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Wednesday, October 27, 1976
Page Eight HE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, October 27, 1976
BIG 10 TICKET POLICIES VARY
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By KATHY HENNEGHAN
and BOB MILLER
If you are a hard-core Michigan
basketball fan, you have probably
been trotting down to the corner of
State and Hoover for a 5:30 roll call
every day for the past few weeks.
The roll call ensures you and 49
friends of getting first dibs on senior
priority season tickets at Crisler Are-
na this winter.
BUT, IF YOU'RE not on the list
and still want tickets, don't worry.
There are still plenty of good seats
available.
How did this system evolve?
"We 'really haveno set policy,"
said Michigan ticket manager Al
Renfrew. "We're pliable. We try to
work with the students, and if there's
a better way to do things, we'd like
to hea~r about it.
AT OTHER SCHOOLS around the
Big Ten, distribution plans vary de-
pending on the success of the basket-
tickets,
feast
or
famine
ball programs.
Take Indiana, for instance, where
basketball is BIG. 18,500 students
alone want season tickets. The ca-
pacity of Assembly Hall is 17,002.
The problem is evident.
On the other hand, attendance at
Ohio State games last year was the
school's worst in 19 years.
INDIANA'S SOLUTION is, well,
different. Students opt for season tic-
kets at fall registration, and will pick
them up November 8. Of 11 home
games, each student gets tickets for
only five.
"Sure, students are unhappy, but
about six years ago weonly sold 2,000
tickets," said Bill King, Indiana's tic-
ket manager. "You have to think of
the past and the future, not just
what's immediately at hand. What
would you do in off years when stu-
dents don't follow you?"
"IT TAKES more than the student
body to support an athletic program,"'
King reminded. "Don't forget that
you'll soon be alumni too."
Ohio State ticket manager Bob Ries
would like to have such problems.
"Attendance should be better than
last year when we hit the bottom,"
Ries sighed. Ohio State finished dead
last in the conference last year.
"We alter our system according to
the team. With a new coach and a
new program there's renewed inter-
est," said Ries.
Northwestern is the only school in
the conference that admits students
free. McGraw Arena holds 8,800 and
2400 seats are reserved for students.
A spokesman for the Northwestern
ticket office said, "Our student body
is only 6500, and we're lucky to fill
our student section. Marquette, Indi-
ana and Michigan will probably sell
out. Michigan especially has a very
strong following in the Chicago area."
MINNESOTA HAS a solid basket-
ball program and could be a Big Ten
contender this year. But the school
is entangled in all sorts of legal prob-
lems, a legacy of departed coach Bill
Musselman.
"THERE'S NOT a lot of demand
this year," said Minnesota ticket
manager Ken Buell. "It's been ex-
tremely heavy in the past, but hat's
a sore point here. I'm afraid people
will think our program is tainted be-
cause of the NCAA business," said
Buell.
The distribution plan is somewhat
complex. Half of the rena is reserved
for students and staff, half for the
general public. Of that half, students
have first dibs on the percentage of
tickekts they bought the previous
year, with the rest available to staff.'
Tickets left over are sold on a first
come-first serve basis.
Iowa supports its teams, come fair
weather or foul. Iowa Fieldhouse
seats 13,000, and attendance levels otf
at around 12,000.
"If a student wants a season tic-
ket, he will get it," said a spokesman
for the Iowa ticket office. "We've nev-
er had to turn a student down."
PROBABLE SELLOUTS for thej
Hawkeyes are Iowa State, Drake,
Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and In-
diana.
Some people, including Michigan
coach Johnny Orr, pick Purdue as
the team to beat this year. Attend-
ance is always good at Mackey
Arena.
Until last year, students were given
tickets, They don't like paying for
them nearly as well, but most games
are sellouts (except during vaca-
tions).
So there you have it. And if you're
still grumbling about 5:30 roll calls be
sure to give Al Renfrew a buzz. If
there's a better way to do things, he'd
like to hear about it.
ETHICS and RELIGION
WEDNESDAY LECTURES
Gonzalo Castillo-Cardenas,
Member Church and Society Movement Latin America;
World Council of Churches Program to Combat Racism;
Action-Research among indian and Peasant communities
in Colombia.
Oct. 27 "THE PEASANT-INDIAN STRUGGLE
IN COLOMBIA: How can an outsider trained in
the Social Sciences relate to it?"
Nov. 3 "WESTERN SOCIETY AGAINST THE
INDIANS IN SOUTH AMERICA: Government
Policies, Foreign Corporations and Christian
Missionaries-Threats to Indian Survival."
4:15 p.m. Wednesdays-Angell Hall, Aud. "A"
DISCUSSION with the speaker and other faculty members
INTERNATIONAL CENTER REC. ROOM THURSDAY
NOON-brown bag lunch.
ETHICS AND RELIGION, 3204 Michigan Union-764-7442
WHO GOES TO ROSE BOWL?
