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Show i n I joe baird 5 IFUME SLKUIIEKB Dt's been a Eong, tough haul, but Otes keep on climbing It had to happen sooner or later. And because this is Utah, and not California or the East Coast, it was bound to take some time for the word to get oul What has occurred in the last few weeks is that folks are starting to find out about the Runnin' Utes on the national level No longer a well kept secret nestled in the Rockies, the name Utah is popping up 6th-rank- ed with increasing frequency when college basketball is being discussed or written about News of the Utes' exploits has been featured prominently in a couple of national publications, and Vranes. Chambers and company have received kudos on national college basketball telecasts from none other than Al McGuire. When you rent skis, boots, and poles from Sport Rent after 2:30 p.m. daily, we will give you a pass good for free night skiing that night at Brighton. way they've risen in the polls. Although Utah's trip up the ladder has been a steady one, it's lacked the dramatic leap that gets people talking. The Utes haven't upset a ffer good Mon.-Thur- only. s. SPORT RENT 4000 South Highland Drive national powerhouse save Louisville perhaps, nor have they clubbed their opposition into senseless submission. 272-120- 0 Instead, they've chipped away their victories like solid craftsmen, and jumped a few spots each week. Clip 6 Save Because in the ytllow pagM. Unranked at the beginning of the season, the Utes spent their first couple weeks camped out at the 20th spot, and had crept up to 15th by the Christmas break. A loss to Drake knocked them back down a few notches temporarily, but since then it's been 15th ISth steadily upward. 17th . . . 10th . . . 8th . . . and now, of course, ... ... for breakfast. You get the idea. Second, and a strong second at that, is the showing that the WAC's teams have made in the NCAA tournament. By less than impressive, I mean brief. WAC clubs have seldom been around past the first round in recent seasons. As a result, the Utes were nowhere to be n found in the polls, despite the fact that they were favored to take the conference pre-seaso- for $16.00 includes bounteous servings of: Home-ma-de Vegetable Soup, Tossed Salad, Baked Rice with Hot Vegetables & When you're No. 6 in the nation, people tend to take you reeeeeal seriously. 6th So. Entrance Trolley Square 322-37- 32 Please phone for reservations. DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD NOMINATION FORM Conducted by University of Utah StudentFaculty Relations Committee 8 VALENTI NE SPECIAL MKT TIFFANY HEART CHARMS FREE , WITH ANT 14K.T. COLD CHAIN PL'RCHASL. 7c cgYr . . . , .SXS IHE GBFAT . 1 Mr MALL Department Reasons for nomination (be as specific as you can) ,A 11 POT FASHION PLACE, TROLLEY SQUARE. CROSSROADS PLAZA. IJVYTON HILLS Each year the University of Utah gives public recognition for outstanding teaching to selected members of its faculty. We request the assistance of all students and faculty in the nominating process. Please submit your nomination for the Distinguished Teaching Award by Feb. 13, 1981. I nominate Professor OFFER (XX)DVHII.K SUPPLY "PJNIVXRSITY Bread that, is that Utah won't Vvi V :VL:::::: Hot-Butte- red The other problem, if you can even call it A third possible reason for the Utes' late arrival in the national limelight has been the Of 2 R3 STEAK KNNERS "I don't even want to start thinking about it," he said of the tourney possibilities last week. Pimm went to great lengths to emphasize that he's got his hands more than full right now with BYU, Wyoming, etc. be surprising anybody from here on out. The scouts will be at San Diego in force this weekend, and there are plenty of snakes, to be sure, lying in the grass ahead. is special ARGENTINA BEEF HOUSE 21 Dilemma No. 1 for the coach is keeping his players' minds on the matter at hand, namely the upcoming game. Like all coaches, Jerry Pimm likes playing them one at a time, and he tends to wince at the mere mention of the NCAA Tournament. team that was in the polls at the beginning of the season was BYU, and that was mostly in deference to the awesome athletic program the Y has built in the last decade. The Cougars are now an assumed power in good years and bad. I YOUR not to a special evening Along with all the ranking nonsense and publicity hoopla comes a couple of new dilemmas although it's the type of dilemma that most coaches would love to have. championship. The only Intermountain w'r Valentine It took awhile, for two basic reasons. Lake City as a nice place to stop ntw, Treat 6th. First, as mentioned above, the state of Utah never has been, and probably never will be a favorite stop for the national media. A year or two ago a Seattle sportswriter described Salt w'r Your signature date social sec. no. dept. Would you be willing to give additional information about your nominee? Your Phone No. . (Nomination valid only if form completed nominations close Feb. 13, 1981.) Fold from top to dotted line, leaving return address uncovered. Send through campus mail or deposit at Union Bldg. Information Desk. Thank You. jf DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD co StudentFaculty Relations Committee Student Information Center Union Bldg. Lobby |