-. , , :. _ f .. .. i , Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, September 15, 1973 Saturday, September 15, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Libel gridiron machine oils to massacre foes HORNS TOP CHALLENGER USC's title on By FFATS STROPS "No, no, no!!! You'll never get me to sacrifice my team to the Libels! They're just too tough for our league."-Don Shula Terrors of the college football world for three consecutive dec- ades, defeaters of the invincible, overcomers of all obstacles, and friends of pigeons in need, the incomparable Daily Libels once again have put together a sched- ule of set-ups and neo-zombies which should guarantee them the first spot in football legend for millenia to come. FOLLOWING exhibition victo- ries o v e r Nebraska, Alabama, Penn State and Southern Cal, Libel assistant coach Dan "Eco- freak" Borus exudes confidence as he surveys his team's pros- pects. "But winning isn't all there is to football," the Libel mentor cautions. "There are lots of other things that are important, too ... just so long as it doesn't interfere with our usual lopsided margins. "For example, one thing new we'll be doing this year is using biodegradable footballs. I think this will be the first time it's ever been done. After the game is over, you can leave the pig- skin out on the field and after a hard rain no-one will ever know a game's been played. "And you can be sure that all our post-game beer blasts will conform to the Federal standards for emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and n oxides, even if we havet catalytic mufflers to doi In line with the footba losophy of Libel founder5 Fielding, t h e Daily.De (as they are sometimes will charge out of the wedge spearheaded by comparable "Bubba" C MICHIGAN DAILY LIBEL Starters back-Offense 11 Defense 11 Outlook - no one will si unit in 1973. All start turn and the linemena ger and faster, the ba have 9.4 speed. Anoth feet season in the offing TOR. Bubba towers 6-6, 3 of muscle harder than st able to run th& 40 in 4.3 s "Con" (as his friends ca is truly the irresistable which has not yet meti movable force. CERTAINLY, it would easy matter for any bozo up the yards running behi interference, but even at i positions the Libels enjoy feit of talent. Such sup ball carriers as Swi Greer, Road Runner Ross: Mad Masher Merker are of turning a routine 60-ya into a 90 yard touchdown time. To break the monoton T~ihalc can r snrUtto P LU a nitrogen a whimper from Joe Falls. Quar- to wear terback B o b "The Escanaba it." Rifle" McGinn can select any of all phi- a gaggle of game-breakers, in- Yost H. cluding Kayo Kahler, Marc "The ervishes Stork" Feldman and Clarke "One called) Play" Cogsdill. flying During the few moments of the in- each game when the Libels are onstric- compelled by the rules to play defense, fans will thrill to the LS heroics of the unparalleled front (12-0-0) four: "Kung Fu" Hastings, Jim "The Enforcer" Ecker, Frank "Felonious Assault" Longo and top this "Caterpiller Tractor" C h a w n. ters re- Such is their legend, that most are big- opposing teams order their quar- acks all terbacks to down the first snap er per- in the endzone for a. safety. LIBEL MENTOR Ffats Strops, who recently rejected an offer to 10 lbs. replace Henry Kissinger, nas eel, and words of warning to all those ilnhi) foolhardy enough to engage his 1 ) squad in mortal hand-to-hand object football. "Frankly, if I were in its im- the other guy's shoes, I'd forfeit the game to hold down the be a score." to pile The conclusion is unmistak- nd such able. This year, like last year, dhe sucl the best is right here. Watch e su- Daily Sports for all the exciting erlative details. eaip Libel laughers Daily Photo by DAVID MARGOLICK "BUBBA CONSTRICTOR" (strangled) thought he was going to coach the 1973 Libels and "Bobo" Borus (strangling), the real Libel mentor, wasn't about to stand for that. Borus later slapped Constrictor on the wrists for his nefarious actions. capable rd gain at any ny, the actni-v S-19 26 0- 3 10 17 at N. Y. Giants Dallas Cowboys L. A. Rams at Detroit Lions Hamilton Ti-Cats By JOHN KAHLER This is the time of year when college football writers begin to play that annual game called "Who's Number 1?" As usual, there are a number of candi- dates. Some will fall by the way- side, victims of tough schedules, bad breaks, injuries, or over-op- timistic publicity men. And a se- lect few may even live up to their glowing preseason forecasts. The odds-on favorite to do so this year is the defending cham- pion University of Southern Cali- fornia. The Trojans play a tough schedule, must rebuild their of- fensive line, and find replace- ments for the high draft picks they lost to the pros, but they have enough returning talent to make another chamiponship sea- son entirely possible. USC's "main man" is Anthoiy (A.D.) Davis, who has taken a preseason lead in public rela- tions circulars touting candidates for the Heisman Trophy. A.D., who started last season as a third string tailback, climaxed it by scoring six touchdowns against Notre Dame and rushing for 157 yards in the Rose Bowl. He also runs back kickoffs, handles the placekicking, and walks on water during halftime. Complementing A.D. on offense is a passing game featuring junior quarterback Pat Haden throwing to wide receivers Lynn Swann and J.K. McKay. Southern Cal must find a tight end to re- place graduated All-American Charles Young, and freshman Marvin Powell just might be the man. Nor will the USC defense be lacking. Led by linebacker Rich- ard Wood, who made the All- America lists as a sophomore, this unit is deep, talented, and experienced.