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Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26. 1975 UCLA Bruins to again Sportfolio! dominate NCAA scene Ss Associated Press with at college basketball’s glamour Ralph Drollinger and A Campus Comments By paul McGrath Battalion Sports Editor By PAUL McGRATH Battalion Sports Editor ( Thanksgiving is again upon us, but it is not until the day after that we’ll know whether the turkeys wear orange or maroon. Friday marks the Bloodbath on the Brazos, otherwise known as the College Station T-Bone Party. Dar rell Royal and his boys will meet Emory Bellard’s Buncb to not only determine the possible Southwest Conference champion, but also the SWC representative to the Astro- Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston. A flurry of questions have arisen about the game or the game, which ever you prefer. Number one, are there any tickets left? Yes, if you can find them and have the money to pay for them. Some scalpers have been charging $150 per ducat. Others are asking for a more modest profit. In either case, there are still a few of the little jewels floating around. Question two. Will Texas quarter back Marty Akins play against the Aggies? Answer: More than likely. Akins is a senior and a true competitor. He won’t miss his last chance to start for ‘Ole Daddy D. The Wishbone Whiz will be about 75 per cent effective which is probably twice as potent as the uninjured, but inexperienced, Ted Constanzo. However, the freshman has been working with the first team while Akins has been seen with the second team. Akins says he is ready. Royal says Akins is doubtful. I’m glad everyone agrees. According to Akins, he will wear a plastic brace to protect the knee strained in the TCU game. If he does, and he probably will, it may appear more like a target than a ban dage to the Aggie defenders. Sound immoral? Perhaps. But winning is everything, isn’t it? Now, question three. Can the Ag gies win? The answer is simple. Of course they can. However, as in many geometric postulates, the con verse is also true. Both squads have their plusses and minusses. The Horns are super on offense while the Aggies are likewise on defense. With the mystery surrounding Akins, which Royal likes to per petuate for psychological warfare purposes, the Longhorn offense will have to rely on the legs of one Earl Campbell. Texas is among the top scoring teams in the nation and one of the leading rushing teams. A&M is surrendering only seven points a game and tops in the whole country in stopping the run. While UT is suspect in pass de fense, the Aggies don’t pass that much. Texas has been able to pass when it has to and the A&M secon dary has given up its share of big plays. But Pat Thomas and Company have made enough big plays of their The A&M defensive line weighs in at over half a ton, almost six pounds per man more than the Horn offen sive front. But even more striking is that the A&M offensive wall aver ages 249 to 217 for the Texas defen sive line. The Aggies win the battle of the scales. The Aggie linebackers will be a major key in the game as it will be imperative for Texas to cut down their mobility. However, the A&M linebacking crew consists of veterans with enough savvy to handle the situation. In fact, with nine four-year let- termen and ten three-year letter- men, the entire A&M roster could be termed veteran. But enough of comparison and contrast. Statistics, weights and numbers don’t mean a thing when that whistle blows. Turnovers certainly will play a large part in deciding the game. The Aggies have fumbled away the ball on their opening series in each of the last three years, an embarrassing statistic for A&M partisans. Ed Simonini has said that the Aggies should just punt on first down and “then we ll whip their tails.” Inci dentally, both teams have let the pigskin slip away 35 times this year. Another key item is attitude. Texas looks at this game as just another football weekend while the Aggies build 70-foot bonfires. Is there too much pressure put on this one game by the Aggies? Does this pressure cause them to fold in the clutch? Well, the Aggies have lost 57 times, including the last seven in a row to the Austin bunch. Perhaps in that statistic lies the answer. Recently a few of us Aggies hap pened to be in a restaurant in the Pittsburgh Airport. A fellow at the counter, noticing our colors, asked if we were Aggies. Naturally, we said yes. He then raised that double fingered gesture known throughout the Southwest as the Hook ‘em Horn sign. Apparently he thought we would become awed and scurry away to a dark corner. Instead we gave a horselaugh. Texas is so used to winning that they expect nothing but positive re sults and everyone to be terrorized of the monster that Royal built. In Aggieland, confidence has re placed the maybe-this-year attitude commonly found in these parts. Next year is here or something like that. The last two times A&M defeated Texas was in 1956 and 1967. Using this as a basis, A&M should not beat the Homs until 1978. However, vib rations tell me that the Aggie comet will arrive three years early. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Associated Press Nothing has changed at UCLA — not even the coach. John Wooden has retired, of course, but the Bruins have brought in an uncanny look-alike in Gene Bartow. Like Wooden, Bartow does not smoke or drink and he has the same quiet manner and bespectacled countenance of his professorial pre decessor. Wooden used to sit on the bench with his legs crossed and his arms folded during the most intense of games. Bartow sits with his legs cros sed and his chin propped in one hand until an explosion is necessary. Wooden was ultra-successful. Bar tow has been successful, too, and will continue to be with the rich legacy of talent he has been endowed Simonini, Thomas reap honor Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ohio State’s Archie Griffin, Southern California’s Ricky Bell and Pittsburgh’s Tony Dorsett were named Tuesday to the backfield of the American Football Coaches All-American