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."
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