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The Battalion
Monday, August 31,1992
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Expectations soar as
A&M looks to repeat
By CHRIS WHITLEY
Sports Editor of THE BATTALION #
A naheim, Calif. - in the
238 days since Texas
A&M's most successful
football campaign in decades
came to an ignominius end in a
field of wet cotton, the rallying cry
that kept the Aggie faithful going
has been, "Wait until next year."
Next year is now.
With a load of players return
ing from last year's Southwest
Conference championship squad
and one of the top recruiting class
es in the country, the Aggies have
been picked by most of the civi
lized world to successfully defend
the title this year.
And there's even talk of the
first national championship in
College Station since 1939.
After being tabbed seventh in
the country in the Associated
Press poll and surviving against
Stanford in the Djsneyland
Pigskin Classic last Wednesday,
the Aggies have done nothing to
convince people that they aren't a
national power.
After all, that is the master plan
of A&M head coach R.C. Slocum.
Since he took over as head coach
in 1989, his mission has been to
consistently end up at the top of
the polls and at the top of the
SWC, and to do it all with Texas
recruits.
So far, so good.
"This year, I think we've taken
another step," Slocum said about
the program. "This summer,
we've gotten considerable nation
al recognition. When people this
summer have talked about the
good teams in the country, we've
been included in that group.
"That's something that I want
the program to be like every year."
However, several of the rea
sons that Texas A&M's program
has catapulted to national promi
nence have gone to the greener
pastures of the National Football
League. Leading the list is their
spiritual leader and producer of
wins.
Bucky Richardson left A&M as
the winningest quarterback in
school history and took his teams
to two Cotton Bowls. Now that
his career has taken him south to
the Houston Oilers, how best to
fill his shoes has been the biggest
question mark of the new season.
In spring practice, Slocum tried
out four candidates and with great
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Last year’s SWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year Sam Adams had
35 tackles and five and a half sacks in 1991 as a freshman.
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Don't miss Fall Rush '92!
It all begins with the Interfraternity
Council's Fraternity Life Seminar.
Come see why more and more Aggies
are choosing to go Greek.
All 28 IFC member fraternities will be
present. You can talk to their
representatives one on one.
Wednesday, September 2
7:00 p.m., 225 MSC