- All in all, it looks like another pleasant year for Coach John McKay, the wide receiver's fath- er. If his Trojans put it all to- gether, they will-be a team that need fear only the Miami Dol- phins and God. No one, with the exception of some West Coast sportswriters, is conceding USC anything yet. Each section of the country has teams- capable of holding down the Number 1 spot. For geo- graphic reasons, we shall start in the East, home of Penn State -Croatia's answer to Grambling and perennial Lambert, Trophy winner-clearly the outstanding team in that part of the country. The Nittany Lions are deep and talented, with linebacker John O'Neill, tackle Randy Crow- der, and tight end Dan Natale as standouts. The only problem is at quarterback, and this is a rough situation because the cele- brated John Hufnagel has gradu- ated and there is no experienced person available to take over. The Atlantic Coast Conference highlights a battle between Northl Carolina and North Carolina State for the top spot. Both 1 teams have good quarterbacks,l Nick Vidnovic for North Caro- t lina and Dave Buckley for N.C. State. Probably, neither team I will get above the tenth spot inc the national rankings, but they should make things interesting ; for Carolina football fans. The chamipon of the Southeast 7 Conference is automatically a leading contender for the nationalt championship. This y e a r the a champion could easily be any of three teams, Alabama, Tennes- see, or Auburn, and some people are inclined to mention a fourth, Florida. The Crimson Tide has a strong running attack led by Wilbur Jackson, fine receivers including Wayne Wheeler, a mature defen- sive front line, and Paul."Bear" Bryant. They also face the tough- est schedule of the three leading contenders. Recent Tennessee teams have been noted for excellent defenses. The stars of this year's team,' though, are on offense, particu- larly quarterback Condredge Hol- loway and running back Haskell Stanback. The defense, by con- trast, is quite green. Auburn was last year's sur- prise team in the South, and Ala- bama was the most surprised of all. Auburn washed out the Tide with a pair of blocked punts, making "Punt, Bear, Punt," as =popular in Auburn as references to fourth and one are in Colum- bus, Ohio. All of Auburn's 1972 key people, plus some good new talent, will be on hand to fight off the Alabama Revenge Ex- press. Florida will field Nat Moore, an ex-truck driver turned run- ning back, and an improving team. The rest of the SEC will battle for spots in the minor bowl games. No sane person can leave out Notre Dame in a preseason list of candidates for Number 1. Tom Clements has established himself at quarterback, Eric Penick is a dangerous runner, the Townsend borthers specialize in passes (Willie catches them, Mike intercepts them), and the defense is huge, as always. If the Irish can win at home against Southern Cal, the whisky will flow knee-deep through the South Bend streets. The Big Eight is not as strong this year as it has been previous- ly, but it is still an impressive conference. Nobody is foolish enough to guess who will win it, but the victor should be either Nebraska, Colorado, or the Okla- homa transcript-tamperers. The Cornhuskers lost a lot of people whose replacements prob- ably won't measure up, such as Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, and Bob Devaney. New coach Tom Osborne can spotlight a passing attack directed by David Humm throwing to Bob Revelle, a defensive secondary including a back with the interesting name of Wonderful Monds, Jr., and an excellent kicker in Rich Sanger. Osborne is on the spot, but. he might have enough talent left to score. Colorado has the best team in the league, on paper. Colorado usually has the best team in the league, on paper. Most teams would love to have the Buffaloes' backfield of quarterback Ken Johnson, running backs Charlie Davis and Bo Matthews, running wild behind the blocking of tight end J.V. Cain. But Colorado must rebuild its defensive secondary 100 per cent and overcome a long tradition of blowing the big game. Oklahoma has many voids to fill. The largest is at quarter- back, where Kerry Jackson was declared ineligible and the school placed on two years probation for doing a "Tricky Dickie" to the lad's high school records. The three well-publicized Selmon brothers head a strong defense. As for the rest of the Big Eight: wait until 1974. Since approximately the days of Sam Houston, Texas has dom-, inated the Southwest Conference. This year should continue the pattern, indeed, the Longhorns may well be the strongest chal- lenger to USC's supremacy. Leading the arm-length list of t a 1 e n t is fullback Roosevelt Leaks, linebacker Glen Gaspard, defensive tackle Doug English, and any one of several capable quarterbacks. Hidden in the mountains, Ari- zona State is in a class by itself. The Sun Devils never get the national rating they want, mostly because they play such in-confer- ence weak sisters as Colorado State and Wyoming. Also, all their home games are played at night and thus never make the eastern papers. But ASU keeps on winning. Coach Frank "Torquemada II" Kush annually assembles a po- tent array of offensive talent. Heading this year's group is run- ning back Woody Green, a senior who has the pro scouts drooling. 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