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Page 2/The Battalion/Tuesday, October 18,1983 opinion Halftime speeches change with the times by Art Buchwald Football coaches of major college teams are a different breed from those of a few years ago. And so are locker room speeches they give at halftime. “Men, we’re getting creamed out there by Steroid Tech. I’m not going to give you the usual pep talk. Instead I’m going to level with you. “Half the revenue of the University of BLT comes from football. We are now negotiating a TV contract which will be worth $5 million a year. Our new stadium will hold 85,000 fans. With parking and concessions it will bring in $ 10,000. If we go to one of the major bowl games we’ll rake in another million dollars, and licensing fees for BLT sweatshirts, foot balls, pom-poms and bumperstickers will bring in a million. “But we’re not going to do it if you guys stink out the place as you have done in the first half. A school can only demand that kind of money when it produces win ners. “As for myself, I have a lot more at stake than just a coachingjob. You people know that I do TV commericals for the Guggenheim Ford dealership, Sucker’s Root Beer, Tony’s Pizza Parlors, Carson’s Savings & Loan, and Buffet Carry-On Luggage. I represent them because I have winning football teams. “What I haven’t told you is that I am being considered for a Miller’s Lite Beer Commercial, the highest honor anyone in football coaching can aspire to. The Mondale scores big in October by Clay F. Richards United Press International WASHINGTON — Walter Mondale hoped to score a knockout in October in his drive for the Democratic presidential nomination. He has had to settle for a knockdown and comes out a little bloodied himself. Mondale has scored big this month. He won the endorsements of the Nation al Education Association and the AFL- CIO. He won the Maine straw poll and appears headed for a strong second in Florida behind favorite son Reubin Askew. In October Mondale and then Glenn broke what Ronald Reagan calls the 11th comman dment — never speak ill of a politician in your own party. He picked up a number of key en dorsements, including Gov. Mario Cuomo and Sen. Daniel Moynihan of New York. Those two control much of the delegate selection procedure in a state that had to be key to Sen. John Glenn’s presidential strategy. Mondale’s October victories will add money, volunteers and organization to a campaign that already outpaced Glenn and the other Democrats in all those cate gories. But the gains did not seal up the nomi nation for Mondale. And despite their new momemtum, the Mondale camp is getting increasingly nervous that the pre miere of the movie “The Right Stuff’ — which glorifies Glenn’s space hero image — will translate into votes and delegates in the caucuses and primaries. So in October Mondale and then Glenn broke what Ronald Reagan calls the 11th commandment — never speak ill of a politician in your own party. Mondale said he is a “real” Democrat, implying Glenn is less of a party man. He criticized Glenn for his opposition to the Salt II treaty; voting for Reagan’s tax and spending cuts program and in favor of nerve gas. He tried to paint Glenn as some kind of a conservative — even though the senator has a voting reco4d rating of about 80 percent by most liberal organizations. Glenn responded by saying Reagano mics may not be the best thing, but was better than the “failed policies” of the Carter administration when Mondale was vice president. And he said it was time for new ideas, not just a polishing off of the New Deal Democratic politics he implied Mondale was identified with. And worst of all from Mondale’s point of view, Glenn labeled the former vice president the candidate of special in terests, especially labor. Sen. Ernest Hollings of South Caroli na, whose campaign is going nowherz, tried to spark some press attention by criticizing Glenn for refusing to take part in the non-binding straw polls. That prompted some critics to suggest that Hollings was hammering at Glenn to earn points toward what some say is his real goal — the second spot on the Mon dale ticket. Watching the Democrats do what they too often do best — chew up each other — must warm the hearts of the Reagan folks as they gear up for what apparently will be a re-election effort. The irony of it is that either Mondale or Glenn or any of the Democratic con tenders would be a dramatically different president from Reagan. But the Demo cratic candidates have for the moment forgotten what their main goal is. The Battaliorr USPS 045 360 Member oi Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Conference Editor Hope E. 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But they’re not going to sign me if you guys let the Steroid backfield stomp all over you as you did in the first half. “Now let’s talk about my restaurant. I have $500,000 invested in that joint. How many people do you think are going to show up after the game if we can’t even score a touchdown from the 10-yard line? Miselski, do you realize the field goal you missed in the second quarter could cost me $3,000 in bar business tonight? “I know Steroid is tough. Their coach does the commercials for United Air lines, and he has a no-cut contract with Preparation H. But that doesn’t mean Steroid is ten feet tall. What killed us in the first half was penalties. I want you to hit hard and I want you to hit often, but if you’re going to play dirty it reflects not only pn your school, but on ail the fine sponsors that I endorse. “I’m going to all you a story which I’ve never told