Page 10-Tuesday, October 25, 1977-The Michigan Daily lIG BLOW TO BLUE: ju peration By HENRY ENGELHARDT "He was th +Those 'Get Well Soon, Phil Hub- player int hard' cards can all but be mailed both endso today. better year 2"It may be torn cartilage," said M~ichigan team physician Dr. Gerald HUBBAR {'Connor. "I'll see Phil again today last yeari and make a final decision. If we bounds an Oerate it will probably be this mates as t week." player. "It would be a monumental loss," "It's (I skid Michigan coach Johnny Orr. good," sai possible for Hubbard he best college basketball the country last year, at of the floor. Nobody had a than Phil."= RD LED the Wolverines in both scoring and re- d was named by his team- he squad's most valuable Hubbard's injury) not id a realistic but not dis- heartened Orr. "We're going ahead as if Hubbard will not be with us." In trying to replace Hubbard, Orr has had to rush the development of 6-10 junior college transfer Mike Robinson. It has been sort of an Evelyn Wood speed basketball course for Robinson, who weighed 301 pounds this summer and is now down to 253. "WE WEREN'T going to count on him this much," explained Orr, "but he's running better and he'll get used to the new weight. "With Hubbard full tilt we would have a better team than a year ago," Orr lamented, "But, we'll be, very representative anyway." Hubbard first hurt his left knee while playing for the U.S. in the World Games in Bulgaria. That injury was reportedly healed by Michigan's first practice, a week ago Monday, when the 6-7 Ohioan came down with a rebound and staggered off the floor. "I think this is a recurrence, just more serious now," said Orr. IN OTHER practice developments, Mark Bodnar has a stress fracture in his foot, but is still practicing. Mark Lozier, is practicing again. It was feared the sophomore guard had mononucleosis, but it turned out to be something less serious. Dave Baxter is the only certain starter at this point. Tom Staton seems to have an edge on winning the other guard spot. "Staton, Alan Hardy and (Joel) Thompson have all played very well," said Orr. "And (freshman Mike) McGee has been very impressive, geez he's quick." The 6-5 McGee could play either for- ward or guard. The first week or two of practice in- volves a lot of running and as a tired McGee said, slumped in front of his locker, "It's a big change from high school." - The University of present on OPEN Toledo College of Law will HOUSE FOR STUDENTS interested in a legal education FRIDAY, OCT. 28, 1977 9:30 am-4:30 pm at the Law Center on the University of Toledo campus The event will include: R 1) Panel-audience discussion of law admissions, place- ment, financial aid, housing, and the substance and techniques of legal education. 2) Tour of the Law School. 3) Questions and answer session with law students. To make arrangements to attend, contact: THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE COLLEGE OF LAW UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO TOLEDO, OHIO 43606 telephone (419) 537-4131 the wire By Don MacLachlan Gopher loss.. . ..doesn't bury Blue Y OU WON'T CATCH Bo Schembechler hanging his head. Preparation 'for Iowa is all that's on his mind. Nothing can be done about the shock- er at Minnesota. The 16-0 upset at the hands of the Gophers particularly disturbed Schem- bechler for one reason. Michigan lost a Big Ten game. Not a non-conference clash with Texas A&M or Duke. Minnesota sprung the upset on the Wol- verines -not Navy. The number one concern for Schembechler is winning the Big Ten title. The national championship would be nice but the conference championship remains a must. The slip-up in Minneapolis makes the road that much tougher. One more loss along the way kills a possible return visit to Pasadena. Maybe that's why Bo spent most of yesterday's press luncheon study- ing the Iowa press release. "The last, three games we were really playing good football and com- ing on," Schembechler said. "Then this thing happens. Sometimes your worst fear never materializes - and when it does it's quite a shock." -Obviously, Bo's worst fear was a loss - especially in the conference, let alone a shutout. The pieces must be put back together in practice this week. Michigan simply didn't execute well against the Gophers nor receive the benefit of a turnover. "It's no one thing," Schembechler said. "When you get shutout you've got to be bad. When things go bad they go bad don't they? We made one play in 60 minutes of football and it was called back." No breathing room The old prophesy that anything can happen on a given Saturday has proven true this season. Schembechler was surprised at the way Notre Dame easily disposed of Southern Cal in South Bend. Eluding the upset hasn't been easy for very many schools. Every -team except Texas and Colgate now has a blemish on its season slate. Despite the loss and the importance of each upcoming conference clash, the national championship still remains within Michigan's grasp. "There won't be any undefeated teams when its all over," Schembechler said. "It's tough to do. Anybody that has only one loss can get the national title I would think. But I'm not thinking about that. "When you lose a game all you think about is if you can win-the next one," he added. "It's going to take a helluva effort to best Iowa. Ohio State didn't run over them." Bo has four weeks to go. What the'Wolverines do from this point on is what counts. Michigan doesn't have any room to play with in the conference race, in fact it must play catch up. One game at a time and no looking beyond. Every game becomes a. little more pressurized. Bo started thinking strictly of Iowa yesterday - and he barely finished his lunch. A kk I II Li L U i rI U m m