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SEMESTER PASS $ 200. 00 LOCATION: NAGLE & CHURCH STREET Your Space Is GUARANTEED! WE DON’T OVERSELL PARKING SPACES The Battalion REVIEW i Pag^I i lBj < Monda^ i Augus^0 i 1999 Road to the Sugar Bowl The Aggies are on track for a return trip to New Orleans. This time it will be for a shot at the National Championship. I t’s about that time again. The time of year when college football starts up and everyone across the coun try starts to talk about their team and what kind of shot it has at the National Championship. Like clockwork, all of the usual suspects are start ing to try and stake their claim as the best in the nation. There’s perennial preseason num ber one Florida State, Joe Pa’s Nittany Lions up at Penn State, Steve Spurri er’s Florida Gators, the Volunteers of Tennessee (last year’s grand prize winner), the upstart Arizona Wild cats and the trying-to-bounce-back Nebraska Cornhuskers — all of whom have thrown their hats in the ring to see who will end up on top in New Orleans at the end of the season. Well in case you haven’t noticed it, here in Aggieland we have a national championship contender of our own. Although you wouldn’t know it by the way they talk and act. The last time the Aggies had a team this talked about in the pre season was in 1995. The team was ranked third in the nation, a Heis- man TLophy candidate named Lee- land McElroy was at running back and talk of a national championship flowed freely from the team. Why, they were so brash the team put a picture of the Fiesta Bowl (site of the National Championship that year) up in the locker room as a reminder of their goal. Well, a McElroy ankle injury and a loss to Colorado in the third game of the year brought the Aggies dreams crashing to the ground. This time around in 1999, things are completely different. The only preseason All-American on the team is a punter — Shane Lechler. There is no picture of the Sugar Bowl hang ing around, just talk of how to win their first game against Louisiana Tech. Oh yeah, there is also a little mat ter of 16 returning starters from a team that was the first in school his tory to beat a team ranked in the top two in the nation — a feat accom plished twice last year. Throw in the return of “Touch down” Tiki Hardeman and the ad dition of Bethel Johnson and the in gredients for a run at the National Championship are there. But before packing the Ags bags for New Or leans, let’s take a look at what they have to do to get there: Game 1 — at Louisiana Tech Tiki returns to action against the last team he played against. Tech quarterback Tim Rattay doesn’t have his main target from last year, wide receiver TVoy Edwards, who now plays on Sundays. Look for Rat tay to have a long day as a result. Ags in a romp 42-10. Games 2 & 3 — Tltlsa and Southern Mississippi Non-conference opponents travel ing to Kyle Field means only one thing — they are going to lose. There are no ifs, ands or huts. Under R.C. Slocum, the Aggies are 22-0 at home against non-conference opponents. Make it 24-0. Ags win 55-7 and 35-10. Game 4 — at Texas Tech The Ags return to a place where they haven’t won since 1993. The last two times A&M has visited Lub bock the team has been stunned by last second losses. Don’t count on it this time Tech fans. The Wrecking Crew shuts down this version of Ricky Williams and goes on to victo ry 35-6. Game 5 — Baylor The Bears haven’t defeated the Aggies since 1985. Hey, at least they managed a tie in 1990. No such luck for new Baylor head coach Kevin Steele, who by this point in the sea son realizes that he should have stayed in the pros. Aggies continue winning ways 42-7. Game 6 — Kansas Good news for Kansas: the Jay- hawks played competitively and gave the Aggies their biggest scare last year. Bad news for Kansas: they have to play the Aggies again ... at Kyle Field. This one could get ugly. Ags roll 49-6. Game 7 — at Oklahoma Gary Gibbs was supposed to find the glory days of Barry Switzer era. Or was it Howard Schnellenberger? Maybe it was John Blake? Maybe if new head coach Bob Stoops looks in the back closet of the coach’s office he can find it there. Until he does. Aggies walk all over the Sooners 35- 10. Game 8 — Oklahoma State Could the Cowboys possibly catch the Aggies looking ahead to next week’s game? Not with this team and definitely not at Kyle Field. Ags rack up another win, but this one could be close, 28-14. Game 9 — at Nebraska The Game of the Year. With the Aggies coming into the game 8-0, this