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T he 1992 NCAA Convention has met and
a number of significant changes will be
implemented into the structure of inter
collegiate athletics in the next three years.
With the implementation of these changes,
you will see a leveling off process as the
changes take effect.
Perhaps the most controversial change is
in the area of initial athletic scholarship. The
new initial eligibility index increases the re
quired grade point average in the core cur
riculum from a 2.0 to a 2.5 with a sliding SAT
or ACT scale (based on a minimum 700 SAT
score or a minimum 17 ACT score).
In layman's terms, in order to qualify for
a scholarship a student-athlete must have a
2.5 grade point average and a minimum 700
SAT or 17 ACT score. The GPA must be cal
culated in 13 core courses as opposed to the
current requirement of 11 core courses.
A student-athlete with a 2.25 GPA would
have to score at least an 800 on the SAT or a
19 on the ACT. A student athlete with a 2.0
would have to score a 900 on the SAT or a 21
on the ACT. As you can imagine, this sliding
scale has been both praised and criticized.
I am totally in favor of raising the number
BARONE
on
Basketball
By Tony Barone
Head Coach,
Texas A&M
of core courses from 11 to 13, but I struggle
with using the 2.5 GPA as an index. Essen
tially, we are asking a student-athlete to have
at least 50 percent of his or her grades fall in
the "B" range.
I hope we are not missing the real key to
education. Every teacher should be con
cerned about the quality of education in his
or her classroom and it concerns me when
numbers are assigned to determine whether a
kid is learning or not.
We certainly need standards for compari
son purposes, but I hope we don't miss the
main point — are we giving kids a chance to
learn? Learning should be fun and some
times I wonder if we are doing a good job in
that area.
These new guidelines will take effect in
1995. The challenge will be a huge one but is
probably a necessary step toward re-estab
lishing our perspective. I hope the young
freshmen in high school pay close attention
to these guidelines. It would be a shame for a
kid to be labeled as a "non-qualifier' because
he or she did not know the rules.
As a basketball coach, I am pleased that
the convention gave us back our contest ex
emptions. We are going to be able to play
one home exhibition game against a foreign
team and one home exhibition game against
HSA Club team. These exhibition games do
not force us to miss class time and because
they are home games, we have the potential
to make money. The players also enjoy the
opportunity to compete against foreign ath
letes.
The major thrust of this year's convention
was to reaffirm the concept of the student-
athlete. I hope by demanding more of our
high school students that they will be better
prepared for college. The real focus now is
on the quality of education being offered in
school systems across the country.
Let's hope we are doing a good job.
UT recruits jailed for MIP
AUSTIN (AP) - Two
prized high school quarterback
recruits, who have verbally
committed to attend the Uni
versity of Texas, spent about
nine hours in jail after being ar
rested for possession of alcohol,
authorities said Tuesday.
Ryan Fien and Cody Dana-
her, who are both under the le
gal drinking age of 21, told the
Austin American-Statesman the
drinks they were holding when
arrested Saturday night were
bought for them at a bar on
Sixth Street, Austin's nightclub
district.
A minor in possession of al
cohol is a Class C misde
meanor, punishable by up to
$200. A clerk in the office or the
Justice of the Peace handling
the case said a court day would
not be set for about five days.
The two athletes, who Sun
day committed to play for
Texas, were held in jail because
they lacked proper identifica
tion, said Larry Sullivan, chief
of enforcement for the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commis
sion.
Danaher, from Calallen
High in Corpus Christi, is con
sidered among the top recruits
in the state. Fien is ranked as
one of the nation's best quarter
back prospects.
Hickey aims high in 1992
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goals for himself.
"I really don't have any to be honest," he said. "I just want to do the
best I can with my ability. My goals are the team goals."
Yesterday marked the end of two-a-day practices. Wednesday, the
team started practicing once a day until the season begins, Feb. 3,
against Stephen F. Austin State University.
Hickey said he will concentrate on the Aggies and not worry about
the Olympics. He will be notified in May to find out if he is one of the 45
players to make the first Olympic cut.
He said the team is cut down to 25 players in June and they tour the
country playing against different colleges and playing in 16 major
league parks. After that, 20 players are selected to participate in the
Olympics, which start Aug. 5.
Although he has no personal goals, Hickey would settle for a gold
medal around his neck and a national championship ring on his finger.
