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Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association February 8,1989, Volume 26 Number 6 Top coaches will preview 1989 football season Ten outstanding NCAA football as moderator of the preview. Curry coaches, including two who rank Charles McClendon, executive Curry and his squad overcame among the all-time leaders in coach- director of the American Football numerous obstacles to post a 9-3 ing victories, and approximately 60 Coaches Association, also will be in record in 1988 and continue Alaba- of the nation’s top sportswriters will attendance. ma’s record number of bowl ap- gather February 19-21 at the Hyatt Iwo panels of three coaches each pearances. Alabama now has Regency Crown Center Hotel in will meet with sportswriters on the appeared in 41 bowl games going Kansas City, Missouri, to participate first morning 01 the preview to back to 1926, including a 29-28 in the Association-sponsored Cal- discuss pertinent topics in college victory over Army in this year’s Sun lege Football ‘89 Preview. athletics and to give their views Bowl. Among the coaches scheduled to about their teams’ and conferences’ Curry lost three starters to injury attend the 13th annual preview are outlooks. in a IO-day span early in the season the University of Michigan’s Glenn but held the Crimson Tide together After lunch, NCAA Executive “Bo”Schembechler and the Univer- and never lowered the team’s goals. Director Richard D. Schultz will sity of Georgia’s Vince Dooley, both He improvised and compensated address the gathering; and then, of whom rank among the top IO and still talked to his team about coaches will be available for indi- coaches in all-time coaching victo- winning the Southeastern Confer- vidual interviews. The day will be ries. ence championship. A one-point capped with a reception and dinner. Other coaches attending the prc- loss to Louisiana State burst the view are Bill Curry, University of A panel of four coaches will meet Crimson Tide’s bubble, but late- Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Dennis Er- the sportswriters the following mom- season victories over Texas A&M ickson, Washington State Univer- ing. At noon, a telephone press and Army brought the team a meas- Charles McClendon Roger 0. Valdiisem’ sity; Rocky Hager, North Dakota conference with NCAA Division I urc of respect. years but he rebuilt the program That same team defeated Alabama, State University; Ken Hatfield, Uni- Men’s Basketball Committee chair After playing in the National and finished with a 29-24-3 record. Georgia and Clemson, the first Tech versity of Arkansas, Fayetteville; and University of Arizona athletics Football League for 10 years, Cur- The Yellow Jackets posted an im- team to do so in the same season in Don Nehlen, West Virginia Univer- director Cedric W. Dempsey will be ry’s coaching career began at Geor- pressive 9-2-I record in 1985 and 22 years. sity; Tom Osborne, IJniversity of held to discuss the Division I Men’s gia Tech in 1976 as an assistant ended the season with a stunning Nebraska, Lincoln; Paul Roach, Basketball Championship. Bill Mill- coach. For the next three seasons, Dooley 17-14 victory over Michigan State University of Wyoming, and Steve saps, sports editor of the Richmond he was offensive line coach for Bart One of only a handful of Division in the All-American Bowl. Spurrier, Duke University. Times Dispatch. will serve as mod- Starr at Green Bay. He accepted the I-A coaches with 200 or more victo- Roger 0. Valdiserri, University of erator of the press conference. Georgia Tech head football job in Other highlights of Curry’s tenure ries, Dooley announced his retire- Notre Dame associate athletics dim Following are brief biographical 1980 and brought the program back at Tech included his 1984 team ment December 14 after 25 years as rector and chair of the NCAA Corn- sketches of the coaches selected for to respectability. snapping Clemson’s 20-game At- Georgia’s head coach. He retired munications Committee, will serve the 1989 preview. The team was 2-19-\ his first two lantic Coast Conference win streak. SQQ%p couche% page 3 Commission committee seeks suggestions on three topics The NCAA Presidents Commis- Long Beach, and now trustee pro- professor in the department of post- 1 vice-president, and John W. Ryan, Member institutions and confer- sion’s Advisory Committee to Rem fessor of political science at that secondary education at Oregon president emeritus of Indiana Uni- ences are invited to send comments view the Governance Process has institution. State University, and James J. versity and chair of the Commis- and suggestions to the task force identified three major topics in its Members: Wilford S. Bailey, irn- Whalen, president, Ithaca College. sion’s advisory committee. chairs, using these addresses: assignment and is inviting the mediate past president of the l The nature and “atmosphere” Included