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Boobies finish undefeated,
in last intramural flag fo
By Andrew Miller selected the ?
The Doobies finally reached the No. 1 spot compete,
on the intramural flag football poll this past When the i
WCfk Jis thf?v heramp fhr> thir/1 tf?atn tn dav. all team
the position this year. won 60 perci
The Doobies started out fourth in the division play
preseason poll and steadily moved up as the l?st more
other top-ranked teams were upset. 8? to ^e B c
Intramural football director Ken Puett had The same
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11~v_1 iu ut iiic eventual winner 01 is-mno. ?i
the championship, but later switched to Phi their ganr
Kappa Sigma who held the top spot for three teams that lc
weeks. the B divisio
"The Doobies have played consistantly all The BC-st
season," he said. "They've played a B plus percent of tl
schedule and have come out undefeated." sion of the f
"They played three ranked teams so far," However,
Puett said. "They've done real well. And if has been a c
they finish undefeated, they'll have the inside ^B anc*
track for being No. 1 in the tournament." The poll 1
The playoffs, which will begin on Nov. 1, l^ie teams,
have been changed since last year. All teams not necessai
are eligible for the playoffs if they have not division, 1
forfeited more than one game, and don't ficial said. '
have a sportsmanship rating of 6.5 or lower. start l^e
Also this year, there are two different skill ^a&
levels divisions for the men's leauu<. Doobies be;
Before the season began, each team
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Record Division Sigma
10. Cola I
1. Ooobies 6 0 AB Womei
2. AFRO 5 0 1 AB
3. Lechers 5-1 BC 1. Delta i
4. Phi Kappa Sigma 5.1 AB 2. Kappa
5. II Cool 51 BC 3. Tri De
6. Kappa Alpha 4-0-2 AB 4. Kappa
7. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 41-1 AB 5. Chi On
SportS
estions fri
By Kevin Sullivan
A select committee, in a recommendation
to the National Collegiate
Athletic Association, has proposed
that freshmen be ineligible to par- _j
ticipate in varsity basketball and footo>%
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The proposal was presented ^long
I with other recommendations in an
NCAA-sponsored meeting of institutional
chief executive officers Sept. 19
and 20 in Kansas City, Mo.
According to John Schaefer, ex- -
ecuuve airecior ana acung cnair 01 ine
committee, the full report is expected e
to be available about the end of r
October. "
IN THE report, the Select Commit- v
tee on Athletic Problems and Concerns b
in Higher Education, said the proposals
are designed "to strengthen
academic standards for Division 1 ^
student-athletes."
In regard to academic issues, the s
committee reported "academic stan- a
dards for Division 1 student-athletes 0
should be more demanding than they
are now, considering the fact that r
other students who receive nerfor- 1
mance scholarships are expected to excel
over the academic performances of a
the student body in general." F
Along with the tougher academic 8
standards proposed by the committee, ^
a new proposal for freshmen eligibility r
has been offered.
The report states "its recommendation,
in the final meeting, which was
not a unanimous position, is that
freshmen should be ineligible to compete
in varsity football and basketball
in Division 1.
t
FRESHMEN INELIGIBILITY is
designed to help the student-athlete
because "the freshman year is critical t
and many student-athletes begin their r
academic career in a disadvantaged
position from which they never r
emerge," the report said. i
ranked No. 1 Hi
otball poll '!|||
kill level at which they would
layoff seeds go out next Monin
the AB skill level who have
nt of their games go to the A
ffs, and those teams that have
n 40 percent of the games will
ivision playoffs.
works for the BC-skill-level
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:ams mai nave won ou pcujcm
es will face the AB-skill-levelst
40 percent of their games in
ill-level teams who have lost 40
eir games will be in the C divi- W
he intramural flag football poll ;
tmbination of both teams in the ||P^V
as no bearing on the seeding of
The Doobies, for example, are
ly the No.l seed team in the A .
eeny Foiles an intramural ofWhen
we start to seed teams, we
3le poll process over again."
ootball action this week, the
t Navy ROTC 7-6, and secondSee
"Intramurals," page 18
is i* i HD W"'W?
iu 4-1-1 AB
all 42 BC
I Record
Delta 4oi ^-"1
la 4-1-1 oniWn
Kappa Gamma 4.0 v. t)
rr H c The Roug
?9a 3-2-1 The Rough
eshman e
"Academics are falling apart. You
fter games, and they can't even tal
jreer lasts onlv three vears. We've
? Notre C
Accompanying this freshmen in- j
ligibility proposal, the committee also (
ecommends the following conditions
n its report:
No freshman may participate in
arsity competition in Division 1
asketball or football teams.
The student-athlete is eligible for
hree years of varsity competition
ollowing the freshman year.
During the freshman year, the
tudent-athlete is eligible for practice
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?n the junior varsity level.
The student-athlete is eligible to
eceive financial aid during the
reshman year.
The number of scholarships
llowed for Division 1 football
irograms would increase from 95
;rants to a limit of 104 grants. In
?asketball, the limit of grants would
nove from 15 to 16.
The proposal by the select commitee
to prohibit freshman eligibility has
eceived mixed reviews from coaches
tround the nation.
USC head basketball coach Bill
roster said he aerees with the commit
ee's proposals.
44I FAVOR it," Foster said, "I
hink it will bring early signings (by
ecruits) this year."
Foster, in a press conference with
vletro conference coaches, said the
uling would bring immediate charges
h Riders' Don Bain spikes the ball in a practice folio
Riders won the match 7-15, 15-8, 15 11.
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Sigibility f
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see kids getting interviewed
k. The average pro basketball
nnt tn l/aop Uot in a???un4."
lame assistant basketball coach
Pete Gillen
m
in programs for the first year it is in ) P
effect..
"If t'np frAchman rul#? onpc in um
may need to bring in extra (players)
possibly from the J.V. this season,"
Foster said.
Pete Gillen, an assistant basketball
coach to Digger Phelps at Notre
Dame, also favors the rule.
"COACH PHELPS is against
freshman eligibility, and I agree,"
Gillen said. "It's a great adjustment
emotionally, academically and
physically for an athlete. It's too much
pressure. For every Adrian Dantley
and Kelly Tripucka (former Notre w J
Dame players) there are kids that drop ' j
out, transfer or have problems in
general. We're not minor leagues for
the pros.
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nvauwiintdai^ iaiuii? aj;a 11, vjintn
said. "You see kids getting interviewed
after games, and they can't even talk.
The average pro basketball career lasts
only three years. We've got to keep
that in account." *
While many coaches see benefits in a
freshman ineligibility rule, some
coaches find it unnecessary.
USC head football coach Joe Mor- i"
rison said freshman would continue to ' >
spend a great deal of time on athletics.
"THEY'RE STILL going to be
practicing and playing a freshman
schedule." Morrison said "Thpv'll
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