That would make 1992 a golden year for Hickey.
Mavericks Softball team readies for season
stop losing
streak at 11
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas end
ed its 11-game losing streak as
rookie Doug Smith stored 12 of
his 26 points in the fourth quar
ter to help the Mavericks erase
an 11-point deficit and beat the
Milwaukee Bucks 118-116 on
Wednesday night.
Rolando Blackman added 20
points and Fat Lever had 17 for
Dallas, while Derek Harper con
tributed 16 assists and scored his
10,000th NBA pioint on a third-
quarter layup. Dale Ellis led the
Bucks with 23 points and Moses
Malone had 19 points and 11 re
bounds.
Dallas took its first lead since
the second quarter when Lever's
3-pointer with 3:31 to play made
it 105-102. Malone converted a
pair of free throws to trim the
lead to one, then Smith, who had
his highest-scoring game as a
pro, scored on a layup with 2:25
left to put Dallas ahead 107-104.
Jay Humphries' 3-pointer
with 2:00 left pulled Milwaukee
into a tie, but Lever's basket sent
Dallas ahead with 1:43 left and
Lever added a pair of free
throws with 1:20 remaining for a
111-107 advantage.
After Humphries converted
two foul shots with 1:16 remain
ing, Rodney McCray's three-
point play with 55.8 seconds left
made it 114-109.
Milwaukee led by 11 at half
time and Humphries scored 10
third-quarter points to help the
Bucks to a 90-79 lead after three
quarters.
The Battalion News Services
The Lady Aggie softball team
began its spring workouts
Wednesday in preparation for the
1992 season. Coach Bob Brock, in
his eleventh season as A&M's
head coach, is excited about his
team's chances this year.
"We're happy to be back,"
Brock said. "We all look in real
good shape. Our pitchers are
looking good already. I'm just
happy everyone's back safe and
sound."
The top returner for the Aggies
is Missi Young, a junior second
team All-American from Santa Fe,
Tex., who led the nation in wins
last season with 36.
Also returning is sophomore
Jennifer McFalls from Grand
Prairie, Texas, who as a freshman.
led the team in hitting with a .386
average.
Other top returnees include:
Dawn Wuthrich, a junior from
Texas City who hit .317 last year,
and Sharia Cannon, a junior from
Arlington who hit .307 with 45
RBIs. The top newcomers are Jen
nifer Mortensen, a pitcher from
Torrance, California, and catcher
Tammie Demchuck from Oxnard,
California, two of the nation's top
recruits.
The Lady Aggies begin the
regular season on February 13
when they travel to Arizona for a
tournament which includes de
fending national’champions Ari
zona and other top teams around
the nation.
"We have to go real quick be
cause we have one of the top tour
naments (in Arizona) in three
weeks," Brock said.
Battalion file photo
Coach Bob Brock is ready to
begin his 11 th season at A&M.
Foster
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solid program sound good for
the Aggies, playing a good team
outside of the state of Texas also
has an appeal.
Now that Arkansas has left,
the entire Southwest Conference
is stationed within the borders of
the Lone Star State. A possible
bowl game and clashes with
LSU, Tulsa, Missouri and
Louisville would be the only
games with out of state oppo
nents on the schedule. And ev
eryone knows you don't get re
spect by beating up your brother.
You have to whip the kid from
the other side of town to become
well known.
Not only does it help a pro
gram to play teams from across
the nation, it helps to be exposed
on national television.
R.C. Slocum's talent-rich Ag
gies of 1991 received almost no
respect until a 44-7 dismember
ing of TCU on ESPN's Thursday
Night Football. As Horned Frog
players were being carted off the
field on stretchers, the nation
started to take notice of the pun
ishing Aggie defense.
A stellar performance in the
Pigskin Classic would beat an
even louder drum, since it is on
national television and is one of
the opening games of the 1992
season.
Basically, the Aggies have
nothing to lose in this game but
the game itself. And I don't
think that will happen. Without
this game, A&M could go unde
feated and still go to the Cotton
Bowl without a shot at the na
tional title.
The impact of winning this
game on national television fol
lowed by an undefeated season,
however, could put the Aggies
among the top two or three
teams in the nation. If that were
the scenario, the number one
ranked team wouldn't have a de
fense in turning down an invita
tion to Dallas for a New Year's
Day showdown.
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a shot at the number one team in
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