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By PAUL McGRATH It might be a misnomer to say that
Sports Writer Mickler exemplifies Texas A&M
Tradition. It’s a fairly simple word tradition. But if there is anyone who
really, but it means a lot to Jim Bob comes closer, he is yet to surface.
Mickler. Mickler, Jim Bob to most who
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Position: Intramural Flag Football Officials — Men &
Women
Pay: $2.26, $2.36, $2.45 per hour.
Football Sign-up meeting: 6:30 p.m. Thursday Sept. 4,
1975
Room 267, G. Rollie White.
Other officials needed for: softball, tennis, soccer,
volleyball, track & field, basketball, waterpolo, swim
ming and handball.
Questions ?: contact John Meyer-Intramural Office-
Deware Field House 845-2624.
Jim Bob Mickler
know him, is the Head Yell Leader
for 1975-76, a position he acquired
with some difficulty.
It seems he got tangled in a red
tape misunderstanding and was al
most not allowed to run. His appeal
was approved and Mickler s name
appeared on the ballot on election
day. His overwhelming victory was
much to A&M’s gain. “I think I had
an unfair advantage, I got a lot of
sympathy votes. ”
Whatever the reason, he made it
and it’s the results that counts in the
long run.
Mickler has a charisma about him
that draws people to him and evokes
a warm response. Perhaps there is
nothing more Aggie than that.
“People should look at you and
say that’s what Texas A&M is all
about,” Mickler says about his job.
“You have to be a real politician
type. I try to have a warm hand
shake and a good smile. It bothers
me a lot that I can’t remember all of
the names, but a warm howdy’ is all
I look for.”
Mickler has an admirable amount
of dedication, a trait that perhaps
makes him as popular as he is with
both the Corps and civilian-types.
“You have to let it all hang out at
every football game, yell practice,
basketball game and baseball game.
Everytime an old Ag comes back to
Texas A&M he should know that the
fightin Texas Aggie Twelfth Man is
out there.”
Mickler’s dedication carried him
to become a member of the football
team for pre-school workouts,
something which has not been done
for several years.
He worked, sweated, hit and was
hit by the Aggies for over a week and
the first part of two-a-days. Two-a-
days. The phrase that creates dread
in the hearts of even the hardiest of
gridders. “Let’s put it this way, I
stayed out of the way for little over a
week,” said Mickler.
“Coach (Emory) Bellard told me I
was going to sweat a little and he was
right because it was hot out there.
But, I had a good time.
“The first day we put on pads it
was a different feeling for me be
cause it was the first time in four
years that I had done it. It wasn’t
anything like high school football.
They don’t take mercy on anyone.
Holding blocking dummies for guys
like (Glen) Bujnoch was an experi
ence.”
Mickler dabbled in everything
from receiving to linebacking. “I
tried to get the feel of the whole
situation. I tried to do a little of ev
erything.
“You would get up, eat, go work
out, come hack, eat, take a nap and
go back out again,” he said about his
apparent ordeal. “Man, they (the
Aggies) work for everything they
get.
“There was a general feeling of
overall confidence or drive. Every
body was ready to play the first day.
Coach (Melvin) Robertson had a
Mad Dog defense again. We have
got an offense that lias found a spark.
Everyone really seemed ready and
everything just clicked that first
day. The second team was really
pushing the first team.”
Tliis was just a small part of M ick-
ler’s task. He has the rest of the year
to look forward to. “Well have some
yell practices at Sbisa. We waul
university-wide participation. Its |
real important. None of us are too
big not to support that football |
team. ”
That last statement describes Jim
Boh Mickler in a nutshell. Hes
never too big to do anything for
A&M or anybody. Tradition.
Maybe it’s not such a simple word
after all.
NOTE: A memorial yell practice
will be held next Tuesday at 7 p.m
to commemorate the passing of Re
veille III. It will he held at Kvle
Field.
Thursday-Sept. 4
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Rollie 7 p.m. Organizational meet
ing for beginners & experienced
fencers.
