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Friday • September 5, 1997
Z ^ Aggies hungry for season opening
victory against Sam Houston State
By Chris Ferrell
Sports editor
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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
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“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.”
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. “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 ‘
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Slocum said the team has looked goodin!-' ,ul11 "''!' >l ^ a1 ?’
practice but there is no substitute for a gamer 1 ™ at
iliich opened Au]
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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.”
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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
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