t. «V 4 - THANO'S CO. 514 E. Washington welcomes you to SUNDAY BRUNCHES ,:30, COME AS YOU ARE for our other specials: TUESDAY night is BEER NIGHT WEDNESDAYnight is SPAGHE7TINIGHT THURSDAYnight is PIZZA NIGHT See for yourself the many items included on our menu. Prices range from 50Q to $9.75 .Y H igh sho By STAN BRADBURY With Wire Reports Today is the biggest day of the year for college football programs everywhere. After months of hard work and thousands of miles traveled, letters written, and phone calls made, today is pay-day. Today is national letter of intent day, the time which the prep stars of 1979 begin to make or break football programs with a simple signature. For Michigan, today really began yesterday when two of Michigan's finest prep players said that they would be wearing the Maize and Blue next season. STEVE SMITH, Grand Blane's all-state quarterback and one of the most sought after signal callers in the nation, and Kerry Smith, a two-time all- state running back from Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern, declared yesterday that they are headed for Michigan. Steve Smith, a 6-2, 190-pounder, made the decision after he had narrowed the field of colleges to Michigan and Tennessee. He led his Grand Blanc team to a 9-0 regular season record in Class A while passing and rushing for a total of 2,447 yards and 39 TD's. Steve Smith said, "The Michigan tradition means a lot more than I thought it did. They went 8-3 last year and were disgusted that they lost that many games. I like to hear that kind of talk:" ol stars pidts ' The quarterback had said earlier in the year that he only wanted to go to a school where he would be starting as a freshman. KERRY SMITH said his decision came down to Michigan or Michigan State and he finally chose the Wolverines because former State coach Darryl Rogers left the Spartans for Arizona State. "When they (Michigan State) lost their coaches They (Michigan) went f-.3 last year and were disgusted that they lost that many games. I like to hear that kind of talk. -Steve Smith : ti ".S a iEt i' r e; ". rv: :t: I S> that gave me more of a serious look at Michigan," said the Class C standout. "I found Michigan had as much or more than Michigan State. Academically, a graduate from. Michigan might get more opportunities," Kerry Smith said. Both of his parents attended Michigan State. The 6-1, 185-pound DIerry Smith gained 3,634 yards rushing in three seasons with Forest Hills Northern. Last year he led his team to their first state championship ever. In the 1978 state final game C Page 10-Wednesday, February 20, 1980-The Michigan Daily GRAND BLANC QB SMITH TOP PROSPECT 6 1 .4 WHlATS WR ONG TH THIS AD? DO' YOU KNOW? FINO OUT A8OUTPULICITYAND EVENT PROMOTION ... Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12 noon & 1 pm Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union Sponsored by S.O.A.P. (Student Organizations Activities and Programs) 1310 Michigan Union-763-591,1 Coming Next Week: Time Management i Michigan (which Forest Hills Northern lost) Smith rushed for 278 yards, a single game rushing record at the Pontiac Silverdome.' TWO YEARS ago the Wolverine coaching staff went after the muscle players in expectation of losing a lot of their big linemen to graduation. That year harvested big men such as Bubba Paris, Ed Muransky, Rich Strenger, Mike Lemirande, Norm Betts and Cedric Coles. Last year, the staff went after players to fill the skill positions. Only one lineman was signed while 'skilled' players such as Anthony Carter, Rich Hewlett, Steve O'Donnell, Mike Cade, Gerald Ingram, and Keith Bostic inked scholarships. Smith and Smith (not an accounting firm) add t the wealth of young backfield talent Schembechler will ha-e to work with next year to improve on last season's 8-3 record.. BUT THE two Smiths (no relation) make up only two of the 25 prep stars Bo Schembechler. and coaching staff hope to sign this year. Alhost all of the Michigan coaching staff is out on the road now waiting to sign those other 23 or so high school seniors to complete their recruiting campaign. The success of each