Writers and coaches talk college football A total of 53 writers from gan; Jackie Sherrill, University across the country and nine of of Pittsburgh, and Grant the nat,ion’s premier football Tc*aE, Baylor IJniversity. coaches gathered February The writers and coaches also 23-24 in Kansas City and dis- parlic,ipated in an extended cussed various items of interest question~and~answer session to those involved with college with Charles Alan Wright., football. IJniversity of Texas, Austin, The coaches who participat- chair of the NCAA Commit tee ed in the panel for the annual on Infractions. event were Robby Bowden, A number of subjects were Florida Stat,e IJniversity; covered during the two days of Vince Dooley, IJnivcrsity of disc~ussion, but particular em- Georgia; LaVsll Edwards, phasis was placed on new Brigham Young [Jniversity; H. NCAA recruiting legislation K. Harper, California Poly- and moves taken to reduce the t.echnic State IJniversity, San costs of college football. Luis Obispo; I)on .James, Uni- The session with Wright versity of Washingt,on; Warren dealt, heavily with recent pub- Powers, IJrriversity of Mis- licized recruiting scandals and soul-i. Columbia: Bo Schern- with a review of the Associa- bechier, IJniversity of Michi- tion’s enforcement program. Don James, Warren Powers and Jackie Sherrill at College Football Preview VOL. 18 - NO. 4 February 28, 1981 Women’s committee schedule set Meetings have been sched- administrators have agreed to Missouri. uled for all new NCAA lend their time in establishing Women’s (;ymnastics: April CEOs meet in September women’s sports commit tees NcAI\ WOnlen’S Ctlarrlt1ifJn- 12-14, Chicago, Illinois. The second annual NCAA-sponsored meeting of chief that were created by passage of ships,” said Ruth Berkey, Women’s Volleyball (all dim the gover-nancc plan at the N(_:AA director of women’s visions): April 13-15, Kansas executive officers of member instit,utions has been sched- 1981 Conveiit,ion. championships. “WC believe City, Missouri. uled f’or September 28-29 at the Hyat,t Regency Hotel in these committee members will Women’s Swimming: April Kansas City, Missouri. ‘I‘hr first of’ 13 srhrdulcd meetings was held Yebruary ensure the quality of the first 20-23, Kansas City, Mrssouri. This year’s gathering will include separate sessions for NCAA women’s champion- Women’s I,acrosse: May 2% %:)-25 with the Ijivision I Field chief executives from Divisions I, II and III. The 1980 ships.” 30, Princeton, New .Jcrsey. IIockcty Commit tee. The con- rnecting involved only Division I chief executives when the mitters will t)c planning the, 29 Women’s sports committee W(JrIleIl’S Softtmtt: .June 15- members and pictures of corn- 17, site to be determined. planned Divisions 11 and III meetings were cancelled WfJrIleIl’S championshil,s that the N(:AA will initiate during mittee chairs not published in Ijivision II Women’s Bas- because an insufficient number f’ronl those divisions would the1 19H122 academic year. the October 1.5, 1980, issue of ketball: June 2 l-24, StJrirlg- be able t,o attend. the N(-:AA News will appear in field, Massachusetts. In Divisions I and II, each voting allied conference will be The wo~iien’s committees the March 15, 19X1, issue. Division III Women’s Has- will be determining the size of Following is a list of the LI~ kethall: June 22-25, Hershey, invited t.o select, one chief executive from it,s membership to championship brackets, dates c.oming meetings of the NCAA Pennsylvania. attend the meeting, and a proport.ionat,e number will be evfmts, and sites of respective wfmf~rl’s sports c~ommittees: Women’s Fencing: .June 26- invited t.o represent independent institut,ions. The Division selection procedures and the Division I Women’s Raskct 28, Dallas, Texas. 111 Steering Cornmitlee is selecting the chief executives to rules to be utilized in each ball: March 9-11, Kansas (:ity, WfJrllen’S Tennis: July 15-l 7, be invited t,o t,hat division’s meeting. sport Missouri. site to be determined. Detailed planning for t.he meeting will begin in March, “We are plcased that so Women’s Track and Field: Women’s (iolf: ,July 19-21, many outstanding coaches and March 3C)-April 1, Kansas City, Snowmass, Colorado. and it is anticipated that initial invitations will he extended wit,hin the next few weeks. The annual meet,ing of chief execut,ive officers is intended Radio network to carry championship to serve as a discussion forum and educational program in A national radio network for See affi//ate I~st. page 7 ciates in the tournament. The which chief execut.ives can review major policy areas in the Division I Men’s Basket- I,exington, Kentucky, firm ad- intercollegiate athletics. ball