lay, September 23, 1978-The Michigan Daily
MICHIGAN FACES NOTRE DAME IN CLASSIC SHOWDOWN

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Blue clovers before

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By CUB SCHWARTZ
NOTRE DAME - At least the people
down here treat this game with some
respect.
Of course, as an independent, Notre
Dame doesn't have to worry about
future conference games. Never-
theless, Notre Dame has taken two
weeks off to prepare for this game.
Their fans have demanded, and
received, up to $120 for a pair of general
admission tickets. Even the area
lodgings have jacked up their rates to
Taj Mahal levels - all for the sake of
College Football..
On the other hand, Bo Schembechler
has labeled today's contest "our most
important non-conference game."
But Bo has undoubtedly learned the
lesson of silence, a trademark of a
sea oned coach. Just ask Irish coach
Dai Devine.
"Before the Missouri game 'we were
vocally confident. Now we are quietly
confident," Devine said on the eve of
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the contest, "I guess the quiet confiden-
ce is better."
That is the tack that Schembechler has
taken. Following an uneventful 31-0
thrashing of Illinois, he stated; his
Wolverines could now concentrate on
Notre Dame.
Less than five minutes later, Schem-
bechler admitted that "We are pretty
well set on what we will do against
Notre Dame." Unless he plans on
playing the Irish the same way he
played the Illini, it appears Schem-
bechler has had his troops in training
for the South Bend boys longer than he
will admit.
"Notre Dame is a strong team in
every respect," the head coach noted,
"The offensive line is big and can move.
It's going to be two strong teams going
after each other."
Michigan will take to the field with a
juggled offensive line to accommodate
Bill Dufek's loss due to a foot injury in
last Saturday's game.
John Giesler will switch from his
quick tackle slot to strong tackle and
sophomore Dan Kwiatowski will move
into the quick tackle spot. Steve Nauta,
who left the field last Saturday with a
sprained ankle will be back at his cen-
ter position.
The offensive line will be a big factor
in Michigan's attack. After the Illinois
victory, Schembechler was critical of
the line's play on both running and
passing situations.
Backfield ace Russell Davis was held
intact because of the lack of holes up
the middle. As a result, the Wolverines
relied on the speed of Harlan Huckleby
to gain yardage outside.
The same might be true today. Notre
Dame is strong fnside with All-
American candidate Bob Golic man-
ning the inside linebacker slot and
sophomores Jeff Weston and Mike

Calhoun at the tackles. Depending on
the situation, Golic will either play on
the line, or move back to the normal
linebacker slot.
Either way, he is highly successful.
Golic needs only 30 tackles to break the
Notre Dame career tackle record.
Should Schembechler decide to con-
tinue to run outside today, the running
talents of quarterback Rick Leach will
pose a problem to Notre Dame.
"Leach gives you the added dimen-
sion with his running," said Devine,
"He is a great option runner who has
the reputation of not being a passer, but
he can throw. Teams who win these .
days have to have quarterbacks who
can run."
Leachhas undoubtedly proven he can
run, but in front of a national television
audience, Leach just might want to
disprove that nasty passing reputation.
His favorite receiver, Ralph Clayton
is back in the starting line-up after
seeing limited action last week. Gene
Johnson will probably see action
although he is hobbled by sore knees
from the Illinois contest.
Defensively, Michigan can expect to
be challenged up the middle. "They are
big and strong," said Michigan
assistant coach Jack Harbaugh. "You
can expect them to attempt to establish
an inside running game."
Michigan is strongest up the middle,
and like the Wolverine offense, Notre
Dame may be forced to run outside.
Running backs Jerome Heavens and
Vagas Ferguson are both capable out-
side runners.
Yet-Notre Dame was inconsistent in
both its running and passing games
against Missouri, failing to convert in
crucial third down situations. If things
are to change, quarterback Joe Mon-
tana will have to produce the change.
The difference may lie in this year's

receiving corp. Last year, when Mon-
tana was filling the air with footballs,
he had all-American tight end Ken
MacAffee to snare them. MacAffee could
catch a football in the middle of a
mushroom cloud - this year's crew is
considerably less talented. .
But both teams have some inex-

perience, and on the whole, the match-
up is a close one.
In fact, ten years ago, when Don
Canham and ND AD Moose Kraus
discussed arranging today's game,
they no doubt envisioned an intense,
hard-fought and highly profitable ven-
ture. Score another one for Mr.
Canham.

