European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday october 21. 1986 commentary Schroeder leads skin so takes the Job seriously but Only As Long As it s fun past cards by Michael Wilbo the Washington Post Ann Arbor Mich. Boschem Bach tar has a Story for everything. If he was t one of the dozen Best College foot Ball coaches who Ever lived he could have hired himself out to sit around campfires and spin lairs. Schembechler was saying the other Day that when he accomplishes every thing he wants to do As a football coach he won t stick around the University of Michigan until he loses interest. And for that too he had a Story. Right after Bear Bryant had broke the All Lime record for victories he and i were coaching in the East West game Schembechler said. We had this Long session one Day and he mentioned to me that he did t want to go Back to the office did t want to Call the office did t want to recruit another lid. He wanted to quit. I said Bear Why Don t you just quit ill go get the Telephone and Call your presi Dent you re Gonna quit right now right the i minute he said of no you can t do that. I be got 47 people Back there in Ala Bama that i be hired plus the kids. If i quit what happens to All those people it struck me right then Schembechler said that in his Pursuit of the record that he coached longer than he wanted to coach and he got Hung up in there. Even after he had the record he had to continue. Then one year after he quits he Dies. If it s not fun it s not Worth pursuing. I Promise you i won t do  to Schembechler is 57 and he think about such things now. But not very much. He has had one heart attack and open hear surgery. He has been on probation by the big ten conference for being so open with criticism. He has insulted  has terrified then commanded the re Spect of his players. He has also been portrayed As a combative crusty old ogre who has grow completely sick of recruiting while win Ning More games 202 at two school against 55 losses and seven ties than any Man still coaching College football. Schembechler s wife Millie and his doctors have been after him since the 1969 heart attack to lose weight and get in belter shape. But it took an of season bet with a find a 1920s fire engine was at stake for Schembechler to shed about 30 pounds Down to 199. Anything in the . This is not the time to bet against Schembechler either. Since 1969, his first season at Michigan his teams have won 161 games lost 38 and lied four. Of the 38 defeats Only seven have been by More than 10 Points which Means Schembechler s teams have either won or come fairly close to winning in 196 of 203 games. But rumours abound on the wolverines Ann Arbor Campus that the crusty ogre has mellowed a that Mellow stuff. I m the same Guy he insisted. I m just in better control now. T handle things belter. People Are surprised to find i m a Nice Guy but i be been like this All the  but probably not ibis Nice George , the Fuji who played general Pai 100, a still the Choice to play schem Buchler if Ever there is a movie. On the Field working with tic play in he is still As intense As he Ever was Jimmy brands Atler. One of Schembechler s former players and now the Man who hosts his television show said this week. But be has been Able to separation the Field from off and he did t Al Waido Luu. A think it took some Lime for him to realize there Are other things in life. He s to Schembechler Schembechler s year by year record at Miami year 1963 1964 1966 1966 1967 1968 total w 5 6 7 9 6 7 40 l 3 3 3 1 4 3 17 t 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 pet. .625 .867 .700 .900 .800 ,700 .702 at Michigan 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1977 1978 1979 1880 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 total Drew total 8 9 11 10 10 10e 10 10 10 8 10 9 8 9 6 10 158 188 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 6 1 38 55 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 4 7 .727 .900 .917 .909 1.000 ,909 .800 .833 .833 .833 .687 .833 .750 .667 .750 .500 ,875 .798 .773 championship very much at ease with himself  s aware of his Success and he s Wear ing it very Well. Those first few years he never really accepted Success very  brands taller should know because he was an offensive tackle at Michigan when Schembechler arrived in 1969 to replace bump Elliott. Brandstatter and classmate Dan Dier Dorf the former All pro lineman talked about the culture Shock the team Wen through in the transition from Elliott who coached mostly from jus practice Field Tower to Schembechler. Brandstatter said he came in As an on the Field in the huddle lets kick their butt kind of coach there were about 115 Guys who started out that Spring and at the end there were about so Brandstatter said. To s got this sign in the locker room that says those who slay will be champions Well one Guy who quit was walking out of the locker room with a magic Marker. He had written under to swords and those who leave will be Doc tors lawyers and important people Stefan Humphries now of the Chicago bears is As fond of Schembechler As player could be of his coach he is very explosive on the meld Humphries