THE BATTALION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1977 Page 7 at! ‘ars ago n gs were' r 356 ' n Slllj ^ act that ^ ed J 35 iidfj ^ °h weddii Heston, ports olor Cougar-A&M game even By DAVID BOGGAN Battalion Staff As the rest of the Southwest Con- irence football teams sit back to- )r ^’o iioufj lorrow and think of upcoming bowl ^‘^P^plan am es or d am of next year, the scu sssniriiJexas Aggies and the Houston ac ljiisk ougars square off in the final con- ;ston said, ’ () »r of tlif stayed (ogdj them are in{ ant dirisi )se ;in g perftnj, g them In e marrieij, ' e ’ ve Never Auditorium Write Cucjtou ■ollegiateTilot 'si speaker lit;, iversity of Tm 7:30 p.ni.J 'ociety, and 1 pm., (Jik* )ms iring iods m page 1) ticker said planned football sea rier of peq there was both m lass prop ssociatio; id her assn i. She said booked 1 season, that (iei e for any reunions with fa! rence game of the 1977 season. Some see it as an anticlimactic intest between two teams that not met the expectations of re-season prognosticators. Cer tainly the ABC television network did not plan to televise a game be tween the third and fourth place SWC teams when the game was moved from October to December. But SWC football has been con- sistantly unpredictable over the past few years. No one mentioned a na tional championship Longhorn team prior to the start of this season. And few, if any, are talking of a return of the Texas dynasty. A6cM and Hous ton are equally unpredictable. The Aggies let a possible national cham pionship slip through their heavily taped fingers in 1975, and in their first year in the SWC, the Cougars walked away with a share of the 1976 conference crown. While ABC may not be overjoyed with the importance of this game in relation to SWC standings, they can take consolation in the fact that the Aggies and the Cougars will pro duce 60 minutes of high intensity football. In all probability, the Aggies will become only the eighth team in NCAA history to sport a pair of 1,000-yard season rushers. George Woodard and Curtis Dickey have run in the shadow of Earl Campbell all season, and their turn for glory comes tomorrow. Woodard has al ready completed his end of the bar gain with 1,050 yards so far this sea son. Aggie fans must now wait for Dickey to gain 81 yards against Houston before they can applaude mnr wom j ait mm cm tv irntnoRc rpikr rms tmt SO HE MANY.S 90 LOOK &OOD roR ms FAREWELL APPERRAMCCltW BE CAREFUL- HE'S TOUGHER THAN HE Looks/ 1777 the backfield duo on a job well done and look forward to a repeat per formance next year. Dickey aver ages almost 92 yards per game. “There aren’t any better athletes running around than George Woodard and Curtis Dickey,” Houston coach Bill Yeoman said. Woodard and Dickey have com bined to put the Aggies at the top of the conference rushing list, ahead of Texas, Arkansas and Houston, who all rely heavily on one running back to gain most of their rushing yards. Houston depends on Alois Blackwell to gain ground. Blackwell is the conference’s fourth-leading rusher, sandwiched in between Woodard, third, and Dickey, fifth. Blackwell has 1,009 yards with a 5.5-yard average per carry. He has scored 11 touchdowns. When Blackwell isn’t running the ball for the Cougars, it is most often Dyral Thomas who is. Thomas has added 485 yards and two touchdowns to the Cougars’ efforts this year. Houston quarterback Delrick Brown has completed slightly better than 50 percent of his passes this season. He has thrown 113 times, completing 57 passes for 873 yards, 12 touchdowns and two intercep tions. Defensively, the Cougars are led by linebackers Steve Bradham and Willis Williams with 58 and 57 tack les, respectively. There is a sizable margin, however, between them and Aggie defensive leaders Carl Grulich, with 89 tackles, and Roderick Reed, with 75 tackles. It is safe to predict that an over flow crowd at Kyle Field and a tele vision audience of millions will see a good, hard-fought football game to morrow. Kickoff is at 3:05 p.m. J967... ’Twas a month before Christmas Some ten years ago When we first opened our doors For our Open House Show. Twenty-ninth street was deserted But with time we grew Thanks to all of our customers We appreciate you! So some “Ten Years After” In our traditional style We are inviting you to come And visit awhile. Yes, It’s Open House Time, and You’re Invited SUN DA Y. DEC. 4 FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. Register for Door Prizes—No Sales Sunday OL 3LrJ Center “The Full Service Florist” 2920 EAST 29TH ji Hurry! Ski Purgatory — $19700 Still a few places available — Sign up at Rm. 216 MSC. January 6, 1978 — 14 Deposit of $50.00 reg. — total payment due Dec. 2, 1977 Includes: 6 days skiing lift tickets transportation insurance MSC — Travel Committee af the yeai| rientatioM / weekend, e conferen nanagem! Unlike si ! Guest ;it - “noi valk-ins. RAFTS owl tickets n sale Monday lUNTAIN e 'i'>))>ebonnet Bow] tickets, all of )ich are $10.00 each, go on sale londay to Texas A&M students 10 have season coupon books. Thestudent purchasing schedule: 8 a.m. Monday — Graduates and seniors. 8 a.m. Tuesday — Juniors. 1p.m. Tuesday -— Sophomores. 8a.m. Wednesday — Freshmen. All season ticket holders have een mailed Bluebonnet Bowl cket applications either through le Aggie Club or the Athletic 'ept. The general public can order ckets by mailing a check ($10 for ach ticket plus $1.00 per order for iandling) and these will be filled on n availability basis. The Aggies play Southern Cal in the Bluebonnet Bowl. The kickoff is at 7 p.m., December 31, in the As trodome in Houston. 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