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With CMU driving for the tying score against BostonCollege, Kelly decided to do a trick play where hisoffensive line ran to the other side of the field, whileLeFevour and the center remained with the ball.LeFevour was flushed out of the pocket and threw an

off-balanced pass that resulted in an interception. Kelly wasridiculed the next day on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption. Anothercontroversial decision came in the second quarter when CMU wentfor a first down on fourth-and-eight from its own 27-yard line. Itfailed and BC later scored.

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Sophomore OntarioSneed never got ontrack this season. Butagainst Bowling Greenon Oct. 19, Sneed

looked like his freshman season form.On the first play from scrimmage,Sneed took a hand-off and rushed 44yards down the left sideline for a score.He ran for 121 yards on 10 carries inthe 31-14 win at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.He also caught five passes for 34 yards.

This was the trap game.And Central got trapped. Itwas coming off a MAC Westtitle-clinching win againstWestern the week prior and

couldn’t find a rhythm against theHuskies. NIU tailback Garrett Wolferushed for 203 yards in the 31-10 win,ending CMU’s hopes for a perfect MACseason. The Chippewas took out theirfrustrations the final week of the sea-son by beating Buffalo 55-28.

Freshman cornerback JoshGordy tied an NCAA recordwith a 100-yard interceptionreturn late in the secondquarter against Akron. But

that wasn’t even the amazing part.Gordy did so with just one eye open.His right eye was almost completelyswollen shut from a collision prior tothe play, and he said when he caughtthe ball all he did was look straightahead at the end zone. The play almostdidn’t even happen because safetyCalvin Hissong intercepted a pass onthe previous play, but fumbled the ball,giving possession back to UA.

No more waiting. The Chippewas’ 12-year champi-onship drought came to an end in convincing fashionwith a 31-10 win against Ohio University at Ford Field.Freshman quarterback Dan LeFevour was nearly flaw-less, and game MVP Damien Linson made several high-

light-reel catches. The defense did its part, too, by stuffing OUtailback Kalvin McRae and forcing the Bobcats to use threequarterbacks. The best part of it all — the celebration on thefield. Just before the team went to the locker room, it joinedthe fans in the corner of the end zone to sing the fight song.

Coach Brian Kelly had not beaten EMUsince he became coach in2004, and for the thirdconsecutive timethe game went into

overtime. This time CMU cameout on top with sophomore quar-terback Brian Brunner leadingthe way. Freshman DanLeFevour left early in the gamebecause of a back injury, and Brunnerthrew for 214 yards and a touchdownand rushed for 72 yards and two moretouchdowns. Freshman receiver Bryan Andersonmade the game-winning catch in overtime, andthe defense stopped the Eagles 1-yard short of afirst down to end the game.

Senior receiver DamienLinson said before the sea-son he was going to havethe best season of his career.But opposing defenses did-

n’t let that happen. That is until Ohiotried to cover him man-to-man in theMAC title game. Linson torched theBobcats’ secondary, catching sevenpasses for 191 yards and a touchdown.He split two defenders up the seam fora 71-yard touchdown early in the gameand then made two spectacular catcheson the sideline later.

It took one hit to change the season. Whoknows what sophomore quarterback BrianBrunner could havedone if he hadn’tbeen hurt on the

third play of the BostonCollege game? Becauseonce freshman DanLeFevour took the startingposition, he wasn’t goingto give it back. LeFevourfinished the season asthe MAC’s best quarter-back, earned Freshman ofthe Year and first team All-MAC honors and won achampionship. Brunner, meanwhile,showed much class throughout thewhole situation and even willed CMUto a win against Eastern whenLeFevour was hurt.

When CMU locked upthe MAC West Divisiontitle by beatingWestern Michigan Nov.10, it assured itself a

spot in a bowl game. At the timeit was unclear which game theChippewas would go to, but justbefore the MAC Championshipgame, it was announced theywould play in the Motor CityBowl. It will be their first trip to abowl game since 1994 whenCMU played in the Las VegasBowl. It will play against SunBelt Conference co-championMiddle Tennessee State.

