2-The MichiganDA-Kickoff'9S-Thudai, Septmber 7,1995 The Michigan Daily -- 9 Q&A Continued from page 5 spring based on weaknesses or areas we needed to improve upon from last fall, and that's standard procedure from spring practice. So what we will try to do this fall is continue to perfect the things we implemented this spring, and it is to our advantage at this stage not to talk about those things. D: Realizing that your focus is on the season, I'd be remiss in not asking a question about what happened last sum- mer. You'd been with Moeller since 1978 and at the time of his resignation you said that you wouldn't be the next coach at Michigan. What made you change your mind and was it a difficult decision to make? C: Well, I didn't say that I would not be the coach, but what I said was that I would be the interim coach until a new coach was named. But the truth is, I don't intend to answer any questions this fall about anything beyond this season, because I think that's part of the thing that we're going to address as players and coaches. That's for you to write about and for everyone else to talk about. It is not something that we're going to dwell on. D: You also talked at the press con- ference (announcing Moeller's resigna- tion) about pressure, and how hard it is for people to relate to the pressure colle- giate head coaches are under. Do you feel even more pressure now that you're a head coach, or is there less on the whole team because the expectations are lower this season? C: First, the expectations at Michi- gan are never going to change, and I hope they never change. That is part of the fun of playing here and coaching here. You expect to win, and your fans expect you to win each and every time that you step on the field, and I think that's a great tradition that we have. And the only thing that I will answer in terms of that question is that the pres- sure ... no one will put more pressure on Lloyd Carr than he puts on himself. The most important thing, in my view, as a coach is to not transfer that pressure to the team. Football is a game. We want to do everything that we can to win, but win- ning and losing is not life and death. I in- tend to have fun this season and I sure as hell hope that these kids have fun this season. Obviously winning is a lot more fun than losing, and we want to win. D: Has it been a fun first two months on the job for you? C: It's been really busy, it's been hectic, I've learned a lot and enjoyed it. I think I'm very appreciative about the reception I've received and to the sup- port that people have extended to this Michigan team. D: Has this been a sort of dream- come-true, being head coach at Michi- gan? C: It's a tremendous thrill to be in a position to lead this team into the season. It happened so quickly. But certainly, I guess the thing that inspires me and ex- cites me is that the tradition here is such that it means so much to so many people that the real issue of this season is this team, and in particular these seniors. They came here to get an education and play championship football. What I want to be able to look back on and have them realize is that their senior year was the greatest experience they had at Michigan. I guess because of these kids and be- cause of the tradition we have at Michi- gan, I don't feel alone. I'm part of a great program, part of a great team here, and we are in it together. I have a role, and I'm going to play that role to the very best of my ability. And I want to have fun. We're all going to give everything we have and see what happens. We're not going to have any excuses when it's over, and our goals are high. But when this season is over we're all going hold our heads up and say we did our best. Michigan was originally him, not Hayes, until Virl it's coverage and left Hay one with the defender. Still, it doesn't matter His team won and that is i important thing to him. "(Hayes) had a great g Virginia) and I couldn't be him," Toomer says. "He ca when we needed him and I when he was called upon.' Toomer is genuinely t Hayes has a big game, an While the two are one of country's top receiving d also close friends off the While Toomer descril : ' ; : + ,_ . r -_,,, ,.u.. ,,t.-1 Tastes of A nn Adwo Dining Guide TooriRm Continued from page 15 ' by the way that the Wolverines have shot out of the gate this season. After coming back from a 17-0 deficit in the fourth quarter against Virginia in the opener, the Wolverines handily disposed of Illinois, 38-14, Saturday. But Toomer hasn't started this season like he left off last year. 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