THE BATTALION
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1978
By Paul Arnett
Nothing changes but
changes
_ Karl Godine and Jarvis Williams.
L < Bln their career they’ve been
Pled the Kashmere duo, Frank and
Jessie James, the Maytag twins and
othei names that one finds scribbled
on rest room walls. This basketball
_hson crowds across the conference
have screamed themselves hoarse at
Tidine and Williams. But the cat
|!s don’t bother the Houston
■ducts.
|0r so they say.
1‘That stuJBF doesn’t bother me,’
I'Eodine said after the Arkansas
une. “Ever since Jarvis and me
[ Ive been playing basketball to
other the crowds have yelled
■ngs at us. I don’t pay any atten-
■n; I’m just out there to play bas-
Ttball.”
odine and Williams began their
ketball careers at Houston
hmere. Their accomplishments
1 I high school would be a story in
I, Be If. Let it suffice to say that they
if re all-district, all-state and all-
■ » lerican. Their team won two state
impionships and 78 consective
' i tories; a state record.
jodine averaged 28 points and 14
rounds a game. Williams aver-
;d 20 points and 18 rebounds a
Tie. It was no wonder the two
seiw m were highly recruited by col-
;es across the country. After many
slroii urs of deliberation, the duo chose
ie.l»i xasA&M.
listlu We just liked the campus and
sells ; people,” Godine and Williams
ms.OiMd. “We knew that A&M would
drtii'e a good team, plus we were still
si. pO'C to home.”
odine and Williams fell right
rod Is o coach Shelby Metcalf's system,
diilla 1 conference time the two
erain shman had earned starting pos-
wenlwms on what was to be the South-
st Conference champions,
dine played at point-guard and
itdklleraged 12.6 points a game.
) alijilliams was a forward and aver-
thfi-pdT.9 points a game,
l! fiJ“They were excellent players as
bendBshman,” Metcalf said. “Karl was
on offense and Jarvis was great
I defense. Since our other three
iters were seniors, Karl’s and
vis’ inexperience wasn’t that
ticeable. When they were sus-
|nded, it killed our team.”
ie suspension.
(It became a turning point in the
es of the two 18-year-olds,
mors of its existence originated
en it appeared the Ags had a
d chance to win the conference.
M rolled into Dallas with a 9-1
ference record. They lost to the
stangs 69-65.
In that game Godine and
illiams appeared distraught. They
issed easy shots, played poor de-
sively and finally had to be re
ed from the lineup. At that time
eryone figured they’d had a bad
ne. But there was more to it than
|at.
I Much more.
IA letter, written by Texas head
fcsketball coach Leon Black, had
pen distributed among the confer-
nce fathers (faculty represena-
ves). It stated that Godine and
Williams had accepted illegal in-
jucements from Texas A&M.
[That morning in Dallas, before
SMU game, Godine and
blliams appeared before the “con-
trence court.” They were asked
trout the charges Black had made,
pd they denied them.
It was to be the first of many such
jeetings for Godine and Williams,
irom that morning in Dallas to this
KARL GODINE
JARVIS WILLIAMS
very minute, the Kashmere duo
have existed in a living hell.
They were suspended from bas
ketball by tire SWC one week after
the Dallas meeting. The conference
fathers didn’t say why they were
suspended. So Godine and Williams
received a court injunction allowing
them to play in the last games of the
regular season.
Before the SWC tournament the
faculty represenatives of the confer
ence stated why Godine and
Williams were suspended. The
court injunction had been satisfied.
Godine and Williams would not par
ticipate in the tournament game
that A&M lost 74-72.
When the season was completed a
full-scale investigation was made by
the conference. After examining all
the “evidence it was decided that
Godine and Williams wovdd not be
allowed to play basketball for one
year. The Texas A&M basketball
program would also lose two of its
scholarships.
It would be another year before
the NCAA would rule. In that time
Godine and Williams and their
families were accused of accepting
everything but the kitchen sink.
Not much was written about them
last basketball season. They
watched from the stands, waiting for
the day of their return. In April of
last year Godine and Williams tolc
the same story to the NCAA thar
they had presented to the confer
ence fathers a dozen times.
The NCAA decided that the
one-year suspension was punish
ment enough. Godine s and
Williams’ eligibility'was reinstated.
The following October basketball
began once again. Godine and
Williams looked sluggish, but
showed promise. The only question
was how they would mold into the
program.
Not very well as it turned out.
In their freshman year Godine
and Williams played on a team that
won the conference crown. They
could play' with more individualism
because the team was so good. But
this year’s team is not that good, and
team play was essential if the Ags
planned on winning.
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Godine and Williams had other
ideas from the start. It was obvious
that the juniors from Houston
wanted to show everyone how good
they were. They played as individu
als and not as a team.
Godine and Williams found out
soon enough that there was no
Sonny P. on this team. Individual
play was impossible; finstration for
Godine, Williams and the rest of the
team soon followed.
Metcalf benched the duo after the
Texas Tech game. He said that a
"cool’ attitude by the men was hurt
ing the team. Godine didn’t play in
two games, Williams played a total
of two minutes over the same
period.
After losing to TCU, the Aggies
had a team meeting. The players
talked among themselves in an at
tempt to “clear the air.” The next
game found Godine and Williams
back in the lineup. Williams had his
best game of the season, Godine
proved he was ready to play as well.
Against Baylor, Godine looked
like the star of old. But while driv
ing to the hoop, he injured his knee
and was lost for the season. The op
eration was a success, but Godine’s
chance to prove his greatness must
wait another year.
It’s been a long road for the two
men from the Bayou City. Many' ar
ticles have been written about
them, and I fancy they 11 he a few
more.. Williams will have to finish
out the season without his buddy.
He now carries the burden of proof
for both men.
tlu
Nothing has changed hut
changes these past two years for the
Kashmere duo. Maybe next year
will be their year.
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