Show Page 10 November 12 1969 9 USU B-B- all: a new era one becomes aware of the fact Just using keen that Utah State fans are sitting on the edge of their chairs' awaiting the opening tipoff of Big Blue basketball for 1969-7- 0 eye-sig- ht You’d better believe it Well in to the second month of practice the Aggie hoop squad has drawn an excessive amount of interested onlookers at all practice sessions hinting to USU ticket manager Tom Moulton that seats will be at a premium this winter And they certainly should be It marks the beginning of a new era'at Utah State coming on the heels of two disappointing seasons This new era should establish Utah State as a hotspot for collegiate basketball " for years to come Coach LaDell Andersen and his assistant Dale Brown spent the most part of those two losing seasons pounding on the aesfeedtesitoitiw of prospective basketball players for Utah State the VETERAN LINEMAN Ron Labrum will be playing his last home game in the Aggie Blue and doorsteps n result is optimism that is running at feverpitch White Saturday when the BIG BLUE meet arch-rivin Stadium Brigham Young Romney Maybe you want to believe everything you read you probably noticed that Utah State has been ranked 13th in 'one national magazine Further proof is available: another countrywide publication lists the Aggies 14th-ov- er such powers as Southern Cal St John’s (NY) and many others It should be a great windup for the antique courts of the George Nelson Fieldhouse-stat- ed to step aside for the new basketball complex a year hence Or at least that is the plan on the board Coach Andersen has his Aggies running an attack that the opposition Two shapes up to be downright fearful-f- oi year letterman Paul Jeppesen has been spearheading the Aggie attack in practice and could be the key to a tournment-typ-e season "Jepps” has the savvy to direct the ballclub and has a BY GREG HANSEN T‘ In the final two outings It would serious injury in the Air Force fine shooting touch to balance his fierce defensive play With sure make the bitter season seem loss but John Strycula will be Sports Editor offensive starts as Marvin Roberts Ed Epps Nate Williams such a little better slowed by a knee sprain as will' Ron Hatch and others trying to put the ball in the hoop Jeppereceiving threat Wes Garnett COACH After eight games that have' sen should direct the flow of traffic and ’ration’ the points with CHUCK Mills has been All else seems to left slxTosseson the ledger for! playing the act of juggler this to the clash with the bepointing arch-rivhis deceptive passing' Brfg Blue of Utah State It seems’ season' switching players from Cougars Certainly a win here r to role in times of emer 'that two of role the ' would make all of those losses funny games-any' gency bearable over the winter months remaining can be termed 'cru-Qi: But such-isrtcase but the Cats are riding the crest Mills "We've moved Says " ' when a red-ho- t of a three-gam- e some players so many times Brigham streak winning Young Cougar -team travels to Lothat they sometimes learn a new and stand for the season Competition is running hot and heavy for all starting posigan tions none of them seemingly sewed up Roberts and Williams then play on Sat' ’ Suffering - through the worst positionard learndon’t exTHE COUGARS an have could team into an awesome frontline vendetta that would be another urday position season since 1958 the Fighting e on Monday without ever playing in with senior complimented by the other three plosive players on the court This Farmers still hope to salvage a the last position” quarterback Marc ’Mountain' team has twelve players all capable of holding down a job in £6 record with two straight wins Somehow the Aggies escaped Lyons at the controls and half- - the regular lineup back Kip Jackson handling the But here lies the trouble-- or does it It seems that discontent 1 ball carrying Defensive back and e regulars have to sit specialist' Chris' would v breed on the bench when and down new in watch their this mightwork men but Farasopolous has been nothing place short of spectacular this year in the opposite way Here’s hoping that it spurs the individuals COME READY TO GROOVE and seems to be worth one touchwatching from the sidelines to a more competitive down per game with his exciting full well that ' they could always break back into that lineup returns The Aggies will As said it should be a pre-seaso- al -- ' -- al Competition at every spot al Sat'-urda- he y " " -- -' - W 3-- i 3 type-offens- - one-tim- kick-retur- n level-knowin- I have to contain him to upset the WAC g great season team on tap The Aggie secondary will reVarsity-Fros- h ceive another stiff test this week- end after flunking in the Air Next Wednesday November 19 the Varsity and Frosh' Force game One bright spot is junior safety Dale clash in an exhibition in the Nelson Fieldhouse lifting the lid though Washburn Washburn has looked offr of the 69-7- 0 campaign Freshman coach Gordon ’Dutch in simply outstanding since taking Belnap’s team has been progressing very rapidly-notab- ly over at the starting safety 0 center Lafayette Love solving quite a few sleepless nights spot and last week made eleven for Bel nap As Bel nap says "I used to go home and try to jump tackles against the Falcons He’ll team with Tyrone Couey out of my basement window” Now he’s content to worry about how many records can this frosh team break at the other safety spot so USU other things-li- ke The frosh have a lot of talent on the team this year Robert looks solid through the middle These two rate high in the Big Lauriski Pat Cooley Paul Spring John Orton and Stan Sumner Blue defensive points Couey is just to name a few Two years in a row with outstanding frosh third and Washburn in fifth with teams is asking too much-b- ut we may get it anyway Eugene Carillo leading AGGIE ATOMS Two newcomers to the USU football Offensively the Aggies will program are raising quite a few eyes these days Fred ’Monster’ still be without fullback Steve Milton a transfer from Oregon State and Jim Place a transfer Taylor but an Impressive per- formance by junior tailback from Army have raised hopes for 1970 Craig Jarrell has lightened the burden on Strycula and George Tribble Tim Willie and Sam moved from his draft board’s should see in the Cooper action mailing list offensive backfield Cooper raisEly said the form will be forwarded to the Post Office ing question as to why he hasn’t been there all along The senior TERRA LINDA Calif AP — ’ 6-1- TONIGHT ' " 8 U C pm BALLROOM It’s obscene receiver-runne- $175 per couple or $100 per person door Prizes From FELT’S r has chalked up yards in ten carries and has bean one of the most valuable players on the squad this season THE WAGON Wheel has stayed on the USU campus for the last two years and Mills would not like to spoil his perfect record against the Cougars- - especially in the last chance for a home vie-tor- y 50 this year i Taking advantage of a new federal law a young man has notified the post office he considers obscene a letter ordering him to appear for a preinduction physical 1 J uGnr-mynoGCn- o With tongue in cheek Robert 20 filed a notice with Postal Supt Frank Ely on Thursday demanding his name be re Blanch strcnoui in noccrjo — I |