Page 10-Saturday; September 9, 1978-The Michigan Daily UCLA FAVORED INi TONIGHT'S GAME: Washington still By RICK MADDOCK James, last year's Coach of the Year, How can it be that Washington with knows different as his team is ranked 8 returning starters from its victorious 11th. UCLA just happens to be only one Rose Bowl team can go into its opening notch below them, the same position same Bowltem agoint UCLAs opening that the Bruins were in at the end of last game at home against UCLA as a seven year's Pacific Eight race. But when the point underdog? two teams met in 1977, it was the Bruins "It's fair enough," said Husky coach who came out on top, 20-12, handing )on James. "UCLA has a lot of talent Washington its only conference loss. seturning." The Bruins have 13 retur- Things have changed somewhat on ring starters. Then he added with a the Pacific Coast this year with the ad- augh, "I guess we're still not respec- dition of two teams to form the Pacific Ten. However, UCLA's attractiveness to ABC has not changed, since this is the third year in a row that its opener will be nationally televised (channel 7,6 p.m.). Offensively, UCLA is led by junior Rick Bashore, who completed 74 of 149 passes in 1977 for 1,015 yards, including nine TD passes. Bruin coach Terry Donahue thinks so much of Bashore's ability that the entire offense has been changed. The Bruins have dumped their veer offense in favor of the multiple I. The change in offense poses some TM problems for Washington. "We think dpoces o s initally we have to be conservative,", James said, "because they're putting in a - TYPING - PRINTING a new offense. Firstwe're going to havea to find out what their plan is. We're not, allowed to scout in spring games, so we don't know what -it's going to be like. We'll just have to wait and see, but we'll save some plays and defense for the C RUNT CARDsecond half." The Bruins also have two super backs returning in Theotis Brown and James Owens. Brown, a junior fullback, missed three and a half games last year; the regular price of due to a dislocated elbow injured in1 gets no UCLA's opener. He still managed to rush for 539 yards, giving him a total of 1,631 yards in his career which places him seventh in UCLA career rushing. Owens, a senior tailback; rushed for 938 yards last season. In 1976, he finished sixth in Olympic high hurdle competition. Owens flies to the outside for the Bruins, while Brown churns the yards out on the inside. "The major difference is that we will have more diversification than we had a year ago," Donahue said in summing up his offense. The main Husky in charge of stopping the Bruin attack is inside linebacker Mike Jackson. The 220-pound senior, a third team All-American last year, led the team with 210 tackles including 111 solos. Cornerback Nesby Glasgow will also be counted on heavily. Although Washington has all those returnees, it has two newcomers in key areas on offense. Both the center and the quarterback are newcomers, and their performances could determine the Huskies' success. Tom Porras has beat out two other candidates for the quarterback role. He transferred from Ventura, California Community College. Competing against him are senior Duane Akina and sophomore Tom Flick. "All three are pretty equal, and we plan on giving them all playing time throughout the year. Porras has a little more quickness, along with a good arm," said James. Akina has been injured, and missed one and a half weeks of practice with a sprained knee. He's better now, but the time off gave Porras the edge. i respect Porras has a fine receiver in split end Spider Gaines, a junior, who snagged 30 passes last year for 660 yards including six touchdowns. Gaines starred in the Rose Bowl with seven catches and a touchdown. Tom Turnure has a tough job ahead of him, as he's the new center. His first assignment is against nose guard Manu Tuiasosopo, a 250 pound senior who was second team All-America last year. "I'd say our main weakness is our center against one of the top linemen in the country in Tuiasosopo," James said. UCLA also has another standout on its defensive squad with inside linebacker Jerry Robinson, a two-time consensus All-American. The 209-pound senior is a Heisman candidate, and his 1977 stats included 147 tackles with 87 of those being solos. There are less than 2000 seats left for the game in Seattle. James is hoping that the home field advantage turns in- to just that for his squad. "It's somewhat of an advantage in the fact that the team isn't traveling. I hope it's good for seven points, but it isn't up on the scoreboard yet," James said. As far as the television coverage and the ,added dimension that it adds, James tries to play it down. "The check is good. Most coaches would love to have this, but you don't think about the cameras once you're on the field," he said. New tennis coach is no stranger to 'U' By BOB WARREN The Shepherd family is pleased to announce some good news. Theodora Shepherd, wife of Michigan economics professor William Shepherd, has been named the new women's tennis coach for Michigan. 103 FM U of M Stylists Open: Mon. -Sat. 8:30-5:15 p.m. Harold, Chet, & Dave at the UNION Women's Athletic Director Phyllis Ocker selected the second Shepherd on staff at Michigan after a four month search following the resignation of John Atwood as coach of the women. "WE'RE VERY PLEASED to get a woman of her tennis background and relationship to the Ann Arbor com- munity to coach here," commented Ocker. "Theo brings maturity and ex- pertise to the team." ' Shepherd's previous experience as a coach is her stint as coach of Ann Arbor Huron High School's junior varsity girls' tennis team since 1977 and as assistant professional at Huron Valley Tennis Club in Ann Arbor since 1975. "She's not a registered pro like John Atwood and she's brand new to coaching in terms of college, so Theo will have to feel her way around at the beginning," Ocker pointed out. SHEPHERD'S APPOINTMENT comes on the heels of a very controver- sial situation involving Atwood's resignation midway through .the women's season last May. Atwood was asked to resign after breaking a rule that establishes decorum on athletic teams at Michigan. Atwood ordered a beer at a Columbus restaurant while on a road trip in which the women were competing at the Ohio State Invitational. Consumption of alcoholic beverages by a Michigan athletic coach while in the capacity aq a coach is prohibited. At the time many members of the team and interested persons around the school believed there were extenuating 'circumstances surrounding Atwood's resignation, but these allegations have never been supported with documented proof. Shepherd's task as coach is to im- prove a team that finished the 1978 season with an 11-2 record in dual mat- ch play, including the state champion- ship. However, Michigan was eliminated by Northwestern in the midwest qualifier for the national championships. EVERY STARTER from last year's team is returning as well as two star- ters from the 1977 team who sat out the past season and Eastern Michigan's number one player, Barb Fischley, a transfer student this fall. "We're going to have to give Theo a lot of support this year," Ocker added. "She'll be a good coach for the team; Ann Arbor is her home and she has a lot of loyalty due to her husband's position." 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