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There is no title on the line, the
bowl representatives are not waiting
for the outcome and there is no
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game.
“Records and past performances
don’t mean a thing in this game,”
Wilson said. “Although the game
doesn’t mean much as far as
standings, there will be no problem
of mental preparation for this
game. ”
Some people think the two teams
may have started “preparing men
tally” last week instead of thinking
about the immediate jobs at hand
such as Baylor and TCU. The Bears
didn’t mind while they beat Texas
and at the same time, the Frogs
kept the Aggies thinking about their
own game until the last seconds.
One thing that may fit into the
“big game” picture is the injury
situation. Texas has been hit hard
recently at some key positions.
Wide receiver Ronnie Miksch and
defensive back Glenn Blackwood
are out for the year while running
back Johnny "Ham” Jones and of
fensive guard Jim Yarbrough have
missed three games in a row.
Freshman quarterback Donnie Lit
tle is also out for the season with a
thumb injury. Linebacker Robin
Sendlein and offensive guard Mike
Baab are doubtful.
The Aggies and Longhorns have a
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“We re Texas A&M and they’re
Texas fixin’ to line up and play foot
ball and nothing else matters,” said
Texas A&M University head football
coach Tom Wilson about the upcom
ing game with the University of
Texas.
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couple of things in common going
into the game. Both are 7-3 on the
season, both are going to a bowl
game and both, embarrassingly, lost
to Baylor which has only won three
games all year.
Both teams have played solid de
fense all year, especially the Aggies
recently. Both teams also have of
fenses that have been inconsistent
and mistake-prone, especially in the
last two games. Yet, both teams also
have potentially explosive offenses
and players that can make things
happen.
“Texas has so many dangerous
people that could break the game
open, it makes them hard to de
fense,” Wilson said. “You know
Jones, Jones and Jones can make
things happen, they are quality
people. Wilson was speaking of re
ceiver Johnny “Lam Jones, run
ning backs A.J. "Jam Jones and
Johnny “Ham Jones.
Both teams have good kicking
games. Texas is led by punter-kicker
Russell Erxleben and Texas A&M
by Tony Franklin. The game could
be decided by the toe-punch Erxle
ben or barefoot, soccer-style
Franklin.
Franklin needs five points to be
come the Southwest Conference’s
all-time leading scorer.
“I’d like to kick two field goals and
three extra points, he said. That, of
course, would give the Aggies 27
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While ABC may be kicking itself
for televising the game nationally
because of the lack of interest, it still
promises to be the rock ’em, sock
’em rivalry it has been since 1894.
“I think they are worried about
our offense and we re worried about
theirs," Wilson said. "They are wor
ried about our defense and we re
worried about theirs also, so I think
you have two teams that are about as
equal as you can get.”
Whether the teams have been
equal in the past has not really mat
tered. Many big upsets have oc-
cured in this long series. In 1948 the
Aggies were 0-9 going into the game
with Horns and tied Texas 14-14. In
1940, Texas A&M was riding a 19-
game winning streak and Texas beat
the Aggies 7-0 to keep them out of
the Rose Bowl.
"I think they would have to have
the edge as far as punting goes," he
said. “Erxleben is kicking very well
while David Appleby has not
kicking well all year, yethelias
proved this week.
“Were both strong
Our defense is playing better
than it has all year,” he sail
would say it will be very
defensive battle.”
With Little out of the q
picture, the Aggies must be reij
defense either Randy McEadien
Mark McBath because Texas
coach Fred Akers is not saying
will start until Saturday.
“It really doesn’t matter
plays,’’ Wilson said, ”we have
prepare the same for all of theni’
And even though for most
the Texas game is “the game'
year, it is not the biggest gr
Wilson.
"I 'm not downplaying the imp
tance of the Texas game but
SMU game was our biggest of
year, Wilson said. “At thatfe
had set our goals at goingtoah
and it was vitally important that
win that game. It was a veryl
game and the team respondeiU
champions and won it.”
While defense should
name of the game Friday
turnovers could be the most imp
taut factor. The Aggies turner)
hall over five times againstK
while Texas was busy settiij]
school record six intercepti
against Baylor.
The question of fan interest
well, interesting. The Aggies
turned 1,000 of 7,700 tickets seitl
Texas. In Austin, the Longlr
have sold all of the public
and most of the student tii
Over 70,000 are expected toatL
the game depending on J
weather.
“Everyone here is excited,
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HOUSTON — An upset win over
intra-city rival Houston Saturday
would hand Rice Owls head football
coach Ray Alborn a sharp recruiting
tool to carry into the homes of the
state’s high school athletes this
winter.
“Lord knows,” Alborn said, “we
need something.”
His first Owls team has been em
barrassed by Texas, Oklahoma and
SMU this fall, but a'Saturday night
game against No. 11 ranked Hous
ton in the Astrodome is focusing at
tention on Rice because Houston
may need the victory to get into the
Cotton Bowl. An Arkansas win over
Texas Tech earlier in the day could
shove Houston into the Cotton
Bowl. Rice, 2-8, was not invited to a
post-season bowl.
“We re playing for the Rice Uni
versity football program rather than
to help Texas Tech out. We’re con
cerned about our program. It would
be a big boost for our kids to go out a
winner,” Alborn told reporters.
Houston, however, is as good as
Oklahoma, he said. His Owls were
beaten 66-7 by the Sooners.
Although the campuses of Rice
and Houston are three miles apart,
the universitys’ football teams did
not play each other until 1972 be
cause of Rice’s hesitancy. Once a
think that could happcil^Qusx’
Bay lor. So anyone could win. J te a nev .
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with Houston winning five ofst
games but Rice winning 24-7
last time the Owls played in
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trodome.
“I was a little concerned that
kids might he intimidated s®
what, going into the Dome, Aft
said, “hut it appears they are!'
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this season he selected Houste
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