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Forget boycotts:
It’s time players,
fans just play ball
X ut down the remote
control and stop yelling at the TV, the
baseball’s labor (greed) dispute is finally
over.
The owners and players agreed to a
contract late Sunday night, and the
regular season will begin April 9, only
one week late.
I’m as bored as you are with all the
talk about the issues. The fact is that
there is too much money in baseball.
New TV contracts have given the
owners tons of cash, and the players (not
satisfied making an average $600,000)
want some of it. They got it, and now
both sides are ready to ki£s, make up and
start the season.
Now, are we going to make the
owners/players pay for this blatant
display of greed?
Are we going to make them think
twice before they put the national
pasttime in jeopardy again?
No. We won’t.
All the big talk about fan boycotts and
other ways of snubbing baseball, is just
that: talk.
Don’t get me wrong, I firmly believe
that television has spoiled the national
game at the same time that it has helped
it.
Television brings the Texas Rangers
into my living room about 100 times a
year, and since I can’t make the trek to
Arlington more than a couple of times
each season, I depend on TV to bring the
game to me.
But the money that comes with TV
has corrupted the game, too. Players
have always demanded higher salaries,
See Lehmann/Page 11
‘Once an Aggie, always an Aggie ’
Kubiak returns to help quarterbacks
By RICHARD TIJERINA
Of The Battalion Staff
An old friend of Texas A&M football has
returned this spring, offering his services to
quarterbacks Lance Pavlas and Bucky Rich
ardson. Just a few tidbits of wisdom he’s
picked up here and there in his seven years
of National Football League experience.
He should know. As the Denver Broncos’
backup quarterback, Gary Kubiak plays be
hind one of the best in the business — All-
Projohn Elway.
Kubiak volunteered his services to Coach
R.C. Slocum this spring during the Aggies’
football drills. Making the 40-mile drive ev
ery day from his offseason home in Plan-
tersville, Kubiak attends A&M’s meetings
and practices.
He’s doing it for two reasons. One, to
help out with Pavlas and Richardson. Two,
to sponge some coaching lessons from Slo
cum and his staff.
Kubiak sstid he hopes to become a foot
ball coach after his playing days are over.
“I’m interested in maybe getting into
coaching when I get through with football,
so I thought it may be a good opportunity
for me to come out here and see what the
other side of the ball is like,” Kubiak said.
“I want to see how they work. I enjoy be
ing around the kids.”
It’s been a long time since Kubiak’s held a
football on Kyle Field. He played for the
Aggies from 1979-82, and still holds A&M
passing records for single game and season
touchdown passes.
His last year at A&M was former coach
Jackie Sherrill’s first. Kubiak was known for
being cool under fire, and had an uncanny
ability of reading defenses. But as a Bronco,
he’s seen little playing time behind Craig
Morton and Elway.
He played the fourth quarter in Denver’s
55-10 shellacking at the hands of the San
Fransisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIV in
January. Kubiak’s playing time was, at best,
bittersweet.
“It wasn’t a whole lot of fun because of
the way things went, but with an organiza
tion having the opportunity of going to the
Super Bowl three times, you can’t compl
ain,” Kubiak said.
“A lot of guys play all their career and
never make the playoffs. It’s been a positive
experience for me and my family.”
Slocum, who was defensive coordinator
Photo courtesy of the Denver Broncos
Photo by Frederick D. Joe
Former Texas A&M quarterback (1979-82) Gary Kubiak, now a backup to All-Pro John Elway of the Denver Broncos
(above, left), has returned to Kyle Field to help out with A&M spring football practice. He’s been spending his offseason
with Denver working with A&M quarterbacks, including Bucky Richardson (7) and Lance Pavlas (12) Wednesday
(above, right). Kubiak will remain with the Aggies until April 1, when he leaves for a four-day Broncos mini-camp.
when Kubiak played at A&M, said the 29-
year old quarterback has the abilities to be a
good coach.
With last year’s starter Lance Pavlas back,
and former starter Bucky Richardson re
turning from a knee injury, Slocum and Of
fensive Coordinator Bob Toledo have had
their hands full this spring.
That’s where Kubiak’s stepped in.
“I think it’s good for your quarterbacks
and your whole team to have a guy like
Gary who’s out there every day,” Slocum
said. “He’s helping out —just being able to
visit with the quarterbacks and tell them
about his experiences and see the little
things that they’re doing wrong. We’re
happy to have him.”
And Kubiak’s glad to be here. He said be
ing around Pavlas and Richardson keeps
him young. Maybe, when he watches the
quarterbacks practice, he sees a little bit of
himself on Kyle Field as well.
But he’s not one to make comparisons,
either of himself or between the two Aggie
quarterbacks.
“I think they’re both doing really well,”
Kubiak said. “Lance knows the offense be
cause he ran it all last season, but Bucky’s
got a lot of ability and he’s a competitor.
“I think it’s a nice problem to have when
you’ve got two players who are both that tal
ented and it’s going to be good for this foot
ball team if they do have two very good
quarterbacks.”
Kubiak will leave the Aggies during their
third week of spring practices to attend a
Broncos mini-camp April 1. But he said
he’ll return for the team’s last two weeks.
His immediate concerns are making sure
the Broncos recover from three disappoint
ing Super Bowl losses this decade.
“I think we have enough character to bo
unce back,” Kubiak said. “It’s always hard
when you get that far and you get beat, but
we have good people and a good organiza
tion. If we prepare well, we’ll be back.”
In the meantime, Kubiak will be spend
ing his days at A&M, trying to make Pavlas
and Richardson want to improve them
selves. It is that motivating ability that may
make him a successful coach. Someday.
“When they’re throwing individually, I
watch them,” Kubiak said. “They’ve been in
this offense for two years now — they know
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