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[“Any team can put nine men on
I line and stop the run if they
wy Clendening. Vit to,” A&M senior center Calvin
irnament’s top sccioHms said. “[The Longhorns] have
Sage were namecome great cover cornerbacks and
1-Tournament team.By may try to do that with (All-
■erican candidate Bryant) West-
Frot to featuf r r kandTa j eA,len ”
’"■Connell said the Aggies must
A&M rSCf 13 ^ 6 t * ie Longhorns respect
. pass.
Jn i, f r t 0U feel their secondaiy is over-
r.o kich'off *’^8 our receivers, being that
>ekend Thanks? he y re ranked 80 hl g h and are
n ' of the best secondaries in the
y Trot will Connell said. "From
rthe first malea*|, at 1 sa ” last / ear ; the ‘ r s « c -
,rn and Aggie to r ln ^ a 1 r > , ls kind of cocky and they
s in the five-milerJ 1 the y cant be beat in man - t0 -
aetition will beg nan s i tuations - But if Branndon
nksgiving DayFf 18 tbe time to throw the ball,
ig to participateg° in g to heat them.”
UT vs. A&M C0tti[fi The A gg ies have a Iot to P ut U P
V ear a shirt c-' 3 * 1 ’ the Longhorns’ diversified
r allegiance Bense. Junior quarterback James
eds from the Tu(l r()wn leads a potent Texas attack
fit Caritos of Aus;l$t is loaded with several weapons,
information coJsiocum said it is doubtful the
t (512) 479-88i:kg' es can completely shut down
at (512) 499-06cF'Longhorns’ offense.
“They present a big chal
lenge,” Slocum said. “They’re
very dangerous in the passing
game. Mike Adams is a great re
ceiver, and their tight end (Pat
Fitzgerald) is a big-time player
who can catch the ball. Brown
is a threat as a passer and a
scrambler that can bootleg and
make big plays running the
football, and (sophomore run
ning back Ricky) Williams is
one of the best players in the
country.
“I don’t envision us being able to
stop them; I think we have to slow
them down some. I don’t know how
many, but we’re going to have to put
some points down to have a chance
to win this game.”
A&M senior outside line
backer Keith Mitchell said con
taining Brown is the Aggies’ pri
mary concern.
“We have to get some pressure
on Brown,” Mitchell said. “We have
to contain this guy because, if we
lose containment, he can scramble
on us. And we have to get to him so
he doesn’t have time to throw be
cause they have good receivers.”
The Aggies will carry the battle
cry “Remember November” into
Friday’s contest. A&M boasts a
25-1 record in Novembers under
Slocum, including 24 consecutive
victories. But in a rivalry where
one win over your archrival can
turn a disappointing season into
a memorable one, the records
and numbers amount to one
thing — details, details.
1996 Big 12 Conference Football Standings
W
Conference
L Pet. PF
PA
W
L
Overall
Pet. PF
PA
South Division
Texas 5
2
.714
266
154
6
4
.600
344
225
Texas Tech
5
3
.625
197
149
7
4
.636
323
205
Texas A&M
4
3
.571
159
123
6
5
.545
336
206
Oklahoma
3
5
.375
193
290
3
8
.273
255
392
Oklahoma St.
2
6
.250
159
281
5
6
.455
243
327
Baylor
1
7
.125
186
281
4
7
.364
266
320
l fired afte r
singseasd'QCKGtS IOSG
^roTRodmanual Davis
revive a prograrT
death penalty,•■HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie
ay after his $f|i nt guard Emanual Davis will
l season. Blost to the Houston Rockets for
angs went 5-6 th ( rest °f the season after suffer-
eighth straight a knee injury in Sunday’s vic-
, their 1989 re t( fy over t h e Los Angeles Lakers.
tA’s first — andB Dav ' s ’ wbo bas been averaging
altv Ive points a game in just under
mm minutes, was determined
MU finished four,. , ^ ^ ^ •
,, ^ n Monday to have a torn anterior
Mountain Divtsiol . ; ,. ^ . , . . , ^
hletic Conference CntCiate h g ament in hls n g ht
hietic Conference the Rockets said Monday .
ecord, the Surgery was set for late next week.
der Rossley cc". I\ 0 replacement on the roster
r Jim Copeland was immediately made.
6 e - I The Rockets, tied with the
Chicago Bulls with the NBA’s best
mghorns botli irecoid at ^-l, already were thin
; pains in their( at P°i nt guard, with Davis and
\ and W ere un: eB ow rookie Matt Maloney shar-
sort of impress in L lbe dudeS-
o.
ve just beenpla'yj
Terence,” Mit
1 to be a domii
eek to weeky
!5 team.”
he records or e;
ng stays the same|
nk the rivalry
ixas seniorti
erald said, “t
n to Texas pla)
:’s all the samf
years.”
Longhorns
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The Aggies’ reward for a win
would be a bowl bid, which could
make early season woes a thing of
the past. Mackovic said A&M had
problems in the
beginning of the
season because
of its youth and
inexperience,
but it is still very
talented.
“Their lack of
experience at
this level does
make a differ
ence,” Mackovic
said. “But now I see a really good
football team.”
Akins said he is planning to
face an improved Aggie offense
that still counts on the strength of
its rushing attack.
“From an offensive standpoint,
Mackovic
they’re a good group,” Akins said.
“They have a stable number of run
ning backs. Any time you play A&M,
you’re going to have to stop the run.
They have a good receiver in Al
bert Connell, and Branndon Stew
art is a good quarterback. I think
they’re better than last year.”
Fitzgerald said the Wrecking
Crew’s defensive front will be a
challenge for the Texas offense.
“They’re a good solid group
(on defense),” Fitzgerald said.
“We know they have a good de
fensive line, so we might have to
change some things up.”
With the struggles both
teams have encountered this
season, one might think the
game would be less important
to fans. Akins disagrees.
“I don’t think it should be,”
Akins said. “Both teams are
gelling right now. In a game of
this magnitude, you’re going to
see the hardest hitting and the
strongest running.”
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Titchell said,
les in practice
unst Texas,
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It’s that big to
es gun down
tustin, will the
during the
es? Mitchells
j wait and see.
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mu never know
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