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November 13 1987 8:00 p.m. Rudder Auditorium presale $4 at door $5 all proceeds to benefit Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center D MSC Political Forum tectst&m tBmsidemtiai Series presents (governor UvCit^e ^Du/^a/qs Democratic Presidential Candidate in a nationally televised address live from Rudder Theatre Friday, November 13 3:15 p.m. Free Admission This program Ls presented for educational purposes, and does not constitute an endorsement Tor any speaker 4L ^fr Sports Crucial SWC game on tap for ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ team By Doug Hall Assistant Sports Editor Before the college football sea son even began, Saturday’s Texas A&M vs.-Arkansas showdown was expected to be the Southwest Con ference game of the year. At stake for the winner, went the com- Analysis mon thought, would be a trip to Cotton Bowl and a Top 10 rank ing. Even for the loser the stakes looked promising. In all likelihood, the two teams would enter the game with no more than one loss. A defeat therefore, probably would not knock the loser out of the Top 20 or a the hunt for a promising bowl bid. Interestingly enough, the game has materialized to be a classic con ference matchup — but not in the same sense that many had expected. The 6-2 Aggies currently are ranked No. 19 while the 7-2 Razor- backs are No. 20. Neither team will move into the top 10 with a victory, but the loser will surely drop out. Even for the winner of the 2 p.m. game, a Cotton Bowl bid is not locked up. A third loss for either team, however, is a sure way to win a trip to a minor bowl. And the Aggies still have two tough games remain ing. Arkansas started the season with strong victories over Mississippi and Tulsa, despite having to rotate quarterbacks Greg Thomas and Quinn Grovey. Thomas has not been completely healthy all season and Grovey went down during last week’s Baylor game. Head Coach Ken Hatfield had the optimism flowing in the hills de spite an untested secondary and a limited offensive scheme. The pes simists returned however after Jimmy Johnson’s Miami Hurricanes trounced the Razorbacks 51-7. Since then, the season has been up and down for Hatfield. The Hogs bounced back to defeat an im proving Texas Christian team and an unpredictable Texas Tech squad. Then, in the midst of recovery, the Hogs lost a heartbreaker to Texas 16-14 and have struggled in victories over Baylor and Houston. Hatfield is drawing the wrath of Razorback supporters who haven’t gone to the Cotton Bowl since 1975. Never mind the fact that this is only his fourth year at the Ar kansas helm. Similarly, the Aggies have had a Dr.-Jekyll-and-Mr.-Hyde season. For the second consecutive sea son, the Aggies opened up with a loss to Louisiana State. This year, however, the loss broke a 14-game home winning streak. Additionally, the LSU game showed Aggie fans that 1987 would nor be a walk in the park. When quarterback Craig Stump failed to get the Aggies moving, Head Coach Jackie Sherrill promptly inserted red-shirt fresh man Lance Pavlas, instigating a quar terback shuffle that now includes freshman Bucky Richardson. The Aggies bounced back from the 17-3 LSU loss with an impressive win over Washington and (former?) Heisman candidate Chris Chandler. After extending their record to 2-1 with a win over Southern Missis sippi, the Aggies traveled west to meet the Red Raiders. Once again though, the Aggies appeared in their Mr. Hyde outfit and traveled back from Lubbock owning an unimpressive 2-2 record. And although Sherrill’s Aggies have won four consecutive games, the of fense has continued to disappear on a regular basis and even thedti has been riddled on occasions, But all that is in the past Saturday’s game gives thewinit inside track to the conff championship. So who will win? Weill pends on which version i teams show up in Kyle Field. If A&M is able to throwtlk effectively, it can score 1 against the Razorback defenst year the Hogs neutralized Ai Kevin Murray by using a two three-man rush that allowed guard Tony Cherico to float the line of scrimmage. This year, however, the quarterback shuffle undouli limited Arkansas’ ability to ptt for the game. Both Stump and las can drop back and throwtht while Richardson is betterkno*: running the option. If the Aggies are unsuca through the air, the Hogs de: should be able to stuff the,! rushing attack. Defensively, the Aggies had trouble in the past defes the wishbone (Arkansas owns; 21-3 series record). But with Arkansas’ quarterbacks at less full strength, it remains to be whether the Hogs can movetht especially