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■ Page 2BC/The Battalion/Monday, Sept. 2, 1985 s v ^ -x. m . s s%-w. s < x % ^ • ^ • sS % % •* - % sN ^ A ' •* ^ ^ s ' * ‘ ^ , •&$$ • ' ^ .s ■ l. ^. -ww, V. ^ W % % ’85 Ags mixing old faces with new offense Texas A&M quarterback Craig Stump, shown here scrambling against TCU last season, led the Aggies to season-ending upsets over TCU and Texas. Stump, along with ’83 starter Kevin Murray, should both be more than capable of running the Aggies’ newly installed “run-and-shoot” style offense. By PETE HERNDON Sports Writer Texas A&M offensive coordinate: Lynn Amedee says that Head Goad Jackie Sherrill’s promise that theAg gie football program is on the rigfi track should be evident in 1985. Amedee says that this year, ai though it would be nice to have,tin Aggies will not have to depend ot incoming freshmen to produce in mediately. Ij And there are also a few othti things that are going to change a; Kyle Field this year. The most noo cable difference will be that theAj gies should be filling the air win fooballs. Lynn Amedee. going into his fin year of being A&M’s off ensive coot dinator, has installed his ‘'contra off ense, a system similar to the “ruiti -and-shoot" offense used by the for mer the Houston Gamblers of tit L’nited Slates Football League. “The similarity of the twostylesi that the wide receivers have lord the defensive alignment along wit! the quarterback in both systems ani that a lot of the sets and options an pretty much the same," Amdeesan But he says there are also son* notable differences between thetw systems. “The ‘run and shoot* depends ot the quarterback getting to the om side, while our offense will be mott of a drop back style of passing ai- tack." Amedee says. “We will alsobt using a running game more th* most of the ‘run and shoot' teams. “What a lot of people don't reafe is that I'm not just a pass orientd coach," Amedee savs. ’When 1 to with LSU in 1977, we set the sixtl all-time rushing record in the Soutt eastern Conference. “That year we averaged 3(Hi yards a game on the ground anf 412.9 yards a game in total offenst. he savs, referring to an LSU recod book. Since Vanderbilt averaged mott than 300 yards a game in the air las season, Amedee says his goal fortht See A&M Offense, page 3 D. C. B. A. AEROBIC & COURT SHOES Full garment leather shoes with foam rubber sole, fully padded, terry lined heel and perforated arches. A. Phase I MET 90. Men’s light, cushioned court shoe with Hytrel™ heel stabilizer. White, 7 J4 -12 46.95 B. Phase I WLT 93 for women with same innovative styling as MLT 90. In white, sizes 5-10 42.95 C. Princess, women’s aerobic for lateral type movements. White or white with assorted color trims, 5-10 34.95 D. Freestyle, women’s light, well cushioned aerobic with 2-way support. White, sizes 5-10 39.95 Bealls MANOR EAST MALL —Bryan POST OAK MALL —College Station