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The Battalion
Page 7 • Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Aggies prepare for challenging second half
UESDAY
Points —
Dallas
Shipp
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With six games down and six to go, the Texas
AM football team still has life and a chance of
taking the Big 12 Championship game in
[ouston in December, however small that chance
light be.
After a slow start offensively, the Aggies have
okedmuch better in their last three games, aver
ting 39.6 points per game since Kevin Sumlin
of over the play-calling duties from Dino Babers.
Sophomore Dustin Long has secured his role
starting quarterback, reaching the 1000-yard
larkinsix games, the fastest in A&M history.
Dustin has done a fantastic job.” said junior
ide receiver Jamaar Taylor. “He has become a
:ldgeneral out there.”
On the defensive side of the ball, with the
ception of its horrendous performance against
exaslech. the Wrecking Crew has looked like its
sual dominating squad.
The Aggies'defense holds the No. 3 aishing
fense in the nation and No. 12 overall defense,
fen with the statistical nightmare against Tech.
The Wrecking Crew leads the Big 12 and is
inked No. 3 in the nation in interceptions with 14.
aphomore Byron Jones has led the way with four.
redshirt freshman Jaxson Appel has con-
Ixited three.
“We're making progress as a team,” said A&M
iemaining
2002 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Oct 19
Oct 26
Nov 2
Nov 9
Nov 16
@ Kansas
llebraska
(5) Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
missouri
@ Texas
head coach R.C. Slocum. “We’re moving in the
direction t wanted us to be.”
Both sides ot the ball have shown that they can
perform, its just a matter of putting it together
against top-ranked teams such as OU and Texas.
With six crucial games remaining, the Aggies
find themselves in a position that would seem
favorable to most teams—win out and go to the
Big 12 Championship game.
If only it were that simple.
This week’s game looks like a no-brainer on
paper. The Aggies are coming off a 41-0 shutout
against Baylor. Kansas’ offense is dead last in the
Big 12 and No. 93 nationally, which should be a
cakewalk tor the Wrecking Crew.
Meanwhile the Aggie offense, which has
climbed from No. 106 in the nation to No. 69,
should put up numbers that will make the Baylor
romp look like a close matchup. The KU defense
is ranked last in the Big 12 and No. 107 nationally.
The Aggies will then return home to take on a
Nebraska team that is not the team it has been in
the past. Only three schools in the nation are
worse at passing the ball than Nebraska, which is
ranked No. 1 14 in passing offense, which does
not bode well for its chances against the
Wrecking Crew.
The Cornhuskers are ranked No. 4 in the
nation in rushing, but the Wrecking Crew showed
what it can do to teams that run the ball by shut
ting down Virginia Tech.
Nebraska’s infamous “Black Shirt Defense” is
non-existent this year, allowing 341.3 yards per
game, good enough for sixth in the Big 12 and No.
42 nationally. No reason the Aggies shouldn’t win
this night game at Kyle Field.
The Aggies will then take to the road to chal
lenge Oklahoma State. This game may be the
scariest game of the year on the Aggies remaining
schedule. Situated between two big home games
against Nebraska and Oklahoma, it has danger
written all over it. The Aggies say that they take it
one week at a time.
The Cowboys came within a two-point conver
sion ot knocking off Texas in Austin and were
inches away from beating the Aggies on their last
trip to Stillwater.
Without a doubt the biggest home game left for
the Aggies will be the matchup with No. 2
Oklahoma. All 87,000 in attendance remember
OU’s last trip to College Station when the Sooners
escaped with a 34-31 come-from-behind win over
the Aggies.
This year's edition of Sooner football is equally
impressive. The Sooners have the No. I 1 defense
in the nation and have put together an offense that
does just enough week after week to take advan-
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RANDAL FORD • THE BATTALION
A&M redshirt freshman defensive back Jaxson Appel pursues Baylor junior tailback Rashad Armstrong on Saturday.
Appel leads the Wrecking Crew in total tackles and is second on the team in interceptions with three.
tage of strong defensive performances. With their
win over the Longhorns last weekend, the Sooners
are now the front runner to win the Big 12 South.
To have any shot at being in Houston on
Dec. 7, the Aggies must win this game.
This year’s game is the Maroon Out game for
A&M. The Aggies are a perfect 4-0 in Maroon
Out games.
The Aggies will then close out their home
schedule against Missouri which should be another
easy home win for A&M. The Tigers are secured
in their usual spot in the middle of the Big 12.
The Thanksgiving battle with Texas could
decide the winner of the Big 12. The Aggies
should at least have their name in the hat, and
despite what many critics think, may have a better
chance than Texas.
After falling to OU for the third straight year,
the fans in Austin are getting restless with head
coach Mack Brown. Their remaining schedule may
be the toughest between them, A&M and OU.
The Longhorns travel to Kansas State this week
to play a hot Wildcat team, followed by a home
game against Seneca Wallace and No. 9 Iowa
State. The following week Texas travels to
Nebraska, which hasn’t lost at home in 26 games.
Texas cannot afford to lose another game this
season and will have to hope for someone to
beat OU.
Despite the shortcomings early in the season,
the Aggies still have a chance, but they will have to
play lights out against some of the top defenses in
the country.
A&M has lost its last three meetings with OU
and has dropped its last three of four games
against UT.
For the Aggies to end up at Reliant Stadium in
Houston this year, and not for the www.whatever-
sponsorhoustoncanfind.com bowl, they will have to
find a way to beat the Sooners and Longhorns.
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