Page 10 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1978
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Texas A&M’s Martha Sartain won the Texas Women’s Cross
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Holtz re-evaluates coaching
philosophy after two losses
United Press International
LITTLE ROCK — Faced with his
first back-to-back losses since he has
been at Arkansas, Razorback coach
Lou Holtz said Sunday he was re
evaluating his coaching philosophy
because he believed he had strayed
from some of the things that made
for success.
He told a news conference he did
not want to say what those things
were now because it would serve no
useful purpose.
However, he said one of the first
things he did after returning home
following the Razorbacks 20-9 loss
Saturday night to Houston was to
read the philosophy he had written
soon after he became head coach at
Arkansas.
“I know there will be many obsta
cles, pitfalls and crises ahead for me
and everyone else connected with
the Razorbacks,” the summary of
the document read. “However,
there is going to be nothing that will
keep us from being successful.”
“Now, more than ever, if your
philosophy is sound and those are
things you believe in, you can go
back on it,” Holtz said, “and if it’s
sound, you’ll see where you went off
the track or else you’ll need to
change your philosophy.”
He said some changes will be
made but nothing drastic and al
though all personnel will be re
evaluated, there probably will not
be any position changes.
He said he and the team had a
confidence problem but said that
can be changed.
“We aren’t jumping ship,” he
said. “We lost to two fine football
teams (Houston and Texas) that
played as well as they are capable of
playing in their own backyard, but
don’t think for one minute that ev-
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Lou
Holtz
erything is bad. We played a fine
football game. We did not play the
great game which you have to play
but we lost to two fine football
teams. ”
He said it would be ridiculous to
come in and say everything was rosy
but he also said nothing could be
further from the truth that there
needs to be a complete shakeup.
“I can’t fault one of our football
players, he said. “Their effort is
unreal.”
Arkansas had taken a 9-0 lead by
early in the second quarter on three
field goals by Ish Ordonez of 27, 42
and 27 yards. Houston cut the lead
to 9-7 at halftime on a 1-yard
touchdown by Randy Love, then
took the lead in the third quarter on
a 14-yard scamper by Love. The
Courgars iced the game in the final
period on a 4-yard pass from Danny
Davis to Willis Adams.
Arkansas running backs Ben Cow
ins and Jerry Eckwood carried the
ball only 17 times between them
during the game and Holtz said one
the changes that would be made
would be to get them the ball 15-20
times each “even if we have to put
one at quarterback and the other at
center. We just have to get the ball
to them. Both are running ex
tremely well.”
The loss dropped Arkansas’ re
cord to 4-2 on the season and to 1-2
in the conference and Holtz said the
only goal the Razorbacks have now
is to become 5-2 by winning next
Saturday’s game, which will be
against Rice in Fayetteville.
“I’ve never been more deter
mined in my life,” he said. “It’s
eliminating the bad plays we have
not done a very good job of doing. ”
Texas and Houston played perfect
games against the Razorbacks but
Holtz said “you can’t count on what
the other people are going to do. ”
Motorcycle race a secret
By TIM RAVEN
A red cloud of dust arose from the
red Texas clay as man and machine
bounced, tumbled and finally skid
ded to a stop. Other racers passed
by without looking.
The fallen man rose unsteadily to
discover his machine — once a por
trait of mechanical perfection — was
a dis integrated mass of twisted
metal.
“Damn,” he said, and started the
long walk back to the pits. Across
the track another cloud of dust
floated slowly eastward.
All-out competition was the rule
at the “world’s largest roadracing
series” where over 200 of North
America’s best motorcycle racers
competed for a $25,000 purse.
The National Series, dubbed “the
best-kept secret in sports” because
of the lack of publicity, was held last
weekend at the Texas World
Speedway. The event was spon
sored by the Western-Eastern
Roadracing Association.
Despite the heavy competition,
several Texans took home more than
their share of the purse.
John Mick of Austin drove his
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motorcycle to first-place honors in
the thumper vintage class, a class of
vintage, single cylinder machines.
David Cheek of Houston worked
double-time to take home a pair of
second-place medals in the open
production class and the 750 c.c.
class.
Tommy Shields of Houston took a
second in the Formula 4 class, while
Bucky Patterson of Houston busied
himself with the 250 c.c. production
and 250 c.c. superbike classes, earn
ing second- and third-place honors,
respectively.
Racers representing Quebec, On
tario and Alaska joined their col
leagues from all over the United
States to participate in this action-
packed sport, but the stands re
mained empty.
