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THE. MICHIGAN DAILY
Wednesday, April 14, 197
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By TERRI FOUCHEY
and BETSY MAHON
Daily Sports Analysis
Second in a Series
The athletes' awareness of the
basic context in which they are
functioning extends into a deep
insight regarding the specifics
of behaviors encountered in and
out of the athletic world. Today
the athletes explain and define
the roles in which they are
placed and which they meet with-
in the athletic world.
One of the most widely held
views by the average student is
that athleties are a pampered,
but highly restricted group. A
sophomore baseball player of-
fers this view. "For most teams,
the restrictions should be left up
to the coach, but the players
should know them when they sign
a tender. Also, a lot of guys feel
restricted during their seasons
because practice and games cut
down on studying and social life,
but baseball players don't be-
cause school isn't in session."
A former basketball player ex-
presses the opinion that restric-
tions aren t really the problem,-
but what is behind them could
constitute one. One states, "If
you don't do what's expected
then you can't play. That's the
whole threat behind the rules-
to play or not. You keep the rules
because sitting on the bench only
makes you more uptight."
The restrictions on outward ap-
pearance are accepted for the
most part because the reasoning
behind them has been made evi-.
dent. A senior football player
explains, "The public's view of
hair influences Bo, so he just
says, 'Let's not go to extremes."'
Concerning the whole matter
of restrictions another junior
notes, "Football takes up at least
two and a half hours per day. So
it's ridiculous to say we're not re-
stricted concerning the time ele-
ment. Nobody likes to practice,
but it's worth it when you win."
A junior teammate summarizes
the attitude. "It's not really re-
stricting, but just asking that
we make football the focal point
of our attention."
"We feel somewhat-restricted
because they're giving us money.
We can't quit or not show, be-
cause it's equivalent to a job
since we are getting paid in a
way," a junior swimmer re-
marks. "However, we almost de-
cide what we want to do. So
they're sort of natural restric-
tions." This comment underlines
the differences between a team
and an individual sport.
A junior trackman also points
out this difference. "The coaches
find out who they can trust to
work out and whose back they
have to keep on.
Time restrictions for the most
part, outside of practice, not set
by coaches, but probably create
some of the biggest problems. A
junior hockey player attests to
this fact. "Since we play in tour-
naments over the holidays, we
usually have to stay here for
Christmas, which is when you
really want to go home."
Another view of the same situ-
ation is presented by a junior
football player. "After practic-
ing, all you want to do is relax
physically and mentally so
there's a problem with loss of
initiative regarding school."
The attitude stated above un-
derscores the whole position of
the coaches as perceived by the
players, concerning non-athletic
views and activities.BAnother
junior puts it into Bo's own
words. "He tells us, 'Do any-
thing you want as long as it
doesn't interfere with football."
Basically all the coaches ask is
that a tendered athlete fulfill his
part of the bargain.
A junior sums up the preva-
lent perception among the play-
ers. "Bo sort of encourages us to
be individuals. He only asks that
we think the same as him in foot-
ball. The rest of it is up to us."
Some may think that athletes
should have no problems with po-
litical leanings, since they don't
have any. A senior football play-
er expresses the reason this con-
ception has been built. "We may
be apolitical, but we're not anti-
political. A lot of us would have
liked to have gone to Washing-
sity, something could come up."
The swimmer notes, "You are
representing the university and
you can't blatantly criticize the
thought behind it."
If restrictions become too over-
whelming, boycott or strike is the
first thought to enter the minds
of some students. The athletes
present several opinions regard-
ing this method of combating
oppression. Most are reasons
why they do not think this is the
proper tool. A junior football
player states, "As far a strik-
ing practice, it would be unfair
to Bo, because it would be charg-
"At first the coaches do give the guys on
tender a harder look, because they've invested
in them. However, after freshman ball, we even
ourselves out and the coaches have seen what
everybody can do. After that being on tender
doesn't have much bearing on playing or not.
-A junior football player
ton for the moratorium, but we
had a game, a responsibility to
the university."
A junior adds, "The coaches
impress upon us to watch what
we do and say because it could
be misconstrued."
The limits athletes themselves
place on political expression are
stated by a senior hockey player.
"The coaches should not inter-
fere if you're involved politically
as long as you're playing to the
best of your ability and not hurt-
ing the team in any way."
A junior football player and a -
junior swimmer offer some other
reasons why athletes are apoliti-
cal. The football player says,
"The university doesn't feel too
good about having mistakes
pointedaout and they're the peo-
ple who make the rules govern-
ing scholarships. If you protest
Vietnam, they'll probably over-
look it; but against the Univer-
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ing him with something he's not
perpetrating."
Another junior agrees, "We
shouldn't boycott because what
we'd boycott is most likely on
the outside and it doesn't carry
over.'
Concerning internal matters,
another junior explains why a
strike isn't likely. "There hasn't
been one because the demands
on us aren't that great to put
up a drastic protest. They're
not abusing us in any way."
"I imagine most people would
quit the system first," says ano-
ther junior player, "if it got to
the point that a boycott was
necessary."
Three seniors emphasize ath-
letic solidarity. A black basket-
ball player notes, "We realize
the power we have. If the foot-
ball team sees something'wrong,
we'll back them up, just as all
black students will."
