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Friday, October 28,1983/The Battalion/Page 19 tober25ii ♦ «!■ John wagner Little Mac has to learn to live with his labels The spokesman from the SMU sports information office made himself perfectly clear — Lance Mcllhenny wasn’t interested in being interviewed. “Lance doesn’t talk to college papers,” he •said. *** |Lance Mcllhenny tucked a wad of money in his jean pockets as he talked, a silent reminder that this was no inner-city kid who really needed a scholarship. The reporters gathered around him stopped their scribbling and stared in envy as the quarter back shoved the cash in his Levis. Lance Mcllhenny was discussing his No. 1 pet peeve — sports writers who don’t understand him, especially those who won’t quit saying “all he does is win.” “I think I can play in the NFL,” Mcllhenny said, with more than a touch of anger in his voice. It LANCE MCILHENNY ANSWERS to many names. Rich jster, wii jyj g lar q Uar terback. Winner. The senior from Dallas’ affluent Hfchland Park High School fits all of those labels. Mustang fans ; love him. Longhorn fans hate him. Everyone else is just plain Wigginso: scai ed of what he can do on the football field. l .reen 1 afoiH'!Bpt’ seaS y lo overlook Mcllhenny — at 6-0, 190 pounds, he isn’t Las \ eji! t he biggest quarterback to ever play the game. But three factors rlandoWwi::; have made him what he is today — a star-studded supporting aileyretunui cast, his ability to make the option pitch and a never-ending ed inthes-. desire to win. -54. KStill, critics say all Mcllhenny has done is ride on the jersey- omise of att-mps of more talented players. Mcllhenny is a sure bet to capture the preoa aliSouthwest Conference honors for the third year in a row, Bob Lanifiil an( J a sure bet to be called — again — the most overrated ing arlifati!k uarter b ac ^ SWC has ever seen. But whatever he is or isn’t, ad kneesuifW thing remains, return uni)if|§ McI1 henriy is a winner. tersreudtamplis 29 victories as a starter ranks second on the SWC list of ik. Ardiiilql nost w * ns by a quarterback. A victory Saturday over Texas A$cM would make Mcllhenny only the second quarterback in irques Jot: SWC history to win 30 games — a quest the Texas Longhorns 3ncriefarcjeM|prolonged with their 15-12 victory in Irving last week. He needs are getting#: 0I1 |y f lve more wins to break the record of 33 career victories, set tab Jan, robylilobby Layne during 1944-47. r new froniiaHi r MCILHENNY AND THE Texas A&M defense need no 11 home f inlfoduction — they’ve already met, thank you. A&M hasn’t as \egas r begien SMU since Mcllhenny was a senior in high school, and ome dollan (he scores have been rather lopsided — 27-0 in 1980, 27-7 in rs. IheJaEBjfasl an( j i ast season’s 47-9 thrashing. That adds up to a scoring playoffs ins difference of 101-16 in the teams’ last three meetings. •’egas has DKp&But that Mcllhenny was a Pony of a different color. Back turn away! then, all Little Mac had to do was pitch to Eric Dickerson or ^^^^Craig James and collect championship rings (he has two). This """"""wcllhenny has to throw the football, and he does it with style. ■“Lance throws it perfect,” says SMU wide receiver Ron E Morris, “so I just have to concentrate on catching it.” I ' THE AGGIES HAVE seen enough of Mcllhenny to know ® * the damage he can do — whether by pitch-out or pass. But like meonlyils Mcllhenny, A&M’s defense has changed. And that could mean -oatandpmlsdrouble for the Mustangs. ■ The last time SMU visited Kyle Field, a saber-wielding cadet tried to seperate a Mustang cheerleader from his outfit. | No doubt Mcllhenny would like to do the same to the Aggies and win Saturday. After all, that’s what Little Mac does best, occasion,fc though he’ll never admit it. ixedosavipjs Sorry, Lance. As long as the Mustangs keep winning, you’ll xedo.anenW (edoshirtsoii 3 re also avails iston area AH ons.Seeyoui ; one nearest have to learn to live with the labels. College preview QB Doug Flutie leads Boston College against Penn State United Press International Doug Flutie can’t help but feel lucky when he plays against Penn State. After all, it was a game against the Nittany Lions in which Flutie made his debut as a quarterback for Boston Col lege two years ago. “I was fourth string as a freshman, and we were getting killed by Penn State,” recalled the 5-foot-9 Eagles’ passer. “Two guys got hurt, one guy played poorly and I remember going into the game thinking I could tell my grandchildren I played against Penn State.” Flutie passed for 135 yards and a touchdown in the final quarter of Boston College’s 38-7 defeat, won the starting job and has been thrilling Boston Col lege fans ever since. Last year Flutie passed for 