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THE BATTALION
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loss to the University
of Colorado destroyed any
shot the Aggies had at a
Cinderella-like national
championship run and put a
major damper on A&M’s
chances of advancing to the
Big 12 championship game.
While the Aggies i ri-1. 2-1
in Big 12) control their destiny,
so does Oklahoma, the South
division’s first-place team.
The Aggies will need a lit
tle help, or five straight wins,
to close out their season.
Already out of the South
er becauseofi|(livision title hunt are Baylor
and Oklahoma State — both
have yet to win a conference
game.
Texas Tech, with two loss
es, also is probably out of the
picture. It is just as well,
because the Red Raiders still
have games against Nebraska,
Oklahoma and A&M.
While winning the remain
ing conference games would
Aa clinch the South division for
the Aggies, it is not very like
ly. Away games against
Kansas State. Tech and
Oklahoma all w ill present stiff
challenges for A&M. Home
side, Attorne
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contests against Iowa State
and Texas will be no easy
deal, as the two teams have a
combined record of 9-2.
If the Aggies lose one
more game, they will have to
rely on two North division
teams for a chance of
advancing to their first Big
12 title game since 1998.
The first team A&M will
need help from, ironically, is
Colorado. The Buffaloes travel
to Austin Saturday to play
Texas. The game, that a few
weeks ago was considered
average, is now the game of
the week in the Big 12 and
will have a major impact on
the conference picture.
A Colorado win would
place the Longhorns in jeop
ardy of contending with the
Sooners for the Big 12 South
division, and it would add
steam to the Buffaloes’
already-hot engine. A Texas
win will keep the Horns’ title
hopes alive.
Aside from Colorado,
Nebraska could be A&M’s
best friend if they find a way
to knock off Oklahoma in
two weeks.
That may be the only con
test of the season that will have
the No. 2 Sooners as under
dogs. The game will be played
in Lincoln, Neb., where No. 3
Nebraska has lost only once in
its last 61 home contests.
See H KLP on page 9.
A&M’s second half
spelled disaster
By Brian Ruff
THE BATTALION
When the teams come back onto the field
after halftime, they are expected to play bet
ter and compensate for the problems the
opposing team was handing them.
However, for the No. 25 Texas A&M
football team, the second half, particularly
the third quarter of the Aggies’ 31-21 loss
to the No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes, was a
total disaster.
The Colorado defense recovered a fum
ble and returned it for a touchdown to secure
the Buffalo win, and that carried the
Colorado team. The defensive play, with the
momentum gained by the Buffaloes before
the end of the first half, had a lot to do with
the Aggies’ disappointing loss.
“The play we ran had enough coverage
for the blitz; we just missed the block, and it
turned out to be fatal,” said A&M football
head coach R.C. Slocum. “We had Colorado
on their heels the last two drives, and we
wish we could have played that way the
whole game.”
A&M was in control in the second quar
ter, and scored on two consecutive Jamaar
Taylor touchdown catches to take a 14-6
lead. The Aggie defense shut down the
Colorado offense for the third straight time,
and the offensive squad took over at their
own 8-yard line, looking to extend the lead
or simply run the remaining 2:29 off of the
clock and go into the locke room with the
momentum and a 14-6 lead.
Three Aggie penalties and two dropped
passes later, the Aggies found themselves fac
ing fourth-and-seventeen on their own 1-yard
line, and only 42 seconds had run off the clock.
Sophomore punter Cody Scates, who had
a career day in the thin, Boulder air, booted
the ball out of his own end zone, and the ball
GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION
Sophomore wide receiver Jamaar Taylor brings down a Mark Farris pass during the second quar
ter of the Aggies’ 31-21 loss to the Colorado Buffaloes Saturday in Boulder.
was taken by Colorado senior punt returner
Roman Hollowell at the A&M 46-yard line,
with 1:47 left on the clock.
The Buffaloes connected on a third-and-
ten pass for seven yards, setting up a fourth-
and-three play that easily could have been
the backbreaker for the Aggies despite being
just halfway through the matchup.
Colorado quarterback Craig Ochs found
runningback Cortlen Johnson over the mid
dle for five yards, keeping the drive alive
and eventually leading to the game-tying
score 43 seconds later.
Colorado had all the momentum they
needed, and it carried into the second half.
The Aggie offense mustered only 46
yards of total offense for the entire third
quarter and had possession of the ball for
only six minutes. It also tallied just three
first downs and did not move past its own
40-yard line.
The Aggies are not the only ones who
had trouble with the Buffaloes this season in
the third quarter. Colorado has outgained its
opponents 633-217 in the third quarter, and
the Buffs outscored the Aggies 3-0 in the
third, increasing Colorado’s scoring in the
third quarter to a perfect 38-0 against the six
opponents this season.
The A&M offense did not threaten to score
until only 5:30 was left on the game clock.
Freshman wide receiver Terrence
Murphy made two catches on the A&M
scoring drive, coming from 22 yards and 36
yards out. Murphy set an A&M freshman
receiving record, hauling in 10 catches for
146 yards against the Buffaloes.
The Aggies had a chance to make up for
See M ELT DOWN on page 9.
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