A white football player com-
ments, "On the day after Martin
Luther King was assassinated
the blacks wanted to boycott
practice, and went to talk to
Bump about cancelling it. Bump
cancelled it, but if he hadn't,
the white guys would have
boycotted, too."
The topic of athletic solidar-
ity and black-white relations is
summed up by a black football
player. "Here blacks and whites
go their own ways, but that's
becaues we grew up in dif-
ferent places and have differ-
ent interests. However, we us-
ually could get together to do
something." Be that something
winning a football game or the
coach over to the players' view-
point.
Another possible area for con-
flict between teammates is the
fact that not all team members
are on tenders. A senior foot-
ball player tells how this situa-
tion is viewed by athletes on and
not on scholarships. "We know
fa u its
there are really no differencs
between ourselves. Usually on
the field you strip away all bias-
es or protections people have.
We take the attitude, 'It's just
you and me out there and you've
got to talk to me like a man.' "
A junior describes the basic
position most walk-ons encount-
er when they first try out. "At
first the coaches do give t h e
guys on tender a harder 1 o o k,
because they've invested in
them. However, after freshman
ball, we even ourselves ou t,
and the coaches have seen what
everybody can do. After t h a t
being on tender doesn't have
much bearing on playing or not."
The attitude of the walk-ons
is expressed by a former basket-
ball player who started out as
such himself. "As far as walk-
ons go, oftentimes a person gets
really psyched out. He already
has an image of the scholarship
athlete' in his head and thinks
such a person must be tremend-
ous."
The "scholarship athletes", on
the other hand, give the s a m e
assessment of the walk-on. A
junior footballer explains, "If a
guy's not on tender and is good,
you respect him. He's putting in
the time and putting out when
he doesn't have to."
Another junior, who was a
walk-on, when asked if he would
continue to play if he knew he
had no chance to start and
didn't need the scholarship stat-
ed what is probably the reason-
ing behind the walkon's venture,
"I probably would keep going to
practice, etc. although there's
no rational reason why I should.
I suppose because I like it."
Perhaps one reason why ath-
letes show a surprising aware-
ness of their status is that for
the most part they understand
the factors which play a big role
in determining precisely what
that status will be. The problems
of coaches are passed onto the
players if only in the form of
cognizance on the players' parts.
A junior football player states
what appears to be the biggest
obstacle to coaches solving the
dilemma mentioned previously
by Schembechler. "Football is
out of the hands of the players
and coaches. It's controlled by
alumni and others Since this is
the case, we no longer go out
there to play, win and have fun.
It's to the point that we can't
lose. We shouldn't have a sour
taste in our mouths if we lose to
a better team, but pressure
makes it so."
A fellow junior points to ano-
ther form of pressure. "The
alumni try to put on a lot
of pressure especially regarding
the treatment of black athletes.
Also, they feel if a team isn't
winning the number of blacks
being recruited should be de-
creased."
A former basketball player puts
this impression of coaches as
master psychologists in another
perspective. "Coaches aren't out
to pimp someone, but his judg-
ment could be wrong and he
cited
won't give much chance to
someone he dislikes. The human
factors always come into play."
The human factor of listening
is an extremely important one
in the player's opinion as a sen-
ior football player states, "We're
treated as individuals. If some
of us don't go for something,
we feel we can tell the coach
about it and all of us will see
what can be done. Overall, play-
ers are beginning to have more
say. Coaches are realizing that
just because you win one way M
doesn't mean that there isn't a
better way, and the players
might have some ideas on a
better method."
When faced with the coaches'
job of selecting and governing
tendered athletes, the athletes
put forth several suggestions for
making the system of mutual ex-
ploitation a little more profit-
able for their side.
A senior swimmer suggests the
possibly easiest alternative to
enact throughout all sports.
"For the minor sports the sys-
tem here is good. The scholar-
ship money isn't concentrated
on just a few stars, but is spread
over several full and partial
scholarships.
Two junior football players
present another possible addition
to the "contract" between t h e
athlete and the department.
"The program should be set up
to guarantee a degree. This
might mean paying for an ex-
tra term in some cases. In some
ways the department is oblig'at-
ed for it because of the time
factor involved in varsity parti-
cipation." ,
His fellow adds, "It's a good
idea because if you don't have
the extra term as part of the
scholarship and are suddenly
faced with footing the whole bill
it's hard to make ends meet.
Other scholarships are impos-
sible to get because people think
that if you haven't made it on
a full ride . ..
Bargaining for the inaugura-
tion of requests is a normal
business procedure, one which
the majority of athletes heart-
ily endorse. However, this is
about the limit they would place
on the adoption of business
practices. A junior trackman
states the prevailing sentiment.
"If you have a situation where
you're threatened with loss of
scholarship if you d o n't
produce, then the whole col-
legiate athletic establishment W
would really be a business."
The direction aivay from be-
coming nothing but a business is
offered by a senior football play-
er. "Concerning loss of the
scholarship; there's just no way.
If a guy got it, he kept it, and
I just make a mistake. It all
comes down to judgment and I'd
have to judge a personebefore I
gave it to him."
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