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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1978
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quarterack Ron Calcagni in last Saturday’s 1
game. Sanders will be one of 15 seniors who
will be playing his last game in Kyle Field for
the Aggies against TCU. Kickoff for the
TCU-Texas A&M game is l:30 p.m. Saturday.
Cowhoys and Redskins do battle
' "United Press International
DALLAS — Dallas has been rol
ling pretty good of late and the
iVashington Redskins have had
iroblems winning but no matter
low they have been playing the
hing usually goes down to the gun
They
all threei vhen they meet.
Cowboys coach Tom Landry ex-
; so encoiii iects nothing to change Thursday
vhen Dallas and Washington face
iach other in the most critical game
979-80seJ if the season for both teams.
It should be just like the last
fexas -®ime we played them, " Landry said
iterjifflfe Tuesday, referring to a 9-5 Wash-
ngton win early in the season. “I
ust hope we win this time.
Tt will be hard hitting. And it will
ie emotional.
But things seem to be a little dif-
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n the year Washington was un
eaten and the Cowboys were play-
hgwith little intensity.
were getting the big play,
were showing enthusiasm.
“But sometimes when you get off
to a great start you flatten out. Then
you usually come back fairly strong
before it is over.
“The thing is that they have a vet
eran team that has fought a lot of
battles. They have won a lot of
games in the end with field goals
and by picking up fumbles and run
ning them in and things like that.
“That type of experience can be a
significant thing.”
As to his own team, Landry is a
little more chipper these days than
he was at midseason when the Cow
boys seemed to be a question mark
for the playoffs.
“I think since our Minnesota
game we have been on an uptrend,”
said Landry. “I think we have
played much tougher, stronger than
we have all year.
“You reach a point where you
have to say to yourself are you going
some place or not. I don’t care if you
are champion or not you have to
make that decision somewhere
along the way.
“If you make it you will have a
positive upturn. Our team came to a
point where they knew they were
going to have to get going if they
were going to get in the playoffs and
that has been the difference.”
The key to the upturn has been
the play of the offense, which has
moved the ball well the past two
weeks. But the thing Landry would
like to see most is the domineering
type of defense play the Cowboys
demonstrated in the playoffs last
The Redkins, however, have won
inly two of their last six games and
)allas has perked up.
Washington started out with a
ttobe® ot of flair,” said Landry. “They
guardsii vere getting the turnovers, they
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‘Good time’ expected at bowl
By SEAN PETTY
Battalion Staff
After Texas A&M University ac
cepted the invitation to the Hall of
Fame Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.,
many people may be wondering just
what the Hall of Fame Bowl is.
You remember that you didn’t set
your feet up in front of the television
on New Year’s Day to watch this
great post-season game. No, it
didn’t come in between the Orange
Bowl and Rose Bowl while you stuf
fed yourself at the dinner table. Just
what is this game and whose hall of
fame is it? And how could you have
missed it?
Well, the truth is, the Aggies will
be playing in the second annual Hall
of Fame Bowl on Dec. 20. The first
game featured Maryland and Min
nesota drawing a crowd of 43,996 to
Legion Field which holds 77,000.
You say you still never heard of it
and that you are wondering if it’s
even going to be shown on televi
sion this year.
You can rest assured that it will be
shown on television and for those
making the road trip, the best part is
there will be no problem getting
tickets for the game. Just think, no
waiting all night for tickets and no
trying to find senior ticket books.
Officials hope to draw 60,000 to
watch the Aggies battle Iowa State.
That leaves approximately 17,000
seats for all the good Ags who might
decide to make the trip on the 19th,
the day before the game.
So before you disregard this bowl
game as a nothing bowl, you must
realize what bowl games are good
for, no matter how big or how small.
First of all there are only 13 post
season bowls. That means only 26
teams in the country attend. Texas
A&M is fortunate to be able to go to
one of the post-season bowls and it
is an honor.
Second, bowls bring in money to
the school’s athletic program. Last
year the Hall of Fame Bowl paid
each team $175,808 and if it draws
60,000 this year, it will pay each
team $250,000. Bowls are big busi
ness.
Third, as is the case of the Aggies,
bowls are set up to entertain and
allow the players to have a good
time. Although some bowls decide
the national championship and how
the final season rankings come out,
others are set up to give good teams
who have worked hard and played
well all season a chance to play some
more.
And for some senior Aggie foot
ball players, this will be the fourth
bowl in as many years, which is an
honor in itself.
The Aggies realize that it is not
the Cotton Bowl or Orange Bowl,
but it is another game that they
must prepare mentally and physi
cally for. They also realize they are
going to Birmingham to have a good
time.
“We just like the chance to play,”
said senior Russell Mikeska. “We’re
glad we can go to a bowl and it
doesn’t really matter which one. We
were happy to get the invitation
after losing to Arkansas.
“We’ve worked too hard this sea
son to sit at home. Plus I know that
we are going to have a real good
time because all of the bowls are
fun.
“The bowls are set up to let us
have a good time and all the people
involved make sure we do. I feel
lucky to have gone to four bowls.”
The Aggies will challenge the Cy
clones from Iowa State who are a
member of the Big Eight Confer
ence and have an impressive 8-3
record.
“I’m looking forward to meeting a
Big Eight team,” said Cody Risien.
“We were super thrilled to find out
about the invitation to the bowl and
I know we will have a good time.
This may be the wrong attitude to
have going into the game, but I
think the whole team is going there
to have a good time.
“It really worked out great,” Ri
sien said, “the bowl is before
Christmas and there isn’t really a lot
of pressure involved so it should be
a really good time.”
So this year’s bowl theme for the
Aggies seems to center around hav
ing a good time and why not? They
have worked since early August
pounding heads each week and each
Saturday with v many disappoint
ments and many good memories. It
has been a long season for the Ags
with some heartbreaks and the
chance to put it all behind them and
enjoy themselves has presented it
self. And like any red-blooded
American, they will jump at the
chance to loosen up. They deserve
it.
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