Friday • October 21, 1994
§ PORTS
The Battalion • Page 7
Beating tough
t.u. team good
for Aggies
STEWART
DOREEN
You see the phrases on T-shirts
all over campus. They say “My fa
vorite team is A&M and whoever is
playing t.u.”
It sums up the attitude that pre
vails here at A&M. Beating t.u. is
more important than the well-being
of our beloved Aggies. We sing it in
the War Hymn, we burn it in our
bonfire and show it on our T-shirts.
I guess in theory there’s not too
much harm in hating those folks in
the capital city. But when I hear
people say how glad they were to
hear the Longhorns lost to Colorado
and Rice, I am thoroughly confused
about who Aggies really root for...the
Aggies or whoever is playing t.u.
Now before you start asking “Who
the hell is this guy questioning my
loyalty to A&M,” think about this.
The Aggies are ranked sixth in
The Associated Press poll. That is
the good news, but the odds of the
Aggies going much higher are not
as good. Why?
Voters have been outspoken
about an Aggie schedule that at
first glance looked tough but has
softened throughout the season.
For example, Oklahoma University
was ranked 15th when the Aggies
kicked their butt at Kyle Field.
Since then, OU has fallen out of
the top 25, and things are looking
worse with Kansas State and Ne
braska on their schedule. Does the
OU victory seem a little less impor
tant? To Aggie fans, it is probably
not, but to the pollsters, it is.
Another top 25 victory happened
last week against the Baylor Bears.
Odds are against the Bears making
it back to the top 25 due to their lack
of wins over quality opponents.
So the combined record of A&M
opponents played to date is 16-19.
For those who argue that it is be
cause of the weak conference, the
record of non-conference teams is
8-11. For your information, the
record of future A&M opponents
this season is 13-15.
This is why Auburn is ranked
higher than A&M. They play in the
Southeastern Conference and have
defeated Florida, a former number
one team in the nation (a team that
probably remain in the top ten
through the end of the year). The
Tigers still have to go up against an
other top ten team the eighth-
ranked Crimson Tide of Alabama.
This is why it was so important to
have the Longhorns in the top 10
when the Aggies travel to Austin for
the Nov. 5 showdown. A win over a
top 10 team so late in the season
would have given the Aggies more
recognition and the team’s schedule
See Doreen/Page 8
Stewart might Volunteer for A&M
By David Winder
The Battalion
Ever since high school quarterback
Mark Farris spurned Texas A&M for
the riches of professional baseball, the
Aggies have had a problem with depth
at the quarterback position.
That all could change if University of
Tennessee reserve quarterback Bran-
ndon Stewart decides to transfer to
A&M. Last spring, Stewart, who played
at Stephenville High School, chose Ten
nessee over Texas A&M because of the
Volunteers’ quarterback situation.
“As far as we are concerned, there is a
lot to discuss, nothing has been decided,”
Fledge Stewart, Branndon’s father said. “I
know he is not happy with the situation.
I don’t think he’s being treated fairly.”
Tennessee head coach Philip Fulmer
has been under fire this season for his
use of Stewart and
another freshman
quarterback Peyton
Manning. Stewart is
playing behind
Manning, even
though he has out
performed him.
“All the Ten
nessee coaches will
say is that they are
doing what they feel
is best for the team,”
the elder Stewart said. “I’ve had discus
sions with them, but they never want to
go into detail or elaborate. It seems like
a majority of the Tennessee fans want
Branndon to play.”
In an interview with Greg Auman of
the Independent Florida Alligator, Art
Briels, Stewart’s high school coach
said Tennessee is not giving Stewart a
fair chance.
“In Branndon’s home, the word from
them (Tennessee) was that he was the
best quarterback in the nation,” Briels
said. “Now, that’s dropped to him to
being only the number two freshman
quarterback on their team in just sev
en to eight months.”
Redge Stewart said if Branndon
chooses to transfer, Texas A&M would
be high on his list.
“I can’t say he will probably trans
fer,” Stewart said. “But I think he
would be very interested in moving
back to Texas and playing in the South
west Conference or whatever it is now.
“A&M has a great reputation and the
coaches have always been real straight
with him. A&M is a good possibility.”
Aggie head coach R.C. Slocum said
he knows nothing of Stewart trying to
transfer to Texas A&M.
“It’s strictly a rumor as far as I’m
concerned,” Slocum said. “I think it is
more speculation than it is accurate.”
Redge Stewart said whatever hap
pens something will have to change.
“Peyton is a knowledgeable player
but I always felt that Branndon would
out perform him if he was given the
opportunity,” Redge Stewart said. “I’ve
tried to be neutral and impartial for as
long as I can but I can’t see their rea
soning anymore.”
Stewart
Probation bowls over AP poll
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Texas A&M
Auburn
Washington
Record: 6-0
AP Rank: 6th
AP Opponents: 1
Opponents W-L:
16-16
Record: 7-0
AP Rank: 4th
AP Opponents: 1
Opponents W-L:
15-16
Record: 5-1
AP Rank: 9th
AP Opponents: 3
Opponents W-L
17-14
"Look at Auburn,
who plays East
Tennessee State and
people like that.
