3ge" Fourteen' THE MICHIGAN PA1LY Saturday; September1J5, 1973.-Ser3I Satu doy September 15, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY ----. CORSO AT HELM Indiana gear s for revival 0 f I .., I I r i n By CHUCK BLOOM "It's a long way from 59th treet in Cicero to the Palmer [ouse," stated Hoosier head oach Lee Corso during the Big 'en Football Kickoff Banquet in hicago last August. But it is an ven longer way to Bloomington, nd. for the energetic new men- >r. Corso comes to Indiana from free successful years at the elm of the University of Louis- ille turning the Cardinals from floundering bunch of bums to a tinning, respectable team. Cor- o did it with enthusiasm the same enthusiasm he shows just being a Big Ten coach. on T H I S CONFERENCE is tops," said the 37-year-old Corso. "This is the cradle of champions, the epitome of collegiate football for coaches." Observers havedescribed Cor- so's style of coaching as out- wardly uninhibited, casual, and lighthearted. His idea for a fe- male coach has been scoffed at by many in football. But Corso is a dedicated, tough - minded individual who knows how to motivate his play- Y AS -§§ a-r h ; r. ,. { § § §When You Think of Cold Weather and How to Prepare for Iha Inevitable Event Think About § .~: § Van Boven's at The Ar cade THI$ YEAR WE ARE OFFERING THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION EVER OFFERED .... See Our Selecton Before You Buy 5 n> STATEigSIRT t~,Ar tfTHE ACADE p p+C c~G .~r' ''. .fh + G o+ ^ ers and how to get the best per- formance possible out of them. "For success at Indiana, there must be two things; the ability of my staff to motivate my play- INDIANA (5-6-0, 3-5-0) Michigan Opponent No. 8 Starters back-Offense 7 Defense 3 Series: Michigan, 23-8-0 ers and the ability of me and my staff to communicate to my players." CORSO ALSO has a simple, ba- sic plan for the future of Indiana football. "I am going to get bet- ter players than the other guy because I'm a good recruiter." However, this season may be somewhat of a problem. Corso is not blessed with a wealth of tal- ent. He has some good ball play- ers, but nothing exceptional. A strong backfield returns for the Hoosiers led by halfback Ken Starling and fullback Ken St. Pi- erre. Starling, 5-11, 186, gained 781 yards rushing last season while St. Pierre, 6-0, 220, churned up 490 yards in 1972 while ham- pered with injuries much of the year. Both rank fifth and sixth respectively on the alltime Hoos- ier rushing list and will provide Corso with an excellent 1-2 punch on the ground. BUT INDIANA lacks a leader for the offense; the quarterback. Junior Rod Harris performed creditably and occasionally mag- nificantly last year while replac- ing the injured Ted McNulty but was hurt during spring drills and ohe has lost his job to a junior college transfer from Miami, named Mike Glazier. Hoosier hassle S-15 Illinois 22 at Arizona 29 Kentucky O- 6 at West Virginia 13 at Minnesota 20 Ohio State ! 27 at Wisconsin N-3 AT MICHIGAN 10 Northwestern 17 at Michigan State 24 Purdue Corso's number one priority, this season will be the build up the defense. Only three starters return and one of those, tackle Carl Brazilauskas, is injured and doubtful for the beginning of the season. Also up in the air is the status of supersoph Quinn Buck- ner. Buckner captained the con- tingent sent to Moscow for the World University Games and Corso still was not sure wheth- er Buckner will don a football Il/ink a uniform or stick strictly to bas- ketball. But Corso will win some ball games this season and many more in upcoming seasons. He brings a refreshing, energetic ap- proach in coaching to the Big Ten. He is concerned about the academic aspect of his players knowing full well that good per- formances in the classroom helps the performance on the field. wing and a prayer By BOB McGINN Illinois football coach Bob Blackman couldn't help but smile when he looked over his club's 1973 schedule. Anything would be an improvement over what he faced the last two falls. In 1971, the ex-Dartmouth men- tor's first season at the Cham- paign school, the Illini lost their first six games. Last autumn it was the same old story all over again as the Orange and Black went away a loser the first seven times out. Gone from Blackman's slate are the Southern Californias, Penn States and Washingtons that played havoc with his san- ity. In their place are Califor- nia, West Virginia, and Stanford, certainly no pushovers, but a cut below last year's blockbusters. Fifteen starters return from the squad which finished sixth in the Big Ten (3-5) and 3-8 overall. The Illini, even in their mediocrity, ranked first in to- tal offense in the Big Ten, and Blackman is hoping that his at- tackers can again bring the faith- ful into Memorial Stadium. "There