Hockey vs. Miami-Ohio Friday and Saturday, 7:30 Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Men's Soccer vs. University of Detroit Tomorrow, 4:00 p.m. Mitchell Field Tuesday, October 11, 1988 Page 9 PATRIOTS PLEASED WITH PERRYMAN NFL good to BY ERIC LEMONT Some plays in sports are considered automatic. A Kareem Abdul Jabbar skyhook. A Wayne Gretzky breakaway. And a Michigan quarterback handing off to fullback Bob Perryman. If you don't feel the former Wolverine Perryman should be mentioned in the same breath with a Jabbar or a Gretzky, you're right. While the Old One and the Great One come through most of the time, only the Big One, Perryman, delivered all of the time. He was not stopped for a loss his entire senior year. Alumni Update Now Perryman is delivering positive results for the New England Patriots. Knowing Perryman is going to get the ball and stopping him are two entirely different things. In his four years at Michigan, (1983-86), Perryman rushed for 1,241 yards, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. WHILE NOT Heisman-like, Perryman was invaluable in short yardage situations. "It would be third and one," he recalled, "and everyone in the stadium knew I was getting the ball. And that's what they remember me for. Bob Perryman over the top for a touchdown." It was this hard-nosed running style and his ability to block that originally convinced the New England Patriots to draft him in the third round of the 1987 National Football League draft. Perryman enjoys the "relaxed" atmosphere of the NFL. "In the pros you know your job and you do it. You don't have guys screaming down your back to motivate you," he said, of his playing days at Michigan. THIS IS not to say that Perryman considers himself lazy. He just operates best through self- motivation, something he feels he must do to remain competitive in the talent-laden NFL. "I'm way down the list talent- wise," he explained, mentioning teammates Irving Fryar, Stanley Morgan and Doug Flutie as more naturally gifted athletes. "I have a hard time keeping up with those guys." New England running back coach Bobby Grier, however, feels Perryman has more than held his own. "Bob works hard and picks things up well," said Grier. "He's been a steady, steady player for us. He's probably one of the better blocking fullbacks in the league." Alum Perryman has also impressed the Patriots with his receiving skills. The preparation he received under Schembechler, whose "practices touched on everything," is part of the reason why Perryman can do more with the ball than just run. ANOTHER carry-over from Michigan is his putting the team 's success ahead of his own. "I don't set any goals personally, I just want to go to the Super Bowl and take it from there," he said. The second-year pro has started every game for the Patriots this season and is currently averaging 3.2 yards on 37 carries. According to Grier, Perryman has "pleasantly surprised" the Patriots coaching staff with his knack for not only running through defenders but around them. Perryman's speed was often seen in college. As a senior, he exploded for a 55-yard touchdown run against Hawaii.-"They were chasing me but they didn't catch me," he recalled. "He's got excellent quickness and reads holes well," Grier said. "For a big guy he has good speed. We don't restrict him running-wise. We let him run inside or outside." But for some people reputations never die. Around Ann Arbor, the bruising fullback will always be the symbol of three yards and a cloud of dust. Bob Perryman up the middle. FilePhoto Former Wolverine fullback Bob Perryman is making his mark with the NFL's New England Patriots. Here, Perryman goes "up the middle" for a Patriot touchdown in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. 0 'M' drop BY JAY MOSES The best offense, as the old saying goes, is a good defense. The Mich- igan field hockey team is learning that the hard way. The team returned from a two- game Illinois road trip tired and winless, but wiser for the experience. Saturday, in Evanston, fourth- ranked Northwestern shut out the Wolverines, 3-0. Sunday, in Dekalb, Michigan fell to No. 17 Northern Illinois by a score of 4-3. DEFENSE HAS been the team's sore spot all season. It was better last weekend than it has been most of the year, but coach Karen Collins conceded that the team still has work to do. "(The weekend) showed us that we still have to work on defense and to maintain poise on defense," she said. There were some encouraging signs, though. Michigan (3-6-2, 0-2 in the Big Ten), held Northwestern to one goal in the first half of the game. "I really felt our defense tightened up," said Collins. The offensive attack, on the other hand, has cruised along smoothly all season, and this road trip was no exception. Senior forward Sara Clark, junior forward Judy Burinskas, and junior forward Margaret Kundtz provided the fire power on Sunday. CLARK AND Burinskas spear- headed the offense, which had the Wol-verines on the scoreboard just 35 seconds into the game. "It really is an indication of the scoring potential of this team," said Collins. But the quick start provided by the offense wasn't enough to carry the team to victory. The Wolverine defense couldn't protect the lead as Northern Illinois fought back. DESPITE their sub-par record and their defensive problems, the Wolverines maintain a strong sense of unity and a positive outlook on the situation. Hair Styling with a Flair - 7 Barber Stylists fo(MEN & WOMEN e NO WAITING!!! DASCOLA STYLISTS Opposite Jacobson's 668-9329 if) yoai rna~dltii* ~r n ad vavairisn? 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