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    Texas A&M
Battalion Sports
Friday, October 7, 1983/The Battalion/Page 17
ggies, Coogs looking for answers
¥eoman says
oogs need
excitement 7
by John P. Lopez
I
Battalion Staff
^Picture this — Bill Yeoman is
rang on a psychologist’s couch
spilling his guts about the 1983
Houston Cougars.
£| He tells his analyst about how
the Coogs rolled up 354 yards in
tqtal offense against Oregon,
rad lost 15-14. Then, Yeoman
Htuld discuss Houston’s ungod-
| amount of offense against
jlylor last week — 485 yards —
■ratch his head and tell the
Bychologist, “but we got wiped
'lout 42-21.”
'’-‘WlMKlAnd before the analyst
Mraiished scribbling notes in his
^■d, Yeoman would go on to say
t at although the Cougars have
t |e 7th leading rusher in the na-
>n in Donald Jordon, and
ouston is in the top 20 in offen-
e production, the Coogs sport
paltry record of 2-3 for the
ar.
Of course, Yeoman probably
■sn’t seen a shrink to discuss
photo byjantla:ff ouston ’ s troubles on the field,
lit the veteran coach must be
Imdering why the Cougars’
the upcoming Bepower hasn’t yielded a better
recoid.
I But if Yeoman wants an
pswer to the Coogs’ troubles, all
B needs to do is grab the nearest
Bit sheet and look at the column
■at says, “fumbles.” Houston
Is lost the ball 26 times, count
’em, 26.
B Yeoman undoubtedly wants
to eliminate those miscues when
the Cougars enter Kyle Field to
take on Texas A&M.
said, “all of Anm| “ There is nothing wrong with
i by the lossofCari oui runners,” Yeoman says “All
saintly manandag ^ have ^ do 7 g et dow "
le ider ’’ taere and stlc ^ 11 m - * * ien we *'
an said the cardil 31 ^^ We ^ave just got to be
; suffering in inn ablt more careful on lhe
dor." P ltch;
.. I U p i 4 But fumbles, Yeoman said,
ed Cooke's death to® 6 ! 1 ' 1 the only troubles pla
ittending a synod t J e Cou g ars -
mhI he loined allfi'B hs about time we take a soap
in praying for thel thar ] d 8 et a ' iule lathe r red U P>”
he said regarding the Cougars
ank Cod for His J thus ! asm on u the r,eld - “ We ; re
nistry and praytbl J ust g om g lo . have to u have . a lo ^
of his devotion to: more epthus.asm at the point of
nay inspire the failP ta , c ' . . , , ,
s to come," the pc Yeoman al<0 said he doesn 1
iect the Aggies to roll over
gm soon.
es
The new kid on the block for the A&M
offense is Kevin Murray, at right.
Head coach Jackie Sherrill named
Murray as the starting quarterback for
staff photo by Dean Saito
the A&M-Houston game Saturday, and
said he’s sure Murray is prepared.
Ralph’s for real, but Rockets still lose
by Dave Scott
Special to The Battalion
DALLAS — “He’s for real.
Ralph’s for real,” veteran guard
Calvin Murphy barked out after
rookie Ralph Sampson swished
a 25-foot three-pointer to end
the third quarter of the Hous-
r Edward Kochordd^ ter stardn g out a re " ton-Dallas basketball game
flown at half staffll . „ „ . Thursday night.
Sampson, the No. 1 pick in
last year’s NBA draft, finished
“I’m sure A&M will ]
selves back together,”
;et them-
le said.
