Monday, August 2.1, 1984AThe Battalion/Page 3S 6 itie ‘nhTaJ !t) sin ‘iandj,; %il| ^ atk h wjfi iPasu taesj sitress'i '•essatlij was Ai(!i| f from l 1 ilyupio its and s to the o cademiel '84 swc jo area, ii rship Ir. : abigfi ninginji;- nseandfe i; and t Africa, f Indiar she was 4 :ar. rning afi naments reallv bt '■s. ~s are Cadi iaye Ly® d Laura L ■d WODl® cure of fo ayers. Fn i teams® (Continued from page 1) Defensively, the Ponies may feel the pinch of graduation. With the departure of all but three starters iron the nation’s sec ond-ranked defense in ’83, the pres sure will most likely fall onAll-SWC linebacker Anthony Beverly, who re turns after leading the team in tackles last season. TEXAS Even though the Longhorns only return five offensive and four de fensive starters, don’t get any ideas that Texas is weak this year. Nothing could be further from the truth. With seven pre-season All-SWC picks in center Gene Chilton, punter John Teltschik, place kicker Jeff Ward, defensive tackle Tony De- f jrate, weak safety Jerry Gray and inebackers June James and Tony Edwards, Head Coach Fred Akers has got to feel good about his chances to repeat as SWC champs in ’84. If the Horns do have a weakness this year, it would probably be in the offensive back field. Todd Dodge and Rob Moerschell will once again vie for the starting quarterback du ties — Akers hopes one will finally end his apparently never-ending search for a true No. 1 quarterback. But aside from the quarterback merry-go-round, the Horns’ run ning back situation is still questiona ble. Star tailback Edwin Simmons is still not completely recovered from the knee surgery he underwent in the spring. Ronnie Rodinson returns to fill the void at fullback, but with out Simmons in the lineup, the Longhorns will lack break-a-way speed. So the ’84 Longhorns may be forced to throw more J,han they’re used to. If that’s the case, Brent Du- hon, Bill Boy Bryant and Kelvin Epps are three of the best in the SWC. Epps has been compared to other Longhorn greats such as lohnny “Lam” Jones and Herkie Walls. With All-America candidate Gray, Degrate, Edwards and June Jones ready to hold down the fort, the Longhorns will hardly miss a beat on defense. TEXAS A&M Aside from SMU, Texas A&M ap pears to be the best candidate to de throne defending champion Texas. Like the Year of the Bear in ’80, ’84 could well be remembered as the Year of the Aggie. The third year is often the charm for SWC coaches with a multitude of SMU’s Reggie Dupard Texas’Jerry Gray A&M’s Kevin Murray talent and Jackie Sherrill is in just that position going into the 1984 sea son. The examples of third year suc cess in the SWC are numerous: Grant Teaff went to the Cotton Bowl in his third year at Baylor. Darrell Royal accomplished the same feat in his third year at Texas. Frank Broyles spent New Year’s Day in Dallas in his third year at Arkansas as did his successor Lou Holtz. But the Third Year Theme doesn’t stop there. In examples that hit closer to home for the Aggies, Bear Bryant had an undisputed SWC champ in his third year at Texas A&M. The same holds true for Gene Stallings’ 1967 Aggies, who lost their first four games, then went on to win the con ference and defeat Alabama 20-16 in the Cotton Bowl. Besides all the positive deja vu working for the Aggies this season, they’ve also got 1983’s All-SWC of fensive newcomer Kevin Murray at Baylor’s Cody Carlson quarterback and a bonafide Lom bardi Trophy and pre-season All- America candidate in Ray Childress. According to most experts, the Aggies will should pick Cotton in 1985, but a tailor-made non-confer ence schedule and some experi enced young players may put the Aggies in the bowl picture a year ahead of shedule. BAYLOR Baylor’s Grant Teaff returns two of the best quarterbacks in the con ference in Cody Carlson and Tom Mueke. For the rest of the conference, that’s spells double trouble. Carlson led the SWC in passing in ’83and was the fourth-ranked passer in the nation, completing 98 of 190, attempts for 1,61/ yards and 12 touchdowns. Mueke threw for 838 yards and five touchdowns — the quarterback shuttle worked to near perfection. But Teaff says the 1984 Bears will feature just one of the dynamic duo. Which one is anyone’s guess, but whoever takes the snap for Baylor this season will have beat out a worthy opponent. Unfortunately for Teaff, Carlson and Mueke can’t play the other 10 positions on offense. Baylor aver aged over 400 yards in total offense in ’83, but with the loss of All-SWC receivers Gerald McNeil and Bruce Davis and Tailback Alfred Ander son, should see those numbers drop considerably. Because Baylor will probably not outscore teams as they did in ’83, the Bears will rely more heavily on their defensive personnel. Pre-season All-SWC defensive end Earvin Randle will anchor the Baylor line along with Paul Mergen- hagen and Pat Coryatt. HOUSTON The experts say that Bill Yeoman’s Cougars are long overdue for an other trip to Dallas on New Year’s Day. Returning starter Gerald Landry gives the Cougars a triple-threat quarterback to run Yeoman’s com plicated veer offense. But the more complicated Yeoman makes things, the more his team seems to fall vic tim to turnovers. If the Coogs can keep the ball in their hands and off the ground, they’ll play anyone in the conference close — guaranteed. The biggest plus for the Coogs in ’84 will be defense. Ten returning starters, including defensive Tackle T.J. Turner, linebacker Bryant Winn and free safety Audrey McMil- lian give Houston one of the most talented defenses in the conference. ARKANSAS Considering the success Ken Hat field enjoyed while turning around the Air Force Academy’s program, ignoring Arkansas becomes a slight problem. After all, the last time Ar kansas switched head coaches, the Razorbacks went 10-1 under Holtz, finishing No. 3 in the nation. Hatfield’s players have one im portant element in common with Holtz’ group — experience. Any first year head coach would drool over the team Hatfield inher ited. The Hogs return 15 starters for 1984, including a four-year starter at quarterback. (See SWC page 11) JMIK€'S Back To School Blow Out£ * Welcomes Bock the Aggies $ i Mike's Discount Liquor £ 900-2 €. 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