■idnesday • November 12, 1997
The Battalion
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Bragging rights on the line
as Aggies, Horns set to battle
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By Jason Whitcomb
Staff writer
With the post-season tourna
ments ar ound the corner, the No. 18-
ranked Texas A&M Volleyball Team is
looking to finish the season on a high
note and make their stake to be
come the best team in the state.
Standing in their way will be the
eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns,
whose eyes will come upon them
tonight at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
This battle of state bragging rights
will begin at 7 p.m. and will end
with only one team left standing
with their heads up high in the
Texas sky.
“The game is about pride,” said
senior outside hitter Kristie Smed-
srud. “We control our own destiny
with the Big 12 and are just looking
to improve our seed in the tourna
ment. Beating someone like Texas
would really help us out with seed
ing. Its going to be an awesome en
vironment and we are going to be
really pumped up. If we play like we
know to play, we will be fine.”
Earlier this season, the Ags suf
fered a heartbreaking loss to the
Longhorns in Austin. Both teams
“This is a tough place to
play if the crowd is not on
your side. ”
KRISTIE SMEDSRUD
SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER
struggled, but Texas held off the Ag
gies 15-12 in the fifth and final game,
giving them a 3-2 victory.
There is no doubt, however, that
the Aggies are a different team
when they have the the 12th Man
behind them. Last year, the Aggies
dominated the Longhorns and sent
them back to Austin after a 3-0
slapping. This time, however, the
Ags are expecting the Longhorns to
be pumped up and ready to play
tough.
“They are not going to want
what happened last year to happen
again this year,” coach Laurie Cor-
belli said. “They returned most of
their starters and they have not for
gotten that. As much as we love the
12th Man, we cannot rely on their
noise to distract them. We have to
be on the top of our game.”
Texas is coming to town with the
best record in the Big 12 at 20-3 and
is led by one of the best players in
the country, junior outside hitter
Demetria Sance. Sance is a fierce
killer, who will be looking to inflict
some vengeance on the Aggies.
As for the Aggies, Corbelli believes
the team needs to perform well in two
key areas, passing and blocking, in or
der to pull off a victory.
“They are a real strong serving
team and our passing is going to
have to be sharp,” said Corbelli. “We
are also going to have to have good
positioning and timing on our
blocks. We are not as big as they are
so we do not expect to block every
thing in sight, but we do expect to
slow the game down.”
Both teams will be ready for a
dogfight and the slightest advantage
could decide who wins the game.
Whoever comes out on top will be
able to boast about it for another
year and the loser will just have to
live with it.
“They are definitely looking back
at what happened last year,” said
Smedsrud. “This is a tough place to
play if the crowd is not on your side.
I think that both teams are pretty
equal and it’s going to be a real tough
fight that will be fun to watch.”
nskers dodge Missouri’s bullet to remain unbeaten in Big 12
OTEBOOK
Jamie
Burch
staff writer
ere was Franco I larris’ ‘Immaculate
iception’, Dwight Clark’s ‘The
JCatch’, and now Matt Davidson’s
ior t’Nebraska avoided its first loss
fflson Saturday, beating Missouri
a t nmiraculous fashion,
lot Jseven seconds remaining in regu-
as _ ndtheHuskers trailing 38-31,
ok tack Scott Frost’s 12-yard pass was
rn tout of receiver Shevin Wiggin’s
\nd just when it appeared Mis-
nt Harold Piersey would intercept the
lo- %ins inadvertently kicked it into
onhis way down. Nebraska wide
ber.fMott Davidson was in the right
a l_ itthe right time and made a diving
grab just before it hit the turf. The touch
down sent the game into overtime where
Nebraska eventually won it.
Talk about luck of the Irish. Nebraska
had no business winning the game and
yet some how, some way got it done. Mis
souri coach Larry Smith said he can not
believe it either.
“It’s just one stinking play,” Smith said.
“That’s what it boils down to.”
Don’t Let the Door Hit You On
Your Way Out.
After losing 24-10 to Texas Tech on Sat
urday, Texas coach John Mackovic all but
packed up his belongings for the move to
a new office. For weeks the rumor mill has
said the maligned coach will not be asked
to return next season. Lately, the same ru
mor mill has said Texas regents are in
agreement to fire or reassign Mackovic at
the end of the season. The Swami promis
es Mackovic’s removal is imminent.
The Longhorns (3-6,1-5) have guaran
teed themselves a losing record for the first
time since 1991 (5-6) — the same year
David McWilliams was fired as coach —
and have lost four straight games for the
first time since since 1988, when the team
finished 4-7.
Mackovic will have his first losing sea
son since going 6-10 with the Kansas City
Chiefs in 1985.
