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The I® Battalion Sports Page 3 • Wednesday, November 25, 1998 enough tocoi m. 1 deputy direc: said Pradha: r dis relatioi idhan’s teri; 30,1999^ iged Dhiraj ie Univers|t| to see what ict ions aret m plans tom 1 University, eI M'RT. 'd the COE 4 the Compute;, 92. As ; given unbtii lowment te| o Texas AM professoral osetts in the 'a I and C;1 >83 to 1992. K'iate profess School of Eus He was an Timer of 19i 'd. side the Uit i consultant a e areas offai inter architec gn- GET READY rUK l iiii ONE ROBERT MCKAY/Thk Battalion Junior linebacker Chris Thierry and junior defensive back Michael Price take down a Missouri ballcarrier. ith so much on the line Friday, players say this season’s version of the ‘Lone Star Showdown’ could be the most challenging ever BY JEFF SCHMIDT The Battalion exas A&M and the University of Texas meet for the 105th time Fri day — tied for the third-oldest ri- Iry in number of games played in CAA history — in a game that could have been bigger than it is. I However, A&M clinched the Big 12 South Championship when it beat the University of Missouri and Texas lost to f xas Tech University. Make no mistake, the game is still huge. Just ask the players and the coaches. I “I don’t know if you [will] find anoth- ■r rivalry like this,” A&M offensive coor- linator Steve Kragthorpe, born in Mis- ■ soula, Mont., said. “Every Thanksgiving you watched the [Dallas] Cowboys and the A&M-Texas game. “There’s a special feeling about this ame. The whole state of Texas is looking at it; the whole country is looking at it.” “This is for pride,” junior quarterback Randy McCown said. “That’s the bottom line. It’s what you’ve always dreamed of. Being an Aggie, that’s the biggest game of the year. ” “Until you get here and actually play the game, you have no idea what it means to the state of Texas,” senior safety Rich Coady said. “We respect Texas, but at the same time, there is a hatred. “You could go 0-10 going into the game, but if you beat Texas, you can have an OK season.” The game means much more than a win or a loss — it can also decide a prospective recruit’s school choice. When current Texas freshman quar terback Major Applewhite was in high school, he originally committed to play at A&M. However, after A&M’s 51-15 loss to Texas in Austin, Applewhite began to change his mind. That and the dismissal of then-A&M offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger sealed the deal for Applewhite to go elsewhere. “After that point, I felt uncomfortable about the situation,” Applewhite said. “I just felt Texas was the best place for me.” Both A&M coach R. C. Slocum and Texas coach Mack Brown agree the game showcases Texas football players, helping to keep top athletes in state. “The better each of our teams can get the better to keep guys in our state,” Brown said. “We need every player in the state to want to play in this game. ” There are themes at stake other than pride and state-bragging rights; an impor tant record could fall and a possible na tional championship is at stake. Longhorns senior running back Ricky Williams needs only 63 yards to break former University of Pittsburgh and Dal las Cowboy Tony Dorsett’s 22-year-old career rushing record. Williams enters Friday’s game with 6,020 career yards. Dorsett will be in at tendance at the game to see his record fall — at least that is what Williams said. “It’s great that he’s going to be there to watch me break the record,” he said. Historically, Williams has fared well against A&M. He averages 163.7 yards a game against A&M, but sophomore linebacker Cornelius Anthony said A&M will not change a thing for Friday’s matchup. “You just have to play Wrecking-Crew style football,” he said. “We have to make them earn their points. He might get his 63 yards, as long as it’s not one big run he gets his 63 yards on. That’s the main thing — [to] not give up any big plays.” At least in theory, A&M is in the na tional championship hunt. The Aggies are ranked fifth in the latest Bowl Championship Series rankings, and as the season winds down, the BCS ratings are the only ones that matter. The Aggies are hoping for the elusive Fiesta Bowl berth for Jan. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. A&M would have to win out — beat ing Texas and Kansas State University — and get some help in the form of losses for the University of Tennessee, UCLA and/or Florida State University. But Slocum said he does not want to get into hypotheticals. “You take all that and put it on the back burner,” Slocum said. “We haven’t thought about it. We don’t have any con trol over that [championship possibili ties]. Most coaches are realistic; so much is out of your hands. “If we win this game and turnaround and beat K-State, if those things happen, it’ll take care of itself.” Kickoff is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. 4pply for The Battalion Today 013 Reed McDonald Building • Phone: (409) 845-3313 • Fax: (409) 845-2647 • Staff Application • I Name: Number of hours you will take in the Spring: I 1 Phone Number(s): Expected graduation (semester): Major: If you have another job, what is it? | Classification: How many hours per week? i-mail: Will you olan to keen it if hired? Please check the position(s) for which you are interested in applying. 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