Sports"Wednesday Chuckle Why does Bo Schembechler eat his cereal off a plate? (For the answer, turn to the bottom of page 2) Inside Sports Wednesday Women's Basketball 2 Hockey 2-3 Gator Bowl Coverage 3-5 Men's Basketball 6-7 Men's Swimming 8 The Michigan Daily - Sports Wednesday January 9, 1991 I / es I e w C S E S * Mike Gill Mo smokes out Rebs with Magic JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jarrod Bunch may be no band director. But when you have just unmercifully captured your opponent's turf, it's not too hard to get a song off the ground. So while Michigan fans pinched themselves with delight and the band scurried onto the field, Bunch attempted to direct his own chorus of the Victors right at the 50-yard line. Standing below a platform - a riser for the choir, if you wish to call it that - Bunch looked up at his five MVP teammates, the injured Tripp Welborne, his fellow starters, and redshirt frosh, too. "One. Two. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO," he *yelled. And they were off, with a chorus of the Victors that only a football squad can produce. And, you know, Michigan knew what to do, when it came game time. Run that total yardage number by me one more time?' 715? Throw that total passing yardage number by me one more time? 324? At Michigan? Under a man schooled in the Schembechler logic of bang the ball down the other team's throats? Incredible. Mo and the Surgeon General So a giddy Gary Moeller could hardly contain himself in the lockerroom. When handed a big fat cigar, Moeller started to put it in his mouth. Then he paused. Looked around. "Nah, I'm not going to do this," he said. "You know who I'll look like, don't you?" "Bo," someone said. And remember, Bo Schkmbechler is not exactly a person one would want to be associated with lately. "No," Moeller said disgustedly. "Fontes," he answered, referring to the Detroit Lions coach. "Isn't that what he does? Hell, I used to smoke these things all the time, Bo and I." But only one coach is used to smoking bowl opponents - the other is used to getting smoked. "Things happen," was Mo's explanation of the victory. Yep. Things happen. And they happen when a mammoth offensive line creates holes wide enough for the Florida Highway Commission to begin debating the merits of constructing a freeway through the Gator Bowl. Things happen when a defense surrenders a mere field goal during an entire game, a 51-yarder at that. And things happen when you have a man by the name of Desmond Howard on your team. TV viewers hurtin' The magic man caused people to shake their head in disbelief on New Years Day - something not recommended for the first day of the new year. First, Howard went long down the right sideline and had to wait... wait... wait... until the ball finally descended into his outstretched hands. The ball seemingly hung forever -"It was like a punt," Howard said. And what was Howard thinking, hoping to complete a 63-yard touchdown pass? "I hope this guy doesn't get up because he had slipped. I hope he doesn't get up and catch me. There's See GILL, Page 4 Blue attack pounds Rebels by Ryan Schreiber Daily Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - On the last day of 1990, Michigan full- back and senior co-captain Jarrod Bunch spoke of Ole Miss when he said, "Who are they to think that they can beat Michigan?" On the first day of 1991, he and the rest of the team backed it up. In a record-setting performance and an awesome display of donina- tion, the Wolverines crushed Missis- sippi in the 46th annual Mazda Gator Bowl, 35-3. All the speculation about the lack of success of the Big Ten in bowl games, which finished a paltry 2-5, and the difficulty that the option might present to a harried Wolverine defense went for naught. Michigan held dueling Rebel quarterbacks Tom Luke and Russ Shows in check all afternoon while its own offense churned out a team- record 715 yards to dominate both sides of the football and come away with the Wolverines' most impres- sive victory of the year. "They are the best football team we've played at Ole Miss... ever," Mississippi coach Billy Brewer said. "They had a great game plan. They kept us spread out, and we didn't ex- pect them to throw as much as they did." Elvis Grbac had a career game for the Wolverines, completing 16 of 25 passes for 296 yards, the third-high- est total in Michigan history. And the ground attack saw Jon Vaughn and Ricky Powers lead eight different ball carriers to 391 yards. For the first time this season, Michigan's two premier tailbacks each gained 100 yards in the same game - Vaughn for 128 and Powers-at 112. And the reason for all this of- fense? Just take a look at the game's MVP. Or rather MVPs. For the first time ever, the Gator Bowl announced multiple MVPs for a team, giving the award to the en- tire Michigan offensive line: Dean Dingman, Tom Dohring, Matt El- liot, Steve Everitt and Greg Skrepe- nak. "Back in 1985 or 1986, we had an award like that for our entire de- fense, and it's something very; very special," Michigan head coach Gary Moeller said. "It's hard to pick out one offensive lineman, but just to See BOWL, Page 5 A jubilant Dean Dingman hoists the Gator Bowl trophy after Michigan thrashed Ole Miss, 35-3, New Year's Day. Massive line quashes Ole Miss by David Hyman Daily Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Ole Miss coach Billy Brewer de- scribed the matchup as David vs. Goliath at the final press con- ference on Dec. 31. The Rebel coach was referring to his team facing national powerhouse Michigan in the next day's New Year's Day game. However, the David vs. Goliath matchup took place in the trenches as the game was won at the line of scrimmage. Ole Miss never posed a threat to the Wolverine offense as Michigan did what it wanted to do. On this day, Michigan totalled 35 first downs and 715 yards of offense, new Gator Bowl records. Wolverine quarterback Elvis Grbac threw for a personal-best four touchdowns and was hardly pressured the entire day. The offensive line also allowed tailbacks Jon Vaughn and.,Ricky Powers to each run for over 100 yards. % Fittingly, the members of the line that averages 6-feet-5 and 290 pounds were named Most Valuable Players of the 46th Mazda Gator Bowl. When this announcement came at the end of the game, the Michigan players could not believe that tackles Tom Dohring and Greg Skrepenak, guards Matt Elliott and See LINE, Page 4 Jackson powers OSU past Blue by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer - Michigan's 67-57 home loss to Ohio State last Saturday proved the Wolverines can play with the best, but the question still remains: can they beat the best? Michigan (7-5 overall, 0-2 in the Big Ten) hung with the Buckeyes until the 8:41 mark of the second half. At that point, No. 6 Ohio State (12-0, 2-0) led 43-42. The Buckeyes called a timeout and coach Randy Ayers turned the game a single shot. "I think we had them spread out on offense," Jackson said. "That provides me with an opportunity to take the shots I wanted." He along with the rest of the Buckeyes blanketed the Wolverines in a full-court press that choked the Michigan offense. "They did a real good job of trapping us in the corners," Michi- gan guard Michael Talley said. "The breaks came their way on the press. They were a little more aggressive Presiden cutting by Theodore Cox Daily Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In what some have billed as the battle be- tween athletics and academics, the latter won the first round yesterday at th 85th annual NCAA convention in the heart of Opryland. Fifteen of the 17 proposed ammendments were ap- proved by the more than 2,000 uni- versity delegates in attendance. Most of the reforms on the agenda are intended to mainstream the student-athlete with the rest of ts begin athletics tool. However, University of Ten- nessee athletic director Doug Dickey demonstrated the fact that more leg- islation only means more loopholes: "We're not going to panic; we're justgoing to add four more stories to our athletic dorm." The limitation of one student- athlete training table meal a day. Coaching limitations in all sports. Presently, only football and bas- ketball have limitations on the number of coaches, but there isn't a .. I i