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Page 10 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1978 the sports Coogs, Horns highlight SWC action By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Staff Get the beer cold, the popcorn popped and the ice crushed, football fans. You’re in for a big weekend of sports. Not only do you get boxing on Friday night and pro football Sun day night, but you get a college football double-header Saturday that may decide the conference winners in both the Big Eight and the Southeastern Conferences. The top game in the country pits the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners against the No.4 Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. Both clubs are 5-0 in the Big Eight and, as has become the trend in past years, this game will decide who represents the confer ence in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. But that is the second game of the TV double-header Saturday. The first has LSU, ranked 10th and 11th in the two national wire service polls with a 6-1 record, visiting the city of Birmingham to face No. 3 Alabama. LSU carries a 4-1 conference record into the game. Its only loss was to Georgia, a team Bear Bryant and crew does not have to face this sea- Aggies win The Texas A&M University vol leyball team defeated Texas Thurs day' night in G. Rollie White Col iseum. The Aggies won with scores of 15-13, 15-6, 8-15, 15-12. Texas A&M is now seeded second in the Southwest Region Tourna ment that is to be held at Arlington next Thursday through Nov. 18. Texas is seeded sixth. Alabama and Georgia are both 4-0 in Southeast Conference play. Due to their conference scheduling, the two teams could tie for the SEC crown with identical 8-0 records. If so, Georgia would win the Sugar Bowl berth due to Alabama’s repre sentation last season. If so, the No. 3 team in the nation would be looking for a bowl to play in come Jan 1. Not a bad pair of games to watch Saturday after you get the lawn mowed. But people in the South west are being cheated out of seeing another top game in the country this weekend. The Houston Cougars and Texas Longhorns, both undefeated in Southwest Conference play this sea son, will tangle in Austin Saturday to decide on the favorite for this year’s Cotton Bowl berth. And the game won’t be on TV. Because of the probation the NCAA placed on Houston last sea son for violations in the recruiting of Danny Davis, the Cougars are pre vented from appearing on television this season. It’s ironic that people at Texas blew the whistle on Houston and now it’s Texas who is being left out of this weeks TV schedule. And TV money. FRIDAY, NOV. CLOSED 10 SATURDAY, NOV. “CIRCLE C” 11 1700 Feet From The Villa Maria Exchange On Farm Rd. 2818 "BEST IN LIVE COUNTRY WESTERN ENTERTAINMENT" HOURS Thurs., Fri. 7:00-12:00 Sat., 8:00-1:00 But there will be an excess of 80,000 people jammed into Memo rial Stadium to see the game live and it has the makings of being as exciting as any game played this sea son. Since being knocked off in their season opener against Memphis State the Houston Cougars have rolled over every team in their path. And they’ve done it behind a de fense that has become one of the stingiest in the country. The Cougars are allowing 131.6 yards rushing per game while giving up 15.5 points per game. But in their last four games they have al lowed 118 yards rushing per game and 43 points, or 10.7 points per game. Impressive, but even more so when you couple the averages with the UH offense. With the return of Danny Davis as quarterback this season the Cougar offense is scoring 31.2 points per game. They have compiled a 297.2 yard rushing aver age per game while adding 113.2 more yards through the air. “This team has surprised me,” Houston coach Bill Yeoman said about the Cougars. “I’m afraid I didn’t read the tea leaves very well at the beginning of the year. I did not know that they were going to be able to come on as fast as they have. And they’re not where they can get either. “I guess I’m just a lousy prognos ticator.” But tea leaves and past perform ances won’t give the Cougars a win over Texas and a spot in the New Year’s classic. Somehow they’re going to have to stop the Longhorns’ offense, a task that hasn’t been eas ily done this season. Because of the Longhorns’ depth at running back only Johnny Ham Jones is ranked among the top 10 rushers in the conference. He is currently eighth with a 54.5 yard per game average. As a unit the Longhorn rushing offense is averag ing 220 yards per game. But the MR t N't YOU /Mf£R£St£N MM *H£ BtO OMM£ 7 TH£ OMMtY MiG- G* / f jM MNTER£3*ED MM MS NEXT VM£EK MM M.iYtL£ Imagii ,p.h. f ntal a xly as 5 time: Dur tail i your 1 If you ast hav en who atch m; exas Wc ixan 25 1 ons. The Te ce of t ates Ai lampior re in C ar’s dri ent to mes do marbl A.J. Fc andings dng fo nship ars ago. Yet, th io woul tting th res the ladings, own. Fo ved by y Dam wsher will e to see the U Cougars won’t have to worry about Ham this weekend. It was an nounced Wednesday that Jones will be lost to the team for two weeks with seperated rib cartilage. Ham will be replaced by freshman halfback Brad Beck. Taking up Ham’s slack, along with Beck, will be the Texas receiving corps, headed by Johnny Lam Jones. With fleet-footed Lam as his primary receiver, quarterback Randy McEachern and the Texas of fense can score from anywhere on the field. GOOD CLEAN FUN Gameroom & Washateria 1409 Hwy. 30 wash - 50c DRY - 25c LAUNDRY SERVICE 20c One-per-customer THIS COUPON GOOD FOR ONE WASHER FREE ■ GOOD THRU DEC. “Texas has the big play capabilities,” Yeoman said about the Texas attack. “Randy McEachern is not as totally gifted as some quar terbacks, but he is a violent compet itor. If anyone can beat you, he can.” In his final season as a Longhorn, McEachern will be trying to lead his team to the Cotton Bowl. But the Longhorns have even more to