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Thursday, November 7, 1974

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Page Seven

Thursday, November 7, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven

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By JEFF SCHILLER
"There isn't a real good team
on the Coast this season."
-John McKay, USC coach. {
For several years, "experts":
have bemoaned the collapse of
Big Ten football. Has anyone;
heard similar rumors lately
about the Pac-eight? Of course
not-not with the influential
West Coast press solidly pro-
claiming the "fact" that Pac-8!
play has never been better. The
real truth is that Pacific Eight
football is on the wane.
The record bears out t h i s
claim. UCLA was defeated by
Big Ten non-entity Iowa, and
Southern California was thrash-
ed by Southwest also-ran Ar-
kansas. Co-conference leader
Stanford was winless in pre-con-
ference play. Everyone else has
been similarly unimpressive.
NOR CAN this situation be
viewed as in keeping with this
year's rash of college football
upsets. The facts are that Pac-8
teams are well below .500 in
non-league encounters, and that1
even the best of them have been
extremely inconsistent through-
out the season.

Coast

racAW&
e

frantic

DESPITE all this, the Pac-8
will still send a team to the
Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.
With only three weeks left in
the campaign, three teams,
UCLA, USC, and Stanford are
genuine contenders for the right
to represent the conference in
Pasadena. California would be
in the race except that recruit-
ing violations have rendered
them ineligible for post-season
play. Even Washington is a
dark-horse.
It is possible that a two or
even three team tie will result.
Stanford coach Jack Christian-
sen explained what happens in
that event.
"If two teams tie for the title
and one defeated the other, then
the head-to-head winner repre-
sents the conference. If, on the
other hand, their game was a
tie or if there is a multiple
team tie, then out of conference
records are used."
Personalities complicate t h e
situation. McKay's Trojans have
been a bitter disappointment and
the USC coach wants no part of
a tie.
"There won't be a tie," Mc-
Kay emphasized. "And if there

is one, we'd just as soon drop terribly, not because there's any schools, two probable breathers
out and let someone else have comparison between the two before entertaining USC. Cali-
it. If we play our best, we'll teams. If they play up to their fornia plays only Stanford
win. If not, we don't deserve potential, they'll win the league among the contenders. Both
to go." title." Southern Cal and Stanford have
Elsewhere, the situation is two games remaining with con-
THE TROJANS are the fav confused. If anyone other than tenders.
ites. On the surface this is the Trojans wins the crown out- This Saturday's schedule fea-
somewhat incongrous -since USC right, it will be Stanford. But ei- tures the battle for the confer-
is the only contender without a ther UCLA, Stanford, or Cali- ence lead when USC invades
"soft spot" (Washington State, fornia could be involved in a Stanford. The only other game
Oregon, or Oregon State) left on' . . which has any meaning and
the schedule. West Coast opin- title tie with USC. Here, t h e rates to be a contest matches
ion holds that Southern Cali- schedule plays a crucial role. California and surprising Wash-
fornia has too much firepower UCLA plays both Oregon ington.
for the rest of the conference.
"USC is the best team on f
the Coast," UCLA Coach Dick C OU IN ,
Vermeil said flatly. "California !
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The last time Michigan held
the Big Ten Cross Country
Championships was November
19, 1927. The titleists were the
Wisconsin Badgers. According
to Big Ten cross country coach-
es, history should repeat itself
this Saturday on the University
Golf Course.
Michigan State cross country
coach Jim Gibbard said, "Wis-

Dal~ly
Sports
NIGHT EDITOR:
BILL CRANE

man won't hurt the team very star runners graduated and the
much because the worst he can runner they had counted on for
finish is 12th but in a Big Ten this season, senior Steve Heid-
meet everybody will finish be-' enrich, has been bothered by a
fore him." leg injury.
Parks picks Illinois and Min- Parks, who faced the Hoosiers
nesota to finish ahead of State. last weekend, said, "On paper,
McClimon said, "Minnesota is they have a good team. How-
going to surprise some people, ever, Heidenreich is below par
They beat everybody but us because he has had trouble con-
In the words of Wieneke, ditioning."
'Minnesota is a good sleeper. Iowa, PurdueNorthwestern

the '73 meet. outcome.

