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Page 10 Tuesday, November 18, 1980 The Michigan Daily

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AlP Top Twenty

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Michigan continued its climb toward
the top of the Associated Press poll as it
reached the top ten for the first time
this season. Its 26-0 victory over Purdue
Saturday landed Michigan the number
ten spot after three weeks in the second
ten.
Heading up the list was Georgia, as
the Bulldogs held onto the number one
spot for the second straight week. Notre
Dame moved up from number six to
number two after it defeated Alabama
7-0 Saturday. The Crimson Tide drop-
ped from number five to number eight
after the loss.
Florida State, Nebraska, and Ohio
State were third through fifth respec-
tively.
1. Georgia (55) 10-0-0 1,306

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Notre Dame (4)
Florida State (3)
Nebraska (4)
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Alabama
Oklahoma
MICHIGAN
Baylor
So. California
Brigham Young
South Carolina
North Carolina
Washington
Mississippi State
UCLA
Florida
Texas

8-0-1 1,188
9-1-0 1,175
9-1-0 1,173
9-1-0 1,012
9-1-0 973
9-1-0 896
8-2-0 735
7-2-0 719
8-2-0 695
9-1-0 682
7-1-1 650
9-1-0 469
8-2-0 452
9-1-0 436
8-2-0 347
8-2-0 346
7-2-0 239
7-2-0 141
7-2-0 124

Bo at ease with press, team




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On the surface, it would seem silly
that a reporter covering Michigan foot-
ball would ever be concerned about the
well-being and happiness of Bo Schem-
bechler.,
Well, I confess: I'm concerned, but in
a positive way.
You see, Bo is a happy man these
days, He laughs and jokes with the
media, with which he has recently
shared what he described last spring as
an "adversary relationship."
That's good to see.
As the season comes to a close and
the Wolverines prepare for the fight of
their proverbial lives in Columbus
against Ohio State, I have given much
thought to the pains Schembechler has
taken to mold this team from a bum-
bling, inconsistent mob of football
players to a team that has caught the
nation's eye in the past five weeks.
The man has done some reflection of
his own, and nobody could blame him
for being just a bit sentimental at
yesterday's press luncheon.
"This team has done a remarkable
job of improving itself," he said. "Our
objective has been to go into these foot-
ball games, win them, and come out a
better team than when we came into
them.
"I think we've gone as far as we could
come in preparing for this game. We're

playing well, we're enthusiastic, and
physically, we're pretty healthy."
Now harken back to the dark days
that followed the 17-14 loss to South
Carolina. The Wolverines were 1-2 then,
out of the Top Twenty and in danger of
falling apart. They had lost confidence
in themselves, Schembechler was
coming under fire from all sides for

Alan Fanger

back next year."
The task awaiting Schembechler and
his troops this week is a formidable one.
As Schembechler readily admits, "This
is the best team we've played all year."
But in the wake of the Wolverines'
surprisingly easy 26-0 victory over
Purdue, the veteran coach goes into the
Buckeye contest with spirits uplifted

had Purdue knocked off the Wolverines.
All the hours of technical improvemen-
ts, personnel changes, lengthy pep talks
and innovations would have gone all for
naught. This game, which means so
many things to so many people, would
have been dwarfed by a what-does-it-
matter cynicism that may have even
tually spread to the players them-
selves.
Yet even Bo, who always interjects
tones of caution into any outlook for the
team's immediate future, had to ap-
proach the first ten games tf the cam- v
paign with the feeling that THIS one,
played in what Bob Ufer calls "The
Snakepit,"would ultimately decide the
conference champion and Rose Bow
representative.
When asked if he ever thought the
season "would come down to this",
Schembechler replied, "In all honesty,
yes."
And after 11 previous matchups with
the Scarlet and Gray, the electricity
and intensity that regularly prefaces
this giant of an event hasn't worn thin
on him.
"I still get excited about it," he said.
"I guess that if it were to ever become
just a chore, I'd quit."
For Schembechler, who appears to be.
at the peak of good feeling about his
Wolverines, it's a labor of love.

