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ugust 1,11 'M to handle ckj y to determin eterioration h is the ner 3rd. m A&M for 3ns of patieni treat HIV and how do: ht to die. Hi -vey of doctoi A&M, a nei Senate is ret slement ,o educate® )S and Monday • August 1, 1994 mmmmmmsmsmm =les Times d areas and SMU &c Rice: Shut up and sit down SPORTS SWG PREVIEW Page 3 SMU Mustangs trying to turn the corner in 1994 CONSTANCE PARTEN Sportswriter S MU head football coach Tom Rossley said A&;M’s games should not be counted toward the conference championship this year since the football team is on probation. ‘Scuse me. SMWho? Isn’t this the team that didn’t even play football in the late 80’s due to pro bationary restrictions? Yep. Some people just don’t know where to get off. Even new Rice coach Ken Hatfield said he didn’t think the SWC should allow A&M’s games to count. Yeah, like Rice would have a better chance at the championship if they didn’t count A&M’s games. The bottom line is that these attitudes helped cause the break up of the SWC in the first place. The coaches of the weaker teams want special privileges like not counting their loss to a team on probation. Many SWC teams have been riddled with NCAA violations for several years, and unfortunately, A&M is not an exception. But for some reason the coaches, players and fans for the respective teams seem to think the other guy should suffer greater conse quences for their transgressions than they do. “It’s hard when you go three straight years without being able to beat somebody,” A&M head coach RC Slocum told reporters about some of the other SWC teams. So, this is a jealousy issue. Coaches are running to SWC offi cials with their bottom lips stuck out like little children saying, “big brother Aggie was bad yesterday and your still going to let him go outside and play today. That’s not fair.” Here’s a tip for all those other QB Flanigan may lead Ponies back from dead It seAns like the only direction in which the SMU football program can move in 1994 is up. Since returning from the death penal ty in 1989, the Mustangs have compiled a SEE RELATED STORY, PAGE 4 11-42-2 record. Only four of those wins have come against Southwest Conference opponents, however. SMU head coach Tom Rossley said this might be the year that the Mustangs return from the dead. “I see a movement into a new era for our team,” he said. “We’re being led by a group of younger players. I’m very opti mistic that our young players will come in and perform well from the beginning.” One of those young players will be sophomore quarterback Ram '' . m . an. Flanigan was second om; u Tech’s Robert Hall in total offense with a 224.5 yards per game. Rossley said Flanigan is a superb quarterback. “I would not trade Ramon for anybody else in the league,” Rossley said. “I think we’ve got the best quarterback in the con ference.” Please see SMU/Page 4 SMU at a Glance Schedule Sept. 3 at Arkansas Sept. 10 at UCLA Sept. 17 New Mexico Sept. 24 at Texas Tech Oct. 1 North Carolina Oct. 8 at Baylor Oct. 15 Houston Oct. 22 at Texas Oct. 29 Texas A&M (in San Antonio) Nov. 5 at Rice Nov. 12 TCU Quick Facts Coach: Tom Rossley Nickname: Mustangs 1993 Record: 2-7-2 Home Stadium: Ownby Stadium (23,783 cap.) Site: Dallas Enrollment: 5,500 Colors: Red and Blue Last SWC title won: 1984 Players to watch QB Ramon Flanigan: Flanigan played in eight games last season for the Mustangs as a freshman, completing 111 out of 199 passes with eight interceptions and eight touchdowns. LB Chris Bordano: Bordano registered 66 tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in 1993 while only starting four games for the Mustangs. Bordano has added another 15 pounds to put him at 220 entering 1994. C Brannon Kidd: Kidd earned first-team freshman All-America honors during the 1993 season and anchors the Mustangs’ line. Key Losses DT Byrbn Bonds, P Larry Israel, DE Chad Patton, K John Stewart, OG Jeremy Stout, DE Adam Voyles Two-deep Chart Offense Defense WR Erwin Wilburn LE Jason Lindbioom Kevin Thornal Jason Evans IR James Whitmore LT Vernon Edwards John Biggins Wilbert Mitchell LT Tony Ned RT Ahmad Hayes Glenn Ivy Randy Bowling LG Greg Shea RE Wilbert Mitchell Dave Kiselak Warwick Woodard C Brannon Kidd LB B.J. Stankovich Rodney Townsend Jackson Moore RG Keith Chiles LB Chris Bordano Dray Wilson Eric Tomlin RT Bryan Craig LB Cagan Moore Jason Holz Mark Furschik IR Mick Rossley CB Cornell Parker Vaughn Dickerson Steve Bancroft WR Kevin Thornal SS Ken Neill Brian Berry Carlyce Black QB Ramon Flanigan FS Rodney Watkins Mark Eldred Seth Stinton SB Kevin Shepard CB Jay Harvey Jacques Smith Weldon English K Ben Crosland P Anthony Scotti Sacha Emanuel Ben Crosland Returning Starters: 10 Returning Starters: 5 Returning Lettermen: 18 Returning Lettermen: 13 Oilers lose opener to K.C. Chief QB Blundin goes 11 of 1 7 for 1 56 yards Please see Parten/Page 4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs gave thumbs-up to the new grass field and thumbs-down for the new radio communications to the quarterback. “It wasn’t too good. It really was n’t,” quarterback Matt Blundin said after the Chiefs rallied for a 24-17 ex hibition victory over the Houston Oil ers in the first game on Arrowhead Stadium’s grass field. “They had the radio hookup, and there as a lot of static. I couldn’t tell what Joe (Montana) was saying. We ended up having to go back to hand signals for most of the first quarter,” he said. Alex Van Pelt hit Lee Harris with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 18 sec onds left to win it for the Chiefs. The Chiefs moved 89 on eight plays, including a 22-yard pass from Van Pelt to wide receiver Jimmy Johnson to the Oilers’ 25. Kansas City tied it 17-17 with a penalty-filled 56-yard drive in the fourth period, climaxed by Lin Elliott’s 41-yard field goal with 5:40 left. Cris Dishman’s 64-yard intercep tion return gave Houston a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. “It was just a bad throw,” said Blundin, who hit 11 of 17 passes for 156 yards in his first start. “All you can do is just go on from there.” The grass field was installed this summer 22 years after Arrowhead opened with artificial turf. “I loved it,” said safety Chareles Mincy. “It looks better, it smells better and I don’t think my body will be so sore tomorrow.” Switzer’s debut a success as Cowboys roll over IRVING, Texas (AP)—- Barry Switzer’s NFL preseason debut was successful Sunday night thanks to a player he recruited out of Henryetta, Okla., High School in 1984. Troy Aikman threw a touchdown pass and the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys rolled to a 17-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Switzer was hired by owner Jerry Jones on March 30 to replace Jimmy Johnson. Switzer won two national ti tles in 16 years at Oklahoma and hadn’t coached football for five years when he got the call. Jones gave Switzer a big hand shake and a smile at the end of the game. It wasn’t the display of joy that _ S ,v R Jones and Johnson had after John son’s first preseason victory. They ran off the field together with their hands in a victory salute. “It was kind of neat out there,” Switzer said. “I was disappointed with the second half when I thought we got a little sloppy. I was happy for the win. You always are.” Switzer added “I don’t feel I have anything to prove to anybody. 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