April 29,1987, Volume 24 Number 18 Official Publication of Tional .-..-Collegiate__.~~ Athletic Association
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~~The NCAA April 29,1987, Volume 24 Number 18 Official Publication of tional .-..-Collegiate__.~~ Athletic Association June special Convention 88 percent of Division I schools extended by three hours participate in survey of 5=1-(j) The schedule for the June 29-30 special Convention in Dallas has been Approximately 88 percent of 284 Although the SUNey was unable to point average or test-score require- revised to accommodate the introduction of the Presidents Commission’s Division I institutions responded to a reveal the number of partial qualifiers ment of Bylaw 5-1-(j). Nonqualifiers national forum on the proper role of intercollegiate athletics in higher recent survey that asked schools to or nonqualifiers under Bylaw 5-l-Q) are those who did not earn overall education. report the number of partial qualifiers who did not matriculate, it does pro- grade-point averages of 2.000 in high Instead of a 1 p.m. adjournment June 30, the Convention now is or nonqualifiers under Bylaw S-14) vide considerable information about school and did not meet the core- scheduled to end at 4 p.m. that day. All voting sessions will be held that who matriculated for the current aca- those who registered at Division I curriculum grade-point or test-score day, rather than conducting the division sessions June 29. demic year despite their ineligibility institutions despite their ineligibility requirements. The afternoon of June 28 and the morning of June 29 still are being to participate in athletics. for athletics competition during their The responding institutions re- held for meetings of conferences and other affiliated groups. The Of the 250 schools responding to freshman year. ported that of 599 partial qualifiers Convention officially opens with the business session at I:30 p.m. June the survey, 168 (67 percent) reported Partial qualifiers are prospective matriculated at their campuses, 372 29. that, to their knowledge, 599 partial student-athletes who earned an overall are receiving athletics-related aid From that point, the schedule differs from the one announced earlier. qualifiers had registered on their cam- grade-point average of 2.000 or higher while they work to become eligible From 2 to approximately 5 p.m. June 29, the Commission will initiate its puses. In addition, 38 schools (15 in high school and graduated, but did for athletics competition, while 227 national forum with speakers and respondents (to be announced) and a percent) said that nonqualifiers were not meet the core<urriculum grade- See 88 percent. page 7 question-and-answer session open to all delegates. registered. That means that all voting sessions will wait for June 30, and as a The survey was conducted by the result, the amendment-to-amendment deadline will be 1 p.m. June 29 NCAA Research Committee in re- rather than June 28. sponse to concerns that a long-term The June 30 schedule: 8 to 9: 15 a.m., Divisions I-A, I-AA and I-AAA study of Bylaw S-l(i) effects recently business sessions. 9:30 to noon, Divisions I, II and III business sessions. begun by the Association would be I:30 to 4 p.m., general business session. A current listing of all unable to indicate how many student- Convention-related meetings will appear in the May 6 issue of the News. athletes fail to qualify academically for participation in athletics. Manual revision committee At first, they acted on faith alone By Timothy J. Lilley When it will end is uncertain, but ect has been under way for two years, Managing Editor, The NCAA News four results appear to be assured: The the-Manual revision project”actuaUy Call the ongoing effort to revise the revised NCAA Manual will be larger, dates back to 1981, when discussions NCAA Manual an exercise in not smaller. There will be little, if any, of how to reorganize, rewrite and faith . _at least in the beginning. deregulation. The presentation of the otherwise revise the book began in “The first several months, we WeJe material in the new book will be the national office. operating on faith,” said NCAA Pres- considerably different than it is now. Those discussions resulted in at- ident WiIford S. Bailey, who was And the cost will be high. tempts in 1982 and 1983 to identify an about a third of the way into his term The beginning individual to perform the task, but as the Association’s secretary-treas- While the current committee proj- those attempts were unsuccessful, for urer when he was named chair of the various reasons. Finally, the NCAA’S Special Council Subcommittee on general legal counsel developed a Deregulation and Rules Simplification In the News reorganization of the constitution in 1985. Appointed with Bailey were and bylaws, completing that