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ilion/Pagfe mber 2,1 sports Battalion/Page 19 September 2, 1982 .^History -uitingonlBf * without ckf| lepartmenffi contend! (continued from page 17) burdentli cr iteria by which we could gauge it, but the our results,” Bright said. “We ve thenuehaven’t had a roadmap drawn starter a nd have not given that road- aid: “All imap to the people who are re- lity. Wen sponsible for running the prog- last six. ram and giving them clearly n’t think measurable goals.” nee. LastiiyThat roadmap, Bright said, id in coitshould have originated on sever- ' weregoijBdifferent levels, some of it ir. Oui from former students, some of it We had from the administration, some f thebetteof it from the regents. Then, he indudi isaid, the plan should have fil- tble spontered through the chancellor and president, until it “reaches ItheA i the people who implement it.” ildn’t hai: Bright said: “I don’t think against we’ve been unsuccessful, but we w the so have not attained, particularly in be tec , football, the level that the major- this year ity of former students believe we o did thishluld have attained.” KjHere are the levels Bright approv wants for football: in said. iHl) For the Aggies to be SWC irFranii championship contenders three s offict af every Five years; contraa:®2) For Texas A&M to con- ,but Ido:.end for the national title one of knew livery 10 years; •ere just £ ;3) For Fexas A&M to attain a neandlihational title at least once every btsocctrdb or 20 years, r varsity* However, the five most re- lthewh«»nt former coaches disagree using with Bright — they say they had Bis, but those goals weren’t tallweh.Jublicized. In any case, there’s wecoulduoconfusing the destination on s so wecziifc roadmap now. and be $.Now if the Aggies can stay on We proi:h| road. 1 Foldberg, one of the coaches that wecovlgp veered off the road, admits ng in made some mistakes. He said I knofc le a benated some ardent Aggie rose couldollowers by wanting to control rc the\, eci uiting more tightly. blue-ci* n e compounded his recruit- erethim j n g problem by having only to be ^fee coaches from Texas on his ave somtiBf^ cu tting Texas A&M’s ire lined igffpcbveness in attracting state varsity' schoolboy talent. B So, with marginal alumni ort and a coaching staff Bade up largely of non-Texans, he had to do the impossible — counteract the image of Texas A&M as being exclusively jnilitary. fi|As for on-the-field problems, Foldberg said recruiting depth, lack of speed especially, drove jealousy ” his record down. ‘ Former |i His weight training facilities and a weak weight program were burdens as well, he said. | And finally, he said, the Tl Mf k )St anot h er group of re- I lIMvcruits because, in a Texas A&M student population of 8,000, mere were about 150-200 women — mostly daughters of faculty Dave Elmendorf Before Foldberg, Myers had much of the same. He echoed Foldberg’s analysis about re cruitment, adding that he and his staff weren’t able to lessen black athlete’s dissatisfaction with Texas A&M’s white cast. Even when Texas A&M was able to recruit quality players, the troubles didn’t stop — large ly because of the Aggies them selves. ‘After taking the wheel from Foldberg, Stallings won only eight games in three seasons, until, in 1967, he fashioned a scrappy, light team that won seven and Tost four to win the SWC. The Aggies beat Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Winning was tough then, and the quarterback for that team, Edd Hargett, said just being Aggies made it even tougher. “Of course. We didn’t make it easy for ourselves,” Hargett said. “You know Aggies have a pretty high opinion of them selves, and we like to tell every one just how good we are when we do something. We had a ten dency to brag about it. I think that transferred to the field.” Since Hargett, matters ha ven’t changed much from the Aggie viewpoint. An ardent Aggie supporter, Keith Lang ford, Class of ’39, agrees with Hargett: “You won’t find another con ference where the animosity against one team is as gre^tt as it is in the SWC against Texas A&M. I think it stems from the fact that we stick together aand have a lot of pride. I think it’s Emory Bellard extra emotion to get up for A&M. For a long time, man-for- man and talent-for-talent, A&M was probably the best-equipped team in the nation. But I think there was no more jealousy for A&M than for any other school in the SWC.” There is some disagreement. Former Baylor split end Tommy Davidson (1974-77) is adamant about his feelings. “Jealousy? I never felt it was that,” he said. “The major reason people were out to beat the Aggies was simple — they