mw w _ V V V V V U S I in mtis issue!.0 TUtoo .-..........Page3 Another football season invades Michigan on Sept. 14 when the Wolverines host arch-rival Notre Dame. A lot of question marks have haunted the rich-with-tradition Michigan football program since it suffered its worst record in recent years last season with a 6-6 mark. Worse yet, the Wolverines open the '85 campaign without their usual high ranking. But there are still many reasons for optimism. Daily reporter Brad Morgan gives some of these reasons ... The Defense...........Pa e 4 While Michigan lost some experience on defense, there will be enough veterans returning and there will be enough depth to make the defensive corps look good in the preseason analysis. Daily football writer Phil Nussel goes over the defense position by position and also does a feature on Michigan's all-everything defensive back Brad Cochran ... t ...So Shoot Mes SJowph R. I /V1G T HE PICTURE AND screaming headline on the cover of the September issue of Penthouse magazine caught my eye as I walked past its resting place on the bookstore shelf. I stopped dead in my tracks, looked around to see if anyone was watchine me, and then casually glanced for another look. The photo of Madonna that publisher Bob Guccione had chosen to embellish the cover with began to do its job on me. Without uttering a word, the current rock queen in the picture had sold me the magazine. I reached down to pick it up, but as I touched it my better instincts took over. Ahh, I thought, I better stick to doing what I originally journeyed to the bookstore to do - buy a couple of college football magazines. Besides, I had heard that Madonna has hairy armpits. So I wandered over the where the sports magazines were kept and picked out two publications that looked like they might give me some help covering the college grid action this fall. We sportswriters are always looking for some kind of help. One of the magazines was Inside Sports' Annual NFL and College Preview Issue, which had caught my eye because it listed Michigan on its cover among its top twenty picks. It couldn't be that bad then. The other was the Game Plan College Football Annual Preview that offered its readers its exclusive Stat-Key power rating system that would show you how to predict game scores. Could come in handy with my booky. I flinched when I saw the price of the Game Plan issue - it was $3.95. Well at least it was a nickel cheaper than the Penthouse. Anyway, I couldn't wait to get it home and see how the Wolverines would do this year. According to Game Plan, its Stat-Key was designed and tested over the past several seasons and is sup- posed to be a measure of a "football team's potential." But by using the Stat-Key to predict scores, it doesn't look like Michigan is going to have that much potential this season. Based on Game Plan's figures, the Wolverines should go a disappointing 4-5-2 during the regular Talent wins ballgames . .h so does tradition season. A game by game breakdown shows Bo's boys dropping the season opener to Notre Dame, 25-23, beating South Carolina, 25-24, losing to Maryland, 30- 23, nipping Wisconsin, 25-24, and tying Michigan State, 23-23, before falling to Iowa in a 28-23 heartbreaker. The Wolverines should then get by Indiana, 28-23, lose to Illinois by the same score, tie Purdue at 27, step past Minnesota, 28-25, and get tripped up by Ohio State, 28- 24, in the season finale. Sounds like it could be time to burn the season tickets. But take heart, Michigan fans, and put those matches away. Things won't get that bad this season. There are so many variables in college football that it is impossible to accurately predict how a team will do during a given season. Game Plan does say that things like home field advantage and weather con- ditions should probably be adjusted for; however, it doesn't take into account other factors, such as tradition, that also play big roles for teams like Michigan. Too many things can happen during the season that can put forecasters to shame, no matter haw many stats they've compiled. A year ago no one would have predicted that the Wolverines would knock off No. 1 Miami to start the season, and no one (except for maybe a few Mormons in Provo) would have believed that Brigham Young could have been awarded the mythical national championship. But those things did happen, and undoubtedly there will be some more sur- prises this season. Because all the variables make college football so difficult to call, a lot of room is left for the forecaster's bias to enter the picture. Infact, most season previews are based on the point of view of whoever is doing them. There's nothing wrong with that, because it allows many people to express their views and sparks some controversy that always keeps the game in- teresting for such a wide variety of individuals. That's the beauty of the game, and one of the main reasons why there is no playoff system that crowns an actual national champion. 