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I went to Louisiana last
weekend, to watch the
Aggies play the LSU
Tigers in Baton Rouge. The
game was a smashing suc
cess. The excitement in
Tiger Stadium lasted all
four quarters, the band was
great and best of all ... it
wasn’t hot.
It wasn’t hot because it
was a night game. It was at
7 pm, the ideal time. It also
was one of only two night
games on our football
schedule this season. (And
Death Valley at night is no
place for an Aggie.)
The other night match
up is against University of
Houston in the Astrodome.
And last time I checked it
doesn’t matter what time
of day you are playing in a
dome; the temperature,
humidity and atmosphere
are totally controlled for
you. It could be 40 below
outside and you wouldn’t
know it inside a dome.
It also seems ridiculous
that during the one season
when we aren’t bound by
TV scheduling we still are
playing afternoon games.
We are wasting our only op
portunity to be free of tele
vision’s bossy, capitalistic
limitations. Our only oppor
tunity unless Warren
Gilbert’s charges end up be
ing true, that is.
My first Division I foot
ball game was here at
A&M, two years ago. I was
having a great time, until
my friend passed out from
the heat. This was a little
scary and I had a few ques
tions.Why on earth did we
have so many afternoon
games?
“For TV,” someone said.
“Uh, something about
television,” said another.
"The television contracts
specify the exact time of
kickoff and since we are
being paid by them we are
bound to play by their
rules,” said my sports
knowledgeable friend Ja
son.
Everyone blamed it on
the omnipotent force of
television. Those television
dollars seemed to speak
louder than anything else
and consequently, we the
students suffered through
many agonizingly hot
hours.
It isn’t easy to stand for
three and a half hours in
the blazing sun as I discov
ered at last year’s game
against LSU. By the sec
ond quarter I was sun
burned; it got so bad that
my friends and I gave up
our 50 yard line, second
deck tickets to go sit in the
horseshoe. During time
outs we ran into the tunnel
for shade.
I definitely missed the
Friday night football games
of high school. Despite that
we Minnesotans had to
See Hill/Page 10
Sooners not scared by
Kyle Field showdown
OU coach expecting
war in trenches
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
When the Texas A&M football team was
pulling out a come-from-behind victory last Sat
urday night, their counterparts at Oklahoma
University were showing their resilience, run
ning out to a 24-0 lead against Syracuse, then
having to come back and pull out a 30-29 victo
ry.
Oklahoma sophomore tailback James Allen
said the game against the Orangemen has given
the Sooners a confidence boost as they continue
to play on the road to open the season.
“I think (that game) showed we can come
back no matter what, “ Allen said. “It helped us
practice this week real well.”
It was, of course, Oklahoma that handed the
Aggies their only regular-season loss last sea
son, a 44-14 shellacking at Norman.
Oklahoma head coach Gary Gibbs however,
does not feel revenge will be a determining fac
tor in the outcome of the game.
“Last year’s game was very physical and
competitive, “ Gibbs said.
“I don’t expect anything different this time
around, the key factor will be who can go out
and execute the best.”
Oklahoma is in a similar situation to A&M,
having lost several top performers including
quarterback Gale Gundy, linebacker Aubrey
Beavers and flanker Corey Warren.
Despite the losses, the Sooners are still ex
pected to be a force in the Big 8, a conference
that includes #1 Nebraska and nationally-
ranked Colorado. Gibbs said if his team is go
ing to be successful Saturday and for the rest of
the season, it will be because of the make-up
the team.
“We have a lot of confidence in ourselves, and
we’ve worked extremely hard, “ Gibbs said.
“Everyone on this team believed in themselves
before (the Syracuse game), and now they be
lieve even more.”
One aspect of the game that both sides are
looking forward to is the running backs that
will be showcased Saturday afternoon.
The Texas A&M tandem of sophomore Lee-
land McElroy and Rodney Thomas will be
matched against Oklahoma’s threesome of
Allen, sophomore fullback Jerald Moore and
sophomore tailback Jeff Frazier, who Gibbs
calls “our home run hitter”.
Allen said he is looking forward to the game
from an individual standpoint, to see how well
he and teammate Moore match up against some
of the best runners in the country.
“Thomas and McElroy are very exciting to
watch, “ Allen said. “This is a chance for Jerald
and I to get shown as well.”
Gibbs goes a step further than his starting
tailback, paying high compliments to the Aggie
backs while claiming that fans attending Satur
day’s contest will see something truly special.
“(McElroy) is truly capable of scoring every
time he touches the ball, and Thomas is one of
the most physical, punishing rushers I have
ever seen, “ Gibbs said.
“There will not be another game played this
season featuring so many superbly talented
(running) backs.”
Nick Rodnicki/THE Battalion
Pushin ’ on through
Noseguard Eddie Jasper, left, practices his moves against Mar
cus Heard in preparation for the University of Oklahoma game.
