Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, September 11, 1976 Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, September 11, 1976 Gridde Picks for '76 It's fall, and time once again for school, prize for the pre-eminent prophecies will be football, good times and, of course, that pop- announced each week. ular perennial presentation of pigskin prog- So grab your Daily, starting next week, and nostication, GRIDDE PICKS, in which you, the show us how much you know about football. reader, can prove your predictive prowess. s hwile lyof2gmn .i Check your Daily for the list of that week's There will be a list of 20 games, including college football games, predict the winners, and Michigan's. The tie-breaker is a prediction of send your selections back to the Daily. The Michigan's score. Check your Daily for details. 'M' battles Illinois before the finale U --------- - -i-e -4v)% tbues rnI?*4 SAM'S STORES, INC. C xt (Continued fromP age 8) at Purdue Strengths: The Boilermakers have experience everywhere. Quarterback Mark Vitali was not terribly impressive last year, but he's capable and has been around for two years. Leading rusher Scott Dierking will be back at tailback. The re- ceivers are good and the line re- turns nearly intact. Defensively Purdue has all its starters back except one. The secondary is exceptionally strong. End Blaine Smith was all-Big Ten last season. Weaknesses: Super fullback Mike Pruitt graduated, so the offense may be just as lifeless as last year, when the 4-7 team averaged only 11.6 points per game. A lot lepends on im- proved play by Vitali. The de- fense was generoustlast year and may need more than exper- ience to improve. Outlook: Purdue will join Minnesota in the chase for front - runners Michigan and Ohio State. A large group of seniors will make this a team that gives a determined battle to the best in the land. They'll find out soon how good they are, playing Notre Dame, Southern Cal and Miami (O) in the first month. Both the defense and offense should be improved appreciab- ly, so the Boilermakers figure to be as close to the top as Michigan and Ohio State let them. Illinois Strengths: Illinois finished fourth in the Big Ten last year in total defense and defense against scoring, and eight of defensive starters are back this year. The secondary is adequate, the line very good. Tackle John DeFeliciantonio leads the group. Kurt Steger is one of the top quarterbacks in the midwest, second best passer in the Big Ten last year. He's backed ably by Mike McCray. All-Big Ten placekicker Dan Beaver will be available in the close games. Weaknesses: Eight offensive regulars graduated, including tailback Lonnie Perrin. His re- placement and the other new- comers are undistinguished. The offensive line must rebuild substantially. Outlook: Illinois will stay right in the middle 'of the Big Ten pack. The defense appears sound, but will have to carry the untested offense through the early season, which includes games against Missouri, Baylor and Texas A & M. But, as in the past, the Illini have the tal- ent to pull off some big upsets. Li 207 EAST LIBERTY ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48108 Realize the full potential of your television i- Gophers lead challengers to Blue, OSU stranglehold (Continued from Page 6) Darryl Rogers pulled off some State, meeting Stanford, Wake big upsets while at San Jose Forest and Navy while the State and he could do the same Buckeyes joust with UCLA, Mis- with the material Denny Stolz souri and Penn State. left him at Michigan State. Led by the best quarterback Rogers plans on opening up the in the Midwest, Tony Dungy, offensive attack, a change of Minnesota is the class of the pace which could jar the offen- "Little Eight." With an easy sively staid Big Ten. Rogers in- non - conference s c h e d u I e herits a fine defense. (Washington State, Western Northwesternshou t its Michigan a n dWashington) wy noth e erusudfightiits and an airtight defensive Cwayh inot firsdivison backfield, if Cal Stoll can put Coach John Pont's offense will together an adequate defen- feature the passing combination sive line the Gophers will be of Randy Dean and Scott Yel- undefeated when they hit Ann vongton along with Greg Boy- Arbor. kin's running. All - American safety Pete Shaw leads a de- fense full of question marks. Illinois and Purdue should fin- with ish somewhere in the middle of set the pack. Both teams appear solid defensively but must de- velop some scoring punch to challenge Minnesota for third. The real race in the Big Ten is for the basement. Per- ennial contender Indiana may have the edge, but Iowa and Wisconsin threaten the lowly Hoosiers. A year ago at this time, Wis- consin was being mentioned in pre-season top twenty polls. But ons of dollars of John Jardine still has no accom- plished quarterback and Billy :h year. Marek and All-American Dennis Lick graduated. Running back u the -Associated Mike Morgan and Dennis Stej- skal supply all the football ex- ire, instantaneous citement in Madison. Luckily for Badger fans, the hockey sea- ons and 24 hour son starts early this year. Iowa is big, but woefully slow and most Big Ten teams should be able to run through them, on fee is $15.00 thus avoiding the secondary headed by Shanty Burks. ervice charge is Indiana has a top-flight run- ning back in Courtney Snyder but little else. The Hoosiers have as much chance of winning the 707 or 66-CABLE conference championship as a third party candidate winning November's presidential elec ______________________ tion. " Ann Arbor Cablevision can deliver clear reception of 22 channels in black and white and color. This includes all De- troit, Windsor, Lansing, Flint, Jackson and Toledo stations. 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