The NCAA _-- October 1,1964. Volume 21 Number 34 Official Publication ..of the __National--~- Collegiate Athletic Association CFA faces fourth suit on TV plan Sports View of Nashville has filed suit in U.S. district court in Oklahoma City, charging the College Football Association, ABC Sports and ESPN with violating the Sherman Antitrust Act because of exclusive arrange- ments among the three to televise college football games of CFA mem- bers. Sports View charges that those exclusive arrangements exclude it from televising games of CFA mem- bers from any time after 12:20 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Eastern time on Edward B Fort Del D. Weber Rev. J. Donald Monan George Drake Saturdays. The firm contends that . the arrangement prohibits it from 1 competing with ABC and ESPN for live telecasts of CFA games and that Commission conclucts fall meeting it is unable to carry out contracts it Consideration of legislative issues ing, with other topics to be consid- Carolina A&T State University, aca- University, Northridge; Lattie Coor, already has with CFA members. for the 1985 NCAA Convention and ered in detail in 1985 Commission demic affairs; Del D. Weber, chan- University of Vermont; Chancellor The suit, filed September 21, is the discussion regarding topics that arc meetings. cellor, University of Nebraska, Fort; Richard C. Gilman, Occidental fourth in a series of legal actions more long-range in nature will high- The Commission’s four catcgorl- Omaha, financial issues; Rev. J. College; I.M. Heyman, University of involving the CFA football television light the fall mcctmg of’ the NCAA cal subcommittees ~ on academic Donald Monan, president, Boston California, Berkeley; Virginia Les- plan. Prcsidcnts’ Commission October 3-4 affairs, financial issues, institutional College, institutional control/integ- ter, Mary Baldwin College; William In August, the Umverslty of Cali- at the Wcstin Crown Center Hotel in control and integrity of the system, rity, and Gcorgc Drake, Grinnell T. O’Hara, Bryant College; President fornia, Los Angeles, and the Uni- Kansas City, Missouri. and student life ~ ~111 begin the College, student life. Ryan; Patsy Sampson, Stephens Cal- versity of Southern California chal- Commission Chair John W. Ryan, meeting with evening scsslons Octo- lege; Otis A. Singletary, University lenged the CFA plan, and the prcsidcnt of Indiana University, ber 3. The Divisions I, II and 111sub- Categorical of Kentucky, and Walter B. Waet- Association of Independent Tele- Bloomington, has asked the chairs of committees will meet early October subcommittees jen, Clcvcland State University. vision Stations, Inc. (INTV), filed the Commission’s seven subcommit- 4, with the full Commission m bes- Agenda topics: Research regarding suit in September in Federal district Commission members appointed tees ~ four of which were appointed sion until the 3 p.m. adjournment that to those four subcommittees and the Bylaw S-l-(j) [“Proposal No. 48”]; court in Oklahoma City aimed at in September and will be meeting for day proposed NCAA academic reporting opening the way for telecasts of topics on their agendas for the Ocfo- the first time ~ to asslgn prlormes to Kyan appointed the four categori- bcr meeting are as follows: procedures; freshman eliglblhty for more college football games. INTV the topics on their respective agendas cal subcommittees and their chairs in mtercollegiate athletics. also filed a similar suit in Federal and to consider not more than one or late September. The chairs are Academic affairs Financial issues district court in Los Angeles. two key issues in the October meet- Edward B. Fort, chancellor, North James W. Cleary, California State Pat Thompson, president of Sports James T. Amsler, Salem State Col- View, said the company has contracts lege; Pope A. Duncan, Stetson Uni- to do live telecasts of all University College sports radio program versity; Charles A. Lyons Jr., Fayette- of Florida and Louisiana State ville State University; J. C. Powell, U mversity games not carried on ABC, Eastern Kentucky University; Her- ESPN or the WTBS Southeastern bcrt H. Reynolds, Baylor University; Conference game of the week. The will expand areas of coverage John B. Slaughter, University of games would have been delivered on Features on athletes in less promi- work stations. The programs air During the first complete 52-week Maryland, College Park; Barbara S. a pay-per-view basis to subscribers nent sports. use of natural sound in 104 markets on Saturdays and format, College Sports USA covered Uehling, University of Missouri, Columbia; Walter Washington, in the home states of Florida and and more advance coverage of 76 markets on Sundays. Currently, stories on fund-raising for collegiate Louisiana. NCAA championships are among I I5 stations broadcast College athletics. football helmet manu- Alcom State University; Chancellor The Sports View suit contends programming plans for College Sports