Saturday, November 6, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Rage Seven Saturday, November 6, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven i Sooners, By D. A. BORUS A prognosticator of the 1971 collegiate football season could not be blamed if he developed an acute sense of split personality, ranging from extreme confidence to extreme insecurity. On one hand the top three positions in the major polls have been dominated by teams who score with such ease that one might feel that he is viewing the score of a Christian- lion contest in ancient Rome., On the other hand, upsets seem to crop up at strange moments. Pre-season favorites Notre Dame, Arkansas, and Stanford have bitten the dust against teams which were not considered even good enough to finish the season. This weak the schiziod feeling could very well continue. There are possibilities for up- sets, but the top three teams should roll with ease again. The bowl scouts, trying to get the best possible pairings for their classics, could develop ulcers waiting for the outcome of some other contests. Nebraska, the number one team in the nation, awaits with its powerful machine the Hiuskers Iowa State invasion. On paper, the number i one defensive team in the nation should have + no problem handling Iowa State. The 'Husk- ers, who have never allowed more than 13 points in one game, will be shooting for their third shutout of the season. But Nebraska coach Bob Devaney has been reading the other trend in college football this year. Despite his proficient .offense an- chored by quarterback Jerry Tagge and halfbacks Jeff Kinney and Johnny Rodgers, Devaney is sounding concern. "This game could be the toughest we've played this season. I know I said that last week and Colorado was the toughest (the 'Huskers trounced the Buffs 31-7). But this team is every bit as good as Colorado was last weekend," he claimed. Iowa State's Johnny Majors seems more realistic in his appraisal of the game: "Ne- braska has a. complete football team. I don't see any weaknesses out there. I don't see any cracks in their defense. Nebraska chews you up and spits you out." Ah, sweet realism. Pity the poor Missouri Tigers. Over the year they have lost their immensely success- face ful head coach, Dan Devine, who went to colder temperatures in Green Bay, three starting quarterbacks, and seven games. During one stretch the Tigers faced, back to back, Nebraska and Colorado. This week they have the unenviable task of facing the Wishbone-T of the Oklahoma Sooners. Mildren, Pruitt and Co., the number one team in total offense, are preparing for their much acclaimed showdown with Nebraska in the Snake Pit in Norman on Thanksgiving. Despite the fact that the Missouri defense is not as weak as their record suggests, there seems little chance that they will garner their first Big Eight victory this weekend. Bear Bryant, after suffering through a couple of lean years at Alabama, has running sensation Johnny Musso and a strong offense to take the Tide into fourth place in the rankings. But in their meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State has a newly recover- ed weapon of their own, pre-season consen- sus All-American Tommy Casanova. Casa- nova, a defensive back, was sidelined in the second game of the season with a muscle breathers pull. Alabama, which is undefeated, has been having trouble since their important South- eastern Conference victory over tough Ten- nessee. The Southwestern Conference continues to amaze observers. Arkansas, which won the important game of the conference over Texas a couple weeks back, seems to be bril- liant but erratic. The offense, under the hand of Heisman candidate Joe Ferguson, continues to grind out the air yardage, but the running game lags behind. Rice, how- ever, may find, itself boiled, as a loss by Arkansas would knock the Razorbacks from Cotton Bowl contention, a prospect that would boil Frank Broyles. Texas, a team that has sustained injuries to key offensive personnel, hosts Baylor. Baylor was the toughest Southwestern Con- ference foe of the Longhorns last season, holding them to a 21-14 victory for Texas. But Texas has had all tough ones this year and with a new chance at the conference