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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Saturday, September 16, 1972
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Powerful
Purdue
nears
By ELLIOT LEGOW
If you are a coach of a college
football team in 1972 that has
experienced breakaway running
backs, a young inexperienced
offensive line, and a defense
that needs work on option of-
fenses what do you do? You
switch to the wishbone.
Bob DeMoss, in his third sea-
son at Purdue, found his Boiler-.
makers possessing those three
ingredients and decided to take
a gamble by installing the wish-
bone. It was quite a change for
DeMoss to make in his coaching
philosophy as he is the man who
developed Purdue into a famous
quarterback school by producing
Len Dawson, Bob Griese, and
Mike Phipps.
But DeMoss explains "I've
been a firm believer in making
maximum use of personnel. That
is to say specifically we had to
take better advantage of the
overall football talents that (Otis)
Armstrong and (Darryl) Stingley
possess."
And as Armstrong and Sting-
ley, a pair of fleet halfbacks
from Chicago, are only rated as
the finest backfield duet in the
country DeMoss has a lot of
talent to work with. Armstrong
is expected to crack most all of
the Boilermaker rushing records
this season after totaling over
EVEN OTIS ARMSTRONG (24) has his poor days. Armstrong, the fleet-rooted Pre-Season All-Amer-
ica, had a tough break against the Wolverines in last year's thriller in Lafayette, fumbling the ball.
This year the Wolverines might not be as fortunate.
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crown
900 yards each of his first two
varsity seasons, and has a good
shot at an all-American selec-
tion.
Stingley has operated as a re-
ceiver his first two seasons at
Purdue and was an all-Big Ten
selection in 1971 as a flanker but
plans are to utilize his speed
this year as a runner. That speed
has given Stingley a 20.4 aver-
age for each of his pass recep-
tions and could be a major
force in a wishbone attack.
It's also one of the reasons
why DeMoss plans to go with a
"modified" wishbone that leaves
plenty of opportunity to use the
pass. Another reason is quarter-
back Gary Danielson.
Although he had a poor 39 per
cent completion average as a
sophomore stepping in for Phipps
in 1971 Danielson was given the
starting job again last season
and responded by lifting his
completion mark to 61 per cent
and the conference crown.
With that kind of passing
game, and the breakaway abili-
ties of Armstrong, Purdue had
one of the Big Ten's most ex-
plosive offenses, but this year
DeMoss says, "We'd like to con-
trol the football more than we
ever have. We've always been
a home run team. This year
we'd like to keep our scoring
-O up but take more time doing it."
There are problems with the
Boilermaker offense, however,
and the most serious is the in-
experience of the line. Only cen-
ter Bob Hoidahl is a returning
starter although standout defen-
sive end converted into tight end
Gary Hrivnak should be a solid
blocker although an uncertainty
as a receiver.
On defense Purdue may be out-
standing, or it may be terrible.
Nobody seems sure yet. A host
Purdue
Last Year: 3-7, 3-5 in confer-
ence, 7th place
Key Players: Otis Armstrong,
rb; Darryl Stingley, rb; Dave
Butz, dt.
Outlook: 'Rosey' talent, soft
schedule points to Pasadena
of mammoth linemen led by
probable all-America Dave Butz
could give opposing quarterbacks
fits but the same corps last year
displayed an exasperating incon-
sistancy.
Monster tackle Butz, at 6-7,
279, typifies in the extreme a
normal Boilermaker defender:
large, strong, but not particular-
ly quick. He dropped enemy
quarterbacks 13 times last year
and earned praise from Mich-
igan's Bo Schembecher as "the
best tackle I've seen since I've
been here."
DeMoss admits that his team's
slowness hurt last year, espe-
cially in defending againststhe
option offense, but he hopes the
spring drill work against Pur-
due's wishbone will help. So, too,
should a large dose of experience
as the Boilermakers return eight
starters on their defensive pla-
toon.
Along side Butz on the front
wall will be three seniors, guard
Greg Bingham (6-2, 223), tackle
Bronco ° Keser (6-3%, 240) and
mammoth end Steve Baumgart-
ner (6-7, 245), and a tiny junior,
Joe Tenkman, only 6-3, 206, who
steps in for Hrivnak at the other
end.
One linebacker is new and so
is one deep back but experience
prevails in the rear lines espe-
cially in safety linebacker Rick
Schavietello who led the team
last year in tackles.
Purdue's 3-7 record in 1971 is
very deceiving. Losses to powers
Washington, Notre Dame, and
Michigan came by a combined
seven point differential and three
other defeats were by a touch-
down or less.
