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ABC losing shirt
Or. the back page of the Carolina football program is
magazine sportswriter Tim Cohane entitled ""Why
Surpasses the Fro Imitation."
Among Cohane's arguments for the college eame ar
and "diversification. "Diversifications. " apparently, like abandoning the
vr.d-; wing because of the inability of colleges like' UCLA and Tennessee
to recruit good prospects to play it. Or the "diversifications" that cause
quarterbacks who played in pro-set offenses like Jim Plunkett to be
dratted ahead of quarterbacks who didn't like Archie Manning.
Hut those points aren't really important. What does matter, though, is
that even though college football may be better than "the pro imitation."
it is costing the American Broadcasting Company its shirt to broadcast it.
'.Mule ABC's Monday night NFL games cleaned up for the network
bo?h monetarily and ratings-wise last year, its NCAA football series was
5-.5 million in the red for 1970. It was the third straight defi.it Year for
ABC.
A new two-year contract between ABC and the NCAA is in the process
of being negotiated, however, and it could cut the network's lo-es down
to a more respectable figure.
Among other clauses the new contract would allow ABC to televise
fames on both Labor Day fa Monday) and Veterans' Day la Tuesday) in
addition to a doubleheader on 'I hanksgiving. The network would also "have
the right, starting in the seventh week of the season, to pick its games only
ten days before the playing date (under the expiring contract, all games
have to be picked during the spring preceding the -eason).
Perhaps the most interesting new ABC proposal calls for an additional
Saturday game to be played at an un-peeitied warm-weather stadium the
second weekend of December. 'Ibis game could possibly be used as an
"unofficial" national championship game between the two top-ranked
teams in the wire service polls. The teams would still be eligible for bowl
bids.
All of these proposals are designed to put better teams and games on
the tube. The current rule limiting a college to only three television
appearances every two years (although a team could appear as many as
five times if it's selected to play two "wild card" games) has resulted in a
lot of boring television games.
Meanwhile, on the pro I'ootkill-television scene. "TV Ouide" reports
this week that home game blackouts are about to become a thing of the
past.
Senator William I'roxmire (D-Wis. introduced a bill in the Senate last
April that would ban blackouts tor any sports events already sold out. In
addition. Senator Adlai Stevenson (D-Ill.) has sponsored a bill that would
prohibit closed circuit and pay tv telecasts of games "unless the Federal
Communications Commission decides it is not commercially feasible on
free tv."
Needless to say. NFL Commissioner Bete Roelle is fighting hard
against the blackout ban. citing such figures as the 13.000 empty seats in
Baltimore when its playoff games against Cincinnati and Oakland were
broadcast from Washington. (Monthly liU motives would seem to be the
protection of the NFL's gate attendance, which runs at a phenomenal '
of capacity, but TV (iuide quotes from a network executive who says
Roelle has a different reason.
"He knows blackouts are doomed." the unidentified executive said. 'T
think he'll drop them voluntarily in two years, even if Congress doesn't
knock them out. Why two years? His contracts with the three networks
epirc then arid he'll use the move as a wedge for more money. He's
getting 45 million a year now and another 10 million or so will
compensate for losses at the gate."
It the blackouts are lifted, no one would be happier than the networks.
"Sure, we'd like to see blackouts lifted." director of CBS sports Bill
MacBhail told TV Guide. "We haven't gotten any heat yet from sponsors
because outside games draw almost as well as home-team games, but they
obviously would prefer to have local teams every week."
Si) it's beginning to look like Super Spectator is going to be able to
watch better football in the years ahead. Now. if they could just do
KMiiething about the announcers.
Tar Heel offense gets big test
The Carolina offense, which has been
here one week and gone the next, gets a
supreme lest in Kenan Stadium Saturday
when the Tar Heels battle (Tern son in an
Atlantic Coast Conference showdown.
Ihe Tar Heel offensive team flashed
brilliance early in the season and then ran
into a period of inconsitency. Going into
last week's game against William and
Mary, Carolina had scored only one
touchdown in eight quarters.
