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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1974)
0| ''son li| rftna^ r. “"isteanj “Vs havi ie V a feati By TONY GALLUCCI I’m spoiled. I’ve been at A&M too g. I’m speaking of football, but teams. I’m speaking of crowds Islands and bands and just what . allege football anyway? For the first time in many years I rm. mall town football worthwhile, not profitable THE BATTALOIN Page 9 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1974 Memories relived in AAA football attended a small town (3A) high school football game. In particular, the A&M Consolidated Tigers vs. the Taylor Ducks. From what I remember, 3A foot ball games were games where you (Oatmeal By TONY GALLUCCI One of the most interesting and neglected aspects of an upset in football the aftermath. Too many aftergame activities and literary quirks are srlooked by the general public. How many people wondered about the percent inebriation or the oholic average after the A&M-LSU game? Was it higher or lower than if U had won? Was it higher than last year? Was it higher than after [M-Clemson? Was it higher in College Station or Baton Rouge? Or did wOrleans take the title? Did the Aggies rate higher on the scale or did the >ers? On the literary side, newspapers are often funny and at the same time rotating. Of all the stories I read about the LSU game (about 25 papers) iBaton Rouge Advocate was by far the most critical. The front page of the jrts section contained three feature length stories about the game and a Icolor picture of the bouncing Bubba Bean’ and little else. The four headlines on the page read: AGGRESSIVE A&M SHOCKS TIGERS MOBILE LINEMEN KEY TO 21-14 AGGIE WIN 1 WEREN’T BAD, AGGIES PLAYED BETTER,’ SAYS MAC GGIES NO JOKE: THEY CAME TO WIN The four headlines on the page read: AGGRESSIVE A&M SHOCKS TIGERS MOBILE LINEMEN KEY TO 21-14 AGGIE WIN WE WEREN’T BAD, AGGIES PLAYED BETTER,* SAYS MAC AGGIES NO JOKE: THEY CAME TO WIN And the paper makes it clear that the Ags did indeed win. Joe Planas in ‘WE WEREN’T BAD . . .’ says, How do you know when you’re getting your rump imped in a football game without looking at the lights on the weboard? A. When your safety man makes 11 primary tackles in the first half. B. When three of the opponents’ backs each gain more than 100 yards and the team finishes with 417 yards rushing. C. When you go two-for-ten in the air and the other side blows you off the lind. D. All of the above.” The Houston Post gave us a WOW! on the front page and ieLongview Morning Herald gave us a maroon WOW!. Jack Gallagher of the Houston Post said the heck with the ear of the Tigers and renamed it the year of the Aggies. And it wasn’t until a day after the game that a Louisiana ewspaper admitted that the Aggies set another record. The lost yards gained on the ground against a Tiger team in LSU istory. The Ags also won the other end of that record; -42 yards gainst the Tigers in 1970. And I wonder what the Newport News Daily Press thinks now. **★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ The Houston Texans have left Texas but the number of Pro teams in exas did not drop. The new North American Soccer League team has been fficially named as the San Antonio Thunder. San Antonio has been ripe for Mther pro team since the Spurs entered and made such a good showing. ******★***★★***★★**★★★****★★★*★★★★*★★****★★★★★★★***★***★ Cindy Maciel’s little brother Michael gained 70 yards in the first half for lie Grand Saline Indians against Rockwall last weekend. Who’s Cindy laciel? I forgot. In the wake of the LSU game Monday, the A&M ticket office sold over 10,000 worth of tickets for upcoming games. There are still tickets left for all ames. could buy a 25 cent endzone ticket and take your choice of the seats in the reserved section. Unless it was homecoming, you didn’t have to worry about sitting elbow to elbow or standing the entire game. For this game, though, I was a member of the press and as such was accorded the ‘privilege’ of sitting in the press box. Normally the pur pose of a press box is to provide a good view of the game to sportswriters and announcers so that they may pass the word on to the less fortunate who could not at tend. But the purpose in Taylor seemed to be something different. As I happened to be the last of the luck to arrive. I was afforded a re tired seventh-grader’s desk in the back of the box (or shall I call it a closet). My view from the seat was limited to a 30 yard space between the 35 yard lines with strategic points on the field blotted out by the posts holding up the roof. The room (it was a night game) was illuminated by a single 60 watt yellow bug light which did little to keep the mosquitoes out. The game began innocently and as small townly as possible. A weak rendition of the National Anthem by Taylor’s band accom panied the honor guard onto