NHL HOCKEY N.Y. ISLANDERS 1. Los Angeles 0 Buffalo 0, N.Y. RANGERS 0 (OT) PHILADELPHIA 2, St. Louis 1 NASHVILLE 5, Vancouver 4 POieRTSjm &r~ Tracking 'M' tickets For all those students who bought men's basketball season tickets, this is the week to pick them up. Just travel down to the ticket office at 1000 S. State Street to claim your seats. Wednesday October 28, 1998 Frosh new faces Freshmen key for women's ... A round the Horn Fially, the BOS ranking Is here to save college football By Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer Last season, Pollyanna Johns graduated and took almost all of the Michigan women's bas- ketball team's post game with her. Consequently, with the season opener against the Swiss National Team quickly approaching, Michigan coach Sue Guevara is slightly concerned. "We're 13 days from opening up against the Swiss Team," Guevara said this past Thursday. "Am I in a bit of a panic? I'm a little nervous about that ... We've been concentrating a lot on the defensive fundamentals." So now as the Wolverines rearrange their defense, freshman Raina Goodlow, transfer student Alison Miller, little-used sophomore Mandy Stowe and junior Kenisha Walker will all have the chance to step up and fill Johns' very large shoes. Goodlow, a 6-foot-2 forward from Detroit, could potentially be the fit Michigan is look- ing for. She "is going to make a big impact on this program," Guevara said. "She's going to be a force for us, it's going to take her a little bit of time, she has to get her feet wet. But she's going to do a really nice job for us" The other player who will have an opportu- nity to step up is sophomore Alison Miller. Miller, a transfer student from Bowling Green, practiced with the Wolverines all last season. She "practiced against PJ all last year," Guevara said. "She's made some improve- ment." Miller ---------------.- ... and men's hoops as season looms By Andy Latack Daily Sports Writer Last weekend at Big Ten media day in Chicago, there was plenty of fuss made about the freshmen in the conference. Indiana coach Bobby Knight was asked about Dane Fife, a McDonald's All- American and Clarkston, Mich:, native who will play immediately for the Hoosiers. Then it was Minnesota coach Clem Haskins' turn, as he fielded questions on freshman center Joel Przybilla, another member of the McDonald's team and the first true center the Gophers have had in ages. But while the media was eager to know about all of the Big Ten's highly touted new- comers, there were two names that never came up - those of Michigan freshmen Leon Jones and Chris Young. But despite lacking national recognition, the new Wolverines, both hailing from Michigan, will have a unique opportunity to prove themselves. With a particularly thin Michigan squad returning this year, Jones and Young will see significant playing time, Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said. "Leon will have the opportunity to play some major minutes at the wing position," Ellerbe said of the 6-5, 200-pound wing player from Battle Creek. And coming into a frontcourt that lost Robert Traylor, Macco Baston and Jerod Ward, Young may see even more minutes than Jones. Ellerbe said he plans to use Young at both the center and power forward spots, citing the Wolverines' lack of a true center this year. And the 6-10, 210-pounder from Plymouth looks forward to contributing. "Some of the publications have said that our backcourt's going to be outstanding and our frontcourt's going to be terrible," Young said. "But we've been working real hard and you never know what's going to happen." t finally came out. The be all, end all of college football. This is it, right? The deciding figure, the indis- putable, unconquerable number. The Bowl Championship Series ranking. You can just feel the Earth move. The BCS was implemented to ensure that what happened last year - two national champions - would not hap- pen again this season. There could be no dispute, this BCS thing was going to solve all the problems, the 'pundits' said. All of two days into the BCS era and there is already a problem. Ohio State, No. 1 in both the AP poll and the coaches' poll, is not No. 1 in the BCS poll. The Buckeyes are No. SHARAT 2, with UCLA sitting in the No. RAJU I spot - exactly Sharat opposite from the In the Dark old-school polls. "I suppose I'm surprised," Ohio State coach John Cooper said. "We've been No. I all year in the coaches' poll and the AP poll. I think these two are still far and away the most important polls." The speculation going into the BCS' unveiling on Monday was that Ohio State would not even be in the top two, let alone No. 1. That would certainly have caused an uproar in Columbus and wild laughter in Ann Arbor. One of the factors taken into account is strength of schedule. With some weak Big Ten play this season, Ohio State's schedule ranking just stinks. But is that the Buckeyes' fault'? It just doesn't seem fair. "Being a member of the American Football Coaches Association, I'm will- ing to at least give this a chance, Cooper said. "There's a lot of football left to be played. Oh yeah. This is much better than a playoff system. - Sharat Raju can be reached via email at sraju@umich.edu. AP PHOTO The newly-released BCS rankings place the Buckeyes - No. 1 in the AP poll - second. Ohio State coach John Cooper said he is "willing to give this a chance." Young Pulling Ranky The BCS poll comes from: Poll averages (AP and USA Today/ESPN), computer rankings (Sagarin, New York Times and Seattle Times), quartile rank (schedule strength) and losses. Below are the standings from the first poll. Team Poll Computer Quartile Losses Total 1. UCLA 2.0 1.00 0.04 0 3.04 2. Ohio St. 1.0 2.67 0.64 0 4.31 3. Tennessee 3.5 2.92 0.08 0 6.50 4. Kansas St. 3.5 3.33 1.96 0 8.79 5. Florida St. 5.5 6.33 . 0.56 1 13.39 m JOIN THE MOST PROMISING PROFESSION OF THE 21ST CENTURY Prospective Teacher Education Meeting Tuesday, November 10, 1998 6:00 p.m. Schorling Auditorium Room 1202 School of Education Building Call 764-7563 for more information. LOVE LETTERS A Play -FREE- October 30 at 7 PM ancbII PM October 3I at 7 PM At the Arena Stage in the basement of the Frieze Building (1501 FB). For more information call 764-6800 Ann Arbor Can't Wait... It's time to put a Demo rat in the Mayor's office-someone who will build on Ann Arbor's reputation, not live off it. ANN ARBOR MAYOR PRO-TEM . 5TH WARD CITY COUNCIL MEMBER . 40-YEAR ANN ARBOR RESIDENT ..."Bobby said that Judy got it from Rick"... ..."then Rick gave it to Marcy"... ... 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