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Friday, November 12,1993 Texas A&M vs. Louisville Page 7 Freshman Spotlight Linebacker Crowley prepared to deliver big bang next season By Matthew J. Rush The Battalion One might say it is too early to start talking about next year, but Texas A&M freshman line backer Brad Crowley is eagerly awaiting his chance to shine for the Aggies. Due to the abundance of linebackers ahead of him, the Corpus Christi native has been redshirted this season and will have four years of eligibility left. Crowley said that while it is difficult to stand on the sidelines, he knows it will help him adjust to playing college football. "It's a big step up, but it is just hard to sit out a year and not really com pete," Crowley said. "Everything is turned up a notch. It's full speed, and you've got to make your reads quicker. "Every hit has to be as hard as you can hit, or you're going to get blown up." Crowley said that when he does get the oppor tunity to play, he will not change his style of play. "I'm hoping to play with the same attitude," Crowley said. "I want to bring fear into the oppo nents we play." The 6-foot-5 inch, 229 pounder said that he pat terns his style of play after a former Pittsburgh Steeler who played on the famous 'Steel Curtain' defense in the mid 1970's. "Jack Lambert is my favorite linebacker ever," Crowley said. "He was a hell raiser and people were scared of him." A&M defensive coordinator Bob Davie said that he also sees some similarities between the National Football League Hall of Earner and the freshman prodigy. "This is probably a ridiculous comparison at his age, but when I was at the University of Pittsburgh and Jack Lambert was with the Steelers...Brad re minds you a little of Jack Lambert," Davie said. "He is that style of player and I think he is going to be an exciting player in the future here." Davie also said that he has been extremely Crowley pleased with Crowley's practice habits "I have really been impressed with Brad Crow ley," Davie said. "First of all, he exhibits a great at titude towards the game. "He has the kind of attitude that is apparent to the other players that he wants to be in there. He is already a favorite amongst some of the older players," But the most impressive asset Crow ley has is his work ethic "He is a big effort player," Davie said. "I think the biggest thing is that he is hard-nosed and has good instincts, but the overriding thing is his tough ness. "He is a young, hungry player that really wants to become a big time play er. That is evidenced by the way he works and by the attitude he has." A freshman might be disappointed if he could not play in his first season, but Crowley said that he thinks he is benefiting more from daily practice than game experience. "I enjoy it because I think you actually get better playing on the scout team then you do playing on the number one defense," Crowley said. "You're going against one of the best offenses around and it's like a game situation everyday, all day. Crowley said that he hopes he can emerge as a top linebacker next season and that he will be pa tient in his pursuits. "I'm hoping to make an impact next year, but if I don't, then I've got plenty of years left to sit back and wait in line for my turn," Crowley said. Davie said that while Crowley has the ability to start on defense, Davie said he felt Crowley needed a year of experience. "I explained to Brad that he could be playing a little this season," Davie said. "He's good enough to play right now, but I think he is the type of kid where he understands that he needed another year of maturity. "We would of wasted a year with him if we had played him this season and I think he's smart enough to realize that." Schnellenberger leads Cardinals into Kyle Field seeking balance Schnellenberger Fitzpatrick By David Winder The Battalion The Louisville Cardinals have won games this year with their passing game. They have won games this year by establishing the running game. Recently, however, they have not been able to put it all togeth er, which could spell disaster against Texas A&M's highly rat ed defense. "Right away we have to estab lish the run and the pass," Louisville fullback Chris Fitz patrick said. "We can't let their defense push us all around the field - something they are very capable of doing." In past games, opponents have had some problems pushing the Cardinals around. With an aver age of over 300 yards in total of fense, Louisville has proven they are capable of moving the ball de spite various threats. "To win games, we have to play our style of football," Fitz patrick said. "We've had a good rhythm going this year which not many teams have been able to break. That's why we have had such a positive season." Another reason for Louisville's success this season is the play of quarterback Jeff Brohm who has thrown for over 2400 yards and 19 touchdowns this season. "Everybody on the offense has total confidence in Jeff," Fitz patrick said. "We know that he's possible of making the big play at any time. He's always going to make the right decision." Head coach Howard Schnel lenberger said he has also been pleased with his quarterback's performance this season. "Jeff has been on the top of his game," Schnellenberger said. "He has run our attack the whole year with precision and know how. He has definitely held up his end of the bargain." Brohm is another in a long list of quarterbacks the Schnellen berger system has produced such as Joe Namath, Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, Vinnie Testaverde and Browning Nagle who were all former pupils of the Louisville coach. "The reason our system pro duces quarterbacks is because he is our main man," Schnellenberg er said. "At most colleges all the emphasis is on the tailback but in our case the quarterback is the g u y- "We run a pro-style offense which the quarterback deter mines if we win or lose most of the time." A&M's offense also is a worry to Schnellenberger. "Their running game is great," Schnellenberger said. "Their whole offense is a group of bat tle-toughened young men. "They basically have the same team they did last year when we played except their quarterback now has about 10 more games under his belt." Both Schnellenberger and Fitz patrick do not expect a repeat of last week's 45-10 loss to Ten nessee. "Last week we didn't play as well as we can play," Schnellen berger said. "It was not a blowout by any stretch of the imagination. We overcame a lot of our own errors and still had a chance to win late in the ball game." Fitzpatrick said he believes the whole team had a mental let down. "We realize that the whole team just broke down," Fitz patrick said. "We beat ourselves with turnovers and mistakes. "We made bad personal calls and couldn't get the right adjust ments." TEXAS A&M ATHLETIC EVENTS YOUR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BEST IN COLLEGIATE SPORTS Students Use Your All Sports Pass At All Home Games Aggie Volleyball 1993 Oct. 2 UTA Oct. 6 Rice Oct. 13 Hous. Oct. 1 5 N. III. Oct. 1 6 N.E. LA. Oct. 23 Baylor Nov. 2 Texas Nov. 27 S. Hous. Aggie Football 1993 Sept. 4 LSU Sept. 18 Mo. Oct. 9 Hous. Oct. 30 SMU Nov. 13 Louis. Nov. 25 Texas Aggie Soccer 1993 2 0.Roberts 1 5 St. Marys 17 H.Simmons 25 St. Edwards 29 New Mexico 31 Ark. L.Rock Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 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