THE LINEUPS

MICHIGAN

NOTRE DAME

OFFENSE

(88) Gene Johnson
(68) Jon Giesler
(61) Greg Bartnick
(50) Steve Nauta
(64) John Arbeznik
(69) Dan Kwiatkowski
(18) Rodney Feaster
(22) Ralph Clayton
(33) Russell Davis
(25) Harlan Huckleby
( 7) Rick Leach

(234)....TE....(97) Kevin Hart
(244).....ST.....(73) Tim Foley
(241);...RG....(78) Tim Huffman
(229)......C......(56) Dave Huffman

(243)....LG.... (66)
(245)....QT.... (76)1
(188)....WR....(82)
(210)....WB.... (31)
(223)....FB.... (30),
(198).... TB.... (32)'
(194)....QB....( 3),

Ted Horansky
Rob Martinovich
Kris Haynes
Pete Holohan
Jerome Heavens
Vagas Ferguson
Joe Montana

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(180)
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(190)
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Tom Seabron
Curtis Greer
Chris Godfrey
Dale Keitz
Ron Simpkins
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Gene Bell
Mike Jolly
Mark Braman
Michael Harden

DEFENSE
(210)...OLB...(75)
(214)...OLB...(47)
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(233) ....MG....(58)
(225).... ILB.... (55)
(226)....ILB.... (61)
(199)...Wolf...(34)i
(181)...WHB...(23)
(197)...SHB...(33)

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Steve Helmkrelter{
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Big Ten weekend opponents tough

By ALAN FANGER
Forget the patsies, set aside the
pushovers, eliminate the boring
destruction of hapless, hopeless squads.
The Big Ten has its back against the
wall today..
Lowly Richmond and Toledo have
since departed, to be replaced by for-

midable, more frightening opposition
such as Notre Dame, Washington, Iowa
State and Stanford.
The very confusing Big Ten schedule
will not be without its intraconference
matchups, however, as Ohio State
opens league play at Minnesota, while
endemic Northwestern hosts the
Wisconsin Badgers.
Most eyes, of course, will be set on
South Bend, and the renewal of the an-
cient rivalry between Michigan and
Notre Dame.
Experts rate this contest a tossup,
although Notre Dame Stadium, with it's
natural turf and ear-shattering noise
level, may intimidate the Wolverines.
For Woody Hayes and his Ohio State
Buckeyes, this is the day of redemption,
a day in which all reticent scars from
their 19-0 submission to Penn State are
to be removed.

Such a chore may prove to be quite
difficult, however. Minnesota ran all
over Toledo in a'38-12 rout, as tailback
Marion Barber scampered for 122 yar-
ds. The game is also taking place in
Minneapolis, scene of the Gopher's 16-0
upset of Michigan last year.
The Washingtpn 'Huskies will bring
their 1-1 record into Bloomington as
they take on stubborn Indiana. The
Hoosiers fell a touchdown short to
Louisiana State last Saturday night,
and should give this year's Rose Bowl
champion a good game.
Illinois, scoreless in their first two
outings, plays host to Stanford. The
Cardinals tore apart a respectable San
Jose State iteam at the tune of 38-9,
while Gary Moeller's Illini were
lethargic in a 31-0 loss to Michigan.
A one-sided Stanford victory is expec-
ted.

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The presence (or absence) of quar-
terback Ed Smith from the Michigan
State lineup holds a key to the Spartans'
fortunes against an improved Syracuse
squad.
Smith, the main cog in State's offen-
sive machine, is a doubtful starter
following a finger injury he suffered in
last Saturday's 21-14 loss to Purdue.
In what could be tabbed as the second
annual Corn Bowl, Iowa and Iowa State
clash in Iowa City for the right of foo -
ball supremacy in that state. Both
teams come into the contest with un-
blemished records, although Iowa State
needed a two-point conversion in the
final minutes to nip San Diego State.
The Hawkeyes, meanwhile, used
ulterior methods of scoring in their 2Q-3
victory over Northwestern. Iowa put
points on the board via a "flea flicker"
pass, a double reverse and the recovery
of a poorly handled punt. Such methods
will be harder to use against the
Cyclones, who are ranked 20th in this
week's Associated Press poll.
In Evanston, two teams with im-
potent offenses Wisconsin and North-
western, square off. The Badgers
mustered but one touchdown against
tiny Richmond in a 7-6 victory over the
Spiders, while the Wildcats , have
totaled three points in two games.
In winning the 1934 Jockey Club
Gold Cup at Belmont, Dark Secret
literally finished on three legs, one
being broken just before the wire.

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