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The Battalion
Page 11
Battalion
Football
Picks
Doug Walker
Assistant
Sports Editor
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Cartoonist
Jerry Bolz
Sports Writer
Cray Plxley
Assistant
Sports Editor
Hal L. Hammons
Sports Editor
Reveille
Mascot
Anthony Wilson
Opinion Page
Editor
: Rice at Texas A&M
Aggies by 21
Aggies by 24
Aggies by 21
Aggies by 14
Aggies by 17
Aggies by 88
Aggies by 10
Arkansas at Houston
Cougars by 7
Hogs by 1
Cougars by 7
Hogs by 6
Hogs by 4
Hogs by 24
Cougars by 6
Baylor at TCU
Frogs by 6
Bears by 7
Bears by 3
Bears by 1
Frogs by 1
Bears by 7
Frogs by 2
Penn State at Alabama
Tide by 4
Lions by 3
Lions by 3
Tide by 4
Tide by 10
Lions by 7
Tide by 7
UCLA at Arizona
Bruins by 10
Bruins by 14
Bruins by 12
Bruins by 10
Bruins by 11
Bruins by 3
Bruins by 14
Indiana at Michigan
Michigan by 3
Michigan by 1
Wolverines by 4
Michigan by 4
Hoosiers by 6
Michigan by 4
Michigan by 3
Air Force at Notre Dame
Irish by 14
Irish by?
Irish by 10
Irish by 10
Irish by 24
Falcons by 1
Irish by 21
BC at West Virginia
UWV by 13
UWV by 7
UWV by 14
UWV by 6
UWV by 17
Eagles by 2
UWV by 10
Maryland at Duke
Devils by 3
Devils by 7
Devils by 6
Devils by 3
Terrapins by 3
Terps by 4
Devils by 1
Washington at Oregon
Huskies by 7
Huskies by 7
Huskies by 7
Ducks by 6
Huskies by 4
Huskies by 5
Huskies by 9
Cowboys at Eagles
Eagles by 10
Eagles by 7
Eagles by 7
Eagles by 1
Eagles by 10
Cowboys by 6
Eagles by 12
Oilers at Bengals
Oilers by 3
Bengals by 7
Bengals by 6
Bengals by 3
Oilers by 3
Oilers by 9
Oilers by 4
i Record
9-2-1 (.818)
9-2-1 (.818)
10-1-1 (.910)
10-1-1 (.909)
8-3-1 (.720)
8-3-1 (.727)
9-2-1 (.818)
! Overall
66-17-1 (.786)
62-21-1 (.756)
62-21-1 (.747)
59-24-1 (.708)
53-30-1 (.636)
48-35-1 (.578)
9-2-1 (.818)
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ng in 1972 and ending with a five-
me victory over Los Angeles in 1974.
The Dodgers are 5-13 overall in World
ties play, including 5-4 since moving
Los Angeles.
The awkward Hatcher, again in the
eup for Gibson, continued to lead a
armed life. He homered in the first in-
ig after Frankin Stubbs’ single and put
s Angeles ahead for the 1 Oth time in
postseason games.
Hatcher’s home run was his second of
series; he hit only one in 191 at-bats
ring the season. Hatcher later singled,
iking him 4-for-4 with two home runs
inst Davis this week after previously
ing 2-for-14 in his career against him.
Davis, signed as a free agent last De
cember after being released by the Ath
letics, made his former club pay in the
fourth. Hatcher led off with an infield
single, diving headfirst to beat third
baseman Camey Lansford’s throw, be
fore the next two batters struck out.
On a 3-0 count, manager Tom Lasorda
gave the sign to hit instead of take, and
Davis did. The Dodgers’ designated hit
ter, who had only two home runs during
the season, sent a deep drive into the
right-field seats for a 4-1 lead.
Oakland’s best opportunity came in
the third. Lansford and Tony Phillips
opened with singles and finally got the
crowd going. Walt Weiss, the ninth-
place batter, sacrificed the runners into
scoring position and Stan Javier scored
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ainst Texas’ Eric Metcalf in the
|tical prelude to the Cotton Bowl.
Questions were asked. It was won-
red if the 12th Man would be a
ture of the Aggie football team
much longer alter such a dismal
son.
(There was a last word from the
suffering 1987 T2th Man dur
ing the Cotton Bowl. It was Warren
■rhorst who nipped the Heisman
Trophy winner’s towel and dashed
off the field causing an uproar. ■
jSo what?” the 12th Man said.
Ifiey may have been pulled against
Texas but Sherrill had the confi
dence to leave them in for Tim
Brown.
jThe 12th Man is most probably -
Hre to stay — problems or not.
jThe 12th Man will be here for as i
long as I’m here,” Sherrill says. “I’m ;
very pleased with what they have i
done so far this year.”
out wait.
here is no need to speculate
about the team and its problems be
cause the athletes will be the first to ■
say that 1987 was not a vintage year.
There is no hiding the fact, and the
guys have no need or intention to
shove aside the sad truth.
JFhey know about last year. Seve- !
ral of them played through last sea
son's foibles and failures.
But in the tradition of optimists
and winners, “That was then — this
is now.”
iThe 12th Man athletes know they
have ground to make up and are dy-
the 12th Man, says the team mem
bers are out to prove themselves and
show that they can play with finesse.
“There are those people who say
he (Sherrill) doesn’t have confidence
in the 12th Man if he calls for the
ball to be kicked away from a certain
receiver. He is the boss, and I defi
nitely believe he has confidence in
the guys,” Hughes says.
“Coach Sherrill called the squib
kick and the pooch kick against
Tech. We are trying to make things
|Ve want to be the best
kickoff team in the South
west Conference. That is
our goal for the season.”
