0 Page 8-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, October 15,1992 Blue golfers close season at Stanford by Paul Barger As quickly as it started, the fall season for the Michigan men's golf team is about to come to a close. The Wolverines will leave the Mid- west behind and take their talents to Stanford, where they will attempt to show their worth to the West. Last weekend, the team competed against a strong field and came away with a solid third-place showing at the Buckeye Invitational in Colum- bus. One of the teams from that field, Colorado, will also be playing at Stanford this weekend. The Wol- verines will attempt to best the nationally-ranked Buffaloes for the second time in as many weeks. The golfers will also face some Big Ten competition, as they will be joined by Indiana, Wisconsin, and Northwestern. At the Northern Inter- collegiate Tournament in Bloom- ington, Oct. 2-4, Michigan defeated the Wildcats, tied the Badgers, and lost to the Hoosiers. Michigan coach Jim Carras feels that he has a very good team, but knows that they will be put to the test against an excellent field. "There will be a lot of strong West Coast schools there," Carras said. "Some are nationally-ranked and the others all have very strong golf programs. I would like to finish in the top six, so anything better than that will be a great bonus." The Wolverines will face those opponents with a varied lineup. Based upon hisperformance last week, senior co-captain James Carson will play as the No. 1 golfer. After two tournaments, Carson has a 75.5 average. He will be followed by fellow co-captain Anthony Dietz (75.7). Because of his 12th-place finish in Columbus, Bob Henighan (76.6) will play in the third position. The fourth and fifth men will be playing in their first tournament to- gether as collegiate golfers. How- ever,. it is definitely not the first time they have teamed up in a match. Two years ago, Bill Lyle and Chris Brockway were the No. I and No. 2 golfers for Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School. According to Carras, Brockway has been playing well and deserved this opportunity. Carras also had an explanation for Lyle's troubles last weekend. "I truly believe that it was just a fluke," Carras said. "It happens to everybody once in awhile. He made a couple of mistakes and it begins to compound. I suspect that he will play well in California." Underlings fight for second place by Michael Rosenberg A mere two weeks into the Big Ten season, Michigan's football team already has sole possession of first place. With the exception of winless Ohio State, every other team in the conference is 1-1. The conference is as bad as it's been in a long time, but it does have some decent teams outside of Ann Arbor. This weekend's games should give a clear indication of the best of the rest. Here is a rundown of Saturday's games among the Little Nine. Michigan State (1-1 Big Ten, 1-4 overall) vs. Minnesota (1-1, 1-4): Because of the down year in the conference, some are predicting that the Spartans could finish second. And in their opening Big Ten win against Indiana, the Spartans did look good. But any team that loses to Central Michigan - twice in two years - cannot be the second best team in the Big Ten, no matter what year it is. On the other side of the ball is Minnesota. We won't bore you with details in this space, so you'll just have to trust us. The Gophers stink. Michigan State 17, Minnesota 6. Ohio State (0-2, 3-2) vs. Northwestern (1-4, 1-1): Could Ohio State actually lose to the Wildcats? In their first two Big Ten games, losses to Wisconsin and Illinois, the Buckeyes looked bad. Real bad. But not that bad. As happens so often in the Big Ten, just when a team thinks it will never win again, it plays Northwestern, and all is well. Ohio State was nationally ranked in the preseason, and with good reason. Look for the Buckeyes to put together a long winning streak, starting Saturday. Ohio State 38, Northwestern 10. Illinois (1-1, 2-3) vs. Iowa (1-1, 1-4): Illinois must look like a Pop Warner team to Iowa, which has already played Michigan, Miami (Fla.), Colorado and N.C. State. When the Illini got crushed three weeks ago by Houston, they looked like a Pop Warner team to the rest of the world too. Going into the season, Illinois fans hoped that quarterback Jason Verduzco could lead them to a bowl. But now Verduzco sits on the bench, and Illinois is in trouble. Iowa 35, Illinois 24. Purdue (1-1, 1-4) vs. Wisconsin (1-1, 3-2): Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez did a lot of talking before the Iowa game last week. Then, the Hawkeyes handed his Badgers their first Big Ten loss of the year. Alvarez has been conspicuously quiet this week. It doesn't really matter, though, because Purdue could be the worst team in the conference. Wisconsin should beat the Boilermakers handily, regardless of what Alvarez says. The Badgers can show their improvement by beating teams that they're supposed to beat. Purdue certainly qualifies. Wisconsin 27, Purdue 0. Boston College (4-0-1) vs. Penn State (5-1): The Big Ten's eleventh team played its game of the year last week against Miami. The Hurricanes prevailed, but the Nittany Lions were clearly the better team. After such a heartbreaker, Penn State could go in either of two directions: 1) Roll over B.C. and continue to dominate the rest of its schedule, or 2) Play without any emotion and lose to the Eagles. It says here the latter will happen, and B.C. will move into the thick of the New Year's Day bowl hunt. Boston College 20, Penn State 13. 6 6 6 Iowa wideout Danan Hughes is tackled in the Hawkeyes' 52-28 loss to Michigan earlier this season. The Hawkeyes are one of eight teams with 1- 1 records in the Big Ten that will be fighting for second place this weekend. 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