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Battalion Staff
The scene in the Memorial Sta
dium visitors’ dressing room was
typical of hundreds of winning dres
sing rooms that could be found
around the country on any given
weekend.
There was plenty of back-
slapping, whooping, hollering and
general hell-raising as the Texas
Aggies showered and dressed follow
ing their 24-14 upset win over the
University of Texas.
In the Texas A&M coaches’ dres
sing room, the atmosphere was simi
lar, as jubilant Aggie administrators
and alumni squeezed their way
through the door to offer congratula
tions to the triumphant staff.
But this game was more than a
too-often rare win over Texas and in
Austin. In many ways, the win sym
bolized the Aggies’ long ordeal in
climbing from the early season col
lapse back to the top of the hill.
For the man sitting in the corner of
the dressing room, the triumph’s
meaning was clear. No longer was
Texas A&M unprepared to play and
unable to execute. No longer was
there any doubt that its young play
ers could deliver. And no longer was
there a resignation to defeat when
the team got behind.
In personal terms, looking
through the eyes of Aggie Head
Coach Tom Wilson, the win finally
confirmed all the beliefs and convic
tions he had held and stood by. Less
than 20 minutes after being hoisted
off the sidelines on his players’ shoul
ders, Wilson sat on the comer stool
emotionally drained.
Tears welled up in his eyes and his
face was flushed as he quietly tried to
put things into focus. At times, with
all the background frenzy, it was
hard to hear what Wilson said as he
spoke slowly but steadily; yet the
message contained in the words was
unmistakable.
“Considering all the problems and
adversities that this team has faced
this season, this win culminates all
the things I’ve worked on all year,”
began Wilson. “I think our players
now believe in the three things that I
think are the most important toward
winning.
“Those three things, and not in
any particular order, are mental,
physical and spiritual. I told them on
Friday that for the first time since
I’ve been head coach, that we were
Analysis
spiritually, mentally and physically
prepared for a game and we were
going to win.”
Saturday capped what had been an
emotional week for Wilson. It
started with a rousing speech to
Aggie faithful at the Bonfire, con
tinued with the almost evangelical
talk, on Friday and finished with a
firecracker of a pre-game pep talk on
Saturday. In fact, junior linebacker
Mike Little later told reporters he
felt the pre-game talk was a major
influence on the game’s outcome.
“He was really fired up,” said Lit
tle. “In fact, he lost his head. The
guys liked it. I can’t repeat it. But he
was excited and generated enthu
siasm.”
Wilson said what he told his play
ers was that with the right attitude
they could win. He told them they
had to know and realize that they
must prepare themselves mentally,
that physically they must fight for
everything as nothing comes easy.
But just as importantly, they must be
spiritually ready as well.
“Though I’m not a deeply religious
person, I think spiritually there is
only one person who can beat us,”
said Wilson. “I know that the biggest
factor in our lives is God and if you
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“I told this squad early this week
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That decision was certainly
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Texas, he completed 7 of 13 passes
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Several times he evaded a strong
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junior Mike Whitwell, Jackson and
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“I think this is what we’ve been
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“I don’t know,” said a weary Wil
son as he paused for thought. “I
guess you could say I just like to
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