SLAMMIN' T. IT By DAN PERRN HOME Quotes galore .. . ...Bo's full of them G LENN E. "BO" SCHEMBECHLER has never been reknowned for his great words of wisdom. But surprisingly, the man who has recently completed his 11th year as head football coach at Michigan spoke exten- sively before and after the Wolverines' 17-15 Gator Bowl loss to North Carolina two weeks ago. By the time he was done, Schembechler had made a prediction, a promise and a profound revelation of sorts, as well as several astute and not- so-astute observations. Schembechler's prediction, if you want to call it that, came during a pregame press conference on December 27th at the Thunderbird Motel in Jacksonville: There he noted, "The key in any ballgame is . . the team that makes the fewest mistakes has the best opportunity to win. Oh, how right this newfound soothsayer turned out to be. With Michigan trailing first 14-9, then 17-9 in the fourth quarter, quarter- back B.J. Dickey, subbing for the injured John Wangler, singled handedly destroyed any chances the Wolverines had to catch up when he threw two in- terceptions and fumbled once. Fullback Roosevelt Smith, playing in place of ailing starter Lawrence Reid, also fumbled once as the Blue gridders turned the ball over four times while the Tar Heels lost the ball twice (both fum- bles). Quick to defend his players, Schembechler pointed out after the game, "B.J. hadn't played in a while. He was a little rusty." But Dickey later contradicted his coach's explanation when he insisted, "I didn't feel rusty at all. I know what it's like to be out there on the field sin- ce I played seven games. I felt ready to go." Blue-best of decade Whether Dickey was at fault or not, Michigan still lost a bowl game for the seventh consecutive time without a win under Schembechler. Further- more, Schembechler's overall record in season-ending contests is 0-10-1 sin- ce he came to Michigan 11 years ago. Despite the fact that Michigan finished the '70s as the winningest college football team of the decade with a 96-15-3 record, all under Schembechler, it's the final game mark that people notice. When asked at the pregame press conference if the media's emphasis on his failure to win the last game of the season (referring specifically to bowl games) bothered him, Schembechler snapped, "That's a misconception. The last game of the season is against Ohio State. I'm 5-5-1 with them. "I've lost 12 regular season and six (now seven) bowl games," added the Michigan coach. "Why did we lose them? Because we're-playing Ohio State, USC and Oklahoma. We're not playing any pansies. In each case we came up a little bit short, not losing by much. When you play teams of that caliber, you can't always expect to win." You'll notice that Schembechler failed to mention the bowl losses to Stanford and Washington, which like North Carolina, were decided under- dogs going into the game. After the loss to North Carolina, whom it might be noted was considered a high caliber opponent by very few,\Schembechler was again asked about his winless streak. In contrast, this time he simply laughed and said, "I'm keeping my record intact, eh? I've worked hard at it." Once again, the fact remains that whether or not Schembechler's 0-10-1 mark is significant, Michigan did lose, adding another blemish to his ruddy final game record. Kicking quote tops all The next question, in my mind, is obvious. In Schembechler's opinion, why did Michigan fall when it was picked by everyone to romp over the Tar Heels with little or no trouble? The answer? Are you ready for the so-called profound revelation? "We're just not a real good team," claimed Schembechler. "We're just not good enough to win 'em (the close games). Coming up a bit short is the story of our season. It's just one of those years, I guess." Getting more specific, Schembechler summed up the game this way. "There were two things that hurt us," he explained. "Their (North Carolina's) field goal (referring to. the fourth quarter kick which put NC ahead 17-9) and our missed extra point. "With the score 14-9, we we're all right," added Schembechler. "But at 17-9, we've got an eight point deficit when we should have only had seven." Schembechler also admitted for the umpteenth time, "The kicking game has been a problem all season." That comment gets my vote as 'Understatement of the Year' and it also brings me to the promise I mentioned earlier. This, I feel, was Bo's best quote in Florida. "Our kicking game will be different next year. It will be good," Schem- bechler promised all who would listen. "When you make up your mind you have to do something, you go and do it." So there you have it-the best from Bo at the 1979 Gator Bowl. The Michigan Daily-Thursday; January 10, 1980-Page 13 Ii tinn sArySurplusY ALL WOOL ALL WOOL NAVY MIDDIES "IKE" Jackets special $398 special $498. ALL WOOL ENTIRE STOCK OF Military Overcoats INSULATED VESTS 98land up 20% OFF ALL PRE-WASHED BIB OVERALLS JEANS 30% off 20% OFF TICKET PRICE TICKET PRICE ENTIRE STOCK OF LEVI JEANS AND CORDS 20% OFF SALE ENDS 1/12/80 201 E. Washington at Fourth Open M-Sat 9-6 994-3572 vaily roto by JIM KRUZ Wolverine Woes Michigan's Mel Owens (53) arrives a second too late as North Carolina's Doug Paschal scores six points for the Tar Heels in the 1979 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Florida. Owens and the rest of the Michigan roster was a little late more than once on Dec. 28, as Owens and Curtis Greer (95) show the frustration of the Wolverines' seventh straight bowl lose, a 17-15 defeat at the hands of North Carolina, who finished fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference this past season. Camnpbell snares his second MPaward By The Associated Press NEW YORK - Earl Campbell, run- ning back for the Houston Oilers, received an award yesterday as the National Football League's most valuable player, chosen by the Professional Football Writers of America. This marks the second time in a row - the first player to do it - that the former University of Texas star has ference Monday. JIM HUSBANDS, the team's public relations director, said he had not been told to schedule a news conference to announce the naming of a new coach. Kush has been interviewed at least once by Dick Szymanski, the Colts' general manager. Szymanski, who acquired con- siderable power over the Colts' football decisions when Coach Ted Marchibroda was fired two weeks ago, is very im- pressed with Kush and will recommend to owner Robert Irsay that he be hired, the sources said. See more sports, pgs. 14, 15 taken the trophy, based on a poll of 300 football writers. CAMPBELL, WHO led the NFL with 1,697 rushing yards, previously had been chosen the league's most valuable player by The Associated Press. His yardage exceeded by 247 that which he gained in the 1978 season. He scored 19 touchdowns, six more than in his rookie season. The award was presented at a lun- cheon here by John Steadman of the Baltimore News-American, president of the PFWA. Kush for Colts? BALTIMORE - Frank Kush, the deposed football coach of Arizona State, is expected to be named coach of the Baltimore Colts next week, sources close to the National Football League team said yesterday. The sources, who asked not to be identifiedorsquoted,said Kush, 50, would probably be presented as the Colts' 12th head coach at a news con- , - , m MON9 < 1. ' ,.,,, -. 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