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ler Toq ibunyj snid," '»r. Ilj ■luseiii i even mdebyl dii Bonis J ft elm i people ftbaiill ran mall ninutes h are Bond Easter, Oil ii. begit meneat tv Besei vest oft# ml an ordei >uncei it Cente *10 Lilly eip nerg)’ e moit tng at Paul Arnett It is not that easy It was Oct. of 74 when Texas A&M arrived in Lawrence, Kan. as the number four team in the country. Hiey had just won their third game in a row by upsetting LSU 21-14, and were looking for notch number four on that rainy afternoon. Number four did not materialize that day. The Jayhawks, en route to 28-10 victory, amassed over 450 offensive yards against a defense that eventually finished second in the nation. Time has changed the personnel of the two clubs which played that October afternoon. Only David Walker participated in the Aggies’ losing effort. He was the starting quarterback. Kansas has no player on the squad who witnessed that re sounding victory. The Aggies are heavily favored to defeat the Jayhawks, just as they were in 1974. Bellard’s Bunch is higger and stronger in almost every position, but on opening day any thing can happen. The Aggies’ starting offensive unit is much better than the one in ‘74. They have better speed at every position, and a quarterback who has come a long way since Kansas saw him last. “David Walker is a proven win ner,’’ Kansas coach Bud Moore said. “He has all the physical tools and the experience to go with it. You can’t beat that combination.” Another unbeatable combination on A&M’s offense is runningbacks George Woodard and Curtis Dick- ey .\ “George Woodard may be the most imposing runner I’ve seen, Moore said. Curtis Dickey com plements him well. They have power up the middle and speed to the outside.” Kansas also has a fine offensive team. They finished fourth in the Rice Owls face a season of despair United Press International HOUSTON — It is a shame that 2,600-student Rice University can not translate it’s players’ off-the- lield poise, responsiveness and in telligence into Southwest Confer ence football victories. The Owls would be contenders. In the Southwest Conference, as third-year head coach Homer Rice en th las found out, it takes muscle. And Marilni in that department, the Owls are aneeCt not in the same league with Texas lech, Texas A&M, Houston, Texas, be! Arkansas or Baylor. “We need two more excellent re- ruiting years to eliminate the phys- nceme^cal mismatches,” said coach Rice, educator and lecturer who caches his players many things, in- Mli .'hiding a realistic approach to foot- UIJ lall. Such an approach has caused him :o change his defensive strategy. “I like the 4-3 defense but you ive to have strong people in there p r( | who won’t get pushed around, ” he j ays. “This year we’re doing some- hing that will allow us to make the lakesij play. We may get burned a solute ;oil ple of times, but we won’t allow n S i(ler m offense to drive it on us. Homer Rice preferred to avoid pecifics about his changes. His cam’s first game is Saturday night, eneralities were used to cover a g Cll0 many subjects as a group of lated' iportswriters touring SWC schools visited the campus. “I am here for education. We are not professionals,” Rice said. “If I in this game to establish win- University Flower & Gift Shop Order Your Aggie Mum Now nation last year, with many of those' offensive stars returning this fall. “I think the offense has come along well,’’ quarterback Mark Vicendese said. “We need Bill Campfield (halfback) to be at full strength, of course. The passing game appears stronger, which should complement our running game.” Campfield is the main man in the offensive formation for Kansas. “I’m hopeful of being ready to play,” Campfield said. “I’d hate to miss the opener.” Campfield had a leg injury, which caused him to be on crutches most of the summer. “I’m off the crutches and hope to begin running early this week,” Campfield said. “If I can do that, then I think I will be ready.” The Aggie defense will be faced with stopping a good wishbone at tack. Even with most of the defen sive unit graduated, coach Moore still respects the Aggie line-up. “They scare me,” coach Moore said. “They are replacing a lot of people on defense. I know they have quality people to do it with.” The Aggies do have quality people on defense who should fare well against the Kansas offense. . .and yet, they had a crop of quality in 1974. Closer to A&M ning records I would be at other in stitutions or in the pros. Rice is a private institution which claims to have the smallest enroll ment of any school in the NCAA’s Division I. Rice has not had a win ning football season since 1963. It’s academic standards are stiff, and possibly as a result the end of its winning drought is not in sight. The graduation — as in the earn ing of a degree — of quarterback Tommy Kramer and 29 other let- termen from a 3-8 team has left coach Rice with the youngest col lege team he has ever coached. “We figured it out that of the top 40 players, 23 are either