among the documents Stephen Horn, 3944 Pine Avenue, NCAA membership to submit sug- NCAA; Stan Bates, retired com- of NCAA Conventions. and suggestions that will be reviewed I .ong Beach, California 90807. gestions in those areas. missioner of the Western Athletic Chair: John L. Toner, retired di- in detail by the task forces is the Otis A. Singletary, University of In the committee’s first meeting, Conference, and .Joe L. Singleton, rector of athletics at the University governance proposal presented at Kentucky, 104 King Library North, February I in Atlanta, it decided to former director of athletics at the of Connecticut and a former NCAA the Presidents Commission National I.exington, Kentucky 40506-0039. approach its assignment by forming University of California, Davis, now president. Forum last June in Orlando by John L. Toner, Golden Arms, three task forces, each dealing with a physical education professor at Members: Alan J. Chapman, pro- President Lattic F. Coor of the Apt. 807, New Smyrna Beach, Flor- one of the identified topics. that institution. fessor of mechanical engineering at University of Vermont. ida 32069. The topics and the chair and l The role of chief executive of Rice University and the Associa- The task forces will develop prop- The advisory committee was members of each task force: ficers in the governance process. tion’s parliamentarian; Gwendolyn osals for consideration by the full formed by the Presidents Commis- l l‘he Association’s legislative Chair: Otis A. Singletary, presi- Norrell, retired faculty athletics rep- committee in its next meeting, sched- sion last fall, after consultation with process and desirable hearing pro- dent emeritus, (Jniversity of Ken- resentative at Michigan State Um- uled March 15-16 in Kansas City, the NCAA Administrative Com- cedures regarding proposed legisla- tucky. versity and former NCAA Division Missouri. mittee. tion. Members: William E. “Bud” Da- Chair: Stephen Horn, former pres- vis, former chancellor of the Oregon ident of Ca!ifornia State University, Higher Education System, now a Additional funds sought to expand project aimed at eating disorders Ice hockey play-offs An expansion of a project to lation following a recommendation takes the problem a step further. combat eating disorders among stu- by the committee. The proposal “The problem isn’t steroids, and dent-athletes, particularly women, also was endorsed by the NCAA it Isn’t eating disorders,” he told the have first sellout is being sought by the NCAA Com- Committee on Women’s Athletics. Boston Globe. “It’s the thinking mittee on Competitive Safeguards For the first time in the 41-year history of the NCAA Division I Assisting the NCAA sports that ‘whatever it is, it’s not going to Men’s Icr Hockey Championship, tickets for the semifinals and and Medical Aspects of Sports. science staff in production of the hurt me, and 1 can do it and win.’ third-place and championship contests are sold out. The committee will recommend material is Ann C. Grandjean of the “Anorexia, bulimia, steroid to the Executive Committee that The championship will be played March 30 to April I at the International Center for Sports Nu- abuse-it all works in the short funds be made available to produce 15,600-seat Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. trition at the University of Nebraska run, for 18 months, until the wheels three 1S-minute videotapes on eating “That is a real credit to the Twin Cities area and its support of ice Medical Center. fall off,” Pengally said. disorders, which would be available hockey and, in this case, intercollegiate ice hockey,” said Daniel B. Originally, only one videotape A coach of about 50 runners in to the Association’s membership. “Tucker” DiEdwardo, NCAA director of championships and staff was planned, but committee Massachusetts, Bob Sevene, said Related printed materials also would liaison to the Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Committee. members agreed that more mfor- the problem is not of epidemic pro- be made available. “This is the first time all four sessions have sold out. mation should be made available. portions, “hut it is a serious prob- The committee’s action, which “The people who came before the committee representing St. Paul Some equate the problem of eat- lem. took place during its January I7- 19 ing disorders in athletics with that said they could sell out the Civic Center because this is a great hockey “This is as big a problem as ste- meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, of steroids. area. And this is probably beyond their expectations. roids; it does the same thing,“Sevenc follows approval of legislation by An Oregon psychologist and “They thought they would sell out sometime in late February said, referring to the physical dam- instead of two months in advance.” the NCAA Convention in January sports consultant says Kating dis- agt: caused by eating disorders.