Championship March officials anticipate this year’s ministered an independent 2X-30 will be cotJ~x~d~ic~d by the count will exceed 500. As of NCAA network for four years NCCAA and .lim Host and As- February 17, 279 stations had before t.earning wit.h NRC) and signed rontracts, including sociates and t.he NBC Radio . the NCAA. Net,work. eight rn the rrat.ron’s top 10 Veteran sportscaster This will he the third yeax markets and 64 in the top 100. &wood Ledford will handle A new NCAA look for the network, which exceed- It, is the sixth year of in- the broadcasting chores for the The NCAA has adopt,ed a he replaced with capital letters ed 400 stations in 19X0. Host. volvement for Host and Asso- sixth consecutive year. new seal, pict,uring both a man that hre not interlocked. and woman, in conjunction The original logo was treat- with t,he inclusion ok women ed in 1968 as a result of rem throughout the NCAA struc- quests from member institu- ture. tions for uniform patches. The seal had been used on uniforms The seal was created to ac- prior to 1968, but the NCAA knowledge the passage of the created the logo because it was NCAA governance plan, which more easily identified from a provided the means for includ- distance. ing women’s athletic programs Because of an ever-increas- within the NCAA. ing number of uses for the logo, Ken Burdett of the House of it was determined that a more Usher, a Kansas City firm, readable logo was needed. It is created the seal, which re- hoped the noninterlocking, places the original one adopted capital letters will be more in 1950. readily identifiable at a dis- Along with the new seal, the tance and will meet the diverse NCAA has adopted a new logo needs of the NCAA logo. in an effort to make the NCAA John Muller, a Kansas City letters more readable. The graphic artist,, created the new NCAA logo NCAA seal small, interlocking letters will logo. The Editor’s View Attention focuses on television Since the time the National Broadcast- builds to a final, frenzied conclusion. ing Company carried the first NCAA-con- Whatever the cause, the sport has expe- trolled football game in 1952, the Associa- rienced a remarkable growth period similar tion has maintained a keen interest in to the one football underwent in the late television as it relates to intercollegiate ’60s and early ’70s. Football ratings have athletics. since stabilized, and thoughts now have Why can’t Johnny read? That constant interest has become more turned to making a good television product By Ed Fowler pronounced lately with attention being even better. Houston Chronicle focused on rights negotiations to the Divi- An NCAA membership survey indicates Why can’t dohnny read? Perhaps it’s because he’s spending too sion I Men’s Basketball Championship. A the membership has a desire to explore the much time running, jumping and throwing. Johnny can, in fact, possibility of a two-network football ar- special NCAA negotiating committee met remain eligible to participate in sports even if his academic in February and narrowed the choice of rangement, hoping it would lead to more progression is appreciably below minimum standards. networks to NBC and CBS. A decision is time on television, more income and more In most area school districts, a high school student can fail two competitiveness between the networks. expected on the subject March 3. courses each semester, and sometimes t,hree, and remain eligible Negotiations for the next football pack- However, a number of difficulties implicit for sxt,racurricular activities. He won’t graduate in the normal in the two-network arrangement must be age have not yet begun in earnest. At this eight, semesters at that ~JXC, but he can continue heaving point, the NCAA Football Television reconciled before it can be considered a touchdown passes even as he is on course for extra semest,ers in Committee is in the process of determining strong alternative. school, or failure to graduate. what the membership wants and needs Otherwise, the membership seems The situation is not new. Minimum standards are formulated from a new plan and how that information pleased with the current plan and past by the IJniversity Interscholastic, l,eague, which oversees in- can be practically applied. plans in that they have provided maximum terscholastic programs in 1,lS 1 Texas high schools. IJIL officials television exposure for a maximum say the standards now in use were established in the l!+lOs or The most striking similarity between the number of institutions while at the same early ’50s. School district,s may apply more st,ringent standards of two areas, of course, is that both involve time protecting in-stadium attendance.