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By Jeff Phillips
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spolt. :labam a , Wisettnstn and iaiz
roolnd oult the top fise\ .
As" expcted, Micigatt t is ran1ked near
the tttp five at No. 06,1to theroll, dotoni
Onte spot from theirfntsh11iling poiltton:'of
last searDesplitethe 1higlt1rank1in. .the
W olseines rem11ain unaffected.
"Its ]just On paper" .Miehigtn11rt~tnning1
back Anthtonv Thomas satd about pr-
season rankttnzs. "Nobody has evena
playeCd one game(yet, setitralndoesn' t
]Matter- toLuS.
Wilsconsin is fittding, itselflittunfamil-
iar terrttory. with tory hight expectations
in the preseason.
"T's all about hosw nour kids f-eeil aout
tltemlses and where they thitnk they
should be and how competitive they feel
thtey can be' Wisconsin head coach
Barry Alvarez said at last weeck's Big Ten
media day.
Defending, Big, Ten and Rose Bowl
champion Wilsconsin is expected to tat e
a better team wNithout Hleisman Trophty
winner Ron Davtte. Sophomore quarter-
back Brooks Bollingrerhas gaitted nato-
ritv and the Ba1dgers also returnt one of
the best cornerbacks in the coutttrv ttt
Jarnat Fletcher
-It's our job to tty to sustatn the suc-
cess that weve had:' Alvarez said. "Yoiu
really catt't contcernt yourself sitht nhere
yttu're chtosetn or how you're perceived."
Ntt. 16 Ohtio State is alstt lookittg to
tttrtt toads nationatlly. After a lackluster
ft-6 seasotn last seasotn, Ohio State head
coacht Jttht Cooper feels the Buckeyes

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Mike Coanrie may never wear the Michigan sweater again, if he leaves school.
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By Arun Copal
tias, Stnts hltr
Ever since the Mticitigan hockey
teamt concluded the 1099-2000 season
with a quarterfinal loss to Maine itt
thte NC'AA Tournatnent, fans tave
pointed towards the upeottting year as
a possible ehampionsitip season for
the Wolvetines.
It was assumed thtat last season's
talented but youthful squad would
return most of its' key players.
But, the Wolverines' visions of
grandeur might take a huge hit, with
the news that junior forward Mike
Comrie - who w'as a Hobey Baker
Aw\ard finalist last year-- is consider-
ing leasing school early to play major
.junior hockey. If C'ontrie does lease,
the Edmonton Ofilers - who drafted
C'omrie - would hate a year to sigtn
him, after which time C'ontie woutld
become a free agent.
"I'tm disappointed lito's considerintg

it," Michtigan coach Red Beressnt
sattd. "I tatenot talked to htitayet, so I
dontIkntow how he's feeltnt" But
stnce thte Van Ryn dectsion, a ltt of
planers realize it's an option.
Dcrentson is referring to thte sat"a of
Mike \Van Ryn, a formet Mtictt"gtt
defettscttan who left school last stttt
tmer to play junior hockey. VttnRytt
was ttotivated by a destre to get awsay
fromtttthe New Jersey Devilsswho
hate a history of underpaytit" dtaft
ticks.
The strategy paid off for Vatn Ryntt
whto becamt'e a free agent and sigttcd
with the St. Louis Blues for thte mtaxt -"
tttun allowable amount, but Derensont
isn't consineed that Van Ryn Woutld
recotmtend a similar path for Cottnie.
"I know' Contrte talked to Vatt Rtt,
attd Itm pretty certain Vatt Ryn wtould
tell tim not to do it," Berentsott sabi
"Cottrie twas drafted by his htottetotwn
teamn, swhich also owns the rights to his
brothter. It doesn't make sense."

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