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t the MSC Open House on Sunday, students new and old got a chance to survey campus involvement options, all in one place. Hip-hop dance group Fade 2 Black (top) and the Texas A&M Ballroom Dance Association (right) performed for gathered students.
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t approximately 2:07 p.m. Saturday, before a sold out Kyle Field crowd that was perspiring and tiring, Texas A&M’s best football player took the field. As 86,686 fans erupted in chants of, “Johnny! Johnny! Johnny!” Aggie quarterback Johnny Manziel walked out on the field, saluting the student section. It was just the beginning of Manziel’s day, which was cut in half by a suspension from the autograph allegations that loomed throughout fall camp. In his first play of the 2013 season, Manziel checked through his reads, tucked the ball and ran for a 12-yard gain. “Ladies & gentleman, I give you Johnny Manziel! #GigEm #BTHOrice,” was a tweet sent just after. After a Taylor Bertolet field goal, Manziel was once again on the field, this time driving the Aggies 34 yards down the field and passing the ball just once. After an 8-yard rush, he appeared to make a signature motion toward one of the Rice players in a highlight that
has been shown on SportsCenter countless times since. The next play, Manziel stayed in a collapsing pocket and fired a strike to Mike Evans for a touchdown. “Johnny Manziel just air signed an autograph after one play then threw a TD and rubbed his fingers together like getting money,” another tweet read. Manziel finished the day 6-of-8 passing for 94 yards and three touchdowns with 19 rushing yards on six carries. His day was not over, though, until an incident occurred following A&M’s final score in the fourth quarter after Manziel once again connected with Evans. Following the touchdown, Manziel rubbed shoulders with two Rice players. As the two began jawing at each other, exchanging comments, Manziel opted to have the last laugh in a taunting gesture
toward the scoreboard. The move resulted in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and landed Manziel a spot in head coach Kevin Sumlin’s counseling chair. “I felt he was pressing it a little bit early, first play he missed a read but he had some good touchdown drives, good scrambles, but a foolish penalty at the end,” Sumlin said. “No matter what the comments are, he’ll be playing every week with people chirping, and [chirping back] is not okay. Obviously I addressed that on the sideline. But it’s something he’ll have to deal with every week.” College football fans around the country had opinions that varied, but it appeared the majority had gone from excitement to frustration in record time. “I love Johnny Manziel, but he’s a leader. Now he needs to start acting like one,” another tweet See Manziel on page 6
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Quarterback Johnny Manziel, seen on the sideline with sophomore center Mike Matthews, made his season debut Saturday and threw three touchdowns.
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The Battalion att Kinsel, Charles Shewchuk and Josh Lewis all have one thing in common, success. These three friends and colleagues have worked together for more than a year, building their futures, their incomes and their lives. All decided to take a risk, gamble on a dream and do something most young men only imagine. Traveling the globe committed to what they love, they found their calling in life and are sharing it with the world. Kinsel, senior finance major, started at A&M unsure of what his future had in store for him. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do for the rest of my life because I thought my choice included the word ‘job,’” he said. “I
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A&M falls to Pepperdine Monogue scores lone goal in 3-1 loss James Sullivan The Battalion
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he Texas A&M women’s soccer team, hosting its fourth game in as many matchups this season, fell to the Pepperdine Waves in a 3-1 contest Sunday afternoon at Ellis Field. After squandering multiple offensive opportunities throughout the game, the
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A&M defense eventually broke, allowing three quick goals by the Wave during the second half. Texas A&M head coach G Guerrieri said the amount of Pepperdine scores to close the game was unacceptable, noting the young Aggie squad still had a lot to work on. “I can’t remember the last time we gave up three goals on our own field and especially three goals in one half,” Guerrieri said. “I’m disappointed. We can’t
point fingers. We’ve got a lot of areas that need work. Our backline has got to get sorted out.” The No. 19 Aggies (22-0) kicked off the home matchup with a high level of energy, easily controlling the tempo throughout the first half. An intense offensive attack was marked by a 12-6 edge in shots and a 6-1 margin in corner kicks, but solid defense from Pepperdine goalkeeper Hannah Seabert See Soccer on page 6
(Left) Junior forward Kelley Monogue directs the offense during a 3-1 loss to Pepperdine on Sunday. (Right) Freshman forward Liz Keester celebrates her Friday goal with sophomore forward Kristi Leonard.