has the possibility of being a match-up of undefeated, top five teams (sound similar to 1995?) The only difference is this time the Ag gies get the job done on the road. Nebraska will be hungry for revenge after last year, but the Wrecking Crew uses its speed to put the smack down on the Cornhuskers option once again 28-17. Game 10 — at Missouri Could the Tigers possibly catch the Aggies in a letdown after their big win at Nebraska? Put simply: No Corby Jones, no Devin West, no Tiger offense, no Tiger upset. Ags roll 42-13. Game 11 — Texas Speaking of revenge, the Aggies have a score to settle with the Long horns. Losing in Austin on Ricky Williams Day on a last second field goal left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. Now this year, not only will Mack Brown have to adjust to life with out Ricky, he’ll have to deal with over 80,000 screaming Aggies. Welcome to Aggie football, Mack, 35-16. Game 12 — The Big 12 Championship (vs Nebraska) More than likely the Cornhuskers will make it to San Antonio, where the 11-0 Aggies will exercise the demons of the 54-15 lashing Ne braska gave them two years ago and become the first back-to-back Big 12 Champions, 24-17. Well, go ahead and pack the bags, make the reservations and clear the schedule for the first part of the new millennium ... the Ag gies are heading back to the Big Easy. With the players, coach and chemistry this Aggie team has, there is no good reason why they can’t be playing for the National Champi onship. Just think of last year as a dress rehearsal for the main produc tion this year. See you in New Or leans. Doug Shilling is a junior agricultural journalism major. Big Easy Continued from Page8 Game 10 — at Missouri Coming off a win in Lincoln, a letdown against Mizzou will be inevitable, but Fauret Field is not the kind of place the Aggies want to have one. Nebraska came in flat two years ago and needed a last-second pass/kick/re ception to force overtime, where the ‘Huskers eventually beat the Tigers. But the Corby Jones and Devin West era is over in Colum bia, and an uninspired A&M wins the game 24-10. * Game 11 — Texas By the time this one rolls around, Wis consin’s Ron Dayne should have already eclipsed Ricky Williams’ NCAA career rush ing record, meaning an A&M victory over Texas will officially help the Aggies forget last year’s nightmare in Austin. Williams ran wild that day as UT handed A&M its only confer ence loss of the season. The ‘Horns are loaded with talent, but 80,000 frenzied fans and a pumped-up Aggie squad will be too much. Ags win, 31-10. Game 12 — The Big 12 Championship (vs Nebraska) The Aggies will play one of three teams in this one, Colorado, Kansas State or Nebraska. Colorado is overrated, but could still sneak into the championship game, especially if A&M wins at Nebraska and if Texas could drop a loss on NU and KSU. In this case, A&M cruis es by CU, 27-7. Let’s take a moment to reflect on the heartache endured by KSU fans after last year’s near miss. Okay, very good. Now, the good news for the Wildcats is they are still go ing to be a pretty good team. Yes, Bishop is gone, but people seem to overlook the fact Bill Snyder has built quite a program in Manhat tan. The ‘Cats would love a rematch in the championship game, but would be overpow ered by an A&M team with the Sugar Bowl in sight. A&M wins, 21-6. And now the much-awaited Nebraska re match. By this point, the Aggies will have won two in a row over NU. Playing the game in San Antonio will help A&M, but the law of aver ages says the Aggies will not beat a team like Nebraska three times in a row. Nebraska 34, A&M 17. So pack your bags if you must, but the road to New Orleans could be fraught with trouble. One thing, though, is for sure: The route to the national championship is clearer for the Ag gies than it has been in years. Al Lazarus is a senior journalism major. jar °-v How far are you willing to go to make a difference? Peace Corps Events on ca Info Table & Film Shows Sept: 3-5, Oct 4-7 & 18-22, Nov 29-Dec 1 Visit our website for information. wzvw.peacecorps.gov/contact/dallas.htinl While your classmates are making entry-level salaries, you can be making a difference. PEACE CORPS Tbe toughest job you’ll ever love. VAvw.peacecorps.gov or 1-800-424-8580. Patrick Niemeyer Pepice Corps Cwwtpws Repress'hF^.Jive- TAMU Graduate Student, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Honduras '90-92) East Bizzell Hall, Rm 110 College Station, TX 77843 ^ (409) 845-5499 / pgn@iss.tamu.edu Fi'nA omT vKOre-\
