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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1974)
Page 10 One year older, wiser THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1974 Balanced Aggie offense stirs optimism for 1 stly rain- today north i tempe ing 73 c By PAUL McGRATH To Texas A&M offensive coor dinator Ben Hurt, the T-bone is much more than a type of steak. The T-bone formation employed by the Aggies was greatly responsi ble for the many records set by the A&M gridders. The Aggies set marks for total offense (4,064 yards), total offense per game (369.5 yards), and first downs (208). The 1973 Ag gies were the third highest scoring team in A&M history with 38 touchdowns and 292 total points. A&M ranked third in rushing of fense and fourth in passing while finishing fourth overall offensively in the Southwest Conference last Sophomore David Walker will have the reins at quarterback, while junior Mike Jay is held in re- Split end sees Carl Roaches back and at tight end, Richard Osborne and David Greeno return. All three are juniors. Senior Mike Keese also figures in the picture. In the backfield, the Aggies re turn juniors Bubba Bean, Ronnie Hubby, Skip Walker, Bucky Sams, and Jim Hartman. Jerry Honore is the only senior amongst the running backs. Returning linemen are Ricky Seeker and Henry Tracy at center, Bruce Welch, Craig Glendenning and Billy Lemons at the guard posi tions, Glenn Bujnoch, Dennis Smelser and Dennis Swilley at the tackle slots. Of this group only Seeker, is a senior, Glendenning, Lemons, and Swilley are sopho mores, and the rest are juniors. Of the 20 returnees, only three are seniors. Thus a majority of the offense will be back next season. However, emphasis for the time being is placed on this year’s pros pects. The Aggies will swing a two- edged sword with their balanced running and passing attack. The Aggies are primarily a run ning team but will be prepared to throw according to game situations. Good blocking by both linemen and backs was cited as a key to the A&M running game by Hurt. Aggie run ners set a record for rushing yardage last year, amassing 2,920 yards. The passing attack is spearheaded by the arm of quarterback, Walker, combining with the talents of Roaches and Osborne. Hurt be lieves that play action passes should do well if the ground attack is suc cessful. Onr advantage of the T-bone formation is that it allows the backs to get into the pass pattern faster than the Wishbone. The use of backs as receivers should aid the passing game. If and when the Aggie offense fal ters, junior punter Mark Stanley will be called upon to get the Aggies out of danger. Stanley averaged 38 yards a punt last year. Place kicker Randy Haddox, a senior, provides another scoring threat with his ac curate toe. Haddox made good on ten of 17 field goal attempts and had 62 total points—tops for the Aggies. The 1974 Aggie offense is in a considerably better position at this point than last year’s eleven.,yip' lacked a solid quarterback, hadlR, or no experience, and haddeptliB ficulties. These problems havelj* solved and head football mill Emory Bel lard has maintained liH cally the same offense toallowH Aggies to apply what theyleanB last year to this year’s opponefl But no one, including Hurt orM lard, will know what the AjjB have learned until their firstteslB September against Clemson. I year. Hurt is optimistic about this year’s outlook. “I felt like the boys had a real good spring. They have still got a ways to come, but they showed marked improvement in every phase. Everyone had a super attitude and put forth good effort.” He added, “We have good size linemen and good speed in our backfield and receivers. We also have adequate depth at every posi tion.” Hurt said one problem that may develop is a lack of additional depth at the running back positions. “To a man, we are a year older,” said Hurt. “That gives one year’s aging, one year’s maturing, and one ytear’s experience.” The Aggie offense will have 20 returning lettermen at it’s disposal, including nine of last year’s starters. WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Strike goes on No end appears in sight as the National Football League player strike continues despite all-day closed sessions with federal mediators. Progress of the sessions is un known because of a secrecy vow un dertaken by the owners and the striking players. A settlement did not appear imminent due to the sheer volume of the proposals by the Player’s Association. President of the NFL Player’s Association, Bill Curry, said the players will con tinue striking until concessions are made on the so-called “freedom is sues.” These issues include elimina tion of the Rozelle compensation rule, the waiver and option clauses, and the practice of fining players as routine punishment. Federal mediator in the strike, James Scarce, declined to make a prediction on how far the sessions, held in the United States Labor Department, may extend. Local boys prepare for AAU meet WESSON OIL 79 Light Flavor 24oz. bti. VIENNA SAUSAGE CHICKEN SOUP MARGARINE CALG0NITE BEEF HASH Van Camp A *J| Soz. cans | Campbells IO’Ak*^ noodles ^ ^cans f^.%49 detergent.... # Libby's comned M 15oz. can nTW* GLAD WRAP Plastic 3 100 ft. rolls! • • oil Jim Brannen and Joel Thomas will be two College Station Junior Olympians to advance to the na tional AAU meet in Lincoln, Neb raska. 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