Collins tows the line after off-season position change
Nick RodnickifTHE Battalion
By Drew Diener
The Battalion
After earning All-Southwest
honors at guard last season,
Calvin Collins was moved to cen
ter by the Texas A&M coaching
staff. The move, which was
made during spring practice,
suits the sophomore from Beau
mont West Brook just fine.
“I played there (center) for
two years in high school,” Collins
said. “I’m finally getting back in
the swing of things where I can
do things naturally.“They made
a good decision by moving me.”
As a red-shirt freshman last
season, Collins gained valuable
experience playing on a senior-
dominated line that helped lead
the way for an Aggie offense that
racked up 36.7 points and an av
erage of over 400 yards per game.
Collins said that he feels
more comfortable this season
with a year of playing in the
trenches under his belt.
“My knowledge of the game
has grown a lot,” Collins said. “I
know the plays and it makes me
feel better when I’m out there.”
In the weight room, Collins’
power clean of 341pounds was
tops on the team, while his
bench press of 410 pounds tied
him for third.
Offensive line coach Joe D’A-
lessandris said he is pleased with
the progress Collins has made
since the spring, and hopes that
he will continue to make strides
in the right direction.“We need
good performances out of him in
order to be successful,” D’A-
lessandris said. “He did a good
job during pre-season practice
and against LSU.”
Collins said he is looking for
ward to the challenge that this
weekend’s game against Okla
homa presents. Like his team
mates, Collins is anxious to gain
revenge against the Sooners af
ter Oklahoma handed the Aggies
a 44-14 defeat last season.
“They’ll (the Oklahoma defen
sive line) be the best front we’ll
play against this year,” Collins
said. “Playing Oklahoma is such
a big thing, that alone gets you
hyped up enough to play the
game.”
As Collins has become more
comfortable at center, he has be
come more comfortable as a
leader. “Since I’m the center,
you’ve got to look to me for guid
ance anyway,” Collins said.
“Most of the guys motivate
themselves and sometimes
it’s(leading)not necessary.”
D’Alessandris said that
Collins work ethic alone sets a
good example for his teammates.
“Each person leads in his own
particular way,” D’Alessandris
said. “He’s not a ‘rah-rah’ guy
who is always yelling and holler
ing. He leads by example.”
At 6 feet, 3 inches and 299
pounds, Collins possesses an
enormous physical stature that
is made more formidable by his
speed and quickness. With such
natural gifts, D’Alessandris con
siders Collins to be a bonafide
National Football League
prospect should he continue to
evolve at center.
“I think he has some great
qualities,” D’ Alessandris said.
“He has a lot of god given ability
and if he continues to work at it,
he has the ability to go to the
next level.”
Volleyball home opener tonight against Arkansas-Little Rock
By Jason Holstead
The Battalion
After winning first place at
the Virginia Tech All Sport
Volleyfest last weekend and
losing to Sam Houston State
University Wednesday night,
the Texas A&M University
Lady Aggie volleyball team
opens it home schedule
tonight against the Universi
ty of Arkansas-Little Rock.
Laurie Corbelli, second-
year head coach of the Lady
Aggies, said she was pleased
with the team’s overall perfor
mance during the tourna
ment, but feels there are sev
eral areas that still need to be
improved.
“We saw some highlights
from our younger players,
while Suzy Wente and Jen
nifer Bronner had great per
formances,” she said. “But we
are still a young team that
tends to have defensive lapses
during games.”
The Lady Aggies are com
ing off one of the most suc
cessful seasons in school his
tory, reaching the second-
round of the NCAA tourna
ment. The team finished with
a 27-8 record and a second-
place showing in the South
west Conference.
The 1994 Lady Aggies have
several holes to fill after los
ing four full-time starters and
one key reserve to graduation,
but Corbelli says the talents
of the incoming freshman cou
pled with the strong play of
Bronner and Wente will help
the team have a successful
season.
“The new kids are definite
ly very experienced and have
made a impact on our team,
with several having played in
Junior Olympic games and
major club events around the
country,” Corbelli said. “While
Bronner and Wente have
shown they are the leaders of
this team through their solid
play on the court.”
Wente feels the overall play
of the team during the past
week was good, considering it
was the first four games of
the season.
“The strengths of this team
are the blocking and hitting,
they can put it (the ball) any
where and go through the
blocks really good,” she said.
“The weaknesses are our serv
ing, we really need to be more
aggressive in that area.”
Wente says a “large and
rowdy” crowd at G. Rollie
White Coliseum can help this
year’s Lady Aggies, who is
long on talent but short on ex
perience.
“A crowd is incredible, it
really makes your adrenaline
pump,” she said. “It makes
you jump higher, hit harder
and can be the difference in a
close game.”
The Lady Aggies hope to
end a up-and-down week with
a win against Arkansas Lit
tle-Rock Friday at 7:00 p.m.
at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
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