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Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Wednesday, October 12,1983/The Battalion/Page 13 m liques What a shame — Texas will never play Huskers by Dave Scott Guest columnist ammunii v to reat Worksln Oct. 22, » get the Texas may still be ranked No. 2 in the nation, but the Longhorns took some wind out of the sails of unanimous No. 1 pick Nebraska after Texas whalloped Oklaho- epreseni; ma 28-16 Saturday, e basicsn noldotln lu ' ! 'Opinion ne work warded What a shame. Texas and (Nebraska, the two most power- anaioit f u | an( ] dominating teams in , , America will never see each omhop, o(her in , 83 A real shame southwest Conference fans will )e the most cheated in college ootball. Again. Remember 1982 when un- Deaten SMU earned a trip to the Cotton Bowl and promptly beat Pitt 7-3. While Penn State, with me loss, being an independent, ras allowed to attend the bowl of ts choice. The Nittany Lions rent on to defeat Georgia, 27-23 n the Sugar Bowl. mzation m. to 260-005i ;t motorp e is open! ; dassroa So why was Penn State voted in as No. 1 ? If you talk to writers who make up the Associated Press poll, they will tell you that the inequality in schedules was the difference — Penn State’s was a lot tougher, they would say. And if you listen to SWC fans, the reason is a lack of media cov erage for the the Mustangs and the rest of the conference. But, let’s get back to the pre sent. So far, the ’Horns are way ahead of last year’s Mustangs in both departments. Their sche^ dule is tougher and having a winning reputation, the Lon ghorns are guaranteed of hav ing more than adequate broad cast coverage. But the problem is that Texas has to be compared with the ’Huskers. If the AP writers start check ing the schedules of the two, then Nebraska could be in trou ble. The Longhorns have not only beaten Auburn and Okla homa but have thoroughly dominated both teams. Nebras ka has rolled up some hefty numbers too, to be sure, but the Huskers have played teams like the Gophers from Minnesota and the Syracuse Orangemen — not exactly Auburn and Okla homa. Nebraska’s latest victory, however, was over a very tough Oklahoma State team — just ask Aggie fans how tough the Cow boys are. And the Cornhuskers could only beat OSU by a measly four points. What happened to the NFL- like offense and almost 60 points-per-game average? The only way to settle the issue is for Nebraska and Texas to face off against each other, head-to-head. And, with a little luck, rather, bad luck, the two powerhouses could conceivably meet. Here’s the scenerio. Suppose Texas and SMU play their conference game Oct. 22 and the ’Horns, hobbled with injuries, blow the game with tur novers and mistakes. The Mus tangs pull off a 1 -point upset, say 14-13. Nebraska is a great team, no disputing that, but so is Texas. Who’s greater? We’ll probably never know. heir ridi in KJ search ii Friday ii iformauo Program Battalioi buck Studley takes reins as Oiler coach n Francis United Press International I HOUSTON — Career assis tant coach Chuck Studley, shocked by his sudden promo tion but certain of his immediate |ask, Tuesday was named in- ierim head coach of the Hous- ;on Oilers. As the 11th head coach in the fanchises’ 23 years, Studley re laces Ed Biles, who resigned Monday. ‘Tm still a little shocked by the vay this happened,” he said. His job is to end a 13-game osing streak, and he gets his first opportunity against the Minne sota Vikings Sunday. “I’ve thought about how I will feel on the sideline Sunday. I hink I will still feel like calling he defensive plays during the jame. At times, I may even forget I’m the head coach,” he id. The opportunity excited him, he said. Studley, 54, is a Maywood, Ill., native who played for Illi nois and coached at Alton, Ill., High School and at the universi ties of Massachusetts and Cin cinnati before joining Paul Brown’s Cincinnati Bengals’ staff. In his first news conference Tuesday as head coach, Studley promised Oilers fans nothing, saying actions, not words, were what they wanted. He said he was working the final 10 games of the season on a verbal contract with Ladd Her- tateoftlie? liceandda) 150%-IM mployees, 3e is ate seven yea* tale study 27 Engineer Company irinne SayW JgepointW irmative a$ ATION 7Ve thought about how I will feel on the sideline Sunday. I think ! will still feel like calling the defen sive plays during the game/ —Chuck Stud- ley on the surprise of being named Oiler head coach. ieg, Oilers general manager and vice president. He won the job over offensive coordinator Kay Dalton. Studley said he anticipated no major player changes, but that he was not afraid to try new play ers. He bemoaned the United States Football League’s deple tion of the stockpile of players formerly available to NFL teams. He served notice he would not strive to make football prac tice fun for the players. “That’s not the objective. I’ve never known football