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morning and has not been named yet.
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Of
ficials at embattled Prairie View A&M
University say they are looking for
ward to the prospect of due process
in their conflict with the Southwest
ern Athletic Conference so they can
explain why the school’s marching
band defied a two-game suspension.
Texas A&M University System at
torneys on Wednesday were waiting
for confirmation of a SWAC discipli
nary meeting next week at the
Louisiana Superdome. Prairie View
and Southern University representa
tives Tliesday will have up to two
hours each to explain what happened
when their bands brawled Sept. 19.
“All we’ve asked for is due
process and I think we may receive
it if in fact (the hearing) goes
down,” Larry Raab, Prairie View
vice president of operations, said.
After the fight, the SWAC barred
the bands from both schools from
performing at their football teams’
next two games. After sitting out
Prairie View’s victory at Langston
on Sept. 26 — which snapped an
NCAA-record 80-game skid — the
band played Oct. 3 at the the Gram-
bling State game in Dallas.
Two days later, SWAC Commis
sioner Rudy Washington responded
by suspending all of Prairie View’s
athletic programs. Within 24 hours,
the conference postponed its own
suspension until the review process
could be completed.
Prairie View repeatedly has cited
its football contract with Grambling
for its apparent defiance of the band
suspension. A copy of the contract,
obtained by The Associated Press
“All we've asked
for is due process,
and I think we
may receive it if in
fact (the hearing)
goes down/'
— Larry Raab
Vice president of operations
Prairie View A&M University
under the Texas Open Records Act,
clearly states Prairie Vievv could
have faced an $80,000 penalty if its
band failed to perform.
Raab said if Prairie View’s
band had not played, Grambling
officials wanted to wait until
game proceeds were tallied before
deciding whether to enact the
penalty clause. Grambling Vice
President Ruby Higgins ait
letic director Robert Pipfl
they were not aware of sot!
cussions, but Piper acknowl
the bands are vital.
“Attendance was lower
recent years,” said Piper,wl
timated the Cotton Bo
was about 10,000 less
normal attendance of
40,000 and 50,000. Heattni
slow sales to the fear
View’s band would nofplfl
A look at the stands ate
halftime show proved tfre
tance of the bands, Piperaii
“After the performances!]
two bands, at least one-tl
people left before the secDf 1
got under way,” Piper said
game was tied 21-21 at the'
fore Grambling pulled a"
55-40 victory.
While neither Piper and
wanted to penalize fello"
member Prairie View, both
Texas school might have
make reparations to Gran#
the band not performed.
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been allowed to play at Dallas^
school met conditions, incite’'
retraction of a vow not top
in athletic events against So'
Prairie View finally backed off®
threat last week.
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