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WON was N meet peement« acceJi fhe idea wder wit| ^iet Unit, | hi P treaty |PPosed. said [dopted “a subject." the 1*11 be effi. land physi. |ile on the tent inside the isolated camp ex. >hone line jtific data, jfe, Natha- even talk Ixperiment, [news from her could ew world ’on't knon jE BAHALION Thursday, December 2, 1971 College Station, Texas John Curylo Page 5 Selection of new head football coach may be delayed for those who thought that (jring Gene Stallings would a new coach immediately, take another look. It may be weeks before a new •rid mentor is signed to a con tract and begins his tenure at Dr. 0. D. Butler, chairman of i„ e Athletic Council and a mem- of the screening committee to study possible coaches, said Tuesday that they are consider ing many people for the job. "We will announce a decision ihen we have found the best nan possible,” the head of the Animal Science Department re tried. A number of prospective roaches have been mentioned in rumors at Aggieland, the num- ler of rumors being restricted only by the imaginations of those speculating on the situa tion. A few of the more prominent possibilities bear serious consid eration — Charles McClendon, Jack Pardee, Bill Yeoman, Willie Zapalac and Bum Phillips. McClendon, Louisiana State’s head man, has been successful at Tigerland, but he is under fire every time he loses, and he is not their athletic director. The ath letic director position will be the key to A&M’s ability to get a good replacement, because the ideal situation for any football coach is to be his own boss. Pardee is a linebacker for the Washington Redskins. A class mate of Stallings, the former All-American was an assistant here in 1966. At 36, he is young for a coach, but rather old for a player. However, people around here may not be too anxious to have another Aggie — it’s too hard to fire him, and that’s what happens to A&M head coaches as a rule. Yeoman has compiled a fine record at the University of Hous ton, but athletic director means a lot to him, -and he has little chance of getting the position for the Cougars. The possibility of coaching in the Southwest Con ference may lure him here, since he won’t get the opportunity at Houston for a few years. Yeo man spent his freshman year here before transferring to West Point. This makes him appeal ing to the old Aggies with the fat wallets. Zapalac is an assistant at the University of Texas, where he heads the offense for the Long horns. He graduated from A&M in 1947, having played football before and after World War II. He was an assistant here for eight years. He joined the Texas staff in 1964. Phillips is an assistant coach for the San Diego Chargers. In the past sev«n or eight years, he has moved from head coach at Port Neches-Groves High School to defensive coordinator of the University of Houston to the professional ranks. Since Sid Giliman quit on the coast, Phil lips might want to try college ball again. Several problems are encoun tered in the task of getting the new coach. First, and foremost, is money. Stallings made $26,000 a year plus the television con tract. The new man may not get more, because too many people would object, but the television contract may be increased. The next difficulty is the bowl and pro schedules. Mc Clendon will coach in the Sun Bowl Dec. 18, Yeoman’s Cougars are in the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl Dec. 81, the Longhorns play New Year’s Day in the Cot ton Bowl, and the pros aren’t finished with their season yet, either. None of these men would take a new job until their pres ent one is finished. A new coach would have to hire a staff. For Yeoman and McClendon, this would be a minor problem, since they already have staffs. But Pardee, Zapalac and Phillips would have to do some hunting. This takes time, too. Then comes the question of recruiting. A new staff would be late in this task. If they started today, they would still be behind. Some people aren’t used to this job, such as Pardee and McClen don. LSU has many of the top athletes in the state beating on its doors. The competition is a little stiffer here in Texas. But what about coaching abil ity? Yeoman proven himself. aZpalac and Phillips have the proper experience. Pardee may be good, but nobody can say for sure. McClendon has such a Aggies Forey and Hoot make All-SWC have re- ks in the plans to ng. stmas and jund, but, is warped itions may ?s. eased with size and mperature 5,” he said, ter.” sh soldier, re Queen’s By BILL HENRY Assistant Sport* Edit®* Texas A&M’s offensive guard, Leonard Forey, and defensive safety, David Hoot, have been named by the Associated Press Attention Athletic Council of Texas A&M University! Will you please interview O. A. "Bum” Phillips of the San Diego Chargers, San Diego, Calif, for the coaching vacancy at Texas A&M — He is a football genius and the best recruiter in the U. S. A. He, and only he can bring A&M to the top— Please, Please! Check this man out! You’ll have a winner in 3 years and a contender every