Just three days afterCMU’s biggest win inmore than a decade,coach Brian Kelly tellshis team he is taking the

coaching job at the University ofCincinnati. The players werecalled in for a 5 p.m. team meet-ing Sunday to hear the news.Many players were upset by theway Kelly handled the situation,but said they knew he was goingto leave eventually. Associatehead coach Jeff Quinn wasnamed interim coach Mondayand will coach CMU on Dec. 26in the Motor City Bowl.

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KELLY’S QUESTIONABLE COACHINGDECISIONS IN SEASON-OPENER

SNEED RUSHES FOR121 YARDS AGAINSTBOWLING GREEN

GOING BOWLINGFOR THE FIRSTTIME SINCE 1994

CMU BEATS EASTERN IN OVERTIME FOR FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS

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JOSH GORDY’S ONE-EYED 100-YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN

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KELLY’S SURPRISEDEPARTURE;QUINN NAMEDINTERIM COACH

Joe Staley senior offensive tackle

Jeff Quinn interim head coach

Compiled by Senior ReporterNathan Mueller

File Photos by John Remus III, Jill Woodbeck, Alexander

Stawinski and Dave Williams

Dan LeFevour,freshmanquarterback

Garrett Wolfe senior running back

Josh Gordy,freshman

cornerback

Ontario Sneed sophomore running back

BryanAnderson,

freshman widereceiver

Damien Linson, senior wide receiver

L.V. Whitworth, Boston College running back

hose who stay will bechampions.”

Those were the wordsuttered by legendary

Michigan football coach BoSchembechler long ago.

The words couldn’t be any moretrue for the 13 seniors on the CMUfootball team.

It hasn’t been an easy four yearsfor them.

They could have left. They couldhave quit.

But they didn’t. They could have left after a dismal

first season in 2003 under formercoach Mike DeBord. They went 3-9with two come-from-behind winsagainst Div. I-AA opponents.

But they stayed.They could have quit when

DeBord resigned and was replacedwith a fiery coach named BrianKelly. A losing attitude no longerwas acceptable; Kelly wouldn’t allowit. It was total culture shock.

It would have been easy to say,‘screw this,’ and go some place else.

But they stuck it out.They got past the night of June 25,

2004. You all know the story.DeMarcus Graham was beaten out-side the Shaboom Pub Club anddied 19 days later. Football playerswere rumored to be involved.

It didn’t matter that none of these13 players had anything to do withthe beating. It was guilt by associa-tion. The Central Michigan footballteam was labeled as a renegade pro-gram with a bunch of thugs on it.

Why would you want to be lookedat like that? Why bother staying?

But these 13 players stayed. They

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PLAY OF THE GAME On the first play of the second half, seniordefensive end Dan Bazuin came around theend and knocked the ball out of WesternMichigan quarterback Ryan Cubit’s hands.Bazuin recovered the fumble and CMU scoredon its ensuing possession to go up 17-7.

UNSUNG HEROTrue freshman running backMarcel Archer filled in nicelyfor an injured Ontario Sneed.He rushed 14 times for 71yards and three touch-downs. He was the firstCMU running back to score

three touchdowns in a gamesince Jerry Seymour in 2004.

KEY STATThe CMU defense held Cubit to just 59yards passing.

QUOTABLE“This isn’t about me.This is about the players that were committed to CentralMichigan ... we’ve got13 great seniorsthat really showed us theway, and it’s what thoseseniors did to elevate thisprogram, not what I did.”

Central beats WMU in rain 31-7,clinches division championship

BY NATHAN MUELLERSENIOR REPORTER

Rain continued to pour on the turf atKelly/Shorts Stadium as players filed out of thelocker room and to their cars Friday to start

celebrating.The locker room was empty except for a cleanup

crew — and a pair of seniors.Offensive tackle Joe Staley and defensive end Dan

Bazuin were the only two players remaining, and itwas almost fitting they would be the last to leave.

CMU just won the Mid-AmericanConference West DivisionChampionship by beating WesternMichigan 31-7 in a driving rainstorm,but the two were there together,almost trying to make sure it was real.

“This is what I came here toCentral to do. This is my dream andI wanted to see Central on top,”Bazuin said. “Obviously it took us alittle longer than we wanted, but togo out like this my last home gameas a senior, I couldn’t have scriptedit any better.”

