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At that other university, coaches are fired and the team held up to ridicule for not performing up to a few peoples' standards. But here at A&M, there is a long tra dition of supporting the team through thick and thin. If you don't think the team should be No. 5, that's your problem. The boys didn't choose to be ranked that high. Appar ently, a group of 150 sports writ ers from around the country be lieve they are the fifth-best team in the nation. The Aggies are 5-0 and contin ue to find ways to win. I guess the only thing they haven't won is the acceptance of a few un grateful letter writers and colum nists. cause we were there when victo ries were few and far between, and we still know all the words to "The Twelfth Man." This morning, we read the Dallas Morning News and learned that A&M students are criticizing and making cruel re marks about our beloved Jeff Granger. I have one thing to say to these people: There's a school down in Austin that would love to have you and where you would fit right in. In disgust— that you have a persona) problem with Jeff. Well, deal with it! I don't see you out there on the field. And as for mentioning the Olympics, you can't even com prehend what they mean. Quit griping until you're part of the team. Until you are, all of you who just sit back and gripe, you will never be anything but a "want-to-be." like it or not, and I still belie,, can bounce back to theGrar; of our '91 Cotton Bowl marckj come on Ags, support our fei! Ag! Heck, this isn't Austin. Gig 'em Jeff!! Michael Coi Class c! r Mike Miller Class of'93 Granger proved lii mettle against Tec} Bonnie O'Donnell-Martin Class of 88 Gregory Martin Class of ’87 Dallas, TX Granger, Slocum deserve a break 'Want-to-bes' have problem with QB Steve Warren Class of '81 Old Ags disgusted at team criticism I was a freshman and my hus band was a sophomore when we defeated Texas, 57-12, back in 1984. That was one of the great est days in Aggie football history, which came at a time when we were happy to win any game by any number of points to any team. Even when we became accus tomed to seeing the Aggies win, we never took it for granted be- This is addressed to John Del gado, Glenn Portie, and all you other "want-to-be" athletes. You've completed maybe four years of high school athletics, and now that carries over, if you're lucky, to your outstanding intramural activities. So this makes you experts on what should happen with the football team. You guys, and everyone else who agrees with you, are are so full of it. For most of you who are griping, the last time your foot touched grass was when you were about to mow it. Everybody has a solution, but there is no problem. We are ranked fifth in the nation and you gripe. Is it so hard to re member when we were not even ranked? Is it difficult for you to remember that Slocum was our coach then also? Well, he has brought us from where we were to where we are now, so he must feel that Jeff is the right man. So all this comes down to is Give Jeff Granger a break? For the past month and a half now it seems that everyone and their grandma have come out and said someting derogatory about our starting quarterback. I agree with you that Jeff has not lived up to his potential or '91 form, but his slow start shouldn't mean that he should be criticized as harshly as he has been (after all he's still an Ag, and Ags don't do that to one another). Coach Slocum has started Jeff for the first five games and we're 5-0! Yes, maybe we should have five blowouts, but a win is still a win. The bottom line here is that Coach Slocum knows football and what's best for our football team. His choice of starting Granger instead of benching him has produced five wins, even with the whole state of Texas, not to mention our campus, in an up roar. And it looks like Jeff will continue to start for the "Fightin' Texas Aggie" football team. Crit icizing Jeff for his current play is not going to help his confidence and energize him back to '91 form. The only way for us fans to help Jeff battle back to form is to encourage him, not belittle him. He's going to start whether we Kudos to Jeff Granger's formanee on Saturday! He have a perfect game, but he formed brilliantly on thecriis last drive of the game. ' turned two near-sacks into ft downs, he displayed present mind and determination rats seen in college and even quarterbacks. Hopefully, this will silence! detractors who haveabsuri! suggested that Slocumrepli Granger. Who do these feci think they are? Dotheyttei Slocum is going to n Granger on the basis of th ions of a couple of guyswks extent of involvementwitir. football team is probably* more than watching them at Field and on TV? Nothing positive can n from this criticism. I'm sure Granger and the other tei members are fully awaretl they have not performed cp their number five billing, also sure that they don't nee! hear the babblings of somee preciative idiots to do every within their power to impreft their eameda Monda gameday performars Such criticism needlessly* mines Granger's confidence,® of the most necessary etas' be intact for Granger to te as a quarterback and team Is GregMarmit: Gardere Continued from Page 7 While directing the Longhorn victory, Gardere became the first quarterback from either school to win the annual rivalry four times. The Texas offensive line helped the Longhorns to 450 yards of total offense against a Oklahoma team which is big on defense. "We knew we were going to have to put points on the board," Mackovic said. "Today, a number of players contributed. We could not wait for Oklahoma and see what would happen and then try to catch up to them. We tried to strike early and get as many points as we could." And the Texas defense pres sured OU quarterback Cale Gundy, sacking him six times. "We showed them we could stop the run," Texas defensive lineman Bo Robinson said. "Then we went after the quarterback. They were doing a lot of two-step drops which makes it hard to put pressure on the quarterback, but we managed to do it." Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs said his team played well but that Texas had the upper hand. "Texas controlled the game in the secorrd half," Gibbs said. "It was pretty close there in the first, but they came out and really took it to us. Our kids fought hard, but you have to give Texas credit. We didn't lose the game. Texas won the game." Slocum Continued from Page 7 from, according to Slocum, is the way he returned to the foot ball team. He had originally quit the team to pursue baseball, but af ter he failed to make the U.S. Olympic team this summer, he rejoined the club and instantly became number one on the depth chart. Still, Slocum said that some people saw his transition back to football in a negative light al though he, himself, does not see it that way. "There were those who saw that as a negative thing," he said. "I personally have never felt any of that at all. For me, I thought it was absurd for some one to question a young man who had the possible opportuni ty to represent his country in the Olympics. "To hold that against a young person, to me, is just beyond my imagination. He's not some Russian or something. He's one of our guys." As for the season itself, A&M still is perched among the ranks of the undefeated. And Slocum believes that the Aggies, given a few breaks, have the potential to win the national championship. "I think you'd have to be less than honest if you didn't look down the schedule and say that if we continue to improve, we might," he said. "Potentially and hypothetically, there's not a team on our schedule that we could say that we've got no chance against. "But because of the way foot ball is, anyone of them could beat us, too. There's just so many variables." Before the season, Slocum had promoted a new pro-style offense that he intended to use to replace the ground-oriented game of old. With the on-again, off-again passing that the Ag gies have shown so far this sea son, he admits that it will take time for the new scheme to de velop. "I do.-.'t know how long it will take us," he said. "It will likely take more than one season to ever be where I really want it to be." However, even with the suc cess that tailbacks Greg Hill and Rodney Thomas have had this season, Slocum said he will not rely solely on the running game and forego throwing the ball. "I'm not really tempted to do that because I know that ulti mately for us to be what I want us to be we've got to get to the point where we can consistently throw the football," he saidf. "We will ultimately make progress and continue to make progress to where, at some point, we'll be able to say that America puadeen , !red in c we're a pretty good pass®! ^ vic ANTH L0BA1 Column )f 1792 s, )f Colun he Colu Class ^ [ eached )egan in but scale fest Desti For a conques team. The fact that A&Mhasin been winning games in the® vincing manner of lastsease does not affect Slocum at all. H' cTlumbu said that it's hardforhiro of politic complain about a team that’ f ra ncis J yet to lose a game. Ju/egiam "If you had toldmein|i couragin; that we would havetopli bus and 1 three of our first four games! jj ona ] ze£ the road and be in the opend bj ent g en , after Tech and still beS-Oandi ber 12, 11 the top 10 in the nation,pered the take that going away anil; orative c thrilled with it," he said. likeness c any combination of pokiM SALE in ' <r oS> 4 to SALE • SALE • SALE • SALE • SALE • SALE CONTACT LENSES ONLY QUALITY NAME BRANDS (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Sola/Barnes-Hind) Disposable Contact Lenses Available m m to $ 69 00 For Standard Clear or Tinted FLEXIBLE WEAR Soft Contact Lenses (Can be worn as daily or extended wear) + FREE CARE KIT *Eye exam not included m to lLsame day delivery on most lenses. —! Offer onds Sept. 30, 1-992. ^5 extended to Oct. 30, 1992 • ° 0 ?£ss —►Call 846-0377 for Appointment ► CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D., P.C. DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY 505 University Dr. East, Suite 101 College Station, TX 77840 4 Blks. 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Thai vhoaied part of human nature.” Still th< nains — taly a sk all Ameri Whitley Continued from Page 7 not the same team that puts up 28 points in the first quarter and laughs off the rest of the game. And as much as fans hate to admit it, Bucky Richardson is gone. Jeff Granger is not Bucky, nor does he pretend to be. Although Granger has defi nitely not been a Davey O'Brien Award candidate this season, he deserves at least some praise for A&M's game-winning drive against Tech. It still amazes me how he avoided that sack on third down and eight that prob ably would have cost him the game. Nevertheless, the Aggies' av erage margin of victory this sea son has been a mere 7.4 points a game compared to 25.9 last year. The Aggies have come from be ing down or tied to win in every game this season. Last year, they only had to come from be hind once. But the biggest fear about watching this team and seeing how the Aggies have barely squeaked by opponents all ^ son long is the helpless feeliB? that the other shoe is about it drop. _ . There just seems to be a ^ that one of these days, they' 11 ^eth not going to be able to maK^ J 16 high : incredible comeback to win. * 0r e the What A&M needs moreplow Co anything is an impressive'^ ’rentier e ry over a resurgent RiceOffif jy 1 * 3 chal. ball club on Saturday. A big"' 1 the Ptc would prove to fans and AP ;(t v ho inspi ers that the Aggies dohavei* palm em] talent that everyone thought In 209 they did. ^°on anc But another close win or 2 'onoring loss will keep the Aegies'stifl tiaverick alive. °day. The credo at this school is that if it happens more than once, it's a tradition. Itisim^ loBaido ative for A&M to start a sev^' ; zducatioi game tradition of blowout^ 1 Ties. ^Steals appei In the weak, lackluster So'j west Conference, the Aggies 1 '' expected to ravage through 11 ' battalion schedule just as they did la' 1 season. Whether that's a fair 1 * ^ reserve the pectation or not, anything ^ r i . t «• • . > should t would be a disappointment 1 That alone is patheticerfft pirate alism an >us once < er to Qu< lers of w nore inji