Pog e Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, September 222, 1972 Page Ten. THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, September 22, 1972 U MICH IGAN VS. UCLUA RODGERS, LIST STAR: Ends ignite TD punch I Sa turday-9:15 p.m. Play-by-Play with BOB UFER "The Voice of Michigan Football for 27 Years" WPAG 107.1 By RICH STUCK In this age of increasingly com- plicated college football, offen- sive weapons are numerous. The backs are faster, the linemen stronger, and the quarterbacks smarter and a little more sophis- ticated. On many teams, however, the key men in the arsenal are the are the men who catch the ball, the wide receivers and the tight ends. This year's crop seems to be exceptional with many of the athletes viable all- American contenders. 'Coach Bob Devaney of Nebras- ka is fortunate to have two of the very best on his side of the field. Perhaps the most exciting player in the collegiate ranks, Johnny Rodgers is back for an- other year at wingback. Rodgers electrified the crowds last year as he blazed his way to a consensus all-America berth. He led the Big Eight in receptions with 57. Only 175 lbs., Rodgers has 4.4 speed, and assistant coach Tom Osborne says, "He is the best athlete we've had here. He is remarkably strong for his size." The other Husker star is tight end Jerry List. Coming on strong after a mid-summer back opera- tion, List has already caught two TD passes for 109 yards. Against UCLA he actually pulled away from two defenders on a 45 yard jaunt. The best at his position last year in the conference, List is considered by many, including Devaney himself, to be the best tight end ever to play there. ,Oklahoma's Albert Chandler has both the speed to go along and the size to block well on the line for the Sooners' great run- ning backs. The Southern California rise to. power this season may be linked to their two fine ends Charles Young and Edesel Garrison. Garrison was the culprit of last years USC upset of Notre Dame, while Young, a tight end, latched on to a team-leading six scoring tosses. The Big Ten boasts two recog- nized stars at tight end and one, WED.-SAT AT 9:00 AND I-ItS roCjCtOF RYTHA SUN. AT 8:30 MON.-TUES. AT 9:00 j)(( bethe~ steel' Gridde Pickings Dreadfully, the dimwit Daily duffers dolefully dragged their de- acyed derrieres to the doldrums of another damned disquisition. Lo- quasiously, Libel leader Papanek lavished in lewd logarithms, lament- ingly likening life to lizardly llamas as his lame little limb lay limp. The pugnacious, peepy Prick Papanek praisingly pronounced his pil- fering pewters prepared for the prescribed preseason pilgrimages. Gingerly, Gorilla Greer grasped the gregarious Tor by his grizzly green gonads grounding the grueled grudgling. For further frolicking football forecasts, fastidiously fly these facetious Griddes to the fabled foundation at four-20 Maynard by the fateful finish of Friday, free fizzling fantasy from the famed fixtures of Mr. Pizza. 1. MICHIGAN at UCLA 12. Clemson at Rice (pick score) 13. Lafayette at Colgate 2. Georgia Tech at MSU 14. Kentucky at Alabama 3. Notre Dame at Northwestern 15. North Carolina St. at 4. Washington at Purdue North Carolina 5. USC at IllinoisN 6. Colorado at Minnesota 16. Mississippi at South Carolina 7. Oregon St. at Iowa 17. Bowling Green at Miami in 8. Texas Christian at Indiana Ohio 9. Syracuse at Wisconsin 18. Pittsburgh at Air Force 10. Georgia at Tulane 19. Stanford at Duke 11. Navy at Penn State 20. Boston State at Hofstra Having Trouble With Math? TRY AN EXPERIENCED TUTOR Call-:665-9221-Between6 & 8 who could show his ability if the ball is thrown his way. Doug Kingswriter, Minnesota's golden gopher, is a returning all-American and is, expected one of the few bright spots in an otherwise poor team.iKings- writer's main competition for conference honors will be Michi- State's Billy Joe Dupree. Dupree has been a stalwart on the offensive line for the Spar- tans for the past two years; so much so that mentor Duffy Daugherty says, "We wouldn't trade him for any tight end in the country." The sleeper in the Big Ten could be Michigan's Paul Seal. With Bo Schembechler expected to go to the airways more this year, Seal has the size, speed and hands to become a key tar- get. Two Heisman trophy candi- dates, Joe Ferguson of Arkansas, and Florida State's Gary Huff, both have excellent receivers to throw to. Ferguson's favorite target in 'Fayetteville is split moan Mike Reppond. With excellent moves and a knack of going to the football, Reppond snared a