Sports Monday Trivia Who was the first pro football player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in one season? (For the answer, turn to the bottom of page 11) Inside Sports Monday- Gill Again 11 AP Top 25 11 CollegeTop:20.11 'M' Sports Calendar 12 Top Ten 12 Griddes 12 Football Coverage 13 Hockey Preview 14-15 Athlete of the Week 16 Page 9 1,7 The Michigan Daily Monday, O ctober 8, 19 0 " M' badgers Wisconsin, 41- 3 Michigan *could be ranked number 1 by Mika Gill Daily Football Writer MADISON - Last July, at the Big Ten meetings, the Wolverines were pronounced the conference favorite by Gary Moeller's coaching peers. The new coach joked that it was the smart .thing for his competition to do - to saddle a rookie coach who knows no better with such expectations. Saturday's 41-3 league opening victory over Wisconsin will do nothing to quell league champion- ship expectations. But now, Moeller should find himself roped with yet another lofty expectation: being ranked the top team in the country, when the poll is released later today. And Moeller is not exactly downing Wisconsin beer and cheese to celebrate the feat. * With Stanford's stunning upset of top-ranked Notre Dame, coupled with Florida State's loss to the Hurricanes of Miami, the Wol- verines are expected to ascend to the number one spot in the Associated Press poll. Moeller's crew was ranked third this week. They were seventh after a season opening loss to the Fighting Irish and have not been ranked first this late in the season since October 17, 1977. "I've heard some things about Notre Dame and Florida State and all Ryan Schreiber Third quarter surge keys Wolverine victory MADISON - It happened again. It almost seems like an inexplicable phenomenon. There's something about that third quarter that makes the Michigan football team kick into overdrive. But what exactly that something is remains up for debate. Wisconsin became the latest Wolverine victim, succumbing to a 17- point barrage that put the first Big Ten victory on ice for the No. 3 team in the country. But why has post-halftime been so good to, Michigan? They've outscored their four opponents 41-7 in the third quarter thus far this season. Remember Notre Dame. Allen Jefferson rambles left and scores to put Michigan in front.lust a few plays later, Desmond Howard catches a screen pass and dances his way into the same corner to cap a 14-0 quarter. Remember UCLA. The Wolverine defense shoved a 13-point lead in the Bruins' face by shutting them out for the entire second half, and naturally the third quarter, sealing a 38-15 victory. Remember Maryland. After bending for seven early points and the only blemish against an otherwise perfect defense, Michigan quickly tacked on a touchdown and a field goal to put a close game out of reach. O.K., so it's not too tough to see the results. But what, exactly, are the causes? No one really knows, for sure. So, since it's midterm week, here's are the options, in a simple, one- question, multiple-choice exam. And you don't even need a Scan-tron. A) The Coin Toss. It has always been regarded as an interesting philosophy, but Michigan coaches continue to defer their decision to the second half when they win the opening toss. Switching the option over to the second part of the game, then, allows the Wolverines the opportunity to take the momentum right out of the halftime lockerroom. B) The Wear 'Em Down Attitude. Slow and methodic, the Michigan offense may just eventually take its toll on opposing defenders. In the first half of each game thus far, both teams have played remotely See SCHREIBER, Page 13 JOSE JUAHRiJUafY Sophomore running back Burnie Legette carries the ball against Wisconsin. Michigan ran over the Badger defense Saturday, gaining 388 yards in 56 carries. those things," Moeller said after his team butchered the Badgers. "There's only one game, and everyone knows it from the state of Michigan. It's Michigan State. That's the only thing we're thinking about and concentrating on." Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez thought the Wolverines were concen- trating on the Spartans this week too. "I don't think they were jacked to play," Alvarez said. "They'll play better next week. They thought they could come out and execute and beat us. You can't jack up a team for every game. They got a big inner- state rivalry coming up that they'll be jacked up for." For the Wolverines, execution became simple as they scored on their first four possessions of the second half, as well as the last two of the second quarter. "Basically, we were worn out," Alvarez concluded. As lopsided as the score were the statistics. The Wolverines amassed 534 total yards to Wisconsin's measly 189. Behind Jon Vaughn's 94 yards, Ricky Powers' 106 yards and Allen Jefferson's 82 yards rushing, Michigan totalled 360 net rushing yards. On 26 carries, Wisconsin tallied only 18 yards, an average of 0.69 yards per carry. "I know that we have to be able to run the football in this league," See BADGERS, Page 13 Michigan defeats Wolverines, 8-3 by Matt Rennie Daily Hockey Writer Intrasquad games