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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
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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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