0 Page 8- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 16, 1986 -k wwr /"1'r Ir T" -Blu *The Michigan defense, the nation's stingiest in 1985, got no defense from Bo after Saturday's performance. "I'm not here to make excuses for them," he said. "When you don't force a team to punt, you've got a lot of work to do." *Senior safety Doug Mallory, who suffered a bruised left thigh in last Saturday's game is expected to playagainst Oregon State this week. Mallory was not scheduled to practice with the team yesterday. " Schembechler was asked about the often-quoted Michigan ball boy who said Notre Dame's Joel Williams was in bounds on the touchdownbthatdwasn't. "Ex- ball boy," he corrected. +Carlitos Bostic may replace Steve Thibert as the starter at outside linebacker this week, according to Michigan's depth chart. *Schembechler said he is pleased with John Vitale'sL Banter - performance at center. The junior made the switch this year from guard. "This kid's got marvelous feel for a center," the Wolverines head coach said. "His feet are just dancing." " Notre Dame scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground Saturday. The Michigan defense yielded touchdowns on the entire '85 season. only two ground the *The last time Michigan went an entire game without making its opponent punt was in 1962 against Michigan State-no wonder Schembechler could not remember. THME ORg2c7/cE! 0 WOME Ailing h By GREG MOLZON For their season opening meet, Michigan head coach Sue Parks and her women's cross country team travelled half way across the country this past weekend to visit the Show Me State and participate in the Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo. The Wolverines finished third out of seven teams, but they were hampered by illnesses which kept the team from showing the Missourians two of its better runners, Cheri Sly and Melissa Thompson. SLY HAD the flu and wasn't able to compete at all, while an ill Thompson attempted to run but was ineffective and finished 29th. Still, the other young Wolverine runners were able to pick up the slack and finished with 66 points, behind only Arkansas, with 29 points, and Kansas State, 48 points. "Arkansas and Kansas State are pretty good teams," said Parks. "They're two of the best in the nation." EVEN WITH Sly and Thompson healthy, Michigan probably wouldn't have been able to catch these top teams, so Parks N IMPRESSIVE IN OPENER rriers grab was just pleased that the young McPeck rou runners stepped up and filled in scorers by o successfully so early in the OVEIR season. "For our first meet, they (the satisfied w freshmen and sophomores) opening me competed really well," she said. Wi th "They weren't intimidated at all i m p r ov e r by the other teams." inexperien Senior Kelli Bert led the squad healthyr over the 5000-meter course and Thompson placed seventh with a time of reason to b 18:37.3. She was followed by rest of thes sophomore Traci Babcock, Parks w freshman Mindy Rowand, and to showc sophomore Debbie Palmer who hopefully followed each other in to take the team in th 13th, 14th, and 15th spots, Kentucky respectively. Freshman Jennifer Kentucky] third unded out the Michigan coming in 17th place. A L L , Parks was with the results of the eet. the expected ment of these ced runners and the return of Sly and , the team has good be optimistic about the season. ill get her next chance off her young, and healthy, Wolverine he Bluegrass, State of next weekend at the Invitational. 0 i C a ,U. / , z 4 Y ot "' ' F " ' / r l l rah " ' ^^.. R : vi < ! v/ - OSU's start puts pressure on Bruce I COLUMBUS (AP)- Ohio State is off to its worst start this century and many Buckeye followers are worried. But Buckeye coach Earle Bruce is not one of them. THE LAST time Ohio State lost y7a "'qwmm Ilww .. its first two games was 1894, when the Buckeyes fell to Akron 12-6 and Wittenberg 6-0. So far in this, Ohio State's 97th season of intercollegiate football, the Buckeyes have shown a similar lack of firepower in dropping a 16-10 decision to Alabama in the Chase Kickoff Classic and a 40-7 humiliation against Washington Saturday in Seattle. The pressure is on, not only on the team but also the eight-year coach of the Buckeyes. "I'VE BEEN traveling through the alleys and staying away from everyone," Bruce said with a laugh yesterday at his weekly news conference. He joked that he has started checking the undercarriage of his car for bombs prior to starting out in the morning. Not since 1911 has a Buckeye team had a slower start offensively. That team managed a pair of opening victories on a total of nine points. The natives are restless, as are members of the largest alumni organization in the country. Ohio State started the 1986 season with a .705 winning percentage. Buckeye fans are not accustomed .to losing. "WHO HAS played Alabama and Washington back to back?" Bruce asked rhetorically. "Who has?... I have said all along that those were two great football teams and this was as tough a start as Ohio State has ever faced." But Bruce hasn't blamed the two defeats strictly on the schedule. For one, he pointed to inexperience which has led to numerous mistakes. GRIDDE PICKS We interrupt Griddes to bring you this message: Due to technical difficulties, we weretunable to process the winner of last week's Griddes until today. (Those responsible have been sacked.) Anyway, a hearty congratulations to Charles Schulkins for selecting 16 winners out of 20-enough to run away with that famous Pizza Bob's small pizza with one item. If you too want to be a pizza winner, predict the winners of the following 20 games (including the total points of the Oregon State- Michigan game in case of a tie) and drop them off on the the second floor of the Student Publications Building at 420 Maynard. Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number. Selections must be in by midnight Friday. Griddes programming will now resume as scheduled. "...Oh Michael, I have to tell you! It's Griddes that I really love...not you!" Stay tuned. 1. Oregon State at MICHIGAN (pick total points) 2. Nebraska at Illinois 3. Navy at Indiana 4. Notre Dame at Michigan State 5. Minnesota at Oklahoma 6. Army at Northwestern 7. Colorado at Ohio State . Pitt at Purdue 9.. Wisconsin aft UNLV INTRODUCING COLLEGIATE FLIGHTBANK, FROM CONTINENTAL AND NEW YORK AIR. 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