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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Thursday, November 4, 197 e
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By GEOFF LARCOM
While the Michigan Cross
Country team's goal of win-
ning the Big Ten Meet this
Saturday is a realistic one, an
element of "Mission Impossi-.
ble" also exists.
The reason for this is simple.
When the cream of the Big Ten
cross country talent lines up
in Evanston at 11:00, it will be
one of the most balanced fields
in history.
ILLINOIS COACH Gary
Weineke put it best. "With the
top ten finishers from last year
returning, this year's race will
really be a great one."
One needn't search far in
looking for reasons why Michi-
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repeating as champion of the
Big Ten.
The Badgers of Wisconsin look
to be the toughest challenge to
Wolverine supremacy. Coach
Don McClimon's charges finish-
ed second in the conference
last year and are undefeated
in league competition this year'
as well.
Two, of Wisconsin's leading
runners are their captains,
three year Metter winners Alf
Nelson and rk Johnson. John-
son was a fifth place finisher
in the conference last year and
shows no signs of letting up in
1976.
THE BADGERS boast prob-I
ably the most balanced lineup
the Blue will face this season.
Strong veterans Steve Lacy and
Jeff Randolph return. Lacy fin-
fished seventh in the Big Ten
last year.
pion as well as the defending we f"ould be in peak condition Lindsay had finished first in
NCAA Thamp. "Without a for the meet instead of being iis last 14 starts.
doubt, Craig is the most talent- burned out, like we were last MSU coach Jim Gibbard is
ed and complete runner in Illi- year." also looking for super efforts
nois history," raves coach Even Michigan's pals up in from Jeff Pullen (13th last
Weineke. East Lansing look to be tough. year) and Stan Mavis.
With a 3-1 record in dual meet MSU, 3-3 in dual meet compe- Minnesota, which sports a 2-3
competition this year, Indiana's tition this season, lost to both record for the season, has an
harriers look to make their Michigan and Ohio State. It's outside chance to finish on top.
mark this weekend as well. only other Big Ten action was Gopher coach Roy Griak sees
Senior Bill Foley, the bright a victory over Minnesota. the championship as "any-
spot in the Hoosier lineup, has The most mighty Spartan is body's meet."
first, second, and fourth place Herb Lindsay, a two time all- Minnesota's leading contend-
finishes to his credit. American who was barely beat- er should be Steve Plasencia
Indiana head coach Sam Bell en by Michigan's Greg Meyer who has returned from a knee
sees no reason why his squad in their previous meeting this injury last season to run very
should not be able to improve l year. well.
on last year's third place show- Lindsay was second in the Big Once the gun goes off, it's
ing. "I think we definitely have Ten last year and this year has anybody's guess as to what will
a chance," stated Bell. placed first four times and spac- happen. Undoubtedly, it will be
ond once. five miles that the runners,
"THIS YEAR our schedule THE SECOND place finish' coaches, and fans will not soon
has been cut down. As a result, was a tough one to swallow. forget.
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Coach McClimon sees Michi-
gan as the team to beat, with
Illinois, Indiana, MSU, and
the Badgers all providing strong
challenges. "It should be a very
tight and exciting meet," as-
serts McClimon.
sThe individual favorite for
the meet is Craig Virgin, the
star of a very talented Illinois
squad. Virgin's record speaks
for itself.
A FORMER Olympian, he is
a three-time conference cham-
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By RICK MADDOCK
The race for the Big Eight
championship, which sends the
winner to the Orange Bowl,
looks more like a race for a
'Banana Bowl.' Three teams
are bunched in the number oneI
spot, and three others luik one
game back in second.
The conference boasts four
national champions over the
last six years. This year the
Big Eight doesn't have one out-
standing team, but it has sev-
eral good teams. Every team
in the Big Eight, except Kan-
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Nebraska is the highest Of course should either of
ranked Big Eight team this these two teams lose, itwould
week. The Cornhuskers are be nearly impossible for them
ranked ninth, and currently to win the conference.
lead the Big Eight along with By the end of this weekend's
Colorado and Oklahoma State, games, at least one team- and
all with 3-1 conference rec- at the most two will be 4-1.
ords. It is also possible that five
Oklahoma State ranks 13th, teams will be in second, be-
and Colorado stands 14th. Mis- hind the Nebraska-Oklahoma
souri and Oklahoma, both tied State winner, with 3-2 records.
for second in the conference Schedule-wise, Colorado ap-
with 2-2 records, are ranked pears to have an advantage.
16th and 17th, respectively. Iowa After this weekend's battle with
State, 2-2, is the only Big Eight Missouri, all it has left is Kan-
contender that isn't rated this sas and Kansas State.
week in the nation's top twen- Iowa State, according to the
ty. current conference records, has
The two key games to watch the toughest remaining schedule.
this weekend are Oklahoma After this week's rest with Kan-
State at Nebraska and Missouri sas the Cyclones must play Ne-
at Colorado. The Cornhuskers braska and Oklahoma State.
have, already beaten Colorado, What usually decides the
so if they can knock off Okla- Big Eight, the Nebraska-Ok-
homa State, at worst they'll be lahoma game, is scheduled on
tied with Colorado for first. November 20, the last confer-
However, Colorado has to beat ence date.
an erratic Missouri team. The The game could decide things
Tigers have alternated winningj again this year, however, many
and losing each week in con- other factors are just as im-
ference action. Last week, Ok- portant, because this year there
lahoma State edged Missouri, are more than two teams vy-
20-19. Missouri cannot afford to ing for that top spot.
drop to 2-3 if it 'plans on win- If the Big Eight race ends
ning the conference. in a tie, then the Orange Bowl
Iowa State and Oklahoma committee will select who they
play easier games this week- want from the Big Eight. The
end. Iowa State travels to decision rests entirely with thet
Kansas (1-3) and Oklahoma committee, made up of Miami
hosts Kansas State (0-4). businessmen.
. As for the other team in the
Orange Bowl, most arrows point
towards Pittsburgh. Who Pitt
plays is to be decided either
in the next three weeks or in
o Miami.
an little Ma'
gas eThe Orange Bowl pay-off is
about $1 million to each team,
R, dI and one has to wonder whether
P the best team or the most
d0 glamorous team will represent
B 8the Big Eight, should the deci-
sion be left to the business-
men.
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Colorado .............. 3 1
Oklahoma St. .,'.........3 1
Missouri.............2 2
w Oklahoma ............... 2 2
Iowa St..............2 2
-Kansas .................. 1 3
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