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College Station, Texas
Friday, September 3, 1971
THE BATTALION
Stallings tells newsmen about the 1971 Aggies
By JOHN CURYLO
Battalion Sports Editor
How does a 2-9 season affect
Gene Stallings' outlook for the
upcoming campaign?
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“Whether I have a ten-year
contract or a six-month contract,
I’m going to coach the best I can.
I’ll play the players where they
are best, and I won’t risk hurt
ing an injured player. I’m anx
ious for the time to play to get
here.”
This was just one of the many
topics discussed by the head
coach at the annual Southwest
Conference Press Tour’s visit to
Aggieland yesterday morning.
Stallings gave a position-by-
position rundown on the 1971
team, and talked about general
subjects related to football and
A&M.
“There have been a lot of
changes this year,” he explained.
“We have better workout times
for one thing. Also, we’re run
ning the practices more effi
ciently. What we want is to get
them on and off the field right
away. As a result, we have spe
cialty drills at the end of prac
tice. That way, the guys that
aren’t involved are free to go,
instead of waiting around for
practice to begin, which was the
case last year.”
Stallings admitted that this
was the heaviest and most ex
perienced squad he’s had at
A&M. He added that they were
also the hardest working Aggie
team in the seven years he’s been
head coach.
A better offensive line and a
much progressed defense were
listed as significant improve
ments from a year ago. Experi
ence and depth have been at
tained, also.
Offensively, the Aggies will be
using the I-formation again, with
a split backfield. Depth is a
problem only at tight end, and
the line is bigger and quicker,
but not faster. The offensive
backs are blocking better, too.
Quarterback Lex James has
overcome hepatitis, but he has
been plagued by a sprained left
thumb. Stallings thinks the jun
ior will be able to start next
week against Wichita State, but
he doubts that sophomore Mark
Green will be ready, having in
jured his foot.
“Lex is a tough kid, a real good
leader,” he said. “I’m glad we’ve
got him. Thank goodness his in
jury is to the left hand. His
only problem is taking the snap
from center.
“Mark Green has an extremely
strong arm, and he has a chance
to be good,” Stallings continued.
“I wouldn’t hesitate a second to
use Tim Trimmier. He’ll be good,
but not early. Joe Mac King can
do the job, too, but being in vet
school causes him to miss a lot
of practice.”
Steve Burks and Clifford
Thomas are the tailbacks, while
Doug Neill and Marc Black play
fullback.
“Burks is a good, solid tail
back,” he explained. “I don’t
know how many other teams he
could play for, but he can play
for us. Little Cliff is doing a
good job after being injured last
year. At fullback, it’s six of one,
half a dozen of the other which
guy I use. Neill and Black are
not great, but they are good. I
do worry about them fumbling
the football.”
Joey Herr and Hugh McElroy
have been working out at wing-
back, with Robert Murski and
John Gardner playing split end.
The receiving corps is rounded
out by tight end Homer May.
“Joey doesn’t have great speed,
but he catches the ball well,”
Stallings said. “Murski is good
in practice, but we haven’t seen
him in a game yet. I like him:
he works hard and catches real
well.
“Homer May is a good one,”
he continued. “He could play for
most people. He’s tough; a good
catcher, a good runner, and any
thing else you want in a good
football player.”
In the interior line, Robert
Gerasimowicz and Skip Kuehn are
alternating at center, with Todd
Christopher at left guard and
Leonard Forey on the right side.
The left tackle is Buster Calla
way, and the right tackle is
Ralph Sacra, playing just ahead
of Ted Smith.
“Both Gerasimowicz and Kuehn
are good,” Stallings explained.
“Kuehn could move to guard or
tackle, depending on the physi
cal condition of Sacra or Butch
Kamps (both out with leg in
juries). He’s the best junior col
lege transfer we’ve had.
“We moved Todd Christopher
over from defense in the spring,”
he said. “He’s been outstanding
so far in practice. Leonard For
ey is our best interior lineman.
Callaway could be outstanding,
and I’ve been pleased with Sacra,
but his injury has kept him from
practicing. Ted Smith is a whole
lot better tackle than center, and
he works real hard.”
Looking at the defense Stall
ings indicated that the only
Super Bowl teams
meet again tonight
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“You bet this is an important
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victory wasn’t a fluke like so
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16-13 in Super Bowl V last Jan
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with five seconds remaining.
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problem would be lack of depth
in the secondary. Lee Hitt is the
number two man at all four sec
ondary positions. The Aggies
play four deep with two line
backers and four down linemen,
plus a noseguard, who plays
either middle guard or middle
linebacker.
The starting ends, Max Bird
and Kent Finley, are experienced
hands, and Stallings is satisfied
with their play. Bird’s backup
man is Mike Sweat, who used to
play at LSU. Dan Peoples plays
behind Finley, and effort is his
biggest asset. The head coach
said that he would not hesitate
to use either Peoples or Sweat in
a game.
Boice Best and James Dubcak
are the tackles, and they are
both backed up by sophomore
Bud Trammell. Dubcak, 6-6 and
236, is the biggest man on the
team.
Trammell’s got some talent, and
he also has good size.”
Two-year stalwart Van Odom
is the middle guard, and the most
impressive thing about him is
his consistency and quality.
“Van’s a good football player,”
his coach said. “I like the way
he plays the game. He does a
good job as a leader.”
The linebackers are Grady
Hoermann and Steve Luebbe-
husen, but they are both backed
up by Mike Lord, a starter last
year before being injured.
“Grady has also had a good
fall practice,” Stallings said. “I
wish he were a little faster, but
he’s not at all shy on the field.”
“Steve’s recovered from all
his injuries of last year,” he ex
plained. “He’s put on some
weight, and he’s looking real
good. Mike Lord could be one of
our better linebackers.”
having three good fullbacks, and
only being able to use one of
them at a time,” Stallings said.
“Brad’s the best defensive player
of the three, so I moved him to
the position vacated by Dave
Elmendorf. Brad’s just a good
football player.”
The kicking game should be
another strong point this year,
with Mike Bellar handling kick
offs, Herr and Mitch Robertson
competing for the punting chores,
and Pat McDermott and Roberto
Payan working on place kicking.
“Boice has been excellent this
fall,” Stallings said. “He’s big,
tough, and strong. He doesn’t
have great speed, but he put a
lot into it.
“Dubcak still has most of his
good football ahead of him.
An experienced secondary re
turns three starters from a year
ago, with Ed Ebrom and Bland
Smith at the corners and David
Hoot and Brad Dusek at the
safeties.
“I moved Brad to free safety,
because I hated the thought of
“I’ve stopped talking about the
big play,” Stallings concluded.
“We’re working on execution and
repetition. I’d rather see 75 good
plays than five big plays and 70
average ones.”
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