didn’t want my degree in finance to dictate the path of my life.” He started a computer services business, and although successful, he began to realize the hold it had on him. “All I did was own a job and if I didn’t show up every day, I wouldn’t generate any income and the company would suffer,” Kinsel said. “It wasn’t true wealth, which is time and money freedom.” Shewchuk, who left school to pursue business ventures, was the one to get the ball rolling in College Station. He showed the business to friends, one of which was Lewis. “A little over a year ago, one of my best friends [Shewchuk] gave me a call and shared this idea with See Entrepreneur on page 5
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“I wanted to get involved. I didn’t really know anything about any organizations and I wanted to see what was out there. I’ve seen a couple of things I’ve liked, like shooting, handball and quidditch clubs.” Preston White, freshman communication major
“I came to Open House to find other organizations besides the Corps, to find different ways to interact with people and join more organizations that help spread the service aspect I think A&M is all about. ” Sam Ferrero, freshman finance major
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e have to be worried about something because that’s what we do. So a sometimes-rocky, suspension-sapped opener — with rusty play, sure, but a neverin-doubt win — became a national story. This is the new Texas A&M.
Or is it? Are we so different? Some fans have taken up arms against a perceived new football culture, one that has Johnny Manziel and Kevin Sumlin written all over it. After all, the old A&M never seemed to have eight suspended players at one time or quarterbacks who mime autograph gestures (after, you know, almost losing a season for that same signature). The old A&M never won many games, but that’s of little account. Winning isn’t everything. Traditions matter. Those things are still true. So what happened Saturday, when two players were ejected, four were suspended hours prior to kickoff and Manziel was benched and flagged for taunting? I don’t buy into the thinking that because Manziel can get away with doing whatever it is he does, his teammates now follow that example. I don’t think Kirby Ennis reportedly flashed a gun at a driver because of Johnny. I don’t believe Floyd Raven and Deshazor Everett got mixed up in assault charges because Johnny signed autographs and may or may not have been paid for them. And I don’t think it’s a “team culture� thing. Running onto the field to Kanye West’s “Power� does not field a team prone to suspensions. Here’s what happened: the best recruiting class in recent program history took the field for the first time. Fifteen of them played along with the first sophomore to open a season having already won a Heisman. And after an offseason spent pegging A&M as a trendy pick for the national championship, the nation waffled on its opinion of A&M as Manziel’s status came into question. We had similar preseason expectations for the 2011 team, with Cyrus Gray, Von Miller and Ryan Tannehill returning. So why didn’t that team act out, get pitched from the game for fighting and draw unsportsmanlike conduct penalties for
scoreboard pointing? Because that team was cowed in the Cotton Bowl by LSU after six straight wins. The talent returned but the confidence didn’t. They left that 2010 season muttering things like, “wait until next year,� under their breath. In contrast, the 2012 Cotton Bowl team ripped through the Oklahoma defense like tissue paper. Each player in that locker room knew they would have done to Notre Dame in the national championship game what Alabama did. No team in the country had more confidence at season’s end. That confidence didn’t leave. Sumlin is that confidence. Well-behaved teams are capable of winning. Off-the-field antics don’t make a team more competitive in the SEC, and by no means do I condone the actions of the suspended players. But this isn’t 1990’s Miami. This isn’t the Isaiah Thomas Pistons. This is a young wad of football players who think they’re unbeatable and who are talented enough to make it so. The Aggie Honor Code still exists, even on the football team, and no one — not Manziel, Sumlin or, at this point, Daeshon Hall — thinks it’s okay to fight during a game. As a fan base, haven’t we seen the “aw shucks� brand of good-guy football? Sherman’s players behaved. They also blew six second-half leads in 2011. We’ve tried it the squeaky-clean way. And then we allowed the Sumlin “yessir� swagger to take hold last year and won 11 games. Slow down before you condescend to it, because this fan base seemed perfectly fine with Sumlin’s control of his team at the Cotton Bowl after-parties. Last season, A&M was a freshman kicker and a hurricane away from the national championship. So goes the popular thinking: Had Taylor Bertolet (a confident, perfect 8-of-8 Saturday) made the seven points in kicking opportunities he
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Senior running back Ben Malena faces off with Rice junior defensive end Zach Patt during A&Ms’ 52-31 win. left on the field against LSU and had a hurricane not delayed the scheduled opener against Louisiana Tech (and forced a team under a new scheme and quarterback to open against Florida, a game it almost won), A&M would have played Georgia for the SEC championship. Regardless, A&M came close last year. When you’re close enough to running the table that you can (overly) simplify it like that, it’s a good season. So couldn’t the absence of eight suspended players (including six defensive starters) for parts or all of the first two games be this year’s Bertolet-and-hurricane? This defense is big, quick and inexperienced. It had two tune-ups before Alabama and it trashed them both. The first time the defense plays together, it will face the best offensive team Nick Saban has ever had at Alabama. I don’t judge the character of our players based on an unspecified violation that docked four guys a couple games, a passionate freshman taking a swing, a garbage targeting flag and a quarterback (whose cockiness has never been in doubt) acting cocky. That doesn’t overly concern me. I’m too busy looking ahead — to Saban and beyond. Because whether this team is a mob of thugs or a troop of Boy Scouts, Alabama will bring the same grudge to town.
