eel by 'Ktie lacktwell Big Ten coaches meet.. . ...Holtz steals the show CHICAGO The 1984 Big Ten "kickoff luncheon" marked the media debut of two new head coaches. The teams involved just happen to be the basement tenants of the Big Ten standings - Indiana (2-7) and Minnesota (0-9). They appear to have found a talented new duo of lan- dlords in Bob Mallory and Lou Holtz. But the hit of the conference was not the impressive records of these men but rather the one-man show put on by Golden Gopher coach Lou Holtz. The fourteen year coaching veteran sports a 106-55-5 record, including a 106- 21-2 stint with Arkansas, for a winning percentage of .662. But more in- terestingly Holtz posses a tongue-in- cheek kind of humor that could support him as a stand up comic should the floundering Golden Gophers fail to turn things around. He is a reporter's dream. Willing to talk and talk about things worth prin- ting. He is something rather rare - a true quote machine. Here is some of his more recent work: " I went to the University of Min- nesota and I cannot tell you why. I got there for a visit in December. It was below zero but they stuck me in a hotel and turned the heat up to 97. I didn't think the cold was that bad. " A goal for his first year at Min- nesotaf: "To experience my second one." " Rose Bowl chances for the Gophers? "We have a better chance than 98 percent of the teams in the country. Better then Notre Dame, Alabama, and Oklahoma. Not quite as good as Northwestern..." * "I love a challenge ... but I didn't want one quite this bad." " "The body and soul of our football team will have to come from Min- nesota. Now the arms and legs will have to come from somewhere else. We don't have a lot of speed here. It's hard to run with snowshoes on." * Who does he see playing on the of- fensive line? "Big guys." * For the first time I'm not worried about depth, I'm just worried about fin- ding 22. " "Last year (the defense) gave up an average of 47 points a game. Now that's more than our basketball team." " On standout Andre Harris: "He may start at corner, he may start at safety and he may start at both." T On the new CBS collegiate football TV schedule, in which Minnesota is not included: "Well, I'm not going to buy a TV guide." " On his late (December 1983) appoin- tment to the position as coach of the Gophers: "It's like having one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel." True, Lou Holtz has taken on quite a challenge and it's apparent he has little to work with in the Minnesota roster. But, if he is able to do nothing else with the Big Ten cellar dwellers this season, he'll get team morale up. Andre Harris agrees. "He really gets you rollin," Harris said. His philosophy is to have fun and play the game." "Morale is at an all-time high," en- sures senior tackle Mark Vonderhaar. Who knows. Maybe the Gophers will laugh their way up in the standings - I know the press will be laughing. hmichigd' dly--lym 27, 19$4 - Page 19 Tentative CBS Big 10/Pac 10 football schedule Date Game Time Sept. 15 Washington at Michigan Noon Sept. 22 Nebraska at UCLA or 3:30 p.m. Iowa at Ohio State Sept. 29 Illinois at Iowa Noon Oct. 13 Illinois at Ohio State TBA Washington at Stanford (regional coverage) Oct. 20 Michigan at Iowa Noon UCLA at California 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 Illinois at Michigan or Noon Ohio State at Wisconsin Oct.27 UCLA at Arizona State 3p.m. (west coast only) Nov. 3 Michigan at Purdue or Noon Wisconsin at Iowa Nov. 3 USC at Stanford 3 p.m. (west coast only) Nov. 10 Washington at USC 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 Michigan at Ohio State Noon USC at UCLA 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Boston College at Miami 2:30 p.m. Nov. 24 TBA 3:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Army vs. Navy Noon Bo fears overexposure of Wolverines on TV (Continued from Page) posed on them last year which prohibited Wisconsin from appearing on television for two seasons. Now that the NCAA has no control over the television rights to college football, Wisconsin may not have to adhere to that penalty. But Badger Coach Dave McClain figures his team will receive its punishment regardless. "If we go ahead and appear on television, (the NCAA) is going to hit us with something else," said McClain. "It's just a matter of what.We're going to just sit back and see where the NCAA's coming from." Head Coach Hayden Fry of Iowa, in contrast to Schembechler's opinion, said he would like to see all of his team's games on TV to satisfy fans who couldn't get tickets to the 66,000 capacity Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Michigan State Coach George Perles saw his team completely left out of the network picture, but isn't bothered by it. "So what. I don't care if we're on TV or not," said Perles. "With all the cables and other opportunities, I don't think anyone will be shut out." But according to Wolverine tight end, Simm Nelson, national television ap- pearances are something the players like tosee. "Playing on TV is an added incen- tive," said Nelson. "It's nice to know that your family and friends are wat- ching you back home." Anticipation LOS ANGELES (AP) - The identity of the torchbearer for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics remained a secret yesterday, with Nadia Comaneci insisting she hasn't been asked and Peter Ueberroth seemingly dashing the possibility that she will be. Comaneci, now 22 and eight years older than when she scored seven per- fect 10s in gymnastics in the 1976 Mon- treal Games, is a guest of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Commit- tee. That led to speculation she would be asked to light the Olympic torch, a builds in L.A. dramtic highlight of tomorrow's opening ceremonies. The possibility holds not only nostalgic but political interest. Her country, Romania, is the only Warsaw Pact nation attending the Games. Others lined up behind the Soviet Union's boycott. Meanwhile, the U.S. men's basketball team finished its pre-Olympic exhibition games with a unblemished record, but Coach Bobby Knight, refused to discuss gold medals. "I have no preconceived thoughts," he said. 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