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Total financial aid per calendar year: $13,000 + tuition &fees $9,000/$13,500 Selected Research Fellowships Research Assistantships All graduate students will participate in research. For further information contact: Dr. C.V. Smith, Graduate Coordinator School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Insitute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332 (404) 894-3011 Office hours: M-W 2-4:30 Sports Super Bowl XXI diminished in quality due to pro football’s lack of integrity By Hal L. Hammons Sports Writer Well, the time is upon us. That spectacular of spectaculars known throughout the — civilized world Viewpoint and North Da- kota as Super Bowl Sunday draws nigh. The culmination of 25 weeks of speculation, anxiety and armchair quarterbacking is coming to a head. Be still my beating heart. Where is some World Cup action when you need it? The New York Giants vs. the Denver Broncos? Forgive my anti- American attitude, but I could care less. Don’t get me wrong. I am the big gest of football fans. I eagerly await each season, preparing for the ad vent of a new season in late July, going into a state of mourning around mid-January. But this year was the final straw in a long-standing feud I have been carrying out with “professional” football. I have wearied of renegotiations of multi-year contracts that most in dividuals not named David McWil liams would feel bound to fulfill. I am nauseated by Indianapolis Colts owner Bob Irsay, who spirited his team out of Baltimore, thus mak ing an excellent argument that George Steinbrenner has an equal. I am disgusted with “fans” whose strength of loyalty is directly propor tional to their team’s won-loss re cord. And don’t even talk to me about the USeless Football League if there still is one. The National Football League’s problems have outgrown the Na tional Football League. And in try ing to alleviate the problems, they have created more. Classic case of above: I remember not long ago when the biggest gripe against pro football was the length of the games. Now those with power have decided they can help out offi cials by using instant replays on some close calls. Have . n i Jwe pl ; tor teams at ail —^eyjMshot characters. Why do you tiH “j , McMahon has sold so mam!iH| iat The game has becomedL. ual that,for entertainment,fiH lI1ie , to resort to watching Barfeg" j | 1( stalk a cooler of GatoraidwcEj.jjjjj tent to empty its content!I|lj (mS | head of his coach to ce!e| ^ other Giants victory. Anentf tin try quivers in anticipationoH e( l ... he will pull off the dirty deem i win Sunday. I am bored with prima donnas who don’t feel it is necessary to de mean themselves by being under the authority of their employers. I am tired of Pete Rozelle trying to find a court that will tell A1 Davis that Davis can’t move his team to Los Angeles if he wants. The results? About 400 calls re viewed in 224 games, fewer than 10 percent actually overruled, three- to five-minute delays becoming com monplace, crucial calls missed, and a herd of zebras afraid to make close rulings for fear of being called wrong in front of millions. I said it before the season started, and I will say it again: give officials another control over the game and they will find another way to mess it up. Remember when the NFL de cided quarterbacks did not deserve to get tackled like normal players? Enter the infamous “in-the-grasp” rule. If a quarterback is ruled to be in the grasp of a defender, the play is stopped and a sack is recorded. Honestly, when was the last time you saw a defensiveman have a real hold on a quarterback, one that would not be escaped, and the quar terback did not get a lace full of grass anyway? Whoops. Artificial turf. Which brings up more problems. Those on high have decided that grass is too much trouble to take care of. And that if domed stadiums come into vogue, fans won’t have to sit through rain and snow. The modification on the drawing board is a radio link between quar terbacks and wide receivers so they can hear each other even when “The Wave” roars about them in hostile surroundings. The game has become such a spectacle that fans no longer cheer PA! PI il S It took the Chicago Be inject fun into the game, overweight defensive lim guised as a running badanj| for a kitchen appliance.' Bunch” and "The Smurfs good ef fort a few years ago ington, tcx). But funny nicknames (nl characters is not the wayioa terest back into the game. LJ happens when fans becotwiL ant upon them and the cl j 1 runs bare. ™ kjudl) Witness the playoffs of 198(>: who was left'TheFrMT 1 unplugged, the Skins wertKs®' I' the Broncos were, and ait People across the countnhJ edly rooted for the G