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Page 8 The Battalion Wednesday, October 10,1990 PRE-LAW SOCIETY Meeting Wed., Oct. 10 7:00 p.m. Rudder 701 GARYTOUCHSTONE will speak on PRE-LAW SOCIETY “ LIFE IN LAW SCHOOL AND BEYOND” For info: Joycelyn Ray 693-2842 $1. 25 Margaritas All Day Wednesday HAPPY HOUR 2-7 p.m. WEEKDAYS •Voted Best Mexican Food Restaurant In Brazos Valley For 4 Years 846-5752 4301 Texas Ave. On Tuesday, October 23, make career connections with Ericsson. Our name may not ring a bell. But since 1876, Ericsson has been making connections around the world, quietly leading the telecommunica tions industry in innovative new products. We developed the first automatic switchboard, the rotary dial telephone and the one-piece handset. Today, the world knows us as one of the world’s larg est telecommunications companies, developing products and technology recognized and preferred worldwide. On Tuesday, October 23, you can get to know us, too. We will be on campus to discuss career opportunities with Ericsson Network Systems. This division is engaged in the design, marketing, sales and support of complex switching systems for central office applications used by major telephone companies. New challenges await motivated Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and EE Telecommunications grad uates for entry-level positions in Software Development and Implementation Engineering areas. So now’s your chance to connect. If worldwide connections are in your future, be sure to sign up with the placement office to reserve your appointment with Ericsson. We’ve got a connection wait ing for you. If you can’t make connections with us while we’re on campus, you may forward your resume to: College Recruiting, Ericsson Network Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 833875, Dept. A&M, Richardson, Texas 75083-3875. An Equal Opportunity Employer m/f/v/h ERICSSON Dickerson’s return from Colts’ inactive list moves Bentley aside INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eric Dickerson can start practicing with the Indianapolis Colts this week, but don’t expect Albert Bentley to put out the welcome mat. Dickerson is eligible to come off the club’s non football injured list on Oct. 17 and could be in uniform when the team resumes play their next game — Oct. 21 against Denver. “I haven’t thought about it that much at all,” Bentley said about Dickerson’s return. “I’ve been trying to focus on what I need to do to get us turned around.” Bentley, second in the NFL with 1,578 all-pur pose yards in 1987, became almost an af terthought once Dickerson was obtained from the Los Angeles Rams in 1987 as part of a three- team trade. Colts owner Robert Irsay has said he planned to meet with Dickerson or his attorney Arn Tellum as early as this week to discuss a possible contract extension. Dickerson, who failed a phys ical with a hamstring injury after reporting to the team 11 days late in August, was under contract to receive $1.45 million this year and stands to lose more than $600,000 due to fines and his in jury. While Dickerson, the seventh-leading rusher in NFL history, remained at his California home, Bentley has been the workhorse of the offense. He has four of its 10 touchdowns, made 73 of its 92 rushes and leads the team with 20 receptions. Bentley, who had only 45 times in ’88, ex pressed his unhappiness with the situation by re porting to training camp late last year and is leery about a future that includes Dickerson in a Colts’ uniform. “It all depends on how I’m played after I point,” said Bentley, who has nearly matched his I production of last year in just five games witli 275 yards rushing and 258 receiving. ‘‘Ifl’ms given a chance to get in there and compete, Eric would definitely be an asset to our team. If noi, of course, I’m not going to be happy.” Bentley scored twice in Sunday’s 23-19 victory over Kansas City, extending his 5-foot-11 body to its fullest to get the ball over the goal line on a9- yard pass play with two tacklers pulling him in the opposite direction and then twisting away for a 10-yard score to put the Colts ahead with 5:3! to play. Bentley needs only three carries against Denver to top his ’89 total of 75 when he had 299 yards rushing with career-highs of 525 yards on 52 receptions. “Albert and his 213-pound body packsalotof explosiveness. He is an incredible player," India napolis coach Ron Meyer said. “What’s so absolu tely fantastic about Bentley is, as good a football player as he is, he’s is an even better person. Heis truly a leader.” V ■ :'j: n : | . • • • Outsmarting the Run-and-Shoot? Slocum begins guessing game with Cougars By RICHARD TIJERINA Of The Battalion Staff Saturday’s matchup with No. 12 Houston is the kind that R.C. Slocum the head football coach worries about. But it’s one that R.C. Slocum the former de fensive coordinator loves. A&M has won the last five games against Houston, and its aggressive defensive scheme played an integral part. The Ag gies have used some tricky shemes to dismantle the Run- and-Shoot, including using line backer John Roper as a defensive lineman