F age 14-Thursday, September 21, 1978-The Michigan Daily M ,IiRIDE PICKS ND LICKS TIGER WOUNDS Devine hopeful while Irish stew By BOB WARREN I%- peorge. Maguire sat brooding in his As Angeles office. The L.A. Kings kneral manager was naturally upset g the recent court decision which ,serted that his receiving Dale Mc- urt as compensation for goalie Rogie hon was illegal and uncon- ional. 'Maguire was counting on McCourt for 0fresh spark in his beleaguered rategy that has yet to bring him the timal goal in all of sports. "DAMMIT, I'VE been shut out for so ng that I hoped that McCourt would be le to stop it. Now I'll have to do my nddes by myself again this season." Maguire wanted McCourt out of the asp of Red Wings general manager Lindsey, who has long led the NHL winning Griddes percentage. Also, nsey's close location to 420 Maynard ables him to get his picks in to the aily long before the midnight eadline. "Now I'll have to sit through another season of Red Wing fans throwing their small, two-item pizzas from Pizza Bob's every time they score," Maguire mused. 1. MICHIGAN at Notre Dame (pick score) 2. Ohio State at Minnesota 3. Wisconsin at Northwestern 4. Stanford at Illinois 5. Syracuse at Michigan State 6. Iowa State at Iowa 7. Ohio U. at Purdue 8. Washington at Indiana 9. Southern Cal at Alabama 10. Yale at Brown . Maryland at North Carolina 12. Arizona at Texas Tech 13. Baylor at Kentucky 14. Duke at South Carolina 15. Kansas State at Tulsa 16. Mississippi at Missouri 17. Washington State at Arizona State 18. Indiana State at Eastern Michigan 19. Central Conn. at Slippery Rock 20. DAILY LIBELS at Hebrew Univ. (Sato night) Dented and disappointed-but definitely deter- mined-describes Dan Devine's once defeated Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, as the defending national collegiate football champions try to recover from their upset loss to the Missouri Tigers, 3-0. "We didn't stand around licking our wounds or feeling sorry for ourselves," Devine commented. "We went right back to work the next day with one thought in mind-becoming a better football team than we displayed on opening day." Besides their obvious misfortunes on offen- se-324 yards on the ground and through the air, but no points-the Irish did indeed finish the game dented. Steve Dover, a kick return specialist suffered a neck injury and is probably lost for the season. Starting guard Jim Hautman broke his arm and will be out for six to eight weeks. He will be replaced by Tim Huffman, brother of star center Dave Huffman. Injuries are difficult to overcome, but the disap- pointment of a loss to an underdog at the home opener may be harder to purge from the minds of the defending national champs. "If the team is disappointed, I don't blame them," Devine said. "The team as a whole was angry at the missed opportunities. They knew the victory was within grasp, but sometimes when a team becomes disappointed, that can have a very positive effect as a rallying point that can motivate them to do better this week. We learned a very valuable lesson last week." The lessons of the Missouri game makes Notre Dame more determined to come back and knock off once-victorious Michigan, a one-point under- dog for this Saturday's game in South Bend. "We were very happy about some things we ac- complished on defense in our first outing," Devine commented. "I don't think anyone expected us to hold Missouri scoreless because of the numberof people we lost through graduation on defense. "But on the' other hand, all of us have to be disappointed in our lack of success in putting poin- ts on the scoreboard. We moved the ball well enough between the twenties but we failed to take advantage of scoring opportunities." It was the offense between the twenties that must really please Devine. Pete Holohan, playing wide receiver for the first time in his career, led the team in receiving with five catches for 70 yar- ds. Nick Vehr also played well in his first game at tight end. "Our offense showed spark in certain situations," Devine said. "We had a couple of people in there who played much better than we had any reason to expect. Holohan did great, con- sidering he is really a quarterback." The Irish have other motivations for this game besides their desire to recover from their opening loss. The game matches two of the best quarter- backs in the nation, Michigan's Rick Leach and Notre Dame's Joe Montana. Montana had a fair passing game against Missouri as he completed 13 of 28, but had two passes intercepted. Also, four of the nation's top running backs will be starting in this game-Harlan Huckleby and Russell Davis of the Wolverines and Vagas Ferguson and Jerome Heavens of Notre Dame. Heavens and Ferguson both gained over 100 yards in last year's resounding victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Heavens barely missed gaining 1000 yards last year and there are many indications that he will come close to that mark again. On defense, the new starters performed very well in their first games. "Jay Case and John Hankerd (ends), who never played a down at those positions, turned in fine performances