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Show Page - 22 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Football Section, Wednesday, August 26,, 1992 College grid! coaelies 'dHAar onfflMFL access rule vent the rules, such as purchasing film illegally. "It's going to hurt the Bears because we totally operate above-board- ," Tobin said. By ED SHERMAN Chicago Tribune CHICAGO Bill Tobin is confused and upset. The Chicago Bears personnel director can't understand why college football coaches have decided to take such an extreme step by making life difficult for pro scouts. Their stated intent is to send a mes- - sage to the National Football League, telling the league to lay off their underclassmen. But Tobin thinks the coaches will end up punishing the people they had hoped to protect their players. "What's going to happen is some kids are going to be drafted who shouldn't, and some kids aren't going to get drafted who should," Tobin said Monday. "There's no doubt that this is going to hurt some players." Tobin was reacting to a new set of guidelines approved last week by a majority of college football coaches. Tired of seeing top juniors and even sophomores being whisked away by the pros, 97 of the 107 Division coaches in the American Football Coaches AssoI-- A ciation approved recommenda- tions that will place unprecedented restrictions on pro scouts' access to work on college campuses. Northern Illinois, Michigan State and Miami were among the 10 schools that opted not to follow the new guidelines, and will leave their doors open to the pros. This is not an NCAA rule, and thus not mandatory. ' Schools that follow the AFCA measures will allow scouts on their campuses only in October, instead of the entire season. Scouts won't haveaccess to player film off campus, 'and only three days will be provided for scouts to have evaluations of seniors durus ing die off-seaso-n. Northern Illinois coach Charlie Sadler said he feared if he made his campus available only during October, pro scouts would bypass the Huskies for the more established football powers. FAULK: (Continued from Page 14) in the 40. He has the power to run inside, the quickness to get outside and a spin move that mystifies would-b- e tacklers. "He has a sixth sense,"" Lugin-bi- ll said. "Why he does certain things, I don't think anybody can say. It's natural ability. He's a player that conies along once in a decade." Only a few years ago, Faulk never dreamed of a football career. Growing up poor in a rough section of New Orleans, he found his share of trouble and moved back and forth between his mother's home and friends' homes throughout high school. He thought about joining the Air Force. "You didn't hear too many people talking about I V , tm it AFCA Executive Director Charlie McClendon said the move isn't vindictive, although it would be hard to convince Tobin and other NFL officials. "We're not being vindictive," said McClendon, former head coach at LSU. "It's just that the coaches felt they had an open-dopolicy to the pros. And there was no reciprocity from their side." However, that's not the case, said New England Patriots General Manager Sam Jankovich. The NFL has made several accommodations to the colleges in the last year, such as moving up the deadline date for underclassmen to declare to Jan. 6. "It's very unfortunate that we are at this impasse," said Jankovich, the former athletic director at Miami who has served as the NFL's liaison to the college coaches. "It's going to really cause a lot of chaos in October when the scouts flood these campuses. It's disappointing. I thought we had made some great progress. ' ' McClendon said the NFL had made progress. The college coaches were ready to shut off the cam or Photo: UCLA UCLA sophomore Tommy Maddox went to NFL this year. "We have to do what's best for Northern," Sadler said. "If we closed it up, we wouldn't be doing right by our seniors. We have an ' obligation to them. ' had who Tobin, planned to start scouting college campuses in two weeks, said the new measures would make it "impossible" to do a thorough scouting job. During the college season, he usually visits 50 to 60 schools. Now he said he probably would be to hit more than 1 6 in October. Tobin said a typical day on campus for the scout consists of watching film in the morning, speaking to coaches and trainers in the early afternoon, and then viewing practice. Tobin said he doesn't have any contact with the players until after the season. "You can't do a good job in just one month," Tobin said. "It's a year-roun- d process. It's going to magnify mistakes. If I haven't seen a player, it's hard for me to stand up and say we should draft him. Out of sight, out of mind . " Tobin said the measures could force some pro teams to circum- hard-press- college where said. But because I came redshirt sophomores. Nebraska tight end Johnny Mitchell went to the Jets and UCLA quaiterback Tommy Maddox to the Broncos. Those selections seem to have been the final straw for the coaches. "We have a problem when they start taking kids with two years of eligibility left," said Ohio State coach John Cooper, who serves as the AFCA president. "There's no question in my mind that they've been scouting underclassmen, including sophomores (when scouts are on campus). We don't like some of the things that are happen- ing." Even though the Bears have drafted four underclassmen Mark Carrier, Ron Cox, Alonzo Spellman and Chris Gardocki Tobin vehemently denied that the Bears scouted them as juniors dur4 ing the season, with the exception! 1 of Ohio State's Spellman. "We were told to study him by 1 Inhn fnnnpr Iwmiicp hp knpw hp 1 was coming out for the draft," Tobin said. "After we picked Alonzo, we called John, and he said he was happy for Alonzo, and happy for us. "We're being accused of a lot of things that just aren't true. I've never heard a personnel director talk about an underclassman. Even if he comes out, there's no guarantee that he'll be there for your pick." If Tobin had his way, he would prefer that the draft be open just to . seniors. "We don't want their juniors," he said. "But if they come out, we can't be like ostriches and put our head in the sand." The college coaches, though, maintain the league is using the antitrust laws as a convenient scapegoat. They would like to see the case tested in court to satisfy any notions that the NFL has done all it can. "Let's see if it holds up in court," McClendon said. ed Gonna Wishes. sYour Your You'd ( ) Bought the, Hant&f M-Au- v Xrta atALLREDSjy ALLREDS RECLINER GALLERY 3?frf yxya, WW MATTRESS SERTA PERFECT SLEEPER from," he of encouragement $44900 WWII Katelyn Daybed from his coaches and teachers, Faulk began to see college as an option, and improved his grades dramatically. This summer, the public administration major is working for a San Diego law firm. "I do research on cases for the lawyers, take notes in court if someone needs them, file papers, do a variety of things," he said. Players from poor backgrounds who have, enjoyed rapid athletic success in college often are candidates for early entry into the pros. Don't count Faulk among the potential defectors. "I haven't given any thought to that," he said. "College is a lot of fun. I want to continue enjoying this experience. Hey, I just got here." puses completely if the NFL hadn't made changes, he said. The college coaches have been in a lather since Barry Sanders, as a junior, opted for the pro draft in 1989. Citing antitrust laws, the NFL said it couldn't bar Sanders from the draft. That opened it up to other underclassmen, and 101 players have filed for the draft since the eligibility rules were revised. This year, 34 players declared, and 1 1 were selected in the first round. 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