are exercises in ambiguity. Whenever a team scores, it can be attributed to an explosive offensive surge or a sluggish defensive lapse. For every impressive play by one team, there is a mistake made by the other. Nonetheless, these games are an- nual rites of the pre-season for every sport, and the Michigan hockey team held their version of these contests Friday night. "This was one game we couldn't lose," Michigan coach Red Berenson said in jest. In the end, the Blue team won, or the White team lost, by a score of 8- 3. While the score was rather in- significant, the game itself was a good opportunity for Berenson and his staff to evaluate the performances of his players in a game-type situa- tion. When those evaluations are done, one player who will receive rave re- views is sophomore right winger Dan Stiver. Stiver tallied two goals and two assists in the decisive sec- ond period, during which the Blue team scored five unanswered goals. "You could see him coming at the end of last year," Berenson said. "He's got a dynamite shot. I think he's going to score a lot of goals this year." Junior Ted Kramer and rookie Brian Wiseman teamed up with Stiver to form the potent line com- bination for the Blue squad. "We'll start the season with that line together," Berenson said. "Wiseman is really making things happen. He's going to put some points on the board." The most asked question in Ann Arbor next to "Who killed Laura First-year goalie Chris Gordon surrendered all eight Blue goals as he went the distance for the White squad. Despite the disappointing per- formance, Berenson was not giving up on Gordon. "He gave up a couple quick goals, and I think that got him off Palmer?" is "Who will replace War- ren Sharples?" The answer was still not clear after all three candidates for the starting goaltender job saw sig- nificant action. his game" Berenson said. "That's part of the learning process." Junior Tim Keough and rookie Steve Shields each played a period and a half for the Blue. Spikers drop pair on road; fall to 0-6 JENNF DUN rvaiy Michigan co-captain Don Stone pusues the puck late in the second period. * Women kickers blank Bowling Green, OSU by Sarah Osburn Daily Sports Writer The Michigan volleyball team remains winless in the Big Ten after weekend losses to Illinois and Pur- due. The Wolverines (1-13 overall, 0- 6 in the Big Ten) played in Cham- paign Friday night and lost to the Illini in three games; 15-8, 15-10, 15-13. "We played with Illinois up to ten points in every game, then I don't know what happened," Michi- gan assistant coach James Smoot said. "It was like we were playing the jersey instead of the team. We would get intimidated by the fact that it was Illinois, and they have won the Big Ten a bunch of times. We would be successful to a point. and then we would just lose it." Illinois was ranked in the pre-sea- The Boilermakers made no mis- take about thrashing Michigan, 15- 8, 15-3, 15-9. "There were basically no positive aspects to Saturdays game," Smoot said. "Julia Sturm played really well Friday but her shoulder was bother- ing her on Saturday and that affected her play," Smoot said. "We still have a lot of nagging injuries but they probably won't get better fast and they will just have to play with the pain,"_ According to Smoot, sophomore middle blocker Chris White was the stand-out player for Michigan both nights. Smoot listed the team's three problem areas as: serving, serve re- ceiving, and blocking. "Our blocking is non-existent and that is killing us. Our serving is to provide them with an opportunity in practice," Smoot added. "Which means that we are going to have some very hard practices. It has got- ten to the point that we either have to make them or break them because we can't keep going the way we are. Rugby take, "The girls are working" hard, its not lack of effort. I really don't know what it is but we really need to find it." Next weekend the Wolverines will play at home. They face Iowa on Friday and Minnesota on Sunday. s two out of three in Michigan Cup by Eric Sklar Daily Sports Writer This past weekend, the Michigan women's soccer team played two games that were almost exactly the same. About the only difference be- tween its two victories was the team's opponents. The Wolverines three goals came off a corner kick. Lori Green and Heather Glennie finished off the scoring for Michigan with one goal each. The Wolverines controlled the pace of the game from the very be- ginning, scoring their first goal five minutes into the contest. by Scott Sagel Daily Sports Contributor Tight games, aggressive play, and exciting finishes seem to best characterize this weekend's perfor- mances by the Michigan men's rugby club. Over the weekend, the Michigan rugby teams competed in the Michigan Cup Tournament held in Sean Knight, who played scrum-half and fly-half, and by the stern play of brothers Brian and Kevin Zimmer. Captain Tae-ni Chang Stroman viewed the defeat as an extremely bitter one to swallow. "We have not been able to overcome the Grand Rapids jinx in recent years," Stroman said. Stroman was also frustrated by