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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1976
Aggies lose three Cotton Bowls
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I© 8A , By PAUL ARNETT
It was a cold, rain-swept day in
Dallas back in November of’74. The
setting was the Cotton Bowl; the
football players were the Texas Ag
gies and the SMU Mustangs.
^ The Aggies were ranked fifth in
1 the nation, and a victory over the
t wasr Mustangs would all but clinch a
nslatiiCotton Bowl berth on New Year’s
Brps, sc Day. But the victory was not meant
'hnoloj t 0 be, and the Aggies lost on that
ids. I autumn afternoon, 18-14. . . .
dney .. .20 days and 20 nights
,irs — later another cold and rainy day
Vmane awaited the Aggies in Austin. The
'at Cei Ags needed a victory over the Texas
When Longhorns to wrap up the SWC
; Assoi championship and a trip to the Cot-
ntenn ton Bowl.
■ gene) But Bellard’s bunch let that
loped chance slip through their fingers,
ta, in with two fumbles in less than a min-
ads a u t e , fumbles that resulted in two
ives. Texas touchdowns. The final score:
Rodi 32-3, and the green and gold of the
S'iah ; Baylor Bears and not the maroon
Isign J and white of the Texas Aggies ad-
But vanced to the Cotton Bowl that
living: January. . . .
g 0 °d .. . . 372 days and 372 nights
s later the Texas Aggies traveled to
rougl Little Rock with a perfect 10-0 rec-
hool ’ or< L The Ags were ranked second in
nth o t ^ ie nation, and a victory over the
car Hogs would have assured them a
mific trip to the Cotton Bowl and the
findir right to play the Georgia Bulldogs.
Three agonizing hours later
Tin Coach Emory Bellard walked off
;>m ai War Memorial Field a dejected
tl man . With his team’s 31-6 loss went
the Cotton Bowl, an outright SWC
11* 6 championship, and a probable na-
ev tional championship. Red and white
^ v delighted the Cotton Bowl crowd
or P s three weeks later; maroon and
e sn
white gloomily watched the fes
tivities on T.V..
. 286 days and 286 nights
later the Ags prepared to meet the
Houston Cougars. The Aggies were
favored, and the game was billed as
both a first conference win for A&M
and a first conference loss for the
Coogs.
By the end of the first half the Ags
wondered why they had even
bothered to show up. Houston
threw two quick touchdown passes
and halted the Aggie Express before
it ever built up steam. The score:
20-10.
. 14 days and 14 nights
later A&M was eliminated from the
conference race. Texas Tech raced
to a quick 21-0 lead and held on to
defeat the Aggies 27-16.
Since that fateful day in October
the Aggies have not lost a game.
With David Walker starting as quar
terback the Aggie offense looks bet
ter than ever before. And confer
ence coaches agree that right now
A&M has the best team in the con
ference.
If A&M had won those two cru
cial games, the Aggies would prob
ably be battling the University of
Pittsburgh for the national title.
Such a battle would pit two strong
teams against one another: a team
bent on using a strong rush against a
team bent on stopping such a rush.
Despite the losses. Coach Emory
Bellard has the best record of con
ference coaches for the past three
years. Bellard has recorded 27
victories and only seven defeats, yet
he’s not yet made a trip to the Cot
ton Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Why?
That same outstanding coach has
made mistakes that have kept his
team away from greatness.
A lack of offensive variety allowed
a stacked offensive line to shut down
the rush repeatedly during 1974 and
1975.
But this year Bellard learned
from his two-year mistake. He in
serted trick plays and passed on first
down to open up the offensive at
tack. His crucial mistake was start
ing David Shipman at quarterback,
leaving Walker in the back-up posi
tion.
Shipman started the first five
games A&M played. The Aggies lost
two of those contests. Walker got
his chance against Baylor and since
then the Aggie offense has per
formed well.
Next year A&M should again
prove to be one of the best teams in
the conference. If the defense can
be shored-up, then the Aggies may
realize their elusive Cotton Bowl
dream. The Ags have played second
fiddle three straight years. It is time
for first chair honors come Jan. 1,
1978.
W omen slaughter
Sam Houston 81 -52
By CAROLYN BLOSSEK
Battalion Staff Writer
After getting off to a slow and slug
gish start, A&M’s women’s basket
ball team put its offense into full gear
to thoroughly crush Sam Houston
State University 81-52 last night in
G. Rollie White Coliseum. The Ag
gies’ offensive attack was well bal
anced as Margaret Byrne, Karen
Muskiet, Cindy Gough and Susan
Kimbro all scored in the double fig
ures. But it wasn’t until near the end
of the first half that A&M could gen
erate much of anything. The game’s
opening minutes, characterized by
bad passes, few rebounds, slow
motion-like movement and overall
sloppy play, was anything but im
pressive.
A big turnabout, though, occured
during the latter part of the first halt
as the Aggies started picking up the
slow pace with aggressive playing.
good hustling and accurate shooting.
Susan Kimbro looked especially
impressive under the boards. The
5T0” freshman from Kyle gathered
in 15 rebounds for A&M to lead the
Ags in that department.
Freshman Von Bunn also made
things difficult for Sam Houston
State with her aggressive defensive
playing and frequent ball stealing.
The Aggies made 42 per cent of
their shots from the field, a great
improvement over their last outing.
Margaret Byrne led the way with 18
points, followed by Karen Muskiet
who scored 12. Cindy Gough and
Kimbro scored 11 and 10, respec
tively.
The win over Sam Houston brings
A&M’s record up to 5-3.
After a rest over the holidays, the
Aggies will resume action here on
January 15 against San Jacinto Junior
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