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"Our entire football team has been
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by David Zucchino
Spr-ris Writer
Ba-eball started it years ago when
Sunday play was authorized. Football did
it with television cn Sunday afternoons.
Now even Carolina soccer is getting
caught by the doubleheader syndrome.
Yes. there's a real live soccer
doubleheader schedule for 1 :00 this
afternoon on Fetzer Field. Best of a'.!, it's
absolutely free.
The action starts at 1 :00, when Coach
Frank Nelson sends his undefeated
freshmen up against Wilmington's New
Hanover High School in the Tar Babies
final game of the season.
Then at 3:00 Coach Marvin Allen's
varsity squad tackles traditional
powerhouse South Florida in a
non-conference clash that should produce
plenty of intersection! flavor and
delight.
"We tried a doubleheader similar to
this last season." says Allen, "and it was
quite successful. I think it's a very good
idea."
.Freshmen away
Hot Tar Babies take their show to Richmond
In today's performance of "Mover Got
His Guns," which has become a hit for
Carolina freshman football fans, the Tar
Babies and Coach Moyer Smith take their
repertory company to Richmond.
It's expected to be a knockout show.
The Tar Babies, who have beaten State
42-21, Wake Forest 45-6, and Virginia
61-0, are heavy favorites to beat the
Spider freshmen, Richmond is 0-3.
However, Richmond gave Carolina's
yearlings a tough time last year in Kenan
Stadium, putting on a bravura passing act
and making the final score 39-36, Tar
Babies.
The troupe has been weakened by a
virus this week, which eliminated
Tuesday's practice. The Tar Babies
probably caught cold from their headlong
streaks into Virginia's end zom? last
Friday.
Chris Kupec threw for four
touchdowns, Charles Baggett ran for two
and passed for two, and 5-9 split and Ray
Stanford caught three of Kupec's bombs.
However, Smith enjoyed watching his
defense even more.
"Our defense gave us the ball inside
their 40-yard-lind six times," Smith said,
"and five of those times we scored. The
offense was good, but the defense gave us
the field position.
"The play of Andy Chacos and Dan
Swain at ends was especially effective,
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At ihe same tirr.e. 6O0 miles r.crth.
Chr.s K--ec -as havj-.g his fourth
outstanding season, for a S c-set. N Y.
High School team that ru'.i end the
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South Florida, which has gone to the
NCAA playoffs lor the past three seasons.
:s generally regarded as the Deep South's
finest soccer team. USF recently ran.2 up
a 2-1 win over highly-rated Air Force, one
if the top ten teams in the country.
Their record stands at a near-perfect
6-1-0. good enough for a third place
rating among Southern soccer teams.
Carolina. 5-2-1 on the season, is ranked
ninth in the South, while ACC member;
Duke, Maryland and Clemson are rated
fourth, fifth and seventh, respectively.
"We expect a very tough game trom
South Florida." Allen predicts. "They
always come up with an excellent team,
mainly because of their recruiting
ability."
South Florida recruiters constantly
haunt the St. Louis area, which year after
year seems to produce the nation's
biggest and best supply of soccer talent.
In fact. South Florida's only loss of the
season came in a 4-1 defeat at the hands
of St. Louis University, which is ranked
number one in the entire country. St.
and our yackles, Ronnie Robinson and
Pete Marchetti, was again devastating."
Smith also praised the the play of
Eddie Sadler and Kip Arnall in the
defensive backfield.
Tar Baby statistics defy
comprehension. The freshmen have 1,420
yards total offense in three games, with
60 first downs. This stands in spite of
Carolina's 465 yards in penalties.
Kupec has a 74 percent completion
average for seven touchdowns in the air.
Baggett has rushed for 97 yards and
passed for 187.
Halfback Jimmy DeRatt has a five-yard
average and 190 yards; Mark DiCarlo has
169 yards and a seven-yard average. In
short, the Tar Babies are averaging almost
five yards with every running play.
The leading scorer is Ellis Alexander,
probably Carolina's best kicking prospect
since Don Hartig. He has hit 14 of 16
extra points and six of eight field goals
for 32 points.