are enough experienc- ed offensive players returning to form the nucleus of another ex- citing offensive team," Black- man says. Offense: BOOT IT! .Heading the list are a stickout pair of running backs, George Uremovich (6-1, 195) and Lonnie Perrin (6-2, 215). They combined for over a thousand yards on the ground last season to more than comple- ment the steady passing of All- Big-Ten quarterback Mike Wells. The problem for Blackman, however, is that Wells has grad- uated, and in his wake are four untried candidates. Senior Tom -McCartney (6-2, 190) appears to have the inside track on the job, if for no other ILLINOIS (3-8-0, 3-5-0) Michigan Opponent No. 9 Starters back-Offense 8 Defense 8 Series: Michigan 40-18-0 reason than he has at least play- ed in a varsity game. He backed up Wells last fall and hit 13 aer- ials for 208 yards. Whoever the Illini signal caller is, his job grew far more diffi- cult last week when it was an- nounced that split end Garvin Roberson (6-4, 190), who had caught 59 passes in two seasons of regular duty, had contacted hepatitis. He should be back by mid-September, though. Four two-year starters return to make the offensive line a pow- er-packed unit. Gerry Sullivan (6-4, 240) and Bruce Dobson (6-5, 240) will man the tackle slots, while John Gann (6-1, 225) and John Levanti (6-2, 225) are the guards. So while the offensive picture is relatively bright, the defensive prognosis isn't very good. Two regulars were expected back to bolster the front four, but one of them, junior Mike Waler, is out for the season with a slipped disc. Junior Mark Pet- erson (6-4, 235) now must work with three untried players. Rover Ken Braid (6-0, 205), the team's leading tackler in 1972, leads a decent linebacking corps, while the secondary should be improved with vets Mike Gow and Bruce Beamon back. Blackman has been presently surprised this fall with the work of placekicker Dan Beaver, a soc- cer-style kicker from the Central African Republic who was train- ing at the camp of Ben Agajani- an, former NFL great. Bob Blackman once said, "It should be stressed that nothing great can ever be accomplished if you are willing to settle for mediocrity beforehand and set your goals too low." Illini lineup _ S-15 at Indiana 22 at California 29 West Virginia 0- 6 Stanford 13 Purdue 20 at Michigan State 27 Iowa N- 3 Ohio State 10 AT MICHIGAN 17 Minnesota 24 at Northwestern Def ense: The j HEADQUARTERS FOR * " * " FRYE BOOTS " CLARK'S WALLABEES " DEXTER SHOES " CLARK'S TREKS- * DUNHAM TYROLEANS " FLORSH EIM SHOES' " BORT CARLETON CLOGS " VERDE FOR MEN- DOWNTOWN T E CAMPUS 01 ...TO USTORE £S . . ,.... By CLARKE COGSDILL The logic of defense is simple: if you shut the other side out, the worst you can do is tie. If you score 41 points, it's worth- less when your opponents pile up 43. Therefore, defense is the first thing Bo Schembechler thinks of when he puts his team together. He collects his best athletes, the best coaches he can get, and a reasonable a m o u n t of Ferry Field acreage, then goes to the other e n d z o n e to coach the offense. When ace theoretician Jim Young was around to run the show, everything ran beautifully. The '72 Wolverine stoppers, na- tional leaders in scoring defense, evoked a blase reaction from the fans. Michigan teams are expect- ed to stop its opponents cold; three downs and a punt is the standard. But this year, Young has de- parted for the head coaching job at Arizona, and his formidable contribution will have _ to be re- placed by new defensive coordi- nator Gary Moeller. He, perhaps more so than Schembechler, will be on the spot if this season does not live up to the optimistic fan- fare. Moeller, as the pressbook tells us, has never been associated with a losing team. Everyone who has watched him on the practice field has been impress- ed with his football knowledge and his low-key teaching style which gets the point across quickly. Frankly, it's a safe bet that Moeller will come through. The most noticeable on-the- field loss is that of wolfman Randy Logan. There's no way a player of his talents can be com- pletely replaced. Fortunately, both Geoff Steger and Don Du- fek looked quite good last spring,' so this spot on the team should By FRANK LONGO "Pass," they said. "Pass," cried the football fans; "Pass," shouted the so-called gridiron experts; "Pass," implored Joe Free Press. But Bo said no. Or did he? Let's backtrack a bit. The team involved here is the Mich- igan Wolverines. The jpeople do- ing the complaining are ticket buyers who are not satisfied with the five yards and a skid on Tartan Turf style football that has won 38 games for the Maize and Blue and lost only six in the last four years under the regime of the above mentioned Bo, head coach Glenn E. Schem- bechler. And Joe Free Press-is