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Page 6 THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 1975
Return to Kansas as favorites
BSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOBM
Last year’s memories linger
By DAVID WALKER
Battalion Sports Writer
With visions of last year s Kansas
disaster dancing in their heads the
Texas Aggies leave the state today
for game number four against the
Kansas State Wildcats.
“I’m sure the players will re
member what happened last year in
Kansas,” coach Emory Bellard said
of last year’s 28-10 loss to Kansas.
The Aggies went to Kansas last
year with a 3-0 record and a number
four national ranking only to see it
all go down the drain at the hands of
the Jayhawks.
This year about the only differ
ence is that the Aggies are number
six in the nation (although they are
number four in this week’s Sporting
News) and have the experience of
last year’s disaster.
The Aggies will be playing for the
first time under the 48 player limit.
This season visiting teams can only
suit out 48 players to 60 players for
the home team.
Early weather reports indicate
that the temperature will range
from the mid-forties to the low fif
ties. The cool weather should help
the Aggies.
The Aggies will be going with the
same starting lineups that they had
last week against Illinois.
David Shipman will start at quar
terback with Bubba Bean and Skip
Walker at the halfs and Ronnie
Hubby at fullback.
Shipman has gained 188 yards on
36 carries for a 5.2 average and has
completed nine of 20 passes for a
.450 per cent.
Bean has gained 291 yards on 34
carries for an 8.6 yard average. He is
the team leader. Walker has gained
93 yards on 19 carries for a 4.9 aver
age and Hubby has 80 yards on 26
carries for a 3.1 average.
The Aggies offensive line will
have Glen Bujnoch and Dennis
Smelser at tackles, Billy Lemons
and Bruce Welch at the guards and
Henry Tracy at center. Richard Os
borne will be the tight end and Carl
Roaches will be at split end.
The Aggie defense will have Tank
Marshall and Blake Schwarz at the
ends, Edgar Fields and Jimmy
Dean at the tackles, Ed Simonini
and Garth Ten Napel at the outside
linebackers with Grady Wilkerson
at the middle linebacker spot.
Pat Thomas and William
Thompson will be at the corners
with Lester Hayes and Jackie Wil-
Contest regulations
clarified for participants
In announcing the contest to
predict the time in which Bubba
Bean would become the all-time
Aggie rusher, we failed to ask
that each entry specify whether
the time be time elapsed or time
remaining. More than half of the
entries did not specify.
Since the standard method of
keeping time in football seems to
be the time left on the clock, we
will assume that all entries which
do not specify in actuality refer to
time remaining on the clock. If
you meant your entry otherwise,
please call The Battalion office
and ask for Tony Gallucci or
leave a message as to your intent.
The number is 845-2611.
In addition, several unpub
licized rides have been violated
and will heretofore be an
nounced. The main one is that all
entries from a single person must
have come to the office under
separate cover. Anyone having
sent more than one entry per
person per envelope is invited to
take their entries back and re
turn them under separate cover.
Secondly, the exact time when
you predict Bean to break the
record must be given. Any pre
diction given as, say, “between
eight and nine minutes will not
be taken into consideration un
less called in and given exactly.
The contest entries are now
closed and only corrections to
the above errors will be ac
cepted.
liams at the safeties.
The Aggie defense is number one
in the nation in total defense and
also number one against the rush.
Kansas State will counter with
6-1, 191 pound sophomore Joe
Hatcher at quarterback. Hatcher
has completed 17 of 37 passes for
231 yards and has rushed for 36
yards on 37 carries.
He will be joined in the K State
backfield by tailback Rosco Scobey
5-10, 190 pound junior who has
gained 181 yards on 48 carries. Ver-
dell Jones will be at fullback. Jones
is a 6-0, 202 pound junior who has
gained 131 yards on 32 carries and
splitback Mike Harris who has
gained 114 yards on 19 carries for a
7.1 average.
The Wildcat defense is led by
tackle Rickey Gray, a 6-3, 240
pound senior and linebacker Carl
Pennington, a 6-2, 215 pound
junior.
The Aggies are anywhere from
18-24 point favorites but they all too
well remember last year when they
went to Kansas as favorites.
athletic
oatmeal
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Panel of Professional Predictors
PAT
DR. GERARD
DR. BRIAN
GAEL
MARLA
TONY
DAVID
JAMES
PAUL
EDMONDSON
O’DONOVAN
CAIN
COOPER
GAMMON
GALLUCCI
WALKER
BREEDLOVE
McGRATH
A&M - KSU
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
A&M
BAYLOR - S. CAROLINA
S.C.
