The Michigan Daily - Monday, August 9, 2004 - 15 BURNES Des like Mike Komisarek). And that's the question, how they play at the next level." 11 e1 This past weekend, Burnes put business on hold for a few days as he spent time with some of his for- mer teammates in the Summer Hockey Showcase at Yost Ice Arena. Mike Cammalleri (Los Angeles), Andy Hilbert (Boston) and Josh Langfeld (Ottawa) joined Burnes on ic fl the White team taking on Jeff Jilli- son (San Jose) and Mark Mink By Sharad Mattu (Kalamazoo - UHL) on blue during DailySports Editor Friday's under-35 game. "(We're) just having fun in the CHICAGO - summer time," Burnes said. "It's all terback and runnin about coming together and sharing never changes is p stories of your days at Michigan." After reaching At Michigan, Burnes served as an since their 1997 alternate captain his junior year Wolverines are the before donning the 'C' during his this year. Ohio Sta final season in a Wolverine uniform. second and third, r He made three trips to the Frozen Purdue, with tI Four to go with 24 career points from the Year in quarte the blue-line. with the running Burnes is optimistic heading into and Laurence Ma Albany's camp this year, but knows conference crown he has a challenge ahead of him. Though the Wo "I'll find someplace to play, and in the backfield, th I'll give it a shot this year," Burnes surrounding them. said. "After next season, I'll reassess six starters from I my situation and see what the next secondary appear year's going to be like." defensive line is a At the very least, Burnes has With practices recent history on his side. The man until Michigan's who preceded him as Michigan cap- here are some ling tain, Jed Ortmeyer, left Michigan at last week's Big undrafted before signing with the Rangers to play for their AHL affili- WHO WILL I ate. Ortmeyer wasted no time and STANDING CR quickly joined the Rangers for 58 Ask head coach games. Andy Burnes begins his quest position and he'll to recreate history this fall. Matt Gutierrez. H pite big 's, Blue edBgS Michigan may have a different quar- ng back this year, but one thing that reseason expectations. the Rose Bowl for the first time national championship season, the e media's pick to return to Pasadena te and Iowa were predicted to finish espectively. he pre-season Offensive Player of rback Kyle Orton, and Minnesota, back tandem of Marion Barber roney, could also threaten for the 1. lverines will have two new starters ey will have seven returning starters On defense, Michigan brings back last year. While its linebackers and to be as strong as ever, depth at concern. already underway and just 26 days first game against Miami (Ohio), ering questions that were addressed Ten Kickoff Luncheon: BE GETTING MICHIGAN'S OUT- OP OF WIDE RECEIVERS THE BALL? h Lloyd Carr about the quarterback immediately heap praise on junior e may not even mention sophomore rnd incoming freshman Chad Henne. cal conclusion that Gutierrez is the ill smile, stop you in your tracks and e starter has not yet been named. may be the case, something truly ave to happen for Gutierrez not to rr and Braylon Edwards, who was week, both pointed out Gutierrez's aid that he is ready to step in for iedia that during Gutierrez's senior ol, he eschewed the usual tropical ring break for Ann Arbor. He also after his graduation and has hardly next table, Edwards said that Gutier- g up as early as 6 a.m. this summer Id look a little different with Gutier- mainly because of his legs. While TO Senior David Underwood is projected to be Michigan's starting running back. At last week's Big Ten K Luncheon Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr praised Underwood and said he was in the best shape of his Navarre rarely left the pocket, Gutierrez has the ability to run, opening up new possibilities. But for the most part he'll simply get the ball in the hands of the weapons around him and let them do the work. W WHO WILL REPLACE DOAK WALKER AWARD-WINNER CHRIS PERRY? Senior David Underwood was the favorite at the.end of spring practice, and over the summer he's only solidified his position. Carr said Underwood has lost eight or nine pounds and is in the best shape of life. Despite having a prolific passing attack last year, in tight games the Wolverines would almost exclusively rely on the running game (think Michigan State and Perry's 51 carries). It remains to be seen if Carr will rely on Underwood down after