4 Page 16- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 12, 1989 TROJAN Continued from page 1 forth more memories than any other. Forget USC/Notre Dame and USC/ UCLA. Sure, I'll remember those series and the games I've witnessed for a long time, but I'll never, ever forget watching Rick Leach rally the Wolverines in the 1979 Rose Bowl only to lose to Charles White and USC. I hated the Trojans back then, absolutely hated them. New Year's Day memories from the 1970s revolve around the two Michigan-USC Rose Bowl games. I would get up early and enjoy a day of football, with the jewel in the crown being the game in Pasadena. Michigan's two losses to USC were bitter, close defeats - defeats that kept me in a child-like depression for more than a little while. By the time high school graduation came around, I considered heading to Ann Arbor for my next four years of education. Michigan offered a great mix of academics and athletics - major criteria in choos- ing the college I would attend. I also looked into USC and found that the two schools had a lot in common, except for the weather. I chose USC. The sun shines 360 days out of the year, we're 20 minutes from the beach and able to watch football in 70 degree weather on Thanksgiving in the most storied stadium in America, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. And I'm getting a pretty good education as well. Why doesn't everyone come here? One reason might be that the football team can't win the big games. Nobody in my graduating class wants to receive their diploma knowing that USC went a combined 0-8 in Bowls and against Notre Dame. So for those of you traveling to Los Angeles for the game on January 1, here's a brief guide as to what to expect: -First and foremost, it's USC or 'SC, not Southern Cal. Everyone will know you're a tourist if you call it Southern Cal. Nobody at USC ever says that. -Second, USC students, as a rule, have an attitude problem. This stems from two reasons. First is USC's location. The campus is situated in the southwestern region of L.A., a couple miles south of downtown. The second reason is that USC is by and large a rich kid's school. It is a rich private university that wealthy Southern Californians routinely find to be the proper choice for their children. Mix that wealth with the impoverished, graffiti-laden environ- ment that surrounds campus and you create an attitude. This attitude transcends onto the football field where, if you haven't noticed, the Trojans have become a finger pointing, showboating team that Jimmy Johnson could be proud of. In the stands Trojan fans, at least students, have a different way of cheering than the average Midwest- erner. I always smile to myself when my friends relate stories of how rowdy everyone was in the previous Saturday's student section. They've never seen a game played in a Big Ten stadium where students sneak in kegs. At the Coliseum, you can get handcuffed and kicked out if you hold up a sign, so the crowd is under- standably subdued. College football really isn't the same experience as it is in the Midwest, but every USC fan would like to believe that we do it best. So, don't be surprised if you see a USC student laughing at you for painting your face maize and blue. It's just that we don't see that in Los Angeles too often. EISEN Continued from page 1 'The Phantom Touchdown.' Michigan fans everywhere kicked their television sets in as NBC showed instant replay after bloody instant replay. In 1970, Michigan coach Bo Schembechler took his first squad out to the Rose Bowl. Unfor- tunately, he took his failing cardiovascular system with him. The fifth winningest coach of all- time suffered a heart attack and watched the Rose Bowl loss to Southern California from his Craft- Matic adjustable hospital bed. Before his coronary, Schembechler saw his top running back, Glenn Doughty, injure his knee in preparation for the Rose Bowl. And those aren't half of Schembechler's Rose Bowl losses. He also lost the Big One in 1972, 1977 (his third Rose Bowl loss to USC), 1978, 1983 and 1987. Ah, but, you see, Michigan doesn't lose the Big Ones anymore. Only USC does. When Michigan leaves the Rose Bowl turf with its second straight Rose Bowl victory, a feat never accomplished by a Big Ten team, USC will have lost three straight Granddaddys of Them All. Now, Michigan fans will have a tough time commiserating here as they will point to the one-yard line in the Rose Bowl. You know, the same yard line where White's ball rested after he fumbled it. Plus, it's freezing in Ann Arbor. We're sick and tired of Californians around here complaining about the weather. Either shiver and bear it or go wax your skateboard. But, Michigan fans are not all bitter. Oh, no. Because way back when, we did have trouble capturing that elusive Rose Bowl victory. In fact,Michigan just lovesto play in the Rose Bowl. It used to be a Wolverine graveyard filled with fumbled footballs, but Michigan can't wait to play another game there. Just last September, Michigan came back from eight points behind with just four minutes left to beat UCLA in the Rose Bowl. Even the basketball team has been getting into that winning feeling around