10A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 2006
Senior T.J. Hensick (above), senior Matt Hunwick and sophomore Jack Johnson were voted to the CCHA
Preseason All-Conference First Team.
Mic higan tops mediae
pol but not coaches'
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Kudos to Michigan State for
choking down the stretch against
Notre Dame. Thanks to you,
Across the Big Ten went 4-0 with
its picks! This week's picks may be
a little bit tougher, but that won't
keep ATBT (see, this time we got
the acronym right) from playing.
Just like the Michigan football
team, we don't have a bye week
and we don't want one. So sit back
and relax. This can't be much Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco
worse than the lecture you're sit- against a much easier opponent, Indi
ting in now, right? At the very least ken ground for his own grave
you can pretend to read this article after last weekend's game against
while you check out that cute guy Notre Dame. Blowing a 16-point
or girl sitting across from you in lead at home? Those who don't
the hallway. Anyway, on to the learn from history are doomed to
picks: repeat it, John. After blowing a 31-
17 lead last season but holding on
Wisconsin (0-1 Big Ten, 3-1) for the win, you should've known
at Indiana (0-1, 2-1) - Noon, better than to try it the second
ESPN2 time around. At least the Spartans
Had a rough weekend? Look- square off against Big Ten doormat
ing to rebound with a big game? Illinois, a team they dispatched 61-
Then you must be Wisconsin, and 14 last season. Quarterback Drew
nothing is better than having a Stanton went 20-for-26 for 259
bye week ... er ... a game against yards and five touchdowns in that
Indiana following game. Expect it to
a tough loss. The £drklu au happen again.
only bright spot
for the Hoosiers is Aciuss the Big Ten Michigan State
the return of their with H. Jose Bosch 56, Illinois 17
energetic head
coach Terry Hoeppner. Whom- Purdue (1-0, 4-0) at No. 12
ever the head coach decides to put Notre Dame (3-1) - 2:30 p.m.,
behind center, there won't be much NBC
run support. Indiana averages just The coaches agreed before the
73.5 yards per game on the ground season began that the top three
- making it the only Big Ten team teams in the Big Ten were Ohio
to average below 100. Don't expect State, Iowa and Michigan. But
this game to be exciting. Consider Joe Tiller and the Boilermakers
it your appetizer for a three-course have quietly started off 4-0 and
meal of a football Saturday. would love to use this weekend as
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By Ian Robinson
Daily Sports Writer
DETROIT - Apparently, the
CCHA looks different from the
bench than from the press box.
For the first time in recent
memory, the CCHA coaches and
media picked different teams as
preseason favorites. Michigan
received the media's nod, and
Michigan State got the coaches'
in the polls unveiled yesterday at
CCHA Media Day at Joe Louis
Arena.
The Wolverines beat out the
Spartans by one point in the media
poll (845-844), despite receiving
12 fewer first-place votes. In the
coaches' poll, the Spartans led by.
a much wider margin (117-108).
Following last year's third-place
conference finish and first-round
loss to North Dakota in the NCAA
Tournament, Michigan coach Red
Berenson pointed to his hockey
program's prestige as a main rea-
son for the preseason hype.
"It shows respect for the Michi-
gan program' Berenson said.
Although Michigan and Michi-
gan State topped the preseason
rankings, the coaches agreed that
there is no clear-cut favorite to win
the conference - or any single
game for that matter.
"Every game is a war" Michi-
gan State coach Rick Comley
said.
The coaches also pointed to the
fact that there's always a surprise
team in the conference. Last year,
Ferris State and Lake Superior
State were pickedto finish 10th and
11th, respectively, before the sea-
son. When the final whistle blew,
the two schools tied for sixth.
"Every year, someone emerges
(that you don't expect)," Ferris
State coach Bob Daniels said.
"You never know who."
It takesjust a glance atlast year's
preseason polls to realize that pre-
season rankings don't mean much.
The coaches and media picked
Ohio State to win the conference.
At the end of the season, the Buck-
eyes were 10th.
Last year's regular-season cham-
pion Miami (Ohio) was picked to
finish third in both polls.
