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mi Old Guard^ Texas, Arkansas get no votes L " ar secli, he majcf 3 located es surroii, son was* f 1 of the k ,or arly arriti osionwio leath tt( THE BATTALION MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1977 Page 5 Tight race predicted; UH, Tech, A&M favored United Press International Texas — fought back one more time ALLAS — It’s been happening in 1975 to tie Texas A&M for the quite some time now, but foot- title, but last year the fledgling historians may look back on Houston Cougars and the Texas ess ^ as f h e y e ar a new era officially Tech Red RAiders shared the crown an in the Southwest Conference, while the Longhorns and Razor- backs slumped to 5-5-1 records. At the conclusion of the 1976 campaign Darrell Royal and Frank Broyles, who between them pro duced some of the finest football teams this area of the country has ever had, retired as coaches of the universities of Texas and Arkansas. And, as the 1977 season ap- “ were fire as; nesses Vchara, under 6 he old era began to fade three ly wastm S a £ a ; There is good argument, r. f or saying the final stages an on Nov. 9, 1974 — the day came from behind to upset as and start a surge that led the to the conference champion 'd He si! ; es and lu 1 return^ lay after al Norll he old guard — Arkansas and proaches, neither the Longhorns nor Razorbacks are being given the slightest consideration for the SWC crown. When Arkansas coach Lou Holtz was told his club was being picked to finish about in the middle of the SWC race, he said: “I didn’t know we were picked that high.” There is widespread disagree ment about the likely SWC champ ion this year, and that should make for a good race. Defending champions Houston and Texas Tech are the choices in some circles and Texas A&M — thought by some to be the best team in this league when the season ended last year — is given an excel lent chance as well. The Cougars have Danny Davis who gained confidence as the year went along and turned into the game breaker that guided Houston to a league co-championship in its first season in the conference. The Aggies return David Walker, who finally gained the pose ex pected of him when he first ap- 1 in bt SMNG — Tony Dovsett may be "i, a slam njury ruins Tony Dorsett’s dehut United Press International wave of the future for the Dallas Evansto I'boys. But, thus far he has been selectdl y a ripple. And there is perhaps an underly ing concerning growing about the dependability of the Cowboys’ mil lion dollar rookie, who in four years with the University of Pittsburgh i occurn ie memli were Ron inded ecord-breaking fish t P&WD reward >or, Mrs bought could setBost fishermen keep up their ut fron fees of one day landing a record ing fish. But although catches t caliber are few and far be ns, the Texas Parks and Wildlife lartment points out that there other categories for which mien may receive recognition, f I /|.^ ,i '* 1 b'f? enou gh to be trophy size ffdlpnottop the record but still may a special Certificate of Fishing lit. If a sportsman catches J ®men tfiat meets the minimum M/|||dag e requirement in any of the ffHp'dse fresYiwa\er and saltwater ■categories, he may qualify for in, B Ispecial award, rising Jot only is this an incentive to ie froml |rmen, but it provides fisheries ■r infanlrBgists with important informa- of war , I about the big fish and where from pe Bare caught, which leads to bet- he had management of the state’s fishery )m. sources. Award rules are: 1) All fish entered s " 1 ust Have been taken by hook and ■J ls e in Texas waters after January 1, he en 'uptnamba Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega ’74 Grea Price 1974. 2) Entrants must have hooked, fought and landed the fish. 3) All fish entered must be measured for total length and weighed on an inspected scale (certified for trade by' the Texas Department of Agriculture) with a statement of weight signed by a wit- Eligible categories and minimum weights include: Spotted seatrout, 7 lbs.; redfish (from Gulf), 25 lbs.; red- fish (from bays), 10 lbs.; black drum, 35 lbs.; Southern flounder, 6 lbs.; largemouth bass, 7 lbs.; erappie, 3 lbs.; white bass, 3 lbs.; striped bass, 15 lbs.; striped/white bass hybrid, 6 lbs.; channel cat, 12 lbs.; blue cat, 35 lbs.; flathead cat, 50 lbs.; walleye, 6 lbs.; rainbow and brown trout, 2 lbs. gained more yards than any other runner in the history of college foot ball. Dorsett made his NFL debut last Saturday night in the Cowboys opening exhibition game against the San Diego Chargers, a contest Dal las won, 34-14. The first time he carried the ball Dorsett sprinted around right end and coasted for nine yards. Moments later Dorsett took a screen pass from quarterback Danny White, slithered between two tacklers and gained 15 yards before some of the Chargers knew he had the ball. Those two plays showed the promise which Dallas hopes will carry Dorsett to many a Super Bowl. But, after picking up 26 yards in seven carries and catching that one pass, Dorsett headed to the sidelines with a slight limp. The diagnosis was a slightly twisted left knee, the same knee which he had sprained and bruised in training camp. “We do have a problem there,” said coach Tom Landry after the game. “This is the third time he has hurt the same knee and we are going to have to try something dif ferent. He needs the work, but some thing isn’t right. “Before he got hurt I thought he looked real good.” Dorsett did not seem particularly concerned about his knee problems. The knee feels pretty good,” he said. “Somebody grabbed me and slammed me down on the same knee I hurt earlier and the coaches felt I should not play the rest of the game.” Then Dorsett expressed some of i the same confidence he has shown since the Cowboys drafted him last May. “Right now I’m just one of the crowd,” he said. “I don’t want to consider myself the best, because I’m just out of college. But I’m going to be one of the good ones. ” peared in College Station four years ago. And Tech comes back with Rod ney Allison, a gutty performer in the mold of former Texas star James Street. Allison’s ability to turn a poor play into a successful one in spired the Raiders to an eight-game winning streak last year. If those three teams live up to ex pectations to conference race could well be decided exactly when ABC television hopes it is decided — on Dec. 3, when the Aggies and Cougars meet in College Station. Other than the Big Three, the only other team being mentioned as a possible intruder this year is Baylor, which ran afoul of Houston early last year and came up with a wholesale number of injuries. Baylor still finished 7-3-1 and re turns a good nucleus this year, but quarterback Mark Jackson has graduated and the Bears have no thing but inexperience at that posi tion. Next in this year’s forecasting order come Texas and Arkansas — with Holtz in Fayetteville and Fred Akers in Austin trying to take over from the legends. Texas still has Earl Campbell at fullback, but the Longhorns do not have an established quarterback either and they learned quickly last year that a big, burly fullback is just not enough anymore. The lower echelons this year should be made up — once again — of Rice, SMU and TCU. None of those teams has cracked the top di vision of the conference for the past three years. If there is to be a surprise from this group, it could come from TCU, where F.A. Dry has put his discip linarian tactics to work in an effort to save the Horned Frogs from further embarrassment. TCU goes into this year’s campaign with the longest major college losing streak in the country. “Some of our guys came to me after spring training,” said Dry, “and told me they didn’t think they were going to make it all the way through. “To be honest, I had been afraid we didn’t work them hard enough.” With that kind of effort TCU might win a few games. Come by and visit us! HOUSE OF FISH Tropical and Marine Fish Phone: 822-3230 Open: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Daily Over 100 tanks of Tropical and Saltwater fish, also supplies. Located in the Steep Hollow Community. Take the Booneville Road Exit off the East Bypass. 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