and using 10 defensive backs while rushing only one downlinemen. Slocum was defensive coordi nator for those games. When he became head coach, Bob Davie picked up where he left off. The Aggies’ approach is easy: blitz the quarterback on all sides while using man-to-man coverage on Houston’s speedy wideouts. So far, it’s worked wonders. The Ag gies held Heisman Trophy win ner Andre Ware to a season-low 247 yards. They sacked him six times and forced three intercep tions. “We’re more willing to take risks on coverage than most peo ple do against Houston,” Davie said. “I’d rather take my odds with the quarterback having to execute with the one-on-one and the blitz coming.” Last year, the Aggies blitzed on virtually every play and used six linebackers and only one downli- neman. Slocum said at his weekly Tuesday press conference that A&M won’t show the same de fensive scheme twice. “We won’t blitz on every down,” Slocum said. “We’ll make big plays on the zone. But I want Klingler to decide what we’re doing. I want him to decide first of all if it’s zone or if it’s man, and if they’re coming or not coming, and if they are, where they’re coming from. If it is zone, what kind of zone? We’ll give him a little bit to think about.” It’s the kind of mental chess game Slocum the former de fensive coach loves. But he also knows that when you gamble with the Run-and-Shoot, you can get burned with the big play. A&M is hoping to repeat its dominating 1989 performance against Houston, when it sacked Andre Ware six times. “You hold your breath on ev ery play against them,” Slocum said. “It’s like taking a lighted stick of dynamite and pitching it back and forth — you just hope it goes off on their side of the line. “I think that’s one of the rea sons we’ve had success against them. We’ve been willing to take that risk.” A&M cornerback Kevin Smith said the Aggies must adopt a pol icy of containment this Saturday in the Astrodome, and that the Cougars’ biggest problem may not be A&M’s defense, but their own. “If the Run-and-Shoot is on, it’s hard to stop,” Smith said. “But it’s not really stopping it, it’s con taining it. You keep the score low, keep the ball and play real good defense. If they could get their defense to stiffen up a little more, it might be different. Last year, they scored 38 points against Arkansas and still didn’t win the game.” A&M has had more success against the Run-and-Shoot than any other Southwest Conference team, and Slocum said the Ag gies’ defensive style against the Cougars is, and always will be, evolving. “There’s a constant evolution of trial and failure: This worked pretty well. This wasn’t quite that good. We can improve this and throw that out,” he said “Coaches historically steal from each other week to week. We will likely do some of that. “There’ll be a few new wrinkles from what we’ve had in the past. They won’t be wholesale changes, but we won’t be exactly like we’ve been.” But even though A&M’s de fense may change, its philosophy won’t, Slocum said. The Aggies still will try to pressure Klingler into mistakes by playing man-to- man coverage. See Guess/Page 9 Smith: words were ‘twisted’ about distractk By RICHARD TIJERINA Of The Battalion Staff Texas A&M cornerback Kevin Smith said Tuesday that | statements he made after last Sat urday’s win over Texas Tech were “twisted,” and that the team is not suffering from internal problems. Smith said Saturday the Aggies weren’t playing well, and that “outside distractions” were hurt ing the team’s motivation. “The snowball is going to j_ larger and larger unless we stop it,” Smith said Saturday. “It’sjust a lot of things going on that’s af fecting the team. Outside distrac tions are bothering us. It doesn't have to do with football. It’s just some things that shouldn’t be happening.' ~ The Dallas Times Herald also quoted Smith criticizing the lack of leadership on the field, but Smith said he never put down the players the article mentioned - quarterback Lance Pavlas, safety Larry Horton and linebacker Wil liam Thomas. “A Dallas paper said I said something about them not being vocal leaders,” Smith said Tues day. “Well, 1 did say that. But they’re leaders by action. Players like William Thomas and Lam Horton work hard every day. That was the only statement that was twisted. “Those guys are leaders, but they’re not vocal leaders. They’re not going to go out there, raise hell and slap you on the helmet. You have to look at what they're doing on the field for leader ship.” Smith said the Aggies aren't the first team with problems, and that rumors of what those outside distractions could be have been getting out of hand. “I made a few comments that were blown out of proportion," Smith said. “All teams have prob lems. We don’t have big prob lems. I was asked if it’s about drugs, and it’s nothing like that. At tne time, I didn’t say what the problems were because I didn't think it was appropriate then. And it really doesn’t matter any way because it’s things that well See Smith/PageS till coffeehouse "a monumental event and it's absolutely free" friday, October 12,1990 rumours 8:00p.m.