College Editors & Writers Pick Preseason Top 20
Students justify
their predictions
Michigan’s first game of the season
could decide whether it will win the
national championship tins year or if
Notre Dame will repeat, according to
a poll of student sports editors and
reporters.
Daily Athenaeum Sports Editor
Mike Gonsiewski from W Virginia U.,
who picked Michigan #1, predicts,
“Michigan’s first game of the year is
Notre Dame and that will be the
toughest. Michigan can beat Notre
Dame and that will widen it."
Despite major differences between
last year’s predictions and end-of-sea
son results, U. has contacted college
sports editors and reporters familiar
with major conferences and indepen
dents for their forecast of the top 20
college football teams in 1989.
College Football
1. Michigan (226)
2. Notre Dame (224)
3. Florida (209)
4. Florida State (195)
5. Miami (189)
6. Nebraska (182)
7. USC (168)
8. LSU (145)
9. UCLA (137)
10. Auburn (135)
11. Arkansas (114)
12. Colorado (92)
13. Oklahoma (89)
14. Clemson (85)
15. W. Virginia (77)
16. Alabama (65)
17. Penn. State (62)
18. Georgia (43)
19. Syracuse (38)
20. BYU (35)
Eric Bek, Oklahoma Daily, II of Oklahoma, Steve Blonder, Michigan Daily, U of Michigan,
David Glenn, Daily Tar Heel, U of North Carolina, David Hardee, Randy Williams, Auburn
Plainsman, Auburn U . Paul Hammons. Daily 7>xan. V. of Texas. Mike Gonsiewski, Daily
Athenarum.W Virginia U . JefT Apel, Daily Nebraskan. U ofNebraaka; Mike Dame. Independent
Florida Alligator, U of Florida, Dave Gibson, Dady Bruin, V of California. Ixis Angeles; Doug
Gibson, Daily Unuerse, Brigham Young U , Mike Tnlk, Dady Iowan, U of Iowa; Darryn James.
Daily 7>waa, II of Southern California
Points were assigned based on the
ratings - 20 points for # 1, one point for
#20 - and the ratings represent the
totals. The # 1 and #2 teams, Michigan
and Notre Dame, were almost too
dose to call with 226 and 224 points
respectively.
Editor Mike Dame of the U. of
Florida Independent Florida
Alligator said, “Michigan is getting
back all their defensive starters, and
their defense is the toughest in the
nation. Their offense is sound. As long
as they can break the jinx of the bowl
game, they will be sound.”
Dave Gibson picked Notre Dame for
#1. The sports editor for the UCLA
Daily Bruin thinks, “Tony Rice is the
best offensive weapon in college foot
ball today. Notre Dame also has the
best coach and 16 returning starters,”
Gibson said.
Paul Hammons, U. of Tbxas sports
reporter, likes Gibson’s choice, “Notre
Dame is returning everybody. Last
year they earned the #1 rating by
beating good teams and a lot of them.”
Notre Dame and Miami were the
selections of Daily Nebraskan Sports
Editor Jeff Apel, U. of Nebraska.
“Notre Dame is a dynasty right now
and will win at least the next five
years easily.”
Miami (189 points) was ranked fifth
in the U. poll, behind the U. of Florida
#3 (209) and Florida State U. #4 (195).
Thirty-nine teams were selected by
the 12 student journalists including
some longshots like Rutgers U. and
Navy.
Women and sports careers
Male hiring networks create
barrier for female coaches
By Bob Pockrass
• Indiana Daily Student
U. of Indiana
Social factors, lack of role models,
opportunities and acceptance in net
works that influence hiring are among
the factors that keep women from sports
administrative and coaching jobs.
As a result, interest in hiring more
women for sports administrative and
coaching positions is feeble, and the num
ber of women holding these positions is
continually declining in Division I
schools, according to the chairwoman of
the NCAA Women's Athletics
Committee.
