Page 8-- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 1, 1989 r m viwsa sor in ' spoitrting e e~~~ ~~ S~riaves-teS~tn vv w the ori Hackneyed coaches say a mouthful of cliches BY ERIC LEMONT Super Bowl XXIII might have been played in Joe Robbie Stadium 10 days ago, but the real game took place the week before. The game of clich6s. During Super Bowl week, reporters need quotes and head coaches are not at a loss to give them. With "Game of the Century No. 23" and its 10,000 hours of hype behind us, it is now possible to compact everything preached by the coaching gurus into one hypothetical press conference. For brevity's sake, the following interview is what San Francisco coach Bill Walsh probably had to say during his veritable bevy of pre-game interviews. To avoid charges of selectivism, let me add that the following coaching cliches could just as easily have been spewed out by Cincinnati coach Sam Wyche, Chicago's Mike Ditka, or any coach in America (barring, of course, tat brash braggart himself, Philadelphia coach Buddy Ryan): Reporter: Coach Walsh, your club beat the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI and is generally considered to be the better team this year. What do you think of that? Walsh: Well, first off I think you've got to give all the credit in the world to the Bengals. They've shown a lot of heart in their playoff games so far and that just reflects the quality of their organization from top to bottom. Hey, no doubt about it, they wouldn't be where they are if they weren't a good football team. Parity has invaded our league. On any given night, any team can beat any other team. We're going down there knowing we're going to be in for the fight of our lives. R: What does a player like your quarterback, Joe Montana, do for the 49ers? W: Joe's a guy who's not only well-schooled in the fundamentals -he knows how to win. Joe does a lot of things that don't show up in the papers the next day. You can't put a price tag on a Joe Montana. But I'll tell you something, we're going to need 22 guys busting their butts out there if we want to put ourselves in a position to win this thing. A good defense makes a good offense and that's what I like to preach to my players. I also think that the play of our special teams has been sorely overlooked. They've been doing the job for us all year. R: Could you let us in on your game plan, coach? W: Basically, we just want to play our game. If we want to win, we're going to have outscore them. We also saved a few pages at the end of our playbook that we might have to pull out. We're going to surprise some people. R: Owning a bar and grill, owning a sporting goods store, and a career in broadcasting have all been mentioned as possible lines of work for you after this season. What does the real Bill Walsh have to say on this? W: To tell you the truth, I don't like to look too far into the future. Right now, I'm just concentrating on Sunday's game. After that, I'll just have to lay my cards on the table, and explore my options. R: Thank you, Bill, for being so open with your thoughts and for letting millions of Americans get a first-hand look at the 'genius' of Bill Walsh. *A CCHA SCORECARD Standings /2 !LAM (OVERALL) 1. Michigan State (24-5-1) t 2. Illinois-Chicago (17-10-4) * MICHIGAN (16-11-3)* 4. Lake Superior (18-8-4) 5.. Bowling Green (18-13-1) 6. FerrisState (1215-3) 7.. WesternMichigan (10-16-5) 8. Ohio State (9-18-3) 9. Miami (9-21-0) t denotes clinched home ice 19 14 14 13 12 9 7 7 6 4 9 9 7 13 15 12 14 18 1 3 I 5 3 0 39 31 31 30 25 2 19 17 12 M' fans should support potential champions * denotes clinched CCHA playoff spot SCORING NAME Kip Miller, MSU Greg Parks, BGSU Nelson Emerson, BGSU Bobby Reynolds, MSU Pat Murray, MSU GOALTENDING NAM , Jason Muzzaui, MSU Bruce Hoffort, LSSU W. SHARPLES, UM Mike Williams, FSU TIM KEOUGH, UM 24 26 26 24 24 22 24 21 16 7 18 19 15 18 16 57 64 57 52 23 A 31 25 24 20 21 2.58 2.71 3.21 3.67 3.65 49 44 39 38 37 PI .885 .884 .888 .885 .867 FRIDAY'S GAMES W. Michigan at MICHIGAN Bowling Green at Miami Ferris State at Lake Superior Ohio State at Michigan State SATURDAY'S GAMES Michigan at Western Michigan Ohio State at Michigan State. Bowling Green at Miami Ferris State at Lake Superior Felsner staying put BY MIKE GILL Denny Felsner, the CCHA co- player of the week, is on a tear, scoring in his last six games, totaling eight goals. He leads all rookies in the league in scoring. With the flashes of brilliance Felsner has shown in his rookie season at Michigan, there has been speculation whether Felsner had visions of the NHL dancing in his head. DOES FELSNER plan on cutting college short, like MSU's Joe Murphy, or the Wolverines Bryan Deasley, both first-round NHL picks? "I'm staying here the whole four years," Felsner said. "Everybody has their doubts, but I'm definitely staying here all four years. "I hear about it every day. 