year there after! in Dallas as members of the All- Southwest Conference first team for 1971. Conference champion Texas placed seven members on the elite squad to lead in total representa tion. Arkansas took runner-up spot, placing six players on the team. Tech placed two, SMU add ed two, Baylor and Rice each added one to complete the team. The late Jim Pittman of Texas Christian was named by his peers as SWC Coach of the Year after Leonard Forey David Hoot molding an also-ran from last year into tka conference’s number three team in 1971. Sophomore of the Year honors went to Alvin Max son of SMU on offenee and Danny Rhodes from Arkansas on defense. Max- son led the conference in rushing with 1,012 yards for a 92-yard per game average. Rhodes led the Rasorbacks in tackles to get the bid. The offensive player of the year is Rasorback signal-caller, Joe Ferguson, and the defensive player of the year went to Tech’s Marc Dove. Ferguson was the leading passer in the SWC while Dove intercepted five passes, blacked two field goals, recovered four fumbles and made 61 tackles on defense, net to mention his punt returning chores. Dove av eraged 31 yards per return on his interceptions, including a 69-yard- er against Arisona. Players from Texas named to the elite unit included Jerry Sise- been shot and there ’irst been leave at and was’ .ck to his eeing his : 3 that the ave been i an Irish- t British hern Ire- ear. The 8 months at 165. ..r,...rf.-i. j i. iri .o, .. i.iju It's cJHb > i ,r > ■ * -x;;: il >-,■ .i r -J ..„ y.ip the/ ups Iger A, Houston. VI petro-' ate now ntendent nade the /ron has awards 951. Texas A&M University 1971-72 Directory Student Listings Student Senate Civilian Student Council University Calendar • Faculty-Staff Listings • Board of Directors • Corps of Cadets Commanders • Athletic Schedule • Campus Map AVAILABLE- Student Publications Office Exchange Store MSC Gift Shop University Book Store All Banks v $1.50 more, tackle; Don Crosslin, guard and Jim Bertelsen, running back on the first team offensive unit, while tackles Greg Ploetz and Ray Dowdy, linebacker Randy Braban and defensive back Alan Lowry made the No. 1 defensive squad. For Arkansas, Ferguson, quar terback; Mike Reppond, split end; Mike Kelson, offensive tackle; de fensive end Ronnie Jones and line backer Rhodes, made All-SWC. Other first team offensive members were running backs Stable Vincent of Rice and Max- son. On defense, Roger Goree of Baylor, linebacker Larry Molin- aire from Tech, and defensive backs Dove and Robert Popelka of SMU earned recognition. Outdoor workouts help swim team By MICHAEL RICE Battalion Sports Writer At this time of year one would expect to find the Texas A&M swimming team to be working out in the indoor pool in Downs Natatorium, particularly with the chilly weather that has descended on Aggieland. Instead, Coach Dennis Fosdick still has his swimmers splashing up and down the outdoor pool, which is heated above the temper ature of the air, despite the at tempts of nature to cool it back down. What will swimming in the out door pool at this time of year do for Fosdick’s swimmers ? "Hopefully, it will increase stamina and strength for next spring’s conference champion ships,” said Fosdick. “We fell down last year in the distance events and we are doing every thing possible to avoid that this year.” This also means that there will be no taper of any sort for meets that are coming up between this Friday, when the team travels to Arlington for a triangular meet against UTA and Alabama, and the end of January. Alabama and UTA will have definite advantages over the A&M squad in that both teams have been working out just in swim ming since the beginning of the year. A&M, in the meantime, has just finished a 17-3 water polo season, which saw the team take the first place honors in the Southwest Water Polo Champion ships. Last year, A&M finished fifth in the conference standings and hopes to be a strong contender for the runnerup spots behind heavily favored SMU and Texas University. wealth of talent at LSU that his impressive record is not an indi cator of his ability. Whoever the new man is, his job will be hard. He has to win to satisfy those who didn’t want Gene. He must project the A&M image to the public, regardless of his background. For the play ers, he must continue to mold into them the character and in tegrity Stallings was injecting. This last point is foremost in the hearts of the true sports men, but it doesn’t seem to mean much to the powers that be at A&M. Ask Gene Stallings—it’s not how you coach the team, it’s whether you win or lose. OUR SPECIALTY 1/5 Carat Eye Clean Diamond For Senior Ring-, $40 plus tax C. W. Varner & Sons Jewelers North Gate 846-5816 We Rent Books From $ .95 to $3.85 LOUPOTS North Gate 3 Miles N. On Tabor Road Saturday Night: Tony Douglas and The Shrimpers From 9 - 1 p. m. STAMPEDE Every Thursday Nite (ALL BRANDS BEER 35^) OPEN HOUSE Saturday Dec. 4th 9 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. 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