Tuesday, October 12, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Tuesday, October 12, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Inside Straight I -Andy Glazer Bo on top-ranking,.. .0 ... 'makes no difference' T SEEMS A shade absurd for a 20-year-old college sportswriter to be appraising a 47-year-old college football coach at the top of his profession, but absurdity has never stopped me before (just ask my friends). Bo Schembechler has come of age. It's not a matter of age or number of years in the pro- fession. Bo simply knows what he is worth, what his team is capable of, and what the other people in his profession can do. How many people do you know that fit that description? "You guys (reporters) are always asking what it's like to be number one," said Schembechler yesterday at his weekly press luncheon. "Well, I'll tell you. There's no difference between number one and number eight for me. "I do the same things. I get up in the morning. Go to work.I Run home and have a sandwich. Relax in my easy chair. Run back to work. Work with my coaches and players. Come home, eat some dinner, sometimes watch some films, go to sleep, get: up, go to work .. "Nothing's changed," continued Schembechler. "I don't} see any more or any less people. I just like to be a guy that you know." Facial expression can mean everything when an authoritative figure plays it humble. Witness Woody Hayes, who has been known to out-humble Gomer Pyle at times, and then give that big grin that says, "ain't I cute .when I act like this?" There was no grin on Schembechler's face. He sat eating 3 a seafod salad, speaking frankly and looking as believeable as Ralph Nader., Bo hasn't always been totally believeable-looking, especially when it came time to describe the next Christians to be thrown to his lions. Navy would "never quit," or Indiana would "have a good running game." Can't relax for anybody And now there is Northwestern, which looks for all the world like the biggest "dog" Michigan has faced since . well, since Northwestern came into town last year and lost 69-0. Still, in another time and another place, Bb would have talked! about Randy Dean's passing,.Scott Yelvington's running and how Northwestern scared him . . . period. Nothing to soften the; rather obviously unwarranted fears.' Schembechler did talk about those things yesterday, but he didn't just tell people that Northwestern was underrated and walk away. He explained just why he's been a walking collection of platitudes (although that wasn't quite the way he put it). "You can't overrelax," said Schembechler. "If you relax you're in danger. A football player is not out there unless he's a combative guy . . . he's not going to let himself look bad by not hitting. "The favored team has to go out and hit," continued Schembechler. "Northwestern has a guy who can throw and receivers who can catch. If he's red h-* they can score some points. "Defensively, they're going to gamble . . . blitz, try for the interception, maybe oveiplay to one side. If they force the mis- takes, you can be in a dogfight.f "But they can play into our hands by doing those things," said Schembechler. "If we get the interception, or if Huckleby or Lytle break loose . . . we can rout them by a bigger score than we might have. "You have to be careful," he continued, "because they have not won - they have everything to gain and nothing to lose. As I said before, a football player is a combative guy and just won't lay down and die." So we finally have an explanation for all those "nice" things Bo says about opposing teams. What's more, Schem- bechler was willing to give some credit to his own team - something he has done sparingly this year. 'We're not bad' Lyte 10nored bAP Michigan fullback Rob Lytle, who averaged a record 18 yards per carry against Michigan State last Saturday, has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week on offense by The Associated Press. Lytle, a senior from Fre- mont, Ohio, gained 180 yards in 10 carries to lead the top-rank- ed Wolverines to a 42-10 vic- tory over Michigan State. Lytle's performance erased the previous Big Ten per game rushing average record of 17.9 yards set two years ago by Mike Pruitt of Purdue against Iowa. Pruitt had 179 yards in 10 carries. Ipr of the bailI N'Western loses Boykin EVANSTON, Ill. - Tailback Greg Boykin, the leading ground gainer in Northwestern history, is lost for the season because of damaged ligaments in his right knee. The 225-pound senior from Kent, Ohio, suffered the injury in Saturday's 7-0 loss to Indiana which extended Northwestern's record losing streak to 11 games. Boykin will be replaced by junior Pat Geegan Saturday when the Wildcats have the unenviable task of facing Michigan's top- ranked Wolverines, who last season defeated Northwestern 69-0. -AP Hurricane' itt court JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Security will be tight today for the opening of the murder retrial of former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent nine years in prison trying to prove he is innocent. Hudson County sheriff's officers expect a large audience for the trial and plan to frisk spectators and use metal detectors. Reporters have been issued special credentials. Carter, 39, and codefendant John Artis, 31, will be tried on charges they murdered three persons in a Paterson bar June 17, 1966. Carter and Artis have continuously claimed innocence, and the New Jersey Supreme Court granted them a new trial last March on grounds the prosecutor in the original case SAN FRANCISCO NOW 4 -1 Second half surge upsets Rams i { LOS ANGELES (P) - Quar- terback Jim Plunkett threw for two touchdowns while the San Francisco defense threw Los Angeles passer James Har- ris for losses. 