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Coach Barry Switzer of top-
ranked Oklahoma said Wednesday
in Norman despite the new two-
visit recruiting ride, the Sooners
will always be able to lure great
football players from one of their
favorite hunting grounds, Texas.
Switzer, who has exchanged hit
ter verbal shots during the summer
with Texas coach Darrell Royal over
recruiting, said he didn’t like the
new National Collegiate Athletic
Association rule limiting visits to a
prospective player’s home to two.
“We 11 still have success in
Texas,” said Switzer. “Geographical
proximity is one reason. There are
Texas towns 200-300 miles closer to
Oklahoma than to Austin, Tex. It’s
only 200 miles from here to Amarillo
and 700 miles from Amarillo to Au
stin.
“There are only two great football
teams in these states, Texas and Ok
lahoma. So recruiting of great
athletes boils down to two schools.
“Our recognition of black athletes
also has been good. We ve had
seven black captains and black
athletes have been playing here for
20 years. That’s a factor. Our prog
ram has sold itself.
Thirty-eight Texans are on the
Sooners’ 1975 squad. In a lighter
vein, Switzer said:
“I spoke to the Houston
Touchdown Club last night. There
were mostly Longhorns there. They
were giving eight-to-five odds I
wouldn’t show up.
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It’s back to school time. Every
body starts with a clean slate, new
playbooks and pressed pants — and
with no losses, no missed blocks,
and a minimum of cut classes.
It’s a time of optimism and en
thusiasm. Even Oklahoma, the class
cheat, has been forgiven.
After serving two years on athle
tic probation for recruiting viola
tions, the undefeated, untied and
uninvited Sooners of last year have
stepped out of the principal’s office
and are ready to defend their No. 1
ranking in The Associated Press
poll.
But Oklahoma’s year of redemp
tion doesn’t begin until next week,
when the bell rings for most of the
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This week’s schedule is highligh
ted by a Monday night battle bet
ween Missouri and Alabama at Bir
mingham, Ala. Missouri carries
over a two-game winning streak
from last year while Alabama is sit
ting on a one-game losing streak.
Of course, that loss came after the
regular season. Like most of Alaba
ma’s defeats, this one came in a howl
game, the eighth straight nonwin
ning postseason trip for Bear
Bryant’s boys.
So it isn’t surprising that among
Missouri backers, this game is being
billed as the Monday Night Televi
sion Bowl. But it won’t work. It’s
still the regular season to Bryant,
and the Crimson Tide should roll
impressively .... Alabama 35,
Missouri 3.
Mississippi at Baylor: Last sea
son, the Baylor Bears ended 50
years of nonchampionship status by
winning the Southwest Conference
title. So it won’t he much of a sur
prise when Baylor ends Mississip
pi’s undefeated season on Saturday
.... Baylor 28, Mississippi 7.
Pittsburgh at Georgia: Next
Saturday is Pittsburgh’s lost
weekend. The Panthers will face
Oklahoma so they’ll have to put all
their points for their first two games
in one basket — Georgia’s end zone
.... Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 16.
Lamar at Houston: It won’t take
very long for Houston to get its Veer
offense on the right track. As al
ways, Houston has only one track —
its offense. But a lack of defense
won’t hurt the Cougars against the
Cardinals .... Houston 49, Lamar
14.
Villanovaat Maryland: Maryland,
8-3 and a trip to the Liberty Bowl
last year, should deflate Villanova’s
football again .... Maryland 34,
Villanova 16.
Mississippi State at Memphis
State: Memphis State has a new
sideline pacer this season in Coach
Rich Williamson, whose opening
night will lie a long one .... Mis
sissippi State 20, Memphis State 3.
East Carolina at North Carolina
State: East Carolina is in the same
state as the Wolfpack but not in the
same league .... North Carolina
State 30, East Carolina 13.
Penn State at Temple: Penn State
is the best in the East and Temple is
not far behind. But this isn’t horse
shoes .... Penn State 28, Temple
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