said when i got to Chicago in 1984 i saw a lot of to in Mike Dilka. I imagine except for some Subtle differences seeing Mike now is like seeing a Young  were some times when a was so Tough i wondered if i was doing the right thing and i Don t think Many of us understood or appreciated until our senior years that we were All better because of to that he knew exactly when to Stop pushing that his master plan was to help us be As Good As we could be at whatever we wanted to  r recalled the Lime before one Rose bowl when Schembechler had the team Scrimm aging in full pads. We re out there ripping and  Doughty our starting tailback even blew his knee out in one of those practices. But at night we were staying income monastery to almost literally would put every player in bed. I think he still docs  other coaches talk of Schembechler As perhaps the hardest working coach in the business. The legendary Ohio state coach Woody Hayes who coached schem Bechler at Miami of Ohio recommended him for he head coaching Job Al Miami then at Michigan and was Schembechler s biggest rival for 10 years. He recalled this week that he admired Schembechler for How hard he worked. He Only got the bad traits from me like the temper tantrums and being left handed Hayes said. He keeps those kids in line. He raises hell and they know what to  record supports that. Schembechler s teams at Michigan have won 79.3percent of their games. Thai s the Best in the country. Schembechler s teams have finished with 10 wins eight limes in 17 years 11 once and nine three limes. His teams have finished in the associated press top 10 in 13 of those 17 years. He never has had a losing season. But then there is the bowl record 3- 0, with every loss by a touchdown or less. The record was 0-7 until the 19birose bowl. And it might be the Only thing that will keep Schembechler fro being recognized As the greatest College coach Ever when he retires. Schembechler haled to lose the Bow games but several were lost in the final seconds or on controversial plays. Hewan t even around Tor the first one be cause he had the heart attack dec 31,1969. The Story is that Schembechler was in his Hospital bed tuba running everywhere and going Over a game plan the Day of the game when the head of cardiology walked into his room with a Needle of Nooroo you Don to schem Bechler growled. Of Yesso 1 am the cardiologist Taid before giving him a sedative. To would always Cream thai Bow Garnet Wen for the players and we should be playing for ourselves Humphries said. But we were playing for to tint. We walled to do anything to win bowl game for  Washington up Jay sch Roeder threw for a career Best three touchdowns As Washington took a 21 Point Lead sunday then withstood a Sec Ond half rally for a 28-21 Victory Over the St. Louis cardinals. The redskins coming off a 30-6 loss to the Dallas cowboys improved to 6-1while dropping the cardinals to 1-6 under Rookie coach Gene stalling. Schroeder completed 13 of 23 passe for 232 Yards with one interception and connected on scoring passes of 16 Yard to Ark Monk and 21 Yards to Clint Didier in the second Quarter and 16 Yards to Gary Clark in the third Quarter. George Rogers carried 30 times for 18 Yards including a 2-Yard touchdown in the first Quarter. Noii Lomax rallied the cardinals wit three touchdown passes completing 16 of 29 passes for i s3 Yards and three touchdowns. He threw 8 Yards to full Back Earl Farrell for a to with two seconds left in the first half 7 Yards to . Smith in the third Quarter and 16 Yards to Farrell with 8 28 left in the game to Cut the Lead to 28-21. Bengals nip Houston in final minute Cincinnati a James Brooks ran 21 Yards for a touchdown with 43 seconds to play sunday to give the Cincinnati bengals a 31-28 Victory Over the Houston oilers. The Victory gave the bengals sole posses Sion of first place in the acc Central Divi Sion. It is the team s Best Start since 1982, when they went to the playoffs with a 7-2record in the strike shortened season. Houston 1-6, had taken the Lead just43 seconds earlier when linebacker Rob Ert Lyles picked up a Fumble and ran 93 Yards untouched for a touchdown and a28-24 Lead. The bengals now 5-2, rebounded an covered 70 Yards in five plays capped by Brooks second touchdown run of the game. Brooks led the bengals offence with 133 Yards on 18 carries and 62 Yard son six catches. The frustrated oilers have lost their last sin games at riverfront stadium since 1980 and have dropped i oof their last 11 games to the bengals. A cons 49ers play to 10-10 he Atlanta up David Archer threw a 39-Yard touchdown pan o Syl Vester Stamps with 1 33 left in regulation sunday to enable the Atlanta Falcons to wind up in a 10-10 overtime lie with the san Francisco 49ers. San Francisco 4-2-1, drove.42 Yards in three plays for their first Quarter touchdown with Roger Craig going Over from the i. Atlanta scored on a 47-Yard Field Goalby Miek Luckhurst with 3 02 Tell in the first Quarter and the 49ers countered that with a 24-yarder by Ray wenching with 7 07 left in the finl halt the Falcons 5-1-1, drove to the 49er� 39 after taking the overtime Kickoff. But the period turned into a punting duct