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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977
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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
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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.”
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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
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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. Teams competing
there will be Texas A&M, Rice,
Baylor, U. of Dallas, and Texas.
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