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TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
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Amaker signs deal;
Carr signs extension
JEFF
PHILLIPS
By Arun Gopal
Daily Sports Writer
Athletic Director Bill Martin made a
special appearance at the football media
luncheon to
announce develop- FOOTBALL
ments with the
contracts of both Notebook
coach Lloyd Carr
and men's basketball coach Tommy
Amaker.
"I made a change in Lloyd Carr's
contract last week," Martin said. "This
was at Lloyd's request. We've extended
his contract two additional years,
through the '07-'08 season.
"There is not one nickel of additional
compensation to Lloyd. There's no
large payout at the end of the contract,
there's no escalation other than the stan-
dard escalation that all university
employees get in the base coinpensa-
tion. What Lloyd wanted was one thing:
He wanted additional discretionary
income for his coaching staff."
Martin explained that "discretionary
income" is money that Carr can pay to
his assistant coaches, in addition to
their salaries. Until yesterday, Carr
annually had a $55,000 discretionary
income pool; but effective yesterday,
the pool increased to $155,000 per year
for the duration of Carr's contract.
When asked about the status of
Amaker's. contract - unsigned as of
yesterday - Martin had some good
news for the assembled media.
The contract "was inked this morn-
ing by me and Tommy," a visible
pleased Martin said. According to Mar-
tin, Amaker signed a five-year pact
worth $550,000 this season and
$600,000 for the next four years.
BADGERING WISCONSIN: When Heis-
man Trophy-winning tailback Ron
Dayne hoisted the Most Valuable Player
award after Wisconsin's 17-9 win over
Stanford in the 2000 Rose Bowl, it
marked the culmination of the greatest
back-to-back seasons in Wisconsin
football history.
The Badgers won consecutive Big
Ten championships in 1998 and 1999
and advanced to the Rose Bowl each
time. After stunning heavily-favored
UCLA in the 1999 Rose Bowl, Wis-
consin returned to Pasadena the next
year on Dayne's broad shoulders.
En route to becoming the all-time
leading rusher in Division I-A, Dayne
elevated Wisconsin to national promi-
nence and made the Badgers - and
coach Barry Alvarez in particular -
the toast of the Big Ten.
But amid all of the success, Wis-
consin was burdened by one glaring
failure - an inability to beat Michi-
gan. The Wolverines dominated the
Badgers in both 1998 and 1999 and
made it four wins in a row last sea-
son (Michigan also beat Wisconsin
in 1997 on the way to a national
title).
Now, the tables are turned. Michi-
gan (5-1 Big Ten, 7-2 overall) is the
A modest proposal for
the DAC. this season
DANNY-M vLK/ Dily
Michigan struck deals with two major coaches with an extension for Lloyd Carr
(above) and a new contract for Tommy Amaker.
team gunning for a Big Ten title, and
the Wolverines are well-aware of
how much Wisconsin would love to
ruin their season.
"Wisconsin is a tremendous offen-
sive football team," Carr said. "They
create problems for any defense, and
I think we're going to have to come
up with our best game of the year."
BO-BBLEHEAD DOLLS: Just when it
seemed like bobblehead-mania
couldn't get any more ridiculous, the
Michigan athletic department
announced an upcoming Bo Schem-
bechler bobblehead doll giveaway.
The first 7,500 fans to enter Michi-
gan Stadium for the season finale
against Ohio State will receive tickets
that can be refunded for complimenta-
ry Bo Schembechler bobblehead dolls
at any of the eight M-Den locations
along the stadium concourse.
Those who can't get a free Bo bob-
blehead shouldn't fret - the dolls will
be sold for $20 apiece at each M-Den
location in the stadium during the
game. In addition, following the game,
the Schembechler bobbleheads will be
available at any M-Den retail location,
as well as at all Moe Sport Shops in
Ann Arbor.
In 21 seasons at Michigan, Schem-
bechler amassed a 194-48-5 record.
He led the Wolverines to 13 Big Ten
championships, 17 bowl games and 17
top 10 finishes.
Signs point toward Queen at point guard
By Benjamin Singer
Daily Sports Editor
Somewhere between incoming freshmen and
fifth-year seniors, Avery Queen started to get mud-
dled in the speculation of who would start at point
guard for the Michigan basketball team. But based
on-the past two exhibitions, the sophomore looks to
be the Wolverines' first returning starter at a guard
position in three years.
Fifth-year senior Mike Gotfredson, who rarely
played in his first year with Michigan last season,
got the start for the first exhibition against the EA
Sports All-Stars. But he received 10 minutes of
play, while Queen had the lion's share at point
guard with 28 minutes. Queen also got the start last
Sunday and played for 36 minutes.
Head coach Tommy Amaker "changes the line-
up every day. He just plays whoever played the
hardest," Queen said.
