SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1967 PAGE SEVEN THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1967 TIlE MICHIGAN DAiLY PAGE SEVEN _,4, THlE VANDALS AND THE BIIOK [NIEADlS NATIONAL PREVIEW: Tennessee-Alabama Clash Tops Slate j By DAVE STEINHARDT Coach "Bear" Bryant of Ala- Dave Weir This Saturday the college foot- bama calls Tennessee "perhaps ball season moves into high gear the best Tennessee team I've ever It's time to get rid of the NCAA rule prohibiting the "stuff" shot as several of the top teams in seen," while Coach Doug Dickey In college basketball. the country collide in battles of the Vols says "Alabama has Practice has already begun on the nation's hardcourts, and the stuff is noticeably absent from the action. Just a few days ago, during an afternoon workout at Yost Field- house, Wolverine junior Willie Edwards took a pass in the clear and raced down the court all 'alone. As he reached the foul line, he drib- bled once and took a mighty leap toward the basket. What did he do next? He shot and made a lay-up. What a let-down! Had there been a crowd in the place, no one would have bothered to stand up. In fact, the normal crowd would very likely have become howling mad. Once the regular season is underway, stadium officials are going to have to find a new form of entertainment for dis- satisfied fans. They must never allow the people to get bored. For if that should happen, they'll surely break into some sort of chant, such as: "We want stuff" or "No stuff, no pay" or "Stuff is alive but held captive in the White House" or "Stuff now, love later," etc. etc. These and other similar slogans are sure to pop up among the vulgar, disgruntled masses of b-ball fans as they file out of field- houses across the country. Soon (probably after the first week of the season) the people will decide to take the law into their own hands. Movements will arise everywhere, with the common rallying cry "Bring back the stuff" uniting hawk and dove, protestor and anti- protestor, Hippie and Angel; and persons of all races, colors, creeds, religions and sexes. For the first time, the People of this country will band together. They will join hands and sing "We Shall Overcome," while march- ing hand-in-hand down the streets of every college town in the ,iation. There'll be George Wallace walking with H. Rap Brown. There'll be Senator Fulbright arm-in-arm with Barry Gold- water. There'll be Lyndon Baines Johnson prancing along side Bob Kennedy. And even the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion will join forces with the Students for a Democratic Society. Governor Romney will stop "looking into" the Presidency; Gov- ernor Rockefeller will start. Stokely Carmichael will fly back from his latest trip (this time. to Mars) and incite riots outside of basket- ball arenas. Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., will lead peaceful marches and sit-ins on the basketball courts in between scheduled contests. (This will gradually develop into mass civil disobedience which will disrupt the orderly condupt of hardcourt affairs.) But no one will actually go to the games. The stands will be empty, week after week. The sound of the ball hitting the back- board will reverberate throughout the deserted fieldhouse. Eventually, even the loudspeaking system will be disbanded. There will be no heed for the announcer to shout-he will simply whisper the names of the starting lineups to the two floor cleaners. The style of play will change-there will be two non-stop 20- minute halves, without any substitutions, times-out, or foul shots. The theory behind these changes comes from the ancient myth that when ballplayers 'really get going,' they never really notice the crowd anyway. But none of it will work. Because someone, somewhere will forget about the ban on stuffs just once. Some great big goof will get a pass in the open just once and break in for a shot . .. And he'll stuff it! When this eventually happens (and we all know it will), both coaches will spontaneously jump up and down with unrestrained glee. The players on both benches will whoop hysterically and the floor cleaners will bang their brushes against the empty stands. The announcer will go wild and wish he had his intercom system back. For this is what a stuff does to people. It's what makes basket- ball the great game it was. It is the ultimate peak of excitement. It is the pinnacle of emotion, and the capstone of desire. It's the epitome of hysteria. News of the unlawful stuff will spread quickly over the land. Inevitably, the NCAA Board of Dictators will immediately repeal the stuff ban, The Board