y (i The Michigan Daily-Friday, January 6, 1978-Page l1 a. ,~ i Al- -:. y lH b GL K 5 Doily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG MICHIGAN DEFENSIVE END Dominic Tedesco pressures Washington quarterback Warren Moon in Monday's Rose Bowl. It was an infrequent defensive rush that enabled Moon to pick apart the Blue defenders in the decisive first half. WAS MICHIGAN PREPA Another Blu (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) that's what we did." Doesn't this sound logical? If you can't beat 'em head-to-head, you must try something new. Michigan could have used this thinking against the powerful Oklahoma and USC teams. Bo surely couldn't have expected to out- play a superior team by merely using the same strategy which succeeded against the weaker teams. The weaker Wolverine opponents in the bowl games, like Stanford and Washington, correctly evaluated their shortcomings and made the necessary changes to overcome them. But when Michigan had to play Oklahoma and USC on New Year's Day of 1976 and 1977, either Bo failed to note the op- position's superiority, or he neglected to do anything about it. WHAT'S IMPORTANT to remember is that the Bowl games stand entirely separate from the regular season. The six-week layoff means that a team must regain the emotional high that it possessed at the final regular season game. It's important not to lose that physical peak that was achieved during the season. In addition, the long wait-gives coaches the opportunity to scour films of the opposition unlike that before any other contest. If a team comes out in the bowl games looking much the same as it did during the first eleven games, the op- position will be ready for it. If a squad shows some variation from its typical style of play, then the other team will not be as geared to stop it. As in professional sports, the results of the regular season may have no bearing on what may occur in the playoffs, where a team can claim suc- cess with impressive showing. UNLIKE THE professional playoffs, however, where momentum at the end of the season can carry over, season- ending momentum means very little to a bowl-bound college team. This is where preparation is very im- portant - where Bo's coaching abilities may be lacking the most. Why else hasn't Michigan played to its potential in the bowl game, while others have played like completely rejuvenated squads? Just like Michigan, Washington had to travel far to get to Pasadena, sleep in foreign hotel rooms and play on a strange field for the Rose Bowl. Unlike Michigan, the Huskies didn't show the effects of it. IT CAN'T BE argued that the Pacific AP Top Twenty kRED? e Bowl 8 conference is superior to the Big Ten. The Wolverines have shown little trouble downing good Pac 8 teams during the regular season. In fact, the Big Ten finished 3-3 against the Pac 8 teams during the 1977 season. With each debacle, Bo should be able to learn from past mistakes, and make the necessary changes to improve in the future. In spite of his tremendous success otherwise, he surely can't be satisfied with the season finales. Although this was another very suc- cessful season, and probably Bo's best coaching job since he took the helm in 1969, a bad aftertaste once again lingers. Only a victory in a bowl game will sufficiently neutralize it. UP, Top Twenty FINAL STANDINGS full court PRESS Disappointing Holidays .. . . Michigan provides turkey By CUB SCHWARTZ The holiday sports season certainly took its toll on more than house- wives this year. Jimmy the Greek, who would have done better flipping a coin, compiled a miserable record. Surely thousands of other betters spent New Year's Day cursing Woody Hayes, Kenny Stabler, Barry Switzer ... and possibly General Bo himself. But if all this wasn't enough, the Toledo Rockets had to ring in the New Year with a 91-84 overtime, victory over Michigan. Consider the athetic department's "holdiay." The loss to Washington-painful, Michigan Tech-possible, the Moscow Dynamos-predictable, but Toledo? Let's stry pathetic. The Rockets came to Crisler Arena with an impressive 9-2 record. Johnny Orr was quick to point this out before the game. But Toledo hadn't exactly played the cream of the crop. They were defeated by Detroit early in the season after putting up a good battle. Thus, one of their losses is to a very legitimate team. But Toledo also lost to Central Michigan, while the Wolverines handled the Chippewas easily, 92-79. And I'll bet Orr would be quick to point out that the Michigan victory came during finals week, while his men were thinking about more than pressing and passing. A Michigan victory didn't seem too much to ask. The team was re- bounding (one of the few times all night) from consecutive defeats at the hands of Alabama and Athletes in Action. And while Michigan didn't come particularly close in the final score of either game, it nevertheless stuck with two of the nation's top amateur teams. I am sure I wasn't the only person expecting to cheer more than the New Year. And for 54 minutes of the game my expectations seemed appropriate. With 6:34 remaining the Wolverines held a comfortable 77-65 lead. Joel Thompson had tallied 18 points while only collecting two fouls. The world could cave in, but Joel would save the victory. Apparently the universe collapsed, something the Wolverine center couldn't cope with. In the next three minutes Thompson collected fouls three, four and five, while only putting in two points. In the meantime Toledo junior Dick Miller rallied the Rocket comeback. Working against Thompson, Miller collected eight points, three rebounds and a steal. The situation didn't improve when Tom Bergen replaced the fouled out Thompson with 2:06 remaining. By this time Toledo had narrowed the gap to 81-79, since only Thomp- son and Dave Baxter could manage a field goal in the previous