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THE BATTALION Page 13A
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1981 „
SWC teams open ’81 season
this weekend with five games
United Press International
Suddenly it’s September and all
the pennant races and tennis tour
naments in the world might as
well not exist as far as College Sta
tion and Fayetteville are con
cerned.
The Southwest Conference
football season opens Saturday
and in Waco, Lubbock and Austin
it automatically becomes topic
No. 1.
Five intersectional games are
on the schedule for the opening
weekend of the SWC season, a
campaign in which the league
coaches forecast an abundance of
balance.
Nothing, they say, can be cal
led an upset in the SWC anymore.
The top attractions on opening
day are somewhat far afield —
Texas A&M visiting California and
Texas Christian going to Auburn.
At home, meanwhile, SMU
will take on Texas-Arlington,
Houston hosts New Mexico and
Baylor entertains Lamar.
“We’re tired of talking and
waiting,’’ said Texas A&M coach
Tom Wilson, speaking for all ofhis
colleagues. “We’re anxious to get
on the field to find out what type of
football team we’ll have this
season.
“We’re a mystery team right
now, but we’re not going to re
main unknown for very long.”
Texas A&M, indeed, is one of
the mystery clubs in the SWC this
year, but the Aggies will be going
up against another one.
California has put together a re
vamped offense, guided by former
Portland State coach Darrel
“Mouse” Davis. He is now offen
sive coordinator for the Bears and
he brought with him his “run and
shoot” offense.
In California’s offense there is
no tight end, but there are two
wide receivers, two backs split
wide and plenty of passes. Four
receivers are downfield instantly,
often flooding a zone.
The quarterback is also on the
move constantly. Using this
offense, and with Neil Lomax run
ning it, Portland State scored 105
points in a game last year.
“We know they will throw the
ball a lot with a wide-open option
offense,” said Wilson. “We will
just have to make adjustments af
ter the game starts.
“We have a hard-nosed, aggres
sive defense. We practice a varie
ty of coverages to be ready for just
about everything. We bave re
searched the run and shoot as
thoroughly as we can. The defense
has looked at it for two weeks now
and our defense has steadily im
proved against it.”
The meeting between A&M
and California will be their first
ever and will be one of two day
time SWC events. The other is the
TCU-Aubum clash, which was
moved to the afternoon after the
LSU-Alabama game was switched
to Saturday night for national tele
vision purposes.
TCU, with high hopes for a
markedly improved team, will
find out early just how improved
its club might be. The Horned
Frogs came close against Auburn
last year, losing 10-6 in one of the
many close calls that characterized
a 1-10 season.
Back in Texas, the focus will be
on the situation at Houston,
where sophomore quarterback
Audrey McMillian will try to gain
the experience needed to again
make the Cougars a factor in the
Southwest Conference race.
Houston has won or shared the
SWC title three of its five years in
the league and the Cougars
finished second last year.
SMU and Baylor are expected
to have easy times in their open
ers. Mustangs coach Ron Meyer
hopes to give his backup quarter
backs some playing time since
none of them have an ounce of
major college experience.
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Staff photo by Brian Tate
Best wishes from Eastern Onion
ixas A&M University Athletic Director Mar
in Tate, left, and Coach Tom Wilson of the
•1“ ;gie football team received a pleasant sur-
asect ise Thursday morning. Athletic Department
tretaries arranged for the two to receive a
mcHo! sit from a representative of Eastern Onion
Singing Telegrams. The telegram, as well as
the festivities seen here, were intended to wish
Tate and Wilson good luck in Saturday’s sea-
son-opening Texas A&M-Cal Berkeley football
matchup, which begins at 3 p.m. local time
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occer team opens on the road
rtke the Texas A&M University men’s
s amjiper team Saturday travels to
thrcuBgview to play LeTourneau
|lege in its first match of 1981-
he Aggies, who should soon
Jive a decision from Texas
!M athletic officials as to
ther they will receive varsity
(thaiBus or remain an extramural
bj are coached by Telmo Fran-
Spand assistant David Flentge.
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jon record of 7-3-3.
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pWe have to set realistic goals. I
Dikit is realistic to think that we
iolAy win the conference this
iijlHr,” Franco said. “We have
[qiiapAie players with game experi-
idiedfice and some new players com-
[enffeg in with good ability. ”
|The team, which has been prac-
ng twice a day since Aug. 17,
ams five starter from the 1980-
squad. This weekend’s match-
should provide the Aggies a
ongtest in their season opener,
fhe Aggies travel to Provo,
j]!, ah Sept. 11-12 to play Brigham
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State, then move on to Denver
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Texas, Sept. 27; Arkansas, Oct. 4;
Houston Baptist, Oct. 14; and
Rice, Nov. 14.
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