THE BATTALION
Page 10 College Station, Texas Wednesday, October 10, 1973
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By KEVIN COFFEY, Sports Editor
A&M starts its so called “second season” Saturday night
as it opens conference play against Texas Tech in Lubbock.
The non-conference games are all part of the past and was
part of this young teams learning process. But just what did
the Aggies learn?
“I hope we learned a lot because we had a lot to learn,”
said A&M head coach Emory Bellard. “We learned that we
now have some evidence that we have some proven football
players and proven fighters. Before the season we thought
that this would be a team of fighters but we didn’t really
have anything to base it on. Now we know,” Bellard said.
“We took a group of men that had never played together
before any they are getting to know each other and run a
little smoother,” Bellard said.
Defensive leader Ed Simonini said that playing together
has caused the biggest improvement on the Aggies.
“You always know that there is somebody there to help
you out if you don’t make the play,” said Simonini. It just
comes from confidence in each other and the only way to
get that is to play together.
“We saw a lot of different things in non-conference
except a team that threw a lot.” Simonini said. “LSU threw
the ball real well but not very often.” LSU threw 10 passes
against the Aggies and completed six in the 28-23 Tiger
victory.
“Conference is not all that much different,” Simonini
said, “except now we are playing for a bowl game. The
name of the game is still the same and that’s winning.”
“Conference games may be a little more physical cause
I guess they do mean a little more,” he said, and Tech will
have a real good team. They will run right at us and only
throw when they really have to.
Quarterback Mike Jay, co-captain and offensive leader,
looks to conference differently from some of the other
players.
“This is the first conference game that I have ever
played in because all the teams I’ve been with have been
independents,” Jay said.” This is important because it could
mean a boost to a bowl game and by beating a real good
team early like Tech, it gives you an advantage because they
are going to beat some teams for us. It’s like having two
A&M’s working for each other.
“We learned a lot in our first four games,” Jay said,
“mainly from just playing together. I know more about the
backs and receivers and they know more about me. Our
offensive line is getting better every game.”
Jay said he is getting himself ready for conference
also.
“When we played Wichita State it had been eight
months since I had taken a snap from center. I don’t feel
as rusty now and I have more confidence in myself and in
the team,” Jay said.
As the Aggies finish preparations for Saturday night’s
7:30 kickoff, one question sticks in the minds of many
A&M fans. Are the Aggies ready ?
“Were fixin’ to find out,” said Bellard.
AUSTIN (A*) — Texas line
coach Willie Zapalac Tuesday
moved Will Wilcox to the No. 1
left offensive tackle position
ahead of Bob Tresch.
Longhorn linebacker Glen Gas-
pard injured a knee in practice
but doctors said he should be
available for the annual grudge
war with Oklahoma Saturday in
Dallas.
Texas Coach Darrell Royal said
of Oklahoma “Their offense u
better than last year. Steve Da
vis is as good as Jack Mildren at
quarterback. Waymon Clark is
the best fullback they’ve had.
I’ll give you a statistic. Okla
homa is averaging 5.7 yards per
first down play rushing.”
Zapalac added “I’ve never seen
a defense that didn’t have a weak
spot. Oklahoma has no weak
spot. They are outstanding at
every position.”
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