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as Oilers’ coach
after 8-22 record
HOUSTON — Hugh Campbell, whose promise of an explosive Hous
ton Oilers offense never materialized, was fired as head coach Monday and
defensive coordinator Jerry Gtanville was named as his interim replac e
ment.
The annoucement by General Manager Ladd Herzeg. which followed
the Oilers’ 35-14 loss to the New York Giants, climaxed a feud that had sim
mered since the end of last season when Herzeg criticized the Oilers' of
fense as being unimaginative. V
Sunday sioss dropped Houston to a 5-9 record and assured the Oilers
of their fifth consecutive losing season.
Herzeg said he made the move with two games remaining in the season
because of the Oilers’ offensive inconsistency and speculation surrounding
t ampbelPsjob status.
‘’This action as taken at this time because we've lost four of our last five
said in a statement. "This, coupled with immense specu
lation concerning Hugh’s job status,
which has become a major distrac
non to our players, is the reason it
was felt the move was in the best m-
tersts of the football team .’’
Campbell, who compiled an 8-22
record in his two seasons with the
Oilers. *as not immediately available
for comment.
Glanville, who formerly served as
defensive coordinator of the Atlanta
Falcons and a defensive coach for
the Buffalo Bills, joined the Oilers
last season He becomes the club's
13th head coach in its 26-vear his
tory.
“You come into something like
this with mixed emotions because of
• Hugh Campbell the way you got the job,” Glanville
said. “But you can’t hit a home run unless you take the bat, so I took the
bat.”
Glanville said he would be interested in being the head coach next sea
son.
“I asked Ladd when he made the offer what the considerations were for
next year.’’ he said. “He told me I would be considered. I don’t know how
jtronKly.”
Glanville said he would make some changes over the final two games,
jut declined to say what the moves would be.
”1 don’t see that we have a big attitude problem.” Glanville said. “We’ve
lost some concentration on defense, which is totally my responsibility. But
now we’ve had enough distractions and it’s time to get on with the season."
„ Glanville worked with a defensive unit that was considered the Oilers'
chief weakness at the start of the season. Using an aggressive, gambling
style, the defense improved drastically throughout the season and figured
heavily in the team's five victories.
cagers to host Pan
Metcalf says Aggies still struggling with injuries
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. high point of the season so far has been the aggressive style of our.
<l<‘fense, Herzeg said. “The defense has nearly douoled its taite-aw^\>
(turnovers) from 1904f*aad dm has been a major contribmorm aur won-
loss record.”
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The, AJcM men cagers and tenter
American tonight at 7:30 and Fraire
Photo by ANTHONY S. CASPER
Jimmie Gilbert (30) host Pan
View Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
By CHAREAN WILLIAMS
Assntam Sports Edttoi
After two road games, the Texas
A AM men's basketball team re
turns home with wounded pride’
— and wounded bodies.
The Aggies were beaten men
tally. physically and on the
scoreboard last Thursday against'
Lamar in Houston and Saturday
night in Tennessee.
The kisses dropped the Aggies
to 2-3 and sent them limping into
G. Rollie White Coliseum for
bacJk-to-back games against Pan'
American (Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.)
and Prairie View (\Vednesday at
7:yj p.m.).
“We have been struggling.”
AAM Coach Shelby Metcan stud.
“We haven’t played up to our po
tential yet. All of the players want
to win, so the effort has been
good. We might have let up i
little m intensity, so well go back
to the basics.”
And part of the reason for the
Aggies are struggling is basically
simple — injuries
A AM was already without
guard Gary Lewis and center Da
vid Thompson, who are out in
definitely with broken hands, be
fore taking to the road.
Against Tennessee, starting
forward Mike Clifford dove for a
loose ball and slipped into the
scorer's table, pinching a nerve in
his neck and shoulder, and start
ing forward Winston Cnte re-
injured his ankle.
“David Thompson will be X-
rayed again this week.” Metcalf
said “He can't have any contact
for another week. Gary Lewis will
fx‘ X-raved for the first time
Thursday Mike didn't practice
\estet da\ or today, but he will
play. A lesser person probably
wouldn’t, but Mike is tough.
Winston reimured his ankle, but
he will also plav. So, it’s not as bad
as it first appeared
“The injuries came at an mop-
iKirtune time We just need to get
healths^If we stay healthy, happy
and out of foul trouble, well be
alright.”
A AM can begin to do juat that
when R boats Pan American
Tuesday.
The Broncos, who are 3-2, are
led by 5-foot-9 center Charles
"Junior” Ray who is averaging
10.6 points per game, and for
ward Tom Fiepke who is averag
ing 10.4. Pan Am's renewed
"Band Aid Backcourt” of John
son A Johnson, as in Joe and Ke
vin, has given teams fits all sea
son.
’They are big," Metcalf said.
"Their guards are 6-4. Their for
wards average 6-6 and their cen
ter is 6-9. They also have good
depth. We beat them at their
place last year, but we played a
very good ball game. It will be a
difficult ball game for us again.”
AAM will counter with guard
Don Marbury who has averaged
27.8 points and 4.2 rebounds
thus far. Marbury scored 28 and
31 points in the losses to Lamar
anci Tennessee. Crite leads the
team in rebounding at nine per
^ame and is third in scoring at
The Ags won’t get any breaks
to rest up this week.
After the affair with Fan Am.
they'll suit up and plav again
Wednesday against Prairie \ lew ,
which has vet to win a game this
season.
“I haven’t seen Frame View
lay,” Metcalf said. “We'll proba-
lv get a film of them tomorrow,
rhev've definitely improved
They plaved SMU last week and
it was close at the hall They're
not as good as Pan Am, but we re
struggling All the ball games will
be tou^h until we get something
going
And Metcalf still has a positive
outlook.
“If anything has come out of
this, we’ve gotten Paul Crawford
some playing time," he said.
“It will all fall together It just
wasn’t the way 4ve wrote the
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