The Michigan Daily- Thursday, September 24, 1992- Page 9 I I I10 , .Stay in bed; Big Ten will bore by Thorn Holden This is one of those Saturdays when staying in bed would be a great idea - not exactly a marquee week- end for Big Ten football. Oh well, they have to be played. So here we go. Wowa (1-2) at Colorado (3-0) This should be one of the few entertaining games this week. Iowa has already lost to two Top 25 foes (Miami and North Carolina State) and is suffering through a losing season, so why change a good thing a week before visiting Ann Arbor? On top of all of that, Colorado has found a new offensive weapon: the for- ward pass. Colorado 27, Iowa 20. Michigan State (0-2) at Boston College (3-0) On any given Saturday, MSU is capable of defeat- ing somebody. Unfortunately for Spartan fans, that somebody is not a college football team. Maybe MSU should take a crack at Ann Arbor Pioneer High. Perhaps George Perles should schedule a couple of high school teams to get ready for Central Michigan next season. Boston College 38, Michigan State 17. Purdue (1-1) at Notre Dame (2-0-1) Michigan State was defeated by Central Michigan (a Mid-American Conference team). Then Notre Dame promptly destroyed the Spartans. Last week, Purdue was "upset" by Toledo (another MAC team). This Week, Purdue visits Notre Dame. Does anybody see a trend here? Purdue will get squashed. Notre Dame 45, Purdue 13 ... I'm feeling kind. Northern Illinois (2-1) at Wisconsin (1-1) I have to wonder if the NCAA knows this game is being played. Wisconsin 0, Northern Illinois -1. Missouri (0-2) at Indiana (1-1) OOOOH, what a thriller! I would be surprised if the students even showed up for this one. Wait until they *play Michigan. Then IU will find out what "varsity" really means. Indiana 17, Missouri 7. T - H - E SPORTING VIEWS Millie was more than just Bo's wife by Adam Miller Daily Sports Writer The Michigan community lost a great member of its family this summer. Millie Schembechler died of adrenal cancer August 19. This may seem like old news, and speaking strictly in news terms, it is. But the point here is not to rehash month-old happenings, or dwell on loss. The point is to recall a great Michigan woman. I have known Bo Schembechler for three years, but I never met Millie personally. No matter - public encounters, stories from others and further evidence are enough to give me an accurate portrait. Let's start with the public encounters. Millie was a regular speaker at the pep rallies on the Alumni Association's Rose Bowl tours, and al- ways began her speech with something like, "I know how great Michigan's offense, defense and special teams are. It's the coaching that worries me." Typical of a coach's wife, you say? That was only where Millie be- gan. She also related what it was like being "out of the action" for the two weeks in California that the coaches - Bo especially - were preparing the team for the game, and what her activities were during that time period. "The Rose Bowl, my way," she called it. At these rallies, and at Bo's 1990 retirement banquet in Detroit, Millie spoke of how much she and Bo received from their association with the University, and how, despite the sacrifices they had to make for Bo's schedule, they wouldn't have traded those 20 years for any- thing. Then there are the stories - as told by friends of the family, ac- quaintances, even former Michigan players - from the semi-humorous tales of who was really head of the Schembechler household, to the glowing recounts of Millie's role of wife, mother and volunteer. Ah, yes, volunteer; let's not forget that one. Millie gave her time to the University and countless charity organizations, but that may sur- prise you. She didn't demand the fund-raisers be "The Millie Schembechler Campaign," or some such thing. Quite the opposite. Her work was always behind the scenes, exemplifying a selfless, charitable character. Many of today's athletes and public figures could take a cue from Millie in this area. Millie touched so many lives that thegchurch was overflowing with friends, family and former Michigan athletes on the day of her funeral. Sparky Anderson left a Tiger game in progress to attend. But the only evidence of Millie's greatness I really needed for this story is this: throughout Bo's battle with heart problems, and through her own struggle with cancer, Millie Schembechler never quit. Bring out all the clich6s, they're