Cram's Tanr Heels Suave talent and experience to wm this-f all By EDDY LANDRETH Sports Editor The 1986 season brings with it great expectations for the UNC football team. The past two years has been a painful learning experience for the squad. Playing with many talented, but inexperienced young athletes has proven to be difficult task for head Coach Dick Crum and his staff. But this year should be different. Many of the starters are now sea soned veterans, with hopes of many victories and possibly a bowl game. Yet, there are some obstacles in the path to glory. After much criticism for a weak schedule, the football Tar Heels began playing many more difficult foes last year. The problem is that many of these people are on the road this time around. As usual, the defense will probably be strong point of the team. This seems to be a trademark of North Carolina teams. Defensive tackle Ruben Davis, from Greensboro, N.C., is a probable preseason Ail-American pick, and if he remains healthy, he should have a great year. He is an extremely gifted athlete. There may be quite a struggle for the quarterback position this fall, between Mike Bowman and Jona than Hall. Hall got a considerable - ,V V V to - ? h Ml J mm c" if UNC Head Coach Dick Crum amount of playing time this past year and did an excellent job. In the past, Coach Crum has never hesitated to use two quaterbacks, so we may see a lot of both men. There is a third factor in the quarterback story, and his name is Mark Maye. Maye was highly rated prospect out of high school, who was viewed as Carolina's ticket to the top when he first arrived in Chapel Hill. A stumbling block in Maye's path to glory was a shoulder injury, but there is hope he may contend for the job this fall. If Maye returns in full form, the contest for quarterback could really become interesting. The starting time for games for has been moved from 1 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., in an effort to allow people to spend more time in town after the game, according to Athletic Director John Swofford. "We felt it would be best to be consistent in our starting time," Swofford said. "Plus, by starting a little bit earlier, fans will have more time after the game to spend on campus and in town." The Tar Heels added a new coach to the staff this year. Lawson Hol land, formally an assistant with Clemson, joined the staff as the new running back coach. He is regarded as an excellent recruiter. The position was previously held by Dale Evans, who left for a job as athletic director and head football coach at Dorman High School in Spartanburg, S.C. This year should prove to be a great challenge for the North Carol ina football team, but if they can win at least eight games with this sche dule, there should be a bowl game in the picture. Football ticket distribution unchanged in fall By RUTH DAVIS Staff Writer ,The small square piece of card board called an "athletic pass" may look insignificant, but without it, students wouldn't be able to get tickets for basketball and football games. The pass, which is handed out along with class schedules during registration along with a student identification card, must be presented at the ticket office in Carmichael Auditorium to get tickets to football and basketball games. "Football ticket distribution will be the same as last year, except the distribution dates will be different," said Ken Brown, director of ticket operations. "We haven't decided on what method we're going to use for basketball tickets." For football games, a student can pick up one ticket per game, in advance of the game. A student may bring one other student's pass and ID to pick up two tickets. Block seating, for groups of 20 to 100 people, is available on request for each game, but there is a limit to the number of blocks. Student guest tickets are available on a seasonal and single game basis in limited quantity. The sale date for seasonal guest passes has not yet been determined, but that information will be available at the beginning of fall semester, Brown said. He added that a schedule of distribution dates will be handed out during registration. For basketball games, a student may pick up his and one other student's tickets in advance of the game, Brown said. Distribution dates will be available at the beginning of the season. Generally, tickets are distributed the weekend before the game. Tickets are allocated on a random basis. V! 'ARSITY '. EAST FRANKLIN Friday, July 25, Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in HEARTBURN A Mike Nichols Film ' ENDS THURSDAY! jj i 2:10 4:10 : f V y 7:10 .9:10 i J JK and 11:00 FRI& SAT : - 13 BKTTE MIDLER DANNY DeVITO "GRABS YOU BY THEFUNNYB0NE AND TICKLES YOU UNTIL YOU SHRIEK FOR MERCY. SEE IT AND LAUGH YOURSELF SILLY!" New York Post RUTHLESS PEOPL mmrm I 1 .((-nn pbi i gat Of J KINTEK STEREO Rl 2:20 4:20 7:20 9.20 11:00FRItSAT KINTEK STEREO IV J' TTI . I W W WW I I www - ..........,...... 19 6 FOOTBALL SCHEDULI Sept. 6 The Citadel Sept. 1 3 at Kansas Sept. 20 at Florida State Sept 27 open date Oct. 4 Georgia Tech Oct. 11 at Wake Forest Oct. 18 N.C. State (Homecoming) Oct.25atLSU Nov. 1 Maryland Nov. 8 at Clemson Nov. 15 Virginia Nov. 22 Duke m4 (gj ti . 0IMlll)f0ttil5J The Tar Heel Thursday, July 1 7, 198641 0". '

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