"It's a real hard

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consin will take the team title. The Wolverine squad is ' ney run around in tne woods
Michigan will be a close second young. Sophomore Greg Meyer up there and nobody knows
and Michigan State will battle has paced the Michigan pack what they are doing. Dennis Fee
it out for third." during 1974. He is usually trail- might even take the individual
Similarly, Illini coach Gary ed by freshmen Mike McGuire, title."
Wieneke said that Wisconsin Bill Donakowski, and Jay An- Nevertheless, Minnesota has
will win with Michigan a solid' staett, as well as senior Keith only two good harriers. Junior
contender. Wieneke added, "It'll Brown and junior Jon Cross. Dennis Fee won the Big Ten
be one of the closest contended McClimon said Wisconsin's six-mile as a freshman and
Big Ten meets we've had." seasoned runners gives them a T v eras. steadily im-
However Badger coach Dan slight advantage over Michigan. Illinois on the other hand
McClimon is not certain of the He added that experience would has the first and second place
outcome. "I'm counting on a be a big factorsbutpmentioned fishesfrom ar's Big
good - luck omen to win this' that Wisconsin respects Meyer.f Ten meet - Craig Virgin and
championship," he said. "1926- "He seems to be a pretty ex- Mike Durkin. Junior' Rich
27 was the last time Michigan 'plosive guy," the Badger men- Brooks who placed 41st in '73
hosted the Big Ten Cross Coun- tor explained. is the Illini's third man.
try Championship and the Bad- Parks also said, "Wisconsin The defending champion In-
gers won it." has run only dual meets this diana Hoosiers have suffered a
season and it's easier to win down year in '74. Three of their
...............;:::::::::::- ::s>::::: those races. Michigan has been
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Michigan has run against us
MIKE MARSHALL(Eastern Michigan) and better
was named the National teams." NBA
received the coveted hes ; "Michigan and Wisconsin will Detroit 118, K.C.-Omaha 104
Younge rhe yeteday run one-two," Parks continued, Boston 128, Portland 110
Young a w a r d yesterday. Cleveland 107, Washington 99
Marshall, who appeared in "but I don't know n what or- Philadelphia 105, Chicago 90
106 games, became the first der. Michigan's team is so Buffalo 110, New Orleans 98
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' and Ohio State will fill out the
remaining four slots. The Buck-
eyes have one excellent runner,
Tom Bryant who ran eighth in
h i

The individual title boils down course to learn. You have to
to a race between Virgin, Schu- run a course at least five or
macher, Meyer and MSU'sI six times to learn it. The other
Lindsay, with each respective teams will come in Thursday or
coach favoring his own man to Friday and won't have the time
battle Virgin. to get to know it."
Warhurst has lead Michigan The Big Ten meet- begins at
to a fine season as a rookie 11 am Saturday, at the Univer-
coach. But the Wolverines have sity golf course. The expected
many freshmen running in the attendance is 1,500.
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relief ace ever to ge e
award.
Eastern Michigan University,
a front-runner for the national
title, has faced three Big Ten
teams this season - Indiana,
Michigan State and Michigan.
Huron coach Bob Parks said
Michigan is the best team East-
ern has faced although the Bad-
gers look best on paper. Parks
said the hills on the University
golf course should favor Michi-
gan because Wisconsin isn't
used to them.
Wisconsin has five strong
runners. Their times are faster
than the Wolverines' but they
haven't run on the same cour-
ses. A contender for the indi-
vidual Big Ten title, junior Tom
Schumacher, leads the Wiscon-
sin charge.

If the race boils down to the
time difference between the
first and the fifth man and if
Meyer keeps up with Schumach-
er, then Michigan will win the
race. The Wolverines average
a 30-35 second time split and
the Badgers 40-50.
Michigan's coach Ron War-
hurst predicts a close race withj
Wisconsin favored and both the
Spartans and Michigan chal-I
lenging. However, Warhurst re-
veiled that, "State hastfour
good runners but has trouble
with a fast fifth."
Parks added, "Michigan
State has one real good runner
(Herb Lindsay) but their fifth
man is always one minute be-
hind their fourth. They don't
even have a sixth or seventh
man should one of the squad
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