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The Coogs
entered the
month of No
vember ranked first in the nation in
total offense, averaging 484 yards per
game. They averaged 6.4 yards per
play in their first seven games. And
as for scoring, they actually had more
touchdowns than punts.
The velocity of Houston's passing
game alone is evident in the fact that,
despite the Cougars' ranking as the
top offense in the country, the UH
rushing offense was ranked 88th. I
guess that an average of 362.7 yards
passing per game would tend to make
up for a less-than ideal ground game.
But why, you might ask, are the
Cougars just 3-5 overall and 1-3 in
Southwest Conference play?
It certainly is not that defenses are
figuring out the run-and-shoot. Every
Tom, Dick and Knute has predicted
lately that they have designed a de
fensive scheme that will neutralize
the run-and-shoot. But the only thing
that can truly stop this type of offense
is mistakes by the players who oper
ate it.
Much like the wishbone, the run-
and-shoot is an offense that, when
everything is clicking, is as close to
unstoppable as it gets. But both of-
See Norwood/ Page 6
DON
NORWOOD
Sports Writer
No Time for Relaxation
; . ;
A&M outside linebacker Marcus Buckley reaches out to 1991. The Aggies will face the Cougars Thursday night,
try and knock down a pass from Houston quarterback David which gives the A&M coaches only five days after the 40-18
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A&M faces short
week to prepare
for Houston
By MICHAEL PLUMER
Sports Writer of THE BATTALION
Last Saturday, the Texas A&M football
team posted its most impressive victory
of the 1992 season in a 40-18 rout of
Louisville. With the win, A&M moved
up the fourth spot in the national rank
ings and established itself as a legitimate
national championship contender.
But the celebration only lasted a day as
A&M had to turn its preparation towards
Thursday night's nationally televised
showdown with the Houston Cougars
and their high-flying run- and-shoot of
fense.
A&M head coach R.C. Slocum said the
short practice week and Houston's potent
offense will make for a tough adjustment
by the Aggies.
"This is about as tough as it gets play
ing a conventional offense last week and
now we have to get ready for a run-amd-
shoot offense," Slocum said. "Prepara
tion wise, Houston will have a tremen
dous advantage over us.
"Plus, we are a little banged up right
now so even if we had a full week of
practice it would still be tough. We have
a bunch of guys that are banged up and
limping around right now so we are kind
of limited right now.
"Getting those guys ready to play
Thursday just compounds the problem."
Houston's nationally-ranked offense
resents problems for teams when they
ave a full week of practice time. Junior
outside linebacker Steve Solari said the
short week will be difficult but the Aggies
must overcome the obstacles that are pre
sented by a shortened practice schedule.
"It will be tough physically because
we have had no off-days recently," Solari
said. "We have played it (the run-and-
shoot) before this season against Southern
Methodist so it will not be that difficult
preparing.
"It is not that hard getting ready for
the game defense wise, but there is differ
ent personnel than SMU so that could
cause problems."
Solari also said that the key to the
shorter week will be mental readiness.
He stressed that there should be no hurt
feelings in the A&M locker room due to a
lack of practice time.
"You can't come in feeling sorry for
yourself because of the short week of
practice," Solari said. "It's all mental and
we just need some mental massages, and
what I mean is having recognition in
drills and following technique.
"The short time can be difficult be
cause of the offense, they run but the
massages will help and our mental prepa
ration will have to be there or else some
thing bad could happen."
While the defense will be affected by
the short week of preparation for the run-
and-shoot, A&M's offense could also suf
fer some repercussions. A&M center
Chris Dausin said that the Houston game
comes at a perfect time for the offense.
"I don't think turning right around
and playing will be any problem for us
because we are starting to hit our stride
on offense," Dausin said. "I think if we
can just come out, even though it is a
short week, and play and concentrate,
things will be okay.
"Last weekend, they got beat by SMU
so right now they are a beaten dog. They
are going to come out and give us every
thing because their backs are against the
wall."
Dausin said the coaches have stressed
the fact that Houston will be looking to
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