Miami is playing
West Virginia this
weekend. West
Virginia is not worth
a flip."
"It (probation)
should not affect AP
standings. At this
point it is
premature (to
speculate about
finishing the season
undefeated and
ranked first.)"
"We have absolutely
zero control (over
voters). The fact that
Miami jumped
ahead of us shows
the unpredictability
of the poll."
R.C. Slocum
Head Coach
Terry Bowden
Head Coach
Jim Lambright
Head Coach
By Drew Diener
ii The Battalion
Cheaters never win, but maybe
: they should.
Going into this weekend of college
|! football action, three schools currently
|i on NCAA probation rank among the
Top 10 in the Associated Press poll.
| Fourth-ranked Auburn, 6th-ranked
|i Texas A&M, and 9th-ranked Washing-
; ton each have a legitimate chance of
i being voted national champion despite
|i their ban from post-season play.
The last probation-afflicted team to
win the national championship was
■ Oklahoma, who split the title with
H Southern California in 1974.
|i Houston Chronicle sports writer
|| Fran Blinebury said teams on proba
tion should not be considered con-
, tenders for a national championship.
“When you’re ineligible, you’re ineli-
|| gible,” Blinebury said. “What is the
sense of probation? A penalty is sup-
|| pose to hurt in some way.”
Auburn head coach Terry Bowden,
whose team defeated then top-ranked
|| Florida 36-33 in Gainesville last weekend
!i disagrees with that way of thinking.
“It (probation) should not affect AP
|| standings,” Bowden said. “At this
|| point it’s premature (to speculate
I I about finishing the season undefeat
ed and ranked first).”
Bowden said an AP voter who has a
|| problem with voting for a team on pro
bation has no business participating in
the poll in the first place.
Last season, after finishing 11-0, a
probation-stricken Auburn finished
fourth in Bowden’s inaugural season.
The Tigers are 7-0 this season and
have this weekend off before playing
host to 3-4 Arkansas October 29.
Dallas Morning News college football
writer Ken Stephens, an AP voter, said
being ineligible for post-season play lim
its the chance for probation teams to
win the national championship.
“They lack one opportunity that oth
er teams have to impress the voters,”
Stephens said. “(It is conceivable) that
an undefeated team on probation could
be ranked number one at season’s end
and be bumped (out of first place) after
New Year’s Day by an 11-1 team.”
Stephens said A&M’s weak sched
ule hurts their chances of finishing
the season ranked first, even if they
remain undefeated.
“The UT loss (to Rice last Sunday)
hurts A&M’s ability to move up in
the polls (should they defeat UT No
vember 5),” Stephens said. “(Other
wise), OU is the only ranked team
that A&M has beaten this season.”
Oklahoma, who was ranked six
teenth when they lost to A&M Septem
ber 10, dropped out of the Top 25 this
week after losing to 2nd-ranked Col
orado 45-7 last Saturday.
A&M head coach R.C. Slocum said a
bias exists among writers who deem
that his team’s schedule is weak.
“Look at Auburn, who plays East
Tennessee State and people like that,” ;|
See AP poll/Page 8
Lady Aggie soccer team hosts Post Oak Mall Soccer Classic
By Stewart Doreen
The Battalion
Repeat is the word going around the Aggie Soccer
Complex as the Aggies look to defend their title' at
the Post Oak Mall Soccer Classic this weekend.
"We’re on a bit of a roll coming into this weekend,”
A&M head coach G. Guerrieri said. “We are now looking
forward to defending our tournament championship.”
The Aggies, the South region’s eighth-ranked
team, will host the University of Texas, Texas Chris
tian University and Northern Illinois University this
weekend. The tournament has each team playing
two games and following a format that gives six
points for a win, four points for a tie, one point for a
shutout and one point for every goal scored.
Tournament play will open up
Friday when the Texas Long
horns, 10-3-2, come to the Aggie
Soccer Complex to battle the
Northern Illinois Huskies, 8-7,
FYiday at 1:00 p.m. The Aggies,9-
2-2, will begin play on Friday
against TCU, 8-5-1 at 3:00 p.m.
The Aggie Soccer Complex has
been a graveyard for opponents in
the facility’s inaugural season. The
Aggies have a 5-0 record at home
this season and have a 12-0 career home record.
Sunday’s games feature the Aggies hosting the
Huskies 1:00 p.m. at the Aggie Soccer Complex. The
Longhorns and the Lady Frogs will travel to Austin
for Sunday’s 12:00 p.m. match.
The Aggies are lead on the offensive side of the
ball by leading scorer sophomore Kristen Koop and
freshman midfielder/forward Bryn Blalack. The
defense is coming of last weekend’s three-shutout
performance from each of the Aggies’ three goal
keepers. Junior sweeper Corie Hammers and
sophomore defender Allison Buckley are others to
watch in the Aggie defense.
With two victories, G. Guerrieri will hit the century
mark for career wins. Guerrieri, who post a 24-5-3
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