Bazuin took the field Fridaywithout his protective knee braceand turned in one of his best per-formances of his career.

He finished with eight tackles, two sacks, twoforced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

His forced fumble and recovery on Western’s firstplay of the second half gave the Chippewas momen-tum. Central scored on its ensuing possession to takea 17-7 lead. It never looked back.

“He is our model. If we have to walk somebody out, wewalk him out in front of our program,” said coach BrianKelly. “He epitomizes all you want in this business as acoach. To be associated with a kid like that, that has over-come so much in the last six months of his life to comeand win a championship and be part of it with him, I’m PHOTOS BY JOHN REMUS III | PHOTO EDITOR

Junior fullback Victor Doman and the football team celebrate outside their locker roomafter CMU’s 31-7 win against rival Western Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Friday.

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WHAT’S NEXT FOR CMUThe Chippewas are Mid-AmericanConference West Champions. Butwhat’s next for the Chippewas?

A CMU will play in the MAC Championship Nov. 30 at Ford Field in Detroit regardless of what happens in its next two games against Northern Illinois on Friday and Buffalo on Nov. 24.

A The MAC East opponent CMU will play still is not known.

A Ohio is leading the East Division with a 5-1 MAC record. It has two conference games remaining against Akron (5-5 overall, 3-3 MAC) and Miami (1-9 overall,1-6 MAC). If Ohio beats Akron, it clinchesa share of the East title and goes to the title game because of its tiebreaker over Kent State. KSU sits a game back of first place.

A Friday’s win virtually locked up a bowl for CMU. Which bowl is not yet known.

A The MAC has three bowl tie-ins: the Motor City Bowl (Dec. 26 at Ford Field in Detroit), the GMAC Bowl (Jan. 7 in Mobile, Ala.) and the International Bowl (Jan. 6 in Toronto).

A The winner of the MAC title game has gone to the Motor City Bowl every time in the bowl’s nine-year history.

Team’s 13 seniors never quit

Archer

Senior wide receiver Damien Linson stretches for the pylon butis knocked out of bounds at the one yard line. CMU scored threeplays later to take a 24-7 lead against Western Michigan.

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A See page 3Bfor grades, additional football coverage

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SEE SENIORS | 3B

Senior EddieSpencer rises tothe basket inCMU’s 72-60 exhi-bition win againstNorthwood onSunday at RoseArena. Centralplays at 2 p.m.Sunday againstthe University ofMissouri KansasCity at RoseArena.

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BY JASON BARCZYSTAFF REPORTER

Coach Ernie Zeigler calledhis team a work in progressafter it beat Northwood 72-60in the team’s final exhibitiongame Sunday.

Central beat the Timberwolvesat Rose Arena despite allowingNorthwood to outscore it 35-33in the second half.

“We were learning how towin, and at the same time wehave to learn how to handlesuccess,” Zeigler said. “Webecame complacent with ourpressure and with our decisionmaking in transition.”

CMU led by 20 points early inthe second half untilNorthwood drained four threepointers to cut the deficit to ten.

However, that was as close as

the Timberwolves would get.Northwood scored 23 pointsoff 16 CMU turnovers, but itwasn’t enough.

Seniors Eddie Spencer andSefton Barrett led CMU in scor-ing with 18 and 17 points,respectively.

Junior Giordan Watson had 15and sophomore ChrisKellermann had ten.

“Defensively, we had a cou-ple lapses here and there, butwe ended up all right,” Barrettsaid. “We know we could havefinished the game a lot betterthan we did.”

Northwood embarrassedCentral in Rose Arena last year,winning an exhibition game92-71.

Several players rememberedthe loss.

“This is a big confidence

booster for us,” Spencer said.“We’re a team that won fourgames last year, and this teamcame in and beat us last year.We just need to take everygame seriously and approach itlike our last game.”

CMU held NU to 40 percentshooting and shot 10-of-14 fromthe free throw line and 33.3 per-cent from three-point range.

Freshman Marko Spica startedand scored six points and hadfive rebounds in 20 minutes.

