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Fridav September 8, 1972

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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THE MICHYGANDAL .ae .. re

-The Alter Ego
Remembrances .. .

HSU, ILLINI STRONG:

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of season past
-Bill Altermanjin.l

LAST NOVEMBER 20, Michigan Stadium and the 104,016 as-
sembled therein were treated to the spectacle of Wayne
Woodrow Hayes storming and wretching and generally making
a spectacle of himself on the Wolverine's tartan turf. Woody's
wrath earned him (among >other things) an unsportsmanlike
conduct penalty and some fairly obscene jeering from the highly
partisan Michigan crowd.
But Hayes was not thinking about 1971, for Woody the
season was a disaster and no amount of pre-adolescent
behavior was going to save Ohio State from their fourth loss
of the year. The $General from Columbus was thinking in
terms of next year.
And next year has come.
After three near-perfect seasons the Buckeyes were due for
a bummer and for Woody 1971 was certainly a bad trip. Expected
was the graduation of the incredible class of '71, considered by
many the single finest crop at one school ever. Unexpected was
the incredible string of injuries which beset the Buckeyes last
year as first one regular and then another hobbled to the side-
lines. Limping into Ann Arbor OSU had lost two of three and,
despite a superb effort Were about to fall to the Wolverines. But
when a referee's decision went against him Woody blew his stack.
As far as he was concerned his team was robbed and he didn't
want anybody to forget it.
After their loss to Michigan in 1969 Hayes put a mat in
front of the locker room with the 1969 Mich.-OSU score and a
blank in the 1970 slot. The Bucks got the message.
For this year Woody wants his boys to believe they should
have won in, 1971 and his little tantrum, like the mat two years
earlier, serves as a reminder of past misfortunes.
Whether or not the Buckeyes will even need that extra
margin this year is still problemmatical. Every preseason poll
picks them as conference champs with last year's squad aided by
a fine sophomore class and a number of last year's healed walking
wounded. The big problem seems to be finding a quarterback,
but like the Wolverines, the Buckeyes have found little use over
the years for someone who could throw the ball and will continue
to rely on a strong ground game and a tough defense.
But these are Michigan trademarks too and while the 1972
team will probably take more to the air, running and defense are
still the name of the game in Ann Arbor.
If, however, both teams should prove to be something less
than the titans they were in 1970 when both were undefeated
until the last game, several other Big Ten schools could find
themselves making the trip to Pasadena. Purdue appears to
have the best shot, especially if Gary Danielson, the conference's
leading passer last year, is fully recovered from his shoulder
injury. The Boilermakers plan to add the wishbone-T to their
arsenal this year and have two excellent backs in Otis Armstrong
and Darryl Stingley. Last year it took a field goal in the last
minute of play for Michigan to defeat the Boilermakers, 20-17.
Things could be just as tough this year, especially since the
Purdue game is the week before the showdown in Columbus.
Illinois is also given a shot at the crown as Bob Blackmun
comes back for his second season as head coach. Only four
starters are not back from last year's team which lost six in a
row to start the season, and then won their remaining five. The
Illini again have a tough schedule the first half of- the season
but after their exciting finish last year Blackmun should pull a
few surprises early in the year. Next week's game with Michigan
State could show just how seriously they are to be taken.
Michigan State is no pushover this year and despite the
sense of deja vu which Duffy Daugherty's optimistic harpings
bring, the boys at Moo college should do at least as well as last
year when they were 5-3 in conference. Gone is running sensation
Eric "The Flea" Allen but fifteen of last season's 22 regulars
will be returning.
The only place Indiana, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Min-
nesota will be going is ahead of lowly Iowa who once again seems
destined to scrub the cellar this year.
The Wolverines have their problems too, mostly in finding a
quarterback and tightening up their defense. But if Bo can get it
together, Michigan and Ohio State should be the class of the
league. Which means come Nov. 25 in Columbus the battle for the
Roses will be decided-and that's one trip Woody is intent on
taking.

'The Bi
By CHUCK BLOOM
According to most football ex-
perts, the Big Ten conference
race looks like an old, familiar
story; Ohio State versus the rest
of the world. The Buckeyes from
Columbus are favored to win
the conference title with a chance
at the coveted national champion-
ship.
Again, as in past years, they
will receive their toughest com-
petition from old traditional
foes. Michigan, Michigan State
and Illinois figure to give the
Buckeyes the best run for the
title.
Last season the Wolverines
pretty .well dominated the race
from the first game on. They de-
feated the Wildcats of North-
western, the eventual runners-up
in the Big Ten, 21-6, in a game
that most feel determined the
outcome for the rest of the year.
Ohio State finished a hurt third,
losing to Northwestern, Michigan
State, and the 10-7 thriller to
Michigan. Last season graduation
had removed the Rex Kern class
leaving coach Woody Hayes with
too big a void to fill. As the in-
juries mounted, so did Woody's
woes, culminating in losses in
their last three games.
This season, Hayes has come
up with a great bunch of sopho-
mores plus big junior Randy
Bradishar, a must All-American
defensive tackle. They are the
'team to beat.
Close on the Buckeyes' heels
will be the Illini who, finally are
roundng out into a solid football
unit. Led by senior quarterback
Mike Wells, and coach Bob
Blackmun, Illinois should finally
be ready to take their place
among the contenders.
ILast season Illinois was guilty
sof slow start in the Big Ten
conference losing their first three
contests. But through the wise
handling of Blackmun and the
maturing of Wells, the Fightin'
l Illini came on to take their next
five games and -end up in a tie
p for third.
The one glaring disadvantage
s that Illinois has is their schedule.
They open against the Spartans,
o- then play USC, Sonny Sixkiller
e and the Washington Huskies, and
- highly rated Penn State. Losses
v to these tough non-conference
- opponents could take the wind
t out of the sails of the title-bound
e express.
i- The Spartans of Michigan State,
likewise, have schedule prob-

