Wrestling vs. Ohio State Saturday, 2 p.m. SPORTS Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Men's basketball vs. Michigan State Monday, 9:30 p.m. Crisler Arena Page7 The Michigan Daily AD Canham discusses state of NCAA By MICHAEL GILL John F. Kennedy proclaimed at h i s inauguration, "The torch has been passed to a new generation..." In a way, Michigan Athletic Director Don Canham did the same yesterday, speaking in front of the faculty's Senate Assembly at the Rackham Amphitheatre. Canham reviewed some of the highlights and lowlights of current intercollegiate sports w h il e pinpointing issues that future athletic directors should face. Canham, 69, who will retire later this year, cited how collegiate sports have taken on a broader appeal due to increased media attention. "We have some photographs of the original Michigan Stadium in 1906," said Canham. "You don't see any women or children in the stands - they're all guys with cigars and dirty hats. The reason was that it was a man's world. As soon as they began to telecast into the home, the women and the kids became interested in intercollegiate athletics and the Olympics." WITH NETWORKS rising interest in sports due to the amount of revenue they generate, intercollegiate sports often make schedule changes to accommodate television. "You are in the entertainment business," Canham remarked. "You have to face it, and enjoy it." A trademark of Canham's tenure as A.D. has been his strong support of tough rules and keeping the word "student" in the title "student athlete." He did not let that be forgotten yesterday. "What has to be straightened out are the violations of Big Ten and NCAA rules," Canham commented. "I mean it's absolute nonsense. For a school like Southern Methodist to be on probation three, four, and five times - that's the fault of the faculty, that's the fault of the President. Why don't they fire these guys. MOST O F your violations are not institutional. You hire some nut, and he gets you in trouble." As for an agenda for the future, Canham professed he would like to see coaches and university presidents accept certain suggestions. First, he asks for a nationwide acceptance of the Big Ten's "progress towards a degree rule." For numerous years the conference has proposed this idea at the NCAA convention, only to have it rejected. It states that an athlete must show quantitative and qualitative progress towards a degree. "When you see an athlete in the Big Ten, playing as a senior, and not graduating - that's his fault," said Canham. "He cannot play as a senior in any sport in the Big Ten unless he is within striking distance of graduating." The Michigan graduate and former track coach also seeks passage of what he terms "the freshman rule." Since the issue was first raised 17 years ago, Michigan has opposed legislation allowing first-year students to compete in intercollegiate athletics. "It's absolute nonsense," Canham proclaimed. "At some schools - not us because we are in the quarter system - they play in three football games before classes start. They're playing in front of 100,000 people and don't even know where the library is. Now how can you justify that?" Canham ... sees needed changes The Holl Truth BY JULIE HOLLMAN Icers need dose of winning after sweep by Lake Superior I' fN "May I help you?" "Yes. Mr Hock E. Fan to see Dr. Psychosis." "Go on in, he's expecting you." "Mr Fan, hello. Come on over here and have a seat on the couch. What exactly seems to be the prob- lem?" "Well, Doc, I've been very anx- ious lately, and I think it's because of this phobia I have." "WHAT ARE you afraid of?" "Well, I'm very worried about a. friend of mine, and I'm afraid some- thing terrible is going to happen. Well, actually I'm afraid for a group of friends. You probably know them, the Michigan hockey team." "Yes, I do. Why would you be afraid for them?" "Well, I don't know if you've heard but Lake Superior State swept Michigan last weekend at Yost Ice Arena, 3-2, 2-0. What's more, the offense sputtered. It scored its only two goals in the third period Friday night, which means the Lakers shut out the Wolverines in five of six periods. Doc, that scares me. I'm I afraid it's an omen of things to come. Especially since this drought came in such an important series. Because of the sweep Michigan fell Women tumblers set record in defeat By GARY RESCH Junior Janne Klapek, senior An- gela Williams and the rest of the Michigan women's gymnastics team broke a school record yet lost to } Penn State last Saturday. Despite losing in University Park, the team performed incredibly well. Their record-breaking team score of 182.35 points was over- shadowed by an amazing 185.0 per- formance by the hosting Nittany Li- ons. Klapek took first in the balance beam, tying the school record of 9.6 and finished second in the parallel bars with a 9.45. Angela Williams finished second both in vaulting and the balance beam, scoring 9.55 and 9.3, respectively. The Michigan duo finished first and second all-around, with Klapek edging out Williams 37.8 to 37.6. THE LOSS to Penn State is secondary to the fact that the meet brought Michigan's team average up r to 179. Historically, the last of the seven teams to qualify for the re- gionals have at least an average team See PENN ST., Page 8 from third to fifth in the standings." "BUT LETDOWNS like that happen to every team." "Yeah, but the point is that it happened so late in the season and right after Michigan had been play- ing so well. Furthermore, in two weeks it's playoff time. I'm fright- ened to think of what might happen in post season play." "Maybe you are overreacting. I did hear about the series last week- end, and Michigan played very well Friday night but just couldn't put the puck in the net." "Hey Doc, come on. Putting the puck in the net is the object of the game. Michigan head coach Red Berenson said so. The chances were there, but the Wolverines just didn't capitalize on them. They had several golden opportunities but came up empty. That's not how a successful playoff team works." "NOW WAIT a minute. Let's look at this rationally. First of all, Michigan's captain, Todd Brost, is hurt. They miss him greatly. He's reliable in any situation. He'll be back for the playoffs won't he?" "Yeah, probably. But he'll be coming off the knee injury. How well do returning players perform after a tough injury? Maybe he won't be able to get back into the groove." "Maybe, but look at Joe Lock- wood. He came back from a leg in- jury on fire. Brost will want to make up for lost time, I'm sure. "You also have to look at the goaltending, Mr. Fan. Warren Sharples was having problems at midseason but now he looks fantas- tic. Just three weeks ago he earned CCHA Player-of-the-Week honors against Michigan State. Despite losing both games against Lake Su- perior, he played well. Things could have been a lot worse if it hadn't been for Sharples. If he continues in his present form, Michigan's chances look extremely bright." "THAT MAY be but Sharples won't be able to do it alone. He'll need someone to score. It's true the Wolverines reached a pinnacle against Michigan State, but they have gone steadily downhill since, splitting with Western Michigan and then suffering their first league shutout against the Lakers last Sat- urday. "Bryan Deasley said that last weekend not all 20 guys mentally showed up to play. That's not a good sign this late in the season. They should be excited and hungry. After all, a Red Berenson team has never finished higher than seventh in the conference and has never ad- vanced beyond the first round of the playoffs. This should be the year." "Okay, easy. I agree with you there. The talent on this team is overflowing. Plus, the sweep could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. After a week off the Wolverines should come out in a fury against Bowling Green. It's not nice having to sit back for a week and watch others decide your future. Michigan should jump at the opportunity to influence its place in the standings against the Falcons. "Also, several players are starting to erupt. In the last two series Mike Moes scored two goals and notched five assists. Jim Ballantine's consistent play has gotten him sev- eral chances at the net, but he's run into some bad luck. Eventually, the puck has to go in. The Wolverines will be fine. They have a strong team." "You know Doc, I think you may be right. They hit an impass but they can bounce back. Like Michi- gan State head coach Ron Mason said, 'They're for real.' Yeah. I feel a lot better now. Thanks Doc. 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