Williams vs. Williams.
In a season marred with losses and dis
appointments, several Longhorn players
have said the sole reason they continue to
play is because of the record pace running
back Williams has established. The Long
horn’s lone source of motivation was set to
take center stage on Saturday. It was expect
ed to be a record setting day for Williams,
the nations leading rusher (177.4 yards per
game) heading into the game. He was seek
ing to tie an NCAA record by rushing for a
fifth-straight 200-yard game.
But Texas Tech’s defense, which
recorded seven sacks, held him to 80
yards on 21 carries.
Instead, it was Tech’s Ricky Williams
who stole the show. The true freshman
from Duncanville carried the Red Raider’s
offense, rushing 25 times for 131 yards.
I Heard That.
Nebraska wide receiver Matt Davidson
after making a miraculous catch that sent
the Cornhuskers into overtime and a 45-
38 win over Missouri, in reference to the
‘Immaculate Reception.’
■ "Franco Harris? Yeah I’ve seen that
play on ESPN a few times.”
OSU coach Bob Simmons about the
Cowboys scoring 10 fourth-quarter points,
when leading 20-7 over cross-state rival
Oklahoma.
■ "I wasn’t trying to run the score up. I
was just trying to run our offense and that’s
what we did.”
Baylor coach Dave Roberts on A&M
quarterback Branndon Stewart’s three
touchdowns and a season-high 231 yards
in the Aggies 38-10 victory.
■ "I know one thing. Stewart is a heck of
a quarterback. I enjoyed watching him
play.”
Kansas State quarterback Michael Bish
op after going nine of 17 for 218 yards and
three touchdowns in the Wildcats 48-16
rout of Kansas.
■ "God just blessed me with a great arm
and I’m just thankful I’m able to use it.”
Games of The Week.
Colorado (5-4,3-3) at #10 Kansas State
(8-1,5-1) — KSU Stadium
■ Colorado must win one of its last two
contests to qualify for a bowl game. But
that’s no small order. The Buffaloes have
to defeat either K-State or Nebraska. The
Wildcats’ Michael Bishop is now 32-1 as a
college quarterback. His one loss is to
then-No. 1 Nebraska. And even though
Nebraska dropped two slots to No. 3 after
a near loss to Missouri, Nebraska is still
undefeated and has won 37 straight con
ference games.
Texas Tech (5-4,4-2) at #21 Oklahoma
State (7-2,4-2) — Lewis Field
■ Texas Tech must dig deep down and
find a source of motivation after the Uni
versity voluntarily withdrew last week
from postseason contention due to an al
leged 18 NCAA rules violations. The Red
Raiders can still win the “unofficial” Big
12 South Title if it wins its next two games
against OSU and Oklahoma. And without
a postseason ban, Tech would win the
South outright by virtue of tie-breaker. If
it happens, coach Spyke Dykes should
take a page from the R.C. Slocum school
of coaching and buy the team champi
onship rings anyway.
Jamie Burch is a senior
speech comunications major
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USiM’s Heisman Trophy
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tfin Ite first four books in a
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Ido.r'ball legends. The
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fourth book takes a look at
TCU’s “Slingin’ Sammy”
Baugh. Project editor Mike
Bynum said Baugh did not
make the tour because he op
erates on a different agenda.
“Sam was on the ranch and
unable to tour,” Bynum said.
“He’s 83 years old. He comes to
some things and doesn’t want
to come to others. It depends
how he feels that morning. I’m
just glad he’s part of this series
and what we’re doing with the
Texas legends group.”
The series will also include
Texas A&M greats John Kim
brough and Jack Pardee, for
mer Longhorns Earl Camp
bell, Bobby Lane and James
Street, Rice Owl alumnus
Dickey Magel and SMU Mus
tang Kyle Rote.
The tour kicked off Thurs
day in Fort Worth and will
conclude Friday, in Austin.
After two stops, Bynum said
the signing has drawn five to
600 people per location.
Bynum also said he is expect
ing larger crowds in both
Houston and Austin thanks in
part to a large base of Long
horn and Aggie alumni.
The books cover the lives of
these extraordinary athletes
and how they altered the game
of football. Walker said his
book, More than a Hero,
helped him remember the
good old days.
“The book is more stats than
anything,” Walker said. “The
pictures they put in it bring back
a lot of fond memories.”
Each book costs $29.95,
but Bynum said it is money
well spent.
“The stories they tell are just
so funny,” Bynum said. “As a
writer and editor myself, the
stories they tell really take you
back to another area and you
appreciate what happened in
the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s that
helped make football such a
big deal in this state.”
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