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Wednesday, November 17,1993
The Battalion
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H ello,
ladies
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gentleman .
I'm Chris
Fowler and
welcome to
another edi
tion of College
GameDay here
on ESPN. I'm
joined, as al
ways, by my
colleagues Lee
Corso and
Craig James.
(Hello,
ladies and gen
tleman. I'm
Chris Fowler and welcome to another
edition of College GameDay here on
ESPN. I'm joined, as always, by the
loser ex-coach and the boring ex
jock.)
Fowler: Before we go over the
games for this Saturday, let's discuss
what is on everyone's mind today.
Does Florida State deserve to be
ranked at number two, ahead of Ne
braska?
(Did I leave the iron on?)
Corso: Yes they do, Chris, and I'll
tell you why. Notre Dame is the only
team in college football that has
proven that they are better than Flori
da State. Nebraska may be undefeat
ed, but there is no way they are a bet
ter team than the Seminoles.
(Yes they do, Chris, and I'll tell
you why. I'm a Florida State alum
nus so I feel it is my duty to get all of
America doing the tomahawk chop.
Nebraska is the Texas A&M of 1994
and therefore should not get a chance
at the National Championship.)
James: I totally agree with you
Lee. I mean, how can anyone justify
not having a Notre Dame - Florida
See Winder/Page 6
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Aggies win battle against Red Army
By David Winder
The Battalion
At the start of the game the Texas A&M men's basketball
team and the Red Army of Russia exchanged goodwill gifts.
After the opening tip, though, the Aggies had to fight for
every point in their 90-77 exhibition game win Tuesday night at
G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Red Army matched the Aggies basket for basket, trailing
only 41-40 at halftime behind the shooting of center Ivan Filip
pov. Filippov led all scorers with 18 points in the first half
pouring in 28 for the game.
"They're a professional basketball team, basically," head
coach Tony Barone said. "You saw a lot of backing in and tak
ing some shots that I really didn't consider good shots. But
they went in."
Overall, Barone said he was pleased with his team's effort.
"I thought, for the most part, from a defensive stand point
our intensity, except for our post defense, was good," Barone
said. "I thought our decision making process was good for the
most part."
Tony McGinnis led A&M in scoring with 19 points followed
by Joe Wilbert and Damon Johnson with 17 a piece. David Ed
wards led with 12 assists.
"McGinnis was the key to what we did tonight," Barone
said. "He and Edwards, I thought had absolutely outstanding
intensity."
After trailing by five points for most of the game, the Red
Army went on an 8-3 run to tie the game at 66-66. Edwards
then stole a pass from Red Army point guard Oleg Ten and
drove for a layup giving the Aggies a lead they would never re
linquish.
"In the second half I started putting up more shots because I
wanted to attack the basket more," Edwards said. "I started
driving the middle to get fouls and get everybody into the flow.
We seemed dead in the first half."
Another key for the Aggies was the inability of the Red
Army to force turnovers.
"It wasn't like they played pressure defense," Edwards said.
"We basically ran our plays and when we ran them we got
what we wanted. When we executed right we got exactly what
we wanted."
The Aggies did have trouble, however, executing free throws
as they combined 23 of 41 from the line.
"It's real obvious that the minimum practice time that you
have hurts your basketball team," Barone said. "It shows up in
your free throws because you just don't have the time to spend
shooting free throws."
Barone said he was relieved to get the first game of the year
over.
"This is one of those games you get out of the way," Barone
said. "Somewhere along the line you have to have a get-out-of-
the-way game. This was it, get it out of the way and move on."
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Texas A&M senior point guard David Edwards struggles for the
ball against a Red Army player while Aggie junior guard Tony
McGinnis (left) and junior forward Damon Johnson try to help.
England makes
most of final
season at A&M
By Matthew J. Rush
The Battalion
It is often very easy to get lost in
the name game when talking about
Texas A&M's "Wrecking Crew" de
fense.
A&M players such as Sam Adams,
Ray Mickens, Steve Solar! and Aaron
Glenn are names frequently men
tioned when speaking of Aggie foot
ball. But senior defensive end Eric
England is constantly striving to earn
respect as one of the finest defensive
linemen to play in Aggieland.
England is on target to set individ
ual records in several defensive cate
gory as he has put together a solid se
nior campaign.
"I think some of the things I've
done this season have been above
and beyond the call of duty," Eng
land said. "Some things I could have
done better, but I think I've been pro
ductive."
England is among the leaders in
several defensive categories on the
fourth-ranked defense in the country.
He is currently third on the team in
tackles with 58, second in quarter
back pressures with seven and sec
ond in tackles for losses with nine.
But England has been overshad
owed by teammate defensive end
Sam Adams, a finalist for the Lom
bardi Award which is given annually
to the nation's best lineman.
England said that he is not resent
ful, however, about not receiving as
much attention or recognition as
Adams.
"In due time I will get my just de
serves," England said. "I'm happy
for Sam and all the accolades and me
dia attention he is receiving.
"It's just a matter of maturity and
you can't let things like that bother
you because it will throw you off
your game."
See England /Page 6
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