I Page 10--Thursday, September 16, 1982-The Michigan Daily ANTITRUST LA WS VIOLA TED NCAA football television contracts void OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge has thrown out the college television contracts negotiated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, holding that the NCAA had violated antitrust laws in selling game rights to television networks. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Juan Burciaga of Albuquerque, N.M., filed in the federal court here yesterday held that the individual colleges may sell their football rights to television and prohibits the NCAA from negotiating any future television con-' tracts on behalf of its member colleges and universities. A SPOKESMAN at NCAA headquar- ters in suburban Kansas City said the organization's lawyers would seek an immediate stay of the order through the 1lth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. After holding that "the right to telecast college football games in the property of the institutions par- ticipating in the games, and that right may be sold or assigned by those in- stitutions to any ertity at their discretion," Burciaga ordered that: "The contracts for the televising of college football for the 1982-85 seasons between National Collegiate Athletic Association and American Broad- casting Companies, Columbia Broad- cast System and Turner Broadcast system violate . . . the Sherman An- titrust Act . . . and are therefore void and of no effect." HE ALSO enjoined the NCAA, "its of-, ficers, agents and employees," from at- tempting to enforce contracts already negotiated and from "making any other contract of similar kind or nature in the future" and from attempting to keep member institutions from selling their football TV rights. His two-page order, which was accom- panied by a 98-page memorandum opinion, also enjoined the NCAA from "requiring as a condition of member- ship that those institutions grant to National Collegiate Athletic Association the power to control those institutions' rights to telecast college football games."~ The suit was brought against the NCAA by the University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia Athletic Association. They claimed the NCAA violates the Sherman Antitrust Act in controlling the televising of college football and asked Burciaga to allow them to make their own deals despite the NCAA's $263.5 million contracts with ABC, CBS and Turner. "IT IS regrettable that an organization such as NCAA which has served many useful purposes over the years, should be found in violation of the laws of the United States," Bur- ciaga wrote. "The court would only ob- serve that the wound which has today been suffered by NCAA is a self- inflicted wound. "NCAA has strayed too far from the purposes for which it was organized." Burciaga noted that an immediate enforcement of his order would work a hardship on the NCAA and the networks but added: "IT WOULD be unseemly for the court, having found an overt violation of the antitrust laws, to allow the violation to continue for even a single day, let alone for the rest of the season." "The only other NCAA sport which attracts national television coverage for regular season games is basketball. The NCAA does not control the televising of regular season basketball games; television arrangements are made by the schools or through the athletic conference of which they are members." He also noted that it is only Division I, made up of the football powers, where the NCAA controls television, that Division II and Division III schools "are allowed unlimited freedom" in televising their regular season college football games. HE NOTED that although the NCAA The joke is on Hoosiers4 Editor's note: This is the third article in a nine-part series examing each of Michigan 's 1982 Big Ten opponents. By BOB WOJNOWSKI Not only are head coach Lee Corso's jokes funny, but last year his football team was just as humorous as the Hoosiers limped to a 3-8 record and an eighth-place finish in the Big Ten. This year, with nine starters retur- ning on offense, the Hoosiers look to be an explosive lot. But with just four starters back from the second-worst defense in the Big Ten last year, the joke may again be on Indiana this season. FRATERNITY RUSH MASS MEETING SEPT. 16, Michigan League Ballroom Guest Speaker: Vice-President Henry Johnson Sponsored by Inter Fraternity Council "WE SHOULD be more explosive," said Corso. "We go into this year with an experienced offensive line, and the key to offensive productivity is the of- fensive line."'' The most explosive feature in the Hoosier offense will probably be the Babe Laufenberg-to-Duane Gunn con- nection. Last season, Laufenberg com- pleted 144 of 252 passes for 1,788 yards and eight touchdowns - with his prime receiver being the elusive Gunn. The junior wide receiver snared 31 passes for an average of 21.2 yards per catch and scored three touchdowns. "With Duane Gunn, we have an instant touch- down threat," said Corso. Anchoring the experienced Indiana offensive line is senior center Jeff Wiebell. Senior Chuck Gannon and junior Mark Filburn return at the tackles and senior guard Jim Sakanich is the other returning starter on the Hoosier offensive front. THE TOP ground-gainer for Indiana last year was Tim Hines, though he gained just 271 yards, the lowest total for a Hoosier rushing leader in 24 years. Hines has graduated but the Hoosiers have high hopes for sophomore Orlando Brown, who sparkled in spring drills. regulates other college sports, 'Significantly, however, football is the only sport in which NCAA has taken un- to itself the power to regulate the televising of college athletic events. "The result of the NCAA's program of controls is quite obvious," he wrote. "Rather than letting the market operate freely, NCAA has seriously restricted free market forces in the economics of college football television. "Were it not for the NCAA controls, many more college football games would be televised." Corso The porous Indiana defense may get a big boost with the return of corner- back Tim Wilbur, who missed the entire 1981 season. Senior Jimmy Hunter - the third-leading tackler a year ago - and junior Dennis Edwards are the ex- pected starters at defensive end. "We're deep with a lot of experience at end," said Corso. "We have a good blend of youth and experience at linebacker and defensive back." Senior Ralph Caldwell is back at linebacker and will probably be flanked by junior Mark Weiler. Indiana is also hoping that senior Marlin Evans retur-" ns to his 1980 form when he was selected all-Big Ten. Sophomore Chuck Razmic will again handle the punting chores and will try to improve on last year's 36.1 average. Sophomore Doug Smith, who beat arch- rival Purdue with a 29-yard field goal last season, will be the Hoosier place- kicker. Indiana opened the season with a 30-0 blanking of Northwestern, which doesn't really mean much except it proves that there exists a football tam that will be funnier than the Hoosiers this season. Laufen berg and Wilbur .no laughing matter UNISEX Long or Short Haircuts by Professionals at ... 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