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THE HERALD-PALLADIUM, BenUa Barter -St. Jtseph, Mlcklgu WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1978 PAGE THIRTY-TWO Big 10 Getting: Illinois Fires Gary Moeller Bowl Bonus CHAMPAIGN, 111. (AP) "'X roe university 01 Illinois, plagued by losing football teams and poor attendance, has fired Coach Gary Moeller. New Athletic Director Neale Stoner, who arrived from California State University-Fullerton this month, recommended Tuesday dismissing 1Uia11oi Tho Athlotin Ac- after just three years," said Moeller. "I've earned the right to stay, and I want to continue with all my heart But, the combination of losing both games and fans apparently ted to the decision to fire Moeller.

"For reasons related to the comprehensive program performance and development, it is my recommendation to not retain head football Coach Gary Moeller for the 1980 and 1981 seasons," Stoner said in a brief prepared statement. Moeller apparently was told Sunday by Stoner that he Ohio State," said Schembechler. "If someone asked me after the game, I would have said 'No' and even on Sunday I was unenthused. But by Monday, everything changed and we wanted to play more. "We're a good team and the Gator Bowl is a good bowl, we're enthused," said Schembechler.

"We're not going to the bowl to prepare for next year. We're playing to win for our seniors. If we had ho place to go, then I'd really" be years left on the contract, would be paid a total of about $90,000. The pay would be subject to negotiation if he takes a job elsewhere. "It's a crying shame to take a guy who's dedicated three' years of his life to this program and jerk the rug out from under him," said junior tackle Tim Norman, as he stood in front of Hummel's yellow, frame house waiting for the decision.

"I just couldn't play for a university with no integrity," said junior fullback Wayne Strader. When Moeller left the board meeting, he again criticized the timing of Stoner's decision," said board Chairman John Hummel. "The search for a new head football coach will begin immediately." The action came despite an angry plea by Moeller, and threats from some of his players that they would refuse to play next year without him. The board met behind closed doors for about four hours at Hummel's home, then announced the decision with a prepared statement. Moeller and some of his players attended the meeting, asking the board to give Moeller the remaining time on his contract to build up the football program.

Moeller, with about 24 "I think it is a little unfair in the respect that people are trying to evaluate the program who I don't think have any idea where it was, or the tools necessary to make a program go in the Big Ten," Moeller said. Moeller, who lives a few blocks from Hummel, then walked away with his arm around sophomore wide receiver John Lopez. Earlier, Moeller said it took time to build a successful program, and challenged the integrity of a school that would break its word to a coach. "This university promised me something, and it would be very dishonest to take it away sociation Board of Directors agreed, but the vote was not announced. Moeller had a three-year record of 6-24-3.

"The best interests of the football program and the overall progress toward the Athletic Association's goals are the primary considerations in arriving at this GARY MOELLER would be fired. The coach's first public statement came at Cepedfl a news conference Monday, For White Sox CHICAGO (AP) The Big Ten will realize nearly $3 million from bowl receipts this season with four of its teams going to various postseason games. The Rose Bowl, where undefeated Ohio State plays, will provide nearly $2 million in revenue, with another $1 million coming from the Gator Bowl, the Bluebonnet and the Holiday where Michigan, Purdue and Indiana, tivery, will play. The receipts will be divided among all Big Ten schools and Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler said Tuesday in a telephone interview with Chicago Football Writers, "Everyone can thank Michigan." Until 1975, the Big Ten had a one-bowl policy the Rose Bowl and for several seasons some great Michigan, teams were shut out of that. MWe even had an undefeated team that didn't get to play in a bowl," lamented Schembechler, whose team will appear in the" Gator Bowl after three successive trips to the Rose Bowl.

Schembechler said he was happy to be going to the Gator Bowl, but it would have been a different matter if someone Moeller's Dismissal Upsets Bo CHICAGO (AP) Orlando Cepeda, a major league slugger for 17 seasons, has been signed by the Chicago White Sox as organization, batting instructor and scout, the American League club has announced. Cepeda's "scouting duties will cover Puerto Rico and other Latin-American, countries, a team spokesman said Tuesday. The 42-year-old Cepeda broke into the majors with the San Francisco Giants in 1958 and was National League CHICAGO (AP) A university should not promise a football coach five years to build a winning program nd then fire the coach after three losing seasons, Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler says. down. Big Ten Commissioner Wayne Duke disagreed with Schembechler as to the conference's open-bowl policy.

"Changing he bowl policy was not done for the sake of the Michigans or Ohio States," said "but for all the other schools like the Purdues, the Indianas and the Minnesotas. We were at a disadvantage with other conferences. "The bowl games are lip portant," said Duke. "They; create fan interest, student interest, help the recruiting programs and promote the Big Ten." Duke also took the opportunity to state that "the Big' Ten smashed all kinds of attendance records with 3,872,149 fans going to the 61 games in Big Ten stadiums this season." and he continued the plea for his job at an annual football banquet that night. Six players said they would not play for Illinois if Moeller were fired, and they said others would join the boycott.

The players were Norman, Lopez, Strader, Rich Weiss, Dennis Flyhn and John Gillen. Illinois was winning 44 percent of its football games when Moeller, an assistant coach at Michigan, took over from Bob Blackman in 1977. Since then, Illinois' record has gotten worse and home ticket sales, a major source of income for the entire athletic program, have fallen sharply. This year, average attendance was the worst'since 1970. Former Athletic Director Cecil Coleman was fired in April and replaced by Stoner.

around at Illinois in less than five years and if he were to-take the job to demand a five-year contract. He was aware and assured of five years. "There wasn't any question and it was obvious that he couldn't do the job at Illinois in three years because Illinois -had very few football players." Schembechler said he intends to ask the American Football Coaches Association to advise and help its members on contract matters. "There are players involved whom Gary recruited in good faith," said Schembechler. "I'm sure he told those players he wanted their help to turn the program around and that it could be done in five years.

All of a sudden the university says 'No' and the coach is out. It's not fair. I know Gary's record is not good, but it wouldn't have mattered who went there. Gary will win. I said that before and still feel that way.

"Illinois has a good, young club that is well coached," said Schembechler, whose Wolverines finished "third in the Big Ten this year and will play in the Gator Bowl. "All he needs is time. Why should somebody else come in and reap the benefits of Gary's work?" Schembechler admitted he did not have such problems when he took over at Michigan in 1969. "I took over a team that had been 8-2 with one of the greatest freshman classes in Michigan history coming in." said Schembechler, "There really wasn't any transition." rookie of the year. He was the Tuesday before the firing of Illinois Coach Gary Moeller, said: "A university should be responsible for whatever its representative decided on the length of a contract.

It's the university's obligation no matter if the president or athletic director are gone." Schembechler held an interview by telephone with Chicago Football Writers and talked about Moeller, who had i nt league's most valuable player had asked him after last Sa- with the Cardinals in 1967. turday's 18-15 loss to Ohio During his 17 seasons in the State, majors, Cepeda hit 379 home "We were all. down after runs and batted .297. losing a game like we did to prices end A Aiost items at 'jUHv I reduced prices Nov. 24 unless otherwise noted.

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