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omo, 16 Sundag Journal-Star SEPTEMBER 16, 1984 sker metier wave 'tile txut- 3 NU 38, Minnesota 7 Sports Editor ft Minnesota 0 0 0 7 Another full-house of 76,077 Big Red Nebraska 0 21 10 7 30 fans got bored on the way to Nebraska's NU Smith 13 run (Livingston kick) -38-7 victory over Minnesota 'at Me- Porter 26 run (Livingston mortal Stadium Saturday. They enter- NU Hiemer 28 pass from Sundberg tained themselves with The Wave. (Livingston kick) The Wave a moUon that is sup- NU-Livingston 22 field goal -j u. "uuu" NU Thompson 7 pass from Sundr posed to resemble an ocean wave re- berg (Livingston kick) suits when the fans in one section of the Mm Baylor 63 pass from Fogole stadium leap to their feet, throwing i rum wru their arms up in the air whUe letting out a cheer. As they sit back down, the next Mm nu section duplicates the action.

The con- tinuous motion soon circles the entire passing yards 163 field. Total yards 195 568 The Wave may be a new gimmick io-vm which has been sweeping the country, Punts but Cornhusker Coach Tom Osborne hopes it gets old in a hurry. Time of possession 26:30 33:30 "We dont need another Orange lt -rr Fourth-down conversions 0-1 4-4 Bowl," Osborne said, referring to last January's game against Miami for the national championship. Hurricane fans themselves." made so much noise when Nebraska There wasn't too much to get excited had the ball that the Husker players about on the field of play. The biggest couldn't hear their quarterback.

"When early excitement came on Nebraska's that was going on this afternoon our first possession when Osborne had his guys couldn't even hear the snap count," team go for a fourth-and-one near mid- Osborne said. "And there was no way field. the quarterback could audible (change "I'm just a wild-eyed gambler," joked the play at the line of Osborne, who is known for his conserva-, "I hope the fans wont do that any- tism. "We even threw the ball a couple more while we're trying to move the of times." ball," Osborne said. "TheyH just wind The No.

1 ranked Cornhuskers clearly up hurting their own team" had the better athletes and outclassed In the interest of fair play and sports- the visiting Gophers. But, despite gain-manship, Osborne added, "I hope they ing 157 yards to 17. for Minnesota in the dont do it when the other team has the first quarter, it was still a scoreless tie ball, either. During a time out it would after Nebraska missed a field goal, lost be okay. I just hope they use better two fumbles and was flagged for a pan-judgement in the future.

I guess the of penalties oneal5-yarderthatnulli-fans got bored and were trying to excite SeoHUSKERSonpage 70- NU officials decide to allow tJGLA game to be televised 7T; Sift JSS 2--'- rtrr.T, -r it f- rn 4 a a STAFF PHOTOS BY RANOY HAMPTON I 1 A Game ball satisfying ijrrueuer By Mike Babcock Ken Graeber brought a football with him to the interview room at the south end of Memorial Stadium, following Nebraska's 38-7 victory over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. The game ball was a present from Cornhusker Coach Tom Osborne. Nebraska's senior middle guard, a walk-on from Minneapolis, felt honored, even though he questioned how tag he "I played an average game," Graeber. said. "Coach Osborne gave it to me be-f cause we defeated my home state.

"It was a kind gesture" Graebert self-described "average" performance contributed to an overall defensive effort which limited Minne-sota to nine first downs, 79 rushing yards and 116 through the airH The Golden Gophers heeded a pass coverage mismatch, early in the fourth quarter, to avert being shut out Shutout incidental Graeber considered the shutout inci- dental "It's nice to have a shutout, yes," he said. "But points on the board don't reflect how the team played. Personally, I feel we shut 'em down pretty cold. We won; those are the only points that mean anything to me." Cornhusker defensive Gregg Reeves wanted a shutout, but not so much for himself as for Graeber. "I Prior to.

the kickoff, the defense unofficially dedicated the game to Graeber, land "I was disappointed we didnt get a "goose egg for him," said Reeves, a junior from Wahoo, who alternates with Strasburger on the right side. "In fact, at halftlme, we said, 'Let's put a big zero up "If you know Ken at all, you know he's your best friend all the time. We wanted to get a shutout because he's from Minnesota and also because of the way he got cheated by them." i Minnesota, coached by Joe Salem at time, never offered Graeber a scholarship out of high school. See GRAEBER on page 70 Top-ranked Nebraska, paced by Jeff Smith's 183-yard performance, -overcame eight fumbles to defeat Minnesota 38-7 Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Above; Smith strains to get away from two Gophers while Minnesota's Joe Chris-topherson, left, and Pete Najarian try to prevent the l-back from turning the corner.

