10A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18.2005
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"It's inexcusable and we'll find a way to get it done. It starts up front."
It appears that Mangino has little option for change on the line with few backups able to improve.
Freshman Anthony Collins has seen action but might not be ready for Big 12 competition yet.
was limited and that some of the young players were still being groomed. Still, he did not rule out personnel changes up front.
Mangino said that the team
The line is anchored by junior center David Ochoa. Others on the line include juniors Travis Dambach and Bob Whitaker, sophomore Cesar Rodriguez, senior Matt Thompson.
Extra Points:
During yesterday's Big 12 coaches teleconference, Mangino said that no change had been made at quarterback, meaning senior Brian
Luke would likely start Saturday against Colorado.
Kansas' homecoming game against Missouri on Oct. 29 has yet to receive a time.
The conference usually releases times each Monday, but did not announce the time yesterday.
— Edited by Erick R. Schmidt
Saturday's game against Colorado will be televised on payper-view. The game will start at 6 p.m.
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"It's definitely a fight to not point fingers," Reid said, "but when we point fingers, we'll just start to go downhill."
This might not have been Reid's last visit to Arrowhead Stadium. He has a chance to play football on Sundays for a living. But he's such a competitor that right now all he wants is for the Jayhawks to win. Heck, even a touchdown would be nice at this point. Kansas football coach Mark Mangino insisted there was no tension between the offense and defense. Reid said there hadn't been any noticeable change during practices.
"We've been taking it to the offense since day one," he said.
There won't be much time to put another Band-Aid on the wound.In two weeks, Missouri is scheduled to visit Memorial Stadium for the homecoming game, where fans will expect a Kansas victory.
"So that's nothing new for us."
Mangino acknowledged the disappointing offensive performance and promised he wouldn't let up until his team got it right.
"It's frustrating for me, too"
he said.
There won't be much time to put another Band-Aid on the wound. In two weeks, Missouri is scheduled to visit Memorial Stadium for the homecoming game, where fans will expect a Kansas victory.
Reid and the defense will be there to make the case that they are the best defensive unit ever to wear the crimson and blue.
The offense is on its own.
"I have nothing to say to them," Reid said. "They can figure it out for themselves."
Let's hope they do. And if not for their own sake, then for Nick Reid's.
- Phillips is a Wichita junior in journalism.
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Missouri place kicker Adam Crossett was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the week for his game winning 26-yard field goal in overtime.
Missouri will play Nebraska next weekend at home in another critical game in the Big 12 North Division.
With Missouri's 27-24 victory against Iowa State, the Tigers improved to 2-1 in conference play, the same mark as Nebraska.
Nebraska enters the contest with Missouri after winning a close road game at Baylor last weekend. Nebraska's only loss in conference play came to Texas Tech two weeks ago. The Red Raiders scored a last minute touchdown to knock off the Cornhuskers.
Pinkel said that he understood how important the game would be in gaining leverage in
Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said that it was a long afternoon in Lubbock Texas, and he was disappointed in his team but that the performance by Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges was memorable.
the North division but that every conference game was critical because nothing was a given in the Big 12 Conference.
Colorado is tied with Nebraska and Missouri atop the Big 12 North standings at 2-1 after losing to No. 2 Texas on the road. Colorado will be at home this weekend against Kansas.
Kansas State's chances in the North took a big hit this week.
Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said that it was a long afternoon in Lubbock, Texas, and he was disappointed in his team, but that the performance by Texas Tech quarterback Cody Hodges was memorable.
end when it lost to Texas Tech on the road 59-20. The Wildcats are now 1-2 in conference play and play host to Texas A&M this weekend.
"Hodges is very poised and accurate," Snyder said. "He was absolutely outstanding and as accuracy as a quarterback as I have ever seen."
Hodges tallied 643 yards and five touchdown passes. He was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.
The Defensive Player of the Week was Oklahoma linebacker Rufus Alexander. Alexander had 10 total tackles, three tackles for loss and an interception in his team's 19-3 victory over Kansas.
