rRTiSligan Bag SPOT michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily. com 7 Wo ack play 3-point game, lie Bldg 1 ' L O S By Chris Burke Daily Sports Editor Michigan coach Tommy Amaker barely had time to catch his breath after the Wolverines' d~a a~ i , 6 1 n atm ,r ,:rR io ,., Will I ever get to see tri- major-sport success? uramatlct Vi -u overtiI Sunday. That's because the Wolverines had less than 48 hours to prepare for a visit from North Carolina State tonight. The Wolfpack, who earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament last year and sat at No. 25 in the country last Ie win over Butler on North ' ;::na:St at Cr.. k Arena ESPN2 week, will battle with Amaker's bunch during the fifth Big Ten-ACC Challenge. N.C. State fell out of the rankings this week, despite large wins over Howard and Florida A&M. (Previous- ly unranked Purdue and Georgia Tech jumped into the top-25, knocking down everyone below them). "We just commented to our players that we have one day now to get rested and get prepared," Amaker said Sunday night. "We're looking forward to that. I think our kids are excited and they'd prob- ably do that rather than practice." Perhaps benefiting the Wolverines' cause is the fact that N.C. State's style of play will be similar to Butler's game plan. Like the Bulldogs, the Wolfpack will be faced with serious height issues in the low post against Michigan. While the Wolverines (3-0) use 6-foot-9 Graham Brown, 6-foot-10 Courtney Sims and 6- foot-l1 Chris Hunter in their rotation, N.C. State regularly uses no one taller than 6-foot-8. That's because last year's starting center, Josh Powell, turned pro, and his expected heir, Jordan Collins, is academically ineligible. SINE MM7F RAGFR'S WORDS cThis is an extremely important game for our team, coming off of a tough road game just two nights ago. As a student body, we need to show our support as the team is in the critical part of the nonconference schedule l want the Maize Rage to be at its best tonight, to show a national audience the strength of our basketball team and its stu- dent support." - Peter Lund SuperFan IV the michigan daily NAWEED SIKORA Blowin' smoke s I watched the Michigan men's basketball team pull out a one- oint victory over Butler last night in Indianapolis - agame this team would never have won a year or two ago - something dawned on me. It was a thought that I haven't had once since I stepped on this campus. For the first time in four years, I realized that this school has the oppor- tunity for tri-major-sport success in a single year. As someone who pays close to attention to Michigan foot- ball, basketball and hockey, major- sport success is very important to me - and it has also been a major com- ponent of my frustration during my time here. I define major-sport success over my four-year Michigan career as an outright Big Ten championship for football, an NCAA championship for hockey and a trip to the NCAA Tournament for bas- ketball. Although this criteria may seem uneven, especially for hockey, you'll see why that is in a minute. It began during my freshman year, when I witnessed the football team give away a trip to the Rose Bowl and settle for a co-Big Ten championship by losing at Northwestern. For those of you who remember the end of that game, you know that when I say give away, I mean give away. Then came basketball season, which I quickly realized could only provide a few cheap thrills here and there, such as a home win over Indiana and a win at Iowa, but nothing lasting. So I decided to invest myself in hockey, and was ecstatic to see the Wolverines advance to the NCAA Frozen Four - a feat that I thought was rare for Michigan at the time. The Wolverines, though, could not bring home a title, losing to Boston College in the semifi- nal game. I didn't feel so bad after that game, though. After all, the team had made if pretty far my freshman year, and its goal was to win it all the fol- lowing season. Things could only get better, right? Freshman year: 0-for-3. 2001 was no different. The football team had everyone's hopes up after a miraculous win at Iowa, but the team went on to lose to both Michigan State and Ohio State to finish without a con- ference title. Tommy Amaker came to town, but the new head basketball coach couldn't turn the team around in one season. And hockey went through its scripted up-and-down season, once again losing in the semifinals of the Frozen Four. Sophomore year: 0-for-3. No big deal. Two big years to go, and things were looking up for each sport, right? Wrong. The basketball program was hit with postseason sanctions, elimi- nating the possibility of a tournament berth before the season even began. Football lost to the Buckeyes once again and found itself in Central Flori- da, and the hockey team completed a hat trick of its own with its third con- secutive loss in the Frozen Four semi- final game. Junior year: 0-for-3 Hard to believe three years went by without any major sport success, but there was one year left. At first, a post- season ban for the basketball team wasn't going to allow ti-sport success, but when the ban was taken away, a weight was lifted off the University. So far, with a Rose Bowl, Michigan is 1-for-1 in my senior year. Hockey seems to be on the same track as usual, with its early season woes, but I expect the team to be in the Frozen Four, and maybe, just maybe, the Wolverines can get past that semifinal game for the first time since 1998. And then there's basketball. With the way the team was given new life earli- er this season when the ban was lifted, it's hard to say it won't have success. The team might not be happy with just going to The Dance and losing, but all I want is to hear that name announced on Selection Sunday again. Senior Year: 3-for-3? This could be the year for three suc- cessful major sports. And if hockey and basketball don't pan out, at least we've had one. And one is better than none. TONY INUIL~aiIy Six-foot-9 Graham Brown and the Wolverines will again be significantly taller than their opponents tonight. On Sunday, Butler didn't have a starter over 6-foot-6. North Carolina State doesn't use anyone bigger than 6-foot-8. In lieu of a deep frontcourt, the Wolfpack tend to feature a patient offense that runs around the 3-point arc, something Michigan saw against Butler. National Player of the Year candidate Julius Hodge, who is currently averaging 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game, leads N.C. State's attack. In the first three games, Hodge has been complemented well in the back- court by senior Scooter Sherrill, who has posted 17 points per game. Forwards Levi Watkins and Marcus Melvin - a dangerous inside-out threat - are both also aver- aging double digits in points per game thus far. The Wolfpack lineup will be further boosted by the debut of freshman Engin Atsur, who once netted 51 in a game in his native Turkey. All in all, N.C. State should provide a stiff test for a potentially drained Michigan team. On the other side of the fence, though, the Wolf- pack are equally concerned about trying to match up with the athletic Wolverines. "The one thing that really jumps out at you is their size," N.C. State coach Herb Sendek said on the school's official website. "They just have great length ... they really are a physically gifted team. We may have to play one guy on another guy's shoulders to be able to look at them eye-to-eye. 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