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Thursday, November 9, 1995
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Browns' move dominates NFL meetings
The Associated Press
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Still a bit shocked by Art Modell's decision to move the Browns from Cleveland, NFL owners headed home on Wednesday, some to contemplate their own stadium problems and their ramifications for the future.
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue pronounced the league still healthy.
But it was clear that a lot of owners were more than a little disheartened by the Brown's' move, a symbol to many of instability in a league that prides itself on being the least troubled of any of the major sports. And Tagliabue acknowledged that.
"This is more than just a public relations jolt," he said. "It's a deep psychological jolt to fans of the NFL, not just fans of the Cleveland Browns."
There was little action taking during the meetings — owners decided to put off realignment until after the 1966 season, raised Super Bowl ticket prices to a high of $350 and disposed of a few housekeeping matters. Tagliabue also said it was unlikely there would be expansion until the next century.
But the meetings were dominated by the movement of the Brownns, the prospective move of the Oilers from Houston to Nashville and the perceived instability that represents.
There is also increasing concern about the difference in revenue producing ability between "haves" and "have-nots," the "haves" in this case being teams with good stadiums and favorable lease arrangements as much as teams in major markets.
"The state of the league is very strong," Tagliabue said. "What makes this unfortunate is that it comes at a time when we should be concentrating on what's taking place on the field. In the past, we've dealt with these problems in the off-season."
It will take more than this off-season to resolve them all.
"Obviously, this is a wake-up call to cities that have sports franchises," said Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos, who themselves are seeking a new stadium to replace Mile High, where the team leads the NFL in consecutive sellouts.
While Modell had the spotlight, the owners also had to consider the Houston situation. Bud
Adams, the Oilers' owner, said he hoped to sign an agreement this weekend that could bind the team to Nashville as early as 1996.
There also is the possibility that the Buccaneers could move, perhaps to Orlando.
If all three relocate after this season, it would mean five franchise shifts in the past two years, or 18 percent of the 28 pre-expansion teams.
Tagliabu put the best face on it, noting that three of them — the Rams to St. Louis, the Raiders back to Oakland and the Browns to Baltimore — are to traditional NFL markets abandoned between 1981 and 1987.
Moreover, according to NFL projections, by next season, St. Louis will be the NFL's biggest revenue producer, passing Dallas.
All that has fueled efforts by other teams to try to get new stadium deals.
San Francisco, which has been a high-revenue team because of its on-field success, is now seeking to build a new stadium next to its present home in 3Com Park, the former Candlestick. Carmen Policy, the team's president, said it might seek to push back the Super Bowl that San Francisco is scheduled to host in 1999.
Volleyball fights losing battle against Wildcats
Kansan staff report
The Kansas volleyball team scratched and clawed but fell short last night. Kansas State defeated the Jayhaws in three games 15-12, 15-9 and 15-5.
Kansas, 8-17 overall and 1-9 in Big Eight Conference play, charged out to a 5-1 lead in the first game. However, K-State regrouped, fought off
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the Jayhawks and won 15-12.
The Wildcats, 18-8 overall and 4-6 in the Big Eight, stormed out in the second game and built a 12-3 lead.
Kansas fought back and brought the score to 13-9. But K-State regained control and beat the Jayhawks 15-9.
The momentum that the Wildcats gained late in the second game carried over to the third as they dominated play, winning 15-5.
"I think right now the team knows what they want to do, but they weren't able to execute in a lot of instances," said Kansas volleyball coach Karen Schonewise. "It was like their minds were telling them one thing and their bodies were
doing another."
Kansas was paced by freshman outside hitter Laura Rohde, who finished with eight kills and eight digs.
A K-State all-time record crowd of 4,271 watched the three-game match.
Kansas will play again on Wednesday in Ames, Iowa, where it will take on Iowa State.
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