0 . The Michigan Doily - Friday GODB SPE( ( ) Daily Photo by STU WEIDENBACH Michigan fans do the patented "Bullwinkle" routine during last year's victory over Wisconsin in Michigan Stadium. Wolverine fans didn't look . this happy very often last season as the teams settled for a mediocre 6-6 mark. SzewC1uai WestI The Kickers ............ Page 6 It will be a battle between veteran and youngster for this year's Michigan placekicking duties while the punting duties are again being handled by junior Monte Robbins. Daily football writer Joe Ewing examines the kickers and files a feature on sophomore walk-on Rick Sutkiewicz ... The Offense ........ .... Page9 A talented group of athletes return to bolster Bo Schembechler's offense this season led by quarterback Jim Har- baugh. Daily football writer Brad Morgan does an in-depth position by position analysis ... The Opponents ......... Page 12 Michigan faces its toughest schedule in years. The Daily's football staff does a team by team rundown of this year's schedule ... MON-THUR FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 11:30 A-10 PM 11:30 A-11 PM NOON- 1 PM NOON-10 PM 40 0 " " COCKTAILS DINING CARRY OUT LUNCHEON SPECIALS = 0 MICHIGAN DAILY'S CHOICE OF "BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT OF 1985" 769-5722 SZECHUAN, HUNAN, MANDARIN SPECIALTIES ALSO FEATURING VEGETARIAN & CHINESE BANQUET MENUS 2161 W. STADIUM AT LIBERTY 0 ANN ARBOR OFTEN COPIED, NEVER DUPLICATED. ~ The Rolex Day-Date. The superb calendar chronometer. The bold and beautiful design in 18kt. gold or platinum only. The impregnable Oyster case. The unique Presi- dent bracelet. Counterfeits flatter, but cannot deceive, wearers of this Rolex Day-Date. .Thlgnd"r A J~4 Kickoff '85 Supplement Editors ..............................PhilNussel CrBrad Morgan Writer..............................................Joe Ewing Photographers.......................................Dan Habib Stu Weidenbach Carol Francavilla Darrian Smith Business Manager ............................... Dawn Willacker Sales Manager ................................. Mary Anne Hogan Marketing Manager .....................................Cynthia Nixon Finance Manager ......................................David Jeuner Sales Staff............ ...................Sheryl Niesman Beth Lybik. Debbie Felt Kathleen O'Brien Gayla Brockman Greg Leach Jen Heyman Debra Lederer Sue Melampy Kristine Miller Utpala Patel Diane Bloom Marketing Staff Marketing Staff ...........................................Jake Gagnon Finance Staff........... ....................Mike Baughman Susan Horvath Classified Staff ..............................................Ellen Shou Carla Balk Nationals Staff................................... Jeanne Perkins 1985 Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME Sept. 14 .Notre Dame ......2:40 p.m. EDT Sept. 21 .at South Carolina ........... TBD Sept. 28 .Maryland .........1:00 p.m. EDT Oct. 5 ...Wisconsin ........1:00 p.m. EDT Oct. 12 .. at Michigan State .1:00 p.m. EDT Oct. 19 .. at Iowa..........2:05 p.m. EDT Oct. 26 ..Indiana ...........1:00p.m. EDT Nov. 2 ... at Illinois .........2:00 p.m. EDT Nov. 9 ...Purdue ...........1:00 p.m. EDT Nov. 16 .. at Minnesota .....12:30 p.m. EDT Nov. 23..Ohio State ........1:00 p.m. EDT Note: All times tentative for away games. O# the cover: All-American candidates Mike Mallory (left) and Brad Cochran (right) flank Michigan head coach Bo Schem- bechler at the 1985 media day. Photo by Darrian Smith. Time will ,;. T ARA BARA tel f or gridders (Continued from Page>3) F O O D lightly SOFTWARE "I feel we'll be a better team " because we're playing good ball teams every week," he said. "Easy wins don't help me that much." Thus, the potential is there to have either a terrible season or a good::.:,, season. If the players gel as a team and develop quickly, the wins could come, although not easily. If they don't, or if injuries or the harsh """"""""""""""""""""""""""""" schedule gets the better of them, it B A G E L j could be a long season. 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