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gshope to pick bluebonnets THE BATTALION Page 13 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1977 olmes re for the the Houston contest., / 118 pla, mory Bell 5. 'Bowls ■ 'We’ll take Iav ® bee _ id pieture'for Jay, Dec. 27, uston. ^ Program is ' e b. 4, in the ation of the rogram. The By DAVID BOGAN Battalion Staff for the third time in as many jrs, the Texas Aggies are prepar- i to enter a post-season bowl. It is [efor those players, coaches, fans rtswriters who survived the season to prepare for the Year’s Eve bout with the Uni- of Southern California in the nnet Bowl, the past two years, the Aggies been 1-1 in bowl play. That loss was at the hands of none that the Trojans of USC in the Liberty Bowl. The prevalent ic of revenge seems to be pres- nce again as a motivation factor le Aggies. 1 UNDERSTAND THE ROOF LEAKS/ is seasoned ks. Eighteen wage of 15 returned 28 n had; ; hit on 43.3 av e was 4 sec- >5 yards..,, squad were ■975 Libert) ‘r Mark Den- rack George was a guard t DE, Steve at LB were ■ QB David 1 1975 sea- :ieker in ’75, scholarship id some 1 l&M has 15 i few are on ckers Brad Baltimore; ;son, Cleve- , Cincinnati nd Richard ubba Bean, ds, Atlanta: rshal, N.Y, ■ndorf, Los ster Haves, ege Statioa 11 in A&M's il of 30,OW il of 24,# rial year in 30.... In a ic M’s Presi- 1 irate while graduate of :e’s 5 Salon, love. - There are a few names on the Tro jan roster that the Aggies will rec ognize from Memphis. Split end Randy Simmrin made his presence known, catching three passes for 82 yards in the Liberty Bowl. This year Simmrin, a senior, has tied Lynn Swann at- the top of the Trojan career receiving list. His 36 recep tions this year bring his career total to 95 and make him Southern Cal’s leader in career receiving yardage, with 1,927. “Randy’s ability is rare,” Trojan coach John Robinson said prior to the start of the season. “He’s not very big, but he’s tough. Like Swann, he’ll do anything to catch the ball. “He’s a great pattern runner and he’s got the speed and explosiveness to go deep.” The Aggies will also remember 225-pound fullback Mosi Tatupu, who scored six of the Trojan’s 20 un answered points in the Liberty Bowl. “Mosi is a fine blocking back,” Robinson said of the senior who gained 393 yards this season. “He’s built low to the ground and he just runs right at you.” Southern Cal’s leading ground gainer is sophomore tailback Charles White, who ran for 1,291 yards and seven touchdowns this season. Robinson called White, “USC’s best breakaway threat at HE 1777 Cowboys score points; I'ive up some as well United Press International DALLAS — Dallas Coach Tom jndry Tuesday blamed part of his am s defensive lapses against San rancisco Monday night on the field mdition at Candlestick Park, but there was cause for a at least concern. The Cowboys’ 42-35 track meet lie victory over the Forty Niners thletic elate | onday night was a fun game to tch for the person in front of a evision set. But I didn’t think it was too ex iting,” said Landry, whose team tested its record to 11-2 and assur- itself the home field advantage the NFC championship game if ihould win the first-round playoff me Dec. 26. I guess it was good for the nday night audience,” Landry and he was then informed that point total was the highest since NFL began playing games on onday evening. Is that right, he said. “Well, we vays like to be part of a record. As as we win.” Players on both sides were slip- g down all night and Landry said » thought that might have had mething to do with the defensive thing to do with it. When you can’t cut you play cautiously and when we were playing cautiously last night.” The Cowboys went into the San Francisco game hoping to get some offensive momentum for the playoffs and they certainly did that. Quar terback Roger Staubach had his best game in well over a month and the Tony Dorsett-Preston Pearson combination accounted for four touchdowns. Dorsett moved to within 47 yards illy! 11 Biaell it’s arde as Sale >ff m as ’ day (-Mart NOW kYlNG \e ids! lay of both teams. "It looked like a putting green out |ere,” he said. “You could see the ain running a certain way. If you ere going a certain way you had al good traction. But if you were )ing the other way you were al- ays worried about whether you ere going to fall down. 7 think the psychology involved ecause of the slick field had some- MAKE MONEY AND SAVE MONEY (REALLY!) AT THE qiijpp BOO KMART THE TAMU BOOKMART WILL SELL YOUR USED BOOKS FOR YOU. YOU SET THE PRICE AND WE WILL SELL THEM OR RETURN THEM TO YOU. EVERYBODY SAVES. ROOM 137 MSC, DEC. 5-16, JAN. 16-FEB. 10 Get your bluebonnets for the Bluebonnet Bowl at The Blue Bonnet Patch selected group of pins specially priced 816 VILLA MARIA RD. • BRYAN • 823-5211 Ciuy> £ Cidl> 4103 S. TEXAS AVE. Bryan Place Bldg. Suite 208 846-5018 Saturdays by Appointment 10% DISCOUNT ON STYLES OR MERCHANDISE WITH THIS AD tailback since O.J. Simpson.” At the helm for the Trojans is senior quarterback Rob Hertel. If that name sounds familiar, it’s be cause his younger brother, freshman Randy Hertel, was Rice’s starter in the quarterback slot this season. The elder Hertel had seen limited action until this year when he be came USC’s starting quarterback. He completed 121 of 230 passes this season, 15 for touchdowns. How ever, he also set a Trojan record for passes intercepted with 18. “He has the arm, the intelligence, the poise and the leadership ability to be outstanding,” Robinson said. “He’s flat out one of the coolest competitors I’ve ever been around. ” One of the Trojan defensive lead ers is senior defensive end Walt Underwood. Underwood, a Playboy all-American, made 76 tackles this year, eight of those for loss of yards. The 6-foot-4-inch, 230-pounder also deflected two passes and recovered four fumbles. The biggest question in the minds of Aggie fans since the Houston game is who will start at quarterback in the Bluebonnet Bowl. “Unless there is a marked im provement in the physical condition of David Walker, I would say Mike Mosley will be starting,” Bellard said Tuesday night. “David is bruised and he’s still bothered by that shot he took in the chest against the University of Arkansas. ” In Mosley’s brief appearances on the field this year, he completed nine of 12 passes with one intercep tion. He also ran for 248 yards and four touchdowns. Other than Walker’s bruises and offensive tackle Frank Myers’ strained knee, Bellard said the Ag gies are healthy. If the 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl is actually a frustration bowl, as some have suggested, then one team will leave Houston even more frus trated. Which team that will be is not certain. In fact, only one thing is certain about the Bluebonnet Bowl: the team that wins the coin toss will not take the wind. The Department of Philosophy presents A Seminar on the History of Logic Professor Ignacio Angelelli The University of Texas at Austin “Nothing Has No Properties” Thursday, December 15 5:00 P.M. 501 Rudder Tower The Public is Invited of 1,000 yards in his rookie season and only seven rookies in history have ever gained that many. But the defensive lapses — even with the slick field — left Landry a little puzzled. “There is always the possibility of a trend setting in,” he said. “We plan to pay quite a bit of attention to the defense this week. After all, it was not a total breakdown defen sively against San Francisco. 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