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t’s almost here, the day which has been circled on
everyone’s calendar for months. Saturday, October
,4,1997, a date A&M fans have been looking for-
ilavine sinE t0 a l most as much as Marv Albert looks forward
hit a 383 Fredrick’s of Hollywood catalog day.
The Aggies have whipped the Bearkats, the Ragin’
ijuns and the Mean Green as they were expected to
now their first real test comes against the Univer-
of Colorado in Boulder.
There are about as many question marks as a 3-0
can have surrounding the Aggies.
Isthe Wrecking Crew back?
How much better is the secondary?
Can the A&M offense really throw the ball?
Are these Aggies really a Top 25 team?
This weekend will go a long way towards answer-
gmany of those questions.
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Two years ago, then third-ranked A&M went to
raider with national championship aspirations.
1 ley had a bonefied Heisman candidate in Leeland
lan Ausmii anc j a pj c t ure Q f th e Fiesta Bowl (site of the
KS?; 96title game) on their wall. With one game against
iuffaloes, it all came crashing down.
The 29-21 loss the Aggies suffered that day sent
and tif im ' nt0 a downward spiral which many believe
a flv thi have not come out of.
y y In the 25 games prior to that Colorado matchup,
r( j, Aggies were 22-2-1; since then they are 16-9.
Awin this weekend in Boulder could bring the Ag-
ling the fir circle and helpto reestablish them as one of
me with w Ration’s premiere programs.
Too young to remember?
Much has been made about the Aggie’s return to
“It’s whe wider this weekend but for many of the Aggies,
iswill be their first opportunity to contribute at
Isom Field.
Two years ago, quarterback Branndon Stewart
watched the A&M-Colorado game from his living
room in College Station. Running back Dante Hall
and safety Brandon Jennings were still in high school.
In fact, 34 of the 44 players on A&M’s two-deep
depth chart were either freshmen, being red shirted
or in high school when the game was played.
Only three starters from the 1995 Colorado game
are going to be in Saturday’s starting line-up: senior
center Koby Hackradt, senior tackle Chris Ruhman
and junior linebacker Dat Nguyen.
Double Trouble
Running backs Sirr Parker and Dante Hall be
came the first Aggie duo to both go over 100 yards
rushing in a game this season. Hall carried 19 for
156 yards and Parker had a career high 124 yards on
17 carries. The 280 combined yards was the most by
an Aggie backfield tandem since Greg Hill and Rod
ney Thomas combined to run for 320 yards against
Texas Tech in 1992.
Junior running back D’Andre Hardeman also
rushed for two touchdowns on the afternoon, giving
him three on the season and 22 for his career.
The A&M backs will face a tough challenge this
week as they face a Colorado defense which is allow
ing 81.3 yards per game on the ground.
The match up between A&M’s offensive line and the
Buffaloes front seven becomes an even bigger factor
when you consider that since 1985, Colorado is 52-1-1
when holding opponents under 100 yards rushing.
Last season in CU’s 24-10 win at Kyle Field, A&M
backs were limited to 62 yards on 33 carries.
No “O” in Colorado
The Wrecking Crew will have an equally impor
tant task with regards to the running game. Since
1989, the Buffs are 66-2-3 when they have out-
rushed their opponents.
CU’s ground game has struggled this season. Se
nior Herchell Troutman, the team’s leading rusher has
been held to 168 yards on 58 carries.
He has not been the only highly touted CU player
to struggle.
Senior quarterback John Hessler, who made a
name for himself after replacing an injured Koy Det-
mer against the Aggies two years ago, has not lived up
to Rick Neuheisel-coached-quarterback expectations.
He has completed only 48 percent of his passes while
compiling a 2:7 touchdown/interception ratio. He has
also had a hard time handling pressure. Michigan,
whose defensive style of attack is similar to that of the
Aggies, was able to give Hessler fits all day long in the
Wolverines 27-3 win over Colorado.
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