re- markable 56 passes last year and with a healthy Ferguson on the other end, could have an even better year. There is much ado about some- thing this year as Huff and Barry Smith are expected to hook up on many a pass. Last season Rhett Dawson was Huff's favorite receiver but Smith still caught 33 aerials and averaged 22 yards per reception. The best wide receiver Michi- gan may face this season is Navy's Larry Van Loan, who caught 41 balls a year ago. Middie coach Rick Forzano is very high on Van Loan. "He's just great. He's the best athlete we'vehad here since Roger Staubach." Yes, there still are the Woody Greens and the Greg Pruitts but with the great array of receivers the autumn afternoons of college football in 1972 could be remem- bered as the year of the flying ball. NO CLOUDS IN SIGHT Sun Devils outshine WAC rivals MICHIGAN STATE'S BILLY JOE DuPREE is blocking against the Wolverines in 1970 action at the Stadium. DuPree is one of the outstanding receivers in the nation. By KIM GYR While students at Big Ten schools often forget that strong football teams exist anywhere else, Arizona State has been quietly making a name for it- self in the Western Athletic Con- ference. They were in fact strong enough last year to put them sixth and eighth in the nation in the United Press and Associated Press polls, respectively. Within the conference they are a good bet to win their fourth straight, conference title. As Coach Bob Weber of Arizona says: "They're on top; they're the ones to beat." In what will probably be a race for second place are the other schools in the conference, notably New Mexico, Arizona, Brigham Young, and Utah. Wyo- ming, University of Texas at El Paso, and Colorado State are all somewhat weaker. Arizona State with a 22-1 record in the last 2 years looks very solid with 42 returnees, only 14 of which are seniors. Their en- tire backfield returns, including halfback Woody Green, ninth leading rusher in the nation last year and twice all WAC. The 6 foot 11 inch, 196 pound junior rushed 1620 yards for 12 touch- downs averaging 121 yards per game last year. Also juniors are quarterback Dan White who passed for 1393 yards and 15 touchdowns last year, in spite of missing 3 games, and fullback Ben Malone with 863 yards in 104 carries. The only notable seniors are, wingback Steve Holden who last year gained 1155 yards and 11 touchdowns, and tight end Joe Petty who caught 36 passes for 577 yards and 6 touchdowns. Perhaps even more formidable statisticallynthan the players is Coach Frank Kush. His Sun Devils has compiled a .780 win- ning percentage which ranks third in the nation behind Joe Paterno of Penn State and Bob Devaney of Nebraska, and ahead '2 P.M,- 2 AM I 7 AND TEESK SKI SEASON PREMIERE SALE ! 4 SPECIAL HOURS: Sat. 9-5:30; Sun. 12:00-5:30 4 Head 240, All Sizes Were $115.00 Kne iI HEAD Head 360, All Sizes 720-208-213 All S izes Were $155.00 Now $109.00 Were $175.00 $ 00 "*w 195-200-205 Were $215.00 Now $124.50 M, THURS., FRI.: BANK AMERICARD 2455 S. STATE 10:30 - 8:00 MASTER CHARGE 1 mile South of Campus 10:30 - 5:30 AMERICAN EXPRESS PHONE 662-7307 of notables sdch as Woody Hayes of Ohio State and Darrell Royal of Texas. New Mexico, second last year, looks for a repeat this. year with returning halfback Fred Henry whose 1129 yards rushing helped make New Mexico's running at- tack second in the nation and first in the WAC last year. How- ever the loss of quarterback Rocky Long may hurt their out- standing backfield. Arizona may trn the trick on New Mexico with 15 starters re- turning including quarterback Bill Devaney (whd passed for 1384 yards and 10 touchdowns last year) and, defensive backs, Bob White and Jackie Wallace with 18 interceptions between them. Wallace was second in the ration in that department with 11. Utah will have to rely on quarterback Don Van Gelder and his ends, Leo Gibby and Lance Robbins. Van Gelder's passes can be potent, as they were in the game against New Mexico last year when he com- pleted 25 of 41 for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns. Brigham Young may push all these teams for second place as evidenced by a surprisng 28-8 win over Kansas State last week. New coach LaVell Edwards will have 28 returning veterans, in- cluding Golden Richards, first in the nation in punt returns. The Miners at University of Texas at El Paso are in the middle of a rebuilding program though they now have Junior College all-America wide re- ceiver Lonnie Crittenden to help their offense. 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