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TH E BATTALI ON Page 11 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977 eads conference in passing Ags face another frosh quarterback >hoto by Ken eSCA By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Staff or the third week in a row Texas will face a team that starts a shman at quarterback. Two e |< s ago A&M played a Baylor «ra im led by freshman Scott Smith at arterback. Last week the Aggies went up against Rice and Randy Hertel, the number two quarter back statistically in the Southwest Conference. In this week’s contest the Aggies challenge the SMU Mustangs led by freshman Mike Ford. So far this sea son, Ford is the number one quar-_ terback in the conference. In his first year out of Mesquite High School, Ford has led the Mus tangs to a 3-4 season record this year (2-2 in conference play). Coming out of high school and stepping into the starting quarterback position on a college team could put great pres sure on an athlete. Ford has escaped that pressure. “I haven’t been pressured at all this year,” said Ford. “Since I am a freshman, the coaches expect me to make mistakes, hoping I can learn from them. “The only pressures I’ve felt are TI£ f**** ? It'S SEE... ster and with alofi hers particip Requirmenti imply an and thews hing to sot explained, jr. sently parte sance Feslni giving lljli ' runningai t the " around aidi kosher (aliai! We live on don’t >ort rches om pagel| udents don’l &M Media st of them ailt of their li said, issistant Pasta hts Assemty gh his chuicl ogram, “wet t from otn ITS NEAR. It'S BY... MO IT'S ABOUT St MILE PROM 10,1 THINK rs... mo... from within. I really expect a lot out of each of my performances. I haven’t always lived up to my ex pectations.” Ford has realized that there are some sacrifices that have to be made in order to retain his starting posi tion. “‘There is so much more to learn about football when you play it in icollege,” said Ford. “I’ve seen more films and been to more meetings so far this year than I did my entire three years in high school. All this work is really draining my body. It’s pretty hard to play college ball. A lot harder than I thought it would be. In SMU’s first game this year, Ford helped to defeat TCU, 45-21. The game stands out as one of his greatest thrills. “Boy, was it (the game) a confi dence builder for me,” said Ford. “I didn’t know what to expect of myself or of the team. I really didn’t play that well but I helped in us getting the victory. “Starting the TCU game was really a great personal accomplish ment for me. When I came to SMU my goal was to become the starting quarterback. And when I started the first game of my freshman year, well, what an ego builder.” The possible opportunity of start ing was one of the main reasons Ford decided on playing at SMU. “I saw that I had a chance to play if I came to SMU,” said Ford. “I knew there would be an early op portunity to prove myself and my abilities here. “And after I met coach (Ron) Meyer I knew I was going to come here. The first time we met, when I formed my first impression of the man, I was convinced. I made up my mind early about coming here. That’s why I got out of the recruiting battle early. I knew I was bound for SMU.” This year’s Southwest Conference title hopes for SMU are gone, but the Mustangs haven’t quit showing up on Saturday afternoons. Two weeks ago the Ponies pulled out a last minute victory over the Hous ton Cougars, 37-23. In last week’s game the Mustangs played inspired football before losing to Texas 30-14. A belief in coach Meyer’s system of coaching at SMU has the team, and Ford, optimistic for the future. “Were an extremely young team,” said Ford. “We’ll only lose three offensive starters and two de fensive starters of this year’s team, going into next season. And the people we have returning are im proving with every game we play. “Coach Meyer has a great system here at SMU. It’s one that the team believes in and I believe in. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be here.” TH \ 5 WAY/ RUHS fUl* THEIR WAT olp 1977 HOME iM TIME TO WEN &M sailing team ravels to Tulane f the churcli of the pen® iroviding tkj ction for tht! it for yeari] h has ents attend_ The Texas A&M Sailing Team will ch ofChnstis mipete in the Baldwin Wood lu rches in thti rsectional Regetta this weekend at nts are acti* mthern Yacht Club in New Or- -am. Inaddifo aiis. The regatta is hosted by tudy, theca ulane University and includes different cp hoolsfrom all over the nation. The jven mission' inning school qualifies for the iland. Theca i mrne Angstrom Regatta in oolofevangc hicago which is sailed during don’t coni™ nanksgiving. st of the ai The A&M team held its elimina- members, | ons Sunday to find the best repre youth mi® mtatives from the team. Coach ■ral studen tody Davis chose Creg Schertz as ne y. One»i neskipper with Terry Cough being | s crew. Both Marcus Haas and ou g Shelton will skipper in the ■ ond fleet with May vie Lubycrew- These Aggies were chosen , m a team of about twenty-five fors. ias, Shelton, and Luby joined ; cam just this semester and are d he it’s rare already beating some of the more experienced intercollegiate sailors on the team. Haas and Luby are from Corpus Christi. Luby is the current national champion in the Dolphin class sail boat. Shelton, from Fort Worth, has sailed a variety of boats from Lasers to quarter-tons. Gough, from Bed ford, is the most experienced inter collegiate sailor on the A&M team. She was captain of the team during the “75-‘77 seasons and received the best skipper of the team award for those years. Schertz, of Bryan, is current team captain. He started sailing for the team in the fall semester of‘76, and shared the skipper of the year award last year with Gough. A&M will host its own regatta November 5. 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