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Every August, ex perts, both regional and nation wide, begin some college football ‘prognosticating’ on the upcoming gridiron season. This past August, Southwest Conference experts or prog picked Southern Methodist to be the doormat of the Southwest Conference. The Texas Aggies, on the other hand, were picked as a contender for the SWC football crown along with Texas and Arkansas. The two teams met on Kyle Field Saturday afternoon before 34,000 in-person fans and an un countable number of television watchers. The result is new SWC history. SMU topped the Aggies 20-17. There are two sure things about pre-season predicting: 1—There will always be pre-season predict ing; 2—The predictions some times will be wrong. In this case, as far as the game result is con cerned, the predictions about the Aggies and SMU were wrong. Both A&M Coach Gene Stall ings and his SMU counterpart, Hayden Fry, had said prior to the game that regardless of the pre dictions, the real truth would be brought out on the “field of battle.” The real test then lies with the players themselves and their per formances in 60 minutes of action. The players can be inspired and disappointed by the things they read in the pre-season ramblings. The chant in the SMU dressing room after the game of “We’re still No. 1” proved that the Mus tang players were inspired. The Aggie dressing room was just the opposite of SMU’s as nothing really had to be said. This is not to say the players weren’t inspired by the things written about them, but that they had been beaten by a team that was defending its conference cham pionship. Strength Keynotes The Boilermakers By JERRY GRISHAM Saturday it was Southern Meth odist, veteran of the 1967 Cotton Bowl Classic. This week the Ag gies take on the Purdue Boiler makers, this year’s Rose Bowl champions, in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. From a team that posted a 9-2 mark last season, the Indiana club returns a solid core of 32 lettermen, including 14 starters in the 14-13 victory over Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl. Among the 26 lettermen lost by graduation was All-America quarterback Bob Griese who liter ally rewrote the Purdue record books as one of the nation’s prime offensive threats for three seasons. Offensively for the Boilermak ers, the loss of Griese is the only dark spot. Four of the five top rushing leaders from 1966 return. Junior tailback Perry Wil liams will again be in the back- field, trying to duplicate as a junior last year’s feat of being the top sophomore ground gainer in the Big Ten. Split-end Jim Beirne, a top candidate for All-America honors, is expected to shine this year as the top receiver in the Big Ten. 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As the Beaumont junior had been the difference a little over a year ago in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl, he retained his posi tion Saturday. Levias, last year’s SWC player- of-the-year, slumped on the bench in front of his locker, telling writers he had played the last few seconds by instinct. Levias had struck the SMU bench after being tackled on his return of the final kickoff of the day with just 36 seconds remaining. His instinct really came alive 32 seconds later as he hauled in a pass with just one foot of end zone between his flying feet and the backline of the touchdown area. Aggie defensive back Jack Whitmore’s tackle came too late and Levias fell to the ground clutching the football. He had taken the pass from a passer that hadn’t completed a pass all of last season but never theless had become the Ponies No. 2 quarterback this season. Ines Perez, all 5-4 of him, was that player. Perez and Levias prove that even though predictors pick a team for last, it still must be up to the players’ performance for the real answer. Aggie quarterback Edd Hargett had been picked by the experts to lead the A&M team to a success ful season. The junior passer was doing just that, although the SMU line caused him misery all day. Finally wtih 3:29 remaining Har gett took to the air and with 43 seconds left on the clock the Ag gies had 17-13 lead. Hargett’s 29-yard strike to Bit Long had sent the home fans in a frenzy as it looked like thefitsi leg of the Aggies’ march backki begun. This set the stage for the fim act and Jerry Levias emerge with the biggest part. The Aggies’ next game is will the Purdue Boilermakers at I Cotton Bowl. Those predictou have had things to say about4 Big Ten representative, too. Tki were picked as co-favorite will Michigan State for the conferee title. With this in mind, and tki Aggies with an 0-1 record, tl* prophets will undoubtedly looklj a Purdue win. It is hoped Ik experts will also take in accoia that although they were wroni about SMU, they still could k right about Texas A&M. ers is who will hand off to such backs as Williams and who will be tossing passes to Beirne ? Three junior lettermen with a total varsity playing time of 49 minutes are vying for the quar terback slot vacated by Griese. Of the three, Mike Engelbrecht seems to be the best bet to start in the opener. For the Boilermaker defense it couldn’t be rosier. The entire starting defensive line and line backers return for another go at it led by defensive tackle Lance Olssen. The 6-5, 257 pound giant was selected 1966 All-Big Ten defensive tackle by both wire services. Two of the defensive starters are slated to go both ways. Line backer Clanton King can be ex pected to play in the offensive guard position and defensive back Leroy Keyes will more than likely see duty as an offensive flanker. The defensive secondary will start with two sophomores com bining talents with three veterans, Dennis Cirbes, Bob Corby and Keyes. For the Aggies it’s the second bowl team in a row. A win against the Big Ten power would be a bolster to Aggie spirits because the next weekend, you guessed it, another bowl team, Florida State, last year’s Sun Bowl team, invades College Station. NOBODY GOT IT Aggie guard Mo Moorman, right, and fullback Bill Sallee watch an Ed Hargett pass clear SMU defenders Mike Blaine (38) and R. D. Crenshaw. The play went incomplete. Starr Falters AgainstLions GREEN BAY, Wis. UP) _ Bart Starr, the cool and impeccable quarterback of the world cham-i pion Green Bay Packers, was un sure Monday just what went wrong the day before against the Detroit Lions. Starr, the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player last season, threw the ball away on interceptions four times in the first half with three of his errant heaves coming in a row. Football Highlights Southwest Conference football highlights of 1966 will be screened Wednesday at the Brazos County A&M Club meeting. President Ed Cooper said fel lowship starts at 6 p.m. and a barbecue supper at 7 p.m. at the Ehlinger Drive clubhouse. The 1966 Humble football high lights film will be the program. 11 A.M. 9 P.M. 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