“We need to go back and work

on some of the things we strug-gled with,” Zeigler said. “I’m inno way set on a starting lineup,and the way we’re going about iskeeping our guys hungry.”

CMU plays at 2 p.m. Sundayagainst Missouri-Kansas City atRose Arena.

NotesZeigler signed guards Chase

Simon (6-5, 185, Detroit Community

HS) and Jeremy Allen (6-4, 180,

Detroit Cass Tech HS) to National

Letters of Intent last week.

Simon is a first team Class C all-

state selection by the Detroit News and

Detroit Free Press and a second team

All-Detroit selection by Detroit News.

Allen is an honorable mention

Class A all-state selection by the

Detroit News.

Game RecapA CMU 72, Northwood 60A CMU: Eddie Spencer (Sr.):

18 points, seven reboundsA NU: Aaron Simpson (So.):

15 points, six rebounds

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2006 MAC ChampionshipWhen 7:30 p.m. Thursday

Where Ford Field - Detroit

What Mid-American Conference West Division Champion Central Michigan faces MAC East Division Champion Ohio. Central is 8-4 overall, 7-1 in the MAC, while Ohio is 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the MAC.

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Offensive tackle Joe Staley kisses the Motor City Bowl trophy after the Chippewas’ 31-14 win against Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday at Detroit’s Ford Field.

1 2 3 4 FinalMTSU 0 7 0 7 14CMU 14 7 7 3 31

1st 11:06 CMU — Ontario Sneed 1-yard rush

5:53 CMU — Sneed 29-yard pass fromDan LeFevour

2nd 11:42 MTSU — Eugene Gross 3-yard run10:18 CMU — LeFevour 9-yard run

3rd 9:27 CMU — Doug Kress interception, 56-yard touchdown

4th 11:32 MTSU — DeMarco McNair 6-yard run

3:22 CMU — Albreski 43-yard field goal

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MOTOWNMILESTONE

Box score Freshman LeFevour named MVP in winBY NATHAN MUELLER

SENIOR REPORTER

DETROIT — Freshman quarterback DanLeFevour was headed toward the team buswhen interim head coach Jeff Quinn stoppedhim in the hallway.

The two embraced as Quinn complimentedthe young star on his performance in CentralMichigan’s 31-14 win against Middle TennesseeState University on Tuesday before a Motor CityBowl record crowd of 54,113 fans at Ford Field.

And then they parted ways.LeFevour will be back at CMU for three more

years, while Quinn’s future remains uncertain.But one thing is certain. The Chippewas are

Motor City Bowl Champions.“It shows that this game is big-

ger than any one man,” Quinnsaid. “I couldn’t be more proudof these kids. It is great to knowthey followed my lead.”

The win gives CMU its firstdouble-digit win season since

1979, and its first-ever Division Ibowl win.

“These kids came here to make a statement,”Quinn said. “To be able to enjoy this with them,you feel like you are on cloud nine.”

LeFevour struggled initially with coach BrianKelly’s abrupt departure, but his play onTuesday didn’t show it.

His left eye was nearly swollen shut afterbeing hit early in the game, but he wasn’t affect-ed. The game’s Most Valuable Player finishedwith 162 yards passing and one touchdown and69 yards rushing and one touchdown.

“This season was a great experience, some-thing not a lot of people get the opportunity todo,” he said. “This was a great accomplishmentfor this football program.”

LeFevour and the CMU offense got to the BlueRaiders early, scoring on its first two drives totake a 14-0 lead. LeFevour scored on a 9-yardrun early in the second quarter, and theChippewas took a 21-7 lead into halftime.

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Grand Blanc freshman Elizabeth Sopha does 17 push-ups after Central’s second-quarter field goal against Ohio in the Mid-American Conference Championship game Thursday in Detroit.

FIRED UP AT FORD

Students, alumni proud of resurgent Chippewas

The CMU studentsection cheersduring the firsthalf of the MAC

Championshipgame at Ford

Field in Detroit.Students and

alumni filled 16buses, making the

trip from MountPleasant.

