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Page 12 THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1981
BC loss lesson for Aggies
If you’re thinking the 1981 Texas Aggie foot
ball team is headed for another bad year, you’d
better think again.
There’s no excuse for their poor showing
Saturday night against Boston College.
There’s no question the Ags should have won
the game, and quite easily. After all, they
could do almost anything against the good
team Boston College threw up against them.
Little mistakes, mental mistakes, the kind
you can’t really coach against, were responsi
ble for the loss. I’m convinced that poor play
calling had nothing to do with it.
Being there in person and watching reruns
of the game, I believe that the plays were
there. On fourth-and-inches at the BC one-
yard-line Wilson elected not to take the sure
three points and called what he considered the
right play for the situation — an outside run.
As Earnest Jackson was about to head toward
the goal a linebacker, scrapping down the line,
darted in untouched and stopped him at the
two.
Other occasions which the Aggies failed to
execute prevented the win. The plays were
there, and, if one cares to look at the films they
fr. will clearly show the Aggies were moving the
I ball quite well before each letdown.
' Individual breakdowns at different times
l throughout the game prevented the Aggies
^ from winning. I don’t mean to come down on
► any particular player because, just as Coach
Tom Wilson said, it was a team loss. One, the
team gave away.
“It is always disappointing when you lose,
especially when you feel like you gave it
away,” Wilson said Monday in his weekly
press conference.
“It wasn’t any particular player, but almost
all of them had some kind of letup in the game.
As many as 15 or 16 plays we had a breakdown
at the point of attack and that is very dis
appointing.”
Wilson wasn’t taking anything away from
Boston College. They had a good football
team, however, he knew the Aggies could
move the ball well against the Eagles.
Even with the poor showing several good
things appeared for the Aggies.
The defense played well throughout the en
tire game, intercepting the BC quarterback
four times, causing a few fumbles and deliver
ing some crushing blows on more than one
occasion. One play that stands out is lineback
er Bobby Strogen’s picture-perfect form tackle
on BC runner Leo Smith in the second
see the Aggies as one of the top offensive teams
in the SWC, averaging just over 372 yards per
game.
Running backs Johnny Hector and Earnest
Jackson are two of the best runners in the
country, averaging just over 90 and 111 yards,
respectively, per game.
Inconsistent play, however, beat the Aggies
and Wilson let it be known that it would not
happen again.
“This is going to be a long, hard week after
the performance we had. I feel that we can
correct the mistakes we made Saturday and
they will not happen again.
“I am not discouraged, just very dis
appointed. The team has got to learn that each
play we run is the most important play. Our
players are intelligent enough to understand
what happened in the ballgame to make the
adjustments necessary to come back.”
Although there were many bright spots on
the offensive side as well, there was no offen
sive player of the game named as in past games
because Wilson and his staff could not find
enough consistent play to warrant one.
quarter.
Defensive end Keith Baldwin was named
the defensive player of the game for his nine
tackles, two tipped passes and quarterback
sack. Strogen finished the night with 16 tackles
and one interception.
You take away the offensive errors and you
“There was not a player that we felt we could
name. Nobody played consistently enough
throughout the ballgame,” he said.
Wilson said that he felt that the team could
use the loss to their advantage and bounce
back with a big win over Louisiana Tech before
the open the conference schedule Oct. 3.
It was a strange ballgame, indeed. Boston
College was a learning experience for the
team. One that, I feel, it will not have to
endure again for quite some time.
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FOXBORO, Mass. —The faces, the numbers, even
the uniforms may change but the results seem to be
as predictable as the tides: The Dallas Cowboys will
find a way to win and the New England Patriots will
find a way to lose.
The Cowboys, beneficiaries of seven turnovers,
took advantage of New England’s largesse Monday
night and carved out a 35-21 victory to keep them
tied with Philadelphia at 3-0 in the NFC East. The
Patriots, cursed by their own generosity and some
unfortunate calls, joined the beleagured New York
Jets in the AFC East with an 0-3 mark.
“It just seems it’s always the Patriots who get the
bad breaks and I’m getting sick and tired of it,”
lamented New England coach Ron Erhardt, who
faulted his team’s execution, but praised the effort.
