The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 28, 1982, Image 19
Battalion/Page II October 28,11 sports Battalion/Page 19 October 28, 1982 JUST IdHORE 1H£ TV,,, SINCE CBS KEEPS tONORm THE ao^ie m FRO* /VOW OH WE'RE tolNC, lO UNO RE \ CQS! Mcllhenny SMU’s pilot extraordinaire on field £ $ ield and receivers ifv'vc been pkivinj li ef \ ears, the Mavend r they went ll-2W«tl tamp Pilot Point 21-i I In the land of Mercedes, Mustangs and the Pony Express, Lance Mcllhenny stems out of place. I Everything is richer at SMU. The cars, the clothes, and the talent in the back- fjeld all look just a little classier than do those at your average institution of high er learning. The SMU football media guide, along with the standard stats and mug shots, has pictures of Morgan Fair- cnild and Charlene Tilton visiting the J mnpus. Classy, huh? Beautiful girls, a first-rate coach in )bby Collins, and all the talent one kfimild ever want. No place but SMU, as Hie bumper sticker reads. I And then there’s Mcllhenny. j As a quarterback, little No. 1 1 doesn’t Bury impressive statistics. He’s not that big, not that fast, and he doesn’t throw that well. But after a closer inspection, it’s easy to : that the Dallas native fits SMU’s flense like Gucci’s on a banker. His size isn’t scaring anyone. Yet he’s the perfect man for tlie job. The media Bjuide sums Mcllhenny up better than any sports writer ever could. “All the 5-11, 195-pound quarterback )m Dallas Highland Park High School oes is win,” it proclaims. And win he does. The Mustangs are 0-2 in games that Mcllhenny has skirted, including last year’s 10-1 South- st Conference championship season. His leadership and play made him a con- John wagner census all-SWC quarterback in 1981, and the chances are good Mcllhenny will re peat this season. Why? Just ask the Texas Longhorns. Mcllhenny continually frustrated the Longhorn defense Saturday in Austin with his ability to make the right play at the right time. He has a rare talent for running the option — staring the de fense right in the eyes and pitching the ball at the last minute. And in the fourth quarter, when Texas stopped the option and shut down the Mustangs’ power I, Mcllhenny threw three passes, all complete, all for touch downs. It was a key victory for the Ponies and sweet revenge for their only loss of 1981. Last season, the Longhorns defeated SMU 9-7 on Raul Allegre’s three field goals. And because of SMU’s probation, Texas went to the Cotton Bowl while Mcllhenny and the Mustangs stayed home. In Kyle Field last year, Mcllhenny pas sed 16 times, completing six. Once again, not that impressive. And his 108 passing yards seemed weak compared to Aggie quarterback Gary Kubiak’s 257-yard tot al. But Mcllhenny’s roll-outs kept the Aggie defense guessing, and the passes completed were timely ones, if not im pressive ones. The Mustangs won 27-7. This year the Mustangs are 7-0, rank ed fourth in the country by both the AP and UPI polls, and are heading for a Nov. 20 showdown with the Arkansas Razorbacks — who are ranked fifth. Before that contest takes shape, however, the Mustangs have to get by Texas A&M, Rice and Texas Tech. And what might seem to be a downhill coast to destiny could be disrupted — especially if the Ponies are caught looking toward to Arkansas. But for now it appears SMU is on the right track, and the Pony Express — the tailback tandem of Eric Dickerson and Craig James — seems to be heading into the home stretch intent on crossing the wire first. The man holding the reins, however, is Mcllhenny. Somehow, in the land of Mercedes and Mustangs, Lance Mcllhenny is the man who makes the show go. He may not look pretty, but he wins. And that’s all that counts. at span, the Mavenc which relies on [k id on the run loscoitfl s 17 scoring passes,Hi »\min. f ullback James touchdowns, as hask Morton averages mo \. Sanders morethan ith the60-40ratioofs Metzger (continued from page 17) see how it felt. “The first time I went out and threw the ball, I felt encouraged. The way I threw the ball, I didn’t have the natural fingertip mo tion any more so I had to learn to throw a little differently. But once 1 got the feel of the grip and became a little more relaxed and built up enough strength in my wrist and arm again, I did all right. I built new fingertips, so to speak, and it became a little easier.” The following year, Metzger was once again in the Giant’s spring training camp and even tually worked his way back onto the roster. “I was fortunate because ev erybody was more than fair to me,” he said. “At some other places I felt like I might not have ever gotten a chance. In my mind, I made it. I knew I could never play on a starting basis again, but I thought I could play if someone was hurt and play a couple of weeks at a time.” Metzger retired in 1980 and is now owner and proprietor of the Bluebonnet Hills Restaurant outside of Brenham. But he said that after he finished his career in San Francisco, he could have entered coaching. “They offered me a job in their minor leagues, but I didn’t want to do that,” he said. “I took on some scouting, but it just didn’t work out with me trying to run a restaurant and be on the road too. If I ever coach a team, I think I would enjoy coaching a college team. “All in all, I miss the playing. The thing that was getting to be the least enjoyable was the travel. During my last year, I felt like it started becoming too much work and when it got to that point, I really didn’t have a good time. “I went to the ballpark and didn’t really contribute any thing; it became a chore to get there,” Metzger said. “But over all, I look at it this way — if it wasn’t for baseball I wouldn’t have met Tammy (introduced through Astro teammate Ken Forsch) and I wouldn’t have what I have today. It was good to me and I consider myself very fortunate.” SODALICIOUS SODA SPECIAL to host volleyball tourney he Aggie Ladies basketball n will host the two-day Texas IM Women’s Volleyball Clas- ■Friday and Saturday in G. [lie White Coliseum. ■exasA&M, ranked No. 15 in l|NCAA poll and No. 19 in the ) Ws’talemediSM 1 ^^ po !!’ wil ' 'iT fou . r ilankei Richard Fmf ms: , Southwest Missouri, , ri— i i Kentucky, LSI and Honda oi 667 vards andsisist . -w , , Mali. 1 he squads have a com- • -i n -Libiaed record of 70-80 entering oi HessistliellexP.il i >, h ndbafancedrushi^^^ekends competition. exihilirvurllheahtl 1 ^ ‘ 0 ; nne >' ' V,11 l °I )e A n at ,i , noon rnday with he Aggie Oiough Hess isnntf . no , hh . fad es, who have a 22-4 record I , , and are in first place in the :ls, lie says he II lent 1 isi alxint right,"he p the run.” (he running gamt] lonest and nibiffll Southwest Conference, facing LSU and Florida State going against Southwest Missouri. Texas A&M defeated the Lady Tigers, who are 32-16, twice in a tournament earlier in the season. Florida State has a 17-7 re cord after finishing 43-8 and en ding the season fourth at the AIAW nationals in 1981, while Southwest Missouri has a 20-9 record and has won 12 straight matches. One of the Aggie Ladies’ four defeats came at the hands of Southwest Missouri in (he Nebraska Tournament dur ing September. Texas A&M will play Ken tucky and Southwest Missouri will be pitted against LSU in matches at 3:30 Friday after noon. Coach Mary Jo Peppler’s Lady Wildcats have an 11-10 re cord after winning the Kentucky Classic. At 7 p.m., Kentucky whll face LSU and the Aggie Ladies will face Florida State. While the noon and 3:30 p.m. matches will be free of charge, tickets for Fri day night’s matches will cost $2 for adults, $1 for students and will be free for Texas A&M stu dents with I.D.s Saturday’s matches will open at 8 a.m., with FSU facing LSU and Southwest Missouri and tak ing the floor against Kentucky. 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