Thursday, September 5, 1974

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By JOHN KAHLER
It is a trait of good coaches
that they impart their personal-
ity traits to the teams they.
coach. Ever since he arrived
from Miami of Ohio, the Michi-
gan football team has been act-
ing out the roles Bo has as-
signed to it.
In 1969, Michigan football
was Bo's Debut, in '70 it was
Bo's Comeback, in '71 it was
Bo's Juggernaut, in '72 it was
Bo's Reconstruction, 'and last
year was Bo's Showdown.'
This year, the Michigan foot-
ball team will be Bo's Revenge.:
Neither Bo or his team have
forgotten or forgiven the Big
Ten for the Athletic Director's
vote of last November, and feel
they have a series of wrongs to:
right in the upcoming cam-t
papign.1
The events that led to the
AD's vote are familiar to all.1
After facing only minimal op-
position, both conference andt
non-conference, in their firstf
ten games, the Wolverines head-
ed into a showdown in Ann Ar-
bor with the equally undefeatedi
Ohio State Buckeyes.
AFTER spotting the Woodyt
Hayes led crew to a 10-0 half-
time lead, Michigan came back
to dominate the second half. A
ten yard run by quarterbackr
Dennis Franklin on a fourth-
and short play tied the score,r
and a 58 yard field goal at-t
tempt by Mike Lantry camee
amazingly close to winning thec
game outright. As it was, evenI
impartial observers were con-
vinced that the Wolverines weret
the better of 'the two teams on
the field, and would be voted
the Pasadena trip by the ADst
the next day.t
But, in a surprise 6-4 deci-t
sion, the athletic directors chosel
to send Ohio State. A combina-
tion of factors, the most impor-

Wolverine feed
Sept. 14 Iowa at Ann Arbor
*'Sept. 21 Colorado at Ann Arbor
Sept. 28 Navy at Ann Arbor
Oct. 6 Stanford at Palo Alto
Oct. 12 Michigan State at Ann Arbor
Oct. 19 Wisconsin at Madison
Oct. 26 Minnesota at Ann Arbor
Nov. 2 Indiana at Bloomington
Nov. 9 Illinois at Champaign
Nov. 16 Purdue at Ann Arbor
Nov. 23 Ohio State at Columbus

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tant being a separated shoulder
on Dennis Franklin, and a su-
perior selling job done by the
Buckeye publicists over the reg-
ular season, swayed the minds
of enough ADs to make the dif-
ference.
The decision sent the Wolver-
ine football staff into a deep
state of shock. But, as the
shock wore off, the determina-
tion grew - nevel again would
Michigan have to depend on a
vote to get into the Rose Bowl.
So the crusade is on. But the
road to Pasadena will not be
an easy one. For one thing,
Michigan must play Ohio State
this year in that horseshoe-shap-
ed graveyard called Ohio Sta-
dium, where few emerge alive.
For another, Bo must replace
50 graduated seniors, a group
that included 11 starters.
The rebuilding begins in the
offensive backfield, where only
the quarterback position is set-
tled. But in Dennis Franklin
the Wolverines have one of the
best around.
FRANKLIN is the team's best