Smith has gained 353 yards in the two Nebraska victories. Below, Nebraska's Rob Stuckey smacks Minne-' sota running back Val-dez Baylor, forcing Minnesota's only fumble of the game. More photos and stories of the game are on pages 8D and 9D. injunction that Nebraska could not use its CFA membership as a reason to keep the game off the tube, Nebraska and the CFA filed to have that ruling overturned by a higher court But when the second court didn't take action by Friday night Nebraska capitulated and agreed to have the game aired "We told the CFA and ABC we would wait until Friday night to see if we would get a stay of the judge's ruling," See UCLA on page 7D By Virgil Parker Sports Editor The Nebraska-UCLA football game will be on television. The statement sounds simple.

For Nebraska officials, however, agreeing to such a decision was difficult UCLA is aligned with the Pac-10 and Big Ten conferences in a TV contract with CBS. Nebraska is a member of the College Football Association (CFA), which has a TV pact with ABC. After UCLA (and its group) got a friendly Los Angeles judge to issue an Moltz: 'TFe 'irege How AP's Top 20 fared Result This week's opponent 1. Nebraska (2-0) defeated Minnesota, 38-7 at UCLA 2. Clemson (2-0) did not play at Georgia 3.

Michigan (1-1) lost to Washington, 20-11 Wisconsin 4. Texas (1-0) defeated Auburn, 35-27 idle 5. Iowa (1-1) lost to Penn State, 20-17 at Ohio State 6. Miami, (3-1) defeated Purdue, 28-17 Florida St. 7.

UCLA (2-0) defeated Long Beach State, 23-17 Nebraska 8. Brighom Young (3-0) defeated Tulsa 38-15 at Hawaii 9. Ohio State (2-0) defeated Washington State, 444 Iowa 10. Boston College (2-0) did not play North Carolina 11. Auburn (0-2) tost to Texas, 35-27.

Southern Mississippi 12. Penn State (2-0) defeated Iowa, 20-17 William Mary 13. Oklahoma State (2-0) defeated Bowling Green, Son Diego State 14. Southern Methodist (1-0) defeated Louisville, 41-7 N. Texas St.

15. Oklahoma (2-0) defeated Pittsburgh, Baylor 16. Washington (2-0) defeated Michigan, 20-11 at Houston 17. Pittsburgh (0-2) lost to Oklahoma, 42-10 at Temple 18. Florida State (2-0) defeated Kansas, 42-16 at Miami 19.

Alabama (0-2) lost to Georgia Tech 16-6 at SW Louisiana 20. Southern Cat (1-0) did not play at Arizona Stats Two days before he flew to Lincoln, Lou Holtz said he wasn't afraid of losing a football game at Nebraska. He was lafrald of losing a football team. Saturday, he escaped alive and he didn't even have to wear the red coat he to slip in and out of town. Holtz cut 40 points off the difference between Nebraska and Minnesota in the hort span of months.

He earned the respect of Nebraska's coaches, players, -fans and writers. He probably earned' the respect of the iwhole state of Minnesota. I No moral victory But Lou Holtz did not earn the re of himself. "I'm telling you, there's no moral victory for me," Holtz said. "Do you think Nebraska's ever had a moral victory? I mean, do you think they've had one in the last 20 years? You either win it or you dont." I'm telling you, Holtz may have more funny lines than Don Rickles.

But this comic coach is a kamikaze competitor. He did not fly to Lincoln to lose. "By all standards of aeronautics, the bumblebee cannot fly," Holtz said Saturday. "The bumblebee is too short, he's too heavy and his wing span is not long Dodge guides Longhorns to 35-27 defeat of Auburn 1 From News Wires Texas quarterback Todd Dodge said the Longhorns offense, criticized as anemic last year, had something to prove in their season-opener Saturday night And the third-ranked Longhorns won in style, defeating lOth-ranked Auburn 35-27. Dodge was the ringleader for.

the Texas offense, hitting 15-of-24 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown and scoring another on a 10-yard run. "We (the offense) had taken a lot of flak before the season," said Dodge, a 178-pound junior from Port Arthur, Tex. "We just went out there tonight and executed. I felt really comfortable out there." In other Southwest Conference games, Houston dumped Miami, Ohio 30-17, Arkansas tied Mississippi Texas Tech stomped Texas-Arlington Gubs down Mets; Royals, Twins win started its fans. "You can talk about fans all over the world and there are some awfully good ones but there are none better than Nebraska's," he "I mean, those folks come and they have a good time.

