Page 10-Tuesday, September 11, 1979-The Michigan Daily USC, ALABAMA FAVORED AGAIN Tradition' rules NCAA By BILLY NEFF "Tradition, Tradition!" This Fiddler on the Roof tune may have been as easily used toddescribetcollege foot- ball as it was to describe the marriage wishes of Tevye in this famous musical. Every college football season, the same teams traditionally tangle for the mythical national title. This year, there will be yet another mythical national championship; that is the team who is voted the nation's best by coaches and writers rather than earning the title on the field. i7THUS, IF YOU thought Tevye was singing about marriage, you might have been wrong as he just as easily might have been singing about college football and USC's chances of being national champion. Yes, every year the mighty Trojans (whether aided and abetted by fantastic running backs or referees' judgments) make a run at the national title. John Robinson's Trojans should follow suit again this fall as 15 of 22 starters return from their mythical championship squad of a year ago.. Included amongst the returners will be tailback Charles White, who will be a strong candidate for Heisman Trophy honors and for more movie parts. White garnered 1,859 yards and 13 TD's while also playing bit parts in the television show "Kojak" and the motion picture, The Champ. THIE TROJANS also return their ace lefthanded quarterback Paul Mc- Donald who completed 57 per cent of his 4. 4< Men's, Women's & Mixed BOWLING LEAGVU now forming SIGN UP NOW, individuals or teams UNION LANES Open 10am Mon-Fri 1pm Sat & Sun Reduced rates 60 0 per game HI6pm Men-Sat passes for almost 1,700 yards and 19 TD's. McDonald will be throwing to speedy Kevin Williams, who had 60 per cent of his receptions account for touchdowns (10 of 17). McDonald will be protected quite 'well as towering linemen Anthony Munoz and Brad Bud- de return, and both should be All Americans. As tradition dictates, Alabama will be one of USC's main challengers. Last year's other traditional mythical national champion returns both lines virtually intact. Both lines just hap- pened to be rather intimidating last year as the Crimson Tide and inimitable Bear Bryant averaged nearly 300 yards per game rushing while leading their conference in defen- se. The one question mark for Alabama' will be at quarterback, where Bryant has a potential superstar in Steadman Shealy. Shealy, however, underwent knee surgery over the winter and remains a gigantic dilemma for Bryant. ANOTHER TRADITIONAL power- house, Texas, should again be in the limelight as many people believe coach Fred Akers recruits Longhorns to play for Texas. Two of his favorite 'Horns are Johnny "Lam" Jones, a sprint gold Gridde Picks, Alright football fans, wouldn't you just love to lean back in your dormitory. easy chair and munch down on your favorite food while watching your; favorite program (Monday Night Foot- ball)? Win a small, two-item pizza from Pizza Bob's by simply picking the most3 winners of the following college games and getting your picks to 420 Maynard, by midnight Friday. 1. Notre Dame at MICHIGAN (pick score)] 2. Ohio State at Minnesota] 3. Oregon at Michigan State] 4. Missouri at Illinoist 5. Purdue at UCLA 6. Air Force at Wisconsint 7. Vanderbilt at Indianal 8. Iowa at Oklahoma 9. Wyoming at Northwestern t 10. Southern Cal at Oregon State Z 11. Texas A&M at Baylor 12. West Virginia at Syracuse r 13. Ball State at Toledo} 14. Tulane at Rice2 15. Maryland at Clemson 16. LSU at Colorador 17. Florida at Houston 18. Arizona St. at Florida St. , 19. California at Arizonat 20. Daily Libels at Pencey Prep l Top 10 medalist in 1976, and A.J. "Jam" Jones, quite a runner in his own right. This year once again, Oklahoma will challenge Texas for bragging rights in the Southwest. Oklahoma is spearheaded by White's main conten- der for Heisman honors, last year's winner, Billy Sims. Sims has had a checkered career at Oklahoma as he had to sit out one cam- paiagn and most of another due to in- juries. Last year, though, he was healthy and his opponents were the ones who did the suffering, as he blasted