Page 10-Saturday, September 8, 1979-The Michigan Daily /. - .5 '4# Q f and Passing. PurdueMSUaerial contenders. 4 '4 , v MASS MEETING 7:00 p.m. Monday September 10 Michigan Union Anderson Roonti By GEOFF LARCOM If this year's Big Ten football season lives up to its advance billing, con- ference football buffs can count on an autumn of unusual excitement. Gone, according to the preseason dopesters, are the days when the Big Ten season boiled down to one confron- tation between Michigan and Ohio State to determine the conference champ and the Rose Bowl representative. INSTEAD, FOUR teams appear to have their foot in the door leading to conference honors. Along with Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and Ohio State are receiving the brunt of the attention as favorites for this year's number one spot. The Big Ten skywriters selected that quartet to finish first through fourth for the '79 season, in one of the tightest forecasts ever done by that group. In addition the first UPI poll finds Michigan in the number six spot, followed by Purdue, ranked eighth and Michigan State and OSU at tenth and 18th respectively. In the initial AP ranking, Purdue was tabbed sixth, Michigan a notch behind at seventh, with the Spartans nailing down the tenth spot. MEANWHILE, THE six other teams are waiting and hoping that the preseason hoopla will go to the conten- der's heads, while visions of upsets dance in the heads of three of the remaining six Big Ten squads this week. However, all must do so away from home, as Wisconsin travels to Purdue and Illinois journeys to - JOIN US- DUNDY at SEPTEMBER 9 w V- titb U th Uiversity of Michigan LOX and BAGEL BRUNCH, 11:00 a.m. Featuring Provocative Professor CARL COHEN speaking on: "Justice Debased: The Weber Decision" and Lox and Bagels "ALL YOU CAN. 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Schlichter suffered through Hayes' "three yards and a hunk of astroturf" philosophy last year. Another squad relying on offensive firepower in the early stages of the season will be Lee Corso's Indiana team. Corso calls his defense "my youngest ever" and thus hopes passing ace Tim Clifford and tight end Dave Harangody can team up with tailback Mike Harkrader to produce much needed Hoosier points. THE TOUGHEST assignments besides Northwestern's today, however, belong to Wisconsin and Illinois. The Badgers must deal with Boilermaker gunner Mark Hermann in the not-so-friendly confines of Ross-Ade Stadium, while a near sellout is expec- ted in Spartan Stadium to watch Illinois attempt to atone for last year's 59-19 blowout by MSU. 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