Volleyball vs. Bowling Green Tonight, 7:30 p.m.' Keen Arena _SPORTS Friday, November 16, 1990 Football vs. Minnesota Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Michigan Stadium .4 The Michigan Daily i. "l+ Battle for Page *a Little Brown Jug Bowl by David Hyman Daily Football Writer bid at stake against Next Saturday, they'll be playing for gators. But this week, the Wolverines will be playing for something that has much more tradi- tion and significance than a birth in the Jan. 1 Mazda Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. When Minnesota and Michigan take the field in Ann Arbor tomor- row, they will play for the Little Brown Jug, one of the most famous of all football trophies. The battle for the Jug dates back to the 1903 meeting between the two schools. In those days, the home team was expected to supply water to the visit- ing team. However, Michigan felt the water the Gophers would supply would not be pure. Thus, the Wolverines purchased water jugs in Minneapolis. After a 6-6 tie, Michigan quickly exited as fans rushed the field - be- fore the team could retain its water jugs. Minnesota retrieved the con- tainers and called the Wolverines to inform them they should return to Minnesota to win back their measly $0.30 jugs. And thus the tradition began. If it doesn't sound that important, just ask the coaches. "It's a trophy you heard about as a kid," Minnesota coach John Gutekunst said. "We at Minnesota haven't seen it for a while and to win it again would be a tremendous upset." Michigan coach Gary Moeller agreed. "It's a trophy we'd like to keep in Ann Arbor for the next few years., upset-minded A Minnesota last walked away with the trophy after its 20-17 victory at Michigan Stadium in 1986. Since then, Michigan has dominated, win- ning the past three games by a com- bined score of 101-42. But the Go- phers are much improved since last season's 49-15 Wolverine victory. "They've given up some big plays, but they're a much better football team than last year," Moeller said. "They play hard and they'll give us problems." But if you ask Gutekunst for his outlook on the game, you will get a different opinion. "I think they're reaching full strength right now and they're get- ting their injured players back," Gutekunst said. "Except for a few points, they'd be leading the confer- ence and the nation." 'innesota Minnesota (5-4 overall, 4-2 '31g Ten) has lost two of its last tide games while the Wolverines (6-3',4- 2) rebounded from consecutive hdffie losses to Michigan State and Iow with triumphs in their last thr games. Michigan is ranked ninth inte nation in run defense (101.7 yai'ds per game). On the other side, Mitt- nesota plays a stunt four-three-de- fense. This style is similar to Michigan State's, which posed many problems for the Wolverines earlier this season. The Gophers return four starte4 in the defensive secondary. This has helped Minnesota improve from1it season's tenth-place defensive rank- ing in the conference by surrendering 368.67 yards per game compared to last year's 404.5. 0- ;sJ KENNETIH1MULLrVLWUN Wolverine quarterback Elvis Grbac fades back to pass. He will probably be expected to do more of the same against Minnesota tomorrow. CCHA lead on line vs. LSSU by John Niyo Daily Hockey Writer Before the 1990-91 season, Michigan ice hockey coach Red Berenson described the ladder he felt Michigan was climbing. He said there were two more rungs above the Wolverines, two more teams for them to step over. Michigan, which has been sitting atop the conference standings all year, apparently stepped over presea- son favorite Michigan State in the race for the CCHA crown last week- end with a victory and a tie against the Spartans. Now the Wolverines will try to reach the top rung of the conference, as they travel north to face CCHA co-leader Lake Superior State this weekend. The Lakers are ranked sec- ond in the nation. Both the Wolverines and LSSU have pounced on the struggling de- fending champs, Michigan State. Each took three points from the Spartans and have established them- selves as one of the league's domi- nant teams with 15 points. Bowling Green waits close behind with 13 points. Michigan (7-2-1 in the CCHA and overall) leads the league in scor- ing, tallying 57 goals in 10 confer- ence games. Lake Superior (7-0-1,8- 1-1) has lit up the opposition 50 times in only eight games. Superior also boasts the stingiest defense in the league, giving up only 16 goals. So it's the matchup of the cen- tury, right? Not quite. "I don't think you should blow something like this out of propor- tion," Lakers coach Jeff Jackson said. "I mean, we're only ten games into the season, but I do think it is a pretty important series." For Michigan, though, every se- ries has been important because rookie goaltender Steve Shields is gaining experience in each game. Lake Superior, on the other hand, owns the CCHA's best goaltending tandem in sophomore Darrin Made- ley and senior Brandon Reed. And while Shields is coming off an ex- cellent performance against Michi- gan State, the Lakers should provide an even tougher test. "I think on paper they're the best team in the league," Berenson said. "They are a senior laden squad and they'll certainly be the best team we've faced. We're going to have to play good, solid hockey up there." Lakers center Jim Dowd ranks second in the league in scoring and should provide Shields with plenty of chances. Denny Felsner, the league leader, will lead the Michigan attack. However, it probably won't be a simple game of one-on-one. "Michigan is more than Felsner and Lake Superior is more than Dowd," Jackson said. "Neither team can concentrate on just stopping one guy. Sure, Felsner is probably one of the best players in the nation, but Michigan has a lot of depth. They can come at you with David Roberts, or Ted Kramer, or any number of guys and we have other guys who can score, too." JOSE JUARE2 Rival Michigan and Michigan State players are separated just before trading punches. The Wolverines can become sole leaders of the CCHA after this weekend's series with Lake Superior State. .; -I I ., tom. int. The Macintosh Classic The Macintosh Ilsi I : r O a. With Apple's introduction of three new Macintoshcomputers, meeting the challenges of college life just got a whole lot easier. Because now, everybody can afford a Macintosh. TheMC is our most affordable model, yet it comes with everything you need-including a hard disk drive. The m t combines color capabilities with affordability And the tos si is giving you another tough subject to learn. Every Macintosh computer is easy to set up and even easier to master. And when you've learned one program, you're well on your way to learning them all. 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