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RYAN EVON | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

ABOVE: Troy junior Kristin Schram and Romeo senior SeanJacobson chant in the back of bus No. 11 early on in the tripto the Mid-American Conference Championship footballgame at Ford Field in Detroit. The rear group remainedenergetic throughout the bus trip and into the stands.

RIGHT: Senior wide receiver Damien Linson makes acatch against OU defensive back Mark Parson during the

MAC Championship Thursday at Ford Field in Detroit.

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BY ROBERT MCLEANASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

One by one, maroon-and-gold clad fans boarded acaravan of 16 buses

headed for Detroit.Assistant Marketing Director

Jimmy Smith stood atop theFlying C at the Indoor AthleticComplex turf bay, a mega-phone in hand, to direct morethan 500 students and alumnitoward the buses.

In just two and a half hours,they would meet many moreCMU fans at Ford Field.

The buzz grew as the MotorCity’s skyline loomed. Andwhen the buses arrived at thecorner of Brush and BeaconStreet, Central fans were readyfor some football.

“I’m proud to say that I hadthe opportunity to go to a greatevent like this,” said JuanZamudio, Mount Pleasant resi-dent and 1976 CMU alumnus.“This brings back memories ofthe glory years.”

CMU’s fans waited outsidethe illuminated stadium,chanting “Go, fire up Chips!”until the gates finally openedfor the much-anticipatedmatchup between the Mid-American Conference’s Westand East Division Champions.

“It’s a big deal for us to behere,” said Williamston sopho-more Laura McGarey. “It’s close

to home, and we haven’t beento a game of this magnitude ina long time.”

Central fans flooded the sta-dium, filling both the northsideline and east end zone tonear capacity. It was obviousCMU was the home team.

A sign read, “I’ve got aLeFevour, and the only prescrip-tion is more first downs.” Anotherread, “SportsCenter for Central.”

CMU’s fans showed theirspirit in front of a nationalaudience on ESPN.

And they could not have madetheir presence felt any morewhen quarterback DanLeFevour threw a touchdownpass to senior Obed Cetoute atthe 7:10 mark in the first quarter.

They erupted with white rallytowels waving in the air as thescoreboard no longer read 0-to-0.

Head coach Brian Kellyquickly was pictured on thehuge video screen, sporting ablack Central Michigan vestwith his fist raised in the air asCetoute barely got one foot inbounds.

Pom-poms waved in the airand a roar filled the stadium.

Central looked like a veteranteam in a electric environmentfor the entire world to see.

“This team is here to stay,”said Hillman senior Nick Lyons.“It’s about time.”

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Sophomore runningback Ontario Sneedprepares for the MACChampionship gameduring warm-upsThursday night at FordField.

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Senior linebackerMatt Muncy willhave his eye on

LeFevour all game. He leadsOhio in tackles for loss with

14.5, and also is second in inter-ceptions with two. Muncy canplay sideline-to-sideline and rarely

misses a tackle. He anchors adefense that has allowed just 25 touch-downs all season, and 11 through the

passing game. Turnovers usuallymake a difference in these typeof games, and Muncy has theability to change the game on

the defensive side.

The first two games of senior DamienLinson’s season were marred by keydrops. He dropped a pass for a big gain

in the final drive during CMU’s failedcomeback against Boston College,and dropped a sure touchdownpass against Michigan. Linsonhas made up for those dropsand played well the rest of theseason. He has 47 catches for608 yards and four touchdowns.Along with Anderson, the twomake a good one-twopunch.

Damien LinsonWide receiver

Red KeithLinebacker Ohio will run the football a lot

on Thursday. The Chippewasmust keep the run game in

check and junior linebacker Red Keithwill play a big factor. He is third in theMAC in tackles, but CMU’s run defensehas been vulnerable at times this season.

Keith is a high-energy player who can giveCentral 10-plus tackles and also defendagainst the pass. If the front four playswell, it will give Keith and his fellow line-backers opportunities to make plays.

Bryan AndersonWide receiver

Freshman receiver Bryan Andersonhas had some big games forCentral this season, but has dis-

appeared at times. He is a big targetover the middle, and a deep threat forLeFevour. When he gets involvedoften, it opens up space for DamienLinson and Justin Gardner. ObedCetoute’s recent strong play givesLeFevour four significant threats, butAnderson is the key. He is a match-upproblem for linebackers and safeties, andwill give the Bobcats headaches if he getsopen in space.