The CCHA also announced its
preseason All-Conference team
yesterday. As would be expected
from ateam picked to finish in the
top two of the league, Wolverines
occupy a few spots on the squad.
Senior defensman Matt Hun-
wick and senior forward T.J. Hen-
sick were named to the CCHA
Preseason All-Conference First
Team yesterday, along with sopho-
more defensman Jack Johnson.
Both Hensick and Hunwick were
named to the CCHA All-Confer-
ence second team after last season,
with Johnson on the CCHA All-
Rookie team.
Joining the Michigan trio on the
preseason first team are Michi-
gan State goalie Jeff Lerg, Miami
(Ohio) forward Nathan Davis and
Nebraska-Omaha forward Scott
Parse, the defending CCHA Player
of The Year and lone consensus
pick to the first team.
Michigan junior Kevin Porter
was named to the second team,
and sophomore Andrew Cogliano
received honorable mention.
Team practices officially
begin around the conference on
Saturday.
7) returns to action Saturday
ana.
winner. Could it happen again?
Not likely. The Boilermakers' run-
ning game isn't strong enough to
complement the pass and keep the
defense on its toes. Get back on the
Notre Dame hype train.
No. 12 Notre Dame 31, Purdue
28
No. 1 Ohio State (1-0, 4-0) at
No. 13 Iowa (1-0, 4-0) - 8:00
p.m., ABC
This is Ohio State's third tough
game in four weeks, and it's safe to
say the defense isn't inexperienced
anymore. The Buckeyes haven't
given up more than seven points in
three straight games, but this will
be the first time Jim Tressel's team
squares off against a team with
an experienced quarterback. Last
season, Drew Tate had a terrible
game while his counterpart, Troy
Smith, threw and ran all over the
Hawkeye defense. This year things
have changed, most importantly
the venue. Ohio State must travel
to Kinnick Stadium. But history
is on the Buckeyes' side. Iowa has
never beaten a No. 1 team, and in
the only other night game played
at Kinnick, the Hawkeyes fell to
No. 1 Miami 24-7. But hey, there's
a first time for everything.
Iowa 17, Ohio State 14
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Wisconsin 25, Indiana 10
Illinois (0-1, 1-3) at Michigan
State (3-1) - Noon
John L. Smith may have bro-
a springboard for a successful Big
Ten campaign. Unfortunately, only
one of those wins was convincing
- and that was against Indiana
State. The last time Tiller visited
South Bend, he walked away a
Freshmen break the mold
By Andy Reid
For the Daily
Michigan women's cross coun-
try coach Mike McGuire usually
likes to redshirt his freshmen as a
strategy to develop their skills. But
this season he felt giving freshmen
Jenny Morgan and Eileen Creutz
a redshirt wasn't an option. With
a team ranked third nationally, he
saw a perfect opportunity to get
these talented athletes experience
in high-level competition as true
freshmen.
Thus far, Morgan and Creutz
haven't disappointed. Each has
competed in three events this sea-
son:
" The Sundodger Invitational,
where Morgan finished 14th and
Creutz finished 30th.
" The Indiana Open, where
Morgan took 10th and Creutz took
13th.
" The Wolverine Open, where
each ran unattached, with Morgan
nabbing third and Creutz finishing
just behind in fourth place.
In high school, both Creutz and
Morgan turned heads.
As a cross-country runner at
Saline High School in Saline,
Creutz won the state championship
two years ina row (2004 and 2005)
and placed second in the 2003 race.
Creutz won her region and confer-
ence all four years she ran.
Morgan shined on the track at
Clarkston HighSchoolin Clarkston,
winning four state championships
in the 1600-meter run and three
state championships in the 3200-
meter run.
"We have a strong team this
year;" McGuire said. "Eileen and
Jenny had a great opportunity to
make an immediate impact on the
team without having too much pres-
sure on them to carry the team. This
is a good time for them to merge into
the team and find their spot."
Both Creutz and Morgan said
that they enjoyed coming into a
program where they aren't the top
runners right off the bat.
"We came in here knowing that
this was one of the best teams in
the nation;' Creutz said. "I think
having such great talent around me
has been a big help in my improve-
ment as a runner. I don't think I
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