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uskers, Cowboys prepare artillery for skirmish Rob OSU has its own candidate for honors at defensive Cowbov defensive back Willie Lester is among the con By Barney with three. One advantage UNL might have in Saturday' show- tackle, Philip Dokes. ference's leading pass interceptors all-Bi- g OSU's be its down With Oklahoma State University (OSU) at Memorial Dokes, a 6 ft. 5 in. 8 performer last year, heads Besides Miller, strongest point may kicker holds most Stadium is the fact the Cowboys might be too tired to the OSU defensive charge. Last year, he set a Cowboy kicking game. Senior place Abby Daigle season record With 16 sacks behind the line of of the OSU field goal records. play. . scrimmage. OSU's is the conference leader. "It's a must game, but Nebraska realizes this, too", Joining Dokes on the line Is tackle Chris Dawson and Cliff Parsley, punter, a kick while after his OSU Jim Stanley said. ends Daria Butler and Lorenzo Turner. However, Butler,, He is averaging 44.3 yards going "There'll be no sleep this week for our coaches. We a preseason all-Bi- g 8 selection, may not play Saturday be- fourth straight title. will be full for the know we need a super plan for this game." cause of an injury. . Powers said the Huskers it strength In Nebraska, the Cowboys will play their fifth conse- OSU's pass defense could give Huskcr game. as team can be cutive top 20 team. Their record against the last four is Vince Ferragamo problems Saturday. The Cowboys "We're in as good physical shape any 3-- still a little 1. : i are tops in the conference in pass defense, giving up just at this time of year. Monte Anthony is banged since "Oklahoma State started playing great football against more than 100 yards a game. Ferragamo is the league's up, but I don't think he's been in top physical shape Colorado," said Warren Powers UNL defensive back leading passer, averaging more than 172 yards a game. his junior year in high school," Povers said. coach. "They're eliminating mistakes now. And you know they always play us tough." Colorado loss 'unfortunate' Since has taken over at UNL, OSU las - -- tVo tied the Huskers f7-- l 7 and lost 3-- 7 and 20-2- 8. "I think we should be 4-- 0 in the Big 8 right now, but ! t-- we had an unfortunate loss to Colorado," said Cowboy; t . center Derrel Gofourth. Despite the loss, the Cowboys still are tied for first in the conference race with UNL and Colorado. A victory over the Huskers Saturday almost would assure OSU a bow! bid and possibly put them in the drivers seat for an Orange Bowl berth New Year's night. - The Cowboys last appeared in a in 1974, when they downed ' Brigham Young Unversity in the. Fiesta Bowl. OSU's fortunes Saturday and hopes for a bowl appear- ance depend on the performance of junior running back Terry Miller. As Miller has gone, so have the Cowboys, especially in OSU's last two games. Miller gets honors In the Oklahoma game two weeks ago, a 31-2- 4 Cowi ; v.; boy victory, Miller rushed for 159 yards. Last week in ITfo the Cowboys 20-1- 9 win over Missouri, Miller rushed for 228 yards. He was named the Big 8 offensive player of the week the last two weeks. ' The Colorado Springs, Colo., native leads the con- ference in rushing. with 862 yards this season. He ranks third on the all-ti- OSU rushing chart. - with Miller is Teaming in the backfield Skip Taylor. ' He has rushed for 1 68 yards in the Cowboys' last two - : - contests. ' V yx "It really helps to have a guy like Terry Miller in the backfield with you," Taylor said. "However, we both know our biggest challenge is ahead of us. Nebraska has a great defensive front and they'll really be after us." Nebraska leads the conference in rushing defense, giving up just 1 04 yards a game. ' ' :'" "In (Ron) Pruitt and (Mike) Fultz they have the two best defensive tackles on one team well see this year," Photo by Tad Kirk said coach Stanley. . Junior fullback Dodie DonneS led rushers in the Kansas University game Last Ssturday. He ml face stiff for the lead All-arbund- competition rushing Sstnrday from CIdahomt State University Terry f.lIer. er Gerard will miss Big 8 meet stressed as By Mike McCarthy qqUqqq sports business all-arou- Larry Gerard, the Huskers top nd gymnast, will By Pete Wenan r son who just gets room and board and tuition in college miss the Big 8 Invitational meet Friday and Saturday at If Stan Stress has his way, neither Nebraska nor any and then maybe a knee operation a few years later," the UNL Sports Complex. But Husker coach Francis other Big 8 Conference school will play in the Orange Stress said. . Allen is not about to concede the tournament