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ing for a chance to show that they
I are new and improved,
i After all, they had been waiting
quite a while before getting their
premiere against Texas Tech.
'Bp his year the 12th Man have a
goal—just ask them.
BWe want to be the best kickoff
team in the Southwest Conference,”
twb-year starter Bubba Hillje says.
Thu; is our goal for the season.”
■pThird year 12th Man and two-
yeat starter Garry Sorrell agrees that
being the best in the SWC is in their
sights.
: ‘We needed something to focus
onjinstead of just running down the
field trying to hit someone. We
needed to believe that we could have
the best return average in the con-
ferience.”
■This may sound ambitious for stu-
dents-turned-athletes, but coming
from these gung-ho guys it all
sounds possible.
: Sherrill says the goal of being the
best in the conference is one set by
the 12th Man, but he says he thinks
the players could see the realization
of that goal.
“We have some determined and
confident young men out there this
)ear,” he says. “They’ve held on av
erage 12-yard returns per game so
(they seem headed for success.”
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“These guys are playing
for pride. They are not
scholarship players, and
the time they sacrifice for
12th Man may be cutting
into school, work and
other activities. They
work as hard as the schol
arship players, and their
enthusiasm makes them a
special part of the Aggie
football team. Being a
part of the 12th Man is a
big commitment.”
Jim Hughes
Graduate assistant to the
12 th Man
happen out there and do the unex
pected,” he says. “We wotdd like to
get down the field and maybe cause
a fumble.”
Hughes says the 12th Man is play
ing about seven players who had
never gone down before the Tech
game but that the team is a strong
group.
“T hese guys are playing for pri
de,” he says. “They are not schol
arship players, and the time they sac
rifice for 12th Man may be cutting
into school, work and other activ
ities. They work as hard as the schol
arship players, and their enthusiasm
makes them a special part of the Ag
gie football team. Being a part of the
12th Man is a big commitment.”
Being a part of the team is what
most the 12th Man players see as a
privilege and bonus to their college
experience. It is a balancing act be
tween grades and football.
Sorrell, who was a walk-on de
fensive back before becoming a 12th
Man member, relishes his position
on the team.
“I would rather be on the 12th
Man than a walk-on,” he says. “Be
ing a 12th Man has prestige around
campus because most everyone can
identify with us. They know we are
out there because we want to be —
scholarship or not.”
Second-year starter Brian Ed
wards agrees with his teammate.
“I don’t have a future in football,"
he says. “I’m out there to do a good
job and contribute, and students can
relate to that. I don’t think the 12th
Man have that football attitude that
intimidate some people.
“I’m a student and then an ath
lete. My education is number one,
but I do want to be out covering
kickoffs,” Edwards say.
The 12th Man is a self-described
unit within the football unit. The
players help out by running drills
with the scholarship athletes or be
ing a part of a scout team, but they
do have their own separate identity.
“We are a close group of guys
within the A&M football family,”
Sorrell says. “We don’t always go
around with the scholarship guys,
but we do have good interaction with
them.
“We study, hunt, fish and just
hang out together. The 12th Man
guys are all pretty close, and we en
joy getting together off the field.”
But most agree that the excite
ment comes when they take the
field.
“I get a thrill just being out on
Kyle Field when 60,000 people are
screaming,” Brian Carpenter says.
Carpenter is a third year 12th
Man who hadn’t played football in
high school.
“The 12th Man was a totally new
experience for me. I’m nervous and
excited every game whether I play
or not,” he says.
Hillje, a former walk-on, says
playing for the 12th Man was a per
sonal goal.
“I come from a small town, Co-
tulla, where people said I would
never see any playing time at a Divi
sion I college. Now I get to play on
the 12th Man.
“When I was out on Kyle Field
and heard my name over the loud
speaker, I knew I’d finally made it,”
he says. “It was a relief to see some
action.”
For some of the 12th Man players,
time on Kyle Field is nerve-racking
as well as exciting.
“I wasn’t waving my towel very
much against Texas Tech, and some
of the guys gave me a hard time
about it,” second year 12th Man Kirk
Pierce says. “I guess I was a little ner
vous when I got onto the field. After
the first kickoff, I settled down.”
Sorrell says some of the players
who have been on 12th Man for a
while try to help out the new players
Kyle Field jitters.
“I’m nervous myself, but I have
some experience and try to get ev
erybody to concentrate on the job in
stead of nerves once we are out
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Lansford with a sacrifice fly that made it
2-1.
Hershisher then walked Dave Hender
son, bringing up Jose Canseco. This was
the Athletics’ chance, and everyone
seemed to know it.
But baseball’s most dominant pitcher
was better than the game’s top hitter, and
Canseco grounded into a forceout. It was
Canseco’s 16th straight at-bat without a
hit since his grand slam in Game 1, in
cluding six futile tries against Hershiser.
Rick Dempsey, subbing for the hurt
Scioscia, doubled home another insur
ance run in the sixth. Not that Hershiser
needed it, though. Oakland needed five
runs to win at that point, and that was
more than Hershiser had allowed in his
last 97 innings.
“We have some deter
mined and confident
young men out there this
year. They’ve held on av
erage 12-yard returns per
game so they seem
headed for success.”
Jackie Sherrill
there. We know we only have a cer
tain number of plays to shine, he
says.
“The kickoff is our specialty and
we must do it well.”
So nerves and performance pres
sures weigh down, but the 12th Man
Kick-off Team is ready for a chal
lenge. The players are out there for
the entire Aggie audience as a sym
bol of student participation in what
has become an important feature of
Aggieland.
Sorrell sums it up best.
“We are out there for everyone.
We wave that towel on game day for
everyone — not just for ourselves.”
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AMERICAN LAMB
PRICE PER POUND
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LAMB SHOULDER ROASTS (boneless rolled and tied) $2.79
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