U SC'
UCLA
By TOM SHINE but have had trouble winning
in the conference. They are on
Nine out of the last eleven the verge of being eliminated
years either UCLA or USC have from the race.
emerged as Pacific-8 champ and;
Rose Bowl representative. And Having lost head coach
you can be assured that when Dick Vermeil to the Philadel-
these two teams meet on No- phia Eagles and a host of
vember 20, the winner of the seniors to graduation, UCLA
game will also 'be the winner was to be in a rebuilding
of the conference. year. Obviously, this is not
{ the case.
top Pac-8-
Missouri spoiled head coach Once ranked in the top twen-
hn Robinson's debut, USC ty this year, California is strug-
.s bounced back to win five gling. Upset by Oregon State
a row. and stomped by UCLA, the
Golden Bears must face USC
hough their schedule has away this week. Barring a mir-
:n easy so far, things will acle, the Bears will be in the
ghen up for the Trojans. Pac-8 cellar' by Saturday night.
ifornia and Stanford are on The only surprise of the sea-
for the next two weeks with son has been Washington. Pick-
:re Dame on hand for the ed to finish last, the Huskies
son finale, are 2-1 and presently sharing
second place. But, Washington
is they have done so far better enjoy it while they can
s year, USC will look to its because they play UCLA, Cali-
isman Trophy candidate, fornia, and USC in successive
lfback Ricky Bell, to sup- weeks.
y the spark in the nation's
ading offense. The remaining teams, Ore-
gon, Oregon State, and Wash-
)wning a 2-1 conference mark, ington State are playing as ex-
iford is currently in sec-
r place. However, the Cards pected; poorly. Only Oregon
ve yet to play USC or Cali- State has managed to win a
nia. league game.
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ichigan Tech . .
... hockey crazed
By RICK MADDOCK
In the land of copper mines where the weather reminds one
of the Artic Circle, a strange phenomenon takes place every fall
and winter. When most college students across the country are
following their gridiron and cage greats, the students of Michigan
Tech are more concerned with power plays, saves and penalties.
Is there symbolism or dependence on the cold surroundings
involved when nearly 4,000 people, which is close to two-thirds
of the Michigan Tech enrollment, flock every Friday and Saturday
night to see their Huskies on ice?
Hardly. The answer lies on the west end wall of the
Student Ice Arena. On this wall, surrounding a Michigan
Tech pennant, are 16 NCAA and WCHA first, second and
fourth place pennants. The earliest pennant is for Tech's
second place finish in the NCAA. The newest ones are from
last year'p WCHA first place finish and NCAA second place
finish.
Hockey top priority
The people who fill up the ice arena like to see their team
win, and more than that, they expect it, especially since Tech
has only lost one home game out of their last 23.
The importance of hockey to the campus is exemplified in
its sports facilities. The Tech football field is not even in the
class of some of the better Michigan high school fields. The
one gymnasium cannot be compared to some of Michigan's
finer high school gymnasiums.
Yet, the Student Ice Arena compares with professional farm
club facilities. The capacity is smaller than Yost, but the facility
is just as nice and it is modern.
The best description of the sports situation at Michigan
Tech, which is used by many students way up there in the
Northland, goes, "Everything up here is like high school,
except for hockey. It's professional."
This year's pre-season poll in Hockey Magazine was not very
popular in Houghton. Michigan was ranked number one. Wiscon-
sin and Notre Dame followed, while Minnesota was picked
fifth. The Huskies were not listed. The poll was printed in the
program for all the people, who believe that Tech is number
one, to'see.
Number one in whose hearts?
After Tech's dramatic win over Michigan, 4-3, on Friday
night, the air about the people had not changed from last year.
They knew their Huskies were number one.
The pregame atmosphere before Saturday night's game was
more of the same, especially after the previous night's victory
had sunk in. On the lower west end wall a sign read, "Joke of
the Week: Michigan is No. 1."
The joke, of course, was turned around when the Wolverine's
stamina in the third period won the game, 5-3. The local icers
needed that game on Saturday, and although it is early in the
season, the game was significant.
After the previous week's split in Wisconsin, the Michigan
icers went into Houghton with the same goal-to split. After
losing a close one on Friday night, the Wolverines were faced
with either winning or not reaching their first goal of the
young season.
The Wolverines played much better than Tech in Saturday's
game. The Michigan icers biggest improvement was the defense.
Friday night, Rick Palmer had to make 54 saves, while on
Saturday Frank Zimmerman had to turn away only 32 shots.
So, it appears that the Michigan icers will go as far as the
young defensemen improve. Dean Turner, Dave Brennan and
Rod Pacholzuk, all freshman defenders, played brilliantly Satur-
day night. Sure, they will make mistakes on the ice, that is to
be expected but it has to be remembered that the potential is
there.
The only way these defensemen will learn is through
playing:. Coach Dan Farrell realizes this, and he is patiently
waiting for them to mature. If Saturday night is any indica-
tion, maybe his wait is over.
UCLA and USC, both 3-0 in!
league play and ranked third
and fourth respectively, have
made a run away out of what
pre-season forecasters picked
as a tight, four-team race.
Stanford and California, the
two teams that were supposed-
ly going to challenge for the
Pac-8 crown, are solid teams
New coach Terry Donahue has
the Bruins 6-0-1 overall, includ-
ing wins over California and
Stanford.
As in years past, the strength
of UCLA lies in its offense.
Led by quarterback Jeff Dank-
worth and halfback Wendell Ty-
ler, the Bruins are fourth in
the nation offensively.
After an opening day loss
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(Pick score)
2) Ohio State at Indiana
3) Northwestern at Iowa
4) Wisconsin at Illinois
5) Purdue at MSU
6) Texas at Texas Tech
7) N.C. State at South
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