Wednesday, December 10, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PuntsNina 1 r rage iv ne C NMMW CAGERS SEEK SECOND WIN B LOWN DEAD Gamecocks test Blue Fw m w By RAY O'HARA Bow picture crified... Bear not so choosy Now that this year's annual Most Despicable Man in Colleg Football Award has been presented to Bear Bryant for hi choosing of Penn State to oppose his own Crimson Tide in th Sugar Bowl, perhaps a revisionist history is now in order. To review, it should be remembered that on November 15 the earliest legal day for the extension of bowl invitations, ther were four teams of prime interest to all the major bowls: Ne braska, Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio State. The winner of the OSU-Michigan was, of course, under contract to take its show to the Rose Bowl (the Granddaddy of them all, they say, and if you don't believe me, just listen to Curt Gowdy.) Furthermore, the winner of Oklahoma- Nebraska was under contract to appear in the Orange Bowl. A trivial application of the principle of subtraction thus revealed that two of those four teams would be eligible to go elsewhere. Recent reports have indicated that since the Orange Bow seemed to be the likely place for the Big Ten delegate to show up, the Sugar Bowl should have been the destination of the Bi Eight runner-up. Why the Sugar Bowl? Because the Cotto Bowl was deathly afraid of a Texas-Oklahoma rematch an would have nothing to do with the Big Eight for that very reason The Bear Afrai? However, Alabama's 'Bear' Bryant was supposed to be s frightened of a game with the Sooners or Cornhuskers that h demanded and got Penn State to come to the Sugar Bowl in stead. Everyone that was anyone conceded Penn State to b weaker than the Big Eight powerhouses. Thusly, the 'Bear seemed to have manuevered himself into a game that was close to hom~e, in a new Superdome and which he might even win. Although the foregoing scenario is now accepted as fact, largely due to the fact that Bryant did not offer an alternative explanation, there is a nagging and perhaps fatal flaw In It. To wit: the Sugar Bowl and the Cotton Bowl both officially extended invitations to the Big Ten giants to come to their bowls should they lose the impending conference title clash. Yes, folks, at 6 p.m. on November 15 the Orange, Cotton, and Sugar Bowls all extended an open hand to the loser (at that time still unknown) of the Michigan-Ohio State game, the earliest possible moment for such a bid. Moreover, the Sugar Bowl ap- pears to have forced the hand of the Orange Bowl in the whole affair. A former president of the Orange Bowl explained in Cham- paign at that time that he had extended the invitation on behalf of the Orange Bowl Committee. Under further questioning he revealed that his bowl had moved "defensively" against an extremely likely Sugar Bowl bid. They had wanted to wait until after the OSU-Michigan game to make their invitation. If the 'Bear' pulled the strings, why would he like Michigan as opposed to Oklahoma? OSU as opposed to Ne- braska. The relevant scores read Missouri 20, Alabama 7; Nebraska 30, Missouri 7 and Michigan 31, Missouri 7. On the afternoon of November 15 Oklahoma edged the Tigers 28-27. Big Ten No Slouch Obviously, nobody in his right mind would pick on OSU or Michigan for an easy mark. Especially not 'Bear' Bryant, who had reliable evidence that the Crimson Tide would be plastered in such an ill-advised adventure. There was, to clarify the point, little to choose between the Big Ten loser and the Big Eight loser. Why then, did Bryant object to the possibility of playing Nebraska or Oklahoma and not to the equally imposing pros- pect of coming up against Michigan or Ohio State? Good ques- tion. Real good, if I say so myself. First things first. The Sugar Bowl Committee was apparently not Bryant's vassal if one assumes that he was afraid to play one of the biggies. They went ahead and invited one anyway. Wayne Duke, who was in a clearing house role for the Big Ten, confirmed that. On the other hand, the Committee might be bending to Bryant's wishes but for another reason, personal animosity. Oklahoma, which should have been livid over the slight did not seem to be as upset as Nebraska at the event. The Corn- husker athletic departemnt hurled invective at Bryant and their version of the story seems to have stuck, i.e. the 'Bear' was afraid of defeat and therefore opted for Penn State. Osborne Shunned? Oklahoma accepted a tentative Fiesta Bowl bid. Nebraska seethed. 