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Aggie players react to Bellard’s resignation
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By MARK PATTERSON
and
STEVE LEE
Battalion Staff
Atapproximately 4 p.m. Tuesday
vin Tate stepped before the
xasA&M football team and read a
written by Emory Bellard to
e players.
The team was in tears after what
heard:
I just resigned as head football
inch. This is the toughest thing
edone in my life. I’m asking Mr.
ite to read it to you because I
luldn’t keep my composure and
what I want to say. You’re great
ig men and I love all of you.
The rest of the season will be a
big challenge for you. Give the
hes your best and if you can get
few guys well you can play with
best of them.
Please try to understand. I know
t it’s tough to understand, but
try.”
That's how a coach, who loved
:h member of his team individu-
|y, said goodbye. It ended a career
has A&M that lasted over six
lease
The players were stunned by the
nouncement. First shock, then
butt
“After playing for him (Bellard)
four years I feel like I’ve practi-
lived with the man,” Russell
ikeska said after the announce-
ent. "I didn’t find out about it
itiUp.m. I had no idea.
Football players are suppose to
big and strong, but there was a
lot of crying going on.
“For all those people who have
written letters to The Battalion
against Coach Bellard, they’ve got
what they deserved. They don’t
know what kind of a man they’ve
lost.”
Defensive back Carl Grulich was
just one of many Aggies who
couldn’t believe what hadjust hap
pened.
“I’m shocked like the rest of the
guys,” Grulich said. “I’m having a
difficult time understanding if
Coach Bellard quit on his own or
from pressure from the alumni and
the University. I never imagined
he’d resign in the middle of the sea
son.”
Quarterback Mike Mosley, re
cruited by Bellard two years ago to
become the quarterback in his
wishbone offense, echoed the disbe
lief felt by Grulich and the rest of
the Aggie players.
“This is a hard way for him to
leave after all he’s done for this Uni
versity, ” Mosley said. “Somebody
as popular as Coach Bellard should
go out a lot better.
“I know personally he wouldn’t
quit. He got a lot of pressure from
people who didn’t know what their
talking about, from the alumni
mostly and the student newspaper.
“He doesn’t play. Everybody got
too greedy. They wanted to win
every game. They have no self con
trol. ”
When questioned about the day’s
events, offensive tackle Cody Re-
ison said, “I don’t have much to say
New Aggie coach Tom Wilson
to The Battalion.”
Defensive end Jacob Green
likened the loss of Bellard to that of
a family member.
“I just feel like a member of my
family has just passed away,” Green
said. “Mainly because Coach Bel
lard was a member of my family. He
was a big part of my family.”
The resignation must be felt har
dest by the 16 seniors on this year’s
squad. After playing three years
under Bellard they must now adjust
to a new coach for the last five
games of their college careers.
“Every time I step on the field
these last five games I’ll be playing
for the man,” defensive tackle
Eugene Sanders said about Bellard.
“I started here with Bellard and I’ll
end with Bellard.
"He’s still my head coach.”
pressure from alumni,
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By MARK PATTERSON
Battalion Staff
Most people will blame the
mini from Texas A&M for the
reed” resignation of Emory Bel-
Collegelf d. But word from The Aggie
'atTp.mi ub, the athletic department’s
lin source of revenue at Texas
is that the alumni were, as a
^ ^backing BelUrd.
As far as I know, there was no
mni pressure put upon Emory
Hard,” Aggie Club Executive
:e President Don Brister said
rtly after Bellard’s resignation.
id I’m certain that there was no
ssure put on him by any execu-
;s of the Aggie Club. ”
ic Texas A&M athletic depart-
nt receives income from four
as; ticket sales, TV-radio reve-
s, post-season bowl revenue and
vate donations. The Aggie Club
rated $785,000 to the depart-
st Soutlwfent, yet Brister contends the or-
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or the Aggies, Dutchy Kuete-
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workings or decisions reguarding
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“The department couldn’t do
without us,” Brister said. “Well,
maybe without us, but not without
the donations.
“We have virtually no pidl with
the department. They have their
own problems without us adding to
them. We have no say in any
decision-making process.”
As a group. The Aggie Club is si
lent. But individual members seem
to talk with a loud voice on athletic
matters. For the past two weeks
rumors have been circualting that
the alumni were turning against Bel
lard and that there was a movement
afoot to buy up the remaining year
and a half left on his contract. The
rumors may now be laid to rest.
“The rumor that there were
people sending us donations to buy
his contract is completely and abso
lutely false,” Brister said. “I hon
estly thought that the mood against
Bellard would be greater this week
than it has been, but it hasn’t.
“People who belong to the club
usually call and ask who’s hurt and
won’t be ready for the next game.
But most of the calls this week have
been to express disappointment
over the fact that we’ve lost the last
two weeks.
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pieces for the rest of the season.
Though the players are still stunned
by Bellard’s resignation they seem
to accept Wilson as their new head
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“It’s funny how you can lose a
great coach and then, in the same
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Mikeska said. “I have a lot of respect
for Coach Wilson.
“There probably won’t be any of
fensive formation changes, but
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what we’re doing now.”
Only in his second year under
Bellard, Mosley won the starting
quarterback job in Bellard’s offense.
Some thought Mosley would leave if
Bellard resigned, but the quarter
back put an end to those rumors
Tuesday.
“Definitely, I’m staying,” Mosley
said. “I like Coach Wilson and I
might of had second thoughts about
anyone else. I love Coach Wilson
and am so happy for him.”
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Aggie team to make something out
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“I believe in this team and have
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