4
Hockey
vs. Ohio State
Friday (7:30) and Saturday (3:00),
Yost Ice Arena
SPORTS
Men's Swimming
vs. Eastern Michigan
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Matt Mann Pool
The Michigan Daily
'M'"
Wednesday, January 6, 1988
Page 10
turns
the
Tide
in
28-24
thriller
By DARREN JASEY
Special to the Daily
TAMPA, Fla. - By now it has
all been well documented. Michigan
used a near-miracle touchdown pass
to defeat Alabama in the Jan. 2 Hall
of Fame Bowl in Tampa before
60,156 fans.
The Wolverines (8-4) did it for
their ailing head coach, who stayed
in Ann Arbor to recover from heart
surgery. They did it for themselves
to help ease the pain of a hard-luck
season. And, along with the Crim-
son Tide (7-5), they did it to prove
that their prestigious football pro-
grams will never die.
Several aspects of this game will
be remembered for a long time.
'The Bo thing'
When asked if the absence of head
coach Bo Schembechler, would mo-
tivate the Wolverines during a press
conference, running back Jamie
Morris replied, "The Bo thing is
definitely there."
Indeed it was. Acting head coach
Gary Moeller talked to Schembechler
several times during their stay in
Tampa, and the team knew he would
watch the game from his home in
Ann Arbor.
Several players played with "Bo"
written on their taped wrists and
equipment.
"When we were starting to get
tired we just looked down at his
name and that really kept us going,"
said safety Doug Mallory, a member
of a Michigan defensive unit that
spent nearly two-thirds of the game
on the field in 78-degree weather.
"We played with a lot of enthusi-
asm," said defensive tackle Mark
Messner. "When the team got tired
we just reached down and thought
about Bo."
Said flanker John Kolesar: "All
week we said that we had Bo in our
back pockets. This was something
for Bo. It's too bad he wasn't out
here. I had to miss some games this
year and know what it's like. I
watched them on TV and wanted to
jump through the set."
Morris motivated
Morris used "the Bo motivation"
to his advantage. Michigan's all-
time leading ground gainer rushed for
a career-high 234 yards and three
touchdowns, including one for 77
yards in the third quarter.
"I cherish the moments that I had
playing for Bo Schembechler,"
Sales and
Trading
Security Pacific Merchant Bank, one of
the industry leaders, offers second year
MBA candidates exciting career options
in the fast-paced, high-intensity envi-
ronment of Government Securities In-
stitutional Sales and Trading.
Sign up for our OPEN BID
Interview Schedule
to be conducted on
Thursday, January 28th.
'SECURITY PACIFIC
MERCHANT BANK
'Rt
Security Pacific Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Morris said after the game. "I learned
a lot - not just about football, but
about life. He's like a father to me.
This was my best game ever and it's
for him."
The touchdown
"I didn't do anything all day and I
catch one ball and i get all of the at-
tention," said Kolesar.
The junior made his only recep-
tion of the day count big. The
flanker grabbed Demetrius Brown's
fourth-down touchdown pass in the
endzone for the game winning score
with 50 seconds left in the game.
Alabama had just scored 2:55
earlier and converted a two-point
conversion to take a 24-21 lead.
It was a joyous moment for
Kolesar and Brown, both of whom
endured rough 1987 seasons.
"Give credit to Demetrius," said
the oft-injured Kolesar. "He threw
the ball where it had to be thrown. I
had a step on him (Alabama corner-
back John Mangum) and the ball
kind of hung up and all I had to do
was go up like it was a rebound in
basketball."
Brown, who completed four of 13
passes on the day, including a 31-
yarder to Greg McMurtry to set up
the score, was confident about his
final pass, "It was just like hitting a
jumpshot. I just shredded the zone."
Bama's passing fancy
Though Michigan struck quick on
Morris' 25, 14, and 77-yard touch-
down runs to take a 21-3 third quar-
ter lead, Alabama's offense continued
to threaten. However, the brunt of
the Crimson Tide's offense came
through the air, not on the ground
like Michigan expected.
When asked if the Tide offense
performed as predicted, Michigan de-
fensive back Allen Bishop said,
"Hell no! We didn't have any idea
Alabama would throw the ball 40
times."
See BLUE, Page 11
SELF-SERVICE
COPIES
1 I
With This Ad.
Try Kinko's. For great copies.
And great deals.