fight for than a game on New Year’s Day. It’s called revenge. Two years ago, on their last visit to Memorial Stadium, the Cougars blew the Longhorns off the field 30-0. The victory broke Texas’ home game winning streak at 42, marked the first time a Longhorn team had been shut out at home since 1961 and propelled Houston onto the 1977 Cotton Bowl. Texas has won 11 straight games in Austin. Under Fred Akers the Horns have won 17 of 19 games, in cluding a 35-21 victory over Hous ton last season. The Longhorns have enjoyed great home field success, yet they don’t know the reasons why. “I don’t know what it is playing here,” quarterback Randy McEach- em said. "I really don’t feeltk Many p< ferent playing at home. 11 luable t anylxHly feels we re unbeab yan-Coli home. But sure, I think ib help your confidence being You hear the crowds and yoti >uld pui the fans are with you. Most of the fans in Mei Stadium Saturday will bewii $ and Texas Longhorns. And thel ough va Cougar fans who were able toi tickets will be as vocal and vis ever for their team. But the fans of both schak were unable to get to thegaifl probably be propped up in their TV sets, a drink in om “Plus area ti ft local aroum Mthougl ■ of the 1 South’ and a radio in the other, eij ®dway one heck of a football weekei Smith does it his way er race has beer speedw rio And: Ord ther h. Gai Vhit Everybody knows the song “I Did It My Way” is not about football — well, that is not until Darrell Smith came along. Through his actions on the field, this versatile Aggie has become the song personified. Smith has certainly had his share 201 DOMINIK ST.-COLLEGE STATION FIRST ANNUAL WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP HAMBURGER EATING CONTEST NOVEMBER 10TH, 5:30 P.M. TWO ENTRIES PER ORGANIZATION I.E., CORPS COMPANIES, FOOTBALL TEAM, FRATERNITIES SORORITIES. DORMS. SPORTS TEAMS. ETC. $5.00 ENTRY FEE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL; PROCEEDS DONATED TO UNITED-WAY (MALE AND FEMALE DIVISIONS) 1ST PRIZE - $25 & “Champion” Danver’s T-Shirt 2ND PRIZE $15for your organization fund 3RD PRIZE $10and FREE Frisbees ALL CONTESTANTS RECEIVE FREE DANVER’S T-SHIRTS RULES: 1) All the Danver’s 1/3 pound Hamburger’s You Can Eat in 15 min 2) All Hamburgers should be consumed before attempting another. 3) No "Help from Your Friends” - (Seconds Allowed) 4) Winning Contestant must not get sick on premises. 5) Accurate scales and weighing of remains to determine winners. 6) Judges results will be final. WORLD’S HAMBURGER-EATING CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY BLANK ORGANIZATION CONTESTANT HEIGHT AGE WEIGHT SEX (Return Entry Blank to Danver’s Restaurant) of opportuinites to do things his way. During his career at Texas A&M, the 5-foot-9, 170-pound Smith has played at not one, but three positions, as well as returning punts and kickoffs. With all that shifting around, did he ever find a position he liked better than the others? “Well, to tell the truth, I liked playing them all,” Smith said. “As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t mat ter where I play, as long as I get to play.” The Fort Worth native’s latest position switch came last spring when he was moved from split end to cornerback on the Aggie defense. “Sure, I miss being on offense, but I like taking the challenge of playing college defense with no ex perience,” Smith said. “I enjoyed playing split end because I could go out and do my own thing and there wasn’t a whole lot of traffic. I fell the same about cornerback, only in sort of a reverse way. What’s more im portant than anything is the self- satisfaction I get from doing things my way out on the field.” The 21-year-old Smith credits de fensive coordinator Melvin Robertson and former Texas A&M cornerback Lester Hayes with help ing him make the big switch. “They both spent a lot of time with me,” he said, “and as a result I had a lot of good teaching.” A graduate of Fort Worth Wyatt High, the senior cornerback has come a long way in terms of playing experience. After making all-district and all-Tarrant County as a running back and a safety. Smith came to Texas A&M as a freshman running back. After playing in the first game of 1975, the season came to a grind ing halt for Smith when he broke his collarbone in a workout. He a workout. He 1 see action again until the L ^ Bowl at the end of the seas® As a sophomore, Smith the first three games n backfield, while returning h and punts to earn his first let junior in 1977, he started game at split end as part of! son Bellard’s wishbone offense, ing only 12 passes all year, credits his low total to thevee ture of the wishbone formatiot "Because of the emphasis ground attack, being a split ( geon, wil the wishbone is like being ai nson’s ai blocking back,” Smith said Although he has run backh The knee in the past, Smith is nowreh only punts. Ranking high f ach time Southwest Conference pnnt ners this season, Smith conceal the cartil and tl :kle, on just trying to make sw catches the ball. “The only time 1 don’t try toi a punt is when it’s inside the W ! Y line,” he said. “Usually thecd ^ e a are prepared to take the risk’ ^ ball landing inside the 10 going into the end zone.’’ Smith says he always triii break every punt return fora® “Scoring early helps thede’ and brings up the momentum said. “I feel like every weel need a big play from the teams because every time tht cial teams do something it hel|)i morale of the whole team. Hoping to play professional! ball after he graduates nest 1 ’ Smith sees the Aggies as imp® able. “Nobody knows what A&H do anymore, he said. “Wert predictable since we dont rm wishbone exclusively anymore ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, & TECHNOLOGY MAJORS DONT GRADUATE without talking to the Hughes Recruiter visiting your campus soon. Contact your placement office for interview dates. 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