recruiting year is what keeps every football program going..o Today's success is a direct measure of futur- successes. c Aitna Life & Casualty has a continual need for good people. Ambitious people. People heavy with potential. People we can - train for rewarding careers- In finance, engineering, business administration, data processing, actuarial science, accounting, underwriting and COmmunications-. Discover how /Etna Life & Casualty can be the catalyst that ignites your growth potential. Stop by and talk with our campus rruiter Februar 27 for Univ. of Michigan Liberal Arts or February 28 for Univ. of Michigan Business Administration. Contact your Career Advising and " 4Placement Service Office now for an appointment. An equal opportunity employer. LIFE & CASUALTY M- - T elevised Olympics Smash hIt in homes NEW YORK (AP) - ABC won five of the six nights it telecast the XIII Winter Olympics from Lake Placid last week, according to Neilsen ratings made available yesterday. Except for Friday, Feb. 15, when CBS, showing the "Dukes of Hazzard," and "Dallas," was victorious by two-tenths of a ratings point, ABC, thanks to the Games, was in first place each night. One ratings point represents 763,000 homes. For the week of Feb. 11-17, ABC had a 22.3 rating and a 34.3 share, which meant that 34.3 per cent of the televisions in use were tuned to the network. CBS was second with a 19.8 rating and 30.5 share and NBC trailed with 17.9 and 27.3. ABC's numbers represented its highest rating for a one-week period since it televised "Roots - The Next Generations" a year ago. Its prime- time schedule included 29 f 44 half-hour time slots devoted to the Winter Olympics. ABC's average rating while the Olympics were on the tube was 22.6 with a 35 share for six nights - their telecasts began Tuesday, Feb. 12. This tied the average.audience the network had for the first week of the Winter Games in 1976 from Innsbruck, Austria. "This year, we were up against stiffer competition," said an ABC spokesman, noting that popular theatrical films such as "The Exorcist" and "Towering Inferno" competed with the Games last week. "And the ratings represent a much larger audience now because a Neilsen point represents many more homes." The Friday night loss to CBS came while ABC was getting its highest rating for a Friday night all season. It presented, among other things,-the withdrawal from pairs figure skating of world champions Randy Gardner and Tai Babilonia. Viewers tuned elsewhere missed some genuine TV drama. The best rating the Olympics collected was on Saturday night, a 26.1 that was the highest ever for a Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden's skate to gold in the 5,000-meter speed skating race was the highlight of that show. Advertisers who paid $135,000 per minute to showcase their products during Olympic telecasts must have been happy with the ratings: on the average, they were reaching more than17 million homes. 6 Daily Photo by MAUREEN O'MALLEY Two morefor McGee! Junior forward Mike McGee (40) goes in for an easy lay-up against Wisconsin guarded by John Bailey (12), while Joe Chrnelich (50) and Wes Matthews (11) look on. McGee contines to lead the Wolverines in scoring with a 23.3 points per ,gande average. ; DePaul remains No. 1 Michigan 23-game statistics G-S FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Rbs Avg. A Sti. PF-D Pts. Avg. HI ,,. McGee Garner Heuerman Bodnar, Mty Johnson Smith Garris Lozier Person Bodnar, Mrk James Brown MICHIGAN . Opponents 'Inc. team rebounds 23-23 23-23 23-22 23-5 22-14 20-5 23-2 21-2 12-0 19-3 30 23 23 218-449 92-194 66-131 91-179 63-128 49-110 38-67 25.52 21-53 6-17 6-21 1-1 676-1403 661-1324 .486 .474 .504 .508 .492 .445 .567 .481 .396 .353 .286 1.000 .482 .499 101-140 44-78 55.74 3440 21-27 24-30 10a14 11-19 12-16 11-14 6-8 329-460. 