hamilton said. "Everyday off for a distance runner would be losing a lot."
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