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ast year, as a friend of mine
and I were leaving Oklahoma
University after Texas A&M
ran out of time by the tune of 44-
some upstanding students who
attend that God-forsaken waste
land of a school stopped drinking
their beer long enough to have
some words for us:
“Just get on 1-35 South, baby,” I
they said.
At the time, I was thinking one
thing:
They are coming to A&M’s house
next year.
Next year is now this year, and,
Texas A&M prepares for their
Centennial season, that game
looms as possibly the highlight of
the year. A&M cannot go to a
bowl, cannot be on television, and
are not playing the University of
Texas on Thanksgiving Day.
But they do have a little score to
settle come Sept. 10.
Home sweet home
A&M has won 20 straight games
at Kyle Field. Since 1989, they
have lost one home game while
compiling a 29-1-1 record. Last
year, during Ice Bowl II against
Texas, we counted 26 yards the
12th man gave A&M by yelling so
loud that the overgrown walruses
on the Texas line could not sit still
while Shea “Interception Boy”
Morenz chirped his signals.
A&M has the second-longest ac
tive home winning streak in the
nation. But don’t take my word on
how intimidating Kyle Field is.
Ask Ken Hatfield, the coach of
Rice University.
“Texas A&M is the toughest
place I have had to coach,” he said.
.The fans are loyal, they don’t
leave, or sit down when their team
;ets behind.”
omething to remember
However, even if the Aggies
eren’t as incredibly dominant as
hey are at home, they would still
eat Oklahoma. If motivation is
equired, here’s a little reminder:
Oklahoma players (“hello, I’m
rom Texas and I can’t make a 400
on the SAT...I guess I’ll go to
OU”) and their fans strutted
around in their “SWC Conference
Champions” T-shirts last Decem
ber after their John Hancock Bowl
§dctory over Texas Tech enough
hat every Aggie from here to Cor-
egidor should be vowing eternal
evenge.
The shirts insinuated that since
|t)U had defeated Texas Christian
University, A&M, Texas and Texas
a a study break Tech they'won’the SWC ctoto.
a y L, There is no reason Kyle Field
act, looking for should not be sold out for that
game. It is the Aggies’ home open
er, it is not on television and OU
will probably be the highest ranked
Beam to come to Kyle.
1 And there is no reason why it
should not be loud.
For all the traditionalists out
ere, don’t take this wrong. The
■exas game is still huge, even this
year. Just look at it this way-not
only is there the t.u. game this
year, there is also the u.o. game.
| And it’s in A&M’s house.
v Milne/ThE Battalion
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Fitness craze may lead to harmful workouts
By Constance Parten
The Battalion
Exercise has become a ritual for
more than one-third of U.S. adults ac
cording to recent reports from the
American Association for Health, Phys
ical Education and Recreation.
These numbers are even higher
among coEege students, where almost
half of enroUed students take part in a
regimented fitness program including
aerobic exercise and/or weight train
ing.
Questions have been raised about
whether these fitness buffs ac
tually benefit from their
workouts and whether
they are harming them
selves by working out
improperly.
Terry Coker, a
graduate assistant in
kinesiology at A&M,
said students here,
especially men, work
out improperly.
“Guys that are just
starting a weight train
ing program see how much
the other guys in the gym are
lifting and will try to lift
too much,” Coker said.
“Usually soreness will
keep them from doing
^ this on a regular ba-
\ sis, but sometimes
-\ they really hurt
1 themselves, severely
i straining or tearing
' muscle tissue.”
Soreness is caused
from the eccentric con
traction that occurs dur
ing the lowering of the
weights. The muscles tighten up in re
taliation causing micro-tears in the tis
sue.
When too much weight is attempted
these micro-tears become larger. If the
tears are large enough, exercise will
have to be stopped until the muscle can
properly heal.