Whether Amaker will use the reward system
beyond the preseason remains to be seen. No mat-
ter, Amaker seems to be most comfortable with
Queen, who he called his most experienced ball-
handler, running the offense.
"I think Avery played a really solid game for us,"
Amaker said. "We told him and the other guys that
going against (Nike Elite's) Curt Smith and Ted
Dupay are going to be as big of a challenge they're
going to face all year. I think Avery did a good job
trying to hang with them.
"I think Avery did a nice job last game coming
off the bench and he had a good week of practice.
He's earned that to this point, and we're going to
see how things go this week."
Gotfredson saw just two minutes on the floor in
the last exhibition against the Nike Elite. Freshman
Marcus Bennett, who played six minutes in the first
exhibition, didn't even make it into the game.
The other guard to factor into the equation is
freshman Dommanic Ingerson. Used to playing as
the off-guard -- his preference - Ingerson is still
feeling out the tasks of running the point.
Ingerson said he needed a "better understanding
of what the coaches want from that position, get-
ting back and attacking the gaps. I'm still learning
that position, so I have a little lapse sometimes."
In the final minute against the Nike Elite, Amak-
er pulled Queen for Ingerson to try to spark a
comeback at the end of the game.
"I think he wanted Dommanic to create a few
shots, get into the lane and penetrate," Gotfredson
said. "I think that's what coach was looking for at
the end there, more of a penetrating guard who can
get a shot off."
Ingerson's misadventures in his three trips down
the court included a pass out of bounds off Bernard
Robinson's hands, a would-be assist to Gavin
Groninger, who missed his three-point attempt and
Ingerson's own airball on a three-pointer.
"Our coaches wanted me to attack the gaps, get
people open a little bit," Ingerson said. "I didn't do
a good job doing that."
Queen has acted somewhat as a mentor to Inger-
son. With both their dorm rooms and lockers next
to each other, the two find themselves with ample
opportunity to talk about the finer points of the
one-spot on the court.
"He needs to develop more. He's got a lot of
potential to be a good point guard," Queen said.
"He's still young, still got a long way to go. But I
walk with him and talk to him. We just talk back
and forth. Sometimes he asks me, or if we're
watching the game we just start talking about it."
n the past few years, there have
been too many good candidates
for the Heisman trophy. Who
wduld've thought this year there
would be too few?
In 1997, the award could've gone
to Peyton Manning or Charles Wood-
son. In 1998 and 1999, Ron Dayne
and Ricky Williams ran away with it.
Last year, Chris Weinke and Josh
Heupel were both solid.
But in the 2001 season, it has been
more of race to determine who
doesn't belong, rather than who does.
The award is won and lost in big
games and this couldn't have been
more obvious than it was last week-
end.
Thus, I propose that the Down-
town Athletic Club
wait a year and not 1 propose th
give an award out Athletic Club wa
this season. Or bet- give an award o
ter yet, give two to better yet, give t
the winner next
year. next year.
year.________
Or maybe it
should be split like an NBA or MLB
All-Star game MVP award. Give it to
Brigham Young's Luke Staley and
Brandon Doman, especially if the
Cougars somehow sneak into the
BCS.
Preseason favorites like North-
western's Damien Anderson and Illi-
nois' Kurt Kittner and defenders like
Oklahoma's Rocky Calmus and
North Carolina's Julius Peppers
chances at Heisman bronze died
weeks ago, leaving a handful of
legitimate contenders going in to the
weekend.
Nebraska's Eric Crouch, Miami's
Ken Dorsey, UCLA's DeShaun Fos-
ter, Florida's Rex Grossman, Ore-
gon's Joey Harrington (excuse me,
Joey Heisman) and Boston College's
William Green all had a chance to
show what they are made of in big
games.
Green and Foster were suspended
in the week leading up to two of the
biggest games of the season for their
teams. But instead of working hard
at practice everyday, Green decided
to go back UA (that's "unauthorized
absence") to his hometown Atlantic
City and Foster decided he would
rather not wait six months for a big
NFL payday and drive around in an
SUV now.
Their numbskullery probably cost
their teams shots at big-time upsets
against No. 1 Miami (Fla.) and No. 7
Oregon, respectively. Green has
rejoined the team yesterday and dis-
puted reports that he plans on turn-
ing pro after the season. As far as
Foster, I wouldn't be surprised if he
didn't play another down of college
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football.
Dorsey hasn't put up the numbers
expected of a top quarterback, but he
has been yanked after two or three
quarters every game, so that is
understandable. But his atrocious
four-interception, zero-touchdown
performance against the Eagles -
the nation's No. 6 pass defense -
didn't impress anybody. Dorsey had
just four picks going into the game.