here. Under former coach/frequent flier Bill Frieder, Michigan could never get a 'W' in the Big One. But, alas, things have changed around these parts and the Wolverines are National Champions under Steve Fisher. First a Rose Bowl win and then a national basketball title, what next? Well, the Associated Press poll took care of Michigan's national football title hopes last week when it popped the idle Miami Hurricanes over the equally idle Wolverines. Just a week before that, idle Alabama jumped over Michigan, just moments after the Wolverines finished off Ohio State. Boy, Miami could be the best idle team in the history of college football. And the way Alabama executes sitting around on off days is truly a mark of a great team. Maybe Bo should have these guys work harder on their couch potatoing. Goddammit Taylor, hold the remote control better than that or else you' lifumble it! So, if being No. 1 in football is out of reach, what can Michigan do to make up for it? How about another Rose Bowl victory? That would be nice. Winning another Rose Bowl would complete what all Michigan fans have dreamed about: The Wolverine Sandwich. Place two Rose Bowl victories around a basketball national title and you've got the most delectible delicacy. Certainly any Michigan fan would eat it up. So, all across campus, Michigan students are taking out their Rose Bowl menus and are ordering The Wolverine Sandwich, (that's the No. 7 on Fridays). With the way things have been going around these parts, we can start making that sandwich already. On a silver platter. ROSE BOWL Continued from page 1 Carrier hopes to prevent that. "To stop him, you just got to have eleven guys rally to him every chance you get. Have eleven helmets hit him everytime. He doesn't go down easy, it's going to take a team effort. "We have nightmares of his running through us, we are not going to let him do that again this time," And how will the Trojans do that? "Tackle him," USC coach Larry Smith said with a laugh. "Last year, we didn't tackle him, we bounced off him like he was a bulldozer. Our guys were bouncing off him right and left. He's built just like a bulldozer. Some of our guys couldn't get their arms around him and we've got to be better tacklers, that's the main thing." Besides the defensive backfield, the Trojans have All-American defensive end Tim Ryan, and All- Pac-10 performers defensive end Dan Owens, and linebackers Junior Seau and Scott Ross. While Michigan can just wind up Taylor, Hoard and Bunch and start them running, USC (8-2-1) will have to protect Marinovich, an outstanding passing quarterback who has been vulnerable to pressure this season. To help their developing star, the Trojans could diversify their offense. "(Marinovich) has gotten into trouble when he's tried to force the ball, like against UCLA, where he threw three interceptions and against Notre Dame, he threw three interceptions," Smith said. "I don't worry so much about pressure. He is one of the keys to offense, but he's not the only one. The key thing is not to put him in a position where he has to make all the plays." Schembechler concurs about Marinovich: "He's had a year under his belt and in a Bowl game, he'll be a pretty poised guy." Trying to get open for Marinovich will be All-Pac-10 receiver John Jackson and All-Pac-0 tight end Scott Galbraith. But, no matter how well Marinovich can handle the pressure, Michigan's defense will attack the USC field general. "We've got to make him feel like he can't set up back there and throw the ball," Michigan linebacker J.J. Grant said. "He can pick you apart, but if we put pressure on him and make him nervous, I think we'll have a successful day." Even if Michigan shuts off: Marinovich, there are still other: weapons in the USC offense, the most notable of which is Trojan tailback Ricky Ervins, who gained 1,269 yards this season. Fullback Leroy Holt and backup tailback Aaron Emanuel complement Ervins in the backfield. "We are going to use all the backs in this game in order to keep each back fresh," Ervins said.: "Michigan has a great attack defense. To take all that pounding, it going to take a lot of backs to get in there and mix it up a little bit." That potential pounding has Smith concerned as well. "In their front seven, they are a typical Michigan defense," Smith' said. "They are not extremely big, but they are physical and they run very well. They've got the kind of guys that can do it because of their excellent quickness at linebacker and defensive line. They don't necessarily overpower people, but they get around you. Last year,: (defensive lineman Mark) Messner was the guy we had to look out for. This year, their defense is vastly improved." Smith feels Michigan's defensive strength, like that of his own teamt lies in the defensive backfield. "Michigan's defense starts in the secondary," Smith explained. "They have great athletes back there in (strong safety Tripp) Welborne and (free safety Vada) Murray, all of: them. * ATTENTION * People who value learning, education and personal growth Now Open in the Heart of Downtown VALE FLOAT CENTER Stress Reduction - Mental Focus 208 S. 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