team. Joining them in the backfield are quarterback Johnny Sciarra of UCLA and Texas fullback Earl Campbell. Two extra backs, one on offense and one on defense, were named to the 24-man squad this year. The Selmon brothers of Oklaho ma, tackle Leroy and end Dewey, anchor the defensive line which also includes end Leroy Cook of Alabama and Notre Dame tackle Steve Niehaus. The Selmons are the only family ever to have three members honored by the coaches. Lucius Selmon was named to the 1973 team. The remainder of the offeneive team consists of Henry Marshall of Missouri and Steve Rivera at ends, Marvin Powell of Southern Cali fornia and Bob Simmons of Texas at tackles, Dennis Lick of Wisconsin and Randy Johnson of Georgia at guards and center Rik Bonness of Nebraska. The rest of the defensive unit is made up of linebackers Ed Simonini of Texas A&M, Reggie Williams of Dartmouth and Ray Preston of Syra- cuse, and defensive backs Pat Thomas of Texas A&M, Tim Fox of Ohio State, Chet Moeller of Navy, Don Dufek of Michigan and Mike Haynes of Arizona State. A scientific approach to diamonds. An artistic approach to fine jewelry. Carl Bussells ~iamond Room TOWN & COUNTRY CENTER 846-4708 3731 E. 29th MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Cbe Battalion Dpinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or the writer of the article and are not necessarily those of the Iversity administration or the Board of Regents. The Battal- : is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by stu- its as a university and community newspaper. Editorial 'icy is determined by the editor. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are subject to being cut to that length or less if longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guaran tee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verifica tion, _ _ Address correspondence to JJsten Upi The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Bob G. Rogers, Chairman; Dr. Gary Halter; Dr. John Hanna; Roger P. Miller; Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, Jeff Dunn, Tom Dawsey and Jerri Ward. Director of Student Publications: Gael L. Cooper. City Editor Campus Editor Sports Editor Photography Director . with at college basketball’s glamour school. But make no mistake about it, Bar tow is his own man, despite the simi larity in physical makeup. He won’t let Wooden’s ghost haunt his teams. “There’s no way I’m going to com pete with John Wooden,” says Bar tow, once called “Clean Gene” by his players at Memphis State. “I don’t think John Wooden hinself could match what has happened here.” What has happened at UCLA is ten NCAA championships in the last 12 years — something that could happen again this year, considering the personnel on hand. Returning to UCLA’s monster team are four players who helped the Bruins bolt to the national champ ionship last season: Richard Washington, Marques Johnson, Ralph Drollinger and Andre McCar ter. And so, the Bruins are in terrific shape to make another run to the national championship, despite the presence of such heavyweights as Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Louisville, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Marquette and Notre Dame. “Offensively I think I’m a little more power-oriented than John Wooden, and I think we could use a little more pressure man-to-man on defense, ’ says Bartow. Will people expect too much from the big, bad Bruins? Bartow says no. “I tell my assistants that if we just win them all we won’t have any prob lems,” says the new “Wizard” at Westwood. By SANFORD RUSSO Battalion Campus Editor The University is at it again. In order to save students from a “flea market” and “temptation” the University Center Board recom mended earlier this week that the soft drink machines be removed from their proximity to the student lounge in the MSC. The group also restricted the number of tables on the first floor concourse of the MSC. Thanks to the farsightedness of Chuck Cargill, University Center di rector, A&M students will no longer be tempted to take soft drinks into the student lounge and relaxingly leave a Coke ring on one of the an tique tables, chairs or rugs. It’s certainly too bad that the stu dent lounge looks more like a museum than a place to get together with a couple of friends and chew the fat. In fact there are museums ik are more inviting than the studeit lounge. The flea market atmosphere*? caused by the extensive numbeni tables used for vending, Cargillsaiii It might be asked where else intli United States there exists a pl» where the fleas can dwell in the; natu ral en vi ronment—cattle hides: It seemed like a good idea told the students sell their wares the concourse. At least they wouldii be “nicklingand diming the studeit to death all over campus, ” as men • bers of the Concession Committet would phrase it. It was fun walking through theV and seeing something aside (rot spots before the eyes. There was a tually some student interaction ti ing place in the student center. Oh well, back to the dassol museums and cow hides. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. TTie Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods. Sep tember through May, and once a week during summer school. Mail subscriptions are $5.00 per semester; $9.50 per school year; $10.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatched credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of 'spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Editor James Breedlove Assistant Editor Roxie Hearn Steve Gray Sandy Russo Paul McGrath Jack Holm DON’T MISS THIS OUTSTANDING EXHIBIT The Arts and Black Awareness Committees of the Memorial Student Center Directorate Present THE ART OF JOHN BIGGERS Including drawings from his book “Ananse” “The Web of Life in Africa” November 10-28, 1975 EXHIBIT HALL, RUDDER THEATER COMPLEX, TAMU Open Daily 7 a.m.-IO p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Public School Classes Welcome, call 845-1915 * « * * * * * * • * * * * * * * A * * * *•*«! 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