MUM! MM Page 12 The Battalion Thursday, September 30,1 r Dykes Continued from Page 7 Dykes said he attributed that to inexperience and overa- gressiveness. "At times, we have played great defense but we are big- play plagued," Dykes said. "We have been coming together lately. We've had many guys play better than in the past. But A&M has so many darn weapons." Dykes said he believes establishing a running game will be the key to a Red Raider victory. "We are in a better position with our running game than we have been in a long time," Dykes said. "The offensive line is all back and (junior running back)Bam Morris is bet ter adept at running than he ever has been. "He has lost about 15 pounds and had his best off-sea son ever. He has proven himself as a runner." Despite Morris' emergence as a rusher. Dykes said he realizes establishing a ground game will not be easy. "(A&M) is hard to run against because they play more of a pro-version defense," Dykes said. "They are more like the Washington Redskins or somebody like that that really does a lot of run blitzes." Football is a team game but there is an individual com petition worth watching: Tech senior wide receiver Lloyd Hill against A&M senior cornerback Aaron Glenn. Dykes said he is looking forward to the pair's battle with great an ticipation. "Lloyd Hill is what he is today because he tries to al ways make the extra inch or extra foot/' Dykes said. "Glenn will go wherever he wants to on the field. It's a great match-up. I'd like to think that Lloyd will have a chance to get up on him a few times, though." A sell-out crowd will be awaiting the Red Raiders return to Lubbock after three straight road games and Dykes said he feels his players are ready for the challenge the Aggies will present. "Believe me, it will be nice to be home," Dykes said. "I think we have a lot of capabilities but with A&M we'll have to play mistake-free on both ends of the field for 60 minutes in order to have a chance to win. "With A&M, it's almost like they're bulletproof." There’s no lower price for a collect calf For long distance calls from public phones. You don’t have to be an Economics major to see that AT&T’s new 1 800-OPERATOR service is lower priced than anyone else’s standard operator service rates for long distance collect calls. Use it from any phone on or off campus. When you call, just spell it out. Dial 1 800 OPERATOR (1 800 673 7286). AT&T Pending tariff effectiveness. © 1993 AT&T. Cowboys' Norton moves to middle The Associated Press IRVING - Ken Nortonji, wants to play middle linebade: like one of his old heroes,Did Butkus. "1 want to have a dominatiiij presence," Norton said. "Yot can't be shaking hands out te I have to be tough and let'em know the middle is mine." Norton said that's thewaj Butkus played for the Chicago Bears and that's the way he wants to play for the Dallas Cowboys. "I'm excited about the chal lenge, being the tough guy into middle of it all making plays,' said Norton, who was moved from weakside linebacker. Norton starts at middle line backer against the Green Bail Packers on Sunday in anothei case of coach Jimmy Johnson's changing of the guard. Robes! Jones got into Johnson's dog house when he didn't makea tackle in the Cowboys' 17-10 vic tory over the Phoenix Cardinals on Sept. 18. Norton has played in the mid dle in the Cowboys' nickel pass defense packages but it will be the first time he will be in thatpo- sition on every down. "Butkus always let everyone know the middle was his and that's the way I want to be," Nor ton said. "I've got a chancetc make a name for myself in the middle." Norton did a pretty goodjobo! putting his name on the NFL map with his play in the Super Bowl. He had 10 tackles, returned) fumble for a touchdown, and made the defensive play of the game. He made two critical tad les in a goal line stand, forcing Buffalo into a fourth down pass that was intercepted in the Cow boys' 52-17 romp over Buffalo. Hill and Hall Continued from Page 7 duos in SWC history. "Basically, Lloyd and 1 work well together because we came from high school programs that ran pretty much the same offense as we run here," Hall said. "We also like to win, we're used to winning and I think that shows in the w-ay we play." Their style has been open ing not only SWC eyes but also national eyes. Last year, Hill was named first-team All-America by Kodak, UPI, The Sporting News and Foot ball News while being hon ored as the consensus Co-Of fensive Player of the Year in the SWC. Hall made a strong bid for AU-SWC honors in 1992 before a shoulder injury kept him out of three games. Hill is closing on the SWC record for receiving yardage. He needs just 57 more yards to break Southern Methodist's Emanuel Tolbert record. "Right now, the record doesn't mean that much because we aren't win ning," Hill said. "It would be nice to break but 1 have to worry about us winning first." Hall is also trying to rewrite the record books of the SWC. Going into this year. Hall has a chance to fin ish in the top five in six differ ent offensive categories. Chances are that Hall will also own all of Tech's passing records because only four cat egories do not have his name at the top. "1 don't think it's fair to compare Robert to another quarterback because he's real ly not like any other," Hill said. "He can do so many different things, running and passing the ball." Hail likens Hill to Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys because of their size. "He's a lot like Irvin be cause of the way he's physi cally built," Hall said. "He doesn't have blinding speed but he manages to get open." With all the success Hall and Hill have had, they have not been able to lead the Red Raiders to a victory over Texas A&M. Last year, they came close, but A&M kicked a last second field goal for a 19-17 win. In three games against the Aggies, Hill has 14 catches for 271 yards and one touch down. Hall has completed 43 of 87 passes and 573 yards and one touchdown in three career starts. "We can build on last year’s game," Hall said. "You don't throw a game like that away. "Playing a ranked team like A&M last year, that close, can only help you." nMMMHMMMMMMBMMM^