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Home coming apart for Wolverines
.The 'Big
House'
becomes
big joke
T estands are empty. The
only sounds filling
Michigan Stadium following a
game are those of seagulls calling and
trash blowing about the bleachers.
It is a wasteland without
whistles, without players and
without fans.
But if you
close your
eyes and
concentrate
you can hear
the echoes of
victory.
CHAD A. However,
AFRAN trying to
afrancisco recall fo
Teat recent
moments of
events on this
once hallowed turf makes for a long
journey, especially after Michigan's
horrendous showing at home this
season, as well as that in 1993.
The Wolverines have compiled a
record of 6-5 through 11 home
games the past two years, and
waturday's 31-19 loss to Wisconsin
-was just the latest in a series of
embarrassing performances on their
own turf. Beginning with last
season's loss to Notre Dame,
Michigan has lost four of those five
to lower-ranked or unranked foes.
"To be honest its pretty easy to
come in here and play," Badger wide
receiver J.C. Dawkins said.
° 'There's places more intimitading
this one, like Colorado, or even
Michigan State," Wisconsin
linebacker Tareq Saleh said.
The Wolverines have had a lot of
historic games in their history against
Wisconsin, including the marks for
individual rushing and passing yards
in a game. However, in 1994,
Michigan achieved the dubious
honor of turning "The Big House"
ito "The Dog House," for the first
time since 1967 when the Wolverines
also lost three home games in one
season. Twenty-seven years ago,
Michigan dropped games to Navy,
Michigan State and Indiana.
The last time the Badgers
knocked off the Wolverines in Ann
Arbor was while John F. Kennedy
was in office - 1962.
Instead of "home is where the
eart is," the Wolverines have turned
the phrase into "home is where the
losses are."
Michigan has dropped two
games in the final minute the past
two seasons - both at Michigan
Stadium. You don't get beat at home,
and on national television, by last-
second touchdowns. This is your turf.
It is supposed to be protected with
*very bit ofcharacter and effort that
can be put forth.
While the defeats at the hands of
Illinois and Colorado may have been
a result of some higher authority, the
emotionless performances against the
Fighting Irish last September and the
most recent showing against the
Badgers are inexcusable.
Michigan was facing a Badger
am struggling for mediocrity. They
were coming off a tie to Purdue and a
loss to Minnesota, both in Madison,
and now had to venture into the place
Desmond Howard turned into his
personal playground. This was the
time for the Wolverines to prove that
they could make Wisconsin sorry for
Emotion
lacking in
31-19 loss
to Badgers
By MICHAEL ROSENBERG
Daily Football Writer
Several men gathered in the tun-
nel under Michigan Stadium after
Saturday's football game between No.
10 Michigan and Wisconsin.
"Great game, coach," said the Fi-
esta Bowl representative in the ugly
beige blazer.
"Unbelievable win, coach," said
the Citrus Bowl representative in the
ugly orange blazer.
"Great win, coach," said the Holi-
day Bowl representative in the ugly
green blazer.
None of them was talking to Gary
Moeller.
Moeller's Wolverines likely won't
receive much adulation after their 31-
19 loss to Wisconsin. Michigan turned
the ball over four times and trailed for
the entire second half.
"We were just flat today," Moeller
said. "For what reason, I don't know.
What we've got to do is find out who
wants to play football and who
doesn't."
The Badgers' performance was
their finest of the year, and it could
not have come at a more desperate
time. Wisconsin (3-2-1 Big Ten, 4-3-
I overall) came into the game with a
See WISCONSIN, Page 4
DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily
Wisconsin players celebrate a sack of Michigan quarterback Todd Collins on fourth down of the Wolverines' final drive of the game.
Cross country teams impressive at Big Ten Championships
Freshman takes first to lead F.Sullivan takes individual
women to 2nd straight title .- tit,
By DANIELLE RUMORE x
Daily sports Writer
Oh, the dreaded freshmen 15! The Big T
It's usually that undesirable weight gain which fright- day at Iowa Ui
ens and plagues so many college freshmen. However, at rand defeat fro]
Saturday's women's Big Ten Conference Champion- 8,000-meter e
ships, the 'freshman 15' was anything but negative. MichiganN
Freshman Deanna Arnill finished in first place for cumbing to W
the Wolverines with a time of 17:04, 15 seconds ahead of >°5-*- ' t $ <42 points. Pen
the second place runner enroute to the Michigan victory. . F*...both the Big Te
"I didn't have an individual strategy," Arnill said . "I place with a se
just wanted to stay focused and do my best." The star rur
The Wolverines took the course at the University of . x t z' can, sophomoi
Iowa placing seven runners in the top 20 while capturing a row, won t
their third straight conference championship.kx second place i
"We had our best race of the season, no question about ? r..(24.25.1) by j
it," Michigan coach Mike McGuire said. "This is a big 4a ,.Sullivan's vicl
meet. It's what you gear your season toward. We got 24:15.4setan
great races, really; across the board." by former NC4
Michigan entered the race ranked behind and expect- Indiana.
TONYA BROAD/Daily
See WOMEN, Page 8 Kevin Sullivan won the individual title in Saturday's Big Ten Championship.
Quicktransition
Riemerso1ma makes switch to tight end look easy
ads men to 2nd place
By EUGENE BOWEN
Daily Sports Writer
en Cross Country Championships held Satur-
Jniversity illicited mixed feelings of victory
rm the nine Wolverines who competed in the
vent.
won second place with a score of 54, suc-
[isconsin, the pre-race favorites, who scored
n State, who was ranked above Michigan in
en and national polls, could only managethird
core of 75.
nner of the event was Michigan's All-Ameri-
re Kevin Sullivan, who, for the second time in
he individual conference crown, defeating
finisher, senior Jason Casiano of Wisconsin
ust under ten seconds. This time, however,
tory was capped by another feat; his time of
ew course record which was previously held
'AA cross country champion Bob Kennedy of
See MEN, Page 8
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By BRETT FORREST thi
Daily Football Writer
J ay Riemersma believes in the ha
fates.
He has to.s
"I definitely think things
happen for a reason," he says,
portraying what appears to be a
newfound philosophy for his
existence.
But this fresh outlook on
life is not a product of
careful introspection by
Michigan's starting tight end. The bit
of reexamination was thrust violently into his
mouth. He has bitten down on it hard.
on the pressure."
Backing up Elvis Grbac and Todd
Collins his first three years at Michigan,
Riemersma held the ball on extra points and
field goals - just as any future starting
quarterback would do. But the
limited role failed to grow on
him.
"I was just sick of being a
spectator," he admits.
Imagine Riemersma's
plight as a star high school
' quarterback entering
1' Michigan sunk deep on the
depth chart. He waited for a
chance at his dream. a
Hockey
continues
.500 wayvs
atFerris'
By BARRY SOLLENBERGER
Daily Hockey Writer
BIG RAPIDS - On the Friday of
Halloween weekend, the No.5 Michi-
gan hockey team sleepwalked through
a 3-2 loss to Ferris State like a team of
zombies.
Saturday, however, the Wolver-
ines must have resembled scary mon-
sters to the Bulldogs as they ravaged
Ferris in an easv 6-1 win to ain a snlit