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A&M enters season on tough schedule
By Michael Plumer
The Battalion
Last summer, former Texas A&M athletic di
rector John David Crow and head football coach
R.C. Slocum decided the
fourth-ranked Aggies
needed to make every at
tempt to upgrade their
schedule.
Their efforts will
pay off this season.
After the traditonal
opening game against
Louisiana State on Sep
tember 4, the Aggies
travel to Norman to Slocum
battle the Oklahoma
Sooners for the first time since 1951.
"Playing Oklahoma will be a heck of
challenge," Slocum said. "A team just
don't roll into Norman and win. But right
now we are worried about beating LSU.
"LSU will be a test for us just like Okla
homa will be tough."
After playing the Sooners, A&M will
face another Big 8 foe, the Missouri Tigers
at Kyle Field.
Then the fun starts with October's ar
rival.
A&M, which has won two straight SWC
championships, starts the defense of their
crowns against Texas Tech in Lubbock.
The Aggies have historically struggled on
the Texas plains but senior defensive end
Eric England said he will feel confident
playing the Raiders on their home turf.
"We play some big games this season
like going to Baylor and Oklahoma, but
the toughest one might be going to Lub
bock," England said. "Of course, we still
have some games to play before then, but
I think we will do all right out there."
As the month of October progresses,
Houston and Southern Methodist will
come calling to Kyle Field while A&M
travels to Baylor and Rice.
A&M is off the first week of November
and when play resumes, the Aggies battle
the Louisville Cardinals at Kyle Field. A
road trip is in the order for the next week
as A&M hops to Ft. Worth to play Texas
Christian
Finally, the game that will be circled on
all Aggies' schedules, the grudge match
with the University of Texas will get
kicked off on November 25, as always.
A&M will attempt to win its ninth victory
in ten tries over the Longhorns.
SWC teams have no defense against Aggies
Okay, so the last time Texas
A&M was seen on the football
field, Notre Dame was mugging
them 28-3 in the Cotton Bowl.
But that was last season and at
this point, what happened previ
ously does
not matter.
Just check
out that Dal
las Cowboy
preseason
record.
Some pre
season talk
has been
about how
the Aggies
are going to
roll through
the South
west Confer
ence and
then stub
their toe
MICHAEL
PLUMER
Sports Editor
Mew Year's Day.
For instance, check out Sports
Illustrated's football preview.
They picked A&M at number 13.
But not just good, old 13. That
would be too easy. No, A&M's
ranking is in outline form.
Nebraska is 13A while the Ag
gies check in at 13B. Think
A&M's players consider 13B un-
luckv?
There will be competition for
A&M this season from two places:
the NCAA and the Texas Tech
Red Raiders. The NCAA was sup
posed to hand down the eligibility
rulings on the five A&M players
involved in the Warren Giloert af
fair before the Louisiana State.
That has been pushed back to pos
sibly next week.
The Red Raiders are the best
bet to challenge A&M's suprema
cy in the SWC this season. While
the conference schedule does not
start for a month, here is a look at
each team in no particular order.
Houston- Can the Cougars win
with a head coach named Kim?
Kim Helton took over for the em
battled John Jenkins and promptly
started to dismantle the run-andi-
shoot offense. Quarterback Jimmy
Klingler and NCAA reception
leader Sherman Smith return - but
those two don't play defense.
Rice- Running back Trevor
Cobb flew the Owls' coop for the
National Football League. His re
placement, Yoncy Edmonds, is
supposed to be bigger and faster.
Quarterback Bert Emanuel returns
with his fleet feet. Rice is im
proved and there is a possible
bowl bid to be had. But it won't
be of the Cotton variety.
Baylor- Just how seedy is
Bears' coach Chuck Reedy?
Reedy's supposed recruiting pitch
was to badmouth and downgrade
A&M last spring. Paybacks are
hell Chuck, even though strong-
armed signal caller J.J. Joe is back
along with fullback Robert Strait.
The Bears are like A&M was two
years ago. They have a lot of
young, "green" talent, but still lack
the impact player to push them
over the hump.
Southern Methodist- The Mus
tangs lost 30 seniors from last
year's team which prompted Mus
tangs' coach Tom Rossley to de
clare that SMU should contend for
the SWC crown. Just how does
that old Aerosmith song go?
Dream on, or something along
those lines. SMU, four years re
moved from the death penalty,
finished last season at 5-6, an ac-
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complishment that by no means
should be taken lightly. Defensive
end Chad Patton returns and he
should push for all-conference
honors. Beyond that, it should be
a bleak season up on the hill.
Texas Christian- A tough team
to figure out. The Horned Frogs
beat Texas by a score 23-14 for the
first time in 25 years at Amon
Carter Stadium. But they also lost
to SMU 21-9. SWC interception
leader Greg Evans bolsters a de
fense returning eight starters, in
cluding freshman sensation, line
backer Lenoy Jones. Head coach
Pat Sullivan has had two good re
cruiting classes but overall depth
is lacking. TCU could be a spoiler
and pull off an upset or two.
Texas- Stop me if this sounds
familiar. The Longhorns have a
f reat middle linebacker, Winfred
ubbs, but have a question mark
at quarterback. Shea Morenz has
gotten the nod, but he has looked
shaky in spring and summer
drills. Longhorn coach John
Mackovic will find out just how
good his team is in the first two
games, meeting Colorado and
Syracuse. They could be 0-2 early.
Football for Moms?
Mary MacManua/The Battalion
Bryan High School head football coach and athletic director
Marty Criswell teaches offensive line positions to some of his
players' mothers during a football clinic for women at the Bryan
High School cafeteria, Saturday morning.
Texas Tech- Robert Hall.
Lloyd Hill. Byron Morris. No de
fense. The Red Raiders return
their quarterback, one of the best
wide receivers in the nation and a
powerful running back. But for
the Raiders to compete they have
to find a way to stop A&M's run
ning game, something they could
not do last year as Greg Hill and
Rodney Thomas both rushed for
over one hundred yards at Kyle
Field in A&M's 19-17 win.
A&M meets Tech on October 2
in Lubbock, the SWC opener for
the Aggies. Look for the Raiders
to become another victim on
A&M's roll towards a third con
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