That's what college athletics should be all about Walking down that tunnel when the game's over and hearing those fans, cheer our players that's a touch of class." And Minnesota fighting to the bitter end was another touch of class. "We did hit and we did get better and did put some hats on you as the game went on," Holtz said. "It was like watching two tanks crash. I know this, you come and you play Nebraska, you better be ready to play for 60 minutes." And this year, Minnesota did. "If we hadn't" Holtz said, "they sure would have scored more later in the game.

It would have been easy to hang it up. We played hard and we never quit But I don't like to get too high on that because that's the way you're supposed to play the game." Lou Holtz may have lost a game Saturday. But he also may have found a less than two days to spark a four-home run attack and lead the surging Angels at Anaheim, Calif. Jackson also chipped in two singles and drove in three runs, bringing his career RBI total to 1,509 to tie Mickey Mantle for 24th on the all-time list: "There's something in the atmosphere," Jackson said. In his quest to become only the 13th major leaguer to hit 500 home runs, Jackson hit a 2-and-l pitch from Seaver, the loser, over the center-field wall with one on and one out in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie.

1 Doane 56, Colo. College 21 State collages, Pag 2D Washington 20, Michigan 11 NU volleyball Outdoor news Page SO Pag8C Starting today, the TV listings win appear jh the Scoreboard, Page 4D. Minnesota to set up what Nebraska has? "Ldont know if you ever can," Holtz said after reviewing the game. Athletic pride "There's a thing such as pride of belonging," he said. "Why did the Olympics have such great coverage? Because everybody has pride in being part of the United States.

We cheer for our athletes. They cheer for theirs. "There's a lot of pride in being in college athletics. It's your state, it's your school it's your people. You're identified with it just by your location the same as we are in the United States.

"Nebraska has it," Holtz said "Arkansas has it Alabama has it Ohio has it Michigan has it We dont haveit I think if you re ever going to set up a program like Nebraska's, you're going to have to get it" And is that the goal of Lou Holtz? "Heck no, that's not my goal," he said. "I want to build one a lot better." Praises NU fans While he tries to draw his blueprints, Holtz praised what he considers one of Nebraska's most overlooked weapons Danny Darwin, 8-11, went the distance for the Rangers, allowing eight hits and striking out six. Mickey Hatcher singled for the Twins with one out in the third and when Kent Hrbek grounded to first baseman Bobby Jones, he stepped on first base, instead of getting the runner at second Fat Putnam singled to score Hatcher. At Seattle, Onix Concepcion went 4-for-5 and Willie Wilson added three hits and two RBI to pace at-- tack night that sparked Kansas City. Concepcion connected for three singles and a run-scoring double, while Wil-'son doubled in a run in the sixth and added an RBI single in the seventh.

Mike Jones went five innings to even his record at 2-2. Dan Quisenberry pitched one-hit relief over the final three innings to notch his 41st save. Jackson reliable 1 There are natural ways of telling time that dont require a watch or When the leaves starting turning colors and the days keep getting shorter, you know summer's ending and it's almost autumn. When Reggie Jackson starts hitting home runs and collecting RBI day after day, you know it's a pennant race and October is fast approaching. Jackson teed off on Tom Seaver for 499th career homer and second in Randy York' Columnist enough.

But, fortunately, the bumblebee cannot read. He does not know he is not supposed to fly." And Holtz hopes that someday, Minnesota does not know it is supposed to lose. Holtz worked the west side of Memorial Stadium Saturday like it has. never been worked before. He used every square inch of the artificial sur-, face, scheming rand dreaming that the laughingstock of the nation could rise up, fly if you will and knock off No.

1. The Golden Gophers didnt get the job done, of course. But they won some friends and influenced some people. When a flyweight takes on a heavy-. weight and doesn't climb out of the ring, you like his stamina and courage.

