Softball vs. Michigan State Tomorrow, 3 p.m. Varsity Softball Diamond The Michigan Daily SPORTS Tuesday, April 14, 1987 Baseball Doubleheader vs. Ferris State Today , 1 p.m. Ray Fisher Stadium Page 9 Miller Time BY SCOTT G. MILLER STARTING QB STILL UNDECIDED Bo concerned about defense Schembechler still the boss despite coaching maneuvers His headset slammed to the the astro turf at the Hula Bowl. The screaming followed. Furious, Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler screamed at an official who ruled wide receiver Greg McMurtry trapped a pass. Schembechler disagreed. Involvement, competition, and desire define Schembechler on the sideline during a game. He is a commander leading his troops to battle. The general decided to shift his officers for the upcoming season. Long-time defensive coordinator Gary Moeller is the new offensive coordinator. Former defensive back coach Lloyd Carr takes Moeller's old position. The moves won't change Schem- bechler's coaching style. "I'm still in there," he said with a big laugh last week. "Do you want me to quit? "I've seen so many guys and some great coaches stand there like this (hands crossed). They don't even have a headset. They don't even know what is going - on. I can't do that." What Schembechler can do is win. He sports a 207-57-7 career coaching mark. He has mellowed the past few years, realizing the three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust of - fense was extinct. Recently, Schembechler Michigan quarterbacks actually have thrown passes. His staff changes were viewed by some as continued mellowing and as relinquishing some of his duties -- a phasing out. Forget it. Schembechler feels having Moeller on offense allows meetings to continue when he is called out of practice. The two worked well together on offense in 1980 and 1981 and should again in 1987. Schembechler will continue to call the plays. Schembechler refuses to play the management game other coaches play. A football team can be viewed as a corporation. Players or corporation workers are specialists required to do different jobs to help attain objectives. The Moeller manager or coach stands on the sideline overseeing its workers. "A lot of guys assume the responsibility of a management. They shouldn't be called coaches. If your not in the game, what is the fun in coaching?" said the 19- year Michigan coach. "That's why I don't want to get out of that." Schembechler discussed his offense yesterday at a press con - ference. "We're talking some power football, options, and passes," said Schembechler. "I see no reason why we can't pass the ball well." Talk of power football. He still is involved. Moeller will contri- bute, but Schembechler remains the dominant offensive planner. Carr The key coaching change is arr Carr's promotion. Schembechler felt he was ready for the job. Carr will be tested immediately as defense appears to be the Wolverines weak spot. "When it is all said and done, defense will win it (the Big Ten championship)," said Schembechler. "I don't think our offense will hold us back." Blue Banter -Schembechler predicted sun and a 70-degree temperature for the spring game on Saturday. "If not, there is a lot of room under the press box," he said at yesterday's press conference. -How desperate is the defensive back situation? "If I had to go tomorrow, I would probably use an eight man (defensive) front so I would only have to use three defensive backs," said Schembechler. "That's a joke, but that's the way I feel. I don't want to play tomorrow." -Look for wide receiver Chris Calloway to have a big season. Schembechler describes him as a "clever little devil." ,Same old story for .'M' softball tea-m By DARREN JASEY Don't ask Bo Schembechler who the starting quarterback is going to be next season. The Michigan coach is still trying to decide which of the three candidates will njot start in Saturday's spring game. "Yeah," the veteran coach said, "I'll have to put two of them on the same team." The candidates are fifth-year senior Chris Zurbrugg, and redshirt sophomores Demetrius Brown and Michael Taylor. Actually this is the coaching staff's most pleasant dilemma. The real problem, insists Schembechler, is the defensive secondary. "I'm very much concerned about our secondary," he said. "I'm not satisfied with the performance of the secondary other than (David) Arnold and (Doug) Mallory. They are the only two guys that I can sit here and tell you so far have a chance to play next fall." THE GRADUATION of All- American Garland Rivers and the loss of Erik Campbell, who is expected back from shoulder surgery by fall, have opened two spots that nobody has filled yet. The problem with the secondary is to the point where Schembechler has been experimenting with run - ning backs Ernie Holloway and David Key at the corners. The Michigan coach is even considering moving John Kolesar to defense when the junior receiver returns from a reinjured collarbone. "I am not going to be vulnerable in my secondary," Schembechler said. "We will do anything we can to have a good secondary. It is much more important than who is going to be the quarterback. "It boils down to defense. When Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler cracks a smile at yesterday's press conference. The Wolverines are preparing for this Saturday's spring game. all is said and done, it's defense. If our defense is strong, we'll have a shot (at the Big Ten championship)." IN ADDITION to the secon - dary, Schembechler sees holes at linebacker and on the offensive line. This spring the Wolverines are strong at the running back position and fairly strong at wide receiver and tight end. The linebacking crew will be anchored by fifth-year senior Andree McIntyre. A nagging hamstring injury to Marc Spencer has slowed the development at that position, Schembechler said. The defensive line has not been a disappointment. According to Schembechler, junior tackle Brent White has complemented seniors Billy Harris, Mark Messner, and Steve Thibert nicely. "We've found in the spring, it is very difficult to keep Messner, White, and Billy Harris and those guys out of our backfield," he said. ON OFFENSE, Schembech - ler is mainly concerned about the strong guard position. Once again the coach will not hesitate to shuffle positions in order to find the right combination. No matter what happens in the spring game, it is doubtful