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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1978
Owls use shotgun in desperation
United Press International
HOUSTON — For the first time
since Don Meredith played for
SMU and had his hair cut in a flat-
top on the hilltop campus, the shot
gun offense is back in the Southwest
Conference.
And just as in the case of
Meredith and the Mustangs, the
Rice Owls of Coach Ray Alborn are
using the formation in passing situa
tions out of desperation.
“We went to the shotgun because
of the big defensive linemen,” Al
born said Tuesday. “Because those
guys are so big and awesome, we
just figured they’d have to come
another seven yards to get our quar
terback.”
Rice went to the formation Satur
day against Texas A&M. In Alborn’s
shotgun, quarterback Randy Hertel
receives the center snap from seven
yards behind center. He then
backpedals a few steps and is ready
to throw.
So far, Rice has a 1-6 record and
has been unable to slow the blitz of
Texas, Oklahoma, LSU or Texas
A&M. The Owls face an all-out rush
by the Arkansas Razorbacks in
Fayetteville Saturday afternoon.
“They’ve lost two straight, which
is real good news for us,” Alborn
said. “We re playing them on
homecoming and that makes me feel
good also. It is good news to know
that they are not going to let any
thing happen to the plane or bus
getting us in there.”
Dan Hampton, the Razorbacks’
premiere 6-5, 260 defensive tackle,
has caused Alborn to consider
modifications of the shotgun this
week.
“He should be considered for the
Heisman,” Alborn said. “He’s not
only a big guy who can run, but he
plays hard every snap. So we re
going to go to the shotgun and we
may set our quarterback a little
farther than seven yards behind the
center. Say, 14 yards.”
Rice was fairly successful with the
shotgun when they used it Satur
day, but the 21 points they scored in
the second half were 17 shy of a tie.
“I was pleased with the way we
ran it. We’ve got some things off it
we didn’t use,” Alborn said.
Last half nothing-to-lose com
ebacks have been Rice’s trademark
for many seasons, and Alborn
wishes he knew how to reverse
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some distressing numbers. In the
first halves of their seven ballgames
this season, the cumulative score is
opponents 162, Rice 27.
“The only thing I can figure is that
they’ve (Rice players) been putting
themselves under too much pres
sure,” he said.
Despite playing closer (101-67) in
the second half, Alborn argued that
his team does not score just against
other teams’ scrubs.
“The implication that they (Texas
A&M) allowed us to score is a bunch
of garbage. They played their
second-strimr a little bit in the third
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quarter, and if you’ll notice in
film they had their big gunsinj
most of the game,” he said.
Alborn said he has not thougl
a reasonable way to combat
team’s poor first half petfomiaj.
“It’s a one o’clock gamejSatijs
and we’re going to come ouU
(a. in.) and knock the hell out d
another for 2'A hours,
come back in, rinse downani
back and start the ballgame,’
said.
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said starting center Eddie Crj
who missed last week’s gamt
cause of pneumonia, is question
for Saturday. te, the 31
Crimes’ replacement, sopbos Undraw
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excellent job” against Baylor,
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