to be fun in practice — as a player or as a coach. You strive to win. Just as in the business world, you do what is necessary to achieve the goal,” he said. He said he disagreed with Biles’ assessment on Monday that the Oilers are three or four players away from being a con- Jordache and MSC Town Hall present AIRSIIPPIX in concert G. Rollie White Coliseum Tickets: *9.50, 8 9.00, *8.00 Rescheduled for Oet. 28 V- Game 1 Philadelphia posts 2-1 win for early series lead United Press Inteirnational BALTIMORE —Joe Morgan and Garry Maddox provided the strength with solo homers and John Denny showed some heart by outdueling Scott McGregor Tuesday night to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a rain-soaked 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of the World Series. A steady, misty rain fell throughout Game 1 but both Denny and McGregor pitched superbly before a raincoat- covered crowd of 52,204 that in cluded President Reagan. Reagan arrived after the game started but stayed to applaud the fine pitching of both starters. The Phillies managed only five hits off McGregor and two relievers. But Morgan con nected for a solo homer in the sixth to tie the score 1-1 and Maddox broke the deadlock with another solo homer in the eighth. Denny, whom many said lacked the fortitude necessary to win in the postseason, gave up a solo homer to Jim Dwyer in the first inning. He then allowed just three harmless singles until the eighth when A1 Bumbry knocked him out of the game with a two-out double. A1 Hol land, arguably the best reliever in the NL this season, took over and got the last four outs to pick up the save. The two combined on a five-hitter. Denny’s control was master ful. He stayed ahead of batters all game and did not issue a walk while striking out five over 7 2-3 innings. Denny, the National League’s top winner this season with a 19-6 mark, set down the Orioles in order in four innings. It seemed fitting Maddox should finally emerge as a hero since he had been branded as a goat for his atypically poor de fensive play in Orevious postsea son games. Most recently, Mad dox dropped a fly ball by Fer nando Valenzuela in Game 2 of the NL playoffs, allowing the Dodgers to score two runs and post a 4-1 triumph. When Maddox stepped to the plate as the leadoff batter in the eighth Tuesday night, McGre T gor had faced only two batters over the minimum through seven innings. Maddox, howev er, slammed McGregor’s First pitch of the inning over the left- field fence for his first World Series homer. Bo Diaz, the next batter, nearly duplicated Mad dox’s feat but left fielder John Lowenstein reached over the fence to take a home run away from the Phillies’ catcher. The Phillies looked as if they might get something going in the first inning when third base- man Todd Cruz dropped Mor gan’s popup for an error to open the game. But catcher Rick De mpsey quickly made up for Cruz’s blunder by throwing out Morgan attempting to steal second and McGregor then allowed only two more singles before Morgan homered in the sixth to tie the score. tending team. “I think we’re about three or four people away on defense. The team needs more than that, frankly,” he said. Studley took the his first NFL head coaching job after working 10 years as an assistant for the Bengals and five for the San Francisco 49ers. He was touted for molding a defense that helped the 49ers win the 1981 Super Bowl. He denied he came to the Oil ers last January from the 49ers expressly to take the job of the embattled Biles. “That’s ridiculous. Ed hired me. At no time did I have any conversations with Ladd Herzeg or (owner) Bud Adams,” he said. Herzeg made the decision to promote Studley. “It was an extremely difficult decision for me and one that I wrestled with most oflast night,” Herzeg said. He added Studley’s experi ence in making the 49ers a Su per Bowl champion in 1981 “was a big factor.” Studley has been preceded by 10 head coaches, most of whom worked for oilman owner K.S. “Bud” Adams Jr. for less than two years. If Adams’ track re cord firing coaches worried Studley, he did not show it. “I’m not as scared as I thought I would be at this time,” he said. “When Ladd told Kay and I yes terday the next coach would be one of us, I thought I would be pretty nervous.” The Aggieland Yearbook Get your picture taken on-campus at the n@QT) Oct. 3-7, 10-14 freshmen, sophomores Oct. 31-Nov. 4 seniors, grad.,vet., med. Dec. 5-9 juniors 1st floor of the pavilion Photos being taken 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Seniors, grads, Vet., Med., Oct. 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, Oct. 31- Nov. 4 Juniors Nov. 7-11, 14-18, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, Dec. 5-9 Photographs will be taken at the Yearbook Associates office at 1700 S. Kyle behind Culpepper plaza. For more information call Yearbook Associates office, 693-6756. 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