down as he did with Perry last year, but the dedication Underwood has. shown this summer is a promising sign. Because Underwood will be the starter for just one year, Carr said would like to give some carries to his underclassmen. Sophomore Jerome Jackson impressed Carr his freshman year, while incoming freshmen Max Martin and Mike Hart could also get time in the backfield. Junior Pierre Rembert and senior Tim Bracken do not appear to be in the mix. AFTER A SEASON AT SAFETY, HOW HAS MARLIN JACKSON'S MOVE BACK TO CORNERBACK GONE? Though last year will be remembered as the year Michigan returned to Pasadena after six seasons, Jack- son would much rather forget it ever happened. Jackson simply never got comfortable at safety. He was suspended for the first game and sat out another three because of an injury. He never got accustomed to the physical nature of safety, where he had to battle tight ends and running backs rather than wide receivers. After the Rose Bowl, Jackson quickly made his decision to return and, in the process, put his junior year behind him. It took Jackson most of spring practice, but he says he feels like he never left the position. He lost the 10 pounds or so he put on to play safety and says he is as fast as ever and in the best shape of his life. Jackson believes that he can exceed his perform- ance from his sophomore year, when he was among the best cornerbacks in the nation. And, he joked, even if he was still a little rusty, going up against Braylon Edwards, Jason Avant and Steve Breaston in practice everyday should make Michigan's opponents seem like Division I-AA teams. With Markus Curry at the other corner and Ernest Shazor at safety, Michigan should have among the top secondaries in the nation. 4 WITH THREE-QUARTERS OF LAST YEAR'S DEFENSIVE LINE GONE, WHO WILL FILL IN? Michigan had a strong defensive unit last year, but if there was one weakness, it was the defensive line. Though they were solid against the run for the most part, the Wolverines struggled to put pressure on the quarterback. This year, Michigan will have talented starters, but depth is a concern. It has already lost Jeremy Van Alstyne for the season, and last week Carr said that it was important that his linemen stay healthy and fresh- men contribute. Michigan's defensive ends will likely be LaMarr Woodley and Pat Massey. Woodley has freakish size and speed and should be a difference-maker. He could also move around from end to outside line- backer to create mismatches. Highly touted incom- ing freshman Tim Jamison may be among those expected to contribute in reserve. Tackle is Michigan's biggest concern. Gabe Wat- son and Larry Harrison are likely Michigan's starters, with Alex Ofili and Will Paul also part of the Wolverines' rotation. *LOCKOUT. Continued from Page 14 for hockey. I think it's going to hurt the game a lot. I don't think there's anything good about it." The effects of a long stoppage on the game was the other common sentiment expressed among all players this week- end. Although Michigan head coach Red Berenson feels that the lockout would probably not affect the college game, most believe the lockout could be disastrous for the NHL. "I think it could have a big impact on the game," Morrison said. "A lot of markets in the U.S. probably won't be able to sustain themselves. People will find there are other avenues to spend their money. The game will always come back in Canada, it's a religion up there, but it still would suffer. You look what happened to baseball a few years ago and I don't even know if they are back to where they were pre-strike, so there is a lot at stake." Despite the impending labor prob- lems, all of the alumni were happy to return to Ann Arbor for a chance to play and catch up with their friends and teammates. "It was great. It's great to see every- body playing with their class and their guys and having a good time," Langfeld said. "It's good camaraderie for the whole University, for the whole pro- gram. You can definitely see the guys who built the program into what it is - something special - it was fun." Clayton Richard at But make the logi starter and Carr wi remind you that th And while that unforeseen will h be the.starter. Ca in Chicago last w work ethic and s John Navarre. Carr told the m year in high scho locales during spt came immediately left since. At the n rez has been gettin to work out. 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