USA on Saturdays or Sun- facturers, women goiters, small-col- Weber; Kenneth J. Weller, Central that several schools had been unwil- Sports IJSA, an NCAA-funded days or both. lcge football programs, role of the College (Iowa), and James J. Wha- ling to change their starting times to biweekly radio show, in its second College Sports USA is the only collegiate academic counselor, college len, Ithaca College. earlier in the day to comply with the full year of operation. radio program devoted entirely to fencing programs, summer condi- Agenda topics: Fiscal impact of CFA restricted time periods, which College Sports USA, which is collegiate competition; the approach tioning, sports nutrition, collegiate current football television situation; include the afternoons and evenings produced by Host Communications, is not one of mere facts and figures, cheerleaders, periect scores in gym- ways and means of controlling costs on Saturdays. Inc., began in January 1983 after but presents profiles of student- nastlcs and many others. of intercollegiate athletics programs. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals approval by the NCAA Public Re- athletes and coaches who may not “We hope to make use of natural Institutional control in San Francisco will hear arguments lations and Promotion Committee make major headlines. sound more this year, such as WC Dallas K. Beal, Fredonia State October 3 concerning a preliminary in 19XI Although the original target did on the College World Series University College; Raymond Burse, injunction issued September IO in of the show was the promotion of In the News feature,“said Dick Gabriel, producer Kentucky State University; Rev. L. of the show. “In the College World Edward Glynn, St. Peter’s Collcgc; Federal district court in Los Angeles baseball, women’s gymnastics and University of Colorado coach Bill Series feature, we picked up sounds Paul Hardin, Drew University; Wil- that barred the University of Ne- women’s basketball, CS/ USA also McCartney believes that intercoiL of the baseball, the crowd, the ham A. Kinnison, Wittenberg Uni- braska, I,incoln, and the University has featured men’s basketball and legiate football is worth the risk of of Notre Dame from refusing because vendors and public-address versity; Noah N. Langdale Jr., Gear- football. occasional personal injury. .2 of the CFA agreement with ABC to Two five-minute programs are Football statistics in Divisions I- announcer.” gia State University; Peter Likins, Frank Glieber, veteran sports- Lehigh University; Arend D. Lub- havegames with UCLA and Southern produced each week in Host’s Dallas A, I-AA, II and 111.. 5-7 caster from Dallas, narrates the bcrs, Grand Valley State College; California, respectively, telecast on studios for broadcast on Saturdays Legislative Assistance . .9 CBS. and Sundays on CBS Radio Net- SW College. page I2 Srr Cbmmi.s.sion.puge 12 ‘83 doormats pulling rug out from under ‘84 opponents By James M. Van Valkenburg points in its first two games, is 2- In an age when private schools had of the Houston Chronicle. “We undefeated, and Notre Dame is 3- NCAA Director of Statistics 1 after a 26-17 loss to Southern been written off athletically, Baylor proved that if you really bchevc, I Also, Temple is 2-2 with a victory Is there a college football observer Methodist. arose from the ashes of a 2-9 season work hard and know how to eval- over Pittsburgh, and Northwestern alive who predicted that Vanderbilt, How is this possible? For the most in 1973 and an O-2 start in 1974 uate talent, you can get by with has shaken off a record losing streak Georgia Tech and Texas Christian part, you have to credit their coaches, to win the Southwest Conference the facilities and the money that and is competitive with much of would collectively stand 9-l at this who have proved that it can be done. championship, beat Texas and go you have If you sum up the the Big Ten Conference. Stanford, stage of the season? In some measure, the 30-95 scho- to the Cotton Bowl for the first last IO years, you’d have to say 2-2, is on the way back. It is true the season still is young, larship limits helped them by spread- time. Baylor trailed Texas at half we’ve done it our way. I believed Each of the surprise teams reflects but this trio already has surpassed ing the talent. But talent evaluation, time, 24-7, and came back to win, we could. Through the toughest its coach’s personality. Fueled by its 1983 victory total of six. Van- hard work and a belief that it can 34-24. Hundreds of former disbe- times, that has sustained me.” 300 health-food cookies baked by derbilt finished 2-9 last year, Georgia be done all are essential. George lievers tried to get back into the Others doing it, too Curry’s mother every week (see Tech 3-8 and Texas Christian I- MacIntyre at Vanderbilt, Bill Curry stadium, but their way was blocked Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech and notes headed “family affairs”), Tech 8-2.