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ly • September iday • September 16, 1994 SPORTS i§ii n Page 5 By Bri By (in TMANirGorTHAii [CAR WAS THERE raJ THE IMPACT. y Quat REDNECK r t y » 'ti ^E,8^8Y. I 80U6HTy‘’ rWELVE-PACK.VOWif IN THEJMCK!/ 8:30 p.m. at All Faith's F nformation call Lauren Ip 0. Sports Car Club: Ai# ;ld from 9 a.m.-4 pj| Annex off of Hwy 21# ome race your carorlr.j; •nore information ell" 64-6989. al Organization for ass raising group will bt; reel Kugene’a. Anyonetf For more informationit' Inline Speed Team:l| i instruction will belli :search Park's Cent(!if eation and fitness atnfc r more information® 1 3-6308. ta Lambda: A rush sttfg 7-9 p.m. at BullwinHil nation call Meagan An* nen’s Association: Af )e held at 5 p.m. at theij • more information ( .93-8778. International OrgaWl :: Our first informatioi|l .eld at 7 p.m. in 401R^;,. intion call Christine RtT Up is a Battalion sen 1 profit student andjf I activities. Items* no later than three 1 ! the desired run dak , idlines and notice* 1 , will not be run in ft e any questions, pi® om at 846-3313. p.m. in room t' ay, September the Nova cub : i may register as J p.m. Chasin that Deion Rainbow STEWART DOREEN Sportswriter I t’s official. The Deion Sanders tribute to himself is now over. The All-Pro de fensive back finally ended his coast-to coast, whirlwind tour and signed a one- year, $1.1 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers Thursday. Now, I know if you’re like me, you want ed to see more press conferences and side line appearances from “Prime Time”, along with his entourage headed by Hammer. Baseball’s cancellation on Wednesday makes Deion, an outfielder for the Cincin nati Reds, readily available to play his sec ond sport. Sanders’ contract ties him to baseball until the season officially ends, one way or the other. Why did “Prime Time” sign so suddenly after the baseball season ended, after he was so cool and collected jetting across the country, talking to different teams? Maybe, it is because it is important for those Nikes that he wears on his feet to start high-steppin’. It shouldn’t go unsaid that Deion’s shoe endorsement contract with Nike skyrockets when he participates in two sports instead of one. So, the sooner he signs, the sooner he collects. So what does the signing mean to an in credibly talented 49er team? The signing of “Prime Time" and former Pro Bowl de fensive end Charles Mann strengthens a pass defense that ranked 26th in the league last year, and was just about aver age ranking 15th in the first two games this year. Oh, how things should change. Add Sanders and Mann to other acquisitions such as Ken Norton, Gary Plummer, Toi Cook, Rickey Jackson, and the injured Richard Dent, there’s absolutely no reason why San Francisco shouldn’t go to the NFC championship and defeat God’s team, the Dallas Cowboys. That’s what 49ers presi dent Carmen Policy is banking on. Actually, mortgaging is more like it. The 49ers are mortgaging the future on this year’s team. If the team wins the NFC championship and goes on to win the Super Bowl, incentives will have to be paid to the players who originally signed for the league’s minimum or a little more. These incentives will work directly against next year’s salary cap. Sanders’ contract is an example of this. ,,Sanders will.collect. $35.0,000 as the base part of his contract, and $750,000 will be given in post-season incentives. That $750,000 goes directly into next year’s pay roll while Deion takes his show on the road looking for yet another deal. Word has it that Kriss Kross will make a special ap pearance with the entourage next year. Deion Sanders said, in his last press conference of the 1994 tour, “Winning was a factor, and I know we’re going to to win in San Francisco.” The 49ers are banking on it. Right at home on Kyle s field Bryant takes charge as A&M's new specialist By David Winder The Battalion During his career at A&M Consoli dated High School, placekicker Kyle Bryant was named first-team Class 4A All-State, All-District and All-Brazos Valley. He finished with 29 career field goals after kicking a state record 19 during the 1992 season. Shockingly, the University of Southwestern Louisiana was the only one to offer Bryant a scholarship. Bryant wanted to play for a larger school though, so he decided to walk on at Texas A&M. “I decided to walk on at A&M be cause I just didn’t have the scholarship offers that I wanted,” said Bryant, who was given a scholarship last year. “I wanted to play for a big time football team. I just felt that if I couldn’t get a scholarship to a college that I wanted to go to then, I would walk on to a foot ball team that I knew was going to do well in the future.” Bryant, a redshirt freshman, has done well in the present making