Wednesday Septerber 15, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 19 AROUND THE HORN- Co ers double QB system wasn't as dany as eers n John Cooperland, the city of proud. Columbus -- more specifically, Ohio State, especially under John Cooper's office - is the Cooper, chokes in the big game (see: er of the world. No, not the foot- Cooper's 2-9-1 record against orld, not the college football Michigan). Time and again, the orld, not even the Big Ten world. Buckeyes enter November undefeat- /e're talking about the entire world ed, only to lose to Michigan or re. Michigan State, destroying their So, with the national title hopes (a problem they vo-quarterback Josh won't have to worry about this year). istem all the Kleinbaum In a big game, you need a proven ge throughout leader at quarterback, someone with allege football, the poise and experience not to fold ooper wasted no in a pressure situation, who has the ine taking credit. complete confidence of his team- " oaches have mates. Those characteristics develop "dency to over the course of a season, as a quar- >py what other terback takes every snap under center. ams are suc- There are two situations in which a ,ssful doing," AocALYPE team might use a two-quarterback ooper said. "We NOWsystem, neither one of them having ere quite suc- anything to do with John Cooper. :ssful using two The first, and by far more com- uarterbacks, and I think that a lot of mon, is a school that doesn't have a )aches around the country figure, good quarterback. A coach has to iey, if Ohio State can do it, why choose between two undesirables. Sldn't we do it?"' Barry Alvarez plays both Brooks is isn't Cooperland. Columbus Bollinger and Scott Kavanagh, hop- n't the center of the world. John ing against odds that one of the two ooper is not Michael Jordan; no one has a good day. ants to be like him. Penn State, Northwestern and And why would they? As Cooper is Cooper's beloved Buckeyes all could sick to point out ("We won 22 foot- be thrown in that category. While ill games over a two-year period there are some quarterbacks at these >erating under a two-quarterback schools that have shown flashes, such 'stem"), the Buckeyes have been as Ohio State's Steve Bellisari (11-16, ry successful during the past two 159 yards, two TDs against UCLA), ars. But that success has fallen they lack the consistency - and in of the highest level, the national most cases, the ability - to become iampionship level. Why? In part, stars. e blame lies in his two-quarterback Michigan coach Lloyd Carr finds stem, the one of which he's so himself in the second, much rarer sit- uation. He has two qualified starters. Both Tom Brady and Drew Henson can be stars. Both have the ability to lead Michigan far this season, possi- bly as far as Rose Bowl or even New Orleans. Alvarez, Cooper, Joe Paterno and Randy Walker all must envy Carr. But he still has to pick one. Carr's mantra the past few weeks has been 'I like 'em both.' But he's a single-QB guy. He knows, from per- sonal experience, that Cooper's sys- tem doesn't work. Carr will likely make his pick next week, before the Wisconsin game (although he probably won't tell any- one outside of Schembechler Hall, since the Badgers play three games before they play the Wolverines, vio- lating a gentleman's agreement that nobody knew about). That's what he did last season, when he picked Brady over a younger, less-polished Henson before the Big Ten opener. If Cooper is smart, he'll follow suit. He said Bellisari will start this Saturday against Ohio, but made no guarantees how long he'll last. "He may play the whole game, or he may play one series, or he may play one quarter," Cooper said. "We're not going into the ballgame with any preconceived ideas of how long a quarterback is going to play" And, thanks to a loss to Miami on Aug. 29 in which both quarterbacks struggled, Cooper won't have any preconceived ideas of a national title, either. -Josh Kleinbaum can be reached via e-mail atjkbaumt@tumich.edu. AP P i The two-quarterback system has been an Ohio State 0tadition in years past, and ths Saturday will bno except on. Coach John Cooper will start Steve Bellisari (pack), but is not making any gsarantees on hew long he will play. Two more UCLA Bruins charged in handicapped parking scand LOS ANGELES (AP) -Two defen- ants in UCLA's handicapped parking andal pleaded no contest to a misde- eanor charge Tuesday, and another o were expected to do the same fore the day ended. Meanwhile, five current or former la ers - including Cade MNown - were charged Monday and sched- led for arraignment Tuesday were ranted continuances until Sept. 30. McNown's