BU
BU
BU
BU
BU
BU
BU
BU
SMU - W. VIRGINIA
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
W.Va.
OKLAHOMA - COLORADO
OU
OU
OU
OU
OU
OU
OU
OU
OU
OKLA. ST. - TECH
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
OSU
MICHIGAN - MISSOURI
Mich.
Mich.
Mich.
Mo.
Mich.
Mich.
Mich.
Mo.
Mich.
UCLA - OHIO STATE
Ohio St.
UCLA
Ohio St.
Ohio St.
Ohio St.
Ohio St.
Ohio St.
Ohio St.
Ohio St.
OILERS -CINN.
Cinn.
Oilers
Oilers
Oilers
Cinn.
Oilers
Oilers
Oilers
Oilers
CONSOL - SPRING
Spring
Spring
Consol
Consol
Consol
Consol
Consol
Consol
Consol
BRYAN - KILLEEN
Bryan
Killeen
Bryan
Bryan
Bryan
tie
Bryan
tie
Bryan
Last Week
8-2
7-3
6-4
7-3
6-4
7-3
7-3
4-6
6-4
Season
17-3
16-4
14-6
14-6
14-6
13-7
13-7
12-8
12-8
Percentage
.850
.800
.700
.700
.700
.650
.650
.600
.600
By TONY GALLUCCI
Battalion Sports Editor
Ah, how things change in a week. I was all set to tell you
how Bryan-College Station was apparently THE place to
he in Texas if you wanted to see the best in Texas football.
I will end up telling you that anyway, but I was going to
put it all together with one simple statistic that would
bring the point home.
That through four weeks of football, the four teams of
varsity status had amassed an amazing 12-2 record. A&M
is 3-0, A&M Consolidated is 3-1, and Allen Academy is
3-1 and Bryan WAS 3-0. Notice whose titles begin with an
A and whose with a B and who is and who was.
It’s very unfortunate that anyone who accidentally had
a back playing who was too old should find out about it
three games too late. It is, I m sure, an accident. Nocoach
woidd work hard and develop such a fine program if he
thought it would hurt the team in the long run. Nor would
he have announced it himself if it was intended.
I don’t know the circumstances of the ’routine check
but I get the impression that the guys must have been
celebrating when word got around just what birthday was
being celebrated. I assume that any routine check of the
sort to check players’ ages woidd be done before the
season. It does raise some questions. But I don t care to
ask them. Everything looks OK, and everything has been
adjusted so that it is now legal.
It brings Bryan the distinction of possibly being the
only 4A team in Texas schoolboy history to have an 0-3
record and a simultaneous No. 1 ranking.
This does get us down to tonight’s meeting in Kyle
Field of Killeen and Bryan. Bryan of course has been the
No. 1 team in the polls since pre-season. But how about
Killeen. They were unranked during the pre-season but
have knocked off three ranked opponents in a row, giving
them the No. 1 spot in the UPI poll.
This week Bryan is No. 1 in the AP ix>ll and No. 2 in the
UPI list, while Killeen holds the No. 3 spot down for AP.
This is definitely the showdown of the y ear for Texas
schoolboy football; it’s just too bad that they are in the
same district.
Despite Bryan’s record, I am one of those who knows
that Bryan whupped three tough opponents, including a
team I respect greatly, Conroe. I am also impressed by a
team that can beat the spread three straight times. The
picks vary greatly. I’m going to chicken out of this one. 1
can’t see an edge either wav. I say a tie, either 0-0, 3-3,
6-6, 7-7, 9-9, 12-12, etc.
As for that other ranked team in town. I have no qualms
about who will win. The Ags can always overcome little
jinxes.
The Ags travel again to Kansas 3-0, but they won’t be up
against the same team. And publicity has been shown to
have an adverse effect upon this lot. The offense didn’t
like to be talked about so they showed it. There has been
enough talk in every paper this week about the Kansas
jinx to kindle a forest fire. The Ags will put that fire out.
Kansas has little talent and less ability' to use what they
have. I see A&M by 52-6.
FRESHMEN
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