“Th ere were a lot of good
thoughts, a lot of good ideas,” said
TWS General Manager George
Martin, “but basically promotion
was nonexistent.”
Rumor denied
United Press International
DALLAS — Dallas Cowboys
President and General Manager Tex
Schramm has denied a statement
made by Jimmy “The Greek’’
Snyder that running back Tony
Dorsett would be traded following
the season.
Snyder, during a telecast Sunday,
listed several players who would be
traded and Dorsett was one of them.
“All he (Snyder) has done is go
around the league and find some
body whose had some kind of prob
lem,” said Schramm.
“It’s never been talked about,
never been considered. It’s just
tragic when a network gives respon
sibility to an irresponsible person.”
Mark
Patterson
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Vol.
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This, ladies and gentlemen, is the start of a new season for
Texas Aggie football team.
Forget about the shellacking the Aggies suffered three weeks J
against the Houston Cougars. And put aside the loss to the hand
the Baylor Bears two weeks ago. Those two games seem a long,
time ago. A lot of changes have happened to the Aggies since t
most for the better.
The most noteable being the emergence of Tom Wilson as the
head coach of the team. Wilson has come down from the press
where he watched the Bellard-coached Aggies for three andone^
years as offensive coordinator, to take over a confused and angeJ
group of players at a time when no other coach would have dared
But Wilson is a man who makes things happen. He proved so in hi
first three days as a head coach. In his first practice Tuesday WilJ
installed a new twist to the Aggie offense, inserting a man-in-motmL
formation. It paid off on the touchdown bomb to Carter on theRic "" r ‘ ul
game’s initial play, a dream play Wilson’s wanted to use for five yean
The new set is just one of the many surprises Wilson has ii
for his team and fans. Exciting football will finally come to Tea
A&M.
“We still have the wishbone in our offense and it’s available to i»
if we need it, but we’ll run mainly out of the I the remainder oftk
season,” Wilson said. “We ll abandon the wishbone all togetherna
season.
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are equally as good as we are. We feel like we can line-up withai
team physically and out-muscle most of them. Those that we cal
dominate, our multiple offense will beat them. That will be to
advantage in the big games, which are most of the ones played in
conference.”
The main ingredient in Wilson’s offensive plans is tailback Curti
Dickey. It is out of the I-formation that Wilson believes Dicker
talents can best be utilized
“The I-formation is a quarterback-tailback oriented offense,”Wl
son explained. “You try to get the ball to your tailback as many time! rans
as he’s physically able to carry the ball. And when you havesomeoir
with the talent that Dickey possesses, you want him to be the
with his hands on the ball."
Wilson has definite plans on what he wants to do with his team
The thing working in his favor is that the team is responding toli
ideas. At a time when they could have turned against anyone comin
in and readjusting their direction, the team rallied behind Wilsonbi
week.
They believe in Wilson, so much so that members of the teai
passed a petition among themselves asking Jarvis Miller that VVilsa
be retained as head coach next season. The players got their wisl
when Wilson was signed to a three-year contract last Friday. Wilsa
was told alxnit the petition Friday night at Cain Hall
"I spend the night with the team every Friday night that wehavei
home game,” Wilson said. “It’s the only chance that I have tobeclov
to the players. I think it helps.
They showed me the petition and it really made me feel good.Tlii
players have rallied behind me and I think we re totally together
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have fun when you play the game. The team is enjoying what theii
doing and they love to play football.”
The Aggies can have all the fun they want among themselves. But
Wilson doesn’t field a winning football team, his tenure as headcoack
will be a short one. Winning is foremost on his mind his last fom
games of the 1978 football season and he’s already established som
goals for the team.
We re going to take each game individually and just try and mat
things happen,” Wilson said. “All I want to do is play well enough
make it to a bowl game. If we can make it into a bowl after whitlia
happened it will be a great accomplishment for this team.”
The Texas Aggies are fortunate that Wilson was still available
take over the head coaching position. Last year Wilson was the prim
candidate for the head coaching job at Texas Tech and was virtual
assured of the position by members of that university before thejol
was given to Tech assistant coach Rex Dockery. Wilson was great) ° a ' n ters
disappointed and the memory is still with him today.
After the Tech thing I was at a point in my life that I didn’t knw
what direction to go, or what to do,” Wilson reflected. “Last yean
incident is all worked out of my blood and that part of my life is gone
I no longer have the dream of coaching at Texas Tech.
I m tickled to death to have an opportunity to coach here atTefl
A&M. There’s no doubt about it, maroon and white wears as well
red and black. I’m an Aggie to the bone.
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