Running the football is Ohio’s mainobjective, but if it falls behind, OUwill have to rely on senior quarter-

back Austen Everson to keep the gameclose. He averages just 106 yards pergame passing and has six touchdownscompared to seven interceptions.He doesn’t have a true deepthreat and McRae is his lead-ing pass receiver out of thebackfield. Everson is aneffective runner, but can’tbe expected to break thegame open with big plays.He job is to hand it to McRae andnot throw interceptions when he isforced to pass.

Austen EversonQuarterback

Dan LeFevourQuarterback

Mid-AmericanConferenceFreshman of the

Year quarterback DanLeFevour is playing

with supreme confi-dence after his per-formance againstBuffalo on Friday.

He got his badgame out of hissystem againstNorthern Illinoistwo weeks ago,

and being indoorsonly will help. Ohio’s

defense allows a MAC-low 16.2points per game, but hasn’t seen an

offense such as CMU’s in MAC play.LeFevour is the key to the game. Hisability to run and pass accuratelycould give OU problems.

Junior tailbackKalvin

McRae has beenthe Bobcats’ mostefficient and consis-tent player all season.He averages 95 yardsper game rushing andhas 14 touchdowns.He also leads the teamin catches with 27. Ohio’soffense is dependent on run-ning the football, and quarter-back Austen Everson needs McRaeto play well to open the passing game.McRae’s job is to help OU control theclock, and keep Central’s high-poweredoffense on the sideline.

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2‘Austen Powers,’ man of mysteryRegain midseason form

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4Leaping for a title

WHEN 7:30 p.m. ThursdayCMU: 8-4 overall, 7-1 MAC

Radio/TV 104.3 FM WCZY / ESPNOhio: 9-3 overall, 7-1 MAC

Run Kalvin, run Kalvin McRae

Running back

1Play likea champion

Landon CohenDefensive tackle

CHAMPIONSHIP FURYTeams will rely on key players making big plays at critical times in title game

3Defensive playmaker

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The Bobcats don’t have anydefensive playerswith gaudy

statistics, but theyget the job done.Junior defensivetackle LandonCohen can get tothe quarterbackand stop the rungame. He will plugthe middle and givehis teammates a chanceto make plays. LeFevouris good when flushedfrom the pocket, but if he staysput, Cohen could wreak havoc.

4Applying the pressure

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Senior tackle Joe Staley celebrates with teammates after CMU clinched a Mid-American Conference West Division title with a 31-7 win Friday against Western Michigan at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

Turnovers key, Archer scores 3 TDs

CHIPPEWAS WHIP WESTERN IN RAIN, SECURE MAC WEST

BY NATHAN MUELLERSENIOR REPORTER

On a night whenuniforms turnedinto body suitsand cleats turnedinto flippers, the

Central Michigan footballteam turned into champions.

A team that three years agowas in disarray overcamefreezing rain Friday atKelly/Shorts Stadium to win itsfirst ever Mid-AmericanConference WestChampionship.

And it did it by beating thesecond-best team in the WestDivision and hated rivalWestern Michigan 31-7.Central will play in the MACChampionship on Nov. 30 atFord Field in Detroit.

“This is what I came here toCentral to do,” said seniordefensive end Dan Bazuin.“This is my dream and I alwayswanted to see Central on thetop. Obviously it took us a littlelonger than we wanted, but togo out like this … I couldn’t

have scripted it any better.”A rain-soaked coach Brian

Kelly stood on the sideline asthe final seconds ticked away,but apparently being in therain for more than two hoursdidn’t get him wet enough.

The players ran to the watercoolers and caught the coachfrom behind. To them that actmeant more than anything.

“We were worried about get-ting the water buckets oncoach’s head,” said senioroffensive tackle Joe Staley. “Ithasn’t been done for a whilearound here.”

The few fans remainingjoined the team at the 50-yard-line to celebrate but Kelly tooka step back to watch it all.

