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2B - The Michigan Daily - KICKOFF 2000 - Thursday, September 7, 2000
Thursday, September 7, 2000 - KIcioF
FOOTBALL SATURDAY
"Football Satuldai. to those who know the Michigan athletic, tradition, is an institution unparalleled in excitement and
spirit. From the action on the field to the flwing marshmnallows in the stands. the Big House becomes the center of life
in Ann Arbo' each fall, everv.time the Hoiverines take the fiel."
And so read the introduction to the first edition of Football Saturday, published in 1997. Merely freshmen
during that memorable season, your newest cast of Daily football writers represents the last tic to those
student-journalists who had the courage to innovate. This publication has survived infancy, and is on its way to a
second generation of readers and writers. Still the best part of Football Saturday? As our mentors would say: Easy.
All the writers, photographers and producers are students -just like the players on the pages ahead.
3-5 Big Ten, 6-6 overall
did not play in a bowl game
unranked after 1999
1999 results: Number-crunching:
Aug. 28 Miami (Fla.) 23, Ohio State 12 Big Ten
Sept. 11 O04o1STATE 42. UCLA 20 Statistic Rank
Sept. 18 OHIO STATE 40, Ohio 16
Sept. 25 OHio STATE 34, Cincinnati 20 166.5 rushing YPG 6th
Oct. 2 Wisconsin 42, OHIo STATE 17 181.2 passing YPG 9th
Oct. 9 Ohio STATE 25, Purdue 22 23.8 points per game 9th
Oct. 16 PENT STATE 23, Ohio State 10 159.7 YPG allowed rushing 8th
Oct. 23 Ohio State 20, MINNESOTA 17 23.9 points per game allowed 7th
Oct. 30 Oo STATE 41, Iowa 1 a1 29 sacks t-6th
Nov. 6 MICi-IIGAN ST. 23. Ohio State 7
Nov. 13 Illinois 46, OHIo STATE 20 Starters returning/lost: offense 6/5,
Nov. 20 MicIGAN 24, Ohio State 17 defense 7/4
Remember this: Michigan-Ohio State was rated as the No. 1
Greatest Rivalry of the 20th Century in an espn.com poll. The
two foes beat out All-Frazier, North Carolina-Duke basketball and
Toledo-Bowling Green (just kidding).
courtesy: Ohio State Athletics
OHIO STATE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 8, NOON, ABC
David Den Herder
For the past and in the future, enjoy.
c is D rey Mark Francescutti
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Last season was admittedly a bad sea-
son for Ohio State football - not just
because the Buckeves finished 6-6, but
because they lost the only game of the
year that matters to Ohioans, at
Michigan.
It was the first season since 1988,
coach John Cooper's first in Columbus,
that Ohio State would suffer the indigni-
ty of missing bowl season. Combine the
lack of a bowl with the loss in Ann Arbor,
and Michigan drivers likely paid a stiffer
penalty for speeding on the Ohio
Turnpike than in any other offseason.
Thankfully. Buckeyes fans can rily on
the one thing that keeps them sane every
fall - their ,hot-tern memories. Last
year was last year, and this year is a new
chance.
"it seems like this season has taken for-
ever to get here," starting quarterback
Steve Bellisari told the Columbus
Dispatch. I've been wanting to erase
some of the things that happened last year.
The only way to do that is by playing."
Ohio State faces the task of replacing
multi-year starters at crucial:positions.
Signs point to improvement, but not a
return to 10-vin status.
Bellisari has quite a skilled receiving
corps at his disposal, including seniors
Reggie Germany and Ken-Yon Rambo.
