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The Battalion
Page 5
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DAVID
WINDER
Sportswriter
R.I.R - Oilers'
run and shoot
offense is shot
T his year
t h e
Houston
Oilers are fi
nally finding
out what the
Kansas City
Chiefs discov
ered last year:
A one-dimen
sional offense
in the National
Football
League just
isn't going to
put rings on
fingers.
An all-pass
ing offense or
an all-running offense might get a
team into the playoffs, but it will also
assure a quick exit out of them.
When Marty Schottenheimer took
over as head coach for the Chiefs, he
implemented an offense where the
quarterbacks were only allowed to
throw on third and 35.
In three consecutive seasons, run
ning backs Christian Okoye and Bar
ry Word gained over 1700 yards be
tween them and the Chiefs made the
playoffs four straight years. But they
had only one playoff win in that time.
So now, Schottenheimer has
changed.
The Oilers should follow his lead.
Using the run and shoot, the Oilers
have gone 1-3 in the playoffs and
have only won their division once.
Warren Moon may get tons of pass
ing yardage, but the fact remains that
he will never get to showcase his arm
in a Super Bowl throwing over 40
times a game.
First of all, the run and shoot does
not use up much of the clock forcing
the defense to stay on the field too
long. An example of this was seen in
See Winder/Page 6
Toledo, Davie coordinate A&M strategy, style
Kyle Bumett/The Battalion
Offensive coordinator Bob Toledo congratulates wide receiver Ryan Mathews for
a job well done after Texas A&M's 73-0 win over Missouri Saturday at Kyle Field.
Toledo's balanced offense finally passes
By William Harrison
The Battalion
Texas A&M's 73-0 blowout of the
University of Missouri gave A&M offen
sive coordinator Bob Toledo the three
things he said he has been looking for all
season - consistency, balance and a quar
terback.
Against Louisiana State, A&M could
live without a passing attack in a 24-0
victory, but after Oklahoma ganged up
against the A&M's running game, A&M
died 44-14 struggling under a five-inter
ception performance from Aggie quar
terback Corey Pullig.
Toledo said his team's mistakes were
to blame for the loss to Oklahoma, and
he would not question his players' drive.
See Toledo/Page 6
Kyle Burnett/THE Battalion
Bob Davie, A&M's defensive coordinator, instructs linebackers Steve Solari and
Jason Atkinson while they rest on the sidelines during the game against Missouri.
Versatility, patience drive Davie, defense
By Michael Plumer
The Battalion
Pacing across the sidelines like a ner
vous father. Bob Davie watches his
baby perform on the field. He stares in
tently, he claps his hands, he shouts en
couragement to his defensive players.
When the defense comes off the
field, Texas A&M's defensive coordina
tor and assistant head coach begins
making the necessary adjustments to
stop the opposing offense.
Senior defensive end Eric England
said that correcting the little things is
what sets Davie apart from other coach
es.
"Anything an offense does, he coun
ters it," England said. "He is versatile
See Davie/Page 6
Texas A&M to appeal player suspensions to NCAA on Thursday
By William Harrison
The Battalion
Texas A&M Athletic Director Wally Groff said an ap
peal filed by A&M on Monday will end the eligibility de
bate of five football players suspended by the NCAA be
cause they received paychecks for work not performed.
A&M and NCAA officials will present their argu
ments to the NCAA Eligibility Committee via a confer
ence call at 2 p.m Thursday.
A&M Vice President for Finance and Administration
Robert Smith drafted the appeal and said he would
withhold comment until a\iecision is announced at 5
p.m. Thursday.
A&M will appeal running back Greg Hill's four-game
suspension and linebacker Jessie Cox's dismissal for the
entire season.
Groff said A&M's lawyers convinced him that A&M
has a legitimate case against the NCAA's original rul
ings.
"We're asking that (the NCAA) reconsider the sanc
tions that we had originally recommended," Groff said.
"I think they were making some misjudgments on the
facts."
The eligibility committee members includes Irwin A.
Cohen of Northeastern, Susan A. Collins of George Ma
son, Milt Shroeder of Arizona State and Max W.
Williams of Mississippi. The committee will be chaired
by Bob Sweazy of Texas Tech.
If the appeal is upheld. Hill would be eligible to play
in the Texas Tech game in Lubbock on October 2.
A&M head football coach R.C. Slocum said the appeal
is out of his hands and he did not talk to his team about
it.
"I have not mentioned it to the team," Slocum said.
"We had an excellent workout today, and as far as I
know it has not been a factor. I think this is a process
that you just let happen, and it wouldn't make a whole
lot of sense for me to get all apprehensive about it."
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