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Friday, July 15, 1988/The Battalion/Page 7 I :ott McCullij ^uypmKToi ;ig/^l cw jtripis: SUABLE ON mi ' AMONP WHAM), COMPACT PI5C5. Sports Innocent Coog footballers could be going down in slowly sinking ship jres tal42 iprofitable, incurrn normal operations exd >an losses,” he said. C approved the Rot; nk’s bank assumption rank’s deposit liabilitit >f the failed bank will] )ecome depositors otii mk, subject to approi opriate court, accordr: ill National Bank wills million in 4,100 d has agreed to payi mrchase premium : also will purchase so: 1 bank’s loans and oik $13.6 million, FD! Garyl Austrian said. :ate the transaction,! advance $5.2 million g hank and will retain failed bank with abot 1 million. ting men nr and was extreme i he was jailed, new they had serioiii i,” Hannah said. “Wk > do was build up a lit he man thev killed was; Earlier this week the University of douston joined in on the NCAA’s :at-and-mouse game with Southwest conference football programs when received a etter outlin- ng alleged iolations and giving Houston un- October respond with its de fense. Essen- tially UH is now in the same boat as a&m’s foot- Anthonv ball pro- y gram, wait- WilSOH ing to see if they will be put on probation, and if so, how severe it will be. The best possible scenario for the two teams would be for the Aggies to be able to prove that their alleged 38 violations and the Cougars 27 al leged violations are unfounded. The worst scenario would have each team losing bowl game privileges and tele vision revenues (no big loss for the struggling Cougar program) and a reduction in scholarships. In the NCAA’s letter to Houston, violations were traced back to 1978 and up to 1984. Bill Yeoman was head coach of the Cougars at the time. Yeoman retired in 1986 when rumors of the violations surfaced and is now in an administrative posi tion in the UH athletic department. Former A&M All-American Jack 'Pardee, Class of’57, has manned the reigns of the run-and-shoot Cougars since 1987 and cleaned house with the UH coaching staff, replacing eight of the ten coaches. Since then rumors of illegal activities have dis appeared. Houston seems to be headed in the right direction following the lead of other SWC role models Rice, Ar kansas, and recently probated Texas and Texas Tech. So it seems that to now punish coaches and players who had nothing to do with UH’s prob lems four years ago would seem to be a moot point and an unfair repri mand. The same thing goes for A&M’s situation. A good portion of A&M’s alleged violations supposedly involve players whose eligibility expired and are no longer in Aggieland. A&M’s football team has become a national powerhouse in recent years with many Aggie athletes graduating to the National Football League and its huge pro contracts, fame and for tune. Many high school players com mit themselves to A&M with aspi rations of acquiring a few SWC championship rings along with some Cotton Bowl experience and possi bly a professional football career. For the ones who are playing by the rules, someone else’s screw-ups can ruin all of those dreams. However, if the programs were at one time, or still are, in violation of NCAA rules, they should be pun ished in some way that negates the unfair advantage that illegal entice ments create for the rest of the con ference. Of course the best way to do that would be to take away scholarships. However, if the illegal payments to players continue, a reduction in scholarships would not be much of a punishment. The schools would just go for the top blue-chip players in stead of wasting money on margi nally talented prospects. To punish innocent coaches and players is unfair and to take away scholarships isn’t harsh enough, so what’s the solution? The best possible solution would be to punish only those who are in volved in illegal activities. For in stance, a player who takes induce ments to sign a letter of intent or is receiving payments while enrolled in a university would lose x number of years of eligibility up to four years. Critics to this sort of punishment would cry that 18-year-olds aren’t worldly or experienced enough to resist the temptation of money, cars, and gifts. But this issue has been in the news for so long that every high school athlete is well aware of the problems of college recruiting. Also players who have received large amounts of money should be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Former UH players Lonnell Phea and David Roberson received a combined $28,000 in their four years. That’s 28,000 tax-free dollars. Frankly, I’m not to wild about my parents having to make up the dif ference with their middle-class in- Coaches who implement illegal ac tivities would face a similar fate. If found to have conducted themselves in an unethical fashion, the coach would be forced to leave his job and seek employment at another univer sity. He would then be put on proba tion for the remainder of his career. If he were caught making the same mistake, the NCAA would banish that coach from coaching at an NCAA-regulated school. These punishments may seem tough, but its the only way to protect those who are upholding the integ rity of collegiate athletics. Former Tech coach back as Hogs’ assistant ittorneys in their cIoe hallenged the crediia: esses presented by ik ; many were inmateswk jail at the time andb: al records, estion of whether airl icen beaten depends ,” said John Seale, Lad: y. “Why suddenly, ha'i leopards changed thtij tddenly become croolt: and dirty men. Thtsl lid not get togetherai):| ything.” a said Ladner was just ing Garner with aslai during a jail scut ight. only what he had todt mention to kill the mar He took this action todt If. To say this man a crime by these thru osolutely absurd.” iry