By RICK MADDOCK W HAT'S THE FIRST thing you think of when someone mentions Purdue's football team? Mark Herrmann and his incredible passing, right? After all, he's completed 129 passes in 277 attempts which gained 1584 yards for the Boilermakers. And for those non-mathematicians that's a passing percentage of 56.8. With these kind of credentials one would figure that the sophomore rifle would be what worries Bo the most about the first round of the Rose Bowl, preliminaries. However, such is not the case. "The thing about the Purdue team is that their defense is excellent. It's an overshifted defense," Bo said yesterday at his weekly media luncheon. "It's a very well personneled team. This is an accurate statement: this is the best defensive team we've met this year." Statistically, Purdue's defense ranks very close to Michigan's in most of the categories. The Boilermakers have allowed 8.7 points per game, while the Wolverines have allowed 8.8 ppg. Michigan allows 3.7 yards per play--2.9 rushing and 4.9 passing-while Purdue permits 3.8 yards per play-2.56 rushing and 6.63 passing. Finally, Michigan gives up 225.9 yards per game compared to Purdue's 246.8 yards per game. What all this boils down to is that Purdue has nearly as potent an offense as Michigan State, and probably more balanced, but more importantly the Boilermakers sport a much tougher defense. :They haven't rolled up the points that Michigan State has, but if you look at their defense they haven't been scored on as much," Bo said. "Ohio State got a lot of yards on them, but they had three critical fumbles," he said of the Boilermakers 27-16 win. "They l(Ohio State) had to come back, so Purdue was giving them 11-12 yard gains knowing they had to score two touchdowns to win." Great, so now the AWF (average Wolverine fan) not only has to worry about Herrmann but also about the Boilermakers' tremendous defense. Oh, yes there's one more thing, the Boilermaker running backs are among the Big Ten's top rushers. Fullback John Macon has gained 781 yards and tailback Russell Pope has rushed for 653 yards. For comparison, Harlan Huckleby has gained 670 yards to lead the Wolverines. With this year's Purdue running attack, Herrmann has been able to im- prove faster. "I don't think there's as much pressure for him to hit the pass Purdue has the stats . .. .. but is that where it's at? this year beacuse of their running. He's improved a lot," Bo said. Now don't go running off to cancel those reservations in Pasadena just yet. Purdue's stats sound great, but what did you expect from the Big Ten's leader? Don't forget these bubbling Boilermakers were turned into stum- bling ones against Wisconsin in that 24-24 tie. On the tie, Bo commented, "Really it doesn't make any difference to us. We had to win both of them to go." Bo's plan for winning the first one is simple. "What we want to do is to keep them from scoring a lot. It sounds funny, but seriously, they're gonna get a lot of yardage." Ine way to prevent Purdue from getting yardage is by controlling the ball. Theoretically, the best way to eat up time is to run a controlled offense. At Michigan that usually means running the option often. But Bo hinted that his offense won't be as one-play oriented as it has been the past years. "We do not figure to live and die solely with the option. I like it, and we'll take it if they give it to us. But if we hve to go with power football or throw the ball we will," Bo said. "I think we're in good shape offensively. We hve some concern in our of- fensive interior line. (John) Arbeznik is out, and (Bill) Dufek is questionable," Bo commented. Arbeznik has a sprained ankle and Dufek has a sore shoulder. "(Ralph) Clayton's the factor for us. He's been a dangerous guy for us the last few games," he added. Bo has something to prove, if he can along with winning, and that thing is to prove his team can pass. The first half of the Michigan State game still haunts him, and more than anything he'd like to show the world that his team has a balanced offensive attack. On Rick Leach Bo said, "Right now he's playing extremely well. I thought on Saturday he threw two or three balls well, right into the teeth of the wind. He zinged them