10 times last night as the 49ers upuset the previously undefeated Rams .6-0 in a National Football League game. 1 Winning their fourth game against one loss, the revitaliz- ed 49ers - who were 13-point underdogs going into the game - took over first place in the National Conference West by winning this nationally tele- vised game before a crowd of 80,532 at Memorial Coliseum. The shutout was the first the Rams have suffered in a regular season NFL game at the Coliseum since the team moved here from Cleveland in 1946. Neither team scored in the first half, with the Rams com- mitting four holding penalties and being charged with having an illegal man downfield on punts four other times. } The 49ers took the second half kickoff and promptly zip- ped 73 yards in four plays, the touchdown coming on a 36-yard pass from Plinkett to Willie McGee. Steve Mike-Mayer kick- ed the conversion. Then the 49ers started to un-I load on Harris, who last week passed for 436 yards in a 31-28 victory over Miami. Back to pass, Harris wasj hit by Tommy Hart, fumbled and defensive tackle Cleve- land Elam recovered for 49ers at the Los Angeles five. On third down at the six, Plun- kett was hit, but still found Tom Mitchell two yards into the end zone for the touch- down. A high pass from cen- ter cost the conversion. Hart hit Harris again on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, the ball popped into the air and defensive tackle Jimmy Webb grabbed it at the 14. After reaching the one,tand on fourth down, Coach Monte Clark of the 49ers elected to go for the field goal and Mike- Maver booted an 18-yarder. All 16 points in the game came within 5:56 of the third quarter. The sacking of Harris contin- ued, with 97 yards lost on the nine times he was hit while go- ing back to pass. Defensive end Hart personnally accounted for six sacks, and the 10 were a San Francisco team record, bet- tering the seven they had against the New York Jets in a 16-7 victory a week ago Sunday. The Top 20 ByTh sscatdPrs withheld evidence from the defense. The trial was shifted to Jersey City by Superior Court Judge William Marchese after attorneys argued the defendants couldn't get a fair jury in Passaic County. Carter and Artis are free on bail. --AP Keep on canoeing CALLICOON, N.J. - A two-man canoeing team from Ann Arbor, Mich. survived a spill in the final mile to post a three- second victory yesterday in the first running of the Governor's Cup Challenge. John Baker, 30, and John Schwartz, 23, neotiated the 32-mile white water course between here and Minisink Ford in 2 hours, 33 minutes and 4 seconds. Richard Rankin and Norman Ludwig, of Pennsylvania, were By The Associated Press j The Top Twenty teams in The * * Associated Press college footbaM1, team poll, with first - place votes Double druel at (CMU Inaparentheses, season recordsvand total points. 1. MICHIGAN (57) 5-0-0 1,194 Michigan's only two undefeated, un 2. Pittsburgh (3) 5-0-0 1,057 3. Nebrgka ( 4-0-1 '84 travel to Mt. Pleasant today to face Ci 4. UCLA 4-0-1 834 "Central will be a severe test fort 5. Maryland 5-0-0 660 6. Oklahoma 4-0-1 611of the undefeated Michigan field hock 7. Missouri 4-1-0 485 8. Southern California 4-1-0 418 Women's tennis coach John Atwo 9. Ohio St. 3-1-1 406 a challenge from the Chippewas. Hist 10. Texas Tech 3-0-0 309 3 Henry Ford C.C., Eastern Michigan tl. Georgia 4-1-0 302 t2. Florida 3-1-0 230 all by 9-0 scores. t3. Texas 2-1-1 174 14. Notre name 3-1-0 15s Central's field hockey team went t 15. Kansas 4-1-0 130 and is considered the best team in e. Louisiana st. 3-1-1 42 beaten Eastern (3-0), Adrian (4-0) and I 18. Arkansas 3-1-0 37- 19. Houston 3-1-0 28 20. Alabama 3-2-0 18 I --AP second. scoredupon varsity teams entral Michigan. us," Phyllis Ocker, coach, ey team. ood also expects a bit of team has already beaten and Western Michigan, o the national tournament the state. Michigan has Toledo (10-0). . I IF ... ................ .1 1 Ill GRilIJE -PICKS__ CORDUROY, OF COURSE ]Il L . _ . _ Excerpts from the Nixon tapes Mitchell: You called Mr. President? Nixon: Yes, you fat (expletive deleted). Thanks to you and your (expletive deleted) break-in at the Watergate, I forgot all about my (inaudible) Griddes! I could've won a (trucking? duck- ing?) small one-item pizza from Pizza Bob's, but that (deleted) caper made me forget to have it in by midnight Friday! Mitchell: Uh, gee, I'm sorry, Mr. President, ... Nixon: Shutup and finishing shining my shoes, (muffled). Tomorrow: Earl Butz on good sex, loose shoes, and a warm "I feel pretty good about that game (MSU), other than the three first half mistakes. We made all of our offensive goals buto or one (to have seven drives of ten plays or more, or score - Michigan had six), and the defense is improving, too. We're not bad." . The praise come in from other areas as well. Wake Forest' coach Chuck Mills wrote to Sche bechler recently, noting that from watching game films he had seen several opportunities , Wolverine players had to take legal "shots" at Wake Forest players opportunities the Wolverines did not take.:||f} Schembechler said that he hadn't particularly noticed it .:: ..} ' himself, but that he was glad to hear it from Mills. No speechesjeC tO P 3". on how he lectures his players to be clean. Just letting actionPJ speak. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Kaat takes a break while Yes; it appears that Mr. Schembechler solidly controls both preparing to face the Cincinnati Reds in the third National himself and his football team, knowing strengths, weaknesses, League playoff game today at 3 p.m. The lefthander will take what should be said and what shouldn't. During the luncheon Bo his 12-14 record against.Gary and the writers joked for several minutes about Schembechler's d Nolan (5-9) at Cincinnati. The use of confetti on the sidelines (to determine wind direction - games and can clinch the pen- the bowl shape of Michigan Stadium causes swirling winds). nant with a victory today. "Yeah, isn't it great," joked Schembechler. "While all those i Meanwhile, the A m e r i c a n other guys are coaching I got that tough job."' 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