SPORTS P Page 15 The Michigan Daily Monday, September 19, 1988 Rush Delivery BY JEFF RUSH Michigan quarterback Michael Taylor had little reason to be upset over his performance in Saturday's football game. He had just thrown 16 completions, the most by tny Michigan quarterback since Jim Harbaugh threw 19 against Ohio State in 1986. Sure, 16 is far fewer than the 24 that Miami quarterback Steve Walsh threw' Saturday. But Taylor plays for ground-it-out coach Bo Schembechler. And being compared to a quarterback in the National Football League (Harbaugh now plays for the Chicago Bears) doesn't speak badly for Taylor. "He played a good game," Schembechler said. Good? r Taylor had just pushed teammate Demetrius Brown given further away from the starting job that was Brown's to lose all last season. But Taylor was upset. Michigan defensive back Vada Murray had little reason to be upset over his own play, either. He had intercepted two passes, the second setting up a scoring drive that put Michigan up, 23-14, with just under five minutes to play in the third quarter. But Murray, like Taylor, also was upset. "Those interceptions that I had really don't mean as much because we didn't win," Murray said. "I just wish we'd won the game. I just wish we'd won the game." Before Saturday's game, a Michigan victory seemed a dream. The Wolverines looked sluggish in a loss at Notre Dame, and Miami came into Ann Arbor ranked No. 1 in the country. But for a while during the game, Murray's wish looked as if it would come true. Michigan, after falling behind, 14-6, scored 24 unanswered points to take a 30- 14 lead. Who needed former Michigan stars Harbaugh and Jamie Morris? Let the NFL have them. The Wolverines were doing just fine with greenhorns Taylor and Tony Boles. Then Miami marched down the field three times in the last 10:27 of the game, scoring two touchdowns and then kicking a field goal to win the game, 31-30. And Taylor, and Boles, and Murray, and the rest of the Wolverines had reason to be upset. They are members of the first Schembechler-coached Michigan team to lose its first two games of the season. Miami's fourth-quarter rally left the Wolverines in speechless shock. "There was nothing said in the locker room (after the game) except what Bo said," said defensive lineman Mark Messner. "And Bo said, 'We're a good football team, we'll bounce back. Go on home and I'll see you tomorrow. " This from a coach with a reputation for a fiery temper whose team had just blown a 16-point fourth- quarter lead to lose its second game in a row? Schembechler wasn't doing somersaults, either, and had some strong opinions on the quality of Saturday's officiating. But he didn't do any Bob Knight Blue future remains rosey impressions, either. "We lost (the two games) on field goals to two pretty good teams," Schembechler said. "I expect us to win the Big Ten championship," Schembechler said. "I'll be disappointed if we don't." They will. Here's why: -Offense - Even Schembechler's normally conservative ways aren't going to stop this team from scoring. Taylor proved Saturday that he's not just a runner who happens to take the snap from center, but that he also can throw a touchdown pass or two or three when asked to. And in seven games at quarterback, he has yet to throw an interception. That's good news for wide receivers Chris Calloway, John Kolesar, and Greg McMurtry; and tight ends Jeff Brown and Derrick Walker. And, after 20 years as Michigan's coach, even Schembechler might be changing his ways. He said after the Notre Dame game that he maybe should have called more passing plays. After the Miami game, he said: "We threw the ball a lot. Really, that's our team." Running back Boles played well for the second game in a row, rushing for 129 yards, catching passes for 34 yards, and running back kicks for 73 yards. "We put a lot of points on a defense that is supposed to be impregnable," Schembechler said. The last time a team scored so many points against Miami was in the 1986 Sugar Bowl, when Tennessee scored 35. Imagine what this offense can do against such teams as Northwestern and Wisconsin. -Defense and special teams - "The kicking game killed us again. And big plays on defense. Other than that we have a good team," Schembechler said. "I can't get over this defense giving up big plays," he added. "That preys on my mind." But how many Michigan teams can't play defense? If Saturday's players can't do the job, Schembechler will find someone else who can. -The opposition - Michigan already has played the two best teams it will face until bowl time, losing those two games by a total of three points. "I knew (the Wolverines) weren't that much better than we were," Walsh said about Miami being down to Michigan by 16 points at one time during the game. And after losing to the No. 1 Hurricanes by only one point, it's probably safe to say that Miami isn't much better than Michigan. That's not to say Miami is a slouch of a team. The Hurricanes crushed Florida State, formerly ranked No. 1, and Miami very likely will enter a bowl game unbeaten and play for the national championship once again. Michigan defensive tackle Mark Messner summed it up best. "There were two different teams, Michigan in South Bend and Michigan (in Ann Arbor)," he said. "If we win the Big Ten championship and the Rose Bowl, we won't even remember these losses." Neither will Schembechler. JOHN MUNSON/Daily Celebration Michigan tight ends Derrick Walker (89) and Jeff Brown (80) celebrate Walker's first-half touchdown grab which pulled the Wolverines within two points of the visiting Hurricanes. I - GoodGrie. odNews. 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