failing to place enough trust in his
young but enthusiastic defense.
"They were ready to fire me," he
said with a smirk. "I was ready for a
change. Michigan deserved better. But
fortunately, we've won a few games
since then."
And, he added for the Detroit-based
writers with whom Schembechler has
often been at odds, "I'm going to be

and mind focused on sharpening up an
already sharp squad. Starting with
Minnesota, and continuing through
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Pur-
due, this team (to borrow a term from
the political world) has acquired Big
Mo. And it shows in the way Schem-
bechler talks, reacts, and generally
carries himself.
Imagine the pre-Ohio State scenario

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The buildup has already started.
Everybody is once again talking about
Michigan and Ohio State, and Satur-
day's battle between the two that will
decide the Big Ten champion and Rose
Bowl representative.
And The -Daily has made some
special plans to keep you tuned in on
this now-annual classic matchup and
all the hoopla surroundingait.
This Friday, we'll bring you a special
two-page guide to the game, featuring
statistics, pictures, analysis, and
stories about both teams.
Beginning Thursday, our football
staff will report from Columbus on the
pre-game festivities.

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BY JOHN FITZPATRICK
Melaine Weaver, running an inspired
race, captured 34th place out of 214
top-flight competitors at the AIAW
national cross-country championships
at Seattle, Washington on Saturday.
"I was very happy - I wanted to get
into the top forty," noted the Wolverine
harrier of her performance. Weaver
was the only Michigan runner who
qualified for the race.
THE WINNER of the race was Julie
Shea of North Carolina State, who
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Weaver's time was 17:54.
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70th place position in the early stages of.
the race. Trying to pass competitors in
the latter stages of a cross-country race
is a difficult task, given the rough
footing and narrow pathways common
to cross-country courses.
HAVING ESTABLISHED herself as
one of the bestharriers in the Midwest
after a fine season, Weaver is op-
timistic about her chances in next
year's national meet.
"This year you had to make the top
fifteen to get All-American status,"
said Weaver, "But next year the top
twenty-five will be All-Americans, so
I'd like to aim for that."
Sports On Tap
FOOTBALL
Nov. 22 at Ohio State, 12:25 p.m.
.HOCKEY
Nov. 21-22 WISCONSIN, 7:30 p.m.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Nov. 24 WINDSOR, 8:05 p.m.
MEN'S GYMNASTICS
Nov. 21-22 at Windy City Invitational,
Chicago
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Nov. 21 ILLINOIS, 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Nov. 22-23 at Ohio Open. Dayton

GRIDDE PICKS
Purdue's' ex-Heisman Trophy can-
didate Mark Herrmann left Ann Arbor
very dejected last Saturday. Herrmann
not only lost the football game Satur-
day, but his 3-17 showing in the Griddes
was the worst showing by any con-
testant this season.
At the other end of the totem pole was
Ward Marlatt of 225 West Engineering,
who picked 18 of the 20 Griddes correc-
tly.
If you want to have a shot at this
week's one-item Pizza Bob's pizza, get
your picks to the Daily at 420 Maynard
by midnight Friday.
1. MICHIGAN at Ohio State (Pict
score)
2. Iowa at Michigan State
3." Indiana at Purdue
4. Minnesota at Wisconsin
5. UCLA at USC
6. Oklahoma at Nebraska
7. Brigham Young at Utah
8. Kentucky at Tennessee
9. Washington at Washington State
10. Yale at Harvard
11. Mississippi at Mississippi State
12. Texas at Baylor
13. Arkansas at Southern Methodist
14. Tulane at Louisiana State
15. Colgate at.Rutgers
16. South Carolina at Clemson
17. Kansas at Missouri
18. C.W. Post at Merchant Marine
19. Iona at Brooklyn College
20. LIBELS at Ohio State Lantern
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