Marc Feldman
Michigan athletics . .
* .. factory precision
THE State of Michigan, especially the Detroit area, is well
known as the world headquarters of all the big U. S.
auto makers. Fords, Chevvies, Gremlins, and Chryslers
roll off the assembly lines in Detroit, Dearborn, and Flint
but the "energy crisis" has thrown many out of work and
brought many factories to a virtual standstill.
One "factory" that is moving ahead at a rapid pace to
full capacity it not General Motors or Ford, but the M.A.D.,
the Michigan Athletic Department.
While many athletic departments are wallowing in red
ink and a sea of losses, Chairman of the Board (Athletic
Director) Don Canham watches the football season ticket
sales climb and victory after victory on the field of battle.
Michigan is indeed the Taj Mahal of College athletics.
Boasting the galaxy's largest university-owned football sta-
dium, palacial Crisler Arena, and newly refurbished Yost
Ice Arena, as well as championship teams, Canham's em-
pire is the envy of all the land.
Michigan's success on the field is well documented in
.this publication. No fewer than five Wolverine athletic
teams were ranked in the Top Ten nationally last year.
The wrestlers were second, the gymnasts, eighth, and the
tennis team, a strong contender for national honors.
Bo Schembechler's gridiron giants joined only Oklahoma
in the category of undefeated, tied and uninvited by tying
Ohio State for the Big Ten title, only to be denied the Rose
Bowl berth when the Conference AD's voted for the Buck-
eyes.
A week after the 10-10 deadlock, about 100,000 less peo-
ple showed up at Crisler to watch Johnny Orr's cagers
open their season. No one, including the team, could have
dreamt that they could .possibly accomplish as much as
they did.
Michigan defeated Indiana in a playoff after the teams
had tied for the Big Ten crown, and Notre Dame but fell
to eventual national runner-up Marquette in the finals of
the Mid-East Regionals at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
In fact, Michigan's Big Ten championships in both bas-
ketball and football marked only the seventh time one
school had won both. Two of the previous six were also
Michigan.
Indeed, Michigan is "big time" college athletics. The
sports program is huge and successful both financially and
artistically. Football season will soon be upon us and Bo
is expecting another outstanding season and about 80,000
fans at every home game. Football pays for a lot of the
other so called "non-revenue" sports like gymnastics, base-
ball, and track.
,It's no coincidence that the athletic facilities are sore of
isolated from the rest of the campus. Although few students
do, one could easily attend this university without going
near Michigan Stadium.
Even if you go to every game, this university is so big
that you may never see the gridiron gladiators you cheer
for nn Saturdav. yin a laroornm or on the street.

open-field runner, -and has an
excellent arm when he chooses
to use it. After an especially,
dazzling performance in the
spring game, Bo was heard mut-
tering to anyone who would
listen, "Dennis Franklin is the
best quarterback in the coun-
try. You think Dennis Frank-
lin is the best quarterback in
the country, don't you?"
A good season should make
Dennis the Menace a prime
candidate for the Heisman Tro-
phy. Franklin's understudies
will be redshirt sophomore Mark
Elzinga and senior Kevin Casey.
Tailback is also ably manned,
with both Gordon "Bad as
Hell" Bell, a junior, and soph
Rob Lytle possessors of speed
and moves. Freshman Joe Hol-
land of Yonkers, N.Y. comes in
with a great reputation, and
could see some action.
Wingback sees Gil Chapman
taking over from the departed
Clint Haslerig. "We want Gil to
be a Johnny Rodgers - type
wingback," states backfield
coach Chuck Stobart. And Gil
can oblige him.
This leaves fullback, a posi-
tion formerly held by Ed Shut-
tlesworth. Chuck Heater was
converted from tailback to full-
back in the spring, and plays
his new position with -his usual
enthusiasm. But he lacks the
size to rin over people, so sophs
Phil Andrews and Jerry Vogele
will be given long looks at the
position before the season starts.
No, matter who starts at full-
back, it appears that size and'
power will no longer dominate
the Michigan running game.
The emphasis this year is on
speed, which should make for
an explosive, crowd pleasing
attack.
FOR the speed merchants to
run, they must have holes to run
through. Every year offensive
line coach Jerry Hanlon has to
rebuild the line, and every year,
the Wolverines came up with
a top-flight blocking unit.
At the end of spring practice,
the guard positions were man-
ned by senior Dave Metz and
Jim Armour, with Kirk Lewis
and Les Miles not far behind.
The tackles were two other!
seniors, Steve King and PatI
Tumpane, with soph Jim Hall
making his presence known.1
Center is undetermined but no
problem, since candidates Den-I
nis Franks, Jim Czirr, and Tom
Jensen are all capable, experi-
enced performers.

