THE NCAA NEWS/October 26,1887 NCAA Extends Peach Bowl Support Grows Legislative Assistance School’S Probation Peach Bowl Officials Have An- Tive Director
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Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association October 26,1987, Volume 24 Number 37 ESPN to telecast 182 college basketball games ESPN’s 1987-88 NCAA basket- the NAIA semifinals and cham- this year is no exception,” said rangcmcnts with four conferences: Big East/ Hig Ten double-headers. ball schedule will include 123 live pionship. Steven M. Bornstein, senior vice- SEC. Big Eight, Western Athletic l An enhanced “Championship regular-season games and will fea- ESPN’s season will begin Tues- president, programming and pro- and Ohio Valley. Week on ESPN”March 5 to 13 that ture cable-exclusive agreements with day, November 17, at 1 I:30 p.m. duction. “The addition of the South- *A total of 24 conferences, in- will include 18 conference cham- seven of the nation’s top confer- Eastern time when the Soviet Na- eastern and Big Eight Conferences, cluding national cable-exclusive pionship games. ences. tional Team plays an exhibition the enhancement of ‘Championship deals with the Big East, ACC, Big l Extensive postseason action in- In total, ESPN will telecast 182 game at the University of Nevada, Week,’ and the fine-tuning of our Ten, SFC, Big Eight, Metro and cluding 20 NCAA first-round men’s college basketball games-- the most Las Vegas, and will conclude March other packages have resulted in a Sun Belt. games, six NCAA women’s games, extensive schedule ever presented 31 with the NABC all-star game greatly improved schedule.” @All of the teams in the NCAA the men’s and women’s NCAA Di- on national television including from Kansas City, Missouri. Among the highlights of the schcd- final 16 last season will appear at vision II championships and the 27 conference tournament games, “Each year we have strengthened ule: least once. NAIA semifinals and champion- 28 NCAA tournament contests and our college basketball schedule, and @The addition of multigame ar- aThe return of “Big Monday,” See ESPN, page 2 SEC takes Association eases rule survey on on assisting charities In light of recent developments dent-athlete (per 0.1. I), an individ- grants-in-aid concerning the application of ual shall not be eligible for Division I-A coaches and their NCAA Constitution ~-I-(C), one participation in intercollegiate ath- athletics directors disagree on the could argue that the Association’s letics if the individual accepts any maximum 25 initial football grants- membership has decided that charity renumeration for or permits the use in-aid allowed by the NCAA, ac- truly does begin at home. 01 his or her name or picture to cording to a survey by the South- “The legislation has been in the directly advertise, recommend or eastern Conference. NCAA Manual, in its present form, promote the salt or use of a com- Of the athletics directors, 59.2 since 1974,” noted John R. <ierdy, a mercial product or hervicc 01 any percent favor the limit of 25 initial mcmbel~ of the NCAA legislative kind or receives remuneration fog grants, while only 45.8 percent of services department. “But little at- endorsing a commercial product or the coaches arc satisfied with that tention was paid to it until the service through the individual’s use number. incident involving Steve Alford (In- of such product or service.” The limit was lowered from 30 to diana University, Bloommgton, stu- Questions about the legislation’s 25 by 1987 NCAA Convention leg- dent-athlete) in late 1985.” application were coming in regularly islation. The SEC survey showed, Alford was suspended for one from member institutions when however, that only 44.4 percent of game by the Association after it was Gerdy joined the NCAA staff in the Division 1-A coaches were in discovered that his photo had ap- August 1986. “A lot of concerns favor of increasing the limit on pearcd in a calendar published for [about applying Constitution 3-l- initial grants back to 30. And 2.8 charitable fund-raising purposes by (c) to charity-related activities] were percent of the coaches were for a campus organization at Indiana. being expressed in correspondence reductions below 25. Three of 72 Inclusion of Alford’s photo in the and telephone calls the legislative coaches (4.2 percent) said they pre- calendar violated Constitution 3-l- services department received,” he ferred no limits on initial grants-in- (c), which states: said aid. “Subsequent to becoming a stu- Of the athletics directors, 18.4 percent favored 30 as the ceiling on initial grants and 9.2 percent favored New procedure is designed no limitations at all. The response for ADS and to cut ‘floor interpretations’ coaches