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.
Choose the
best financial direction..
as you would choose
the best school.
m
Reputation □
Location □
Staff □
Schedule □
Stability □
Western National Bank has established a reputation as a reliable,
independent bank with the ability to competently service
any banking relationship
Located on a major thoroughfare in the fastest growing area of
Bryan. Western National is convenient and easily accessible.
We re proud of our professionals—knowledgeable, experienced
bankers who are dedicated to providing the very best financial
services in this area.
The Main Banking Lobby is open from 9 am until 4 pm, Monday through
Thursday. 9 am until 6 pm on Friday. Our Mini-Lobby and Drive-In
Bank provides very convenient hours of 7 am until 6 pm, Monday
through Friday, 9 am until 1 pm on Saturday.
Western National Bank is a strong, dynamic financial center.
Our energy and ability is reflected in
a solid, secure pattern of growth.
v
Western
NATIONAL BANK
1001 Villa Maria • 779-1001 • Member FDIC