Harrington has snuck back into the
picture, but his team has almost no
shot of making it to the champi-
onship game and the Pac-10 isn't
exactly known for its passing
defense. On top of that, the combo of
Maurice Morris and Onterrio Smith
has made the Ducks a better team,
but has taken away
the Downtown from Harrington.
a year and not Grossman is a
this season. Or product of Florida's
o to the winner explosive offensive
scheme, but is
putting up better
numbers than Danny
Wuerffel in his Heisman year. Being
the Gators' starting quarterback does
say a lot for Grossman, who beat out
the highly-touted Brock Berlin, but
he is still a sophomore which doesn't
bode well for an award that is tradi-
tionally given to upperclassmen.
For now, Crouch is the frontrunner.
His team is undefeated and he is hav-
ing about as good a year as he did
last year.
Proponents for Crouch argue that
he has become a throwing quarter-
back, but I cringe every time I hear
Brent Musberger say, "Crouch isn't
just a running quarterback folks, this
kid can throw the football" as
Crouch goes 5-for-13 for 105 yards
and an interception.
What does this leave? A Heisman
Island with no survivors. Even
Texas' Chris Simms' name has been
mentioned for the first time since he
threw four picks against Oklahoma.
Indiana's Antwaan Randle El has
gotten a little pub this week despite
his team's 3-6 record.
But Crouch will probably win it
because he is a senior and hasn't
played too badly. He will probably
go on to have a successful four years
in the NFL as a third-string free safe-
ty.
Whatever the case, the winner will
likely be the weakest since the Hurri-
canes' Gino Torretta won it over
Marshall Faulk in 1992. I shudder at
the thought of it.
If he could, Jeff Phillips would vote for
Indiana's Levron Williams. He can be
reached atjpphilli@umich.edu.
MARJORIE MARSHALL/Daily
Avery Queen appears to have a stranglehold on the point
guard position for Michigan again this year.
Players run
themselves 1n1
the off week
By Seth Klemner
Daily Sports Writer
This past weekend, the Michigan hockey team did
something it had not done since 1998.
It took a weekend off.
For the first time in four years, the Michigan hockey
team did not play a game during a weekend (with the
exception of winter breaks). .
NCAA rules forbid coaches from conducting prac-
tices during weeks in which the team does not play.
But instead of resting on their laurels, the Wolverines
held captains' practices which left many players eager-
ly anticipating the return of the coaching staff.
"(Captain Jed) Ortmeyer and the assistant captains
did a good job to. make sure that the intensity was as
high as it could be with the coaches not there," sopho-
more defenseman Andy Burnes said after practice on
Friday afternoon. "Some of the guys are ;saying they
can't wait for the coaches to get back out there,
because man, that Was a tough workout."
While the practices were hard and furiously compet-
itive, the players wanted to remain relaxed and have
fum
What I did with my weekend off
An NCAA rule forced the Michigan hockey team to take the past
week off because it played too many games last year. Both the
players and coaches reluctantly accepted their rare weekend
off. While the team still had to attend captains' practices, their
newfound free time allowed them to pursue other interests:
SOPHOMORE ANDY BURNES AND JUNIOR MARK MINK
Made the trip down State Street to Ocker Field where they watched their
girlfriends, Kate Dillon and Jessica Rose, advance to the semifinals of
the NCAA Field Hockey Tournament.
COACH RED BERENSON
Made the trip to Kalamazoo to watch Western Michigan play Nebraska-
Omaha. When he wasn't doing that, the Michigan coach was relaxing at
home watching NHL games through his season package.
When asked if he watched a lot of his former players, Berenson respond-
ed by saying: "It is so hard not to watch them, there are so many of
them."
THE TEAM
Sunday, Michigan hosted "U-Meet the Athlete" for children ages 5-11. The
kids received a tour of Yost, hockey tips and autographs from players.
Michigan captain Jed Ortmeyer led the team's practices last week while the coaches took the week off.
at the rink. It is a good feeling around the lockerroom
and we are excited about every day."
But when the coaches hit the ice yesterday, it was
back to business as usual and players were again
accountable to coaches.
"When the coaches are out there, everything needs
to be perfect and crisp," freshman Eric Nystrom said.
"There is a lot of pressure. How you play in practice
impacts where you play over the weekend. I think you
a bad habit," Berenson said. "I want our kids to return
with a renewed work ethic and come to practice think-
ing 'I have L> work harder' and 'I need to execute bet-
ter than I did last week or last year.'"
Trading places: Missing from yesterday's practice
was freshman Milan Gajic who missed the last week of
practice with an injured knee. He suffered the injury in
the second half of last Saturday's game against Alaska-
Fairbanks.
Team (First Place Votes) Points
1. Minnesota (24) 577
2. Denver (12) 556
3. St. Cloud (3) 518
4. Michigan State (1) 462
5. Boston University 450
6 Nonrthern Michignn 83
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