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tripes of a Different Color
’ve kept my pen still in regards
npete in the Uiw oft-ridiculed officiating this
son at the Holler House. But the
acle Saturday night against
J was absolutely inexcusable,
it’s high time something was
e about it.
Let’s face it,
A&M has just not
gotten the calls
this year at
home. The offici
ating has been
inconsistent at
best, downright
partisan at worst.
No one wants to
use that as an excuse, and to their
credit, the Aggies have refused to
use it. But looking at all the games
A&M has lost by the slimmest of
margins, one can invariably locate
a call that made a difference.
Such blatant inconsistency
spurred A&M Head Coach Tony
Barone to contact Dale Kelly, the Big
12 head of officials who incidentally
was in attendance Saturday night.
“I’ve never sent a letter to the
Head of Officials, ever— [but] I’ve
done it twice in the past three
games,” Barone said. “I’m disap
pointed with some of the things that
have gone on. The issue is the con
sistency of calls. That inconsistency
is what has been bothering me.
“I can send a tape of a game to the
head of the officials and identify 10
calls that were absolutely not good
calls. If you can do that as a coach,
and the other coach can do that, and
we start talking about 20 calls, I think
you’ve got a big problem.”
It Just Ain’t Natural
One of the biggest problems
stemming from the Aggies’ lack of
warm bodies is that players who
would normally be able to play and
concentrate on one position have
been forced to play positions for
which they are not as naturally suit
ed. Injuries and the loss of scholar
ship players, two thorns in the Ag
gies’ collective side all year, have
left A&M with one true point guard
(Barone) and one true shooting
guard (Anderson).
The rest is a jumble of post play
ers struggling to fit into the mix,
none emerging from the shadows,
except maybe Calvin Davis. It speaks
volumes that the Aggies have re
mained as competitive as they are,
but when a shooting guard playing
point guard (Anderson) gets in foul
trouble and is replaced by a small
forward, you can’t help but lose
something in the transition.
Player of the Week
With compliments to freshman
guard Jerald Brown, who awoke
from a two-week slumber with 15
and 19 points against Tech and OSU,
respectively, the coveted POW award
this week goes to sophomore for
ward Calvin Davis. “Lo-Cal” had a
monster game against the Red
Raiders (losers of four of their last six
games) that included a career-high
29 points. For the week, Davis aver
aged 19.5 points and 10 rebounds
per contest, and showed more fire
and hustle than anyone in the low
post. All this was against the likes of
the conference’s leading rebounder,
in Tech’s Tony Battie, and 6-foot-11,
255-pound center Brett Robisch of
OSU. This week, Davis’ play can only
be deemed Hi-Cal-iber.
TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL
12TH MAN/WALK-ON
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, February 25, 1997
TIME: 4:30 PM
WHERE: Kyle Field
Stadium Film Room
For More Information: 845'03 74
Hers reject call to
ay legal expenses
► NBA Trade
HOUSTON (AP) —The Houston Oilers have rejected
Rail by Mayor Bob Lanier that the team pay $500,000 in
■ty legal expenses in exchange for permission to leave the
|trodome a year early, Houston television station KRIV
ported Monday.
In a letter to city attorney Gene Locke obtained by the
Kleinedifetion, the Oilers counteroffered a payment of $50,000 over
sig Bo years, with a provision that the money be used exclu-
for us, as far im-ely to buy new books for the Houston public library,
ncemed," AM' » "The city has not incurred this sum in legal expenses,”
9einecke said ■rote Steve Underwood, Oilers vice president and gen-
'ery good tear ifral counsel, in rebuffing Lanier’s demand. “We feel con-
1 and Rice gettWent the city’s expense... has been nominal at most,” he
. We will need! iadded, noting that the city’s chief attorney in the case, pri-
sity we had fre pirate lawyer John O’Quinn, has donated his services,
i the Rice matef i The offer “fell on deaf ears,” Locke told KRIV Monday.
I The Oilers declined to comment. Lanier also de-
itions ficN' c ^ ned commen t-
B According to the team’s letter, Lanier has not formally
Win $51 proposed the $500,000 figure to the team. The Oilers not
ed that if the team stays in Houston for the upcoming sea
son, "the city (to say nothing of Harris County) will receive
nothing for legal expenses.”
3 Oilers owner Bud Adams already has arranged to move
the franchise to Nashville, Tenn., but cannot go before
1998, unless the team gets out of its Astrodome lease.
* As part of a federal court order, permission is required
from the county, the city and Astrodome USA, which
manages the stadium for Harris County.
I Last week, Harris County Judge Robert Eckels said a
$3,75-million buyout offer, along with the donation of the
of the Oilers’ practice site to the county, amounted to a
good deal and should be accepted.
County commissioners are to vote Feb. 25 on the offer,
timated to be worth $5.25 million.
Lanier said he would not block the deal if the Oilers
|cked up the legal fees.
Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane, however,
hose Astrodome USA holds the lease and manages the
adium for the county, has said he expects the Oilers to
onor the final year of their lease.
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Mavericks make historic
trade with New Jersey
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks
made another major trade Monday night,
this one a nine-player deal that sent Jim
Jackson and All-Star Chris Gatling to the
New Jersey Nets for center Shawn Bradley.
The Mavericks also traded Sam Cassell,
George McCloud and Eric Montross to the
Nets. New Jersey also sent guards Khalid
Reeves and Robert Pack and forward Ed
O’Bannon to Dallas.
