Sports
rsday, April 30,1992
The Battalion
Page 5
CHRIS
WHITLEY
Assistant
Sports Editor
Fan still holds
grudge toward
Cowboys owner
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et's get one thing straight. I
have never liked Jerry Jones;
I Even though droves of fans have
forgiven the owner of the Dallas
Cowboys for the bloody revolution
he instilled three years ago, I contin
ue to hold a grudge.
I Sure, the Cowboys are winning
|gain. Sure, the attendance in Texas
Stadium is skyrocketing. Sure,
America's Team made it back to the
playoffs for the first time since Ru
bik's Cubes were popular.
But I can't help it. He opened a
wound that cannot be closed.
[ On that cold, windswept Febru
ary evening in 1989, I remember the
JTV station breaking in to tell the sto-
T IT 1* h t ^ iat sorne unknown from
-'A liElviKrkansas had bought the hallowed
football club.
I The Cowboys' past died that Sat
urday at the now-famous press con-
Herence where Jones stood in front of
jfood and everybody grinning from
ear to ear. Next to him, the long,
tlrawn jowls of Texas E. Schramm,
ie only president the Cowboys had
ever had, were drooping in sadness.
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live conference titles, and two world
ihampionships, his services were no
longer needed.
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prisoners we. r g ^ £ a j t Lf u i service, he quipped,
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Miller headlines Aggies' quarterback list
Coaches make first decisions on replacements for Richardson, Smith, Coryatt
By Scott Wudel
The Battalion
The decision has been made for now.
The A&M coaching staff has put Matt
Miller's name at the top of the list of quar
terbacks who will replace Bucky Richard
son next season.
The announcement came Wednesday
with the release of the Aggies' two-deep
chart. That chart will remain intact until
fall drills begin early next August, giving
A&M coaches a chance to re-evaluate
each player before the Aggies begin their
season against Stanford on Aug. 26 in the
Pigskin Classic.
Miller, a 6-foot-2, redshirt freshman
from California, competed with three oth
er hopefuls during 20 days of spring prac
tice. Redshirt freshman Tommy Preston
was listed as the Aggies' No. 2 quarter
back. Senior Kent
Petty and sopho
more Steve Emerson
will look to next fall
and two-a-days to
improve their places
in the quarterback
race.
When spring
drills ended more
than a week ago,
A&M coach R. C.
Slocum said a quar
terback had not
stepped forward to assume the role as the
Aggie's leader in the new pass-oriented
offense.
"I would have liked for someone to
Miller
jump out there and say, 'This guy is dra
matically better than the others.' No one
did that," Slocum said. "I thought they all
performed the same. I thought they all
showed improvement."
Miller said he will use the time be
tween spring and fall drills to continue his
improvement.
"I think I can progress quite a bit,"
Miller said. "I can watch films and study
my notes. The stuff you learn in one day,
you can work on for three days."
The coaches also made their initial de
cisions on replacements for linebacker
Quentin Coryatt and secondary main
stays Kevin Smith and Chris Crooms.
Sophomores Reggie Graham and Lar
ry Jackson are listed No. 1 and No. 2 in
the linebacker spot. A&M defensive coor
dinator Bob Davie said the two lineback
ers may end up splitting the playing time.
"They're probably going to alternate
quite a bit," Davie said. They're both
great kids and that will be a good situa
tion for both those guys."
Sophomores Billy Mitchell or Junior
White will step into the left cornerback
spot to replace Smith. Steve Kenney is
listed as the Aggies' next strong safety.
Senior cornerback Derrick Frazier and ju
nior free safety Patrick Bates will anchor
the defensive backfield.
"I think the secondary really shows
what our team is about," Davie said.
"We've got some older, experienced guys
who have proved themselves, and there
are some young, hungry players who
haven't gotten a chance to play. We'll see
when we get out there against Stanford.
It's going to be a lot different."
Ex-A&M player traded
from Packers to Pokes
Woodside adds passing receiver to Dallas
Battalion file photo
Former A&M star Keith Woodside
was traded Wednesday from the Green
Bay Packers to the Dallas Cowboys.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The
Green Bay Packers on Wednesday
traded running back Keith Wood-
side to the Dallas Cowboys for an
undisclosed future draft choice.
Woodside, a fourth-round draft
choice from Texas A&M in 1988,
started 50 of 64 games during his ca
reer with Green Bay and did not
miss a game.
He caught 144 passes for 1,248
yards and rushed 259 times for 976
yards. Last season he gained 371
yards on 46 carries.
Woodside had his best season in
1989 when he caught 59 passes, the
second-highest total in team history.
He had only one 100-yard rush
ing game, that coming in 1989
against Chicago when broke off a 68-
yard touchdown run against the
Bears.
"Our decision to trade Keith
Woodside should not be considered
a reflection upon his abilities," Pack
ers general manager Ron Wolf said
in a statement. "He is a solid player
who gave the Green Bay Packers his
best."
The Packers have returning
backs Darrell Thompson, Walter
Dean, Allen Rice and Vince Work
man.
They signed free agents Marcus
Wilson and Doug Lloyd and also
took two running backs in the recent
NFL draft, Florida State's Edgar Ben
nett and Florida's Dexter McNabb.
Steve Avery, who is on the Pack
ers' roster, is playing in the World
League of American Football.
Woodside is the career recep
tions leader at A&M.
The former Aggie caught 110
passes in four seasons at A&M.
He had 52 receptions during his
junior season in 1986. That year he
also scored five touchdowns.
Lakers win in OT
City of Los Angeles erupts
in violence during game
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Vlade Divac
made a three-point play with 27.5 seconds re
maining in overtime Wednesday night to put the
Los Angeles Lakers ahead for good and they
went on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-119
to remain alive in the NBA playoffs.
The Blazers still lead the best-of-5 opening-
round series 2-1. Game 4 will be played Friday
night at the Forum, with a fifth game, if needed,
scheduled Sunday in Portland.
While the game was being played, violence
and looting was taking place in the city's pre
dominantly black South Central section. Some of
the residents reacted with fury to the acquittal
earlier in the day of four white policeman
charged in the videotaped beating of black mo
torist Rodney King.
Late in the game, the public-address announc
er warned fans in the Forum to steer clear of ar
eas affected by the rioting and listen to talk radio
stations for further updates.
Divac, who scored 18 points, gave the Lakers
a 117-116 lead with his big play. He scored un
derneath to tie the game, was fouled, and made
the free throw.
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