There's a lot of incentive for
revenge on this year's senior-
studded Boilermaker squad, and
also a lot of talent. It could go
far.
By DAN BORUS
Although * somewhat hampered
in player recruitment and devel-
opment by the existence of rules
goerning redshirting and schol-
arships, the Big Ten conference
features a wealth of top-n o t c h
ballplayers this season.
Throughout the league the All-
America potential is great, with
each position being covered by
one or more Big Ten member.
A pre-season tabbing found the
Big Ten with at least potential
candidates for the epitome of
post-season glory.
A Big Ten All-Offensive team,
like the pre-season predictions for
the conference as a whole, would
be extremely balanced as well as
talented.
Four outstanding receivers, two
quarterbacks, and three f u 11-
backs highlight the pre-season
picking.
Garvin Robinson, Illinois' all
around athletic magician, Doug
Kingsritter, Minnesotas specialist
with the one handed catch, Billy
Joe DuPree, Michigan State's
everything at tight end, and Bo
Rather, the Wolverine speedster,
lead the receiving corps. -
Each is blessed with a unique
portion of speed and the innate
ability.to latch onto a football re-
gardless of the condition of the
field.
Throwing to them on the imag-
inary All-American squad would
be either Mike Wells of Illinois
or Gary Danielson of Purdue.
Wells, who exhibited in the last
five games of last season the
form expected of him when he
enrolled at Champaign, and Dan-
ielson, who led the Big Ten in
passing last season while com-
piling such glittering records as
1146 yards passing for a .617
completion average; and eight
touchdown passes; :re expected
to play important roles in their
respective teams' rein for the
coveted co-ference crown.
The backfield is, without a
doubt, stqur-studded and t h e
envy of every other conference
in the nation. Led by Otis Arm-
America discussion around the
offensive tackle position. Illin-
ois' Larry McCarren and North-
western's Dave Dybas have been
tabbed as excellent anchormen
from their center position. The
State of Michigan rates in the
guard discussion with Tom Coyle
of Michigan and Joe DeLamiel-
leure of MSU slotted.
Linebackers are the key to Big
Ten defenses if the preseason
talk is correct. No fewer t h a n
seven Big Ten linebackers were
statistic battles contributes much
to the line. Gargantuan T a b
Bennet at end and gigantic Dav-
id Wright at tackle can not be
ignored when All-American se-
lections are made at the con-
clusion of the season.
JIM ANDERSON of North-
western and Fred Grambau of
Michigan, David Butz of Purdue
and massive George Hasenohrl of
Ohio State are excellent choices
for post-season honors at de-
fensive tackle.
Handling the rough middle
guard position in All-American
fashion, say the seers will be
two of Michigan's finest: Ernie
Hamilton of State and the Maize
and Blue's Greg Ellis.
Batting down passes in Dink
Stover style will be Brad Vans
Pelt of Michgian State and, if he
doesn't move to wolf back, Randy
is{¢
"The backfield is,
without\ a doubt, star-
studded and the envy of every other conference
in the nation. Led by Otis Armstrong and Darryl
Stingley of Purdue andRufus "Road-runner"
Ferguson of Wisconsin at the half s .,..
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strong and Darrly Stingley of
Purdue and Rufus Ferguson of
Wisconsin at the halfs, the squad
has as potential fullbacks Morris
Bradshaw of Ohio State, Ken St.
Pierre of Indiana and Ed Shut-
.tlesworth of Michigan. As all of
these players have potential,
much of the final selection for
All-America depends on their
durability and freedom from pla-
guing injury.
The front line in the All-
America parade will be anchor-
ed by some fine blockers. Dave
Glantz of Northwestern, Michi-
gan's Jim Coode, Iowa's J o h n
Muller and last year's injured
John Hicks of Ohio State are
mentioned prominently in All-
selected by Football News in
their All-American prospects
considerations. Gary Fulk and
Rob Spicer of Indiana; Dave
Simms of Iowa, Gail Clark of
Michigan State, Dave Lokanc of
Wisconsin, Randy Grandishar of
that school down the road in
Ohio, and Tom Kee of Michigan
promise to make life rough this
fall for Big Ten offenses.
The rest of the pre-season All-
Big Ten defense is hefty and ex-
perienced. Each player in the
front line has the ability to
crash a Fearsome Foursome in
the professional ranks after their
playing days are over.
Illinois, who finished in t h e
second slot in Big Ten defensive
Is there another Eric Allen
among the All Stars in the Big
Ten? Probably not, but the run-
ners are just as exciting and the
memory of the Flea will soon be
relegated to trivia contests.
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