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. 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