a vo- ciferous and well-read critic of that same style of Michigan foot- ball, because he also likes a more wide open attack, and cer- tainly doesn't hesitate to say so. Now let's reason out some of the inconsistencies in the second paragraph above. Recall that during Schembechler's first two seasons, while Don Moorhead was at quarterback, the Wolver- ines broke a few passing records in the Michigan book. In 1971, with no proven signal- the feared stable caller but a host of running backs, rines have men the Wolves ran all over 11 oppo- nents before bowing in the Rose stoppers SPEEDY GIL CHAPMAN (24) who has switched to tailback this year, will be among 1 of backs Bo Schembechler can throw onto the field at a moment's notice. The Wolve returning in the skill positions, but the offensive line remains a question mark. pose no insurmountable prob- lems. The major question marks are the front four and middle guard positions. Tackle Dave Gallagher is "one goooood tackle" in Sch- embechler's words, and a bona- fide All-America candidate, but the other spots have been up for grabs and we'll have to wait and see. At the ends, Don Coleman re- portedly has been playing super- latively, and if he's good enough to beat out twice-letterman Don Eaton Michigan's opponents will probably run their sweeps the other way. At the left guard, Walt Williamson has the poten- tial to be outstanding but he has a chronic shoulder problem and the reserves are thin. At left tackle, Doug Troszak has two letters but has never started. Junior Jeff Perlinger im- proved consistently last spring, and chances are he'll play a lot of football for Michigan before he graduates. Either-way, this will be one spot Michigan's op- position will hit at almost im- mediately, hoping against hope to find a usable weakness. The other critical position will be the middle guard. Walk-on Don Warner has enormous de- 1972 M' Stats RUSHING PUNT RETURNS Shuttlesworth Heater Franklin Thornbladh H. Banks Haslerig Chapman Others Franklin Cipa Slade Shuttiesworth Lantry Franklin Heater Chapman Seal Mather Brown Thornbiadh Haslerig Banks Logan att. 157 139 143 net yds. avg. 723 4.6; 655 4.7 511 3.6 1p Brown 33 Chapman 22 Kee 291 81 347 79 273 40 16U 26 149 12 15 4.3 3.9 4.2 5.7 1.3 19 15 20 5E 11 no yds avgt 13 200 15.4 20 iSO 9.0 1 6 6.0 KICKOFF RETURNS no yds avg1 l 8 276 34.5: 2 62 31.0I 2 40 20.0I 2 37 18.51 A h 2 16 8.0 td 1 1 0 td 1 ' 0 0 0F Chapman Heater Haslerig Banks 'Thm'nblao PASSING a att eomp int yds tds 123 5 2 2 1 6 Dotzauer 11 4 2 51 0' .u Pi INTO'I 0 PAT tds 11 0 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 k A 3.1/35 0 9 e S S p tr A - s e e 0 e S 4 SO Logan fg ptsiBurks 0 66 Mutch 5.'14 46 Dotzaner 0 30 Zuccarelii * 24 Kee 0 24 Koss 0 18 E llis' * 12 8 12: TEAMt e 12~ * 8 First Downs _ 0 6:. Rushing * 6: Passing Penalty Offensive Plays Offensive Yards 13 3 35' Rushing Att. 9T 2 14 Wueshing Yards 5 1 37 Passing Att.. 15 0 52 +PasA Complet. 13 0 11I Passing Yards 1 0 19 Interceptions by 8 0 9, Fumbles/Lost 4 0 14 P enalties/Yards 6 . 14 No. f Pans 11 0 171 Avg. Distanee PUNTING no yds avg 53 2027 38.2 ERCEPTIONS no yds td 4 37 1 3 91 1 2 24 0 2 18 0 2 0 0 lp 83 49 6 lp 73 40 24 29 16 ip 63 lp 32 69 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 d sire and fine moves, but at 195 pounds he will be hard pressed to fend off the 250-pound centers which are so fashionable these days. Those who remember how Henry Hill stopped Jim Otis cold on fourth-and-one at the Mich- igan 14 in 1969, know it can be done. If Warner isn't the man, Tim Davis, who weighs all of five pounds more, will be given a shot. Craig Mutch, Steve Strinko and Carl Russ should be able to hold down the linebacking fort suc- cessfully. One prediction can be made safely: teams who attempt to pass against Michigan will do so at their peril. Free safety Dave Brown is a definite possibility for national honors, and if any- thing happens to him, towering 6-foot-5 Greg Koss will be a very, very good backup man, And so it goes. Barry Dotzauer seems to have beaten off Tom Drake's challenge at wide half- back, something nobody would have predicted last March. Drake, it should be remembered, was all set to be a starter in 1972 until he wrecked his knee. Roy Burks has been less suc- cessful at short halfback and will probably spend more time watch- ing. Dave Elliott play than he would like. If there is a defensive second- ary problem, it will be in keeping up the morale of the highly skill- ed players who will have to stay on the bench because only four defensive backs can play at a time. Prognosis: Michigan defense fans can expect more of the same. The teams who visit Ann Arbor will continue to play a very dull, uninspiring brand of offensive football. 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