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'Enroll by Dncombor 31. 1997 to lake advanlooe of Oils Oder. S The Battalion PORTS Friday • December ] di Slocum, Toledo put focus on game, not pi DALLAS (AP) — UCLA coach Bob Toledo bears no ill will against Texas A&M and R.C. Slocum even though he was fired as offensive co ordinator in 1993. “The Cotton Bowl is not going to be a Bob Toledo versus R.C. Slocum thing,” Toledo said on Thursday. “R.C. did what he had to do and I moved on to where I am today. There is no animosity to ward A&M. I still have a lot of good friends there. It’s just a lot of water under the bridge.” Alumni pressure came down on Slocum after A&M had lost two con secutive Cotton Bowl games to Florida State and Notre Dame with out scoring a touchdown. “I had ambitions for us to be better (offensively),” Slocum said. “Bob did a good job and we never had an argu ment. I thought we would be better off going in a different di rection. I thought we needed to turn over stones. It was not a good move on my part.” Slocum said the Aggies “haven’t been as good since Toledo left. aIm offensively “I’ve told Bob if I had it to do over again I wouldn’t make that move,” Slocum said. “Neither one of us want it to be an issue for this game.” No. 5-ranked UCLA, winners of nine consec utive games af ter close losses to Washington State and Ten nessee to start the season, will play the No. 20- ranked Aggies (9-3), who won the Big 12 South division but lost 54-15 to Nebraska last week in the title game. “I think a strong argument can be made that UCLA is the best team in the country,” Slocum said. “They are every bit as potent as Nebraska.” Toledo said that although the Bruins were not picked for an Al liance bowl his team was excited about coming to Dallas. “I’ve been to the Cotton Bowl with Texas A&M and I’ve told the team what great hospitality they have there,” Toledo said. "It should be a great game. A&M has a great tradition, a great legacy.” The two schools have not played each other in 42 years. UCLA beat A&M 21-0 in 1955 after losing two previous games against the Aggies 7-0 and 21-14. Toledo has guided UCLA to its highest ranking since 1988. “UCLA hasn’t won nine games in a row since 1973, “We're proud ofthai. a couple of plays am undefeated." Slocum said the As they have anotherg; the Nebraska lossi against UCLA. “They may be the going right now,"Sic will give our team bounce back. 1 toldth feel bad about Nebras the same thing to Ho: esta Bowl. Nebraskav sion against us." The game, sponsor western Bell, is set for New Year’s Dav, onCE The Battalion's 1997 Staff Picks fhe att leyll ighi h r; 1 sity lifn I ‘We | 1 oil M cl but Iwai | are [The The Match-Ups Chris Ferrell Paul Mitchell Jeremy FurticK Kristina Buffin Jamie Burch Matt Stephen Mitchell Boudreau Travis Dabney Margaux Harris Len Jeff Callaway Schmidt Jeff Webb Jason Whlamb Bowl GamtF #20 Texas A&M vs. #5 UCLA (-10) Texas A&M UCLA Texas A&M Texas A&M UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA Cotton Bowl W 1 #1 MkTign (-75) vs. #8 Washin^cn St Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Washington St. Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Rose Bowl a I #2 Nebraska (-105) vs. #3 Tennessee Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Tennessee Nebraska Nebraska Orange Bowl » 1 #4 Florida St. (-6.5) vs. #9 Ohio St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Florida St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Florida St. Sugar Bowl i ■ I #6 Florida (-9.5) vs. #11 Penn St. Penn St. Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Penn St. Florida Citrus Bowl r I #7 N. Carolina (-125) vs. Virginia Tech N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina N. Carolina Gator Bowl #10 Kansas SL (-35) vs. #14 Syracuse Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Syracuse Kansas St. Fiesta Bowl #12 Georgia (-8) vs. Wisconsin Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Wisconsin Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Outback Bowl „ p #13 Auburn (-6.5) vs. Clemson Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Peach Bowl sm ] #15 LSU (-6.5) vs. Notre Dame LSU LSU Notre Dame Notre Dame LSU LSU LSU Notre Dame LSU LSU LSU LSU Independence Bowl #16 Arizona St. vs. Iowa (-3) Arizona St. Iowa Arizona St. Arizona St. Iowa Iowa Iowa Arizona St. Iowa Iowa Arizona St. Arizona St. Sun Bowl stie I #1 7 Purdue (-3) vs. #24 OSU Purdue Purdue OSU Purdue Purdue Purdue Purdue OSU Purdue Purdue Purdue OSU Purdue Alamo Bowl t pi, #18 Colorado St (-5) vs. #19 Missouri Missouri Colorado St. Missouri Missouri Colorado St. Colorado St. Colorado St. Missouri Colorado St. Colorado St. Colorado St. Missouri Colorado St. Floliday Bowl yed 1 #21 V\^sliingcn(-5)vs#25MichigmSL Michigan St. Washington Washington Michigan St. Washington Washington Washington Michigan St. Washington Washington Washington Michigan St. Washington Aloha Bowl :n v\ I #22 So. Miss (-8.5) vs. Pittsburgh So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss So. Miss Liberty Bow) nk ))] #23 Air Force (-4) vs. Oregon Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Oregon Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Las Vegas Bowl Th* Mississippi (-3.5) vs. Marshall Mississippi Mississippi Marshall Marshall Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Marshall Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Motor City Bowl ttiml Arizona (-10) vs. New Mexico Arizona Arizona Arizona New Mexico Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Insigh 1 ( ommunicatioiHy m| Cincinnati (-4) vs. Utah St. Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Utah St. Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Utah St. Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Sports HumanitarianB “I ci< Georgia Tech (-2) vs. W. 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