ucks are
lems. Duffy's dandies will take
on. in order, Illinois, Georgia
Tech, Southern California, and
traditional rival Notre Dame on
nationaltelevision. If that isn't
bad enough, Michigan is next
after Notre Dame with the game
to be played in Ann Arbor.
State has one sure All-Ameri-
ca in safetynBrad Van Pelt.
Van Pelt will be coming off a
late season injury to anchor the
Spartan defense. The question
mark will be the Spartan offense.
Last season the offense consisted
of one man, Eric Allen, the Big
Ten's MVP. Running like a bat
shot out of hell, Allen broke all
rushing records for the Big Ten
but now "The Flea" is scratched.
Replacing him, will be Duffy
Daugherty's main problem. Also
where Marshall Dill will play will
be another problem.

back
Purdue will round out the first
division of the Big Ten on the
strength of quarterback Gary
Danielson, who set a Big Ten
single game passing mark in a
game in which he suffered a
shoulder separation.
The Boilermakers get a sched-
ule break in that they do not
have to face Ohio State.dNotre
Dame and Washington do shape
up to be formidable foes, but
are non-conference games.
The rest of the conference
teams are considered to be also-
rans but not without outstanding
talent. Northwestern will feature
wide receiver Jim Lash. Wiscon-
sin will boast the best runner in
the Big Ten, Rufus 'Ferguson.
Minnesota will have end Doug
Kingsriter and Indiana will be
led by Ted McNulty.

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Big Ten Standings

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1971 Final

Conference
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All Games
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Daily Photo by TERRY McCARTHY
Harry Banks (20) in a crowd

VOLATILE VERBAGE TO FLY:
!Preposterous Libels p repared

MICHIGAN
Northwestern
Illinois
Michigan State
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Purdue
Minnesota
Indiana
Iowa

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193
149
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168
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11 0 0 409
7 4 0 212
5 6 0 163
6 5 0 225
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By GRANTLAND FROG
Outlined against the Autumn
Grey the Four Horseman rode
again;their names Gorilla, Tor,
Chip and Barbie Doll. Upon the
fields of battle the famed Libels
left their hapless opponents cold,
dark and tormented. Tormented by
visions of the mighty Libels vaunt-
ed passing attack, their crushing
running game, and their vicious
defense, the oppositions' helpless
bodies were strewn asunder.
Unfortunately for the Libels,r
with their usual ineptitude, the
Daily had managed to obliterate
their own team but fear not, for
once again the mighty Libels re-
turn to the field this year to do
battle with all enemies of the
third world.
The noted wcbn milksop liberals
will be among the first to feel the
sting of the mighty Tor's thunder.
So too the revisionist university
cellar will shortly succumb to the
grasps of Gorilla. And the foot-
FRIDAY
TARZAN THE
APE MAN
Hear the Call of the Wild.
See JOHNNY WEIS-
M MULLER and CHEETAH
swing
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
THE GREAT
WHITE HOPE
JAMES EARL JONES and
JANE ALEXANDER
Story of Jack Johnson, first
black heavyweight champion.
Johnson lived in scorn of Puri-
tan conventions-and paid bit-
terly.
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ball managers, likewise, will be Few are the staffers who can keep
sidelined by Barbie Doll's own a dry eye when remembering their
specialty. astonishing upset victory three
For the murderous Libels it's years ago over the Betsy Barbour
never tooearly to practice. Indeed "Burritos." Fewer still fail to ex-
for eight straight nights heir bull- press emotion when mention i
headed coach, "Prick" Papanek, made of the Libels famousvictory
put the men through six hour ses- over the rats in West Quad (and
sions with timeouts only to go to on their home turf no less).
the bathroom. The Daily Hall of Fame is ful
"Them boys are going to just of famous gridders of the past
have to drink slower if they want from Moishe Goldberg who in 1890
to last in this league," Prick started the Libels streak with
lamented. three touchdown runs in the Daily's
Nevertheless Prick fully expect- 21-0 victory over the YMCA
ed to field a full team this year. (Moishe was heard afterwards t
"I don't care if we have to use mumble something about a grudge
Effeminate Fitzgerald," P r i c k match and 2,000 years) to Weird
preached, "we'll do anything to beard Noveck who singlehandedly
castrate the cellar this year." broke every football rule ever writ-
The Daily Libels story is a glor- ten (and some not written) in las
ious one. Riding a 715 game win- year's thrilling squashing of the
ning streak, the monsters of May- much feared, but fortunately fum
nard have won some epic duels. igated, Med School cadavers.

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