KINKO'S
OPEN 24 HOURS
540 East Liberty
1220 South University
Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON
Michigan players celebrate John Kolesar's 20-yard touchdown reception in last Saturday's Hall of Fame bowl.
The Wolverines defeated Alabama, 28-24, on Kolesar's catch from quarterback Demetrius Brown with less
than one minute remaining in the game.
Moe iler takes control
(Continued from Page 1)
through the week, but Moeller was
clearly in charge. "Bo never put any
pressure on me," said Moeller. "He
knew he couldn't be in Michigan and
coaching a team in Florida."
Moeller installed some new
wrinkles but kept to Michigan's ba-
sic attack. No one other than
Schembechler knows more about
Michigan on both sides of the ball
than Moeller. He switched this sea-
son to offensive coordinator after
four years as head of the defense.
Moeller, also the assistant head
coach, has been with Schembechler
in 14 of Bo's 19 seasons at Michi-
gan.
Gutsy is the only way to describe
Moeller's performance in the Hall of
Fame Bowl. The game provided arm-
chair quarterbacks everywhere with
plenty to question. Michigan alter-
nated quarterbacks, managed only six
plays from scrimmage in the first
quarter, sat on a lead in the third
quarter, and went for the victory on a
fourth down and three with 56 sec-
onds remaining instead of kicking a
game-tying field goal.
"I wanted to win," said Moeller.
"When you want something, you
have to go out and get it."
Michigan did just that. There
would be no repeat of the contro-
versy surrounding Auburn's decision
of Schembechler.
Sources indicated that Schem-
bechler, while retaining his football
head coaching position, would be
named to replace retiring athletic di-
rector Don Canham at the last re-
gent's meeting. Bo's quadruple by-
pass surgery delayed that announce-
ment. Schembechler's heart prob-
lems and the urgings of his wife
may force him to retire from coach
'Bo never put any pressure on me. He knew he
couldn't be in Michigan and coaching a team in
Florida.'
- Acting head coach Gary Moeller
TN
THH
THU
Immediate Occupancy
For Winter Term
I
All apartments located on central campus
Flexable Terms
Maximum Space for Minimum Price
Lots of Parking
st, Ann Arbor We Pay Heat
A A13)
to kick a field goal to end the 1988
Sugar Bowl in a tie.
Moeller gambled on that fourth-
and-three play. He replaced the bulk
of the Wolverine offense in tailback
Jamie Morris with John Kolesar in
the hopes of getting linebacker cov-
erage on the speedy flanker. It didn't
quite work out that way. Kolesar
beat the zone coverage to the corner,
and Demetrius Brown delivered a
perfect strike.
For now, Moeller will continue
as the perfect assistant coach.
Schembechler should return to his
duties in a month. Moeller will go
on the road to visit recruits in place
ing.
But judging by Schembechler'4
desire, he will likely return. The
prospects for next year's team are
too attractive for him to step aside.
Moeller's future is directly tied to
Schembechler. His options include
remaining at Michigan or trying for
a head-coaching position elsewhere.
"I wish he would stick around
until Bo retires so he could have the
job at Michigan," said nose guar
Billy Harris. "You can tell he has a
Blue heart all the way."
Many others involved with the
Michigan program share that senti-
ment.
721 S. Fores
761 _1 62A
1700 Geddes, Ann Arbor
1215 Hill, Ann Arbor
and others... 1
543 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
DOUBLE CHEESE -,- .- A
E ATCC T
EXTRA THICK CRUST
_
DOMINO'S
PIZZA
DELIVERS'
FREE.
a.0
Thursday
One 12", pepperoni
pizza with extra
thick crust and double
cheese for only $5.00
plus tax.
No coupon necessary.
Offer good Thursday only.
No additions, deletions or
substitutions.
Hours: 11:00 AM - 2 AM
O
Pal
pNI IP MORRIS
Making the Right Decision:
THE PHILIP MORRIS PERSPECTIVE
The right career decision is always an informed decision. You are
invited to explore opportunities with America's largest consumer
products company, and learn about our perspective on corporate and
indiridualgrowth.
a4
We're looking for top-of-the-class MBA's due to graduate in the
spring of 1988. Successful candidates will work either with International
Treasury or Corporate Planning as an analyst. Positions will be at our New
York World Headquarters.
We're scheduled to visit your campus on January 14. To sign up
...
m