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I The NC _~~ October 28,1985, Volume 22 Number 38 tional Collegiate Athletic Association Academic Increase in revenue rule takes from cable TV sought An NCAA committee is seeking an ifying member institutions, and the increase in rights payments to quali- remainder will be distributed in No- large toll ’ fying member institutions whose vember and August of 1986. Friday nights in Marathon, Texas, sports events are carried by cable Prior to January I, 1978, when the aren’t the same now that football television systems beyond their local Copyright Revision Act of 1976 went season has ended prematurely at the service markets. into effect, a cable system was free to hands of the town’s high school The Special NCAA Committee on carry broadcast signals without pay- teachers. Copyright Royalty Tribunal Proceed- ing copyright royalties for its pro- Half the members of the football ings, which was appointed by the gramming. team in the West Texas community of Administrative Committee, is request- At the same time, Congress deter- 800 failed at least one class, making ing an increase in the NCAA’s current mined it was impractical to require them ineligible to play for the next six share of royalty payments (8.478 per- independent negotiations between weeks under the state’s no-pass, no- cent) for college football and basket- each cable system and the copyright play rule. ball games, which account for almost owner, so a compulsory license pro- The statute, which runs in the face 23 percent of over-the-air sports pro- gram was established. of Texans’ obsession with the sport, gramming distributed by cable sys- Copyright owners file claims to ultimately may be an issue for the tems, according to figures available royalties for their programming, and U.S. Supreme Court. for 1983. the NCAA represents its membership “It really hurts this town,” Mara- Professional basketball and ice hoc- in those proceedings. thon football coach Gary Lamar said. key received 12.774 percent from the One goal of the new committee, “This is a football town. That’s all rights-fee pool, while accounting for which is chaired by Wilford S. Bailey, they have here.” 14.43 percent and 13.8 I percent of the NCAA secretary-treasurer, is to in- The rule, passed during a special programming, according to the 1983 form the membership of the impor- legislative session last summer, bars report. tance of owning a copyright students failing any course during a Since 1978, the NCAA has received The national office annually ad- six-week grading period from partic a total of %2,245,595 in rights fees. A ministers a‘questionnaire that requests ipating in extracurricular activities portion has been distributed to qual- See Increase. page I7 for the next six weeks. The activities aren’t limited to the NCAA transfer rule upheld playing field. In Dallas, the H. Grady Spruce High School Marching Ap- ache band abandoned all plans of in Federal court challenge marching during half-time after 26 of A Federal district judge has denied The case then was moved to Federal the 48 band members failed at least an exemption of the NCAA’s transfer court in late September, where Federal one class. rule to a Cornell University varsity District Judge Neal McCurn issued a “I had eight trumpet players be- football player who claimed he should restraining order three days later and fore,” band director Don Patmon be allowed to play this season at the extended it October 3. He allowed the said. “I have one now.” university because he did not transfer restraining order to lapse October 15. The remaining 22 members, to the institution for athletics reasons. See NCAA. page 16 dubbed “the A team,” now assemble Tom McHale, a junior defensive in front of the drill team each game end, transferred to Cornell earlier this and play a single tune. year from the University of Maryland, In the News Statewide, the rule benched IS College Park. McHale, who has Coaching pressure percent of high school varsity football played in three Cornell games this A Richmond Times-Dispatch players, according to the Texas High season, sued the Association and Cor- study indicates that college coaches School Coaches Association, the only nell to be allowed to finish the season. are not on the cutting block any group that monitors the failing rates NCAA rules said McHale was of football players. more than many other profession- ineligible under the transfer residency als. Page 2. Failure rates among subvarsity play- rule, which requires a student-athlete ers were higher, about 25 percent in to refrain from competition for one Notes, stats th’e junior varsity and 38 percent for year after transferring to the new Football notes and statistics in younger players, the coaches’ group school. McHale claimed that he did Divisions I-A, I-AA, II and III. told the Associated Press. not transfer for athletics purposes Pages 10-13. Earlier this summer, State District and that he should be allowed an Judge Marsha Anthony of Houston Council summary exemption. threw out the no-pass, no-play provi- A summary of all actions by the sions, but her decision was overturned He said he left Maryland not to NCAA Council in its October by the Texas Supreme Court. An improve his football career but to meeting in New Orleans. Page 14. appeal of the state high court ruling Men’s basketball meview major in hotel administration, a spe- cialty not offered at Maryland. Broderick Cup now is pending before the U.S. Su- Finalists are announced for the Guard Mark Price, expected to he one of the outstanding players preme Court. McHale played in Cornell’s first Broderick Cup, the top female- in the collegiate basketball season, hopes to lead Georgia Tech Anthony refused to grant an in- game under a temporary restraining athlete-of-the-year award. Page junction October 23 requested by back into the NCAA play-ojfs in 1986. For a preview of the men’s order issued by State Supreme Court 15. See Academic. page 16 basketball season, see pages 4 through 8. Justice Charles B. Swartwood. Breaking Oklahoma law could cost sports agents $10,000 Sports agents face up to $10,000 in what it will do is possibly deter those only penalty for not doing so is the an agent or attorney who fails to obey representative, except someone doing fines for violations of a new Oklahoma people from coming around.” voiding of any agreement with an the law. a large amount of business.” law designed to crack down on illegal University of Oklahoma officials, athlete. Meanwhile, agents Bob Woolf and Steinberg said the %l,CKKlfee also agent dealings with college athletes, meanwhile, were investigating reports Julie Parrish, who handles agent Leigh Steinberg think the law may go might discourage attorneys who may the Associated Press reported. that several former players received registrations for the Oklahoma secre- too far. only be supplying legal advice to a The athlete agent law, which took cash payments from agents while still tary of state’s office, said applicants “I do welcome any constraints, free-agent athlete. effect October I, calls for prospective in school, a violation of NCAA rules. also must sign a %100,000 surety bond, restraints or restrictions of people In the last year, the NCAA has sports agents and attorneys to register “Kids are usually gullible along which, in effect, protects the athlete representing athletes. I’m all for that,” tried to keep a closer check on athlete- with the state and pay a %I.000 annual those lines,” said coach Pat Jones of from fraud or misrepresentation. Woolf said. “But 1 think that is going agent relationships. filing fee before they talk to players. Oklahoma State University. “And Parrish says there’s no way the to extremes. “I think eventually maybe most of One method has been to try to get there are a lot of agents who are state actually can enforce the law, information from agents on a volun- the big football states in the country “As an attorney, I doubt that it (the ignorant, who really don’t know what relying instead on student-athletes or tary basis and giving that information will have this kind of law, specifically fee) would be upheld in a higher it takes to play in the NFL.” other agents to report violations. So to schools. About 400 of the estimated the ones that produce high draft choi- court,” he said. “A thousand dollars far, only one athlete agent is on file in 2,000 agents contacted have registered ces,” said coach Barry Switzer of the California is the only other state for what? For the right to talk to Oklahoma. under the NCAA plan. University of Oklahoma. with an agent-registration policy. A somebody?” Agents must list five professional “Obvtously, the profession needs similar Texas law died in commrttee “Everyone knows that some form Also, counseling panels made up of references, prior employment, formal some help, if you want to call it a during the recent legislative session. of registration is needed,” said Stein- faculty members have been formed at training and education, and the names profession,” he said. “They’re the ones In California, all prospective agents berg. “A thousand dollars seems to be about 45 of the nation’s top 100 and addresses of all athleteclients. who come in and entice these young who are not attorneys must register a rather large amount of money sports schools to give advice to ath- athletes with money and gifts.