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The Battalion PORTS Friday • September 5, 1997 Z ^ Aggies hungry for season opening victory against Sam Houston State By Chris Ferrell Sports editor ► Y - , ........... ■ ■ COURTESY SPORTS INFORMATION Head Coach R.C. Slocum and his Aggies are confident about Saturday’s game. Saturday has been a long time in coming for Koby Hackradt. After starting all 12 games at center for the Texas A&M Football Team in 1995, Hackradt missed last season due to a knee injury. “(I’m) just ready to get back in there and play,” Hackradt said. “I got injured last year and didn’t get to play. Last year I got to play a little bit, but not as much as I would have liked to or in the role which I would have liked to. I had a good spring and a good two-a-day camp.” He said that he will be ready to play in to morrow’s game. “I stayed in the weight room and worked hard,” he said. “Tve been getting a lot of reps. It’s two years later now. I’ve got more expe rience now. I am a lot more knowledgeable.” The Sam Houston game will mark the 14th start of his career. The game will provide both Hackradt and his teammates an opportunity to improve. “We’re capable of beating them,” he said. "We’ve looked great, and if we can go out there and do what we’re capable of, the rest will take care of itself.” Coach R.C. Slocum said the Sam Houston game will let the Aggies know where they stand. “This is a game for us to look at where we are,” Slocum said. “We’re going to start working to get our team better. That’s what I have to fo cus on and what I’ve got to get our team to fo cus on. friday • Septe Local drink By Apri Lifestyl A7 “We’ve looked great, and if we can go out there and do what we’re capable of, the rest will take care of itself.” KOBY HACKRADT TEXAS A&M CENTER situation. “I have not seen this lineup in a gamebe- "We’re not worried about the fact that we’re playing Sam Houston at home. We’ve talked about it very little. We’ve talked about us and how we’re going to do, how we’re going to exe cute. How much we know about what we’re go ing to be asked to do.” Learning systems has been a must for the s if owning blues club to keep Jc Aggies this season with the addition of two new ^ ll )’ c * 1 ^ HIS 7’ l * u ^ . 1 baby on the wa\ coordinators. i|! J p Hackradt said the game will be especiallvr 111 sm £ in § 1 important for the offense. f uscht ' s . hav «. ; . “We’ve got the two new coordinators onr e , s . an 1 <; vn f e both sides,” he said. “We just want to look at T 1 ' how we look as an offense and put the pieces , u . , ,U1S< 1 es ‘ together.” Ifiges Main Stree Slocum said the team has looked goodin!-' ,ul11 "''!' >l ^ a1 ?’ practice but there is no substitute for a gamer 1 ™ at iliich opened Au] “Blues and jazz fore, so I’m sure there things that pop upina ll I1S ’ ^ ball game that you had no way of anticipating going in,” he said. “That’s a good thing and bad. You’ll have some good things jump up and say. ‘Man, that’s pretty good.’ It’s an ongoing, process trying to get each man better.” Senior guard Steve McKinney said that ifthej team can play to their potential during the ear ly part of the season, it will help them get ready for Big 12 play. “They (Sam Houston) may not be a to ranked opponent,” he said. “But if we come and play well and execute and beat these fi three teams like we’re supposed to beat them! that’s going to build your confidence up going) into Colorado.” bought it was re< lere in town.” Edges sells f The Battalion's 1997 Staff Picks The Match-Ups Chris Ferrell Paul Mitchell Jeremy FurticK Kristina Buffin Jamie Burch Matt Dennis Mitchell Ramirez Steven Boudreau Travis Dabney Margaux Harris Nicole Hooven Jeff Webb Jason Whitcomb Consensus SHSU at Texas A&M (No Line) A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M A&M: There's no line for a reason #24 Gobtado St at #8 Colorado (-155) Colorado Colorado Colorado St. Colorado Colorado St. Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado St. Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado: Loser has to walk j Rutgers at #12 Texas (-38) Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Texas Rutgers Rutgers Texas Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers: They'll get smoked, but not by 38 Baylor at Fresno State (Pick) Baylor Fresno St. Fresno St. Baylor Fresno St. Fresno St. Baylor Fresno St. Fresno St. Baylor Baylor Fresno St. Fresno St. Fresno St.: New logo; Same results TCU at Kansas (-10.5) Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas TCU Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas: TCU has a football team? , Syracuse (-10) at Oklahoma Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Oklahoma Syracuse Syracuse Oklahoma Oklahoma Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse: Kick the field goal this week Iowa St. at Wyoming (-13) Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Iowa St. Iowa St. Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming: Flow 'bout them Cowboys! #5 Florida St (-12.5) at #23 USC Florida St. Florida St Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. USC Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. USC F lorida St.: Victory dance on the West Coast #4 Washington (-7) at #19 BYU Washington Washington Washington Washington Washington BYU Washington Washington BYU BYU Washington BYU Washington Washington: Still no respect tor BYU #3 Tennessee (-14.5) at UCLA Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee: Did you see Peyton vs. Tech? Cowboys (-9.5) at Cardinals Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cardinals Cowboys Cowboys Cowboy Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys: Won 1 3 straight vs. Cards Oilers at Dolphins (-6.5) Dolphins Dolphins Oilers Oilers Dolphins Dolphins Dolphins Oilers Dolphins Oilers Dolphins Dolphins Oilers Dolphins: Marino won't look bad twice Last Week 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 . 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Time to renew the Burch/Buffin Cumulative 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 battle for the basement. ROBEF ticole and John iwners of The Blu NOTE: The Battalion Staff will be picking against the spread this semester. We in no way encourage any illegal wagering with the use of these betting lines, they are presented solely for entertainment purposes pZHEIZZiSZE treeht aparti 'Call for Manag Best Location i Walk to class! I Motorola Bravo *39.95 Need a home phone? 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