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While the defense was picking up where they left off last y ear, so did the Aggie offense. They managed to put the game-winner on the hoard on their opening drive and ap peared ready to run the Rebels back to Dixieland. After quarterback David Ship- mans four-yard burst around the right side, the Aggie offense became non-existent. Despite a few fine in dividual efforts, the offense became as aggressive and as potent as a bowl of mashed potatoes. Going back to last season, the Maroon and White has scored a total of ten points in the last two hallgames. Revisions were made in the hackfield and otlcnsiw line to add punch to the Aggie attack. Ap parently the changes were pay ing off as the first-teamers scored over a hundred points in a recent scrim mage. But the old nightmares of fumbles and mis-exeeution came back to haunt the Ags. They lost excellent field position on a Dav id Greeno fumble on the Rebel 45 yard-line. v "* • i* % r Shipman got a case of the drops on the Mississippi six yard-line, blow ing oe scoring opportunity. The de fense hailed out the offense once more after fullback Ronnie Hubby lost the ball on the A&M 32. Three play s saw Ole Miss lose sev en y ards before having to punt. “I thought our defense played a helluva football game, said a visibly' disappointed Emory Bellard, head coach of the Aggied gridders. Long faces were evident on the entire coaching staff, despite having won their third straight shutout home opener. “1 was disappointed in our offense and our kicking game. There wasn't any spark,” Bellard said. ”We looked sluggish and didn t get un tracked. Left tackle Glen Bujnoch offered an opinion from his v iew in the pit. “1 think we relaxed a little after the first touchdown. We gave them a spark and they took it. We ve got to set the pace, but today (Saturday) they set the pace. Tom Wilson, A&M offensive co ordinator, said the offense’s perfor mance “was very disappointing to all of us. The total offense, with the exception of Dav id Shipman, did not execute. The Aggies operated out of three basic sets, the I, the Wishbone and the Split-T but were ineffective in each formation. “On that particular day it didn t matter what set we were in, said Wilson. “We didn t bhx'k anybody. The offense did, however, have some bright spots in the overall lethargy. Shipman provided a threat that was missing from the Aggie attack last y ear, that of a run- JpCZ f~} W: * H RSE: xisitions Here’s Jackie Williams in that fourth down end- zone play which had many a Kyle Field heart iMtoto In Cfms S' atek stopped. Judge for your self. Williams said he was going for the ball, referee agreed. See story above. ning quarterback. He bulldozed ov er two Rebels to score A&M s only six-pointer of the year. Split end Carl Roaches showed his form as a punt returner, slipping around a wall of Maroon blockers for 32 yards on one occasion, fie also grabbed two key passes from Ship- man for 33 yards. Tony Franklin brought his “sock-er style to Kyle Field and was just short on a 56-yard attempt. He later had one kick blocked. His only extra point try was good. "David (Shipman) played very, very well, Wilson said. Bellard concurred, saying, ”1 thought David played pretty solid. Saturday s laurels however be long to the defense. "An inexperi enced defense might have, no, would have folded under the pres sure there near the end. Most of us have been here going on our fourth year and we didn’t fold, said a prospectus All-American Ed Simo- nini. "1 had the jitters bad, said defen- Blocking is missing Commentary TONY GALLUCCI Battalion Sports Editor There is always a tendency to rant and rave and throw accusations after a game such as the one played here on Saturday. More often than not the coaches have to sit back uneasily and take the blame. 1 heard many comments after the game, but one which stuck is "Last year’s here. But we didn’t fumble the game away and it wasn t a dis heartening season-ender. Instead it was an outstanding de fensive performance coupled with an inept offense. The blame should not he directed at the coaches — unless pinpointing them for not making changes earlier — but in stead should be placed squarely on the shoulders of the blockers. Mark Stanley s inability to get ofl a solid punt as he did so many times last year was due to a breakdown in the blocking which also allowed a Tony Franklin field goal attempt to he blocked. Comments were also spread about the failure of Skip Walker and Ronnie Hubby to hit the line solidly but the object is to go through the fine not info it. There were just not very many holes opened Saturday. Hopefully by this Saturday the coaches will have made the neces sary changes in the lineup so that accusations will not have to be leveled at anyone. ian lor dink, uul Satiirdu vel time. Cal ledical Cenl- home new ate lor sab ITS to A good meaL A good deal :: \lll You don’t have to spend a lot of money to have some fun. Not if you know the right place. At Kentucky Fried Chicken, we’ll give you a good meal and a good time. At a good price. Have a Barrel of Flin. Original Recipe or Extra Crispy. 110 Dominik Dr., College Station 3320 Texas Avenue, Bryan sive end Blake Schwarz. "We had been waiting for it (the game) so long, 60 some-odd practices. I was a little queasy. 1 tell y a. It was almost too close for comfort. The pressure was primarily on the Aggie secondary during that last-bid Rebel drive which ended on the A&M 11. A non-conf erence re cord setting crowd of 47,021 held their breaths when a Reb receiver was overthrown while wide open in the endzone. On fourth down, Jac kie Williams saved the chestnuts by knocking away the ball on a play that seemed reeking with interference. "1 was definitely going for the ball, said Williams. "Ole Miss came out to play ball today. "I felt they were going to pass more than they did, Williams con tinued. “Willie (Thompson) played a real good game and the line rush was unreal, f knew he and Lester (Hayes) would both do well. It was just like old times. Thompson was the miracle-worker on Ole Miss third down pass to the endzone when be leaped to bat the ball away. The Aggies other All-American, Pat Thomas, slightly injured bis ankle early in the game, an incident which caused queries about why Ole Miss did not direct their passing attack at him. “When you re an All-American you can be hurt and still play a good ballgame, said Wil liams, Thomas’ cousin and com- padre in the hackfield. The defense dropped the Rebel quarterback 14 times and limited their total offense to 82 yards. Grady Wilkerson and Edgar Fields were each accredited with being in on ten tackles while Jimmy Dean fol lowed with nine. The defense completely domi nated Ole Miss until the last drive with people like Fields, Schwarz and Robert Jackson constantly in the Rebel hackfield. “They didn t realize we were going to stunt as much as we did, said Schwarz. “Their upbacks weren t picking up our blitzing linebackers. Simonini summarized the game by saying, “We could have done better. It s just that simple. It wasn t the offense, it wasn’t me, it wasn’t the defense. It s just Texas A&M. The Ags now prepare to meet the always dangerous LSU Tigers over in Cajun country. LSU was barely nosed out by a top-flight Nebraska team, 10-7, in Lincoln. Possible personnel changes in the offensive line may be in the air as Dennis Smelser and Billy Lemons are now working with the first team offense. 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