fieshmen or sophomores. Now that’s young,” he said. “But I look at it a different way. This is where we start our pro gram.” Finding a replacement for Kramer, the top thrower in the NCAA last season, is a top priority early this season. The three top candidates are 6-4, 209 junior Mark Snyder, 6-1, 176 freshman Randy Hertel and 6-1, 194 sophomore Jeff Swab. Swab will start against the Idaho Vandals Saturday. “I have to expect my comparison to be Tommy (Kramer), Swab said. “But you really can’t do it. Being a soph and a senior are two different things. “There are a lot of things Tommy did that I can’t do,” he continued. “But if I develop my abilities, I be lieve I can develop into a pretty good passer.” to serve you better. Bicycles & Accessories — TVs Electronics — Appliances — Tires Batteries — Sporting Goods Garden Supplies 3511 College Ave. 822-7707 “at the triangle” Sun Theatres 333 University 846-9808 The only movie in town Double-Feature Every Week Open 10 am - 2 am Mon-Sat 12 Noon - 12 Midnight Sun No one under 18 Escorted Ladies Free BOOK STORE & 25c PEEP SHOWS TIP TBP RECORDS AND TAPES 1000 S. COULTER — BRYAN — 823-5745 Member Student Purchase Program grrDK Blank Tape Quantity Prices STEREO: SALES & SERVICE • MUSIC BOOKS • NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES COMPLETE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STORE HOURS: 9.00-6:30 MON.-SAT. TAMU TEXAS AVE. UNIV. 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Rollie White Coliseum Tickets: A&M Students Non A&M Student/Date General Public General Admission Free with Ticket $3.00 $4.00 Reserved $4.50 $4.50 $6.50 Tickets & Information at MSC Bo* Office 845-2916 THE BATTALION Page 9 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1977 Mark Vicendese Aggfelaiid Pictures Freshmen & Sophomores A-D This Week Next Week E-H barker ~ photography NORTHGATE Calculator buying simplified — the OF Army Lou way Calculators are a major invest ment for most students and the good people at Loupot s Bookstore do their best to make sure their stu dent eustomers get the most tor their calculator dollar. ( dioosing a calculator is no longer a simple decision between two or three models. There are basic func tion calculators that just add. sub tract. multiply and divide, and then there are programmable print-out calculators that do everything hut punch their own buttons. Calcu lators prices range- from -S10 to 8900. Features include a variety of power sources, programming software- and sizes from vest pocket models to desk top models. So it s become very difficult for the axe-rage pe-rson to walk into a store and pick the calculator that s just right for him. And with fre quent model changes, an unin formed purchaser can box a cal culator that xx ill he- outdated in a fexv xxcc-ks by a ehape-r model xx ith more features. That s xx In ()1 Army Lou alxx ax s has his oxx n calculator c-xpc-rts at Loupot s. The-x can help eac-h stu dent find exactly the right calculator to best fit his needs and budget. To make that choice as easy as possible. Lou carries the- best calculator brand names: Texas Instruments. Hc-xxlett-Packard and Sharpe. They re all on displax and readx for your inspection anytime'. But Lou s serx iee only begins xx ith the- purchase- of One- of his cal culators. To make certain each cus- tomer ge-ts exactly the right calcu lator to suit his ne-e-ds. Lou xxill ex change- e-x e-rx calculator for 15 days. Lou personally guarantees e-xery calculator he- se-lls for 90 days — not 15. If anything goe-s xx rung xx ith it for 90 days, he 11 replace it free- ox e-r the- counter. After 90 days, Lou xx ill loan the student anothe-r calculator xx-hile- his is being se-nt in for re-pairs. Lou doesn t xvant you to xv;iit four or six xx-e-e-ks to ge*t your calculator back after you ye gone to all the trouble- of shipping it. Lou alst) rents eale-ulators by tht- dax. xx e-e-k or month. He- has a ren- tal/purchase plan unde-r xx hich aftc-r six months all re-nt applies toxvarcl the- purchase- of the calculator. Aece-ssorie-s can gre-atly ine-rease the- effe-etixe-ness of almost any cal culator and Lou carries a complete line of accc-ssoric-s for the- calculators he sells. Battery e-hargers, battery packs, cradlc-s. paper and softxxare — take your choice*. It all c-bme-s doxxn to serxiee-. As Lou says. "Our goal is no unhappy customers. Our busine-ss is built on friendship. We- depe-nd on our cus tomers and so xve do ex e-rx thing we can to kee-p the-m satisfic-d eustom ers. "Our best advertisement for 40 years has bc-en our satisfied custom ers. What you can do for Iain is tell your frie-nds the kind of service you xv enjoyed at Loupot s. MBA-LAW DAY “Students interested in business and law de grees are invited to attend *See where your major can lead you Aggie graduates from prominent Busi ness and Law schools will be present, their undergraduate degrees include Chem. E., Finance, M.E., Marketing, English, History, Geophysics, Zoology, Economics, Civil E. Saturday, Sept. 10 9 a.m. Sign-up in MSC 216