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February 21, 1983
SWC basketball: A lesson
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Many Keynesian economists will tell you
there’s no such thing as perfect competi
tion. So true.
Take, for example, the Southwest
Conference basketball scene. Now
there’s not a monopoly in the success
market of the conference, but there is a
duopoly. Yes, that’s right. Read the word
carefully and then say it to yourself.
Then say Arkansas and Houston. If
you add TCU, you’re creating a triopoly,
which doesn’t exist, contrary to some
opinions. The Killer Frogs just don’t
quite have the capital to rate with the
Cougars. That’s been proven. Saturday’s
matchup between the Frogs and the
Hogs set TCU back to its proper
category.
But the Frogs have their market
share. It’s considerably less than that
found in the duopoly, but maybe it’s a
little better than anybody else’s. Texas
A&M, SMU and Texas Tech may have
shares close to that of the Killer Frogs,
but how they rate at the end of the “Fiscal
year” remains to be seen.
As for the rest of the organizations,
bankruptcy proceedings are near.
What’s the secret of success that the big
guns have found? Well, to be consistent,
we’ll continue to exemplify with the busi
ness world analogy.
For one thing, both members of the
duopoly have crafty chief executive offic
ers. Arkansas’ Eddie Sutton pulls strings,
bends, folds and mutilates the concentra
tion of other CEOs and their “em
ployees” as well as that of the authorities
that regulate the competition.
Sutton also has some nifty resources in
center Joe Kleine, forward Darrell Wal
ker and forward Alvin Robertson.
Perhaps the biggest factor in the success
of Arkansas is good management of re
sources. Sutton excells in this category.
Houston’s CEO, Guy Lewis, is blessed
with some of the best resources in the
country. He’s even imported one —
Akeem Abdul Olajuwon. The locals are
fantastic, too. There’s Micheaux, Drex-
ler, Young, Gettys, etc.
But these are the only two that are
really enjoying a dandy profit margin.
TCU’s not doing badly. But Rice, Texas,
Baylor and SMU haven’t even reached
the breakeven point. Some of these orga
nizations have lost some key resources
during the course of the “fiscal year.”
Rice lost Tyrone Washington and Kenny
Austin, Texas Tech lost Charles John
son, Dwight Phillips and Joe Washington
and Texas lost practically everybody.
The only answer for them is to wait until
the resources in the duopoly run out.
The lack of balance in the SWC’s “mar
ket” makes the outcome of the year pre
dictable. The duopoly will prevail, the
middlemen will battle each other until
the Finish and the rest will regroup for
next year.
Run season record to 3-3
Ice-Ags beat NTSU twice
Sometimes coaches make deci-
that lose games. Some-
fies coaches make decisions
at win games. Fortunately for
Texas A&M Ice Hockey
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for the ill James Johns, made a
key strategy decision which
(urned an Ice-Ag three-game
ing streak into a two-game
fining streak over the
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The Aggies defeated North
xas State twice in Waco, 5-2
d 7-5.
All Steinweg did was move
.ggie standout Greg Skibin
Jom defense to offense. The re-
1 suit? A Five-goal performance
„jat paced the Ice-Ags to their
first two victories since Oct. 29,
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jturday night’s contest and re-
rded the First hat trick (three
joals in one game) in Texas
&M history in Sunday’s finale.
And Skibin was not the only
tar in Saturday’s opener. Goal-
hder Blair Oliver turned back
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to his second victory in four
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beatiif tween the schools. But just two
effort [minutes into the second period
suits Hjoe Anderson put the Aggies on
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ainst SMU). Seconds later,
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was all Texas A&M. Early into
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Ags ahead to stay. Steinweg’s
goal was followed by Skibin’s
second. Matt Coleman finished
off the Aggie scoring with a
open net goal with only 12
seconds remaining in the game.
Sunday’s match wasn’t even
that close. Skibin got things roll
ing early and they never stop
ped. Only three very late North
Texas tallies made the game
seem close.
Skibin’s First of three came on
a fancy breakout pass from his
First-time linemate Tom Dobrez.
All of Skibin’s goals for the
weekend were assited by the
senior Dobrez. Skibin’s second
of the game came shortly after
Freshman Jody Leidolf had
given the Aggies a 2-0 lead.
North Texas came within one
goal at 3-2, before Aggie for
ward Gordie Anderson closed
the wild First period of scoring
with his fifth goal in six games.
Pinpoint passing by a
charged-up Aggie offense and
fine goaltending by Aggie goalie
Eddie Cassavoy helped extend
the Texas A&M lead in the
second period. Scott Strom
scored early in the period and
Skibin finished off his three goal
performance late in the period
as the Aggie lead bulged to 6-2.
John Nagy added the
finishing touch with a third
period goal before North Texas
fired off three goals in the last
three minutes off the game to
make it appear close 7-5.
The Ice-Ags improved their
record for this inaugural season
to 3-3, while North Texas fell to
0-3.
Texas A&M will again travel
to Waco next weekend for a
match-up against the Dallas
Juniors.
The Juniors are made up of
college-age men, but are not
affiliated with any school.
Texas A&M plays its home ar * ice rink in the Bryan-College
games at Spenco International Station area, the Ice-Ags are
Ice Rink, located off Highway 6 forced to practice and play in the
in Waco. Because of the lack of Waco arena.
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