r
r
r
1 Dave Terrell
2 Cato June
3 Todd Howard
4 Marquise Walker
4 Tommy Jones
5 James Whitley
6 Victor Hobson
7 Drew Henson
8 Walter Cross
9 Tyrece Butler
12 Brandon Williams
12 Mike Kaselitz
13 Larry Stevens
13 Ryan Smalls
14 Andy Mignery
14 Dan Williams
WR
FS
CB
WR
WR
CB
LB
QB
RB
WR
CB
QB
LB
CB
QB
CB
15 DeWayne Patmon SS
15 Travis DeMeesterTE
16 John Navarre QB
17 Larry Foote LB
17 Sean Cassidy QB
18 Jermaine Gonzales QB
18 Elton Jones LB
19 Ronald Bellamy WR
21 Jeremy LeSueur CB
22 Jon Shaw S
22 Ross Kesler WR
23 Cory Sargent P
23 Chris Perry RB
24 Charles Drake DB
25 Hayden Epstein PK
25 Michael Manning CB
26 Julius Curry SS
27 Calvin Bell WR
28 Anthony Jordan LB
28 Scott Panique FB
29 Ryan Beard RB
29 Aaron Richards WR
30 Tad Van Pelt DB
31 Zia Combs CB
32 Anthony Thomas RB
32 Kolby Wells LB
33 Brent Cummings WR
33 Charles Young WR
34 Justin Fargas RB
34 Phil Brabbs PK
35 B.J. Askew FB
36 Bob Fraumann LB
36 Brian Lafer WR
37 Zack Kaufman LB
37 Jeff Rich LB
38 Blake Nasif DB
38 Kevin Dudley FB
39 Evan Coleman LB
40 Eric Rosel TE
41 Timmy Bracken WR
42 John Spytek LB
43 Carl Diggs LB
44 Dave Armstrong FB
45 Jeff Del Verne PK
45 Phillip Brackins LB
46 Andy Sechler LB
49 Kirk Moundros FB
49 Michael Williams LB+
6-3 213 Jr
6-1 213 St
5-10 183 Jr
6-3 212 Jr
5-8 196 Sr
5-11 192 Sr
6-1 242 Sc
6-4 219 Jr
5-11 209 Jr
6-3 204 Sc
5-11 180 Sc
6-4 210 Fr
6-4 229 Fr
5-6 167 Sc
6-3 234 Fr
6-0 192 Jr
6-0 192 Sr
6-3 233 Sc
6-6 242 Fr
6-1 228 Jr
6-4 217 Fr
6-2 201 Fr
6-1 200 Fr
6-0 193 Sc
6-0 191 Fr
5-11 197 Fr
6-2 178 Fr
6-3 201 Sr
6-2 228 Fr
6-1 197 Sc
6-2 205 Jr
6-2 208 Jr
6-0 191 Sc
6-1 190 Fr
6-0 226 Jr
5-10 253 So
5-9 209 Fr
5-8 176 Jr
5-10 185 So
5-11 169 Fr
6-2 223 Sr
6-2 247 Fr
5-11 184 Fr
5-10 186 Fr
6-1 196 So
6-1 197 So
6-3 224 So
6-3 220 Jr
5-11 176 Fr
6-1 222 Fr
5-11 230 Fr
6-0 189 So
6-0 208 Fr
6-0 269 Jr
6-3 240 Jr
5-10 203 Fr
6-3 243 Fr
6-1 245 Fr
6-3 254 So
5-11 211 Sr
6-4 222 Fr
6-1 238 Sr
6-2 237 So
6-0 230 Fr
50 Joe Sgroi LB
51 Eric Brackins LB
52 Ross Mann S
53 Shantee Orr LB
54 Maurice Williams OL
55 Andy Christopfel OL
55 Jeremy Read LB
56 Dwight Mosley LB
57 Dave Pearson DL
58 Roy M.anning LB
58 Michael Kasiborski S
59 D.J. Belcher S
60 Grant Bowman DL
61 Cyle Young NT
61 Josh Blackman OL
62 Brody Killian LB
62 Courtney Morgan OL
63 Eric Warner OL
63 P.J. Cwayna LB
64 Jeff Gaston OL
64 Stephen Baker LB
65 Andy Brown OL
66 Caene Turner LB
67 David Brandt OL
68 John Wood DL
70 Jeremy Miller LS
71 Kurt Anderson OL
72 Ben Mast OL
73 Joe Denay OL
74 Demetrius SolomonOL
75 David Baas OL
76 Steve Hutchinson OL
77 Tony Pape DL
78 Jonathan Goodwin OL
79 Jeff Backus OL
81 Bill Seymour TE
82 Rudy Smith WR
82 Joe Ghannam P
83 Bennie Joppru TE