'Oh you're going to be gone, so why bother.' I say that I wouldn't have come here if I was going to leave in one year. Scouts, other people tell me that. I'm not bothering about it right now. I'll let coach bother with that. I'll be here." PASSING THE PUCK: The scoring went Brost to Felsner Friday night, earning Felsner his first career hattrick and Brost his 100th career assist. The question: Who keeps the puck as a memento of the occassion? In the lockerroom afterwards, it was Felsner to Brost. When Felsner learned of Brost's feat, he brought the puck to Brost and dropped it near his locker. "I just went and got another one," Felsner rationalized when Brost protested. In five years, who will remember that Felsner holds the illegitamate Duck? BY STEVEN COHEN SPECIAL TO THE DAILY INDIANAPOLIS - Last Saturday, one of the more exciting moments in Michigan sports history took place. The Michigan wrestling team knocked off Iowa, 23-17 in the finals of the Great American Duals Classic, putting an end to Iowa's 15 year Big Ten dual meet winning streak. The Wolverines were the first Big Ten team to defeat Hawkeye coach Dan Gable in a Big Ten dual meet in 84 tries. I just wish there were more Michigan fans to see it. On Saturday afternoon, the two semifinal matches were going on simultaneously. On one mat, it was fourth-ranked Michigan versus Indiana, and on the other, fifth- ranked Iowa faced Minnesota. The No.1 and No.2 teams in the conference were building their way toward the meeting for which Michigan coach Dale Bahr had waited years. "Since I came to Michigan it has beena dream of mine to get a crack at the Hawkeyes," Bahr said. "I don't want Minnesota to defeat them. I want us to beat them." Bahr had good reason to want this win badly. Iowa and Michigan, owing to a dispute between Gable and Bahr had not met since 1983, when the Hawkeyes defeated the Wolverines, 44-0. Gable had taken Michigan off his schedule because he felt that it wasn't competitive enough for his Hawkeyes. On Saturday, it was Iowa who could have provided more competition for the Wolverines. Michigan had the victory all but wrapped up after the 158 pound match, in which Joe Pantaleo pinned Iowa's Mark Reiland in 33 seconds. "I'd say Michigan has a great chance (of winning the Big Ten Championship) if Iowa stays the way they are," said Gable. "I mean, they whipped us." Said Michigan's John Fisher: "Michigan is the first team (in the Big Ten) to defeat a Dan Gable-team and that's an accomplishment in itself. It's an answer to a trivia question and I'll know the answer." Not enough Michigan sports fans know the answer, and it is none too trivial. This year's Michigan wrestling team is arguably the best in school history and has an excellent chance to earn Michigan its first national champion since Michigan's gymanstics team in 1974. As I witnessed the Wolverine win, I was also thinking about the thousands of screaming fans that attend football, basketball, or hockey games, cheering that way for the wrestling team. But I knew I had to be day dreaming, because the wrestling team doesn't receive that kind of attention. Their home matches at Crisler are a far cry from standing room only. You might argue that wrestling is not that exciting of a sport or that many people just don't understand it. In addition, college wrestling may be hurt by the image of professional wrestling. But wrestling is a sport that by nature requires its athletes to be hardworking and disciplined, and with participants anywhere from 118 to 275 pounds, there should be something in it for everyone. But like anything else, people should come down and see it for themselves. It is' surprising, particularly in light of the success of the "Pet Rock" and "Sea Monkeys," (not to mention the U.S Hot Roi and Tractor Pull), that wrestling is such a hard sell on the students of 01 Pantaleo ...quick pin 0 Aft Valientint'o DaVp I 9 4 "" 17 s Michigan. More people should be intrigued enough by the success of these individuals to attend meets. As Bahr says, "I think every student should see each sporting event at Michigan at least once while they are here." Judging by the success of this year's wrestling team and its potential, there is no better time' than the present to see what wrestling has to offer. 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