of Dictators will have withstood the shock of violent protests, the hearthbreaking tears of children, and the moving cour- age of civil disobedience. But they will never be able to stand the thrill of a stuff. With hearts beating fast and goose-bumps running up the back of their collective neck, the B of D's will unanimously rein- state the stuff as a legal method of scoring in college basketball. And then the protestors will all go home. They'll dissolve into their little groups and cliques. They'll go back to their petty hates and disagreements. And all will go on again as if nothing had passed before. which will most likely play a large part in determining confer- ence championships. Perhaps the most significant game of the week is the match between Alabama and Tennessee! which will probably determirs- the Southeastern C o n f e r e n c e crown-bearer. Sixth-ranked Ala- bama is unblemished so far ex- cept for a tie with Florida State in its opening game, and seventh ranked Tennessee has only been beaten by third ranked UCLA. The game will probably be ex- tremely hard fought 'as the tough; Alabama lines collide with a Ten- nessee team which has been pointing for the Tide since its 11-10 setback last year after, holding a 10-0 lead at half-time. Thrid String Leads# Tennessee will be forced to start Bubba Wyche at. quarter- back because of the knee injuryI which All-American candidate Dewey Warren received against Auburn. Wyche, a third stringer, replaced second string quarter- back Charlie Fulton, who was in-{ jured during last week's Georgia Tech game, and led the Vols to a 24-13 victory. perhaps the best passing combi- nation in the country in Ken Stabler to Dennis Holman." Stabler, the left handed Ala- bama quarterback, has thrown for eight touchdowns this year and Holman has caught all of them. For rushing the Tide de-{ pends on tailback Ed Morgan, but the offense has been mainly dependent upon passing so far this year. Vol Leaders Tennessee is led by Bob John- son, an All-American candidate in the offensive line, runners Walter Chadwick and Richard Pickens, and split end Richmond Flowers, a world class hurdler. Although the fine Tennessee team will be up for the game, the typical "Bear" Bryant lines, quick and hard charging, should lead Alabama to victory before an overflow crowd of 71,000 screaming Alabama fans. In the Pacific Coast Confer- ence top-rated Southern Califor- nia, led by their sensational jun- ior college transfer O. J. Simp- son, collides with the improving Washington Huskies, victors over their last four opponents after an I opening loss to highly-rated Ne- braska. Coming off a victory over a favored Notre Dame, Southern Cal cannot afford a letdown, for1 the game will probably eliminate' the loser from contention for the championship. "This could be our most important game," Coach John McKay remarked earlier this week. O. J. Simpson, Associated Press Back of the Week last week, will again lead Southern Cal in its rushing attack. Last week against Notre Dame, Simpson gained 150 yards on 38 carries, and he now leads the nation in rushing with 752 yards on 152 carries for a 5.0 average. Huskie Leader Senior Tom Sparlin will start at quarterback for the Huskies with sophomore Tom Hanke likely to carry an even share of the load. Both prefer to run, but can throw if necessary to Harrison Wood, Jeff Huget, or Jim Cope if the rushing attack is stopped. If Washington is in position for a field goal, they have one of the best in Don Martin who kick- ed a 56 yarder earlier in the year. Despite Washington's strength, and home advantage, Southern Cal should be able to win because of its strong offensive line, defense complete in every area, and O.J. In the Big Eight Conference Colorado, unbeaten and ranked fifth in the country, after its impressive victory over Missouri, suits up against Nebraska, champ- ion of the conference for the- last four years but recent victim of Kansas. The Colorado Buffaloes have a potent offense, with top run- ners Bill Harris and Wilmer Cooke. and sophomore quarterback Bob Anderson as well as stingy defense. Nebraska hasn't played its best game yet, but it should be ready. IThe Huskers rely on a huge, pun- ishing defense, and a ball control offense which usually wears it op- ponent down and gives the Corn- huskers a big second half. Both teams have shown that they are extremely difficult to run on and the game may be decided by breaks or a long pass. Because of its home crowd advantage and the possible letdown of Colorado after its big game with Missouri, Nebraska should be able to take the game. 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