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Opening the season Friday and Saturday at the University of North Dakota Classic tournament in Grand Forks, N.D., the Texas A&M volleyball team earned a 2-1 record with victories over South Dakota State and North Dakota and a tough loss to No. 15 Iowa State. Visit thebatt.com for full story and details.
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read at 4:47 p.m., an hour after fans had time to think about the 52-31 win. The best college football player from a year ago was back, but so was his swagger. “I felt like he represented himself with a nice swag,” said defensive back Toney Hurd Jr. “He came out and he played well. He took a few chances, but who doesn’t take chances on the football field? He came out and had fun. We got the ‘W’ and that’s what really matters.” Debate has raged on as the hours and days have passed since Manziel’s last actions. Countless members of the media have questioned whether Manziel has become a cancer to the A&M team or if he, along with the entire Texas A&M squad, is simply college football’s villain. The mom of a boy who watched Manziel become a star at Tivy High School in Kerville wrote in a blog post titled “An Open Letter to Johnny Manziel” that she is now faced with tough questions from her sixth grade son. “My sixth-grade son teaches me a lot about life,” Beth Bates of Kerville wrote in her post. “And even after today’s game he sees redemption for you [Manziel]. As I sat, as a very frustrated fan and mom, watching you trash talk and wondering if you’ve learned a single lesson lately… as I sat and told you to get the chip off your shoulder and just play … I listened to my son see the
That’s how he is. He is a fiery guy and that’s what we love about him. He is not quiet and he’s not shy. He is loud and aggressive and that’s what makes him Johnny Football so we love it.” — Cedric Ogbuehi, junior right tackle good.” As Texas A&M prepares for it’s second game of the season Saturday against Sam Houston State, Manziel will likely be analyzed each hour of every day until he picks up another game day football. Once he hits the grass at Kyle Field, though, he’s the player his teammates, coaches and fans remember — for better or for worse. “That’s how he is,” said junior right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi. “He is a fiery guy and that’s what we love about him. He is not quiet and he’s not shy. He is loud and aggressive and that’s what makes him Johnny Football so we love it.”
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held the Aggies at bay throughout the half. Following halftime, the
This was one of those games where we did a lot to come close but we didn’t finish off our chances. Our effort has got to be better. If we expect to win anything, our effort has go to improve.” — G Guerrieri, Texas A&M head soccer coach Wave offense jumped into high gear, earning two goals in the first four minutes. The A&M offense attempted a response behind star junior forward Kelley Monogue, who cut the lead 2-1 with a score at 35:37 remaining in the match. During the 62nd minute, Monogue missed a chance to knot the score, as her strike sailed inches over the Pepperdine crossbar. The Wave quickly answered in the 71st minute, adding an insurance goal to cut A&M morale
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heading into the final stretch. Monogue said the loss will serve as a learning experience for the young team. “I think we needed to finish our chances and work on our organization in the back,” Monogue said. “We just got spread apart too much. That was a good learning game for us.” For Guerrieri, though, the overall effort, or lack thereof, was responsible for the loss. “It didn’t appear to be a good effort out there and the result certainly proved it,” Guerrieri said. “Our effort has got to be better. If we expect to win anything, our effort has got to improve.” Friday evening, the Aggies faced off with Pac-12 opponent Arizona State, dominating the Sun Devils 3-1 at Ellis Field. The A&M offense was buoyed by three separate scorers — Monogue, junior midfielder Allie Bailey, and freshman forward Liz Keester — who each found the net once during the game. For Keester, her score was the first of her career and was an opportunity she was thankful to have with a program as high-caliber as A&M. “It took more focus and staying positive, knowing that it’s eventually going to come,” Keester said. “I’m just thankful to be getting the opportunities.” Texas A&M faces off with San Diego on Friday and former Big 12 rival Baylor on Sunday at Ellis Field.
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