249-381 .721 .564 .743 .850 .777 .800 .714 579 .750 .786 .750 .000 .715 .654 10l4 162 118 58 47 43 57 38 55 7 11 2 776* 792- 4.5 7.0 5.9 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.9 1.7 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 33.7 34.4 2s 62 29 52 28 55 5 54 7 4 6 0 331 314 27 40 16 22 12 12 4 3 3 1 4 154 96 47-1 s4-0 66-3 37-0 30-0 48-3 44-2 37-0 22-0 4-0 11-0 1-0 411-9 431-10 537 228 187 216 147 122 86 54 23 18 1681 1571 23.3 9.9 9.4 9.4 6.4 5.5 4.3 2.7 2.6 1.9 0.9 0.7 73.1 68.3 36 19 17 23 26 12 14 10 14 10 4 2 112 85 The DePaul Blue Demons continued their winning ways with three more vic- tories and remained in the number one position in both the AP and UPI polls this week. The Ray Meyer-coached team collec- ted all 34 first place votes in the AP poll compared to 39 out of 40 in the UPI poll, the other vote going to Indiana, which returned to the top twenty after drop- ping out last week. The reason for Indiana's return to form was the arrival of Mike Woodson, back from surgery. Woodson, a two- time second team All-American, in- jured his back eight weeks ago, which resulted in Indiana's plunge in the polls.. The Hoosiers had been picked to go all . the way in many pre-season polls. Louisville took over the number two spot in the AP poll from Syracuse, which held on to the second spot in UPI. The Orangemen were upset by UPI St. Mary's Stadent Chapel, presents Concerts ft Noon February 21, 12:10 p.m., Lower Chapel TINA MAKARA, Harpsichord BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH - ADMISSION FREE Georgetown last week after claiming Eastern supremacy by way of their last second triumph over St. John's. The rest of the Top Ten in the AP included Kentucky, Syracuse, LSU, Oregon St., who was upset by Washington St. las week, St. John's, North Carolina, Maryland and Notre Dame, who retur- ned to the top ten following three im- pressive victories over their typically weak mid-season opponents. The UPI poll differed in that Missouri replaced St. John's in the Top Ten. The Big Ten was represented not only by the return of Indiana, but also by Ohio State, who was ranked 11th in both polls and Purdue, ranked 15th in both. The other newcomer to the colleg elite was Washington St. by virtue o their previously mentioned upset of Oregon St. UCLA, once the best in the West, lost to Arizona St. last week, 92- 80. AP} 1.DePaui(54)..........................23-0 1,080 2. Louisville........................... 25-2 976 3. Kentucky ........................24-4 914 4. Syracuse .............................22-2 90* 5. Louisiana St..........................20-4 832 6. Oregan St..............................23-3 722 7. St. John's, N.Y ...................21-3 65 8. N. Carolina ......................19-5 613 9. Maryland................ .......19-5 585 10. Notre Dame..... ................19-4 549 11. Ohio State........................17-6 509 12. Clemson.........................18-6 420 13. Missouri........................20-4 399 14. Brigham Young........... .. ........ 20-4 389 15, Purdue ...........................16-7 246, 16. Weber St.................... ........23-2 233 17. Duke ............................:.18-7 212y 18. Arizona State ..........................19-5 202 19. Indiana..........................16-7 194k 20. Washington St.-.-.-...................19-4 125 LORD? Quit complaining. Take a Dbe- 1. DePaul (39) ..........................22-0 2. Syracuse ... ......................22-2 3. Louisville ............................24-2 4. Kentucky ......................'.......24-4 5. Oregon St..............................23-3 6. Louisiana St. ..........................20-4 7. Maryland..............................19-5 8. North Carolina ........................19-5 9. Missouri ...............................20-4 10. Notre Dame ................. ......19-4 11. tie St. John's ....................... 21-3 11.tie Ohio St..............................17-6 13. Indiana (1)........ ..............16-7 14. Brigham Young..................... 20-4 15. Purdue ...........................16-7 16. Weber St ...........................23-2 17. Arizona St.........................18-5 18. Clemson ...............................18-6 19. Washington St..........................19-4 20. NC State...............................18-6 599 492 491 459 378 353 269 216 190 187 181 181 104 99 89 82 61 54 44 27 ENERGY. We can't afford to waste it. _ "