for their first game," Devine remarked. He was also pleased with the play of his tackles, Jeff Watson and Mike Calhoun and linebackers Bobby Leopold, Bob Golic and Steve Heimkreiter. The only positions that are suspect at this moment are in the Irish secondary, where three starters have graduated: Ted Burgmeier, Luther Bradley and Ross Christensen. The greatest excitement around this game is the matchup itself. Michigan and Notre Dame have not played in 35 years. There is a natural rivalry by their location in the midwest and the two teams have top reputations. "The Michigan-Notre Dame game should become one of the great intercollegiate series," Devine remarked. "I'm sure the game will draw a lot of attention nationally. I know our players and coaches are looking forward to meeting the very fine Michigan team." PABRICS i COUPON Entire Stock Decorator Fabrics Clip this coupon and bring it to Jo-Ann. You'll save 20% on our entire stock of drapery and slipcover fabrics, including plaids, checks, florals, sheers, casements and more! So make , your own curtains and save. It's an easy way, to brighten any dorm room and personalize that home away from home!e 200F Reg. Price Prices good at the following locations through Sat., Sept. 23rd: Westgate Shpg. Ctr. 2165 Washtenaw Ave. 2465 West Stadium Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor , 16 l -mm momm1"M-M-MMMMMM MMMM 14- WOODY TO LOSE 4TH IN ROW?: Buckeyes pass into new error- By BILLY SAHN "Let's play Jeopardy!" The topic is Ohio State football. The answer is "1971." The question is, "Before now, when was the last time that Woody Hayes and his Ohio State Buckeyes had, a losing streak of three or more games?" If you haven't realized it yet, the Buckeyes 'are streaking, but in a negative way. Woody and his boys have lost their last three games. The streak started last fall when the Michigan Wolverines subdued OSU, 14-6. Then, in the Sugar Bowl last January 2, the Crimson Tide washed the Buckeyes ashore as Alabama easily defeated the Ohioans, 35-6. Their most recent and third con- secutive loss came last Saturday when Penn State roared past Ohio State by the score of 19-0. During their current losing streak, Ohio State has lost to three of the top five teams in the nation. It was a slightly different story in 1971. OSU's last three games of that season proved fatal. They first lost to Michigan State, 17-10, followed by Northwestern (you read it right), 14-10, and Michigan, 10-7. "Sure, we know the facts. But, if it were three games in one season, it would be a different story," said Steve Snapp, OSU's Associate Director of Sports Information. Although their first two losses in this unusual streak came last season, the fact still remains that Ohio State has a losing streak, and that they lost big this past weekend. In his season opener, Hayes pulled a : major surprise when he started a, freshman quarterback in place of a' veteran. Rookie Art Schlichter, com- pleted 12 of 26 passes for 184 yards overall. Yet, his five interceptions did. not help the quest for victory. "Rod Gerald (a senior), had been hampered by hamstring pulls two and a half weeks prior to the opener," com- mented Snapp. "Schlichter ran the ball club." 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The question is, can his Buckey s Coming off a three game losing streak, the Bucks badly need a win at Minnesot, this weekend to convince their fans they are for real. ******************** * "Gimme a D * Gimme an A' Gimme an ...L ...Y Give the MICHIGAN DAILY that old college try. CALL 764-0558 to order. your subscription Thus, Hayes has given us another surprise. Aside from the losing streak,, Ohio State's game plan thus far this- season hs had an unusual emphasis on. the pass. Is this a new football= philosophy for the often philosophical Buckeye coach? Hayes' success with the option-orien-' ted offense is an established fact. Yet. 1 passing, not only for OSU but for the , Big Ten in general, is a mysterious sub- ' ject. One that only Rose Bowl opponen- ts have mastered in the recent past. So why this sudden change by thee: veteran coach? Because Schlichter is that good. His credentials in high school led him to be selected as Ohio's High School Player of the Year in 1977. On his post-game television show, Hayes said there is "no doubt that he will become the greatest quarterback we've ever had." "The use of Schlichter in the back- field will give us a better balance bet- ween the running and passing game," said Snapp. As for Gerald, Snapp believes he will be used as a quarterback when the situation warrants it. And for those other times, he will play a different, position as he did last Saturday when he was a wide receiver. This coming Saturday, the Buckeyes. travel to the land of Gophers. Which quarterback starts against Minnesota has yet to be determined, but from the sound of it, Schlichter seems the likely candidate. Don't underestimate the Gophers. They beat Michigan last year in the up- set of the regular season, and they may just elongate the unusual Scarlet and Gray streak. 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