crown, Darrel Royal is not about to let the prize escape so easily. UCLA'S RON CARVER (23) is tackled by Michigan's Paul Seal (83) on a punt return against the Wolverines earlier this season. Today the Bruins face Stanford in an important Pac-8 game. Powerful Michigan tackles inept Iowa Michigan defensemen prepare icy welcome for Levi Mitchell By RANDY PHILLIPS When Michigan meets Iowa to- day, there may be one noticeable similarity between the, two teams. When either one of them wins it's a genuine team effort; there is no one star to pick out as responsi- ble for the win. But here the, similarity ends. The Hawkeyes have managed only one team effort ending in victory, while the Wolverines are unde- feated in eight starts to lead the Big Ten. Iowa inhabits the bot- tom spot in the conference with a 1-5 record and is 1-7 overall. The closest thing to a standout on either team can be found at the, tailback spot where Michi- gan's Billy Taylor has shattered the all-time Wolverine career rushing record and Iowa's Levi Mitchell is approaching the all- time Hawkeye mark after break- ing former Iowa back Ed Podo- lak's earlier this season. The Michigan-Iowa game be- gins at 1:30 and will be carried over radio stations WWJ', 950 AM; WPAG, 1050 AM; WAAM, 1600 AM; WUOM 91.7 FM; and WCBN, 650 AM. Taylor, who rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns last week in the 61-7 rout of Indiana, may be called a standout among standouts. The rushihg game as a whole has pounded out 2,625 yards this season with Taylor gathering in 919 of them. Meanwhile, the stingy Michigan defense has yielded only 4.9 points per contest to lead the na'tion; it has also been the nation's stingest against the run. Mitchell has netted 471 yards so far this season to lead a rather impotent Iowa rushing game. And the speedster from Gary, Indiana is also a threat on kick- off returns where he has churned for 579 yards and a 24 yard aver- age. Wolverine coach Bo Schembech- ler is wary of the potential of Iowa's rushing game and remark- ed, "They can run the tailback draw very effectively." But oddly enough, it was not Mitchell that Schembechler may have been referring to, but his replacement, Craig J o h n s o n. Johnson took over for the injured Mitchell in the Wisconsin game last week and promptly gained 102 yards in leading the Hawk- eyes to their first victory, 20-16. Mitchell. is expected to start to- day, though. However, if the Hawkeyes have any intentions of avoiding the type of rout handed to Indiana last week by the Wolverines, they daily1 sports NIGHT EDITOR: ELLIOT LEGOW will have to get their passing game into high gear. Quarterback Frank Sunderman has the ability and statistics to challenge Michi- gan's secondary, but then Indiana managed 180 yards in 17 com- pletions and still managed only one touchdown. Sunderman has a good fleet of receivers to pitch -to including split end Dave Triplett who has latched on 15 aerials for 276 yards and two TD's. Triplett grabbed an 80-yard shot last week against Wisconsin. Mitchell, however, is the leading receiver with 19 catches. A consistent overall attack will be necessary to put points on the board againstthe Wolverines-a team that yields ground, but gets it back on the big plays in critical situations. This would seem to in-' dicate that the key for Iowa will be their ability to use the rush- ing game to keep the Michigan pass rush in check. Michigan's defensive unit likes to hit, and has been able to force mistakes and give the offense good field position. Defensive sig- nal caller and All-American can- didate Mike Taylor leads the squad in tackles and in forcing fumbles. Taylor has been credited with jarring six balls loose from his linebacker position. Taylor attributes the success of the defensive unit to its co-or- dinated play and ability to "move to the ball effectively." Iowa will have to avoid the fumbling mistakes made by Mich- igan's previous opponents to have any chance of an upset. Michigan will likely continue its ball control offense of run the ball and run it again and don't pass unless necessary. Iowa's de- fense is a 5-2-4 angle defense like the Wolverines use, but this sys- tem is new for the Hawkeyes this season and they are just getting together