1971 grid act hard to follow i '71 Results MICHIGAN 21, Northwestern 6 MICHIGAN 56, Virginia 0 MICHIGAN 38, UCLA 0 MICHIGAN 46, Navy 0 MICHIGAN 24, Michigan State 13 MICHIGAN 35, Illinois 6 MICHIGAN 35, Minnesota 7 MICHIGAN 61, Indiana 7 MICHIGAN 63, Iowa 7 MICHIGAN 20, Purdue 17 MICHIGAN 10, Ohio State 7 Stanford 13, MICHIGAN 12 '72 Schedule Sept. 16-Northwestern Sept. 23-at UCLA Sept. 30-Tulane Oct. 7-Navy Oct. 14-Michigan State Oct. 21-at Illinois Oct. 28-Minnesota Nov. 4-at Indiana Nov. 11-at Iowa Nov. 18-Purdue Nov. 25-at Ohio State Rather skirts end Banks finds room Grid title hinges on secondary build-up -a'4t Ireepect4 Same old show . . ... good luck Bo john papanek. .n So FAR IT'S just another rerun of the same old show. The end of another long, dull summer. The start of another long, dull semetser. Suntanned bodies .choking the streets and strewn about the lawns, seizing the last days of summer before the snows come. But just a couple of blocks down State Street, there's. a group playing around on grass that's not even real, and what's more they're driven by an angry man who means business. It's no fun for those fellows who labor under massa Bo Schem- bechler's whip every afternoon in the heat and blazing sun. It's the start of another 11-game challenge for Schem- bechler, his fourth since coming to Michigan, where he has compiled a 28-5 record, a winning percentage which ranks him fifth among all active collegiate coaches. But win as he will, Schembechler has yet to put to- gether that elusive super season. Last year should have been the one, but Stanford's upset 13-12 victory in the Rose Bowl put the damper on Bo's success. In 1970, it was the 2049 defeat by Ohio State to mar the perfect season. And of course, there was his infamous heart attack on the eve of the 1970 Rose Bowl, and the Wolverines' subsequent 10-7 loss to Southern Cal. While last season's team had its zealots claiming it to be Michigan's all-time greatest, the fact is (proven in Pasadena) that the Wolverines were not a complete team. And Stanford's coach John Ralston had a sneaking suspicion that stopping Michigan's running game would stop Michigan. Bo was caught with his pants down. He didn't have a quarterback who could throw the ball. Now Schembechler is pretty well known as a very good college coach, but not a great coach, and for a man who has won two Big Ten championships in three years, that may seem a bit odd. But the fact is, like Tom Landry of the NFL Dallas Cowboys, Bo has consistently not won "The Big Game." So naturally the man must be beginning to wonder what's going on. So this year, Bo is working harder than ever, with a team that may not be quite as strong as his past ones. Coming back with a squad that lost 10 men to the NFL draft (more tha any other college); Michigan still should have the strength to win. But if it doesn't, it won't be because of a static offense. Without really saying it, Schembechler has swallowed his pride and admitted that he boo-booed last season by neglecting the passing game. Still, he's being as coy as he can about it, and even though we can expect to see a revival in the forward pass this season, Bo wants us to think that it's just a coincidence. "We were number one in offense in the Big Ten last year, and we'll do anything we can to be number one again this year," Schembechler snorted last week. "Even if it takes grinding meat, that's what we'll do." ' Bo took a lot of heat from reporters last year even before his Rose Bowl defeat because he refused to use the passing game. And after it was all over he stood in the interview room in the Rose Bowl and said that if he could start all over again he would not change anything. That's understandable, since he had men to run the ball like Billy Taylor, Glenn Doughty, Ed Shuttlesworth and Alan "Cowboy" Walker. But Taylor is now with the St. Louis Cardinals, Doughty is with Baltimore, Shuttlesworth is still a'round with an "All- America Candidate" sticker on him, and Walker has split after his junior year, a victim of the football players' plague- academic ineligibility. So, although Schembechler will not admit that he's working extra hard on passing this year, his top three quarterbacks are passers, while last year's signal caller, junior Tom Slade finds himself as the fourth-string tailback. About to emerge as number one is sophomore Dennis Franklin, who can throw and has proved it, but who also can sprint out and run as well as a couple of other speedy backs, Harry Banks and 5-9 sophomore Gil Chapman. If Franklin is not quite ready to take command, the job will go to Kevin Casey, a junior who started the first four games for the Wolverines last year, but had problems result- ing from a sore shoulder. Casey is healthy this year and is giving Franklin a good battle. But on other fronts, things are not looking too good. Wolf back Geoff Steger and soph fullback Rich Kaminski are gone for the season with injuries. Larry Gustafson has a dislocated elbow, and Don Eaton and Larry Johnson are recovering from injuries. Meanwhile. the oressure is buildin on Schembechler By GEORGE HASTINGS Coach Bo Schembechler of the Michigan football team is not going to be picky this year about how he wins his football games. As long as he wins he's not going to behbothered by criticism that he should have done more of this or less of that. Following last New Year's Day's shocking 13-12 loss to Stanford in