Scoreboard-. MAJOR LEAGUE NCAA FOOTBALL BASEBALL Syracuse at North Carolina St., inc. AL DIVISIONAL SERIES HOUSTON 5, San Diego 4 NL DIVISIONAL SERIES Chicago at Atlanta, inc. S s Tracking 'M' teams Check out the Michigan Soccer Team against Iowa this afternoon. The game is slated for 4 p.m. at Michigan Soccer Field on State Street. Student a sion is free. Friday October 2, 1998 Into the Fr~gpan Wolverines must look at history against Iowa By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Editor After weeks of defending - or trying to defend - its home turf, the Michigan football team is hitting the road. The Wolverines (1-0 Big Ten, 2-2 overall) will try to put any thoughts of their last road game - a 36-20 debacle at Notre Dame on Sept. 5 - far out of mind when they travel to Iowa City. Though Lloyd Carr may not readily admit it, tomorrows 3:30 p.m. kickoff against Iowa (1-0, 2-2) at Kinnick Stadium has devastating possibilitites. A defeat to Iowa would set Michigan back a game in the Big Ten standings, leaving Penn State, Wisconsin and Ohio State still in the distance. Despite giving Michigan as much trouble as anyone did last season in Ann Arbor, the Hawkeyes are not quite the outfit who picked off Brian Griese three times last year and led most of the game. Last season, they showed off All- America kick returner Tim Dwight, all- Big Ten tailback Tavian Banks and quar- terback Matt Sherman. This year's team watched those guys play from their high school towns - on television. Iowa coach Hayden Fry's concern for his team has dominated his speeches all season. Iowa's starting roster is loaded with true freshmen who know little of the great Hawkeye days of yore. And boy have Michigan and Iowa played some big games. For those who need a refresher course in Michigan football history (i.e. any student on this campus), here's a crash course. In 1985, Iowa sat atop the national rankings. The quarterback was curly blond named Chuck Long, a bona-fide Heisman candidate who was carrying the weight of a state on his shoulders as No. 2 Michigan came to Kinnick. Michigan fell on the final play of the game, a 29-yard field goal that incited a field-rushing frenzy and the obligatory goalpost trashing. The freshmen on this year's Iowa team, who entered kindergarten that fall, probably know little of that history or the origin of the Kinnick name (incidental- ly, it is for their sole Heisman winner/war hero Nile Kinnick). But one of these freshmen separatec himself from the rest of the pack by set ting his own standards. In their first game this season, a. H awkeye fans lamented they heroe departure, freshman Kahlil Hill returne a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns ir the Hawkeyes' trouncing of Nort Iowa. t Since then, he leads the team ir receiving yards. Iowa fans now have a player to cheer for. That surprise factor, even in what wa. projected as a rebuilding year, has Car shaking in his Nikes. "I never feel like we're prepared t play Iowa," he said. Part of that daunting task is attempt- ing to guess when and where Fry will pull a rabbit from his bag of tricks e the longest-tenured Big Ten coach, has gained a reputation for unconven- tional play-calling. "It's impossible to prepare for all the things that he's done down through the years," said Carr of the 20-year Big Ten veteran. And so Michigan is left to wonder about the game plan. So Carr has done the only thing he can, by using the past as his ally. "The last time we beat Michigan State at home (1996), we went down to Purdue and got beat;' he said. "We weren't prepared (for the next game). So hopefully we can learn a few lessons lke that one." Carr was learning those lessons from Fry long befbre he was guiding the Michigan program, though. And Carr holds the Iowa leader in the l1ghest esteem. "Anybody in coaching has g~o respect H ayden Fry and the job he's done at Iowa," Carr said. "As a defensive coordinator, I knew that to prepare for Fry's teams was always a nightmare." Fortunately for Michigan, Carr remembers 1985 and the excitement in Iowa City after the huge win. Even with less-than-perfect overall records, the two teams are still undefeated in the Big Ten and still have a chance at conferge glory. Remembering the history that his players don't may make Carr Michigan's most valuable asset. FILE PHOTO The Michigan football team might look at history when they tackle Iowa tomorrow. After beating Michigan State two seasons ago, Michigan fell to Purdue one game later In one of its poorest performances of that season. Hockey battles itself tonight Blue/White and opener against Guelph gives good look at team By Chris Duprey Daily Sports Writer After almost six months of savoring its national championship, the Michigan hockey team finally appears ready to hit the ice again. Michigan begins its season with a pair of games tonight and tomorrow to ease into the near-lurking CCHA schedule. Tonight's contest will pit the Wolverines against a familiar oppo- nent - themselves. The Blue/White game, held tonight at 7 p.m. at Yost Ice Arena, is Michigan coach Red Berenson's opportunity to evaluate all of his players in a game situation. Berenson will likely use the exhibition as a criteria for determining his playing lineup. Nine capable defensemen are on the Michigan roster, competing for six playing spots. Captain Bubba Berenzweig and sophomores Mike Van Ryn and Dave Huntzicker seem to be virtual locks to play every day, but the remaining slot are up for grabs. All nine will see time in tonight's contest. The Wolverines are hoping a scoring leader will step forward to fill the void left by the graduated Bill Muckalt and Matt Herr. Finding scoring production is another goal this weekend for Berenson. All three goalies should see substan- tial action in the Blue/White game. Freshman Josh Blackburn "will be given a good look" for the starting goalie's job, Berenson said, and tonight will be the young goalie's first audition. Berenson does not expect to offi- cially name a starting goalie until the middle of next week. Fellow freshman and roommate Kevin O'Malley will also see time in net, as he tries to overtake Blackburn for the starting role. And, despite being Michigan's third goaltender during his tenure, senior Greg Daddario has an outside chance of making his way into Berenson's playing rotation. A Canadian opponent, Guelph, will provide the opposition for tomorrow night's battle, also at 7 p.m. at Yost. "It's an important game for us, to get experience before we play a league game," Berenson said. "They are con- sidered one of the top teams in Canada. We may make some mistakes, but you have to play a game to get the intensity." The contest against Guelph will not count toward Michigan's overall record, because the opponent is from another country. Berenson said he expects to be more selective with who will play against Guelph, but that multiple combina- tions of lines will be used and that many different players will see ice time. Oct. I I's CCHA opener at home against Lake Superior State will pro- vide the first true test for the young Wolverines. See HOCKEY, Page 14 The Michigan Hockey teamillI play a familiar opponent - itsel on Friday night in the annual exhibi tion, the Blue/White0 game. They drop the puck at Yost Ice Arena at 7 p.m. MARGARET MYERS/Oai U I RUSH PSI U RUSH PSI U Tutors for UofM Classes! 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