for 1,762 yards, 20 TD's and a 7.6 yard average. Before Oklahoma gains bragging rights in the Southwest, however, they will have trouble with Big Eight rival and traditional powerhouse, Nebraska. The Cornhuskers usually have a star with a strange sounding name. This year, as last, it is halfback I.M. Hipp. In the past they had an All-American named Wonderful Monds. TEVYE PROBABLY had two com- petitors in Michigan Stadium this Saturday in mind when he sang the aforementioned tune. Although the Fighting Irish open with the Big Ten's three toughest teams, Michigan, Pur- due and Michigan State, they should be one of the strongest contingents in the nation. Tailback Vagas Ferguson returns after gaining 1,192 yards last season as does most of the defense. You do not have to look very far to see another traditional powerhouse in the running for national honors, again. Michigan's gridders returnsprobably the top defense in the nation with eight starters coming back, in addition to three top substitutes. Michigan's one problem will be mounting injuries on the offensive line. Two other traditional teams that will challenge for national honors are Georgia and Penn State. Georgia has two outstanding quarterbacks in Jeff Pyburn and Buck Belue, while quarter- back will be the main problem for the Nittany Lions of Penn State. Joe Pater- no's charges return, however, with probably the two finest linemen in college football in Bruce Clark and Matt Millen. FINALLY, WE have a break in tradition this year as a new team will be added to the usual list of contenders. The Purdue Boilermakers, under for- mer Michigan defensive coach Jim Young, have 18 returning starters, in addition to everyone's preseaon All- American quarterback, Mark Herr- mann. All in all, it will be a "traditional" college football year, but Tevye would not be very happy as the Purdue Boilermakers should break Tradition. out Ofthe Blue By Geoff Larcom Fun's over.. . ..Irish are waiting. IT'S NOTRE DAME coach Dan Devine's claim that the clash with the Irish is the game everybody points to on their schedule. , The Big Ten squads the Irish play this year-Michigan, Purdue and' Michigan State in that order, would tend to disagree however. The foremost goal for all three is obviously the conference. champion- ship, to go unscathed in Big Ten play. A win over Notre Dame won't get you into the Rose Bowl. But now, for Bo Schembechler and his Wolverines, the first Rose Bowl obstacle has been easily scaled and conference play won't resume for another three weeks. So you just know Notre Dame is numero uno at this point for Michigan. "There's nobody that can't get up for Notre Dame, there's no denying that," Schembechler said at yesterday's press luncheon. "From a coaching standpoint, it's much more exciting than a game with a team that if you* don't beat you're doing something wrong." Agreed. There's just a mystique about playing the Irish, which in part stems from their being an independent team with national exposure. Beating the boys from South Bend provides an instant ticket to the NCAA limelight, a pass which guard and co-captain John Arbeznik would savor. "When you think of college football, you think of Notre Dame," Arbeznik- said yesterday. "It's a special incentive." Middle guard and this week's coaches defensive champion Mike Trgovac agreed. "Last year it was an indescribable feeling to beat them'' down there. It'll be a hard hitting game. We're just gonna have to be ready to be sore on Saturday night, that's all." Irish are so ready But if Bo and company are finally primed for Saturday's 3:20 p.m. home encounter with the Irish, Devine and his charges are probably in orbit right now. It's the Irish opener, and they've had a whole year to ponder that 28-14 whipping they sustained down in South Bend. There's been no Northwestern to clutter up the schedule, just that big date looming in the future. Make no mistake, this is one the Irish want-and need. To challenge for the national title, they've got to avoid a start like last year's, when Missouri preceded Michigan's win witha 3-0 shutout of Notre Dame. Ironically, Devine