The NC&$ April 11, 1984, Volume 21 Number 1s Official Publication of’ th Georgetown, Houston get NCAA committee working 19.7 rating on television on drug-testing program The 1984 Division I Men’s CBS-TV averaged a 9.2 rating Basketball Championship game for the 17 championship games it Work has begun on an NCAA will make a preliminary report to the North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the between Georgetown and Houston carried this year. A table on page drug-testing program, as specified NCAA Council in April and will commlttee chair. Other members are on CBS-TV received a 19.7 rating X lists the ratmgs for those games. by Proposal No. 163 adopted at the have a recommendation for the 1985 Daniel F. Hanley, M.D., Dartmouth and a 29 share. The Entertainment and Sports annual Convention in January. NCAA ConventIon. A progress College; Robert J. Murphy, M. D., Programming Network cablecast The Special Committee on Drug report will be published in The NCAA Ohio State Umversity; James C. The figures, compared with a all 25 games produced by NCAA Testing met April 2 in Los Angeles News prior to July I, as specified in Puffer, M. D., University of Cali- 22.7 rating and a 33 share for the Productions. In addition to cable and began work on outlines for three the resolution. fornia, Los Angeles; Sandra Sabatini, 1983 final between North Carolina coverage, games produced by testing approaches. The committee Carl S. Blyth of the Umversity of M.D., University of Illinois School State and Houston, follow adeclin- NCAA Productions were televised of Medicine, and Gerald P. Sherman, ing trend in sports ratings on on 1 IO stations. The Maryland- University of Toledo. Don television, as noted in the March Ilhnois contest and the Kentucky- Catlin, M.D., University of Cali- 2X issue of The NCAA News. Loulsvdle game in the Mideast fornia, Los Angeles, the director of the Olympic Analytical Laboratory, Ratings are determined by an region received the most coverage. Maryland-Illinois was shown on is a consultant. average percentage of possible In addition to developing strategies, television homes viewing the pro- 14stations while Kentucky-Louis- ville was seen on 16 stations. The the committee agreed on a preliminary gram, and the share is an average regional semifinal matching list of drugs to be banned and for percentage of the nation’s sets in which tests would be conducted; use viewing the program. Kentucky and Louisville received a 6.4 rating that tied for fourth on discussed possible sanctions against The highest-rated NCAA cham- the ESPY list of highest-rated individuals and institutions for failure pionship game was aired in 1979 programs. The Memphis State- to pass the tests, and began developing when the final between Indiana Houston game received a 5.3 rating procedures, including security mea- State and Michigan State received and tied for sixth on the all-time sures, for collecting samples. a 24. I rating and a 38 share. SW Georgetown, page 8 The committee considered tailoring the testing procedures to particular sports, which would result in more testing in some sports than others. Similar tailoring of the drug list also Convention review was discussed. Alcohol, for example, might be included in testing at the rifle championships, where it could on Council’s agenda enhance performance; it would not Convention issuesand the establish- Convention. be included at other championships, ment of the firbt NCAA Presidents’ Elsewhere in its agenda, the Council where its dcprcssant nature would CornmissIon are among the items to will review the establishment of the detract from performance. be considered by the NCAA Council Presidents’ Commission, which cur- Implementation of the program in its April 16-18 meeting at the rently is in the process of selecting its would occur over three years, Westin Crown Center Hotel, Kansas officers, and appropriate relationships probably starting with the 1985-86 City. Missouri. between the Commission and the academic year. In the first year, tests Beginning the second full year of Council. would be conducted at about one- its 44-member, federated structure, Committee reports to be received third of the Association’s champion- the Council&and, in appropriate by the Council include the new Special ships. Another third would be added cases, the Divisions I, II and III Committee on Drug Testing’s recom- the second year; by the third year, Steering Committees meeting sep- mendations on meeting the provisions testing would take place at all NCAA events. arately-will review the 1984 NCAA of 1984 Convention Proposal No. Photo by Norm Schindler Convention and initial planning for 163 and the Special Committee on TOD scorer A random sample of the partici- I the 1985 Convention. Player Agents’ presentation of a pants would be tested, including all Megan Marsden was the top scorer for the University qf Utah Included in that topic will