the field. The flag-bearing group was typical small town. The local service organizations were taxed to provide two veterans and two foreign legionnaires. At least they wore the same uniforms. Sorta. The Taylor drill team (the Duck- ettes I presume), dressed in green and white, began the ‘boot line’ with their meticulously painted white sheet art. They were quickly joined by about 40 of the Jackson Five gen eration and the local Quarterback club with their green and white jac kets. If you looked closely you might have seen a few husky fellas who didn’t quite make the team, as de sperate as the team was. The teams came onto the fields to a hardy cheer. The Ducks barely bursting through the sheet and al- SMU may re-schedule home games (AP)—Southern Methodist Ath letic Director Dick Davis said Tuesday that the Mustangs might re-schedule some of their home games to the road unless attendance picks up. Only 13,767 fans turned out in the Cotton Bowl Saturday to see SMU defeat Virginia Tech 28-25. Davis said Arkansas has proposed SMU play the Razorbacks each year at Little Rock or Fayetteville. “I wouldn’t be adverse to going to Arkansas two years in a row,” said Davis. He said it was also “conceivable that we might have to put the team on the road for its non-conference schedule. “We need to give Dallas a top- notch brand of football against teams of some magnitude. We’ve got clubs like Alabama, Ohio State and Tennessee coming up. But Tm not bringing them in here and sub jecting them to small crowds. If we continue to draw as we are now I’d be happy to go to Knoxville, Tus caloosa or Birmingham.” I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ■ Chicken filed steak like you wouldn't believe. The 3-C Corral serves a chicken fried steak like you wouldn’t believe. We start with Vs pound of round steak — without a speck of “extender.” We double dip each steak in our own batter, fry it to a golden brown and deliver it to your table hot and ready to eat. The chicken fried plate also includes a generous serving of french fries, fresh green salad and a roll. And the price is about the same you’ve been paying for a pre-breaded steak: $1.95. If you like chicken fried steak (and nearly every Aggie does) you’ll find a home at the 3-C Corral. 3-C Corral 29th Street to Barak Lane Across from Bryan High School 693-2721 most taking a couple of Duckettes with them. It was typical small town. Neither team really dominating the other. Once in awhile one team would be set back behind their own 35 or progress beyond the other, forcing me to either crane out the window or stroll outside the press box to see what was happening. The local announcer made it pain fully obvious that this was small town. He told his listeners that the Consol Tigers were from Bryan and later called them the Bryan Tigers. Perhaps he was dreaming that the Taylor Geese (or are they Ducks) were actually beating the seventh ranked 4A team. What’s worse, no body ever corrected him. I was too busy laughing. It was nearing the half, Taylor leading by a catchable 6-0 when I suddenly became aware that the best was upcoming. With 1:09 left before intermis sion, the referees had to call time out to push back the Consolidated band who had moved up to the goal line in anticipation of their big Taylor Follies review. The half ended 6-0, halftime ended 0-0. Both bands put on a wonderful show. I never had such fun. Marching columns looked like octopi. Straight lines resembled motocross tracks. Twirlers spent more time groping than twirling and batons spent more time bouncing than spinning. The second half began and con tinued and continued. 12-0. 18-0. 18-8 (yes A&M consol scored). 25-8. Time ran out, and there I waited at the locker room for the team and the coach. It was then that I sobered and realized just what small town foot ball is all about. The team stood around dejected, waiting for the coaches to unlock the door. Inside, all the players knelt and said a prayer. No harsh words. No payoffs for good tackles on kick off returns. Pats on the back and encouraging words and a short talk with head coach Bob McLeroy made me un derstand small town football. McLeroy had nothing but good words for his team even though they fumbled away their second loss of the season. These guys are here as a matter of pride. Ninety percent will never play a town of varsity college ball. Money and fame are not the re wards these boys are after. It’s the sick feeling inside when you’ve lost a game you shouldn’t have. It’s the pain and stiffness after you’ve been soundly whipped. It’s the intense joy after you’ve won the big one that makes these guys go on and on. I understand now and can rest assured that every player and coach on a team such as the Tigers can be extremely proud even if they finish the season without a win. I under stand. 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