'Husker coach Tom Osborne warned Bryant not to "duck" them, the press started to pick it up and Bo Schem- bechler called it the second worst bowl decision ever made. Me thinks there is something here which does not meet the eye. Me thinks also that either Bryant, the Sugar Bowl or both hold some grudge against the Nebraska Athletic Department. II wish I knew what it was but that is really the only situaion which fits he facts. The bowl and he 'Bear' probably decided between them who they could stand to shake hands with and apparently Tom Osborne or one of his associates at Nebraska was not on the list. It would seem that personal dislike moti- vated 'Bear' Bryan to shun Nebraska more than the thrill of victory attracted him to Penn State. Featuring: SKY KING e is 5 e e 1 'l n d I E e1 el ' By TOM CAMERON er right in your face." Johnny Orr is very impress- Hubbard opposed Bernard ed with the South Carolina bas- King, Tennessee's high - pow- ketball team, his Wolverines er.d center, last weekend. Al- face tonight at Crisler Arena. though King opened the game "I think that before the sea- with a scoring spree, Hubbard son is over," prophecized the contained him reasonably well :Wolverine head coach, "South afterwards. Carolina will be rated in the Starting at the other forward top ten. for South Carolina is Nate Da- {Orrai als tmpessed With vis. Despite being only 6-4, Da- the HAo E talent pe vis can "fly to the boards" } . "THEY HAVE excellent per- and is fundamental to the sonnet," Orr said. "Alex En- Gamecock's fast break. Chuck glish is a bona fide All-Ameri- Sherwood (6 - 10) handles the can and Nate Davis is an excel- center position in place of Bob Slentballplayer, as is (Mike) Mathias (6-7) -who was out with "Tne gan (illy) b ruitt a leg injury, but may return to "The game will be a real test action against the Wolverines.: Nor us.e t Sherwood is tough under the bNot everone agrees wth Orr boards but not as offensive- \~~~ ~about South Carolina though.j minded as Mathias, h tre They are not found in any of the for S Caoinas, who started wire service polls nor in the well. v r ::>x'. magazine polls. But Orr seems to know something that nobody else does. "They run the ball real well," Orr said. "And English ... he's a sunerstar." ALEX ENGLISH, Carolina's Doily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS 6-8, senior forward, replaces, Tom Boswell (now with the an easy two points in action Boston Celtics) as the team's er Vanderbilt. Green, a junior big gun. English will put the impressed Wolverine fans with pressure on freshman center f play. He ranks third on the Phil Hubbard once more. "He's age, and second in assists with really quick and a superleap- er cent clip from the field. er," Orr said of English. "He'll turn around and make a jump- Wayman Britt, known for his rnination. Last season Truitt defensive play, will be assign- had a disappointing freshman ed to Davis at the start of the year and quit school after think- game. Johnny Robinson may be ing he could not play college defending Sherwood, but if he basketball. does, he will be playing with SOUTH CAROLINA runs the a pulled groin muscle he in- ball when the have the chance curred last night at practice. and sets up in a 1-2-2 offense, THE WOLVERINES will be d sometimes bringing English to without the services of swing amhimpstTeng tEnlysro man Don Johnston, who has de- ate between they cnstantly ro cided to leave the team. The wingmen and the two forwards 6-6 senior felt that he would near to the basket. not see enough playing time, and wishes to devote more time On offense, the Wolverines to his pre-dental studies. will face a man-to-man defense The guard spots are handled and occasionally a 2-3 zone. by Mike Dunleavy (6-2) and "They're a well coached Billy Truitt (6-2). Co-captain team," Orr concluded. "They Dunleavy is the backcourt lead- come in here undefeated and er, considered dangerous in we'll just have to see if our one-on-one situations. Truitt, a mental attitude can bounce surprise starter, amazed coach back after that heart-breaking Frank McGuire with his deter- loss at Tennessee." ' I RICKY GREEN goes up for from Michigan's 90-63 win ov college transfer, has already his quick, aggressive style o team with a 13.0 scoring aver 11. 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