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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.
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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.
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