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i FlRsr' ) )utof the Blue ByRickStolle TANK MCNAMARA by J«ff Millar & Bill Hinds 196/ 2 Vait til next year, again Itreally galls me. Every year since I was a little boy just beginning to fci Aggie sports, I have been told, “Well, the Ags had some hard i just wait til next year. HI only had a penny for every time I heard that ... As an objective observer, I’d say Texas A&M University has done well over the years in the area of sports. Numerous times have pe teams won games, matches and meets. Championships have won in almost every sport. Even a football national championship 39. That’s one more than a lot of schools. Aggie teams are always competitive and are seldomed outclassed, yreis no one area in sports where the Ags are totally, physically and (olutely dominated. Of course, there are a few sports where Aggie coaches are still trying hald their program. They have been beaten consistently and realize /need to strengthen their respective teams, let, all Texas A&M teams are competitive. And the fans — what can I say — they are the best in the conference, en opposing coaches agree that Texas A&M is one of the best places Aggie fans are the hardest people in the orld to please. We, as fans, expect the best m every team and championships every ar, A second place finish is not as exciting it used to be. ’ rd to impn ier, ‘ the Southwest Conference to compete. The Aggie fans are polite and for their team. Not against the visitors. those same polite fans can never be satisfied. Its kind of like when you thought you were in love as a kid. After 'ins it's se Ming hands with him or her for a while, it’s just not that exciting e on Ha pore. You have to do something else that’s a little more exciting. at theO Ifsthe same for Aggie fans, after one championship, you have to m the cam vemore. You can’t have just one. >rthemal( Aggie fans are the hardest people in the world to please. We, as reeman. is, expect the best from every team and championships every year, second place finish is not as exciting as it used to be. No matter how well it did, nobody ever remembers the team that are: Free mein second. Just the one that won the championship. Aggie fans are also built up with promises during the off-season of kata great team Texas A&M will have the next season. Mostly that aiding is done by the media who report what the “experts” say. “Sure, they’ll have a good shot at the championship.” Yeah, they’ll win it going away, there is no one around who will be n and Sd the teara easy. uns ranw* compet one that up 20 anc votes in fe ked Aggk 115 ant ^ fans turn their attention to the next sport. as, Hons ■pfjujj tic, just wait ’til next year. We’ll get ’em next time.” just once, as an Aggie fan, I wish next year was here. hita State 11 last sen ge, said I y and loe 'best sche jr had, players art play some ' H N ;CH jg TOW* jditowj TATION ,M. )0 A.M P.M. iRYTEtf }N je And then, when the team does not match the media predictions, all AM fans are disappointed. The team is disappointed with itself, but e who are the most upset are the media and the experts. They are the ones with egg all over their face. Eventually, the disappointment disappears as another season be- Already, though, the chorus has begun, “Well, they had some hard Phillips not thinking of past as he evaluates Saints' future United Press International NEW ORLEANS — Coach Bum Phillips said Thursday the internal turmoil that scarred the New Orleans Saints last season will not be carried over into his first year with the team. “It’s unfortunate that whatever happened to tear the team up tore it up,” Phillips said at a news confer ence where he introduced adminis trative assistant Pap Peppier and four assistant coaches. Incidents such as last year’s ben ching of defensive end Don Reese because of a fight with another player would be left in the past, Phillips said. “I know nothing about it and don’t want to know about it,” he said. Phillips, who was fired by the Houston Oilers Dec. 31, said he will start from scratch in evaluating play er talent and attitude. “There won’t be any carry over,” Phillips said. “I haven’t asked any body about a football player here. What they’ve done in the past is un important to me. “I think we’ve got a lot better foot ball team here than what you think we have.” The new assistants joining Phillips at the news conference were offen sive coordinator King Hill, special teams coach Harold Richardson, linebacker coach John Paul Young and defensive line coach Willie Zapalac. Newly hired offensive line coach Joe Spencer did not attend. The hiring of Phillips’ son Wade as defensive coordinator was announced earlier. Phillips has yet to hire coaches for the defensive secon dary, the receivers and the running backs. 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