to favored Bowl this season. , Sport too supporthe , Iowa State University (ISU). - In fact, if Stress has his way, the Orange Bowl and all Stress, who played football at ViHanova, said he does absence will overall score we other football wont even "Larry's hurt our and the postseason collegiate games not think it is right for football programs to support other probably won't do as well," Allen said. "We'D have to hit be played this yesr. sports at colleges and universities. our and rank a in event." Stress is a San real estate for the routines, guy high every Diego agent who, past "I have nothing agdnst golfers, tennis players or have have an he four has on a one-ma-n crusade . "Well to awfully good day to win," years, been carrying against swimmers " he said, "but it just isn't right for football said. "With Larry, we could afford to be a little sloppy." organized sports in America. He has filed lawsuits, written' Gerard is in China representing the United States in a boc& and given lectures against the sports structure in several gymnastic meets. Senior Duane West also said America. Gerard's absence will hurt the meet, which features five Stress has challenged the NCAA, saying NCAA rcstric-- teams. Oklahoma State, Missouri and Kansas State Univer- tions result in collegiate athletes being underpaid and sities do not have gymnastic teams. overworked. To help call attention to this problem, fourth "His absence will affect us to a degree " West said, Stress has calkd for eclkgs football players to strike and twenty "but we have six ers who can take his place." and refuse to play in bowl gsmes this year. Husker Gary Juerink said Gerard's absence "sure shoots a hole through the scores. But this is just a They (the NCAA) yM ebit the hell out of the pbyers to beat their ass for all that money for the ath- preseason meet. We mdnly want to see how good we do athletes," Stress srd. "My pitch is thst coEege athletics letic then not it." ' departrnentsand get any of on coir.prl scries." , is an open market. AH I want is, first, if you're in busiacs Strea laid he had co Mea what athletes would be "We're stronger on ccmpulsories than Iowa' State " to admit it and then obey all the ruks a business has to -- paid in an open market situation, but he said the xckrbs AHen said. "The guys can now see they can't get by obey." probably would be comparable to thoss ia miner - krgue without doing the Uttlt things " Stress has been attacking organized rport for four sports. ""., "We always shoot for number one," West said. We years. He estimates he has rpest $10jD) to S12JDO0 in Stress szil hs is beginning to realize the fruits of bis rWe good depth and the cosptilsoties could do jx to his efforts and an additional $5000 to S60p00 in time labors. th?5E(lQW State)." lost to his b urine ss. ,."'"'IXAA trcullsJ - JutrirJc sdi AHen "always tc4d us that Iowa State ISs has fZzi two hwrits ia ihose four The law- "I think -- the NCAA years. " is heading for much trouble," he would If a number stsSow the yple thinp got tfht," Jutrir.k tiii. suits hid cf defendants, including the NCAA, said. "I think the days cf the college athlete catering to said AS h-tie- "He theyH go down 'the gutter pretty cssy. the nd Football League and the National Bictba3 the NCAA are ending." we have is to do hit our sets." .Associstion. While Stress approach may be a bit unorthodox (he-sen- ds Jusrink, who suffered a broken arm last year, tzH Stress claimed that the United States Constitution cut prea releases filled with words like avcs, it hasn't affected his performance this year. makes individual stales sovereign oyer education, lis said crooks. litter and emhezzbnent), his ideas nzks some en be the courts have said the &t?s cannot A. aid another key to a tlasker vjctoiy would redekgate the sense and undoubtedly win be considered for crgsnizsd the performance cf ycszrtr gycrsists. authority crtz education. In Stress opinisn, the NCAA sports in the future. They have been &ok.g very wc3," he said. 1 expect involves a reaslegataon ot tnis autnonty to control edu-- Does Stress plan to continue his efforts? and on March. then to jd by February through "I dent see how I can give it up," he siid. "I just cant West 2.--4 Alcn ssii the Univ:n ty of Oklahoma will What Stress wants is college a'JJctes to compete in explain it." push ISU for meet hewers. , . an cpen maiket. Ia other words, to be pail for their Those interested in receiving his releases " West interesting tur ccffijls-orie- can pull us cvtr the ethers t&lcnts. i WritC &t 3725 Tilb0t 2211 p- Dl:z' am' SL-n- a' sdJ. T,'e have ths potential to do it" It's ridiculous when yoa hr,t a star like OJ. 92105