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be we]] [,( the tougl llo wing» ( to < EN lobile Hac SERVICE sf action j luipmenf as Ave, 002 ifEY Anythin; alue uipmenl uipmetil mps ools ieras )rd requi' i. Get a pi and re« i your! te Credi; is Ave. i Center HE BATTALION ■ • ; ; Tuesday, April 11, 1972 College Station, Texas Page 5 Players pleased with Bellard, Wishbone (Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles about the A&M football pro gram done by a team of Jour nalism 204 students and sub mitted to The Battalion for publication.) By GREG NORDYKE The coming of Emory Bellard A&M in December was an event looked upon to end the foot- sall drought which has plagued College Station for several years. Dwight LaBauve, who will be a junior defensive back next fall, said, “Everybody thinks we’re go ng to win, we don’t just guess anymore.” Is there really a change in the \ggies, or is it just the new mar\ it the helm ? Tommy Burke, a senior tight end, said, “Our attitude is 100 )er cent better toward football and toward the coaches. Every- rody feels we have a chance to win and has worked harder be cause of it. “The coaches are full of en thusiasm — you can’t help but catch some of it.” What brought on this change at a school which has had only one winning season in the past several years? In a recent inter view, four of the players were asked. Their opinion was that two main things changed the attitude of the entire team. The first was the change in the coaching staff and the other was the invention the new head coach brought with him—the Wishbone T. “The change in the coaching staff was important — they are proven winners,” Burke said. “All they talk about is winning.” The coaches have the respect of the players. Bellard has opened up communication with team members. One of the ways this was done 19 p •ox I MIT. IT. 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Thursday, April 20th until noon Room 207 — Memorial Student Center ARMY & AIR FORCE UNIFORMS & ACCESSORIES No Payment Due Until Active Duty and Uniform Allowance Received Delivery In Time For Graduation SOL FRANK CO. of San Antonio Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary was to set up a council consisting of athletes elected by the players themselves. The council has the job of airing the team’s, or an in dividual’s, complaints to Bellard. The council also sets the dress codes for the team. This set up two-way communication between the coaches and the team. Bellard has done several other things to show respect for the players. Re-installing pool and ping pong tables in the dorm is an example. One of the most impressive things Bellard has accomplished has been the recruiting of high school talent. Going after quality, he has brought some of the na tion’s top players to A&M. Robert Murski, a cornerback from Houston, credits most of this to the personality of Bellard. “He is a super individual — very impressive. He’s not a high-pres sure salesman; he just tells it like it is.” Burke added that the change of the coaching staff as a whole has much to do with it. “Everyone wants to play for a winner, and these men have reputations for winning.” Murski said of the offense, “The Wishbone has fired all of us up, and we have the man who invented it. He wouldn’t use it if he didn’t think we had the men to handle it. “The guys like the Wishbone and it ought to work. We have the men to adapt to it, and we have confidence in it.” Mark Green, a junior, added his thoughts. “The defense is keeping up with the Wishbone, yet it is hard to defense because there is always an adjustment that can be made. I feel we’ll be passing off of it quite a bit.” LaBauve explained, “Last year, we had three plays. This year, we’ll have three plays we can run 100 different ways.” Great coaches — great type of offense. These are the things which have given the players a new look at college football. These are the bases for their new attitudes. “Where in the past we tried to beat a team physically, now we’re going to try mentally and phys ically,” Green said. “For once I don’t dread spring training. It’s not just a drudge.” What is the hope for next year ? As Burke said, “We’ve been to the bottom; we can’t go anywhere but up.” Next: A look at some of the assistant coaches. Offense gets most attention in second spring scrimmage Offense continued in the spot light as the Texas Aggies ran through their second scrimmage of spring workouts Saturday af ternoon. The No. 1 offensive unit rolled up 343 yards in 46 tries for an average of nearly eight yards a play. The first unit scored on six of nine possessions. The No. 1 defense held its own against the second offensive unit, allowing only one touchdown in 11 possessions and 195 yards in total offense. “I would say we’re still making progress,” coach Emory Bellard said. “Overall I was pleased with the way the team looked today.” Don Dean, a sophomore-to-be from Little Cypress, quarterback ed the first unit and ran 13 yards for one score. Junior Mark Green scored three times and ran for 104 yards in 13 carries. Sopho more John Bounds had one score and 78 yards in 14 carries. Full back Brad Dusek ran seven times for 68 yards before going to the sidelines with a minor shoulder injury. BAC Presents BLACK EXPERIENCE II April 10-15 TONIGHT: Mance Lipscomb, blues-folk singer, will appear in Basement at 8:00 p. m. Admission 75c per person. THURSDAY: Sudan Arts (poetry, music, and African dance ensemble group) will per form in Ballroom at 8:00 p. m. Admission FREE. SATURDAY: Chocolate Glass Band will per form in Ballroom at 8:30 p. m. Admission $2 per person or $3 per couple. Tickets- MSC Student Program Office. Dean also threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to tight end Homer May. Tim Trimmier guid ed the No. 2 offense and hit on 7 of 12 passes for 79 yards and one touchdown, a 7-yarder to tight end Doug Jordan. Linebacker Dennis Carruth re turned an intercepted pass 73 yards for a touchdown to put the No. 1 defense on the scoreboard. Linebacker Kent Finley recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass for the first defense. TOWN HALL ARTIST SHOWCASE Presents Victor Alessandro, Musical Director G. Rollie White Coliseum Tuesday April 11 — 8:00 p. m. A&M Students & Town Hall Season Ticket Holders Admitted Free. 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