combined shows 57.3 per- The NCAA Council has ap- Bailey said, “and it should reduce cent in favor of 25 initial grants, proved a new procedure designed to the number of ‘new’ questions that 31.1 percent favoring 30 as the reduce the number of “floor inter- are raised by delegates during the limitation and 6.8 percent preferring pretations” at the NCAA Conven- business sessions.” further reductions from the current tion. The Council approved the proce- limit of 25. dure on a trial basis for this year and The SEC survey was conducted Member institutions and confer- will review it after the Convention by Associate Commissioner Jim ences will be encouraged this year to Jay Metz photo to determine if it will continue. McCullough, who told The NCAA Top rusher request interpretations of proposed News he thought the survey results legislation for the January 1988 will prove informative to those who The University of Farida’s Emmitt Smith, a Pensacola, Convention in advance of the Con- In the News might be considering legislation con- Florida, freshman, a/ready has gained more than 1,000 yards vention. When the Official Notice cerning grants at the 1988 NCAA over seven games this season, averaging 1444yards a game. of that Convention is mailed from Grants sought Convention in Nashville. He began the season as a third-string taiiback and camkd the the national office November 25, it Coaches of programs that arc Questionnaires were mailed to baii on/y 15 times in two games He is the Division i-A mshing will include a form that memhers ‘down’ say they need an increase can USCto submit questions regard- See SEC. page 2 leader in grants-in-aid if they are to ing the proposed legislation appear- become competitive in the near ing in the notice. future. Page 4. They will be asked to submit such Rushing making a comeback in I-A questions not later than December Make NFL pay By James M. Van Valkenburg since 1980, when it was 356.6. is field-goal production and accu- 15, after which the questions will be Ketiring Oklahoma State Uni- NCAA Director of Statistics Passing yardage still exceeds rush- racy, both now close to the record considered by the Legislation and versity President L. L. Boger is ing, as it has every year since 1982, highs set in 1984. Field goals per Interpretations Committee. That working on a plan under which Guess what. football coaches? but the figure now of 360.8 per game now are 2.27 v!. the record committee’s decisions then will be the NFL would pay for the priv- That swing back to more and better game is the lowest since 198 1. Yards 2.30 in 1984 and accuracy is 66.4 reviewed by the NCAA Council in ilegc of drafting college football running attacks with more option per attempt (6.69) are the lowest percent vs. the record 68.2 the same its pre-Convention meeting, and the players. Page 5. teams that some of you predicted in since I98 I, and completion percent- year. Both 1987 figures arc second resulting interpretations of proposed Notes, stats 1985 just may be under way this age (52.2) the lowest since 1982. in history. legislation will he distributed to the Football notes and statistics season. The result is a total-offense figure delegates at the Convention prior to in all NCAA divisions. Page 14- It is not a huge trend, by any of 706.7 rushing-passing yards per Efficiency the answer the business sessions. 17. means, but it is there and worth game-second in history to the More emphasis on rushing is not The new procedure was suggested Moving ahead noting. Just past midseason, Divi- record 710.5 in 1985-and scoring the answer, but efficiency is. Yards by President Wilford S. Bailey and The Big len Conference is sion I-A teams are averaging 345.9 of 45.5 points per game vs. the all- per rush now are 3.89 yards-- high- approved by the NCAA Adminis- moving ahead with plans to con- rushing yards per game (both teams time-high 45.4 at the end of 1986. est since 3.94 in 1975. That season trative CommIttee prior to the fdll duct a postseason conference combined, all games involving at This is true even though touchdown 12 yards ago marked the all-time Council meeting. basketball tournament even least one I-A team). That is up more passes at 2.03 are down from the high in total rushing yards at 40X.9 “We believe this procedure may though some coaches totally dis- than 10 yards per game over last record-high 2.20 per game last year. yards per game. Option attacks encourage members to review the agree with the idea. Page 24. year’s final 335.8 and the highest One factor in the scoring increase See Rushing, page I4 legislation in a more critical manner,” 2 THE NCAA NEWS/October 26,1887 NCAA extends Peach Bowl support grows Legislative Assistance school’s probation Peach Bowl officials have an- tive director.