that Schembechler will decide on a number-one quarterback until the fall. "You have to be sure - when you make a decision of that magnitude - that you're right," Schembechler said THE SPORTINGV By ADAM SCHEFTER At the young and tender age of 20, I am constantly being confronted with the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" After giving the question much thought and deliberation, I have decided that I want to be a part of that fantasy world of professional sports. I want to be a general manager. Being a general manager would allow me to build a successful sports franchise en route to becoming the toast of the town. And it would be almost as simple as Geography 101. The first thing that I would do is make clear to the other general managers around the league that none of my draft choices would ever be made available for any player under any conditions. This way, I wouldn't have Al Davis barking down my tree, offering me rinky-dink 45-year old linebackers that can't bring down tackling dummies. You know, the players that the G.M.'s of today cough up number-one picks for. THEN I would stockpile as many draft choices as I possibly could inthessame manner that the United States has built up its nuclear arsenal. Building through the draft is the only way to construct a winner and don't let anyone tell you any different! It's a basic formula: retaining draft picks + accumulating them = success. In three to four years I, or any other level-headed individual, would be able to build a champion. Now I know you are saying that it all sounds too easy. But it's .the truth. Do you think it's coincidental that the same teams finish at the top VIEWS Fastest way to ruin a franchise - poor trades and bottom each year? The reason these last place teams are unable to climb out of their slimy pits is because they deal away the future of their franchises for has-been players that sit on the bench and gather dust. Look, for example, at past New York Giant and Dallas Cowboy teams. In the mid 1970's, the Giants traded their number-one pick to Dallas for Craig Morton, a quarterback who made Jeff Komlo look like an All-Pro. And you all know what a powerhouse the Giants were in the late 1970's and early 1980's with Jersey Joe Pisarcik at the helm. The Cowboys used that Giant pick to acquire defensive lineman Randy White from the University of Maryland. White went on to become the cornerstone of the destructive Dallas defenses of the decade. The Cowboys also swindled the Seattle Seahawks when they dealt a bunch of players taking up space in their lockerroom for their number one pick which turned out to be Tony Dorsett. LOOK AT the worst team in football the past few years, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and- see what they did with their choices. They dealt their number-one pick in 1984 to Cincinnati for quarterback Jack Thompson, who had an excellent exhibition season that year. The Bucs also had no first-round pick in 1983 since they sent that pick to the Bears for a 1982 second round pick. A first round pick for a second? Willie Gault for Booker Reese? Who the hell is running these organizations? Let's turn to basketball now. The Lakers have won two championships in the 1980's and they are one of the two best teams in basketball year in and year out. Credit the men making the deals. Do you know how they got Magic Johnson? They traded Gail Goodrich, a guard whose hay day was some time back in the 1960's, to the Utah Jazz for their number-one pick. Incompetency at its highest level. THEY THEN worked their 'magic' on the Cleveland Cavaliers. They traded journeyman forward Don Ford, who was last seen doing landscaping in the mountains of Montana, for their number-one pick. That choice translatedl into a power forward, James Worthy. To get Magic and Worthy, you can see how the Lakers really stripped their team's talent. This now brings me to my prime and least favorite example. Scotty Stirling, the New York Knickerbocker G.M., has made a few dandy deals himself as of late. I would personally love to torture this moron in the most inhumane- and cruel ways imaginable to the human mind because of these 'Stirling' deals. He has decimated the Knicks for now and for the years to come. With the two number-one picks he had in this upcoming draft, one went to the Chicago Bulls for some worthless seven-footer named Jawahan Oldham, and the other went to the Seattle Supersonics for Gerald Henderson, who is excellent to have when your third-string guard has fouled out. When I grow up I want to be a general manager- very badly. SPOR TS OF THE DAIL Y: Women netters routed on road By BILL ZOLLA The saga continues for the Michigan softball team - great pitching, and no offense. The season-long story was repeated again last weekend at Minnesota, when the Wolverines could only Friday's 1-0 victory, driving in the only run of the game on a double in the first inning. In games one and three, the Michigan offense continued to sputter. The Wolverines gave pitcher Michelle Bolster little By ROB LEVINE Just as the Chicago Black Hawks ran into a better team in the Detroit Red Wings, the women's tennis team faced two better teams in Wisconsin and Minnesota last weekend at East Lansing. Last Saturday, the Wolverines were shut out by the 24th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers, 9-0. The following day, Michigan fell to the 6-4, 6-3, to set the tone for the match. Leslie Mackey was crushed by Cathy Van Pelt, 6-2, 6-0, at second singles, Tricia Horn struggled and lost to Wendy Gilles, 6-1, 6-4, at third singles, and Alison Miller was defeated by Charlene Kaya, 6-3 ,6-3, at the number four spot. The number five and six singles matches showed Wisconsin's depth. recover from the match with the Badgers. Basle, the lone winner for Michigan all weekend, edged Anne Gorde, 6-0, 7-6. "Tina Basle had a great win, and I think that's got to help her confidence," said Ritt. The rest of the team was not as fortunate. Mackey, Horn, and Floreno were all shut out in the first set of their singles matches and tenth out of an 18 team field at the Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W.Va. Leading the Wolverines for the third straight tournament, Scott Chipokas had rounds of 75-73-79 for a total of 227. Following Chipokas were John Codere (229), Hersh Patel (229), Tom Paton (233) and Bob Papp (236). The women's squad finished