SPORTS THE BATTALION 3B Tuesday, September 9, 2003 September 9, 2003 less (price must l personal possess#-; f Item doesn't sell o qualify for the 5 mcelled early. 30MMATES (or 3/2 S25CVmo . i ASAP candal-riddtn Baylor ames McCaw new AD 3/2, $25es ’s 9-690-9437 ASAP 4-2 house Sir ndon 214-223-7145 ern. Country Vttqi t Erwm 979-2l8-20O7s2 w norr-smolung room ome 904 Bou^imlHr 4utiiii>es CaH Rots vnale wanted tor 3-o« »n god neighbortiooc r a liable (all sem. C* • 0/mo +l/5t)ills. Net/ sile 979-680-9758 5265 ♦1 futilities. )k th lease Avaitabie-s': ite. 2/2 house, new in $150 deposit. *<‘ded 4bed-2balfi (h: le 1209 Auslin An By Lisa Falkenberg I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS I WACO — Ian McCaw was named athletic director at Baylor on Monday and immedi- ajely envisioned a new identity foi a school that’s been rocked bj a sad, scandal-filled summer. I McCaw, who is leaving the same job at Massachusetts, believes Baylor can go beyond it: Texas Baptist roots and Hcome a destination for Protestants and other Cl ristians nationwide who are cipable of excelling in athletics Hd academics. I He said Baylor’s financial Mpport and reputation should ri| al that of Notre Dame among (litholics and Brigham Young an eng Mormons. I “We want young men and Women to grow up dreaming of coming to Baylor University and competing for Baylor University,” McCaw said. I McCaw’s immediate goal will be bringing peace and sta bility to a program still trying to recover from the death of bas- kltball player Patrick Dennehy, thr resignations of basketball coach Dave Bliss and AD Tom Slanton and the discovery of serious rules violations. I The football program is in bad shape, too, and critics have said Baylor should bow out of the Big 12 Conference. It is the league’s only private school. I “I’m going to be focused on moving us forward,” McCaw said. ‘Tm not going to spend a lot of time worrying about the history and worrying about the past. I’m going to worry about advancing this athletic pgram as quickly as we possiblyan.” McCaw was hired lactly one month after Stantt and Bliss resigned. Scott Drew already has been hireefrom Valparaiso to replace Bit, but several of the team’s top pyers have transferred. Violations ranging from scholarship payments to oorly handled drug tests alreadhave been revealed in Bliss’ pprarn. An internal investigativecom- mittee has yet to file full report, then the NCA^will weigh in, possibly with eavy sanctions. a Baylor represets a pinnacle, personl and professional position for me. — Ian McGv new Baylor D Former Baylor pyer Carlton Dotson has been diet ed on a murder charg in Dennehy’s death. While McCaw said he ics- n’t plan to be part of the insti gations into past problem he will work to avoid futuremes by implementing a srmg NCAA compliance pro-am with checks and balances. Baylor president Robert ban said McCaw is a “proven lear,” and was the only candate offered the job after a natnal search that included 60 narm McCaw is known for vrk- Texans still basking in win Team now looks for first-'ver win streak By Mark Babineck THE ASSOCIATED PRESS needed Country * l/3t)ills. Pets otey 1 rty Enn 979-589-2A6f Minted M/F UTi .futilities Backyard. pS- ». SERVICES Defensive Driving t# •loti! Ticket dismissal mt M-T(6pm-!>pr I, Fri ASat • Friiepni' :30pm). Sat(8anv2K nt serving you 20yrs : ’ kggieland Kiva Inn. % Applebee's) Walk-rt' :ash. Lowest pries 6| HOUSTON — Starting the season with a spec- — —' tacular upset victory is getting old-hat for the sec- .Mjp station^sS ond-year Texans. Instead, they’re focused on actu- , s t Abortion Peer Coir* ally winning two games in a row for the first time. "The challenge will be to see how much we’ve achme rentals 97t matured as a football team,” ’ 1 sbcsc S coach Dom Capers said Monday liable. Experienced fe as ^ y exans basked in their 21- K-5. Call Stacy Means - n . -i c j 20 shocker at heavily favored l||iami. “There were phases of * r football team that played k '04 with studemc* extremely well after a win last Magazine! Get hooks:- yg.^ j-,^ we p| a y we || anc J ; S c C h a o S o h se a ?roIi5 S :: pu.it all together as a team.” ons. Book early for F: The Texans, the only expan- :e drinks and 150%-' sion team to start the season 1-0 irantee! To reserve on j n j ts p lrst tw0 seasons bad four chances tO build a (Oto Gallery, visit w** 1 1 • , , , , or Cali i ms-sph winning streak last year. They lost each time, by a combined score of 99-35. —g Houston gets its fifth chance to string together student Tour operator!: two victories when they make the short trip east to jn. Acapulco, Bahamas: Njew Orleans on Sunday. There the Saints will hiring on-campus reps seek their first victory after a 27-10 loss at Seattle. co < r ^!la 0n/ ^ I Capers’ task will be to get his Texans, still not i, com used to success, prepared to finally have a winning d spring breakTs* encore. ips on sale “It’s hard for me to believe that we were ever le.com or call 1-800-S- an overconfident football team last year,” Capers said. “We just weren’t consistent enough. One of WANTED our points of emphasis coming into this season Bgwps we wanted to be a smarter, more physical, rh,Sin a g nd a S b C o a u P t er s S eiilir more consistent football team. I think we made accounts? Lets talk! ■ some strides (Sunday) in those areas.” | Though no one’s quite ready to predict the tment with God'."W Texans wil1 P la y a home g ame Fe ^ 1 when the ing at a “ferocious pace,” and is often called “the brightest guy in college athletic administra tion,” said David Brooks, who had been acting AD and will now return to his job as vice president for finance