“Clearly, right now with the figures
that we have, the numbers have declined
and appear to be continuing to decline in
terms of the number of women employed
in administrative positions (at Division I
schools),’ said Phyllis Howlett, who also
serves as Big 10 assistant commissioner.
Hewlett’s committee is studying the
problem, which she said has not been
researched thoroughly. The committee
offers internships and scholarships for
women and encourages other confer
ences to do the same.
The NCAA also has established a net
work for women seeking athletic admin
istrative positions. But female interest in
these* positions is slim, Hewlett said, and
although many of the reasons are not doc
umented, she has theories of her own.
She cited easier opportunities in other
areas, such as business and a lack of
female role models as two examples
“There are more opportunities for
women in business positions in other
areas,” Howlett said
“You don't grow up looking at women
administrators and women coaches,
because* there are not enough of them
around, and so you don’t aspire to be one
of those.”
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PHOTO COURTESY Of U Of SOUTHERN CAUfORNA
SPORTS INPORMJUTON
Cheryl Miller, four season basketball star who
graduated from U. of Southern Cal in 1986.
retired from basketball She currently works
as a sportscaster for ABC
Number of pro teams, job opportunities
make graduation end of sports careers
By Teresa Rodriguez
■ ndependent Florida Alligator
U. of Florida
Cry not for the US. men's Olympic bas
ketball team.
With a bronze medal finish at last sum
mer's games, the players ran look for
ward to almost-certain careers in the
NBA
Cry for the U.S. women's basketball
team.
All it got was the gold.
For every little bov who plays sports,
from city league to college, statistics
show that only one in about 10,(XX) will
ever make any money as a professional.
Odds are stacked even higher against
females. A woman’s sports career is usu
ally over once she earns her final varsity
letter.
"Most men never get a second look from
a pro team," said Kathy DeBoer, U. of
Kentucky’s assistant athletic director.
"But at least they still have that chance."
DeBoer has been there. She now coaches
the women's volleyball team at UK. A for
mer pro leaguer, DeBoer played for the
Minnesota Fillies of Major League
Volleyball for two seasons.
The three-year-old league consists of
six teams, located mainly in the
Northeast and California.
It is the only team sport for women at
the professional level in the United
States. The average attendance at each
match is 1,500
In the late 1970s, various attempts to
form a women’s professional basketball
league died after three non-profitable
years. Currently, each team in Major
League Volleyball loses about $ 150,000 a
season.
So what can a female athlete expect to
find in the working world once she has
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Athletic housing
sparks debate
at U. of Miami
By Suzanne Trutie
■ Miami Hurricane
U. of Miami
1' of Miami faculty are advocating
mainstream housing for student ath
letes, but the athletes appear to prefer
separate apartments.
During a spring semester meeting, UM
student government leaders discussed
the possibility of requiring the athletes
to live in residential hall facilities rather
than in segregated apartments. Several
UM faculty members who are in favor of
mainstreaming participated in the diss
cussion.
Faculty members also stated their
opinions m a Faculty Newsletter article,
"Athletes currently spend much of their
time with students who are involved in
the same sport
“If they are also required to reside with
their teammates, their isolation from
other students becomes nearly com
plete.” The article, which supported the
integration of athletic housing was
signed by four faculty members.
Connie Nickel, assistant events man
ager of the UM athletic department, said
during the student government discus
sion she opposes the integration of stu
dent athletes.
“When a freshman comes in to UM, it’s
difficult. When a freshman athlete comes
in, it’s more difficult. They can learn from
upperclassmen by living with them.” she
said.
It is also beneficial for student athletes
to live together because of their irregular
schedules, she added.
Mike Sullivan, athletic council senator
and UM football player told student gov
ernment leaders, “Athletes have the
option to move out of athletic apart
ments. It’s their perogative.”
The secretary of the student govern
ment senate, Max Adams, said, “Other
students have the right to choose who
they want to live with. If athletes want
to live with other athletes, they have that
nght, too.”