520 yards in a 52-17 loss to the Nittany Lions, who went on to win the national championship. So it’s no surprise that Penn State Coach Joe Paterno is wor ried going into Saturday’s game against the 18th-ranked Eagles, despite his team’s 41-23 victory over Jeff Hostetler and West Virginia last week. “The difference is Flutie is quicker, releases the ball a little quicker and moves around bet ter,” Paterno said. “He’s tougher to get ahold of.” Flutie has passed for 1,593 yards and 10 touchdowns this year to help Boston College to a 5-1 start. “If there’s a pass pattern that BC doesn’t run, or a formation, or a screen, I’ve never seen it,” Paterno said. “When a guy looks like he’s going to be thrown for a 20-yard loss and then throws for a 50-yard touchdown, that’s the ‘Two guys got hurt, one guy played poorly and I remember going into the game thinking I could tell my grand children I played against Penn State. ’ — Doug Flutie on his first game against Penn State. kind of guy he is. You’ve got to try to keep him contained and not panic if he does some things you’re not ready for.” Penn State quarterback Doug Strang has made a resurgence in recent weeks, and it’s no coinci dence that the Lions have won five straight after losing their first three games. “I think he’s come along very well,” Paterno said. “I felt all along that he was going to be an outstanding quarterback. He’s now playing the way I thought he could play.” Saturday’s schedule is spiced with four meetings between ranked teams: No. 3 North Carolina visits No. 10 Maryland in an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown, No. 4 Florida hosts No. 3 Auburn in a Southeast Conference clash. No. 7 Miami hosts No. 13 West Virginia and No. 8 Michigan visits No. 9 Illi nois in a battle of Big Ten powers. Also, No. 1 1 Washington visits UCLA to break the dead lock atop the Pacific-10. &ssuet “ AUTO m WE COME TO YOUR CAR ALL TYPES OF REPAIRS AMERICAN & FOREIGN ALL WORK GUARANTEED 10% Discount with Student ID 84€> -112.5 OWNED AND OPERATED BY KENNETH ELMORE is Ave. ation 1:00-8:1 9:00-8:00 :30 >47 \ggies (continued from page 17) jlarwin was over center when he Aggies took a 47-9 whipping lySMU in Dallas. I What made matters even orse was that staring Darwin Ight in the face on every snap |s a big No. 74 — all-SWC pguard Michael Carter. And Iter and Darwin will get re- uainted Saturday — both are turning starters. “1 sure do remember last ar,” Darwin said. “I did some ings good, but I did some ings bad too. .“He (Carter) does whatever ewants while he’s in there. He’s trong, physical and quick. He ias all the characteristics of a pat noseguard.” So the challenge is there. The Tense needs to grind the ball lown the field against the Mus- angs and standing in the way re people like Carter. Something has to break. CO-OP OPPORTUNITY IN CANCER RESEARCH On Tuesday, November 8, and Wednesday, November 9,1983, representatives from the Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research (associated with St. Joseph’s Hospit al in Houston) will interview students interested in the Cooperative Education Program. They will interview for students who are interested in starting co-op with them in the Spring, 1984 semester. A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required. The Stehlin Foundation wants to interview pre-med, pre-vet, and pre-dental students as well as ANSC, Biomedical Science, Biology, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Micro biology and Zoology majors. The pay is $950.00 per month for the first work term, and the positions are in Houston. You must call the Co-op Office at 845-7725 or come by Room 107, Harrington Tower for an orientation to co-op and complete your application prior to your interview with the Stehlin Foundation. NOTE: In the past, the Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research has employed summer students from other universities and co-op students from Texas A&M Univer sity. All students who worked for them and desired to go on to medical school have been accepted to medical school. In other games involving ranked teams, No. 1 Nebraska visits Kansas State, No. 2 Texas hosts Texas Tech, No. 6 Georgia hosts Temple, No. 12 Southern Methodist visits Texas A&M, No. 14 Oklahoma hosts Kansas, No. 15 Brigham Young hosts Utah State, No. 16 Ohio State hosts Wisconsin, No. 17 Iowa hosts Indiana, No. 19 Alabama hosts Mississippi State and No. 20 Pittsburgh hosts Syracuse. North Carolina, idle last week, is heading into the meat of its schedule against Maryland. If the Tar Heels can make it through unbeaten, they can probably earn an Orange Bowl appearance, most likely against top-ranked Nebraska. 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