against A&M’sdefens So look for the game to i down to turnovers and special play, an area in which A&M hi celled lately. But more importantly, loo! an exciting game because nom what kind of season both teams had, playing for a chance at the ference championship is all counts. Forgotten backup fullback led Ags to victory over Hog By Tim Stanfield Sports Writer When Texas A&M and Arkansas lined up against each other in early November 1974, most experts fig ured that the winner would host the 1975 Cotton Bowl. That was especially true for the Aggies, who were unbeaten in SWC play at that point. However, injuries to key backfield members had reduced the effective ness of Coach Emory Bellard’s wish bone offense, particularly at full back. Due to those problems, senior Jerry Honore drew the starting as signment at fullback against the Hogs, even though Bellard felt that he didn’t have the needed quickness to be effective. Honore’s situation mirrored that of the entire A&M squad, which had had only one winning season since 1958 (in 1967, finishing 6-4). Already the squad had posted six wins and was rated high in the weekly top 10 polls in both wire serv ices. But the Hogs came into Kyle Field ready for a fight, since as the series had become physically tough with the Aggies holding their own for a change. For the first time since the late 1950’s, A&M had defeated Arkansas two times in a . row (in 1971 and 1972, by scores of 17-9 and 10-7). In fact the scores for the two games prior to the 1974 contest ended up with almost the exact same scores as did the 1985-86 games. (In 1973 A&M lost 14-10, just as it did in 1986 and the Ags won 10-6 in 1985.) Honore was another in the Ag gies’ long line of outstanding foot ball players recruited from Loui siana (he came from Lake Charles) and was in coach Gene Stallings’ fi nal class of freshmen. Just as Jimmy Hawkins was some what neglected after coach Jackie Sherrill recruited his first class in 1983, in 1972 Honore found himself playing behind fullbacks Alvin Bow ers, Bucky Sams, and swingman Ronnie Hubby. By the time the Aggies took the field against coach Frank Broyles’ Hogs, Bowers was long gone from the team, Sams was hurt, and Hubby was soon to be called upon to fill in for halfback Skip Walker. Walker left the game with four minutes left in the first period, and Honore’s date with destiny began. Reserve tight end David Greeno recovered Floyd Hogan’s fumble at the Hog nine late in the period, set-, ting the table for the Ags’ initial touchdown. “Mr. Who” carried the ball three straight times, the final thrust good for one yard and a touchdown. Though he would later add to his point totals, Honore noted that this one was special. “That one excited me to because it was the first one I’df scored in my varsity career,”hes Place-kicker Randy added a school-record 57 yard! goal in the second period, and Aggies took a 10-7 lead intotheb time. A&M backfield members ci ued to fall in the third period, ing at one point quarterbackD Shipman, Honore, halfback Hartman and freshman hall David Craig in the lineup. Arkansas kicker Steve Littles yard field goal tied the score 14:18 to play, but only for plays. Continuing his Cinderella performance, Honore became man of the hour, as from hiso» yard line, he burst up the mid twisted away from a pairofwouli tacklers, and outdistanced there 1 the Porkers as he raced 60 yards the south end zone for the win touchdown. Haddox added a late field! and the final score was Texas 20, Arkansas 10. Honore had rushed for 13}f‘ on 19 carries after having brougl career total of 29 yards on sixeaf into the game. Bellard was effusive in hispn for Honore, noting that “He caff and did an outstanding job. 'I don’t know what we’d have without the crazy son of a gun. Messina Hof captures the spirit of aggieland in ^ach bottle. Messina Hof is the perfect gift for the holiday season. Les Amis Du Vin World Premier of Messina Hof 1987 Vintages 7:30 pm Hilton November 20 Festival at Messina Hof Vinyard 10-6 pm Nov. 21 a day of fun, fashion, art, wine and the fabulous new 1987 vintages For reservations for Harvest Fest 409/778-WINE (9463) Pregame Tours by reservation 409/778-WINE Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo Class of ’75 Directions to Winery 1) Exit Hwy 6 at Hwy 21 2) Travel east 2mi. to Wallis Rd. 3) Follow Signs to Winery Welcome to your Fantasi They’re gorgeous! They’re perfect! They’re youd Direct from LA! l()l minutes of Live Musical L\ci Coming to Graham Central Station Sunday Nov. 15 3 & 6 p.m. Tickets on sale now at Grahams, Dillards ticketron & Texas A&M BoxOff^ Call 823-2707 for more information