“If you are able to lower the weight
in a slow, controlled movement, the
weight is probably not too much to
work out with,” Coker said. “People
will have to decide what amount is best
for them, but it is better to start too
Please see Exercise/Page 4
PREVIEW—
Horned Frogs looking for first bowl bid in ten years
Return of 1 8 starters
gives TCU experience
By Mark Smith
The Battalion
With 18 starters returning from a
team that finished 4-7 in 1993 season,
SEE RELATED STORY, PAGE 4
the Texas Christian Homed Frogs seem
poised to grasp their first bowl appear
ance since the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl.
The quarterback that could take
them to that bowl appearance is Max
Knake. Knake set several school
records in 1993, his first year as a
starter. Those records were total of
fense (2,136 yards), passing yardage
(2,130), passing attempts (357) and com
pletions (207).
Perhaps the only strike against
Knake is his poor touchdown-to-inter-
ception ratio. In 1993 he threw 12
touchdowns, but threw it away 14 times.
Head coach Pat Sullivan said Knake
wasn’t ready to start in 1993, but he has
another year of experience to work with.
“He’s a year older,” Sullivan said.
“I’ve been watching his demeanor and
the watching the respect that the team
has for him.”
At the tailback position, TCU can rely
Please see TCU/Page 4
TCU at a Glance
Schedule
Sept. 3
at North Carolina
Sept. 10
at New Mexico
Sept. 17
Kansas
Sept. 24
Texas
Oct. 1
Baylor
Oct. 15
at Tulane
Oct. 22
at Houston
Oct. 29
Rice*
Nov. 12
at SMU
Nov. 19
at Texas A&M
Nov. 25
Texas Tech
Quick Facts
Coach: Pat Sullivan
Nickname: Horned Frogs
1993 Record: 4-7
Home Stadium: Amon G. Carter
Stadium (46,000 cap.)
Site: Fort Worth
Enrollment: 6,900
Colors: Purple and White
Last SWC title won: 1959
Players to watch
RB Andre Davis:
Davis amassed 867 yards in
1993 for a 4.6 yard average. In
the five games where Davis
rushed for more than 100 yards,
TCU won four. The fifth was
Davis’ 138-yard game against
Texas A&M. TCU lost 59-3.
NG Royal West:
West, a consensus AII-SWC
selection, set a school record
with nine sacks in 1993. He
also recorded 85 tackles and 36
quarterback pressures.
QB Max Knake:
As a sophomore, Knake set
school records for attempts
(357), completions (207),
passing yards (2,130) and
completion rate (58.7).
Key Losses
P Kevin Cordesman, SS Greg
Evans, CB Calvin Jones, FB
John Oglesby, FL Richard
Woodley
Two-deep Chart
Offense
Defense
TE
Brian Collins
DE
Aaron Burton
Ryan Tucker
M. Janak
LT
Cliff Barnes
NT
Brian Brooks
Phillip Holler
Fred Johnson
LG
Boyd Milby
NG
Royal West
C. Wills
Gaylon Hyder
C
Barret Robbins
DE
Chris Piland
Kevin Brewer
Vincent Pryor
RG
Bart Epperson
OLB
Lenoy Jones
Mark Cortez
Tony Brown
RT
Brandon Hickman
MLB
Mike Moulton
Jason Kelly
Tyrone Roy
WR
J. Washington
ILB
Reggie Anderson
Jimmy Oliver
Jay Davern
FB
Koi Woods
CB
Mikyha Martin
Marcus Sanders
Corey Masters
QB
Max Knake
CB
C. McWilliam
Scott McLeod
Godfrey White
TB
Andre Davis
SS
Geoff Stephens
Derrick Cullors
Rick LaFavers
WR
Chris Brasfield
FS
Manvel Hopes
Troy Williams
David King
K
B. Najarian
P
Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens
Chris Childers
Returning Starters: 9
Returning Starters: 9
Returning Lettermen: 19
Returning Lettermen: 22
Red Raider offense needs work, defense looks strong
Loss of Morris, Hall,
Hill leaves holes to fill
By Mark Smith
The Battalion
The Red Raiders are hurting. In the
off-season Texas Tech football team lost
three of its most prolific players to date.