He’s won two national cham-pionships at Grand Valley StateUniversity, but this is his firstmajor accomplishment at theDivision I level.

Kelly looked around, took itall in and cracked a smile.

“I’m proud of this team,”Kelly said. “Last year we missedour chance at a championshipbecause we weren’t disciplinedenough and savvy enough as afootball team. We showed thattonight and I was proud of ourkids that they took advantageof the opportunity this time.”

Both teams looked unaffect-ed by the rain on their first dri-ves, but that all changed as thegame progressed.

Conference OverallWWeesstt WW LL WW LLCentral 6 0 7 3Western 5 2 7 3N. Illinois 3 4 5 6Ball State 3 3 3 7Toledo 3 4 5 6Eastern 1 5 1 8

Conference OverallEEaasstt WW LL WW LLOhio 5 1 7 3Kent St. 4 2 5 4BGSU 3 3 4 6Akron 3 3 5 5Miami 1 5 1 9Buffalo 1 6 2 8

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Box score1 2 3 4 Final

Central 7 3 14 7 31Western 7 0 0 0 7

Scoring summary1st 13:23 CMU — Damien Linson

53 yd pass from Dan LeFevour(Rick Albreski kick)

8:52 WMU — Nic Saad 5 yd passfrom Ryan Cubit (Nate Meyer kick)

2nd 3:13 CMU — Albreski 47 yd field goal

3rd 9:34 CMU — Marcel Archer 2 yd run (Albreski kick)

4:53 CMU — Archer 24 yd run (Albreski kick)

4th 4:45 CMU — Archer 16 yd run (Albreski kick)

WMU CMUFirst downs 14 17Yards rushing 175 142Yards passing 59 163Completions-attempts-int 12-23-1 17-27-1 Total offense yards 234 305 Turnovers 3 1Penalties/yards 4-41 2-20

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Dan Bazuin sprinted out of thelocker room to greet his parents onsenior night Friday.

No one was going to hold him backon this night.

Not against WesternMichigan. And notwith a Mid-AmericanConference WestDivision title on theline. Not even the dis-mal weather.

The senior defen-sive end had eight

tackles, two sacks and a forced fum-ble in CMU’s 31-7 thrashing ofWestern at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.

“To go out like this in my last homegame … I couldn’t have gone out anybetter,” Bazuin said.

Bazuin’s sack, forced fumble andrecovery on the first play of the secondhalf changed momentum of the game.

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ALGONA — Illinois Sen. Barack

Obama said his fundraising suc-cess was proof the nation’s politi-cal mood was shifting and Ameri-cans are eager for new ideas.

Because of this new approach, Obama said it was realistic for he and other candidates to support controversial proposals such as universal health care.

“Recently it was reported that I raised a lot of money for the presidential race, which was nice,” Obama said at a campaign event in Algona. “The only rea-son we did it was because we had thousands of people all across the country who were donating $25, $10 because they had the sense that this is the opportunity, we’ve got this window where we might be able to take our country back.”

Obama reported campaign contributions of $25 million in the first three months of this year, about $1 million less than Sen.

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Obama acknowledged he was moving cautiously in assembling a health care proposal to ensure he can build the political support needed to move the plan forward if he’s elected president.

Obama noted that in previ-ous campaigns, presidential candidates have offered detailed proposals without building that political support, only to see the issue fade after the election.

“Every four years presidential candidates trot out their plans, then nothing happens,” Obama said. “How do we build a move-ment for change so that when a president is elected there is actu-ally a constituency and a consen-sus that is built so we can move the agenda through Congress.”

Failure to agree on changes to the health care system could be catastrophic, he said.

“We will go through another decade of dealing with this issue,” Obama said.

Seeking to build that consen-sus, Obama started the day at an invitation-only health care discus-sion with more than 90 people at a community college in Mason City. The meeting was one of four events Obama planned to hold Thursday in northern Iowa as the Democratic presidential candi-date continued a visit to the state.

Obama said he’s not wedded to any specific system, but he thinks the plan he’ll eventually support will offer universal coverage and will squeeze efficiencies out of the health care system. It also will stress preventive programs.

“The status quo is unsustain-able,” Obama said. “Standing patis not an option.”