all true. She fought hard, with determination and with everything she had until the end. As Bo would say, she was no "mere mortal." While this article is inexplicably - and some would say inexcus- ably - late, you can rest assured, Bo, we haven't forgotten. And we will never forget. KRISTOFFER GILLETTE/Daily Indiana's Trent Green will attempt to wake up the masses this Saturday against Missouri. The Hoosiers, as usual, have loaded their non-conference schedule with football powerhouses. Other Big Ten teams do play real football squads such as Notre Dame, Colorado, and Pittsburgh. Kickers attempt to recover from loss to Eastern by Bob Abramson The Michigan men's club soccer team was riding a wave of momen- *tum with victories over Siena Heights and Purdue. The wave crashed when the Wolverines (3-6-1) lost to Eastern Michigan, 1-0, last Wednesday. Michigan hopes to get back on track with games against. Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday, and Notre Dame at home Sunday. With the victory over rival Purdue in their Big Ten opener, the Wolverines are optimistic about cap- *oturing the Big Ten club champi- onship that eluded them last year. "Our team goal is to win the Big Ten club tournament," junior striker Reza Sadjupour said. "Last year we didn't lose any games in the tourna- ment, but neither did Purdue. They ended up winning the tournament on goal average and went on to win na- tionals. We believe we can go on to the nationals this year." After some tough early losses against highly-ranked varsity teams from Oakland and Wisconsin-Green Bay, Michigan has gone undefeated in club play, with a blend of veterans and rookies. Leading the way this year is se- nior captain Kelly Kuehne, along with last year's leading scorers - junior Brian Rosewarne and senior striker Guy Metzger. Twelve rookies comprise half of this year's squad, including highly-touted Jeremy Bates from Livonia, Mich., and Alex Brown from California, both of whom played for national champ- ionship teams in high school. Second-year coach Aaron Smith believes the first-year players have brought strength to this year's pro- gram. "We had a lot of kids come in this year who played in state-select programs, which gave them experi- ence in playing U-club soccer," he said. "And this experience helped them blend in right away with the veterans. They have added a lot more depth to this team." Smith says Wisconsin-Parkside should provide another tough test for Michigan this Saturday, but feels that his team should be able to hold its ground. "Parkside is ranked nationally," he said. "But we didn't embarrass ourselves against top-ranked teams like Oakland University and Wisconsin Green-Bay, so I think we should do pretty well against them." Faulk brings Heisman hype to UCLA (AP) - Only two teams have fense, too. UCLA fans were con- yards in a 17-10 victory over held Marshall Faulk under 100 yards cerned after starting quarterback Cougars. in 'his brief, but brilliant college ca- Wayne Cook suffered a season- San Diego State moved into' reer. ending knee injury in the team's 25 for the first time since 1977 a the Top after Faulk gained 39 yards on 11 car- ries against Long Beach in his first game for San Diego State last year. Three weeks later, UCLA held the sensational freshman to 79 yards on 15 carries in a 37-12 win over the Aztecs. The No. 11 Bruins (2-0) face *Faulk again Saturday when the No. 21 Aztecs (1-0-1) visit the Rose Bowl. Faulk, who led the nation in rushing and scoring last season, has continued to amaze opponents this year. In two games, he has gained 519 yards and scored six touch- downs. "I think he's the Barry Sanders of college football today," UCLA coach Terry Donahue said. Despite the high praise, Donahue isn't planning any special strategy to contain Faulk. "We have confidence in our de- fense," he said. "We aren't going to make a major structural change." That applies to the Bruins' of- opener against Cal State-Fullerton. But redshirt freshman Rob Walker made an impressive debut against Brigham Young last week, completing 18 of 26 passes for 198 tying Southern Cal 31-31 and beat- ing BYU 45-38. But the Aztecs have never beaten the Bruins, losing eight straight since the series resumed in 1984 and trailing 14-0-1 overall. lo -w 1Q (5; dkcw)I DEPARTMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAM TRACK & FIELD MEET (Team and Individual) _ _ ms .. -.. inw w :. :.