convicts any of d» efendants have ay District Judge O’NealBi mine punishment ■st within 10 days. Tin i that records from gos oodies are open ier certain exceptions./ for the Freedom of b oundation of Texas rf on that in her opinio: tion requested does iw my existing exception:: ls the 25th day since tl st. \&M has not requestti rom the Texas Attornf complied with T/ieW tests, The Battalion til ttorney General to loolj ter. >und hancellor for AgriciPl ommittee, 1987. BOARDS: ;ent — Board of Dire<| for International Bn: 5 — Board of Director:; ge Station Chamben 3 OTHER PROFEi TTIVITES: i, Southeastern India rizational Psychologist 1976-1977. road Coordinator, CBA 187, England and Scot Assembly of Collegial' Business, Accreditation Committee, 1984-1# 1985-86; Accreditation nt Committee, 198k gher Education Coordr cl, Advisory Commit^ lonal Issues, chair, 1988 LUBBOCK (AP) — After sitting out two foot ball seasons as a businessman, former Texas Tech head football ccrach Jim Moore has signed on as a volunteer assistant coach under Arkansas’ Ken Hatfield and will work with the offense and special teams, according to the Arkansas sports information office. Moore said he’s happy to be back in the coach ing business, “even if it’s just to thread a projec tor.” Fired as head coach in 1985 after five seasons and a 16-37-2 mark with the Red Raiders, Moore worked for Hallmark Service Corp., a real estate company, in Atlanta. But attending games and practices at South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia and Tennessee con vinced Moore, 48, that he still had the football bug. “I’ve probably been thinking about it for some time, because it’s always been in my blood,” Moore told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Wednesday. “They’re good people up here, and the oppor tunity was here, so I did it,” he said about the move to Fayetteville. “I really decided this is what I wanted to do.” Although Moore said his experience as a busi nessman was financially successful, he wanted something more. “I wasn’t sure I was making much of a differ ence,” he said. “Financially, I was. Financially, I was probably better off than when I was coach ing, but I’m not sure I wanted to make a differ ence financially.” Now he’s living off his earnings until he can get a paid coaching position. Moore compares the start of his second coach ing career to when he began as an assistant coach at Corsicana High School 25 years ago. He led the Tigers to a 39-7-1 record in four seasons. Corsicana won the Class 3A state championship in 1963. “I try to be as enthusiastic as I can,” Moore said. “I’m taking notes just like a beginner. I’m learning like a rookie.” Houston looking to build on 1987 HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon spent an anxious off season checking on the status of the Oil ers’ coaching staff. He kept fearing offensive coor dinator June Jones would be hired away from the Oilers one year after installing the Oilers’ wide open offensive attack. Moon’s fears were unfounded as Jones is back to help the Oilers seek their second straight trip to the playoffs after a controversy- filled 1987 season. The Oilers begin their 1988 quest Tuesday when training camp opens on the campus of Southwest Texas State at San Marcos for the first time. Rookies report Tuesday, the veterans follow on Wednesday and the first full workout will be Thursday. “This is my first year having the same guy coaching me,” Moon said. “I was crossing my fingers the whole off-season that he wouldn’t get plucked away. He has a good reputation around the league as a good coach.” Moon is also happy that several other distractions are missing from the 1987 season. “We’re so much more relaxed this year,” Moon said. “You don’t have the things one your mind, such as going to Jacksonville or the strike.” The Oilers reached the play offs for the first time since 1980, beating Seattle in the AFC wild card game before losing to Super Bowl runner-up Denver in the second round. The Oilers improved from 16th to eighth in the NFL in total offense and passing jumped from 13th to seventh. “We put in about 40 percent of the run-and-shoot last year and we put in a lot more this off-sea son,” Moon said. “Now when teams adjust to certain looks, we have more options.” OILERS The Oilers starting backfield also returns intact, although last year’s No. 1 draft pick, Alonzo Highsmith, is still recovering from off-season knee surgery. “Don’t worry about me,” High smith said. “I’m a competitor and I’ll be ready to play.” Mike Rozier also is back after his best season in the NFL. He earned his first Pro Bowl trip and was fourth in the NFL in rushing with 957 yards. The Oilers also added Michi gan State All-American Lorenzo White as their No. 1 pick in the draft. White is still unsigned. The Oilers’ elite receiving corps also returns including start ers Ernest Givins and Drew Hill, the top pass receiving combo in the NFL last season. The Oilers slipped defensively from 13th in total defense in 1986 to 17th last season but new comer Sean Jones thinks the Oil ers have the defensive talent to win. “We have a young team and the worst thing that can happen to a young team is to lose its confi dence,” said Jones, obtained from the Los Angeles Raiders in the off-season. “But this team has its confi dence and they are hungry.” The Oilers open their presea son in the Astrodome Aug. 4 against Buffalo. The regular season opener is Sept. 4 at Indianapolis. Don’t Miss Out On the best way to reach Students, Faculty and Staff he Battalion Published Monday-Friday Tuesday thru Friday (Summer) • 60,000 Readers • Free •On and Off Campus Distribution 845-2697 Our Back To School Edition will be Monday August 29th. Deadlines begin July 29th. 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