on it. Last week Indiana made the mistake of stacking the line against the Wolverines and the result was several breakaway runs for Michigan backs when they escaped the line of scrimmage. But even if the Hawkeyes stack the line Schembechler is likely to spurn the pass. He remarked, "We like to run, and plan to run until somebody proves we can't." Indi- ana certainly didn't provide proof, and it is unlikely that Iowa will either. The Wolverines came out of the Indiana skirmish with a few tell- ing injuries. Third string tailback and kickoff returner Harry Banks was lost for the season with a knee injury, while first string of- fensive tackle Jim Coode suffered a collar bone injury which will likely keep him out of today's ac- tion. Replacing Coode will be jun- ior Tom Poplowski. Also hurting are wolfman Frank Gusich and Billy Taylor. Gusich was kept out of the Indiana game with a hip-pointer and is doubt- ful for today. Geoff Steger filled in adequately and will get the call again against Iowa. Taylor suffered a shoulder bruise but is ready fdr today's battle. Dana Coin, Wolverine place- kicker and linebacker, will be go- ing after Rick Sygar's consecutive point after touchdown record of 43 in a row today. Coin only needs one more to tie. Taylor could also crack Tom Harmon's scoring record of 33 touchdowns with four against the Hawkeyes. Taylor smashed Harmon's career rushing record ' three weeks ago against Minnesota and now has a total of 2694 yards. Incidentally, Taylor's biggest game of his career came two years ago against the Hawkeyes when he plowed for 225 yards. Iowa is looking for its first win over the Wolverines since 1962 when they downed Michigan 28- 14, but recent duels have shown the Wolverines to be, overpower- ing. The last two contests have Michigan scoring 106 points to Iowa's meager six. Today's con- test could just very well add to that lopsided total. " Ups el-mit with Woof By GEORGE HASTINGS Ohio State's biggest game of the season may be their battle against Michigan on November 20, but at Columbus today their biggest test yet in their quest for the Big Ten title will be a Flea. The Flea is Eric Allen, the fleet Michigan State tailback who is listed at 5-9 and 161 pounds. But Allen has been a big man recent- ly for the Spartans, and last week he set an NCAA record by rushing for 350 yards in a 43-10 pasting of Purdue. The victory over the Boiler- makers represented the peak per- formance of the season for Michi- gan State. The Spartans, who are 3-2 in the Big Ten and 4-4 against all opposition, have improved steadily since head coach Duffy Daughertydecided to introduce the Wishbone-T offense into the Michigan State attack four weeks ago against Michigan. The new formation failed to jell against the Wolverines mighty de- fense, but in their last three con- tests the Spartans have averaged 35 points per game, and against Purduentheyrset a conference re- cord by amassing an incredible 698 total yards operating out of the Wishbone. ided Spartans collide dy's rugged Buckeyes Allen has been the chief wea- pon for MSU, and he leads the Big Ten with 913 yards and a 7.8 average. If he continues at his present pace, he should be able to break the conference rushing re- cord of 1,053 yards in his final three Big Ten games. The Buckeyes know that they have to stop the running of Allen to win, but they feel that they can do it. Defense has been the Ohio State strong point the last sev- eral weeks, a d the Buckeye de- fensive unit ranks second only to Michigan in the Big Ten. It was the defense which saved the Buckeyes last Saturday as their offense sputtered against Minnesota. OSU was able to eke out a 14-12 victory over the Go- phersonly when the Bgucks' de- fensive front wall stopped Min- nesota quarterback Craig Curry inches short of the goal line on a two-point conversion attempt as time was running out. The Ohio State running game, usually one of the best in the country, was only a shadow of its former self against the Gophers, as Buckeye runners combined for only 135 yards. The OSU offensive forces suf- fered a further blow when it was revealed that powerhouse fullback John Bledsoe will not return to action this year because of a thigh injury. Daugherty reciprocated by