the Rose Bowl, Schembechler underwent a lot of flack over his failure to pass, and it has been widely speculated that the Wolverines might be airing the pigskin a lot more this year. But according to Bo, it ain't necesarily so. Schembechler ful- ly intends to keep his team on top, and he'll do whatever it takes to achieve that end, in- cluding throwing the football, if necessary. But his philosophy is simple. "I had the best offense in the Big Ten last year," he says, "and I want to have it again." If he can do it by keeping the ball on the ground, "grinding meat," as he puts it, fine. But if he has to go to the air to keepthe offense going,he plans to be ready to do that v er y well, too. Actually, Schembechler realiz- es that he won't always be able to count on his running backs to bear the full brunt of the at- tack. "We have to get more yard- age out of our receivers and quarterbacks this year," he ad- mits. But so far, he hasn't yet determined exactly who his re- ceivers and quarterbacks w i I 1 be. SCHEMBECHLER h a s s i x quarterbacks on his roster, but as of now, he apparently h a s narowed the fight down ,to a choice between two for the start i ing berth next Saturday: Kevin Casey and Dennis Franklin. Casey, a junior who started briefly last season, and Frank- lin, an ambitious sophomore, both are quarterbacks whoshow a balance between running and passing, something which Schem- bechler is demanding this year. The other two men who shared the quarterback slot last year with Casey, Tom Slade and Lar- ry Cipa, were left behind because each was deficient in one area; (7. 11. Mr . t atl SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: RANDY PHILLIPS Slade in throwing and Cipa in rushing. Both, however, remain waiting in the wings should the top two falter. Casey's year of 'experience could be the difference, at least at the start of the season. Frank- lin still at times makes "sopho- more mistakes" in practice, al- though he is progressing rapidly. Both performed quite well in a recent intrasquad scrimmage and the choice will be a difficult one for Schembechler. There is also quite a bit of competition at the receiver posts. As split end, Bo Rather, 1 as t year's starter, is being challeng- ed by two other seniors, Gary Coakley and John Daniels. GLENN DOUGHTY'S old spot at wingback is also hotly con- tested, with little 5-9 sophomore speedster Gil Chapman, junior Clint Haslerig, and junior Lar- ry Gustafson all in contention, although a recent elbow injury may knock Gustafson out of the competition. The only sure spot amiong the receivers appears to be at tight end, where 6-6 junior Paul Seal gives the Wolverines w h a t Schembechler calls "the b e s t receiving at tight end since Jim Mandich." Seal is also rated as extremely quick and a s h a r p blocker. One area Schembechler is con- fident about is the offensive in- terior line, where there is both experience and depth. 1971 regu- lars Jim Coode at tackle and Tom Coyle at guardnreturn, and last year's tight end Paul Sey- mour moves to the other tackle where his great blocking ability will be of more value. The Wolverines feel fortunate to have two 'solid players vy- ing for the other guard s p o t, vacated by graduated All-Amer- ican Reggie MacKenzie, in the persons of junior letterman Mike Hoban and converted tackle Cur- tis Tucker. Big Bill Hart, a senior two letter-man, will take over the center duties. At the running backs, Schem- bechler has quality. However, an injury which has ruled out sophomore fullback Rick Kamin- ski for the season and the re- cent decision of tailback A 1 a n "Cowboy" Walker to leave school puts his depth in question. Ed Shuttlesworth, who bulled for 875 yards last year, is of All-America quality at fullback, and is ably backed up by fellow junior Bob Thornbladh. However, the loss of Walker, Michigan's fourth leading rusher last year, leaves fleet j u n i o r Harry Banks as the onlyuknown quantity at tailback. Behind him are only inexperienced sopho- more Chuck Heater and convert- ed quarterback Slade. DEFENSIVELY, the Wolver- ines appear to be very s t r o n g again, especially against t h e run, but only time will tell if they can duplicate last year's effort, when they were number one nationally against the score and against the run, and second in total defense.° Schembechler has a large hole to patch in the defensive se- condary, where three gradua- tions and a tough injury leave the Blue without a single m a n returning at his old spot. Randy Logan, the senior who started last year at one of the cornerback spots, was scheduled to return to that post, but that plan was ended when Geoff Steger, who was slated to take over as wolf this year, w a s knocked out for the season by an arm injury that isn't heal- ing. Logan will now take the wolf position, where his large s i z e for a defensive back, 6-2, 192, makes him ideal. But that move means that both corners as well as safety have to be filled by newcomers. To man the cornerback spots, Schembechler is lucky enough to have two juniors with at 1 e a s t some experience, Dave Elliot and Tom Drake. B'it at the important safety position Schembechler is being forced to count on a sophomore, Dave Brown. In practice, Brown seems to be coming along well, but as Schembechler admits, taking over a job handled last year by All-American Tom Dar- den is "quite a chore for a young kid." COMPLICATING the situation is the