Browns, of all teams, simpia there was nobody else won for. And now even theyart j All that’s left is CarsoiJ Cooler against some team, jerseys. Well, root for tk fun is of the essence. Itht homework. ■is tl 1e st Basse Bis se if SnI pi acti ol the ol di: wl en< oin me terhat Ags don’t want to be surprised in meeting with last-place Owls By Hal L. Hammons Sports Writer Coming off a big win over Hous ton in G. Rollie White Coloseum Monday night, Texas A&M faces a somewhat smaller obstacle tonight at Autry Court in Houston against Rice. Metcalf said the main chore to night will be keeping Owl high scorer Greg Hines in check. He said Keron Graves would start the game against him, with John Trezvant guarding him some as well. Rice is 6-10 this year and occupies the conference basement. The Owls are winless in five conference games. Texas A&M Head Coach Shelby Metcalf is not taking them lightly, though. “We had just better be ready to play,” he said. “If we play hard, we are pretty good. But if we are not, we are in trouble.” Hines is coming off a 26-point ef fort in Rice’s 80-64 loss to Baylor Sunday. Aggie center Mike Clifford said the team’s defensive plan through out the season has been to focus most of its attention on the oppo nents’ high scorer, and that would not change with Rice and Hines. conference race is underway and each game is important. “We tire not going to take them lightly,” he said. He did say, however, they were hoping to give some extra playing time to some of the substitutes that have not played much. He said the team had played a lot of basketball over the past few days and was hop ing tonight’s load could be spread out between several people. Clifford said the Aggies could not afford to look past Rice, since the “After the Houston game,” Clif ford said, “we realize we are that much closer to first place.” The Aggies are only one game be hind conference-leading TCU at 4-1 in conference and 12-4 overall. Combined salaries of New York LB Taylor, Denver QB Elway stand at $1.75 million DALLAS (AP) — The highest- paid players with the New York Gi ants and the Denver Broncos — the foes in Sunday’s Super Bowl — have combined salaries of $1.75 million, according to NFL Players Associa tion records. Broncos quarterback John Elway made $900,000, placing him at the top of his team’s pay chart, accord ing to figures obtained by the Dallas Morning News. Giants linebacker Lawrence Tay lor’s $850,000 salary for 1986 makes him the highest-paid NFL defensive player as well as the top earner on his team, the newspaper said. The No. 2 salary for the Broncos goes to wide receiver Steve Watson, who had total compensation of $600,000 in 1986, including a salary of $500,000 and a $100,000 report ing bonus. The second-highest-paid member of the Giants is quarterback Phil Simms, who earned $650,000. Each of the 45 Broncos on the ac tive roster for the Super Bowl made an average of $232,400 in salary and bonuses. Each of the Giants made an average of $213,777. Each player on the winning team will get playoff compensation of $64,000, or $21,333 for each of three playoff victories. Members of the losing team each will receive a to tal of $46,000. But any player with a base salary over $341,328 made more per game during the regular season than he will make per game for participating in the three playoff games. Seven Broncos and five Giants fall into that category, according to the players association figures. Turbiville will retire os A&M S | flu reach the be vince to live 1 Te m< to 3. Sll] Bid. we rid mere. I flu htralc Texas A&M Sports Is lion Director Tom Turbi'i—. nounced Tuesday thatlitWL s J tire from his post as soonsfigj, director can be found; 1 placement. Turbiville worked : A&M Sports Informal! partment for almost threl and said he plans to erT private business in Bryan J Station. then i Colts. He “I felt it was the best til me and my family to I hange right now,” Is! tange said. He said he believes tij A&M athletic program-j the football program'j come very successful. “Maybe, I’ll beabletofj that (success) as a fanmoitj hired hand,” Turbiville4 He said the question in sports journalism,es|4 81 the larger media centers. iis decision rge a part in “There’s still some sportswriters out there, ville said. “But 1 feelthost] are becoming outnumbe^ Turbiville said he will on the job until A&M At^ rector Jackie Sherrill cat vacancy and a smooth ^ period can be ensured c c Ol an to als de pe to fet Ulj SOI ph Bi fit an stc pr ho Tickets Now on Sale in Blocker Lobby Business Student Awards Banquet Tues. February 3 7:00 p.m. College Station Hilton $8.50 per person Sign up to sit at the company table of your choice Speaker: T. J. 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