anyone before. It’s about the greatest running back I ever coached, George Snorter. Snorter went on the the National Football League where he broke every record. One day tragedy struck. Snorter was arrested for selling 300 kilos of painkillers. He got 20 years in the Atlanta federal pen. “I went to visit George last year. He weighed 130 pounds, his face was pallid, and his hands were shaking. We talked about BLT football and what it meant to him. Then, as our hour was almost up, he looked at me through the wire that sepa rated us and said, ‘Goach, someday the going will get tough for a BLT football team. They’re going to be pushed all over the field by the opposition. They’re going to be dragging their tails and they’re Dr. 1 going to be hurting and bruised.I :i se ph run out of things to say to themtjlexas A their spirits up when the time to Coach, I want you to tell themir. ”j uncs and I want you totellthemtogoouiifp 01 and win one for the “The Snorter! fjeci “I gave George my word. Andnsfej f r c asking you to do him the only faile m( ever asked of me. Wherever he is These i know if you can pull this gameos jhyofibi hear about it. Don’t do it formed jrigger it for BLT, don’t even do it for life ^/j t | Lite Beer. Do it for a great gui j n( j re . career was tragically cut shortliil| det DEA. “1 don’t have any more to say,I) I have to do the halftime radio ski Hechinger’s Hardware Store. Noil thu out on that field and start playin^w lJn the way a top ten team is ex peeled t g \ y or turn in your BMW’s after theiilonda) is ir SERVICE, SHMERVICEf JUST SHUDDUP AN’ * 1MD OVER m DOUGH... MS' Fganh igh scl musly !r aca< tudei: led The lundi olast le ch; uden nitses elig Its c mi Jnside Woes of Students unite. Our rights are being violated. Administrators and professors are violating the constitution by enforc ing a cruel and inhuman punishment: 8 a.m. classes. I am convinced that 8 a.m. classes are included in course schedules simply as a way to test the tolerance of students. If students don’t attend 8 a.m. classes the administration will have to cancel them. Like I said, students unite — sleep in. No normal person can be at his intel lectual best after getting up at 6:30 a.m. and walking across campus just to listen to a lecture about the structure of the digestive system of an ant. Anyway, half the time the instructors act as if they aren’t awake yet. To get ready for an 8 a.m. class (take a shower, wash and dry my hair, get dres sed and eat breakfast) I have to set my alarm for 6:20. At 6:20, without fail, I jump from bed to turn off my alarm, which could have been used as the sound effects of the ex plosion of the Death Star in Star Wars. an early After smashing the clock against the wall I usually fall back into bed to delay the coming of the day. When I finally drag myself out of bed, it seems that nothing goes right. My jeans have a hole in them. My shirt I washed out the night before is still wet. My hair won’t dry. More often than not, I leave the dorm in such a rotten mood that it would have been better for the entire world I would have stayed in bed. To tell the truth, I have made it to 8 Letters: phony notice was in poor taste Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to voice my opinion. A few weeks ago, I noticed bulletins posted in Zachry announcing the organizational meeting of the Fellowship of Enlightened Christ ian Engineering Students. I saw that there was no way to fit another meeting into my schedule, so I did not pay much heed to it. Recently, I learned what that bulletin was all about. Apparently, it was a form of joke, a rather sick joke at that. People actually showed up at this organizational meeting, only to find no one there. No staff, no sponsor, nothing. It was a trick. It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. Spell out the acronym of the first letters of the five words — Fellowship of En lightened Christian Engineering Stu dents. That is a rather cheap shot at Christ ianity in my estimation. I don’t know who pulled this prank, and I consider myself fortunate for not knowing this person. To whoever wrote the bulletin: I think your humor is rather perverse and warped. I have no contempt for you, however, I am sure you will get your just reward in the end. To those of you that had the misfor tune of falling into the trap (that showed up at this ‘supposed’ meeting): I am sure that you would be more than welcome at Campus Crusade for Christ. It meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. in 100 Heldenfels. Don’t be discouraged. Ricky Davis riser puld c [hletic: The tons w sat wil jUl. a.m. classes on time probably seven# in my entire life. K7 nc 7 . |dent The only thing I hate morethanSredits classes is tests in 8 a.m. dasses. ourse; It seems unrealistic for any pri ontest: to believe that his students arefuli pared and wide awake todowelloni morning exams. Tests are a ludicrous i perts are finding out how insi| SAT scores are, just wait until out that tests are just as unnessesar If students did not have to won# tests, they woidd probably wei# have clearer complexions and live)# together much happier life, i Face it. A student is paying n# take a course, so he obviously kno# he is doing. No one in his rightli would pay good money to get an “F| could save tremendous amounts off and money if tests were eliminated! If the adminstration woulddelettf 1 and 8 a.m. classes, only one moref would be needed to make everythin be perfect: delete all classes bewf a.m. and 1 1 p.m. too. Slouch i By Jim Eat “Last week, it was total def and now after one win, we# ing about the Cotton Bowl