has been the only coach to beat Schembechler in a non-conference regular season game. That was back in Bo's first year, when Devine coached Missouri, his team spanking Michigan to a 40-17 tune. Since then, Schembechler's been 27-0-2 outside the Big Ten. This year Devine has the advantage of having scouted Michigan, while the Wolverines counter with having had the opportunity to shed their opening game jitters. Schembechler simply scoffed yesterday upon hearing that Notre: Dame's scouting crew had said that the Wolverines had played a "perfect" - game against Northwestern. "We made a lot of mistakes-five dropped balls and 75 yards in penalties is far from perfect," he said. He went on to recount a particularly irritating incident, where Michigan converted an extra point with only ten people on the field. "After Carter's punt return one of the guys congratulating him never got.. back to lineup for the extra point," Schembechler ruefully recalled. "We're. lucky the kick wasn't blocked." Powers in pads, So it's with the goal of eliminating opening day blunders of that sort that Michigan prepares this week. The prime problem area remains the of- fensive line, where the Wolveriens are playing the part of the walking wouri, ded. Arbeznik should return to his left guard spot after aggravating his sore knee last week. He planned to sit out yesterday's and today's workouts and resume practice tomorrow. Meanwhile- John Powers, whom Arbeznik labels the Wolverines best lineman, and Bubba Paris, who also was slated to start this year, will both put on the pads for the first time this season. Schembechler plans no group work for the pair as yet, they'll simply work ~one-on-one to start. Tom Garrity, a backup at center and guard, should also return to practice this week as well, while offensive tackle Dan Kwiatkowski remains sidelined. Not surprisingly, Schembechler says he's going with B.J. Dickey as his" starting quarterback again. He appeared rather relaxed about the situation there, as you would expect of a coach who has two candidates who've shown ability to run the offense and are on a par with each other. In reference to Notre Dame, Schembechler offered a little of the ob- vious. "They're very big and physical, and they've a great offensive line. I think this is going to be a real test for both teams." Thanks for the inside tip, coach. Golfers finish fifth' r m - m mmmmmmmm - - mm - m - mmm,== Cottagae INN (good only with this coupon) I. Carry-Out and FREE Delivery I *FREE-2 LARGE PEPSIS ' With any medium or farge pizza GOOD MON. THRU THURS. 3 (DON'T FORGET to ask for your free Pepsis WHEN you place your order) * 12", 14", 16" PIZZAS--10 items including Zucchini & Eggplant.e " COTTAGE INN'S Very Own SICILIAN.DEEP DISH PIZZA SANDWICHES, SUBS, PIZZA SUB, COT TAGE INN DELUXE , * Expertly prepared ITALIAN DINNERS: Spaghetti, Lasagna, 1 Cannelloni, Manicotti. 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Iowa State finished first with the lowest team total of 633, followed by Minnesota, 655, Wisconsin and Indiana, 656, and Michigan, 661. Sophomore Linda Drillock was low for Michigan with rounds of 79 and81. Reduced Raes for BILLIARDS everyday til 6 pm at the UNION Open 10 am Mon-Fri 1 pmSat&Sun This weekend, the women golfers travel to Normal, Ill., to face Illinois State and Wisconsin/LaCrosse in a tri- angular meet. -Daily Sports BILLBOARD Lockers will be sold at the CRB and the NCRB beginning Saturday, Sept. 15 at 7:00 a.m. Lockers will cost $10 for one term, $20 for two terms, and $29 until Aug. 22 (a $2 deposit included). 400 lockers are available at the CCIRB and 231 lockers at the NCRB. Lockers are currently on sale at the IMSB building for the same price.p The entry fee for team sports is $7 per team, payable at the IMSB. Note: Sunday hours for the recreation buildings have been changed. The CCRB is open from noon- 10 p.m. Hours for the NLRB are 2 p.m.- 10p.m. (2-5 for families only); and the IMSB is open from 3 p.m.-10 p m. PROJECT OUTREACH Psychology 201 Experiential Learning In: Child Care Hospitals Mental Health Handicaps Aain Persona! Growth and d , ,., :y. .k. ,,..