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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1972)
!! E BATTALION Thursday, February 3, 1972 College Station, Texas Page 5 John Curylo Lesson to be learned from nasty Rice students J B Tuesday night’s floor show by pie Rice student body brings to mind a few ideas for Aggie fans in G. Rollie White Coliseum Sat urday night to see the game with the Texas Tech Red Raiders. 1 A&M, Tech and Southern Meth- |odist are tied for the lead in the (Southwest Conference basketball Race, and the battle is crucial, to say the least. | With the Aggies picked to fin ish last in the conference in pre- | Season polls, chances to do well in league play cannot be jeopar dized by poor conduct on the part j of supporters. The crudeness shown by the 3wl fans drove this point home, in that the reputation of the hool in the future is damaged. The athletic fortunes of the pres- lent don’t do boo well, either. The Iggies proved that in Autry ourt The strain of unsportsmanlike conduct is felt in recruiting, rep utation and present performance. Rice had several football scholar ship prospects present Tuesday, as Coach Emory Bellard will Sat urday. It is imperative that these athletes be greeted as warmly as possible. For the fans in the bleachers, it may be cute to shout gross re marks, but for the young men vis iting the campus, incidents like that may turn them away forever. High school rivalries are strong, but prospects hear boos from the crowd as personal cuts. It is not easy for a 17-year-old high school senior to stand in front of 7,000 people, and verbal abuse, regard less of intent, will not sway him to Texas A&M. Reputation is a big thing in college sports. Tech has a repu tation for throwing turkey eggs and Rice for obscenity. Such things are on the minds of oppo nents, fans and referees. The Ag gies got fired up when the Rice people got malicious, and the same could happen here if care is not taken. Crowd noise is a factor in bas ketball, but volume should be positive. The nearest thing to pos itive noise in Houston was curs ing of the referees instead of the Aggies by Rice. In the case of Tech, it is best not to rile them up, because they are blessed with ability. It has been three years since the “Baylor incident” in 1969, but those of us who were here can never forget the amount of cover age the fight received and how it hurt A&M. Another riot could be disastrous. Referees have the hardest job in the world, next to digging wells in Montana in the winter months. Some people will take almost any job for money, but officiating is one of the least popular and re warding. The officials in Tuesday night’s game were personally abused more by the Rice student body than anyone in the gym. They blew a few calls, which was under standable. No official gets them all perfect. Something A&M must avoid at all cost is infuriating the ref erees. All we need is to make an official mad at us, and we can kiss championship hopes goodby. Technical fouls mean more than just a free throw and an in bounds play. When the race is close, close calls become much more crucial. The Aggies cannot afford to cause a referee to blow any judgments at any time. Booing is important here. It would be interesting to note the result of applauding the officials when they are introduced Satur day night. It might psyche Tech out just enough. It would also in crease the value of our stock with league referees. First place is on the line here at 8 p.m. Saturday. We owe it to the efforts of our basketball players and coaches to show the Raiders what positive incentive is. We owe it to ourselves to support our school in a way that will bring victory, hot notoriety, upon J wired; 700 mi the scies li a train Fuji br«i [ought of! a tablt the Pic: rarships ause of rit” i from he recw console ad ande who dW news iaken t« spital dical ob ie befon town in shu. ayr,of 0 him. 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