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Not all blame is on Biles
Oiler fans like resignation
United Press International
HOUSTON — Houston Oil
ers fans initially cheered the
news Monday that head coach
Ed Biles had resigned, but play
ers and fans did not put all the
blame for the team’s woes on
Biles.
“I can’t blame Eddie com
pletely,” said Kenneth Griffin,
whose business holds 110 season
tickets. “I give him some credit.
In two years someone will reap
from what he’s done. But now,
there’s no leadership out there.
“Enthusiasm lacks. We
wanted to see enthusiasm out
there. If they try hard and lose,
that’s one thing. But lack of en
thusiasm is another. Even the
rookies did not have the enthu
siasm of a rookie. They should
be fired up.”
that’s happened to the Oilers in
two years.”
“Since the Bum (Biles’ prede
cessor, O.A. “Bum” Phillips) got
fired, the organization has been
in a state of turmoil,” Murray
said.
and 0-6 so far this season. The
last game the team won was a
23-21 win over Seattle Sept. 19,
1982.
Phillips is now the head coach
of the New Orleans Saints.
But 7-year season ticket hol
der Doug Murray called the res
ignation “the greatest thing
“It can’t be totally be blamed
on Eddie. He inherited a lot of
old players who were in the twi
light of their careers. A little new
blood now would not be bad.”
Some of the players arriving
at the regularly scheduled team
meeting Monday were angered-
by the news. Others seemed sur
prised.
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Biles, 52, announced Monday
that he had chosen to quit be
cause he felt he was had become
a public “punching bag” and felt
like he had enough. He had
been considering quitting for
several weeks and said his res
ignation was immediate.
“What the hell’s going on
here?” asked linebacker Greg
Bingham, who was a strong sup
porter of Biles.
Rookie guard Bruce Matth
ews said, “Eddie definitely got
the raw end here.”
Biles’ record since taking over
the head coach job when Phillips
was fired in December 1980 has
been 7-9 in 1981, 1-8 in 1982
Wide receiver Mike Renfro
said, “He definitely got (abuse)
but he’s the boss and he’s sup
posed to get it.”
Too much
Rice coach Ray Alborn to retire,
cites lack of school commitment
United Press International
HOUSTON — Ray Alborn,
a former Rice football captain
who married a cheerleader
and returned to lead his col
lege to their best record in
years, Monday resigned
under an avalanche of Tosses
and an apparent non
committment by administra
tors to big-time football.
Red-eyed and on the verge
of tears, Alborn said he would
remain at the 3,200-student
private school through this
football season.
“I plan to work like the de
vil to win the next five games,”
he said as he stood outside the
office which he has occupied
for six years.
“When you don’t win,
someone’s got to take the rap.
And the first person is the
head coach,” he said.
Alborn, with five games re
maining, has a 13-48 record at
Rice — a school that has not
fielded a winning football
team since 1963 in the com
petitive Southwest Confer
ence.
Alborn’s 1980 team had a
5-6 mark, encouraging alum
ni and fans that Rice might
turn things around. But last
season the Owls were 0-11,
and this year a 22-21 win over
Southwestern Louisiana is
their only victory.
Rice administrators recent
ly held meetings to discuss the
future of Rice football, and
out of that President Norman
Hackerman said the school
was committed to maintain a
SWC team.
But he stopped short of
saying the football program
would be beefed up.
This season, Alborn was
told he would have to play a
“home” game against Arkari
sas at Little Rock, Ark., yL
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saking a chance at a victoryi» as a&M
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his resignation letter abom
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past few days, it appears cb
that I do not figure in tht
plans for the future," Alboa
said in his letter.
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Rice coach since Jess Neelyrt
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Oiler aides Dalton, Studley
favored to take Biles’ place
United Press International
HOUSTON — Defensive
coordinator Chuck Studley and
offensive coordinator Kay Dal
ton appeared to have the inside
track Monday to replace res
igned Houston Oilers head
poach Ed Biles.
man Bob Hyde said an
announcement might be made
as early as today, an off-day for
the players.
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departures after the lyszs
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Oilers officials said no
announcement was expected
until today because their atten
tion was directed to possible
player trades before the 3 p.m.
Tuesday interleague trading
deadline.
Studley and Dalton con
ducted team meetings and
workouts as usual Monday.
Biles, in announcing he was
leaving, said he would make no
suggestion of a successor but
that he hoped Studley and Dal
ton would be considered.
Oilers General Manager and
Executive Vice President Ladd
Herzeg, who was to select the
new head coach, declined com
ment.
Biles ’ departure in the
middle of the season
left little time to seek a
replacement from
outside the organiza
tion.
Studley, 54, is a native? r :I un ^ ni
Maywood, Ill., who played®| ,0 P c<> e l
lege ball at Illinois. Hepreviout l lia, j on ’
ly coached for the San Francs E l is k* iec
49ers and the Cincinnati Bt | e ^ ole * a ‘
gals in the pros. In college,k 1 ^ ~ .
coached at Massachusetts asF 1 1
Cincinnati. Kpi'f
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British Columbia Lions. He«i|>q e | )| ^
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Broncos, Buffalo Bills and Kail miamm(
sas City Chiefs.
Biles’ departure in the mid
dle of the season left little time to
seek a replacement from outside
the organization. Team spokes-
Both are in their first years
with the Oilers. Both were hired
by Biles after several coaching
He is a Moab, Utah, naui
who played for Colorado Staiij
Before going to Canada,!!
coached for Trinidad Slat
Western State and Colorado.