Department paid w
>n Cougar fullback Dwayne
iervedforlliedea[lir*tf,,^ r 5 e ' , R , i,
-r in lhe lint of* J , We ? a , ve t0 «« ^ ^
'g 110 , 1 T ,se P ,\ l and play a more controlled
!' ° 1I '('ooke’S game and g et the baU in the end
mg at CookesW zone The (A&M) win 5e fired
c R(, inn sai. y |ig e Baylor was, but we’ll try
e had e ‘' cd to have a different outcome.”
py and blood trail
eight years fordf Should the Houston defeat
mtph system, but the Aggies, Yeoman said the
i became terminal* Cougar defense will have a lot to
onset of leukemia do with the win.
| “We’re not honing in on the
football and getting in the good
licks,” he said. “Nothing bothers
me more than anything else, but
if you don’t play defense, you
just can’t play. There’s no doubt
in my mind our defensive line
and linebackers are going to
have to play harder.”
his professional debut with 24 >jcoc©
points and six rebounds. It q
wasn’t enough, however, to help x
the lowly Rockets overcome the q
Mavericks. fi
The Mavericks overcame ear- O
self, becasue I know that’s im
possible. It takes all 11 or 12
(players). I just want to be part of
the team. I just expect to be part
of the squad and play tough,
hard basketball.”
Sampson floated outside the
lane for much of the game, de
spite his height advantage over
Maverick centers Pat Cummings
and Kurt Nimthius. The rookie
from Virginia was called for
goaltending four times, and
managed two blocked shots. He
was also charged for five turnov
ers, and had four assists.
Everyone, it seemed, had
something good to say about
Sampson. “He’s pretty much a
finesse player,” Cummings said.
“I really didn’t know what to ex
pect. He’s a good athlete.
“I was surprised that he came
out to guard me ... most centers
won’t come out that far.”
Sampson’s first bucket of his
professional career came 3 mi
nutes into the first quarter on a
15-foot jumper, pushing the
7-0 lead. 1
las didn’t score until the 3:03
mark when Vincent followed
Sampson’s first bucket with a 12-
foot jumper in the lane.
Sampson, who wears a size 17
tennis shoe, lacks the muscle
that is apparent on most NBA
centers.
Evin Hayes said Dallas’ cen
ters were physical with Sampson
as a test. “Kareem (Abdul-
Jabbar) went through the same
things. He had to feel his way
and felt some pushing from Wilt
(Chamberlain) and (Willis)
Reed.
“Ralph is a player that’s so
willing to learn. The next time
they (the Mavericks) see him,
he’ll be a completely different
player.”
Sherrill says
QB Murray
has the tools
by John P. Lopez
Battalion Staff
Kevin Murray is feeling it
right about now.
It’s hard to describe, but every
Aggie quarterback to ever get
the nod as a starter has felt it —
pressure.
It’s always there and the only
way Texas A&M quarterbacks
have avoided pressure in the
past is by stringing wins
together. Needless to say, it’s
been a long time since a Texas
A&M quarterback has not felt
pressure.
And when Murray takes to
the field Saturday at 2 p.m. to
take on the Houston Cougars,
the pressure will be square upon
his shoulders. But Texas A&M
coach Jackie Sherrill said he
feels Murray has the utensils to
lighten the load.
“He’s got the speed and he
can move back there,” Sherrill
said. “We’ve given him the game
plan and he’s responded well in
ractice this week. I think he’ll
e able to do a good job for us.”
But Murray isn’t the only
Texas A&M player that needs to
have a good day if the Aggies
hope to win. Sophomore safety
Domingo Bryant said the de
fense will have to put in another
good effort.
“I don’t think that we’ll try to
change our defense that much
to accommodate Houston,”
Bryant said. “I think we’ve seen a
little bit of everything this year
and I believe we’ll be ready to
play against their veer.”
The Aggie defense was ready
to play against Texas Tech last
week, but the offense was slug
gish. Sophomore wide receiver
Jeff Nelson said he hopes that
will change Saturday.
“I’m sure we’ll try to open up
our offense more than we did
against Tech this week,” he said.
“It always seems we’re facing
first and 20 or something like
that. When you’re in a hole it’s
hard to be consistent.
“Houston always gets up for
Texas A&M. I know they’ll come
up here hungry for a win.”
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Ellis’ 19 points. Mark Aguirre
and Jay Vincent chipped in 18
points apiece, and Brad Davis
had 17 points and six assists.
Sampson, who had the eyes of
the media focused on him
throughout the game and at a
special post-game press confer
ence, was soft-spoken but tough.
When asked if the Rockets
would be NBA contenders
based on his arrival in Houston,
Sampson said: “I’m not here to
play God and win the thing my-
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