Stanford has 24 points and Bobby
Myrick, a dangerous kick-off returner
(would you believe a 44.8 average?) has
18 points.
Stanford has also caught 11 passes for
a 25.5 average. Myrick has a 25.6
reception average, and big tight end
Charles Waddell, who caught the other
Kupec TD pass at Virginia, averages 18.5
yards a catch.
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RALEIGH
Frdav. November 5. 1971
h:s helongcngs and headed south to play
fo: Carolina" He :s currently emoymg a
great eir for the freshman team and his
pinpoint pas-sing has led many to consider
him the best parsing quarterback at
Carolina scr.ee Dann Ta'.bett.
Records speak for themselves and in
the Tar Babie s first three game Kupec
b.as completed 2 passes in 35 attempts (a
a:ds and seven touchdowns. Not bad
stats, even for a h:ghl -touted All
Louis finished at the top of the national
polls last year.
The Tar Heels will not be at f-11
strength for today's contest, which marks
the last game that I'NC will pla this
season against non-conference
competition. Goalie Win Bennett was
kicked in the
durmc last Fridav's 4-5
loss to Trenton State and will be out for
the rest of the season.
Bennett underwent surgery earlier this
week in Memorial Hospital for a broken
nose and facial lacerations. Freshman
Nick Jones, whos injured hand has
apparar.tly healed, will start :n the gol
today.
Junior forward Bill Isherw ood may not
play because of mononucleosis, while
fullback co-captain Tim Morse has a;,
showed signs of the virus.
If Morse is unable to play, freshman
Mark Berson will start in his place.
Another freshman, forward Rik
Culberson, should see action after h;s
impressive play on the front line m the
Trenton State loss.
Even the punting is phenomenal. Louis
Guigou, who recorded a safety while at
defensive end in one game, has five punts
for a 42.6 average.
Of course, when you move the ball like
the Tar Babies have, you seldom need to
punt. If the effects of the virus have been
overcome, the machine should continue
to roll at Richmond.
Phi Delt Blue
wins football
The Phi Delt Blue team joined the
White team in making a clean sweep of
the Fraternity Tag Football League as
they stopped the Kappa Psi Blues 21-0 in
the finals on Wednesday night. Don-all.
Badham and Sitterson scored for the Phi
Delts and Sitterson also kicked the three
PATs.
There will be a Basketball Officials
Clinic for all interested on Wednesday,
November 10 at 4:00 p.m. You will be
paid for attending and it is a must to help
in preparing for Grail-Mural Basketball.
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The spunk;. Stanford, deciding to pe
fotball another chance, tried out for the
::eshman team, im preyed the coaches,
and ended up with a first string p',:T-fr.J
In the :.-: three games he has led all
receivers w ;th 11 catches for 20 yirds
and a 25.5 vards pe: completion avenge.
He : also second in team won-e ith
our touchdowns.
ever plaed end was his f::t da is i
walkn. "The first da 1 went out." he
said "1 found there were two
Ml- merican quarterhacks Kuper and
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ed of throw :ng to short receivers with
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standing
case.
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ur.::d moxies:!
s the mam thing."
contributes much
icccss to the quarterbic king corp
of kupec and Baggett. "Chris is really a
tine person.'' he -said. "Both he and
i Charles) Baggett are great quarterbacks.
"For a receiver I'm reallv lucky to have
two vuch fine quarterbacks on the team."
Although eer eason the college
plavers seem to get a little bigger and a
little faster. Stanford feels there will
a!was be a place for a walk-on on the
college teams.
"I thmk in the future." he sj;d,
""there'll remain about the same
percentage of wa!k-onv There's just so
man plavers that college scouts can spot.
"They're bound to niv a few ."
kupec i quuk to point to the fine
offensive line when talking about the Tar
Babies' success this st.-ason. "I've had
plentv of time to throw." he said. "We've
also rushed for as much wrdage as we've
thrown, which shows balance."
Kupec also said that as long as the Tar
Babies are winning he won't be one to
complain about sharing playing time with
Charles Baggett.
"Everyone likes to play." he said, "but
I don't mind as long as it's working."
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