Aside from center, there is (
not much proven depth on the
line, and Hanlon is praying
nights that no one gets hurt.
Michigan has a reputation as
a running team, and the rep is
deserved; Bo Schembechler
learned about the passing game l.
from Woody Hayes. Wolverine
tight ends usually spend the aft-
ernoon blocking on sweeps, the
split end is more valuable as a
messenger boy than a pass re-
ceiver.
Greg DenBoer was the lead-
ing candidate to replace . Paul
Seal as spring ended, but look
for would-be cager Rick White
to play a lot at tight end. Both
Keith Johnson and Jim Smith
can do the job very well at split
end.
So much for the offense; as
any defensive player will tell
you, it is the defense that car-
ries the team, This year's
group of defenders appears set
to do it again.
The entire starting defensive
line graduated, but the replace-
ments seem capable. Jeff Per-
linger and Jack Hennesy are
the starting tackles at the mo-
ment, with Greg Morton and
Bill Hoban not far behind. But
one of these people might just i
be keeping the position warm
for star freshman Bill Dufek.
D E F E N S I V E end will r
feature Dan Jilek, a top reserve r
of last year, and Larry Banks,
a colorful, individualistic sort
who has spent the summer tell-
ing people how he will twist Ar-
chie Griffin's head off. Tim Da-
vis, called by one of his team-
mates, "a crazy (expletive de-
leted) is the middle guard.
Both linebackers return, and
they were good ones. Despite
what you might have heard,
Steve Strinko was the best line-
backer in the Big Ten last year,
and Carl Russ is not far be-
hind him in ability. There is;

also depth, with Calvin O'Neal
and Dave Devich around. By CLARKE COGSDILL
The defensive backfield is When Rick Bay walked out of
staffed by an All-American, two his job as Michigan's wrestling'
veteran corner men, and a hoc- coach last April, cynics could
key player. The All-American have noted that he couldn't
is safety Dave Brown, who in-
tercepts passes, runs back have picked a better time for
punts, and, in general, plays his departure.
sterling ball. mp In four years at the helm,
Tom Drake and Dave Elliot his teams compiled an outstand-
are the cornerbacks, with Har- ing 43-5-3 dual meet record (thej
ry Banks and Jim Bolden in last 27 in a row), won the 1973'
reserve. Wolfman Don Dufek, Big Ten Championship, a n d
who was good enough with Dan placed second in both the 1974
Farrell's icers to be drafted by Big Tens and NCAAs - missing
the Red Wings, rounds out a out on the national champion-
unit that will not face many ship when heavyweight G a r y
passes, but will handle those Ernst was taken down with less
thrown at it. than 90 seconds to go in his
title match.

Daily photo by KAREN KASMAUSKI
THE 1973 MICHIGAN offense in action in the infamous 10-10 tie with Ohio State. Dennis Franklin (9) pitches out to Gil Chap-
man (24) as departed Ed Shuttlesworth (31) leads the interfer ence.
HEAVY GRADUATION LOSSES
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son to expect a successful de- City, and possibly Ypsilanti's
but for whoever takes over Bay's Brad Holman, all nave decent
old job. shots at moving into the front

LEADING OFF for the fourth.
straight year at 118 pounds will3
be popular senior from Akron,
Jim Brown. Undefeated through
the Oklahoma meet last y e a r ,
Brown went into a lateseason
tailspin, placing a disappointing
third in the Big Ten meet and
dropping completely out of the
picture at the NCAAs.
He's done better - twice be-
fore he was Big Ten runner-up,
and took third in the 1973
NCAAs - and once again should
be a strong contender for the
conference and national honors.

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Heavyweight will stage a hat-

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THIS Michigan team may not But graduation losses seem-
have the depth of past squads, ed, to the casual observer, to
but there are certain teams promise a more austere future
that will not see the Michigan for the Maize and Blue grap-

reserves, no matter how great
the score. Michigan State is -
one of these. The cruelest of thei
six votes cast against Michigan
was that cast by Burt Smith of '
MSU, and 105,000 people will
see revenge exacted.
Harry Banks had an interest-
ing observation the other day, ,
"You know, I just have this
feeling that Ohio State is ripe
for the upset. We're going to
whump them down there." And
that, after all, is what revenge ,
is all about.

piers. Two-time national champ-1
ion Jerry Hubbard headed an
illustrious group of graduates
who included Ernst, Billy Dav-
ids, and Rob Huizenga, all of
whom gained recognition as All-
Americans last year.
But it's for too early to drag!
out the sackcloth and ashes for
this year's team. Several key
members of the 1973-74 jugger-:
naut return, and along with a
few heretofore-substitutes and
recruits, they provide every rea-