right in there." One of those zingers was a 41-yard touchdown pass to guess who? Ralph Clayton. He's the man. Should Michigan really need something, this week or next, Clayton will be the one that Leach will go to. He's the big play man that every balanced offense needs. Whether or not the Wolverines need him remains to be seen, but for Michigan's sake it's nice to know he's there. As Bo said, "Clayton's the factor for us." SPOR TS OF THE DAILY Yankee NEW YORK (AP)-The New York Yankees signed free agent pitcher Luis Tiant to a -multiyear contract, it was learned yesterday. The veteran hurler, a long-time mainstay of the Boston Red Sox staff thus becomes the first player in the 1978 re-entry draft to reach contract terms with a new team. BECAUSE OF HIS age, Tiant, who will be 38 later this month, was vir- tually ignored in the Nov. 3 draft, selec- ted only by the Yankees in Round Eight. With only one team selecting him, Tiant was declared available for negotiations with all 26 major league clubs, including the Red Sox, who had balked at giving him anything more than a one-year contract. Remanuf/ctured Engirnes for Volkswagens from 349 exch. Jack's Garage 1180 Barker Rd., Whitmore Lake 449-8908 PORSCHE ENGINES ALSO AVAILABLE 0 0S s sign tr LAST SEASON, pitching for Boston, Tiant compiled a 13-8 record with a 3.31 earned run average and pushed his career record to 204-148 since coming to the majors with Cleveland in 1964. The colorful right-hander with the drooping moustache and herky-jerky motion was a Fenway Park favorite af- ter the Red Sox signed him as a free agent in 1971. * * * Polo (club shines Michigan's men's water polo team shocked a highly-touted field last weekend when it captured first place in the Midwestern Water Polo Assocition Championships at East Lansing. The Wolverines splashed past Win- dsor "B," 18-6, then upset Michigan State in the semi-finals, 7-4. Michigan gained the title by defeating Windsor "A," 16-12. GOALIE RANDY DEACON, who sparkled at goalie against the Spartans, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. ee agent Tiant The triumph was particularly sweet for the Big Eight title. The Hu for the Wolverines, who last year Missouri while Oklahoma finished at the bottom of the tourney. Oklahoma State this coming S -DAILY SPORTS * * * skers host takes on aturday. -AP * * * Huskers go bowling .LINCOLN, Neb.-Nebraska will be the Big Eight Conference's represen- tative in the Orange Bowl regardless of what happens this weekend, the Miami bowl committee announced yesterday. Ed Goss, publicity chairman of the Orange Bowl Committee, and Chuck Neinas, commissioner of the Big Eight, made the announcement jointly in Miami and Lincoln. THE CHAMPION of the Big Eight goes to the Orange Bowl automatically under the current contract. If there is a tie for the conference title, the Orange Bowl traditionally has selected the winner of the head-to-head contest bet- ween the teams that share the crown. Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 17-14 Saturday and thus gained at least a tie ALL YOU CAN. EAT EVERY TUES.-SMORGASBORG . . WED.-SEAFOOD........ 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The cancellation enabled Bill Blessed, who was indeed blessed with the clairvoyant taste buds for the Pizza Bob's small pizza, to win last week's Griddes with a 17-2 record and a 56-3 Michigan score. Time is running out fort those who. want to win that delicious, two item piz- za from Pizza Bob's as only two more Gridde weeks remain. Remember, only one entry per person and don't forget to include a name and address. Cioo, baby: 1. Purdue at MICHIGAN (pick score) 2. Illinois at Minnesota 3. Ohio State at Indiana 4. Wisconsin at Iowa 5. Michigan State at Northwestern 6. Southern Cal at UCLA 7. Clemson at Maryland 8. Navy at Florida State 9. Norte Dame at Georgia Tech 10. Rutgers at Holy Cross 11. Southern Methodist at Texas Tech 12. Central Michigan at Western Michigan 13. Missouri at Nebraska 14. Texas A&M at Arkansas 15. Georgia at Auburn 16. Stanford at California 17. Syra use at Boston College 18. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma 19. Florida at Kentucky 20. 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