con- ceding that Ohio State possessed the first "outstanding defense" that the Spartans have run into since their offense has begun to jell. Ohio State is a touchdown fav- orite by most predictions, but this game is one which could go either way. As Daugherty says, "I don't think in a game like this it mat- ters a whole lot who the under- dog- is." In the contest between North- western and Minnesota today, the big question is the state of Wild- cat quarterback Maurie Daig- neau's injured left ankle. Daig- neau is the Big Ten's total of- fense leader, and the performance of his team's offense will depend largely on how much and how well he will be able to play. The Gophers will counter with Daigneau's chief rival for confer- ence offensive honors, Craig Cur- ry. Curry came within inches last week of leading Minnesota, 2-3 in the Big Ten and 3-5 overall, to a tie of Ohio State. Northwestern, defending 3-3 conference and 4-4 overall marks, has a tough de- fense and will test Curry. The Badgers were smashed by Ohio State two Saturdays ago, but the big- surprise was their loss at the hands of underdog Iowa last Saturday. Wisconsin could in- crease its conference mark to 3-3 with a win today, but Purdue is a touchdown favorite. -Daily-John Upton BILL TAYLOR (42), Michigan's Heisman Trophy candidate tail- back cuts between blocks of All-American prospect guard Reggie McKenzie (65) and tackle Jim Brandstatter (76) on his way to his 66 yard touchdown gallop against Indiana last Saturday. Invincible Bucks defeat Bulls; Havlicek's bucket sinks Pistons' . .. ..'. ' :::.::':'::.....a.......V::.M:::. : t:. :.\ ::. :: :.V."t: .. "a.:: : ....... ... . . J:: :" "..".... .......y ". ::>:i::':M..,....:1:':5:::.:': '..: h.::: ZS :............h.1...:t.VJ.{:i:..w.h}.:":::.'l.llf.M. J.h ..........C.. i l}JA }. Big Ten Standings By The Associated Press CHICAGO - Kareem J a b b a r scored 10 points in a three-minute flurry early in the fourth quarter last night to help Milwaukee come from behind and score a 104-102 National Basketball Association victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls, paced by Bobby Weiss who finished with 30 points, edged to a 45-44 halftime lead. Weiss, who collected 15 points in the third period, pushed the Bulls to a 74-70 advantage going into the fourth quarter. C BIG TENS NEXT G " 'M'harriers ramble By SANDI GENIS Fighting a brisk wind and chilly conditions, the Wolverine cross country team offered coach Dixon Farmer and the few brave Michigan fans a reason to look forward to the Big Ten champion- ship as they displayed fine team power in their final home meet of the season, the Michigan Open, yesterday afternoon. With that big meet a mere week away, the squad showed signs of readiness for the test as they placed six runners in the top twenty. Pacing the effort once again was freshman sensation Keith Brown, who finished third behind two of the nation's finest dis- tance runners, Paul Lightfoot and Sid Sink. Brown's time of 30:42, his best ever for six miles, established a new Michigan record. Another freshman, Mike. Taylor, a former Pontiac Northern star, supplied a few surprises as he finished seventh overall and second among the Michigan placers, before a crowd of his old teammates who attended the meet. Taylor's time of 31:33 was his best effort of the season. Finishing on Taylor's heels, sophomores Dave Eddy and Bill Bolster both turned in exceptionally fine performances as they captured the eighth and ninth places with times of 31:35 and 31:43, respectively. Dale Arbour and Rick Schott rounded out the top Wolverine placers with their eleventh and sixteenth place finishes. Veteran standout Mike Pierce turned in a disappointing 33:49 to cross the finishing line in the 21st slot. Team captain Owen McBride and freshman George Khouri, returning from an injury, finished behind him. However, the battle between Lightfoot and Sink offered the real excitement of the meet as the two battled head to head over Milwaukee r e e 1 e d off three straight baskets to open the final period, but Weiss and Bob Love, who finished with 29 points, com- bined to give the Bulls an 80-77 lead with 9:32 left. Milwaukee then scored 14 con- secutive points with Jabbar getting 10 on five