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THE BATTALION
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Aggies face rough road ahead
A record of 5-0 is
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The Aggies will be on the road for
two weeks, first against Colorado and
then Kansas State, needing the two vic
tories to keep pace in the South divi
sion with Oklahoma.
After dominating performances over
the Oklahoma State Cowboys
(M* and the Notre Dame Fighting
Irish, the Aggies squeaked out a
six-point victory over the upset-minded
Baylor Bears. Baylor came just short
of upsetting the Aggies, something
they have not done since 1985.
Once again, the A&M squad
played down to their competition, just
^ as it did against McNeese State and
Wyoming, to open the season.
This week, the Aggies will
make a trip to Boulder to
take on the Colorado
Buffaloes. Prior to the
season, A&M fans
might see Colorado
as a likely win, but
now, the
Buffaloes are
looking more
challenging
— by the
day.
Opening the season against Fresno
State, Colorado was surprised, and
Buffalo fans were preparing for a dismal
season. The loss to the Bulldogs does
not look as bad now, with Fresno sitting
at No. 8 in the Associated Press poll.
The Buffaloes followed up the loss to
the Bulldogs with a thrashing of cross
state rival Colorado State and victories
6ver San Jose State and Kansas.
Last week, the Buffaloes went to
Manhattan and upset Kansas State 16-6
and will be full of momentum when the
Aggies come to Boulder.
The Aggies have the memory of last
season working for them. Winless
Buffaloes came into Kyle Field in 2000
and knocked off the Aggies at home
26-19, ending A&M's 22-game home
winning streak.
After the Aggies’ trip to Colorado,
Kansas State will welcome the Aggies to
Manhattan. The Wildcats, already hav
ing lost to the Buffaloes at home, will be
looking to regain their homefield domi
nance when the Aggies visit KSU.
Returning home after the KSU
matchup, the Aggies schedule may not
get any easier, when a much-improved
Iowa State team visits Kyle Field.
The Cyclones dismantled the same
Baylor team that gave the Aggies all
they could handle, 41-0.
In order for the Aggies to have a shot
at the Big 12 South title, they must
win the next two road games and
come away with a victory over
Iowa State.
Yes, 5-0 is great, but the
Aggies need to dominate the
rest of the season to have a
^ chance at the Big 12 South title.
They cannot continue to rely on
the Wrecking Crew to bail them
out, and they need the offense
to be firing on all cylinders in
the most important stretch of
the season.
SPORTS IN BRIEF
NFL reacts to
American strikes
(AP) — The Atlanta Falcons
were about to run onto the field
for their game against the
Chicago Bears when coach Dan
Reeves delivered some sobering
news: The attack on
Afghanistan had started.
Cornerback Ray Buchanan
admitted he was frightened.
As Atlanta prepared for its
first possession, the public
address announcer told a
Georgia Dome crowd of 46,483
about U.S. and British strikes
against terrorist targets on the
other side of the world. The fans
cheered and began chanting
“U-S-A! U-S-A!”
Word of the military action
came just before Sunday’s
sports events began.
The start of the Cardinals-
Eagles NFL game at
Philadelphia’s Veterans
Stadium was delayed nine min
utes as part of President
Bush’s speech was shown on
the stadium’s big screen. The
sellout crowd of more than
64,000 immediately began
cheering as video images of
the attack were televised.
In several NFL stadiums, the
speech was shown on score-
boards at halftime. In
Pittsburgh, the Steelers came
onto the field for second-half
warmups during the speech,
but most seemed oblivious.
Miami Dolphins officials
decided against telling the
crowd of 72,713 in Joe Robbie
Stadium about the attack, but
the team learned of the news
before the kickoff of its game
with New England.
STUART VILLANUEVA • THE BATTALION
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