and administration. A private school, Baylor does not release contract details. Brooks, however, said McCaw signed to stay at Baylor for the “long haul,” not just to pick up the pieces from the previous regime. McCaw, who starts in about two weeks, said Baylor’s tar nished reputation had no effect on his decision. He’s been eyeing the school for a while because it fit his dream-job profile: a faith-based school with strong academics that was a member of a powerful Division I-A conference. “Baylor represents a pinnacle, personal and professional posi tion,” said McCaw, who took over UMass in July 2002 after five years as AD at Northeastern. He’s also been interim AD at Tulane after starting in college administration at Maine. “I enjoy challenge,” he said. In fulfilling his vision to raise Baylor’s profile to the likes of Notre Dame and BYU, McCaw said he’ll rely on his strong mar keting background to create a new athletic identity for Baylor. Aiming for students across the nation and internationally would be a change, too. “I just don’t think we’ve real ly focused on it as much and 1 think now we’ve got the level of coaches and the level of athletic director that really view the national role for Baylor,” Brooks said. TRAVEL CAPERS by Eliyahu Ben-David, Messianic Assembly. U r ' ;: i-. Time mysteries! See ^ U|TO on.org Super Bowcomes to Houston, there were several signals theare vastly improved from 2002. —DavitCarr didn’t get sacked — and hardly was even tthered — after setting an NFL record by going own 76 times last season and facing 2002 sacking Jason Taylor. Quick drops, cou pled with a offensive line retooled with three new starters, di'the trick. —Housin managed not to fumble or throw an interceptio, a feat the Texans did not accomplish during a g,ne all last season. —The ;xans maintained their steady defense from last yar, when they ranked 16th in the NFL. Virtually le same starting cast returned from 2002, thouh there’s not much depth behind them so playmaers like cornerbacks Marcus Coleman and AaronTlenn need to stay healthy. —Offesive coordinator Chris Palmer bal anced his hack with 34 rushes and 32 passes for a team-reord 393 yards. New running back Stacey Mck gained 89 tough yards despite an iverage oC.3 per carry, opening up passing lanes. —With a little protection, a real-live running jame and a new weapon in No. 3 overall draft choice Aidre Johnson, Carr got to show why he vas the top pick in 2002 by going 17-of-31 for 26 yardsand a touchdown. “All W! heard was how Jason Taylor was going tc abuse us. They were going to get all those sales,” Carr said. “The guys up front took that as a hallenge and stepped up in a big way.” Now the challenge will be to prevent what hap- peed after last year’s season-opening 19-10 upset ofhe Cowboys, which was a five-game losing ski. If you look at the work ethic and caliber of plair that we have, then you should know that anting is possible with us,” defensive tackle SetPayne said. SPORTS IN BRIEF es* Continued from page 1 B WTREACH P la y ers ^ a d eac ^ Other. With bubbling per- sonalities that rival one-another, Krambeer 1AM ir support of ograms. lifts Fri. & Sat.) communication mi Center for an it our website: 'mation. and Smith immediately forged a friend ship. I “From day one she has made me feel so comfortable,” Krambeer said. “When I’m frustrated, she’s frustrated, and we help each other out. We’re both willing to do anything possible to help the other succeed.” Now, as friends off the field and team mates on the field, Krambeer and Smith look to the future. If the beginning of the 2003 season is any indication, the Aggie front line will see successes never before witnessed at the Aggie Soccer Complex. I “With Kat Krambeer and Smith, we have both barrels loaded,” Guerrieri said. With the amount of success the Aggies 81 arc accustomed to, that’s no small statement. Big Tuia equals big FOI ratings NEW Yol (AP) — Bill Parcells’ doit as coach of the Dais Cowboys earned Foits highest overnight NL rating ever, while CBS’opening-day ratings werJ up 14 per cent. Atlanta’s 2-13 win over the Co/vboy, the 4 p.m. EDT gtme n Fox, drew a 15.2ratiig with a 30 share, the network’s higheslpro football rating ever aid he highest overnigt raing for any Fox shw tkis summer. The previous NFL high on Fox was on the open ing weekend last year, when a 4 p.m. game fea turing the St. Louis Rams at Denver drew a 15.1 and a 30 share. The rating is the per centage of all homes with TVs, whether or not they are in use. The share is the percentage of homes with sets in use. Overnight ratings meas ure the 55 largest TV markets in the United States, covering nearly 70 percent of the country. Each overnight rating point represents about 735,000 TV homes. News Makers/News Breakers: Conversations on Leadership in Public Life Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center, Room 292 Keynote speakers Dr. Robert M. Gates, President, Texas A&M University Wayne Slater, Austin Bureau Chief, Dallas Morning News Panelists Cindy Lawson, Executive Director, University Relations Dave McNeely, political columnist, Austin American-Statesman Gary Borders, Publisher, Lufkin Daily News Mike Sims, Class of ’87, former student body president Brooke Rollins, Class of ’95, former student body president Loren Steffy, Class of ’87, former Battalion editor in chief Scot Walker, Class of ’95, former Battalion editor in chief Online registration http://battalion.tamu.edu • Registration limited to 125 student leaders and 75 student journalists • Two participants per student organization • Lunch provided . 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