fact that behind his start- ers, the Michigan coach has lit- tle or no depth. Another injury in the defensive secondary would be a crippling blow that Wol- verine coaches prefer not to think about. The two linebacking posts could prove to be a strong point, with one starter, Toni Kee, returning, and several well-qualified play- ers vying for the other spot. Kee, who was second ont he team in tackles lastyear, prom- ises to blossom into one of the premier linebackers in the Big Ten in his senior year. The only man to make more tackles than Kee last year was the other linebacker All-American Mike Taylor, and of course his absence will be felt. But Schem- bechler is cdnfident that among sophomores Steve Strinko a n d Carl Russ and junior Craig Mutch one player will emerge to fill the job more than adequate- ly. The real strength of the Mich- igan defense, though, lies in its forward wall. Seniors Don Eat- on and Clint Spearman were not regulars last year at the ends, but both are seniors who have played enough to win two let- ters and should keep the Blue flanks quite strong. THE INTERIOR line has re- turning regulars Greg Ellis at middle guard and Fred Gram- bau at one tackle, both seniors, and junior Dave Gallagher, who saw a good deal of action last year, at the other tackle. Two letter-men Tony Smith at tackle and Walt Sexton at middle guard serve to keep the regulars on their toes in practice, and pro- vide insurance that injuries will not damage the defensive line too seriously. The kicking game should not pose any problems for the Wol- verines, either. Barry Dotzauer, who averaged 40 yards a kick last year, will again handle the punting chores. The placekicking situation is less decided, w i t h leftfooted Mike Lantry offering distance but is inconsistent, while John Daniels is more accurate but lacks range. Overall, the outlook is good for another strong Michigan showing. The Wolverines have their greatest strength and depth at good spots - both interior lines. However, they still need some- one to take charge at the two all-important positions of quar- terback and middle linebacker, and they possibly may be relying on sophomores at both spots. Also, the Blue will have prec- ious little depth at tailback and the defensive backfield. As Schembechler frankly puts it, "We can't afford any more in- juries." But if Schembechler can find the right man at his open spots and keep his players out of the hospital, the Wolverines c o u 1 d quite possible be the first Big Ten team to play for the Roses two times in a row since Minne- sota went in both 1961 and '62. Ticket information Students purchasing football tickets this year will be charged $14.00 through the Students Accounts Office. Each student will be given a football coupon during registra- tion. The coupon may be exchanged for a season ticket on the exchange dates listed below. The $14.00 charge will become due September 30, and should be included with your first payment on your student account. The seating preference for students are determined by the NUMBER OF YEARS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE UNIVER- SITY. Your proper priority group will be indicated by your I.D. Card as follows: * Group No. 4 - I.D. shows imprints 3,4,J,K,Q,U, and Z or the number 9 or less to the right of your name. * Group No. 3 - I.D. shows imprints 3,4,Q,U,Z or number 0 to the right of your name. " Group No. 2 - I.D. shows imprints 3,U,Z, or 1 to the right of your name. " Group No. 1 - I.D. shows a Z imprint or the number 2 to the right of your name. If the I.D. does not indicate proper priority please bring transcript at time of correct distribution day. " Group No. 4 tickets begin at the fifty yard line. " Group No. 3 begins at the end of No. 4. " Group No. 2 begins at the end of No. 3, etc. Exchange or distribution will be at the Yost Field House as follows from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Entrance will be through the East (South State Street) doors only. * Group No. 4 - Today, Friday, September 8 " Group No. 3 - Monday, September 11 " Group No. 2 -, Tuesday, September 12 " Group No. 1 - Wednesday, September 13 The following rules will be strictly adhered to: " 1. Students in all four priorities should pick up their tic- kets on the day of their priority group distribution; if not, they will be issued tickets in the area being distributed on the day of pickup. After September 13, tickets will be distributed at the Football Ticket Office, corner of Hoover and South State St., thru noon of September 16. No student tickets will be handed out after this date. Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. * 2. A student may present his Football coupon with I.D. and three other Football coupons with I.D.'s to receive tickets at the regular distribution windows. No more than four tickets may be picked up at regular distribution windows. " 3. Grouping of more than four will be permitted. A stu- dent may bring as many Football coupons with I.D.'s as he wishes. He should take them to a special group window and the seats will be assigned in the estimated middle of their Priority Area. Priority No. 4 will be issued in Sections.25 and 26. The priority assigned to a group will be determined by the lowest priority of the group. All students should pick up their regular day of priority distribution to obtain proper seating. The A+U-+:, ,11--+hn oennehl £n lnt m innC r.r.:: AMR=