all five field goals he’s attempted this year. In his first game, he kicked a 50-yard field goal against Louisiana State and followed that up with a 53- yarder against the University of Ok lahoma in his second game. “I felt I was capable of doing this all along,” Bryant said. “It was just a matter of time for people to see it.” Bryant said he feels no pressure replacing Terry Venetoulias, who fin ished his career as A&M’s third al- time leading scorer. “Terry was a great kicker while he was here, but I’ve always felt con fident that I could rise to the occa sion,” Bryant said. “There’s no pres sure here. I’ve kicked on this field (Kyle Field) for a year now. There just happens to be people in the stands now.” Bryant, however, is compared more to former A&M placekicker Tony Franklin than to Venetoulias. “I’ve never had the chance to meet Tony Franklin but hopefully one day I will,” Bryant said. “From what I hear, he was the same confident person, re ally sure of himself like I am. “They really don’t compare our styles, just the success of our kicking and our personalities.” Head coach R.C. Slocum has been impressed by what he has seen so far from Bryant. “He’s a young man whose got a lot of talent,” Slocum said. “He could have done less that what he has done, and I would still be pleased with him.” LSU and Oklahoma were also im pressed with Bryant, they just wish they had offered him scholarships. Nick Rodnicki/THE Battalion Texas A&M placekicker Kyle Bryant practices at football practice. Soccer team ready to weather Tulsa storm Stewart Doreen The Battalion It’s a reunion of sorts when the Gerald Guerri- eri, head coach of the Texas A&M women’s soccer team, leads the Aggies into battle against his alma mater, the University Friday at 5 p.m. at the Aggie Soccer Complex. Guerrieri played for soccer the Golden Hurri cane from 1981-1984 receiving honors as the team’s MVP in and the all-midwest region goalkeeper. The ties to Tulsa continued from 1984-86 when he worked as the assistant coach for the men’s soccer team as well as goalkeeping for the Tulsa Tornado, a now defunct professional team. On this day, Tul sa is the foe and Guerrieri realizes the strength of the preseason Top 20 opponent. “Bein my alma mater, I have a lot of respect for them,” Guerrieri said. “Tulsa started the season with a preseason Top 20 ranking. Tulsa came within 60 seconds of qualifying for the NCAA Championships prior to being stunned by SMU in the last game of the season, so we know that they are coming into this season with a lot to work for. We are going to be at our best to be able to compete with them.” The Golden Hurricane, 2-2-0, are coached by Randy Waldrum, who is in his seventh season boasting a record of 57-29-7. Waldrum brings back seven returning starters and 12 returning letter- men from the 1993 team that finished the season with a 14-4-2 record and a No. 18 national ranking. Senior forward Glenda Moore, sophomore forward Jenny Simms and sophomore forward/midfielder lead the Tulsa attack. The Aggies, 3-1-1, will play their second game at the Aggie Soccer Complex after winning their home debut Tuesday 4-1 over Mercer University. Sopho more forward Yvette Okler’s one goal/three assists performance powered the Aggie offense while sophomore goalkeeper Sunny McConnell held the Lady Bears to one goal on nine shots. Okler thinks Friday’s game is one the Aggies need to win. “We need to win this big,” Okler said. “They are not ranked now but are going to be a tough oppo nent. We ought to beat them bad.” Other offensive threats for the Aggies include the team’s leading scorer, junior midfielder Corie Hammers, sophomore forwards Kristen Koop and Tina Robinson and freshman midfielder Sonia Ibanez. The defense is holding opponents to 1.31 goals per game with the goalkeeping duo of McConnell and se nior Michelle Crofts in taking turns in the net. Mtav Match Ups Dave Winder Nick Georgandis Drew Diener Stewart Doreen Tom Day Mark Smith Rob Clark Kim McGuire Heather Winch Stewart Milne Commentary... Rice at Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Wildcats get even for Staff Picks.—. Texas Tech at Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma OU completes passes to own guys — Oklahoma St. at Baylor Baylor Baylor OSU Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Diener thinks it's the Dallas Cowboys Missouri at Houston Houston Missouri Missouri Missouri Houston Houston Houston Houston Missouri Missouri Cougars vs. Tigers for Toilet Bowl Trophy New Mexico at SMU SMU SMU New Mexico SMU SMU New Mexico SMU SMU New Mexico SMU Mustangs stampede over Lobos.... Kansas at TCU .. h . TCU . Kansas Kansas TCU TCU Kansas TCU TCU Kansas TCU Frogs vs. Hawks in Trials of Life Series .. 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