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**** If f * } I > i f f f f f I f (lie } If f Sports Aggie represents student concerns See page 15 Friday, September 28, 1984/The Battalion/Page 13 Arkansas State defense plots Ag ambush By TONY CORNETT Sports Writer || No sooner do the Texas Aggies learn to stop the great passing attack of Iowa State when somebody has to throw on the brakes and get the team set up for the running attack of Arkansas State. ■ The Indians are doing better than anybody expected them to, posting a 3d record heading into Saturday’s dash on Kyle Field. ■ “They’re a lot better this year than they were last year,” A&M Coach Jackie Sherrill said. “They’re not going to have a lot of points scored [ainstthem this year.” Indeed, the Indians are getting stellar performances from their de fense. “So far, I’d say that our No. 1 strength has been our defense,” Ar kansas State Coach Larry Lacewell said.” “Anytime you play 12 quarters of football without giving up a touchdown, you’ve got to consider that a strength. Of course, we haven’t been playing Texas A&M ei ther.” Lacewell added jokingly, “Proba bly our No. 1 weakness is coaching.” Last season, Arkansas State came into the A&M game with a 2-0 re cord. The Ags, having had two weeks to prepare, soundly trounced them 38-0. The Indians went on to lose their next three games. “I think it bothered us,” said Lace well. This season the Indians have been a surprise to everyone, including Lacewell. “Offensively, we’re better than I thought we’d be,” he said. “We weren’t supposed to win the games we’ve won. I think we’ve been a sur? prise to everybody in our part of the country because we were picked next to last in the Southland Confer ence and people didn’t think we’d win but one game coming into the A&M game.” Sure, the Indians are primarily a running team. But that doesn’t mean they can’t do anything else. “We throw the ball, too,” Lacewell said. “You might be surprised this year. We’re going to throw some where in the neighborhood of 15-20 times a ballgame.” Among the more potent weapons in the Indians’ teepee are defensive end Stacy Price, quarterback Dwane Brown and fullbacks Rickey Jemison and Lewis Brown. D. Brown, Jemison and L. Brown usually averages 15-17 carries each in a game. Price was the leading tackier for the Indians last season. Offensively, ASU runs a variation of the wishbone which Lacewell has dubbed the “Y-bone.” Sherrill explained the problems ASU’s offense will create for the Ags: “Their guard-tackle split will be huge,” Sherrill said. “We need to be able to read their blocks, be able to be in a position to take the dive —the quarterback or the pitchman. All it takes is one play where you don’t cover one of the three and they get a big play on you.” “If you look at all of the national stats of the people that are leading the country in rushing, it will always be the teams that are running some type of option.” pretty g back Sherrill assessed the Ags’ situa tion: “The kicking game is sound,” he said. “We’re going to are regular offense. I hope we can be a little more consistent and not make the mental mistakes offensive ly” Battalion Scientific Football Picks \ <■ •> ‘ ... f t T | '«■' Travis Tingle Assistant Sports Editor Peter Rocha Sports Photographer Reveille ( * [} y ..y Ed Cassavoy Sports Editor Tony Cornett Sports Writer '<0 "dp Arkansas State at Texas A&M A&M by 27 A&M by 21 Ags by a Stump A&M by 21 A&M by 30 A&M by 15 Baylor at Texas Tech Texas Tech by 3 Texas Tech by 14 Raiders by 2 Baylor by 2 Texas Tech by 7 Texas Tech by 10 Navy at Arkansas Arkansas by 10 Arkansas by 3 Middies by 2 Navy by 1 Arkansas by 3 Arkansas by 3 Texas at Penn State Texas by 9 Penn State by 6 Nittany Lions by 8 Penn State by 3 Texas by 7 Penn State by 7 i TCUatSMU SMU by 6 TCU by 7 Froggies by 6 TCU by 1 TCU by 3 TCU by 7 7 Rice at Miami (Fla.) Miami (Fla.) by 28 Miami (Fla.) by 10 Canes by 119 Miami (Fla.) by 17 Miami (Fla.) by 17 Miami (Fla.) by 14 Louisville at Houston Houston by 20 Houston by 3 Coogs by a slam dunk Houston by 1 Houston by 10 Houston by 10 LSU at USC USC by 3 USCPxJ. Bayou Bengals by 2 USC by 7 USC by 7 USC by 20 Arizona State at Stanford Stanford by 16 Stanford by 3 Sun Devils by 4 Arizona State by 1 Arizona State by 3 Stanford by 7 Clemson at Georgia Tech Clemson by 6 Clemson by 3 Tigers by 3 Clemson by 3 Clemson by 10 Georgia Tech by 3 Dallas at Chicago Cowboys by 7 Cowboys by 7 Pokes by 18 Bears by 7 Cowboys by 10 Bears by 15 New Orleans at Houston - - Saints by 14 Saints by 20 Saints by a Bum Saints by 7 New Orleans by 7 Saints by 21 Fourth Week Totals Overall: 36-12; Pet. — .750 Overall: 35-13; Pet. — .729 Overall: 33-15; Pet. — .689 Overall: 34-14; Pet. — .708 Overall: 31-17; Pet. — .645 Overall: 30-18; Pet. — ..625 ) H) © CERVECERIA MOCTEZUMA. S.A. 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