The Michigan Daily-Friday, November 16, 1979-Page 13 Tem pora ry In-Sahn-ity Buckeye coach leads team into new era Heart and effort.. . T,,key to victory MINUS 24 HOURS and counting. Launch pad-Michigan Stadium 1 is being fervently prepared by the Stadium crew and also by ABC television. The rivalry, the showdown, the shootout, call it anything you want, it's going to happen tomorrow. But wait, the Michigan-Ohio State game happens every year. For the last ten years, a conference championship and a trip to the Rose Bowl were on the line. This year's no different providing the spoilermaker Boiler- makers are upended by the Hoosiers down in Bloomington. This game is different. It won't be the usual M-OSU football game. In years pass, each season-ending contest has been surrounded by all the familiar hype that surround this one. The actual rivalry between the two teams, and also between the two sets of fans, has gone through little tran- sformation if any. Tomorrow's contct, however, brings to light some significant differen- ces. For starters, many people felt that a Big Ten team other than Ohio State of Michigan would win the'title. Many of those observers picked Purdue. Another factor is the absence of Woody Hayes and his sideline antics. Hayes' dynasty ended abruptly last winter. His replacement, Earl Bruce, has done a very admirable job in keeping the Buckeye fans' hopes up. Most important though are the styles of these two teams. Ohio State and Michigan will always be Big Ten powerhouses, regardless of who's coaching. Yet the Buckeyes and Wolverines, in their own way, are changing. Shaking off a messy game against Northwestern, where the Wildcats scrapped their way to a respectable 16-7 loss, Ohio State has rolled over every opponent since then. In their past five games against Indiana, Wiscon- sin, Michigan State, Illinois and Iowa, the Buckeyes have scored a mind blowing 226 points while giving up only 20. Bruce 's calm The Buckeye team this year, however, is different because their new coach is vastly different from Hayes. Whereas Hayes let loose his volatile temper repeatedly, Bruce maintains a calm image at Ohio State, preaching patience instead of instantaneous reaction. This change is an asset to the Buckeye team. Quarterback Art Schlichter exemplifies this new attitude. By nature a great athlete, under Bruce's guidance, the sophomore signal caller developed into a poised passer this season. He is maturing and refining his abundant raw talent. Similarly, although Schembechler is the same person who's been on the sidelines for the past decade, the Wolverines have themselves gone through a transformation. But there is one difference. Bruce molded the Buckeyes according to his own personality. Michigan's change results not from its leader, but from the players themselves. And it is this change that in turn has brought about a new attitude in Schembechler. This has been a crazy and exciting Wolverine season to watch. The near loss to California, the bombing of Michigan State, the windy Illinois game, the miracle Indiana game, the trounce over Wisconsin and finally the hear- tbreaking loss to Purdue depict the inconsistent Michigan season. Michigan's recognized strength was defense. For the first five games the defense lived up to its reputation, playing phenomenally. Then against Minnesota, the defense allowed an extraordinary passing attack eat up yar- dage, as the Gophers scored three touchdowns. Subsequently, against In- diana and Purdue, the defense again gave up three touchdowns to each. See SAHN, Page 14 Gator bid offered By STEVE SULLIVAN Ohio State Lantern Sports Editor Barle Bruce could become the most successful first-year coach in Ohio State's 90-year football history this Saturday in Ann Arbor. Only Carroll C. Widdoes in 1944 led the Buckeyes to an undefeated season in his first year. The Buckeyes were 9-0 that season, beating Michigan in the final game 18-14. However, the Bucks did not go to the Rose Bowl that year due to a Big Ten ban on post season games. AT OHIO State, football is a way of life. Fans would not have stood for anything less than a winner to replace Woody Hayes. Yet, when Bruce, the head coach at Iowa State, was named as successor, they knew little about him. t An OSU alumnus and former assistant under Hayes, Bruce had rescued Iowa State's football program from the depths of despair. Along with rebuilding a Buckeye team that was not even rated among the top twenty in most preseason polls, he has also hastened the return of respectability to the Ohio State program. The Bucks had taken on a villainous image. They were a rolling monster, stepping all over the little guys, and led by a tyrant. Every Hayes outburst put another scale on the monster's back. BUT BRUCE has remained low key since stepping in. He has exercised restraint rather than action when under pressure. In the opening game of the season against Syracuse, a questionable call by an official set the crowd into an uproar. Instead of a sideline show of emotion, Bruce turned to the stands, and raised his arms in an effort to quiet the boos. It was apparent then the tran- sition had been made. He has continued to live up to that moment throughout the season. He is building strong media, community, and campus relations. More importantly, he has made the Buckeyes believe in themselves at a time when few others did. An article in a national sports magazine stated the Buckeyes really weren't as good as their record, but nobody could make them believe it. TH1EA7 TEIT'SSHOP You don't have to 'be k an-Athlete to shop here!!! 309 S. STATE ST. HE HAS shown to his players that he is a disciplinarian, demanding respect from his squad, as Doug Mackey found out last spring. Mackey was not prac- ticing due to an injury, but was not going to the trainer for treatment either. Bruce released him from the team, rather than bend his rules. It is this discipline that is partially due for the success of the Buckeyes this season. The coach respects his players and they respect the coach, a com- bination that was sometimes lacking in the past. Now, there is one game left in the regular season - THE GAME. This will be the most important contest of Bruce's career thus far, and he admits it. Should the Buckeyes win, Bruce will have accomplished what Hayes could not until his fourth season at Ohio State - an undefeated season. If Michigan wins, we will see for the first time how Bruce handles himself in defeat. But whatever the outcome, look for all the action in Saturday's game to be on the field, not on the sidelines . 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