The NCAA N ews November 7,1983, Volume 2tJ Number 39 Official Publication Council approves CEO commission proposal The NCAA Council voted Novcm- Kansas City. national policy considerations.” William H. Baughn, faculty reprc- constitution to establish a body of44 her 1 to propose legislation at the “This IS a major commitment by Members of the Special Committee srntatlve, University of Colorado; chief executive officers that would 19X4 Convention to establish an the Council to develop an effective on Governance Review -all members Asa N. Green, president, Livingston br called the NCAA Presidents’ NCAA Presidents’ Commission as a mechanism for the involvement by of the Council are .John R. Davis, Ilnivcrslty; Arliss L. Roaden, prcsl- Commission. Included would be 22 means ot involving institutlonal chief chief executive officers in the overall NCAA secretary-treasurer and chair dent, Tennessee ‘I rchnological Uni& representatives from Division I and executive officers morceflect~vely m governance and control of Inter- -- versity, and Kenneth .I. Weller, I I each from Divisions II and III. At athletics matters. collegiate athletics,” NCAA President N<IAA Division Ill vice-president least three women CEOs would be The detailed plan was developed John L. Toner said. “‘fhr NCAA and president of Central College included, assuring representation by the NCAA Special C‘ommittee on was founded on democratic principles of the committee, faculty athletic (Iowa). proportionate to the number of female Governance Review and unanimously and the Council plan maintains that representative at Oregon State Uni- ‘I he legislation to be voted upon CEOs in the membership. adopted by the Council at a special lundamcntal prlnclple whllc cnhan- versity; Willard S. Bailey, interim at the 19X4 NCAA Convention in The Division 1 representation November I meeting m suburban cing the participation of CF.Os in president, Auburn University; Dallas would amend the NCAA would include one CEO from each ol the nme Division I-A conferences (selected by the conferences them- selves, as is the case on the NCAA UCLA will play host Council), one from each of the four Division I-AA football regions, two representing Division I-A indepen- to six championships dent institutions, four representing A November 9 press conference (March 3Oand April I), the Division Dlvlsion I members that do not sponsor football in that division (“I- will mark the official beginning of an I Women’s Gymnastics Champion- Other”) and three selected at large. unprecedented task for the University ships (April 6-7), the Division I of Calitorma, Los Angeles, m being Men’s Gymnastics Championships The three at-large positions would be earmarked for D&Ion I-A, host to SIX NCAA championship (April 12-14). the Men’s Volleyball events, all in a two-month period. Championship (May 4-5) and the Division I-AA and Division I-Other. UCLA will be the site of the Division I Women’s Tennis Cham- The representation would assure Division I Men’s Basketball Cham- pionships (May 12-20). regional balance in the same manner pionship West regional (March 23 Plans for the six events will he as on the NCAA Council. Members and 2.5). the Division I Women’s detalled during the luncheon press of the Presidents’Commission would Basketball Championship final four conference at Pauley Pavilion. serve four-year terms, and the Corn- Serving as master of ceremonies will mission itself would elect one of its be Gary Bender, CBS Sports collcgc members to serve a5 chair for a two- year term. Amendment football and basketball announcer. Guest speakers will be John L. ‘I oncr, In keeping with the federated NCAA president: Charles E. Young, structure of the Council, the Com- mission would act as one body to total highest lJCLA chancellor; Thomas Bradley, deal with matters involving overall mayor of Los Angeles, and .Peter Association policy and interdivision Ueberroth, president of the Los since 1977 interests. Members of the Commis- Angeles Olympic Organizing Com- sion from each division would con- Delegates to the 1984 NCAA Con- mittee. sider and act separately on ISSUCS vention in Dallas will be facing a SIX student-athletes, representing relating to those divisions. the highest number of leglslatlve each of the competitions, will be The Presidents’commission would proposals in seven years. introduced at the luncheon by 1960 be empowered to: A total of I62 proposals will appeal Olympic decathlon champion Rafcr I. Review any activity of the in the Official Notice of the Convrn- Johnson. Association: [ion, which will be mailed from the Judith R. Holland, senior associate 2. Plaec any matter of concern on national office November 22. director and dirrctor of women’s the agenda for any meeting of the ‘l~he 162 proposals are the most athletics at [JCLA, will coordinate Council or for an NCAA Convention. since 1977, when I75 proposals were the administrative efforts lor the 3. Commission studies of matters bef’orc Convention delegates. The events. With the 1984 