84 Shawn Thompson TE
85 Tyler Ecker TE
86 Jim Fisher TE
88 Gary Rose DL
88 Adam Finley P
89 Deitan Dubuc TE
90 Norman Boebert DL
91 Emmanuel CasseusLB
92 Dan Rumishek DL
94 Eric Wilson DL
95 Alain Kashama DL
96 Dave Petruziello DE
97 Shawn Lazarus DE
97 Luke Perl K
99 Jake Frysinger DE
99 Andy Stejskal WR
5-11 216 So
6-2 235 Jr
6-2 230 Fr
6-1 246 Fr
6-5 298 Sr
6-3 279 Fr
ASSOCIATED PRESS ToP 25
(first-place votes in parentheses)
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-0
6-5
6-3
6-2
6-5
5-11
6-5
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-4
6-4
6-0
6-4
6-4
6-7
6-6
6-5
6-5
6-6
6-4
6-6
6-3
6-3
6-0
6-4
6-4
6-6
6-5
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-0
6-4
6-3
228
250
274
213
250
198
281
288
299
230
299
289
225
262
244
296
210
297
273
225
299
298
298
297
299
299
299
294
299
252
217
184
258
254
243
225
285
226
249
278
237
277
282
236
283
278
193
277
170
Fr
So
Fr
Fr
Fr
Fr
Fr
Jr
Fr
Jr
Fr
Sr
Jr
Fr
So
Fr
Fr
Sr
So
Jr
Jr
Jr
So
Fr
Fr
Sr
Fr
Jr -
Sr
Jr
Jr
Fr
So
Jr
Fr
Fr
Jr
Fr
So
Fr
Fr
So
Sr
Fr
So
So
Fr
Sr
Fr
TEAM
1. Nebraska (39) (1-0)
2. Florida State (28) (1-0)
3. MICHIGAN (1-0)
4. Miami (Fia.) (1-0)
5. Wisconsin (1) (1-0)
6. Texas (2) (0-0)
7. Kansas State (2-0)
8. Florida (1-0)
9. Georgia (1-0)
10. Virginia Tech (1-0)
11. USC (1-0)
12. Tennessee (1-0)
13. Alabama (0-1)
14. Purdue (1-0)
15. Washington (1-0)
16. UCLA (1) (1-0)
17. Clemson (1-0)
18. Ohio State (1-0)
19. Mississippi (1-0)
20. Oklahoma (1-0)
21. Illinois (1-0)
22. TCU (0-0)
23. Notre Dame (1-0)
24. Michigan State (0-0)
25. So Mississippi (0-1)
PTS PVS
1,736
1.725
1,513
1,493
1,391
1,345
1,334
1,263
1.245
1.119
964
901
824
805
773
766
612
591
528
487
398
354
166
150
125
Dropped Out- No. 23 Colorado, No. 25
Texas A&M
ESPN/USA COACHES TOP 25
(first-place votes in parentheses)
TEAM PTS
1. Nebraska (43) (1-0) 1,456
2. Florida State (15) (1-0) 1,422
3. MICHIGAN (1-0) 1,303
4. Miami (Fla.) (1-0)1,205
5. Florida (1-0) 1175
6. Wisconsin (1) (1-0) 1,131
7. Kansas State (2-0) 1,037
8. Texas (0-0) 1,036
9. Virginia Tech (1-0) 1,022
10. Georgia (1-0) 901
11. Tennessee (1-0) 822
12. USC (1-0) 746
13. Purdue (1-0) 719
14. Alabama (0-1) 668
15. Washington (1-0) 631
16. Ohio State (1-0) 627
17. UCLA (1-0) 491
18. Mississippi (1-0) 458
19. Clemson (1-0) 425
20. Oklahoma (1-0) 355
21. Illinois (1-0) 327
22. TCU (0-0) 234
23. Michigan State (0-0) 232
24. So Mississippi (0-1) 117
25. Notre Dame (1-0) 115
1
2
6
5
4
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
3
15
14
NR
17
16
18
19
21
20
NR
24
22
PVS
1
2
4
6
7
5
9
8
10
11
12-
13
14
3
15
16
NR
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
NR
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