Quarterback Robert Hall (holder of 16
school records), running back Byron
“Bam” Morris (winner of the Doak Walk
er award, which goes to the nation’s top
running back) and split end Lloyd Hill
(an All-SWC selection) graduated.
With the loss of his three stars, head
coach Spike Dykes, Dykes was con
cerned with the offense. However, he
said the pieces are in place to rebuild.
“We’ve got some good players on of
fense,” Dykes said. “We just don’t know
when they’re going to arrive.”
The quarterback position is still up
for grabs. Sophomore Sone Cavazos has
the advantage over redshirt freshmen
Zebbie Lethridge and Tony Darden be
cause of his knowledge of the system.
Lethridge and Darden, however,
were standout quarterbacks in high
school and possess the skills to become
good starters.
The loss of Morris in the backfield
leaves quite a void to fill. He rushed for
Please see Tech/Page 4
Texas Tech at a Glance
Schedule
Sept. 3
New Mexico
Sept. 10
Nebraska
Sept. 17
at Oklahoma
Sept. 24
SMU
Oct. 1
at Texas A&M
Oct. 8
at Rice
Oct. 22
Baylor
Oct. 29
Texas
Nov. 12
Southwestern La.
Nov. 19
Houston
(at San Antonio)
Nov. 25
at TCU
Quick Facts
Coach: Spike Dykes
Nickname: Red Raiders
1993 Record: 6-6
Home Stadium: Jones Stadium
(50,500 cap.)
Site: Lubbock
Enrollment: 25,000
Colors: Scarlet and Black
Last SWC title won: 1976
Players to watch
LB Zack Thomas:
Thomas led the Red Raiders in
1993 with 117 tackles, 64 of
which were unassisted.
Thomas is a candidate for All-
America honors.
LB Shawn Banks:
Banks was the second leading
tackier on the Red Raider
defense with 108 tackles. He
led Texas Tech with five tackles
for a loss and four quarterback
sacks.
CB Cat Adams:
Adams led the Red Raiders
with four interceptions and tied
for team lead with eight passes
broken up.
Key Losses
OG Peter Allen, NT Dusty
Beavers, C Brad Elam, QB
Robert Hall, FB Bruce Hill, SE
Lloyd Hill, DE Shawn Jackson, FL
Derrell Mitchell, TB Byron “Bam”
Morris, OT Stacey Petrich
Two-deep Chart
Offense Defense
TE
Scott Aylor
LE
Jabbar Thomas
Jerod Feibiger
Damon Wickware
LT
Ben Kaufman
DT
Stephen Gaines
Lynn Scherler
Cody McGuire
LG
Casey Jones
NT
Tyrone Brooks
Robert Rivera
Chris Ori
C
Scott Fitzgerald
RE
Byron Wright
Jay Pugh
Tony Daniels
RG
Ed Hendrix
SLB
Dee Foster
Shane Dunn
Anthony Armour
RT
Jeff Wood
MLB
Zach Thomas
Chris Whitney
Donnie Taylor
SE
Bo Adams
WLB
Shawn Banks
Johnson Joseph
Eric Butler
FL
Field Scovell
R
Robert Johnson
Jayson Lavender
Marcus Coleman
QB
Sone Cavazos
RGB
Shawn Hurd
Tony Darden
Verone McKinley
IB
Alton Crain
LCB
Cat Adams
Matt DuBuc
George Ramsey
FB
Todd Walker
FS
Dewayne Bryant
LaShon Earnest
Bart Thomas
K
Jon Davis
P
Brad Cade
Returning Starters: 4
Returning Lettermen:
Returning Starters: 9
10 Returning Lettermen:
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