Summer ofconcrrn in intercollegiate athletics 1977 total was preceded by a record Olympics scheduled for Los Angeles. and urge certain courses of action; 225 proposals in 1976. Holland sees the NCAA champion- 4. Propose legislation directly to In 197X, I6 I proposals were on the ships as an Important part of’ the any Convention. a privilege now Convention floor, followed by I32 city’s summer of sports. endoycd only by the Council and in lY79.103in 19X0, I21 in 1981,122 “We believe the NCAA champion- divlslon steering committees; in 19x2 and 132 last year. ships are the premier rvrnts to host, 5. Fstabllsh the final sequence of The 19x4 proposals are distributed and we wanted Los Angeles to he the legislative proposals in any Con- among I I legislative topics. ‘I he addi- city to host them In the Olympic vention agrnda(within theconstricts tional grouping rhls year is ama- year. “she said. “The NCAA cham- teurism pionshlps are the pinnacle of compe- See Council. pug-r 3 Although the playing-and-practice tilion lor the college athlete and one category contains the most proposal5 step before the Olympics. For somr In the News (24). the most important topics appear athletes, the NCAA championships IIlck Sheridan, head I‘oothall coach to be governance issues and academic are thclr Olympics. at I-urman University, believes his proposals. “At lJ<‘I.A, we have acommitment f’amily’s happiness is as important as The NCAA membership will con- to collrgr sports. We also have a his personal succrss _. _. 2 sider the proposed legislation when commitment to the amateur sports Football notes and statistics In all the Convention assembles January world, and NCAA championships divisions __. __. _. .4-7 9-I I at Loews Anatole in Dallas. mean the best in amateur sports.” Men’s basketball preview Chiel executive officers of active Holland, who will be backed by IO Championships previews In Dlvi& and allied members will receive forms f’ull-time IJCLA staff tnemhers and sion II men’s and women’s cross to he used in appolntmg voting possibly as many as 500 volunteers, country, Division I field hockey, delegates, alternates and vlsltors to said one of the school’s goals is to Division II men’s soccer. and Divlslon See I.qislulion. pqy I6 See UCLA. puge 16 III men’s soccer _. _. 12m/3 USA Network to cablecast 46 men’s basketball games ‘I he lJSA Network has announced The network also has contracts with January: 3 South Carolina at 25 Syracuseat Pittsburgh, *Florida Young, Georgetown at Providence; a 46-game schedule of cablecasts five other syndicators. Florida State; 4- Pittsburgh at State at I.ouisvillc; 2X-Marquette 2 I -Clemson at Virginia; 22-Syra- during the 19X3-X4 men’s c~)llrgr Following is the network’s sched- Boston College; 7-Mississippi State at Louisville; 30 Virginia Tech at cuse at Boston College, *Memphis basketball season. ulc. USA is available in more than at Vanderbilt; 9 California-Irvine Memphis State, I-rrsno State at IJtah State at Virglnla Tech; 25--IJCI,A The schedule teatures 21 teams 20 1111111011tlc>IIlc~. (Note: <;amc\ at Nevada-Las Vegas; IO& Louisiana State; 31 MISSISSIPPI at Auburn. at Southern California, Pittsburgh that were selected for last year’s marked with an asterisk will bc State at Tennessee; I I -Boston February: Villanova at St. John’s, at Syracuse; 27-LJCLA at Arizona NC-AA DIVISION I Men’s Basketball shown on a tape-delayed, same-day College at Providence; I4 UCI,A *Tulane at Louisville; 4 Notre State; 2X Oklahoma at Missouri; Championship and includes a l3- basis.) at Oregon, *Maryland at Duke: Dame at South Carolina; X-- *Villa- 29-Pittsburgh at Cieorgrtown, game package of Big East Confcrcnce November: 26- I ong Beach State I7 Kentucky at Florida; l8-Seton nova at Boston College; 9 UTEP *I.oulsvdle at Tulane. contests. Additional cablecasts, pro- at UCLA Hall at Villanova, *Missouri at at San Diego State; I I Villanova March: 3 Washington State at vided through an agreement with December: 6 Houston at I.ouis- Kansas: 21 Boston College at at Pittsburgh; IS-Cieorgetown at UCLA; 4 -Southern Conference Madison Square Garden I’roduc- iana State; IO ~ Iowa at Oregon State, Syracuse; 24- Florida at Georgia, Villanova, *FlorIda State at Memphis tournament final; IO-Southland [ions, will be added to the schedule. New Mexico at UCLA. *Oklahoma State at Oklahoma; State; IX *Notre Dame at Brigham Contercnce tournament final. 2 November 7, 1983 The NCAA Comment Coach won’t let family pay price of success By Ron Green teams have won 26 and lost seven. starting quarterback, starts for the circumstances would have to be showcases its scholars, devoting two The C‘harlotte Nrw AII things considered, it’s been basketball team and IS president of perfects” pages of its lootball brochure to When the college football season one of the most successful football thr student body at Traveler’s Rest In the meantime, coaching at players who have scored 3.000 or was over last year, several schools programs in the Carolinas for the High School,” said Sheridan.