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SWIMMING:Get ready to take the
plunge because Intramural Swim
ming entries open Monday, Octo
ber 10. Swimmers will compete in
the preliminaries on Tuesday,
October 25 at 7:00 p.m. The top
eight competitors in each event will
advance to the divisionals which
will be held on Wednesday, Octo
ber 26 at 7:00 p.m. Then, on Thurs
day, November 1 at 7:00 p.m., the
top eight male and female times
will compete regardless of divi
sions in the All-University Swim
Meet. Divisions include: Fish,
Corps, Men’s and Women’s Dorm,
Men’s and Women’s Independent,
CoRec and Masters (25 years and
older). Sign up today in 159 East
Kyle!
PUNT, PASS & KICK: Come try
your hand at the IM Punt, Pass &
Kick Contest. The Contest entries
open Monday, October 10 and
close at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 19 at the event site. The
event will be held at the Penberthy
Intramural Complex, and footballs
will be provided by the Intramural
Office. Please supply your own
tees. There’s no entry fee so rush
on ove to 159 East Kyle and add
your name to the line-up.
RACQUETBALL DOUBLES:
Double your pleasure with Intra
mural Racquetball Doubles. Sign
ups begin today, October 24 with
A, B, C and Recreation levels of
competition available. Check the
bulletin boards outside the Intra
mural-Recreational Sports Office
after 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October
20 for your play schedules.
INDOOR SOCCER: What has 7
players, is played indoors, and
keeps you on the run? Indoor Soc
cer!! On Monday, October 10,en
tries open with a $15.00 entry fee
per team. Round robin league play
will be scheduled in Classes A, B,
C and Recreation. The schedules
may be picked up at the team cap
tains meeting Thursday, October
20 at 6:00 p.m. in 164 East Kyle.
“GINSUS,” won the
Aggie All-Niter Men’s
Volleyball Tourney. The
team was inadvertantly
left out of last week’s
McDonald’s Intramu
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LONG DRIVING
CONTEST WIN
NERS
IM GAMEPLAN ENTRIES CLOSE
The Intramural Long Driving
Contest was where the action
was at on Wednesday, Sep
tember 28. Forty-three contes
tants turned out to determine
who had the longest drive.
Each participant received 3
attempts to drive down the 230
foot wide range. The ball had to
land within the width of the
range to be accepted as a qual
ifying drive.
In the men’s competition, the
winning drive of 275 yards was
swung by Jim Taylor. The
women’s champion, Kim
McClean, drove the ball a dis
tance of 171 yards. A big
thanks goes to the student
workers who helped run the
contest and to all the swinging
golfers who competed!
VOLLEYBALL: Get set" lo |
some volleyball action and signuf
before entries close on Tuesda)
October 11. Play begins Mondaf
October 17, and for a $15.00eririj
fee your team can be in on the W
Dorms recieve points for Classas
A, B, and C so enter your
today in 159 East Kyle.
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Jim Taylor won the men’s division of the Intramural Long
Driving Contest with a drive of 275 yards using the
“Cooper Whip.” Jim is also this week’s winner of our
McDonald’s “Be Our Guest” Award. He can pick up his
B.O.G. card, good for a free McDonald’s meal, in the
IM-REC Sports Office, 159 East Kyle.
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TOURNAMENT: Tuesday, 0# |"icinnat
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Tournament. Bounce over to 15! Pack by n
East Kyle and enter your team iff a 1-ya
the tournament. The entry I
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$5.00 per team. Tournament pla) »t was Jo
wil be held Friday, OctobetH fe beini
through Sunday, October 16, art s|j ne use 1
division winner will recieve a leal' . (t '
picture.
IM REC SPORTS CALENDAR
Wednesday, October 12
7:00 pm, Field Goal Kicking Contest at Kyle Field
Thursday, October 13
5:15 pm, Volleyball captains’ meeting, 701 Rudder
Tower
5:45 pm, Preseason Volleyball captains’ mtg, 701
Rudder
7:00 pm, Flickerball captains’ meeting, 164 East Kyle
Friday, October 14 through Sunday, October 16
All Day, Preseason Volleyball Tourney in East Kyle
All Day, Women’s Soccer Club at the Central Florida
Tournament in Orlando, Florida
Saturday, October 15
2:00 pm, Men’s Soccer Club at Baylor Tournament
All Day, Men’s Rugby Club at Heart of America Tourney
Saturday, October 15 through Sunday, October 16
All Day, Water Polo Club hosting the Aggie Water Polo
Tournament at the Indoor Pool, TAMU
The Texas A&M
Women’s Field Hockey Club
hosted a field Hockey Tourney
on Friday, September 30
through Sunday, October 2.
Six teams—Houston Club,
Houston Lone Stars, St.
John’s, Fort Worth Country
Day, Tulane, and Texas A&M--
-competed in the tourney. On
Saturday, Texas A&M beat
Fort Worth Country Day 3-2
and then lost to Houston Club
2-1 later in the afternoon.
Texas A&M was victorious
over the Houston Lone Stars
Sunday Morning with a score
of 4-1 and then in the afternoon
championship game, Texas
A&M was edged out by St.
John’s 2-1. The final standings
were:
FLICKERBALL: Don’t let Hi#
ball fly by without you! Entrytof®
are available in 159 East Kyleurtl
Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 pH
The cost is $10.00 per team,
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BOWLING SINGLES:Gotten
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October 11. Participants must#
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The tournament begins M
October 17, so come by 159 EaS
Kyle and get “striking!
CCMING SOON
HORSESHOES SINGLES AND DOUBLES
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1. St. John’s
2. Texas A&M
3. Houston Lone Stars
4. Fort Worth Country Day
5. Tulane
6. Houston Club
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Recreational Sports Staff. Photos are by Tom McDonnell
Mark Riesz.