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Tuesday, December 7,1993
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Oklahoma coach says Big Eight discriminates
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big Eight is unfair to Oklahoma, and the school should take a "serious, serious look" at other conference arrangements, basketball coach Billy Tubss said yesterday.
"I think the Big Eight shows the Sooners no respect in any form or fashion," the Oklahoma coach said during the weekly coaches' teleconference. "I just think Oklahoma definitely needs to look at new alignments."
Tubbs has complained before of having to play the Big Eight's popular postseason basketball tournament every year in Kansas City, where local fans tend to favor the local schools.
Tubbs made the remarks when he was asked about reports that the Big Eight and the Southwest Conference again were discussing some sort of merger or realignment. The talks have been going on for more than a year.
It also was in Kansas City in 1988 that Kansas beat Tubbs' favored Sooners in the finals of the NCAA tournament.
"I'm burned out on going to Kansas City every year for that event," Tubbs said. "I think the Big Eight
caters to certain people, and that's it."
Despite Tubbs' complaints, Oklahoma has won four postseason titles in Kansas City, the same as Kansas and two fewer than Missouri's six titles. Against the three local schools, Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri, Tubbs' teams are 9-10 in the tournament.
"If's as neutral as neutral can be." Allen said. "In fact, we go overboard to make sure that we treat each institution equally."
Tim Allen, assistant Big Eight commissioner, said the conference gave preferential treatment to no one.
Tubbs also criticized an exemption that allowed Brigham Young players to take a two-year leave of absence to do Mormon missionary work and return to varsity competition beyond the normal age limit for NCAA athletes. BYU also has been mentioned as a possible entry in the new Big Eight-SWC alignment.
"Put Oklahoma in the Southwest Conference, and put BYU in the Big Eight. Then we'll both wave bye-bye to each other."
Tubbs would not identify to which schools he believed that the Big Eight gave preferential treatment.
Colorado secondary hurt by suspensions
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado will enter the Aloua Bowl with its secondary depleted by two suspensions.
Senior defensive backs Dennis Collins and Dwayne Davis will not play in the Christmas Day game against Fresno State.
Collier, a cornerback, was suspended last week for missing class. Davis, a strong safety, is being punished for getting ejected at Iowa State for fighting.
In the Aloha Bowl, the Buffs will be facing Fresno State's Trent Dilfer, the nation's top-ranked quarterback.
"It's a one-shot deal." Brown said of the prospect of shuffling his secondary.
"No doubt this causes some reshuffling," CU secondary coach Greg Brown said.
His options for replacing Collier include moving all-Big Eight free safety Chris Hudson to comback, or using freshmen Maurice Henriques and Kenny Wilkins, or sophomore Tim Ross.
Greg Lindsey, who started six of the first seven games this season, will replace Davis.
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