- -W 7ยง 9 9 9 9 Page 26-Thursday, December 9, 1982-The Michigan Daily Buckeyes to face Brigham Young The Michigan Daily-Thursd A mutual dislike Animosity burns between c (Continued from Page 13) Bob Harris is the cornerstone of the Tiger defensive unit. The senior safety intercepted five passes and had 93 tackles including seven for losses totalling 25 yards. The leading tackler on the team was linebacker Gregg Carr, who had 125 tackles, 15 against Alabama. This matchup is the classic run- versus-pass showdown. Whichever defense is successful in shutting down the other team's strength will taste the fruits of victory in the Tangerine Bowl. -MIKE BRADLEY Holiday Bowl San Diego, Calif. December 17 Ohio State (8-3) vs. BYU (8-3) The Brigham Young Cougars will be making their annual December pilgrimage from Provo to San Diego to play hosts at the Holiday Bowl. This year's opposition will be provided by the Buckeyes of Ohio State, who are making their first appearance against the Western Athletic Conference Champions. This year marks the fifth straight time that the Cougars will be represen- ting the WAC. The Buckeyes will be making their 10th consecutive bowl ap- pearance and their first ever in the Holiday Bowl. BRIGHAM YOUNG brings an 8-3 season mark (7-1 in the WAC) into the December 17 contest, which was good enough to give them their fifthstraight league title. The last time BYU did not win the conference was when Arizona and Arizona State were still members. As usual, the Cougars feature a high- powered passing attack that has little trouble putting points on the board. Quarterbacking the Cougars this year is junior Steve Young, who fits right in- to the legacy left by the likes of Marc Wilson, Gifford Nielsen, and Jim Mc- Mahon. On the season, yong has completed 230 out of 367 passes for an impressive 62.7 percentage. His total passing yards for the campaign was 3,100 yards. Young's primary receiver was Gordon Hudson, who had 67 catches. THE COUGAR'S inconsistent defense is led by linebacker Todd Shell, who lead the team with 61 tackles. BYU's defense will have the challenge of con- trolling Ohio State's powerful running game, led by tailback Tim Spencer and fullback Vaughn Broadnax. The Buckeyes will bring an 8-3 season mark into the game and a 7-1 Big Ten slate. Ohio State is currently ranked 18th in the UPI poll. This is the first meeting between the schools. -DAN PRICE Independence Bowl B By BOB WOJNOWSKI The old yarn says that "familiarity breeds contempt." While Michigan and UCLA, meeting for the third time in slightly more than a year, are working on the familiarity part, head coaches Bo Schembechler and Terry Donahue are busy breeding contempt. THERE HAVE been mutterings of dislike between the two in the past, and when they got together in Pasadena a couple of weeks ago, they talked about their allegedly rocky relationship. "It hasn't been a smooth relation- ship," said Donahue, in his seventh year as head coach of the Bruins. "but it probably isn't a decided animosity. I don't think 'bitterness' would be the proper word. I would say 'intense com- petition.',, Donahue's Bruins have met Schem- bechler's Wolverines twice previous to this year's Rose Bowl, and each time there were incidents of disagreement between the two. Before Michigan's 33- 14 victory over UCLA in last year's Bluebonnet Bowl, Schembechler and Donahue argued briefly over whether or not the digital 25-second clock in the Astrodome would be used. Bo prevailed that time as the clock was shut off. AFTER UCLA rallied from 21 points down to defeat Michigan earlier this season, 31-27, Donahue was quoted as saying that he was "more enthusiastic about the victory than the players are. I really wanted to beat Bo." Two weeks ago, Donahue attempted to retract that statement. "At Ann Ar- bor, I probably over-reacted and said some things I shouldn't have," he said. Schembechler also attempted to down hates perso day:' this y the i were bechl year Ram said Ram I thi again corne befor Jus tunit loss forwa the ea of ply seas extre; muc chan prise The s game Wi consi Michi Woly( secon in the the sf row tc even with Buck Tickets & Tours ROSEBOWL TOURS from $284.00 4 DAYS-3 NIGHTS INCLUDES HOTELS, GAME, & PARADE TICKETS TRANSPORTATION & LUNCH Murray's ickets Tours 213-234-0123 Shreveport, La. December 11 Wisconsin (6-5) vs. Kansas State (6-4-1) This year's Independence Bowl mat- ches two teams you wouldn't really ex- pect to be in a bowl game-Wisconsin and Kansas State. Wisconsin sports a 6- 5 record and has post-season experien- ce from the Garden State Bowl last year. Although the Badgers lost to Ten- nessee, the boys from Madison should be more sure of themselves this year. Kansas State, on the other hand, hasn't had any bowl experien- ce . . ever. The Wildcats had their bestBseason since 1970, finishing fourth in the Big Eight with a record of 6-4-1, and have been awarded with their first ever bowl appearance. THIS YEAR'S Kansas State team is a dramatic turnaround from last year's anemic 2-9 squad. The improvement has been largely due to Wildcat head coach Doug Dickey's decision to red- shirt senior starters last year. Red-shirting is not uncommon, but red-shirting starters is. The result was last year's dismal record, but also this year's banner season. Kansas State of- ficials are also quick to stress that it was ultimately the players' decision to red-shirt. The product of all this has been a stingy defense. Kansas State ranks eighth nationally against the pass and 28th overall in defense. Standouts on defense, include second-team All-Big Eight safety Jim Bob Morris, and honorable mention defenseive end Vic Koenning. Wisconsin also boasts a tough defen- se. Led by All-Americans Matt Vanden Boom and Tim Krumrie, the Badgers finished third in the Big Ten in total defense. Therefore, it looks like a real defen- sive struggle between two less-than- famous teams. On the other hand, fot- ball junkies, it is the only game on December 11th.(8:00 p.m. EST, Mizlou TV Network) and who knows, these could be the Orange Bowl participants of the future. -STEVE HUNTER Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER Michigan inside linebacker Robert Thompson pulls UCLA quarterback Tom Ramsey down to the ground during the Wolverines' 31-27 loss to the Bruins earlier this season. 740 W. Santa Barbara Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90037 30 years of experience and satisfied customers. 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