— Edited by Erick R. Schmidt
Freshmen don't falter in tough dual meets
SWIMMING
BY KELLY REYNOLDS
kreynolds@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Confidence, positive attitudes, outstanding performances and an impressive freshman class have the Kansas swimming and diving team headed in the right direction.
"The freshman class has had an enormous impact on our team," Rusch said. "We need them and they are really stepping up to their potential, winning events, and giving their best."
The Jahawks turned around to defeat the Division II defending National Champion Truman State Bulldogs 127-78 in Kirksville, Mo., last Saturday. Despite the fatigue from the Friday meet, Kansas collaborated to win eight of the 11 events against Truman State.
The KU freshman class was represented in nearly every event, an aspect of the meet that senior captains Gina Gnatzig and Emily Rusch said were keys to victory.
The team is coming off of back-to-back meets in Missouri. The Jayhawks rallied at the Big 12 Relay on Friday in Columbia, Mo., to capture fourth place, with a score of 50 points. Texas, Texas A&M, and Missouri were the top three teams.
A lot of people had in-season best times, and there were a few lifetime bests. Even though we were tired from the relay meet the day before, we performed well and came out with a positive attitude."
The Jawhaws lost six seniors at the conclusion of last season.
Emily Rusch Senior
This season, the freshmen have filled in admirably, Rusch said.
Freshman Molly Brammer recorded a first place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle event with a time of 10:19.38. She was also a part of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team with Gnatzig, sophomore Terri Schramka, and freshman Ashley Leidigh. The team finished the event with a time of 3:32.08.
Freshman Shanna Bradbury clocked in at 2:07.92 for a first place finish in the 200-yard individual medley, and freshman Danielle Herrmann captured the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:21.23. Herrmann was also a member of the winning 400-yard medley relay with senior Lindsay Urbatchka, junior Jenny Short
and Schramka. The four finished the race in 3:53.74.
"A lot of people had in-season best times, and there were a few lifetime bests," Rusch said. "Even though we were tired from the relay meet the day before, we performed well and came out with a positive attitude."
Gnatzig herself had a victorious meet, capturing first place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.94. Schramka also recorded victories in the 400-yard freestyle and medley relays, but captured a third victory in the 500-yard freestyle. She finished the race in 5:01.54. Junior Emily Knopp secured a victory in the 200-yard butterfly, finishing with a time of 2:08.45.
The Jajawacks will not compete this weekend but will continue to train for the upcoming Border Showdown against Missouri on Oct. 28.
"Missouri had some good freshmen at the relay meet, and they looked good, but at the same time, we also saw how good we looked," Gnatzig said.
The Jahawks went 1-4 in the Big 12 last season. The home meet against Missouri will be an early test of conference competition. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Robinson Natatorium.
- Edited by Ty Beaver
MLB
White Sox pitchers step up
BY RONALD BLUM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY RONALD BLUM
ANAHEIM, Calif. — These Chicago White Sox are a team from another age.
Or maybe 1919, when Shoeless Joe Jackson's "Black Sox" dumped the World Series.
Perhaps from 1959, when Nellie Fox and the Go-Go Sox won the AL pennant.
Jose Contreras pitched a five-hitter for Chicago's fourth straight complete game, and the
White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 on Sunday night to win the AL championship series in five games.
Four major league teams
Four straight complete games? In this era, when relievers parade to the mound at a record rate?
"In the end, our pitching was amazing. I don't know if you'll ever see it again," said catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who again wound up in the middle of a controversial call that went Chicago's way.
major league teams
— Baltimore, Texas, Tampa Bay
and Cincinnati — didn't even
have four complete games all season.
Not since the 1956 New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers behind five straight complete games from Whitey Ford, Tom Sturdivant, Don Larsen (his perfect game), Bob Turley and Johnny Kucks had a staff thrown as many as four in a row in a postseason series.
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