At the other end of the weight'
scale, team captain Dave Cur-
by returns to defend his 190-
pound Big Ten crown. Unspec-
tacular but effective, he should
bounce back from a knee injury
suffered at the NCAAs t0 put
together many more one-point
victories.
But from here on the picture
becomes increasingly uncertain.
Two conference placewinners re-
turn - seniors Bill Schuck, who
placed second at 142, and John
Ryan, who took third at 167 -
and will be complemented by
regulars Rich Valley (126) and
Dan Brink (158). All four have
at least outside chances of los-
ing their jobs.
SCHUCK'S position is the most
secure, provided that junior
Fred Lozon doesn't make his
long-rumored return from retire-
ment. Lozon was a mere 0-1
grappler as a freshman, but pro-
bable new head :oach B i I1
Johannesen says that "Bill will I
have a helluva time beating out
Lozon if he comes back."
Ryan, whose impressive con-
ference showing was a distinct
surprise, stands a very good
chance of being benched in fav-
or of sophomore Mark John-
son, who has acquitted himself
notably in recent postseason
competition. Johnsonpstarted
last season at 167, but an 8-1
defeat at the hands of eventual
NCAA champ Doug Wyn of Wes-
tern Michigan started him im a
1slump, and eventually Ryan beat
him out.
Brink, was did little last year
to realize his potential, faces
job insecurity at the hands of
Ed "Spiderman" Neiswender,
John King, and recruit Mark
Yerrick. "Neiswender world
beat a lot. of guys Brink loses
to," Bay claims, and if he does
not move down to fill Hubbard's
vacated slot at 150, the Penn-
sylvania native figures to see
a lot of action, and to win more
than his share.

tle between 1974 JUCO runner-
up Mitchell Marsicano and foot-
baller Bill Dufek, who won the
Michigan Class B State Champ-
ionship in his spare time. Both,
according to those who've saen
them, have the potential to be-
come just about as good as
departed All-American Ernst.
ONE OF Michigan wrestling's
leading mysteries will be the
fate of Jeff Guyton, who left
the squad last January because
of low morale and lower grades.
As a freshman in 1973, Guyton
took the Big Ten Championship
at 134, and finished fifth in the
NCAAs. Clearly, the t e a in
could use him.
If he decides to wrestle, and
if he gets his marks up, Guy-
ton won't be eligible until Jan-
uary. That's just as well, for
Michigan wrestling ochedules
traditionally begin with teams'
the Wolverines can shut down
even in off-years. Recently,
schools such as Penn State and
Pittsburgh have been included
to make the program respect-
able, but just about everyone
involved realizes that early sea-
son results don't mean too
much.

"It's going to be a young, in-
experienced team," Bay, ob-
serves, "but it's going to be a
lot tougher than most people ex-
pect. I think you're going to
find the team steadily improv-
ing, week-by-week, until they
are going to be a force to con-
tend with at tournament time."
AS A strategic move, the next
Michigan coach may well decide
to have his men wrestle most
of the season at above their
normal weights, bringing them
slowly into peak condition. "You
just might see a whole team
cut weight for tournaments,"
Johanessen predicts. "That's
pretty unusual."
A championship is probably
too much to expect from this
group. With one exception, de-
fending Big Ten champ Iowa
has everyone back worth hav-
ing back, while contenders
Michigan State, Minnesota and
Wisconsin all return most of the
ley men from their strong
teams of a year ago. Among the
longshots, Purdue and Illinois
are poised to improve dramatic-
ally.
The Maize and Blue should be
in the national Top Twenty
again this year, but it's going
to have a harder time holding
a good position, and it will take
a major miracle to keep that
dual meet winning streak alive.

Football ticket info.
mED. NOTE: Information courtesy of Michigan Ticket Depart-
ment.
Students purchasing football tickets this year will be charged
$18.00 through the Students Accounts Office. Payment is due with
the first tuition installment September 30.
Each student will be given a football coupon during registra-
tion: The coupon may be exchanged for a season ticket on the
exchange date listed below.
The seating preference for students is determined by the
NUMBER OF YEARS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE UNIVER-
SITY. Your proper priority group will be indicated by your I.D.
card as follows.
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right of your name.
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