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THE BATTALION Page 9 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1978 Aggies too much for Jayhawks By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Staff Nothing but optimism abounds around the University of Kansas Jayhawks following their 37-10 de feat Saturday. But why shouldn’t it? After all, the Jayhawks can do noth ing but get better as the season progresses. Thus coach Bud Moore and his staff have the bulk of their work ahead of them if they hope to mold the 1978 version of the Jayhawks into a Big 8 contender. And after this week’s showing, they’ll need the hands of Michelangelo. “The main thing I’m concerned about is the fact that the team didn’t respond to the adversity A&M pre sented,’’ said Moore following Saturday’s contest. “We had our opportunities all afternoon and we blew them. “But I think the turning point in the game came on our fumbled pitch (with 3:18 left in the third quarter). After A&M converted it into a touchdown and took a 24-10 lead we lost our intensity and our fire. “It’s pretty tough to run an offense when you lose your two top quar terbacks. After (Brian) Bethke was lost with a head injury and (Jeff) Hines went out with his leg injury we were forced to go with (Harry) Syndey. “Sydney has had three workouts at quarterback going into today’s game. He played running back last season but was hurt late in the year and didn’t get to participate in spring training. He only made the switch to quarterback this fall. We couldn’t expect too much from him. ’’ But quarterback wasn’t the only position Moore’s squad was shallow at late in Saturday’s game. The Kan sas heat and the Aggie ground attack took its toll on the Jayhawk lineback ing corps as Moore had to dip deep into his reserves for substitutes. “Our defense didn’t play a good game and A&M was able to sustain the ball on us,” said Moore. “Be cause of the time they had to stay on the field the linebackers were taking a punishment out there. By the fourth quarter we were down to playing three freshmen and their inexperience hurt us. “And our pass defense was a great disappointment to us. Anytime a team can throw two touchdown pas ses on you and consistently make completions (Texas A&M was 9 for 15 on the day), it has got to worry a coach. We’ve got to learn not to try and force a situation when it’s not there. ” One of the players on the receiv ing end of Moore’s criticism was de fensive free safety Leroy Irvin, the only veteran in the Kansas defensive secondary. Irvin was the defender on both Doug Teague touchdown catches. “He (Teague) ran two simple pat terns and just beat us,” said the two-year letterman about the two scores. “On the first one he got un- derneath our linebackers when we weren’t expecting it and he beat us. We were just fooled. “And on his second TD he was way out of bounds. I gave him too much room on the pattern but he caught the ball at least a yard out of bounds. The films will show it.” The scorebord will also show that the Kansas offense only scored 10 points on the day, generating a mere 157 yards on 60 plays. Not much of a performance for Coach Moore’s new multiple offensive at tack installed this season. “I’m not incouraged at all with the attack we showed this afternoon,” said Moore. “Part of that can be at tributed to A&M and the defense they played. But we looked pretty bad both running the ball and in our passing attack. Our pass protection was especially weak. It’s just hard to find anything at all encouraging at all with today’s game. “All I can hope is that we can re group and profit from what’s hap pened.” msahi han tl ereonc I be re; Voltlll sv.Wl) gs unveil new look ■ MflMA'S PizzA € I By DAVID BOGGAN ^ I Battalion Sports Editor ne opening game of the season is litionally a contest of nervous isl ikes, experimental plays and OS' My a few surprises. Siturday’s Texas A&M-Kansas ■e, which the Aggies won 37-10, I no exception. In fact, it might »vi been one of the most surpris- l\ggie openers since Emory Bel li became head coach in 1972, in ns of new game plans intro- ftd. It was by far the most origi- Jgame the Aggies have played Bellard’s reign at Aggieland cuter- . .. ^■ne to his preseason promises, ^^Rtrd, who designed the wishbone ^JJBise in 1968 and has used it as a in the Aggie game plan for six j* ^ Ss, has added a touch of diversifi- to the A&M attack in the e , Biol the I-formation. flrom the I, which was used in Hitly more than one-third of their and from the wishbone, the Jes overcame first half nerves easily defeated the Jayhawks. Offensively, I thought we looked good, very resourceful, Bel- dsaid after the Aggies’ ninth con secutive opening game victory. f fem A&M produced 44 4 yards of tolil citfewic. “We made too many istakes that cost us yardage that d already made, but that can be (beefed in the first game. T'Milce (Mosley, sophomore quar- [backi is off to a good start. He was kingat a lot of different situations there and I thought he handled fem all real well. jMosley, who completed seven of Ipasses for 97 yards and ran for 19 ds, agreed that the Aggies new nsive look was effective. The addition of the I helped a I, he said. “It lets us mix up our and allows us to be a lot more Jsatile. We have two completely rent offensive sets and if one t working we can always try the er one. ” wo of Mosley’s passes were jght by junior wide receiver ug Teague for touchdowns. The nd of these created some ex citement as there was some ques- lon as to whether Teague caught K ball in bounds or not. While fague and the Aggies celebrated, je referee who signaled the puchdown was met with a barrage ol cups from the Kansas fans as well 9s struck by a disapproving fan who [me out of the stands. The fan re lived a standing ovation as he was wen from the stadium by security cials. I don’t know ifl was out or not, d Teague. “I saw the ball coming, fetched for it and tried to drag one jot in. I looked up and saw the refs in the air. That was good iQugh for me.” “I was in the worst position in the house to see,the play,’ Bellard said. “There’s such an arch in the middle of that field that I couldn t see the other sideline. The official was in the best position in the stadium to make the call and he called it good. “Yes, it was an important play in that it gave us a 14-point lead. We took command at that point. If we would have known we were going to score twice more, that might be dif ferent. But at the time it meant a lot. Texas A&M s biggest offensive play came on an 80-yard touchdown run by second team quarterback David Beal. "It was great, the sophomore said. “The linebacker ran outside and Adger Armstrong blocked him. From there it was open. It was just a matter of me being able to last that long. I was afraid one of those lines was going to jump up and get me. The Aggies knew they had an of fense that could put points on the board. The question that remained going into Saturday’s game was whether or not the unproven de fense could play effectively. “I thought we played outstanding defense for an opening game,” Bel la rd said after the Aggies allowed the Jayhawlys, only 137 yards total of fense. “We had control all the time and we weren’t giving up any of that big stuff.” “Hey, we looked good,” senior defensive end Eugene Sanders said of the Aggie defense, which had al most as many quarterback sacks as the Kansas Turnpike had smokies. The defense dropped the Kansas quarterbacks for losses five times during the game. “Basically, we went after them using brute strength. I think spring training and double-days built confidence. Today we were playing on that confi dence. “It was a trip, said sophomore middle linebacker Doug Carr, who started in his first game Saturday. 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