weren’t very good sports. They were really mad when they lost, and when they won they didn’t know how to handle it well. “We didn’t want to beat A&M because they had everything. It was the reputation (for overly aggressive play) they had — yet they had everything.” Grant Teaff, Davidson’s coach at Baylor, was concerned about Texas A&M’s 1970s repu tation, too. “When Emory came in, they [)ean wives or “Not having women hurt, but can’t believe it hurt that much,” llllllllllllllli e said. NFL all-pro safety Dave Elmendorf, Class of ’71, backs his fellow Aggies: “If you have the kind of program you should have, the team will go and perform to its maximum capability every Saturday. They will realize the jealousy and say, ‘Hey, we want you to be jealous of us — and we’re going to (beat you) for it.’ Brian Hall, place-kicker for Texas Tech from 1974-77, con curs: “I think there was some . A&M archery team neets tonight at 8 freelanl year. Im. 2681 L d t neetingf The Texas A&M archery team will hold an organizational meet- “ : ng tonight at 8 in DeWare Fieldhouse. Coach Frank Thomas said the purpose of the meeting will be to tscuss plans for the 1982-83 school year, including shooting facili ties and the team’s scheduled events. ■ The team plans to compete in the Las Vegas Shootout during the spring, and in the national tournament, slated for May in Colorado Springs. The Aggies will travel to Austin to take part in the South Central Regionals in the fall, with the event being hosted by the University of Texas. | Other competitions include the Aggie 1,200, an indoor tourna- ment to be held during the fall semester. Thomas estimated that P|the team would participate in eight to 10 tournaments during the course of the year, and in about four this fall. B Thomas said the team, an club funded by the intramural depart- mem, is open to anyone interested in shooting target archery. A further information can be obtained by contacting Thomas in the *• Health and P.E. Department or at 693-6025. miiiiiiiiiiir H ;ept. PIE SUPPER A&M Wesley Foundation on Tauber across from A&M Methodist Church. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Pie & Ice Cream 6:00 p.m. Tfie Songweaver Concert Vocalist Jim Newton 7 p.m. Methodist Student Movement developed a very aggressive de fense,” he said. “They have a reputation. A lot of coaches were concerned about it; I was concerned about it. Still, I would certainly rather be accused of being overaggressive than being underaggressive.” That overaggressive defense helped build a team that had the best Aggie record of recent times and nearly a Cotton Bowl bid. However, Bellard couldn’t weather the pressure to win ev ery time out. He resigned. Bellard, now at Mississippi State, has only positive state ments about his coaching at the University. Tom Wilson said he has mostly good memories ab out Texas A&M. So do Myers, Stallings and Foldberg. Their happiness now can’t obscure how each of them left the University. Myers and Wil son were fired. Foldberg and Stallings left after dismal sea sons when their support was eroded beyond repair. David Walker, an Aggie quarterback from 1973-77, said: “If you lose, the average guy will say it’s the coaching or a hun dred other reasons. But it all comes down to the coaches, That’s the bottom line. “If I didn’t play well at quar terback, I knew I’d be spending some time on the bench. Who grades the quarterback? The coach. Who grades the coach? The supporters. That’s the way it will always be.” Langford said: “The real problem at Texas A&M is that the people involved in the pro gram are all successful business men. Those people have gotten out of this institution and have been successful. It’s been a total frustration to them because they have not been able to transfer KAG KAPPA SIGMA AO Fraternity AAI1 extends its congratulations to The Sororities Of Texas A&M on their great Fall RUSH! Good Luck Pledges!! that success to their number one love, which is Texas A&M foot ball.” So, if the Aggies can control their ambitions for a winner, they may finally have everything they need to get one. The money for facilities or coaches will be there. The fans will be there. They have no need to worry ab out jealousy, according to their opponents. The campus is coeducational, and military ser vice is not mandatory. As for pressure, Sherrill has the name, credentials and con tract to hold off the coaching ambitions of even the staunchest Aggie alumnus. Now all the Aggies have to do THURSDAY NIGHT Professional Male Dancer Night! From LaBares in San An tonio and Houston. Male Dancer Night! 4 For 1 Highballs! 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