attorney, Ronald Safer, fused to say how his client would ead, but said the Chicago Bears rook- quarterback was "deeply troubled" the charge, and was legitimately titled to the handicapped placard hen he used it briefly nearly three y ago. u'll have to come Sept. 30 to see w he pleads," Safer said outside Los ngeles Municipal Court. Mark Reynosa and Duval Hicks, o played for the Bruins last year, tered no-contest pleas before unicipal Judge Sam Ohta to the mis- meanor charge of illegally possessing disabled parking placard. As was the case with nine other fendants who entered the same plea h 8, they were ordered to pay to pay 5 in fines and perform 200 hours community service. The athletes also must spend a day eeting with the disabled and their vocates. Deputy city attorney Brian Williams id he expected James Ghezzi and urell Price to enter similar pleas later the day. The case of Craig Walendy, another whose UCLA career finished ear, was continued until Sept. 30, t Williams said that was because his omey was unavailable, and added he pected Walendy to also plead no con- st. The city attorney's office has brought sarges against a total of 19 current or rmer Bruins alleged to be part of the sabled parking scam. Ten, including Price and Ghezzi, are embers of the current team and were ded for the season's first two es. The 10 will return Saturday ght against Fresno State, with six in e starting lineup. Charged Monday along with cNown, were running back Skip icks of the Washington Redskins, fey Larry Atkins of the Kansas City iefs, former linebacker Brendon anbadejo, and defensive back Eric hitfield, a member of the current ivho served the two-game suspen- n. All were said to have illegally tained the handicapped parking plac- ds in 1996 and 1997. Safer said he didn't believe there was .y evidence McNown ever parked in a rndicapped spot. "He completed the application on a. 4, he was injured," Safer said. "He ceived the placard sometime later. He wes not recall using a handicapped Asked if McNown used a doctor's me on the form, Safer said, "He did t complete that part of the form. That rtion of the form was completed, but )by him' Safer wouldn't elaborate. "He was 19 years old when he did it," fer said. "He used the placard only a ndful of times. When he recovered this injury, he put the placard away } forever. "This is somebody who has not been near any kind of trouble in his life. He has lived an exemplary life." Now 22, McNown was a first-round draft choice of the Bears last April. BRUINS CHANGE QBs: Cory Paus, who split playing time with Drew Bennett in UCLA's first two games this season, will be the Bruins' starting quarterback. UCLA coach Bob Toledo said last month he would alternate the two for at least two games before naming a per- manent starter. He was true to his word. "We feel at this time that it's best for us to go with Cory Paus," Toledo said Monday. "Cory will be the starting quarterback for now. He's throwing the ball the best, that's the crux of the thing. Paus, a redshirt freshman who has completed 20 of 38 passes for 225 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions, will make his first start Saturday night against Fresno State at the Rose Bowl in the No. 21 Bruins' final non-conference game. STARTERS BACK: The four returnees who will start on defense are lineback- ers Tony White, Robert Thomas and Ryan Nece, and strong safety Ryan Roques. Returning as first-stringers on offense are fullback Durell Price and guard Oscar Cabrera. Also returning are linebacker Ali Abdul Azziz, safety Eric Whitfield, offensive guard James Ghezzi and tail- back Keith Brown. Cornerback Marques Anderson, also suspended for the first two games, was suspended from school for the fall quar- ter as well for other university-related incidents. "There's a big sense of relief," Roques said concerning his return. "I think there will be a bigger sense of relief when we actually play in a game" The senior said he believes he's learned his lesson. "Of course, I feel some regret for ever doing it, for ever using the plac- ards," he said. "I don't think I'll ever try to take a short cut in anything again." your campus ceeruitment representative Nancy Parachini Internctiona iCenter 603 E. Madison Street (73-4) 647-182 PeacCoCrp@euich.edu http://www.tmih.edu/~icenter/pacecorpR/ AP PHOTO Former UCLA quarterback Cade McNown was the latest Bruin to be charged in the handicapped parking scandal that has rocked the team this season. Study Abroad U0 bia Visiting Students Study Abroad " C~olumbia University in Paris . " nrConnium for German . 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