“I’m not embarrassed, not at all. You just hate to see
all that preparation and time spent and have a call or
two go against you.”
While the Patriots could justifiably question a cou
ple of whistles, they did little to help their own cause
with their turnovers. And a blur named Tony
Dorsett burned them for 162 yards (for an NFL-
leading 423) including a glittering 75-yard scoring
run. Dallas is 22-1 in games in which Dorsett has
rushed for 100 yards or more.
“New England is tough, they have a good team but
there’s something missing there, ” said Dorsett, who
left the game in the fourth quarter with bruised ribs
and a twisted knee but vowed to play next Sunday.
“They made a lot of mistakes but that’s part of foot
ball. It’s unbelievable they’re 0-3.”
Dallas asserted its superiority when, characteris
tically, it fell behind for the first and only time in the
game. Mosi Tatupu had given the Patriots a 21-17
lead with a fine 38-yard scoring burst 1:47 into the
third period.
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From that point on, the Cowboys outscod
England 18-0, allowed the Patriots one
and held them to a grand total of nine total yani]
including minus 15 on eight plays in the
quarter.
“We took charge in the second half after
scored that touchdown, said Dallas coachli
Landry. “New England is a better team thanM
played a great game and the breaks went
them. New England stopped themselves.
Ah, the breaks. Enough to fill an orthopedic#
in Erhardt’s opinion. The most glaring came mi i) an
second quarter when surprise starter Matt Ci k re(
naugh had apparently thrown a 25-yard ID pas
Andy Johnson. But the play was called
ruled a sack, even though Harvey Martin had
one hand on Cavanaugh.
There were others, such as a pass to Stanleyl!p ant
gan that apparently was caught, fumbled and
vered upheld by New England that was call
incompletion. But the Cavanaugh-to-Johnsono
back was a 14-point spread because two playsk |
Dorsett erupted for his touchdown.
“The crucial calls turned the tide,' Erhardts |
“But we also had to make the plavsanddidntiE
th cm. It’s a shame because this team hasworkeil,
butt off all week. We really played our gutsosH-.
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but the turnovers hurt them, ” said Danny M I
who hit on 24-of-34 for 218 yards. "They were J
enthusiastic group. The game was closer
score indicated.”
But like in the past, Dallas came out on top
New England on the bottom. For Dallas, itism
situation. For the Patriots, they can only hopetlii
change — and fast.
Pitchers combine to lead
Ags to second-place finis
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By FRANK L. CHR1STLIEB
Battalion Staff
Pitching seven one- or no
hitters in eight games is impress
ive for any pitching staff. And
going through those games with
out walking a batter makes the
performance even more notable.
Lori Stoll, Shan McDonald and
Lisa Martinez of the Texas A&M
women’s softball team combined
to pitch the Aggies to seven wins
in eight games at the University of
Texas at Arlington Invitational
tournament the past weekend.
With their near-perfect control,
the three pitchers gave the Aggies
a second-place finish, while Okla
homa State University won the
two-day tourney.
The tournament began like the
previous weekend’s Texas A&M
Invitational, in which the Aggies
lost the opening game 2-0 to UTA.
Although Lori Stoll pitched a one-
hitter and struck out nine against
OSU, the Aggies lost 3-0 as a re-
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suit of fielding mistakes. Houfg W a:
er, the loss was the last of
tournament for the Aggies,
are now 14-2 for the season.
Texas A&M avenged its
loss to UTA by defeating
Mavericks 7-0 in the nextgaw
McDonald allowed four hits
struck out nine.
Martinez pitched a one-hit!
and struck out 14 in the: _
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raising her record to 5-0, Tfl le r,
A&M won its next game Mu
West Texas State University:
Stoll struck out 14 on her«
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8-0 with McDonald givingup
hit and striking out four
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a 1-0 win.
The Aggies defeated
F. Austin University for their:*
win, as Stoll pitched a one-
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shut out Midwestern United
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of McDonald.
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said that although his team
some mistakes in the tourney.';
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offensively.
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and that’s what I really thou-
A&M needed to do well, ”he
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