The trade was believed to be the largest
between two NBA teams in the last 25 years,
league spokesperson Chris Brienza said.
Both teams are struggling this season.
Dallas is 16-31 under first-year coach Jim
Cleamons and New Jersey is 15-36 under
first-year coach John Calipari.
For the Mavericks, it culminates nearly
an entire turnover of the roster since the
start of the season. Don Nelson alone has
added eight new players to the roster since
he was hired as general manager Feb. 7.
Dallas sent former first-round draft pick
Jamal Mashburn to Miami last Friday in ex
change for Sasha Danilovic, Kurt Thomas
and Martin Muursepp.
The only regulars remaining from Dal
las’ opening day roster are rookie forward
Samaki Walker, who has been injured
much of the season, and veteran guard
Derek Harper. No players remain from last
year’s roster.
“I haven’t seen a team made over in this
short of time,” Nelson said. “It’s just that as
it happened, the deals I was able to make
were major deals.”
Though he did not name players, Nelson
said several bad attitudes in the Mavericks’
locker room prompted his swift moves.
“There were just so many negative
things about this ball club,” he said. “This
locker room shocked me. It's not accept
able and will not be acceptable from this
point on... I observed it, watched it and ba
sically got sick about it.”
Jackson’s departure also means the offi
cial end of the Three J’s era. The three-play
er combo of Jackson, Mashburn and Jason
Kidd had been expected to anchor the
Mavericks for years, but personality con
flicts and injuries ended the plan.
Kidd, who did not get along with some
teammates and Cleamons, was traded to
Phoenix in December.
The Mavericks were in Vancouver
Monday night to play the Grizzlies and
had to activate rookie forward Samaki
Walker from the injured list just so they
would have the requisite eight players in
uniform to start the game.
Walker was not expected to play, so Dal
las had to take on Vancouver with only sev
en players.
The Mavericks traded their top four
scorers—Jackson, Gatling, Cassell and Mc
Cloud. Those four averaged 62 of Dallas’
93.4 points per game.
“When you look at what has to be done,
what needed to be done, and then it hap
pens all at once, it kind of takes your breath
away,” Cleamons said before the Vancou
ver game. “But you have to look at the pos
itives behind it.”
The Dallas-bound Nets players found
out about the deal after a 108-101 loss to
the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
The 7-foot-6 Bradley, who was also in
volved in the trade that sent Derrick Cole
man to Philadelphia last season, did not
record a single rebound in 32 minutes
against the Cavs. He leads the NBA in
blocked shots.
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Tuesday, February 18 - GREEK FORUMS
A Greek showcase from 10 til 2 at Rudder Fountain.
SPEAKER BRAD BORUFF - 7:30 P.M.
A dynamic speaker will share his personal experience on
Greek life and the effects of drinking and driving - Rudder
Theater Admission is 2 cans of food or $2.00.
Wednesday, February 19th -
ALL GREEK NIGHT - 8 P.M.
Come to Flurricane Harry’s for a fantastic night of fun.
Admission is $2.00.
Thursday, February 20th -
PICNIC AT THE GROVE
Department of Food Services will be catering Bar-B-Q in
the Grove from 11-3. Aggie Bucks Accepted.
Thursday, February 20th -
GRAB-A-GREEK 7:30 P.M.
Do you have a little extra cash? Need a Date? Here’s
an opportunity-Come join us at Rudder Theater to
bid on your favorite date package.
Friday, February 2 1st -
IFC FRAT VS. CORPS
Basketball Game 6:30 at G. Rollie White Coliseum
Saturday, February 22nd -
GREEK GAMES - 12:30
Come to the Polo Fields to cheer for your favorite
team in the Flag Football Finals. The Awards
Ceremony will be at the conclusion of games.
Our Philanthropy this year is the
Koldus Endowment for the Betterment of Student Life.
Sherman
“Now I have a similar opportunity
atpreen Bay, but at a different level—
a community that is totally sup-
rtive of its team and led by a great
ad coach in Mike Holmgren.”
Under Sherman, the Aggies set a
ool record and Southwest Confer
ee rushing record with 3,829 yards
1991, while winning the first of three
SWC crowns.
Sherman has
developed sever
al prominent
players includ
ing: NFL All-Pro
tackle Richmond
Webb (A&M),
1996 NFL first-
round selection
Jonathon Odgen
(UCLA), 1990 AU-
herican Mike Arthur (A&M),
inter Goodwin (A&M) and Jason
athews (A&M).
Sherman said this was the only of-
he would have considered.
“I’ve enjoyed the small-town at-
osphere of College Station for my
tnily, and Green Bay offers that same
mosphere,” Sherman said. “If the
ith be told, there is not a whole lot of
i p |( fference between an Aggie,’ and a
UBl VjQli heesehead.’”
Sherman said the Aggies will be
iccessful next season, and he looks
rward to seeing them succeed.
“I am anxiously looking forward to
iy opportunity with the Green Bay
ickers, but I will surely miss being a
irt of something special here at Texas
S/M,” id. “With this past
iar’s recruiting class, combined with
e way our players and coaches are
esently working, this group will be a
tee in the Big 12 next season and for
ars to come. My only regret is not be-
g able to be a part of this program’s
lure success and also missing out on
Je opportunity to coach a very special
■oup of offensive linemen who mean
a lot to me.”
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