Obama said if he was starting from zero, he would likely support a single-payer system, similar to the government-run program in Canada. But he’s leery of taking such a step because the United States already has a complex and established system of employer-based health coverage.

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held in place until the investiga-tion ends.

“Right now we’ve asked for the family’s cooperation holding his vehicle [and] his room largely as it is right now as we await further information from the medical

examiner’s office for an investiga-tive follow up,” Deisinger said.

“It is a precautionary mea-sure.”

Bolanos’ room was searched Sunday after Bolanos was report-ed missing.

“We found nothing that caused us any concern,” Deisinger said.

The last time Bolanos was sighted in Campustown early Sat-urday morning has not changed to accommodate the shifts in time sequence.

“There is at least one [person] that has a very good description of Abel at about 4:30 a.m. [in Cam-pustown],” Deisinger said.

Changes target new entriesallowed up to the last day and some even allow walk-ins, the public is encouraged to register soon.

Popular past events, such as glowball golf and flag football, are already filled.

“It’s encouraged to register early just so we can make brack-ets, and for the tournaments you get T-shirts, it ensures you are guaranteed a size,” Sorensen said.

Some of the tournaments, such as X-Box NCAA Football

and Guitar Hero II are free, while other tournaments require a team and an entry fee, such as the laser tag tournament and slam dunk contest. Most of the fee goes toward the cost of hold-ing the tournament.

“With certain events it will go toward the cost of tournaments, cost of T-shirts for winners and other tournaments that have T-shirts,” Schoof said. “Any excess money raised will essentially go towards the general Veishea fund and it will help pay for entertain-ment such as Mike Jones and Chris Cagle. It will help bring art-

ists like that to Iowa State.”Overall, the tournaments

bring a positive aspect to Veishea and get people involved, Schoof said.

“I really feel that the tour-naments have a good effect on Veishea,” he said. “It’s a good way for everyone to get out and have fun and enjoy the spring weather, and hopefully it will be spring weather by then.”

Those interested in the tour-naments can find more informa-tion and register online at www.veishea.iastate.edu/tourna-ments.php.

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Obama moves slowly on health care plan

Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets lo-cal residents af-ter speaking at a rally Thursday in Algona. Obama said he’s moving cautiously to as-semble a health care proposal to ensure he can build the political support needed to move the plan forward after he’s elected.Photo: Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press

Meeting discusses public restrooms, renovation project

By James HeggenDaily Staff Writer

The Student Affairs Commis-sion met Thursday night and dis-cussed the possible renovation of a park and the lack of public restrooms in Campustown.

Nancy Carroll, director of Parks and Recreation, was at the meeting to discuss the renova-tion project of Campustown Court, a small park on the south-east corner of Welch Avenue and Chamberlain Street.

There is currently $25,000 for the project and Carroll said she was there to get input from the commission.

“We’re really open-minded,” she said.

Steve Schainker, Ames city

manager, suggested possibly turning over the project to a landscape architecture class.

“That’s a really good idea,” said Craig Buske, Government of the Student Body ex-officio City Council liaison and senior in political science.

Brian Phillips, GSB senator, president-elect and junior in political science, said not much could be done this semester because it is so close to the end of the school year. He suggested getting preliminary input and ideas from students and the landscape architecture depart-ment.

Carroll also suggested it could be a Veishea service project for next year.

The issue of public rest-rooms in Campustown was also discussed at the meeting. Buske said he had been in con-tact with Mike Yeagle, director of Campustown Property Manage-ment, who had discussed the possibility of opening Stomping

Grounds and Cyclone Plaza rest-rooms for public use in Campus-town. Buske suggested the city contract him on a trial basis to see how the arrangement would work out.

The commission made the decision to invite him to the next meeting to discuss the possibil-ity of opening the restrooms in Campustown.

Schainker said he had looked for possible locations for por-table toilets in Campustown; however, he did not find any that would work.

The commission also voted to recommend the City Coun-cil allocate $3,000 to Veishea for its pancake and wing feeds. Veishea will be coming before the City Council on Tuesday requesting the funds, and the commission decided to recom-mend the council allocate the money to encourage non-alco-holic events.

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