So you ask him how long it would take for downed Cincinnati 5-2, Montreal edged Philadelphia 4-3. and Atlanta dumped San'Francisco4-l. In the American League, Minnesota and Kansas City remained tied for first fh the West as the Twins downed Texas 1-dand the Royals crunched Seattle 8-5. The California Angels stayed a half-game back they clubbed Chicago 11-2. In other AL games, Boston trimmed New York 4-3, Milwaukee bopped Baltimore Detroit downed Toronto 2-1 ahd-Cleveland topped Oakland 6-1 At Chicago, Scott Sanderson went 7 innings lo pick np the victory.

Lee Smith survived a two-run rally by the Mets in the eighth to earn his 32nd save. Cey keys uprising third baseman Ron Cey increased his team-leading RBI mark to 93 with a two-run double in a four-run first inning. At Arlington, Texas, Mike Sniithson shut out his former teammates on six hits night to bring Minnesota a victory over the Texas Rangers. Smithson, 15-12, was traded from the Rangers to the Twins in the off-season and now has beaten his former club twice. He walked two and struck out five, working his way out of major jams in both the third and fifth innings.

It was Smithson's first shutout and 10th complete game of the season. 1- 44-7, SMU smashed" Louisville 41-7 and TCU pounded Utah State 62-18. At Austin, the loss was a double blow for Auburn, which may have lost its Heisman Trophy candidate Bo Jackson for the season. Jackson injured his shoulder on a 54-yard run in the third quarter, and Tiger coach Pat Dye said it appeared Jackson would need surgery and would miss the rest of the season. Texas jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and never trailed, although Auburn closed the gap to one point at half-time and trailed by two early in the fourth quarter.

Texas converted two Auburn fumbles in the fourth quarter into game-clinching touchdowns. Although Jackson rushed for 103 See SOUTHWEST on page 6D team. We have confidence, we believe in ourselves." In other Big Eight Conference games, Nebraska beat Minnesota 38-7, Wisconsin nipped Missouri 35-34, Oklahoma State knocked over Bowling Green 31-14, Iowa State rallied past Drake 21-17, Florida State bombed Kansas 42-16, Oregon downed Colorado 27-20 and Kansas State toppled Tennessee Tech 28-12. At Pittsburgh, Bradley scored twice on plunges of less than a yard and also -threw two touchdown passes. The Sooners spotted Pitt a 34 lead midway through the first period, but! then took advantage of two mistakes by the Panthers on punt plays plus Brad- ley's 22-yard scoring pass to Derrick See BIG EIGHT on page 2D Oklahoma shows old form in 42-10 triumph over Pitt News Wire I Jim Frey's cautious lip slipped just i.

(bit Saturday after his National League East division-leading Chicago Cubs took theif Second straight from thefecond- place New York Mets. -f "I feel a lot better than I did two-daya 'ago the Cubs' manager said after Ron Cey doubled in two runs in a four-run first inning and the Cubs held on to post -a 54 win. "Safety first I always say, but II admit the Mets have got a big hill to vclimb." The victory gave Chicago a 9-game 'cushion over New York the largest ffirst-placc lead in the NL East this year. 'It also reduced the Cubs' magic number to fivergames. I Asked whether he was "getting ex-'cited" as he guided the ballclub toward -'its first post-season appearance in 39 Frey replied, "I'm not sure youH' see it if I do.

I'm not the kind of guy who jumps up and down." I Across the way, New York Manager Dave Johnson was down, but certain he 'could get his ballclub up for the final se-Iries meeting between the two on Sun-, V' I "We've still got great spirit The way we battled back snowed that" he said. "If we'd got a couple of breaks late in the game, it might have been different In other National League games, Houston nipped San Diego 3-2, St Louis slaughter Pftsburgh 8-3, Los Angeles From Newt Wire The hot seat must seem a little cooler to Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer. Despite the best winning percentage among major-college coaches, the nard-to-please wolves in Oklahoma have been baying at Switzefs door because of four defeats in each of the past three seasons, three consecutive losses to Nebraska and four of five to Texas. But Switzer and his 15th-qanked Soon-ers, led by senior quarterback Danny Bradley and freshman fullback Lydell Carr, silenced some of the critics Saturday with an impressive 42-10 rout of No. 17 Pitt "We need it and I need it" Switzer conceded.

"I'm satisfied, you betcha I am. rm thrilled to death. It means a lot to me that we're 2-0, but it doesnt help me personally like it helps our football.