be a proposed agent registration form. of the top finishers at individual report by the Special Committee on The Council and the Division I in the Utes’third consecutive Division I Women’s Gymnastics championships. The total would Convention Operations, which will See Convenrion. page 8 Championships victory See stn~ on puge 3. average 15 percent hut might range meet the day prior to the Councd from five to 25 percent, depending meeting to consider such matters as on the event. Results would be electronic voting, voting in the Deadline approaches for I-A legislation available in about three days. division round tables and the overall The deadline for submission of submission received after April 29 rescission procedures are applicable There are plans to test Division Convention schedule. The special football legislation for consideration can be accepted. Amendments should to the midyear meeting actions. I-A football players, although there is not an NCAA championship in committee-including NCAA Secre- at the first Division I-A midyear be sent to Stephen R. Morgan, Delegates attending the I-A meeting See tary-Treasurer John K. Davis, chair; legislative meeting is Sunday, April director of legislative services, at the also are permitted to propose other NCAA. page 8 Alan J. Chapman, Association parlia- 29. NCAA national office. legislation, not limited to Division mentarian, and Robert T. Shields, a Any proposed amendment involv- The Division I-A midyear meet- I-A, for consideration at the 1985 In the News. - member of the Division III Steering ing football at Division I-A insti- ing was established by action of the Convention. The deadline for receipt Committee-also will submit its tutions must be received in the NCAA 1984 NCAA Convention. The Divi- Former college baseball player of that type of proposal in the national George “Pinky” Nelson moves from report to the NCAA Executive Com- national office on or before that date sion I-A membership is permitted to office IS June 2 I mittee when it meets in May. in order to be acted upon at the June adopt legislation relating exclusively the outfield to outer space 2 Other Convention-related matters 28-29 Division I-A meeting at the to Division I-A, which means football All amendments properly sub- The satisfactory-progress rule is before the Council will include a Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago. legislation under the existing NCAA mitted in accordance with the April discussed in the Legislative Assistance review of all Council-sponsored Proposed amendments, which must regulations. Any such proposal 29 deadline will be included m the column.............................3 legislation that was defeated or not be sponsored by at least six Division adopted by the midyear meeting will Official Notice and Program of the Men’s Fencing Committee recom- considered at the 1984 Convention I-A member institutions, may be become effective at the end of the Division I-A meeting, which will be mends changes in the championships mailed with the delegate-appointment and consideration of legislation submitted by mail, Mailgram or 1985 NCAA Convention, thus format . 4 already submitted for the 1985 telecommunication device, but no assuring that the Association’s form from the national office May 14. Women’s sports seek growth by turning to promotion Second of two articles Shannon Riley, the new promo- tions are needed to expand the profitable in the long run. Stringer’s teams established and Merrily Dean Baker, women’s tions and public relations director, is public’s awareness of the top-notch The marketing attitude is taking reestablished the Big Ten Conference athletics director at the University of not untypical of the young women competition found in women’s ath- hold. attendance record for women last Minnesota, Twin Cities, underscored who are moving into those positions letics at Minnesota,” Riley says. When C. Vivian Stringer was season, drawing 7,130 fans to a the importance of promotions in in women’s intercollegiate athletics. Minnesota’s goals are similar to named head women’s basketball March 2 game with Northwestern women’s athletics recently when she She is an experienced manager, those of most women’s athletics coach at the University of Iowa last University. appointed a new director of promo- having worked as a special projects programs at Division I institutions. year, she said, “Our goal was to Other major women’s programs tions and public relations. coordinator for the mayor of St. A year ago, some athletics programs provide a product that everyone have successful promotions programs “The whole area of promotions Paul and as a project manager for were making money, but most were would respond to.” under way in hopes of gaining more and public relations is a vital one at the city’s planning and development not (The NCAA News, February And respond they did, due in large control over their futures.