effort in Clayton W. Chapman, Eastern Col- Executive Committee 1985. lege Athletic Conference; Prentice Proposals to relocate the na- As reported in the April 25, 1985, Gautt, Big Eight Conference; Donna tional office within the Kansas issue of the News, the Council’s April A. Lopiano, University of Texas, Aus- City area are to be considered by 15- 17 meeting that year included pas- tin, and David Price, Pacific-10 Con- the Executive Committee May 4- sage by the group of a summary ference. “We were confident (revision 5. Page 4. position statement and a recom- of the Manual) could be done,” Bailey Council summary mended program to enhance institu- recalled, “but about six months ago A summary of all actions taken tional integrity and compliance with marked the point at which we were by the NCAA Council in its April intercollegiate athletics policies and absolutely certain we could do it.” 13- 15 meeting in Kansas City, Mis- rules. “As an unrelated addendum,” As reported in the April 22 issue of souri. Page 18. the News reported, “the NCAA pres- The NCAA News, delegates to the ident will appoint a Council subcom- 1988 Convention may act on adoption I-AA reaction mittee to consider possible of a revised Manual, although quite a Division I-AA institutions are ‘deregulation’ or moderation of some Sizing things up bit of work remains for the special not happy with some of the legis- NCAA rules in some areas.” committee. It is beginning the down- lative proposals of the NCAA About a month later, the May 29 Members of the Alabama teamfollow the competition with a keen hilI ride on a trip that began -for this Presidents Commission that will issue of The NCAA News carried the eye during the Division I Women $ Gymnastics Championships in committee- with the April 1985 meet- be presented at the June special official announcement of the com- Salt Lake City. Alabamafinirhedfourth in the team competition, ing of the NCAA Council. Convention. Page 24. See At first, page 4 which wan won by Georgia. Story on page 6. Committees, chairs selected for 1988 NCAA Convention Appointments to the Nominating La Salle University (1); Nelson E. Committee and the Men’s and Wom- Townsend, Florida A&M University en’s Committees on Committees for (2); Richard M. Bay, Ohio State Uni- 1987-88 were made by the NCAA versity (3); John P. Mahlstede, Iowa Council in its spring meeting. State University (3), and Barbara B. Selected to chair the three commit- HoIlman, University of Montana (4). tees were John E. Thomas, chancellor Division II: Appointed Francis W. of Appalachian State University, Nom- Poisson, University of Bridgeport (Re- inating Committee; Roy Kramer, Van- gion 1). Reappointed Sandra T. derbilt University athletics director, Shuler, North Carolina Central Uni- Men’s Committee on Committees, versity (2); George M. MacDonald, and Rosemary Fri, associate athletics Grand Valley State College (3), and director, University of Northern Col- EiJwin W. Lawrence, University of orado, Women’s Committee on Com- Alaska, Fairbanks (4). mittees. Division III: Appointed Maurine Following are the Council’s ap- T Horan, Drew University (Region pointments: 2), and John Schael, Washington Nominating Committee University of Missouri (4). Reap- Division I: Appointed Thomas (Re- pointed Rocco J. Carzo, Tufts Uni- gion 2) and Michael T. Johnson, versity (11, and Milton E. Reece, University of Houston (4). Reap- Greensboro College (3). oointedr-~ Edward Leland. Dartmouth The Nominating Committee nomi- Rosemary Fri Roy Kramer John E Thomas College (1); Kathleen Wear-McNally, See Committees,page 7 L 2 ’ April 29.1987 The NCAA C omment Holtz prepared to forgo ballyhoo surrounding recruiting By Jerry Lindquist gang. Richmond Times-Dispatch Clemson provided the information In case you missed it, the Fighting that the Tigers landed one lineman Irish have landed another blue-ribbon who, based on his credentials, should collection of studs. To hear tell, these be a No. 1 draft choice (at least) in guys can leap tall buildings with a four years. Sorry, you won’t learn single bound. Coach Lou Hotlz would who he is here. settle for some crisp blocking and Well leave that up to the guys who tackling, and maybe winning a few rate athletes and publish lists. The more games than he loses. Holtz’s Max Emfingers of this world, the predecessor, Jerry Faust, got picks of John Hadleys. They create standards the recruiting litter, and you know by which recruiting classes are meas- what happened to Faust. ured. If Holtz had his druthers, recruits Emfinger takes it seriously. He would slip into town, draw their equip- should. His Houston-based National ment and go to work. They would be High School Football Recruiting Serv- faceless and nameless for all the out- ice has 10,000 clients for its recruiting side world should know-or care. service alone.