baskets, and Milwaukee grabbed a 91-80 advantage with 6:11 left. The Bulls, however, closed the gap and came within two points at 102-100 with 20 seconds to play, but John Block scored two free throws to ic it or te Buks. a~M' le i for the Cavaliers. High scorer for Cleveland was Bobby Washington who came off the bench to connect for 19 points. * * * Braves bounce ATLANTA-Randy Smith poured in 35 points as the Buffalo Braves broke a 105-105 tie in overtime and rolled past the Atlanta Hawks 122- 117 in a National Basketball Asso- ciation game last night. The Hawks jumped off to an early lead when Don May hit the first shot from the free throw line. Atlanta led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter. MICHIGAN Ohio State Purdue Michigan State Northwestern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Indiana 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 WL TPF PA 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 176 148 110 128 109 61 99 79 53 53 39 56 110 68 90 83 132 90 175 175 W 8 6 4 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 L 0 1 3 4 4 6 4 5 7 7 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 PF 316 197 152 161 128 75 178 144 79 79 PA 39 79 156 106 146 200 190 178 200 200 TODAY'S GAMES Iowa at MICHIGAN Michigan State at Ohio State Purdue at Wisconsin Minnesota at Northwestern Illinois at Indiana 1 THE LINEUPS to ice it for the Bucks. Jabbar led all scorers with 33 points. Pistons flounder BOSTON--John Havlicek sank a 40-foot field goal as the final buzzer sounded to boost the Boston Celtics to a 103-102 National Basketball Association victory over the De- troit Pistons last night. Jimmy Walker's free throw put Detroit in front with just three seconds left. The Celtics called time out and set up their veteran, captain, who came through for a dramatic finish. At midcourt, Don Nelson passed in to Jo Jo White, who tossed the ball to Havlicek on the sideline. Havlicek whirled and tossed, con- necting on the spectacular shot. White led Boston with 29 points, while Dave Cowens contributed 19. Havlicek, held to four points in the first half, finished with 14. Walker topped all scorers with Baby C MICHIGAN (15) Bo Rather (180) (79) Tom Poplawski , (225) (65) Reggie McKenzie (232) (53) Guy Murdock (210) (60) Tom Coyle (233) (78) Curtis Tucker (239) (85) Paul Seymour (231) (17) Tom Slade (198) (31) Ed Shuttlesworth (237) (22) Glenn Doughty (204) Blue Offense IOWA SE (47) LT (72) L G (60) C (58) R G (69) RT (76) T E (38) QB (13) FB (29) WB (21) Dave Triplett (180) Craig Darling (224) Geoff Mickelson (220) Joe Ritchie (245) Lorin Lynch (240) Wendell Bell (274) Paul Jurca (211) Frank Sunderman (205) Steve Penney (217) Jerry Reardon (166) By ELLIOT LEGOW While the Big Blue go after their ninth victory of the season in Michigan Stadium this afternoon their freshman compatriots will be shooting for win number one in South Bend against Notre Dame's wide-travelling frosh. The Baby Blue have had one outing so far ,a close 20-18 loss to Michigan State two weeks ago while Notre Dame has already won twice, including a pasting 30-12 of the Spartans last weekend. Before that the Irish had blistered a team of Mexican amateurs 80-0 in Mexico City. The Irish have a huge line, offensively and defensively, and a fleet of swift and strong running backs. While the Wolverines -outgained the Spar- tans 274-236 in their meeting in East Lans- z- hn Tvirh hoefri TTffTT RL1RA i-' in toal meet Irish other halfback spot but the Irish are urcer- tain of their starting fullback since regular Wayne Bullock was injured in the MSU game, Kelly ran for 85 yards against the Spartans while Bullock netted 51. Complementing the Irish running attack is the finepassing of Tom Clements. Last week Clements completed only nine of his 21 passes but gained 222 yards on those suc- cesses. Pete Demmerle does most of the receiving for the Irish, having nabbed seven for 176 lyards against MSU. The Irish line is as large as any varsity could hope for. The defenseive front weighs in aat 240 a man, and theoffense front line averages 230. Michigan will be counting on the abilities of quarterbacks Dennis Franklin and Jeff Spahn and tailback Gil Chapman to move against the Irish behemoths. Chapman, a