four minutes while Toledo had pumped in 14 points. Baxter scored the only Michigan bucket in the remaining regulation time, while Miller netted a bucket and stole the ball to set up Harvey Knuckles' game.tying slam dunk. So into overtime the game went, with the fans fidgeting-anxious to hit the New Year's parties which they were postponing to catch the game. What they hung around for was disaster. Toledo's hot hand, Ted Williams, beat Tommy Staton for a pair of field goals giving the Rockets an early lead. Baxter's errant jump shot fell into the hands of one of the five Rockets surrounding the basket. Funny thing-not one Michigan player near the hoop for the rebound. I guess they trusted Baxter's 39 per cent shooting better than I did. So Toledo collected two more points and again Baxter tries a 25 footer. And believe it or not-not one Wolverine near the boards for a rebound. Some would say 'that's confidence.' I would say that's laziness. (I might even say worse.) But the worst part of the overtime came between Baxter's first and second miss. Toledo held the ball for two minutes-uncontested. Orr seemed willing to let Toledo sit on a four point lead. Finally Alan Hardy fouled with :51 left. But the resulting pair of free throws put Toledo up by six with under a minute remaining. I simply do not understand it. Michigan had been cold as ice during the final minutes of regulation time, it failed to score in the opening three minutes of overtime and Orr lets Toledo stall away that much time. Maybe I missed something. Then again maybe Orr did. At any rate, only a Mark Lozier free throw kept Toledo from shutting Michigan out in the five minute overtime stanza as Michigan suffered its third loss of the season. After the game a joyful but thoughtful Toledo fan commented, "Toledo didn't beat Michigan-Bob Nichols (Toledo coach) beat Johnny Orr." Rose Bowl First downs....... By rushing...... By passing...... By penalty...... Rushing attempts... Yards rushing ...... Yards lost rushing.. Net yards rushing .. Net yards passing .. Passes attempted. Passes completed Had intercepted.s Total offensive plays Total Net Yards .... Avg. gain per play Fumbles: No.-Lost Penalties: No.-Lost Interceptions: No.-Y Number of punts-Yr Average per punt.. Punt returns: No.-Yr K'off returns: No.-Yc Third down efficiency Time of possession ... INDIVIDUAL MICHIG Player TCB Leach ............. 9 R.Smith .......... 3 Edwards ......... 15 R.Davis.........18 Anderson ......... 1 Clayton ........... 2 WASHING Player TCB Gipson ........... 15 Rowland .......... 8 Gaines............1 Steele............ 13 Moon.............11 INDIVIDUAL Player PA PC1 Leach.......27 14 Player PA PC. Moon..........23 12 Wilson ....... 1 1 RECEIV MICHIG Player No. R.Davis ........... 3 Clayton ........... 5 R.Smith .......... 1 Edwards.........2 R.White..........2 Stephenson ....... I WASHING Player No. Gaines ............ 4 Steele ............. I Greenwood .......:3 Gipson ............ 2 Rowland .......... 1 Stevens.......... 1 K.Richardson....1 Statistics MICH. WASH. 1. Notre Dame (371%;) .......11-1 2. Alabama (1911).......... 11-1 3. Arkansas (5%,;)...........11-1 4. Texas (2) ............. .. 11-1 5. Penn St.................. 11-1 6. Kentucky ............... 10-1 7. Oklahoma............. 10-2 8. Pittsburgh .............. 9-2-1 9. MICHIGAN ............. 10-2 10. Washington .............. 8-4 11. Ohio St................... 9-3 12. Nebraska ................ 9-3 13. Southern Cal ............. 8-4 14. Florida St................ 10-2 15. Stanford ................. 9-3 16. San Diego St............. 10-1 17. North Carolina ......... 8-3-1 18. Arizona St................ 9-3 19. 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AS THE ICERS prepare for the Badgers, they will have a lot of things to think about, such as: " Losing the Great Lakes finals to Michigan Tech, 8-3, the third time in three meetings that the Huskies have routed the Wolverines, although in their defense, everybody seems to be having troubles with the Huskies lately. " Losing to the Moscow Dynamo, a touring Russian team, 12-0. Wiscon- sin also lost to the Dynamo, but by the score of 5-3. " Defeating Lake Superior State 4-3 in overtime in a game that Michigan did not look prepared for. It took a fluke goal to rally the Wolver- ines from a 3-1 deficit after two periods. " Having to play second-place Wisconsin in Madison after blitzing the Badgers twice in Ann Arbor (the Wolverines are third in the WCHA). Those kind of things do not make the prospects of a successful week- end look favorable . . . or do they? Despite having its troubles lately, Michigan isn't even giving the Dy- namo game a second thought. It was played with the idea of giving the team some exposure to international hockey and no one really expected the Wolverines to do well in the colossal mismatch. AND WHILE ON the subject of alibis, the fuel that fired up the Huskies was a quote by Dave Debol saying that Michigan would "kill" Tech in the GLI tourney. As coach Dan Farrell said, "We were pre- pared for them (Tech) but they were more prepared and ready for us." But all that behind them, Farrell is thinking about just one thing, Wis- consin and only Wisconsin. The Badgers won a couple of close games at home.against St. Lawrence over the break to raise their record to 13-5-1 overall. Coincidentally, Michigan was also in a slump at this time last year when they came up against Wisconsin. Although the Wolverines lost twice 11-8 and 3-2, their slump was for all intents and purposes over. ONCE AGAIN IT will be Mike Eaves and Mark Johnson,.the Badg- ers one-two scoring threat, to lead Wisconsin against the Maize and Blue. But people like Tom Ulseth and goal-tender Julian Baretta always have top games when Michigan is the opponent and don't think Baretta b ound won't be anxious to avenge his poor performance in