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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC August 1992 Daily Egyptian 1992 8-24-1992 The aiD ly Egyptian, August 24, 1992 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_August1992 Volume 78, Issue 1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1992 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in August 1992 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AUgusl24, 1992 Sports I llIh l _1plll" /' I • ""Hlrjhrnlfllll"l~tlll\\I'll\ 114 ill,quid, Salukis prepare for season opener . Gridders practice defensive moves The Saluki coaches are in the process of introducing different offensive schemes to Ill!' defensive players in preparation for the upcoming season. Head Coach Bob Smith·s Saluki gridders continue practicing as the 1992 football season nears kickoff. SlUC will open the 1992 season against non-<:<>nference rival Troy State University of Alabama, a Division II school who defeated the Dawgs 30-13 last season. "Basically we are recognizing our ball fonnations," said defensive coordinator Ralph Young. "It is an education to get the players prepared for an opponenL It is our job as coaches to get the kids prepamd for anything they may see." The opponents that the Dawgs will be focusing on tbis year in the Gateway Conference are preseason favorite Northern Iowa, second place Southwest Missouri and lhinI place Western ntinois. Head coach Bob Smith said that although be does IlOl put a lot of stock into preseason predictions, Northern Iowa is clearly the team t' J beat "The Northern Iowa defense and the number of kids they have retuining may make them the best team in I-AA," Smith said. "'They run a powerful offense with a lot of drop back passing." The Salu1cis which defeate<' Nonhero Iowa -20-last year at McAndrew Stailium, en route to a 7-4 recDrd and a second place finish in the conference. will face the Panther.; 0cL 1781 McAndrew ~tadiwn. Senior Saluki quarterback Scott Gabbert Senior llnebed;ar Ed Sentar of R. WaYne. IndIma n-.. a p.... ctclng Friday afternoon preperlng for the _eon bone-crushlng tackle. The S:llukl football teem were opel*' egeInat Troy SlIde Sept. 5. _ FOOT8ALl., ..... 2'! Saluki runners reconstruct with young 1992'squad iJy .....jay Seth for us. but we are going in optimistic," said start in the Spring. us to do anything, so anything we do will Sports Writer Cornell. Three returning lettermen, senior Nick be a bonus." said Schwartz. "Using the Cornell S8Jd last season would be a hard Schwanz. sophomore Neil Lisk, and MVC championships as our goal, we are Inexpe;-ie'lced runners on the slue year to top with the triple feat of being sophomore Garth Akal, are expected to going to use the ftrst th!.., or four mtets to men 's 1992 cross country team will have MVC cb::mpions for cross COUDII)' as well contribute greatly, Cornell said. build towards the conference, thereby thei r work cu t O u( for them to repeat as as indoor and outdoor track champions. Sophomore Robert Foster. senior Bernard giving exposure to the newer members who Missouri Valley Conference champions. Comdl also received Coach of the Year Henry. junior Todd Schmidt and have never a.c.'ually raced (collegi8lely)." Many athletes, like the team's top runner awards in the same three categories, from sophomore John Taylor also will be A prese3SOil poll by coacbes in the MVC last year. Mark Stewart, were lost to the coaches in the MVC. familiar faces on the team from last year. h~ve Illinois State University as top graduation and a cast of unknown faces are "We are starting from rode bottom in In addition. the team has added five new contender for the championships. followed moving their way inte. the team thi s year some respects, as we bave sorne raw high walkons. Cornell said he expects Daniel by Wichita State in second and SlUC in coach Bili Cornell said. school ta1en~" Cornell said. Mallon. a transfer froRl the University of third. Cornell remains undaunted however and Two potential recruits from .England Houston, to be an immediate contributor. Cornell said Wichita Stale, who ha. e all terms the Sal uki learn as th e 'Under were anticipated ~o join the team, but Schwartz saia though the team is a young their men returning from the tearr. th ai Dawgs·. fu rther requirements needed to be squad, it did not mean the team was not one finished second last year, will be a tough "We are going inlo the cross-country completed before they could join th e to contend with. season knowing we have CUI work cut out Salukis. Cornell said they are eXpeeled to "Beiug undenIogs, no one is looking at _ RUNNERS, page 22 Baseball card company Vincent still refuses to.step down, bankruptcy only warning sends tough letter to club owners Newsday among us." the highest court of this land tells The Hartford Courant hockey cards, cited debts of Vincent's response was me otherwise. 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" II i3 !he failure of !he SIUC classes IhaIlack Sludcn. inlCreSl should By Ten Lynn carlock !he state budge. wi,hou, har.;hl y decreasing state and students must assist us. be and adminislIative positions could be Special Assignment Wraer its educational selVices. cu. "We (SlUt) are no wor.;e off or bener lrimmed to part-time in an effon '0mee. !he Bu. Bill Hall. vice president o f .he The dean of !he College of Liberal ArIS off than the other universities in the Gradu? e and Professional S.uden. Council. stale budgel. state-.hey're going through .he same Benjamin Shepherd. vice president of says the. slale is to blame for pOGe said Shepherd refuscri .0 provide a copy of educational fundmg in Illinois, and the thing," he said. "We're having an academic affairs and research, released .he his document '0GPSe. resuilS arc Slruggling colleges and a need increasingly hard time producing proper second installme.n. of !he .wo-part budgetary "GPSC is d isappoin.ed '0l earn lila. Vice for SlUden. help. education for SludenlS because the slate is proposal on Aug. 19. Presiden. Shepherd has released !he report '0 "Anyone wbo .ells you !he SI3Ie is doing In his report.