2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
SATURDAY
Football at Kansas State, 11 a.m., Manhattan
- Swimming vs. Minnesota, 2 p.m., Robinson Natatorium
- Volleyball vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m., Horeisi Family Athletics Center
- SUNDAY
- Softball vs. Johnson County Community College, 12 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
- Softball vs. Missouri Western, 2 p.m.
Arrocha Ballpark
Soccer vs. Oklahoma, 1 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
MONDAY
* Women's golf, Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, all day, Manhattan
MONDAY
TUESDAY
- Women's golf, Marliynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, all day, Manhattan
BASKETBALL
Amateur basketball games on deck
Hawk Nights Street Ball will be held tonight at 9.The one-on-one basketball tournament will take place at the basketball courts behind McCollum Hall.
The first prize is a $100 gift certificate to the store of the winner's choice. The second place winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to the store of his or her choice.
Ryan Schneider
Football heaven comes to Atlanta
BY PAUL NEWBERRY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — The French Quarter is out. Underground Atlanta is in.
Red beans and rice are off the menu. How 'bout some biscuits and a heaping bowl of grits?
The background music for this party will be hip-hop, not jazz.
Come January, Peachtree Street gets to pinch-hit for Bourbon Street, an extraordinary turn of events brought on by a catastrophic disaster.
A news conference is scheduled for Friday morning at the Georgia Dome to make it official: The Sugar Bowl is moving from flooded-out New Orleans this season and setting up shop in much drier Atlanta, a city of traffic jams and seemingly constant construction, a Mecca of big-time sporting events that now gets the task of hosting two major college football bowls — not to mention an NFL game — within the space of four days.
For football lovers, Atlanta will provide a little bit of heaven as one year blends into the next.
So, if things go as expected,
more than 210,000 fans will pack the Georgia Dome during a four-day cornucopia of football that should leave even the most hardened pigskinner screaming,
"No mas!"
"If you don't like football," quipped Mark Vaughan, an executive vice president with the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, "you probably don't want to be in Atlanta during that time."
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weekend's games:
- Oklahoma vs. Texas
- Kansas at Kansas State
- Missouri at Oklahoma State
- Baylor at Iowa State
- Texas Tech at Nebraska
- Texas A&M at Colorado
- Georgia at Tennessee
- California at UCLA
- Ohio State at Penn State
- Akron at Buffalo
Kellis Robinett
Kelvin Rubin
Sports Editor
34-16
9-1
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Georgia
UCLA
Penn State
Buffalo
Eric Sorrentino
32-18
8-2
Texas
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Tennessee
UCLA
Ohio State
Akron
Big 12 Soccer Volley
34-16
8-2
Texas
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State
Nebraska
Colorado
Tennessee
UCLA
Ohio State
Akron
Drew Davison
Ryan Colaianni
Nyang Lee
Football
31-19
6-4
Texas
Kansas State
Missouri Iowa
State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Tennessee
UCLA
Ohio State
Akron
Michael Philips Women's Basketball 7-3
Michael Philips
7-3
32-18
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Nebraska
Texas A&M
Tennessee
California
Ohio State
Akron
Heather Riffel
Intramurala
31-19
7-3
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Georgia
UCLA
Ohio State
Akron
Daniel Rork
Daniel Berk
Big 12 Football
33-17
7-3
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Tennessee
UCLA
Ohio State
Buffalo
Ryan Schmelter
Sports Admin.
33-17
8-2
Texas
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Colorado
Tennessee
California
Penn State
Buffalo
O'BROTHER
Two rivalries to heat up this weekend
Travis: Now that we're into the Big 12 conference season, these games are going to get more competitive and more difficult to pick.
Kellis: Well, let's get started with what is traditionally the league's game of the year, the Red River Shootout.
Travis: I don't think it will be much of a "shootout" this year. More like a Longhorn blowout. I like Texas because Oklahoma has been struggling, while Texas has a major victory at Ohio State.
Kellis: The Sooners came to life last weekend with their victory against the Kansas State Wildcats. Freshman quarterback Rhett Bomar is looking good, and don't forget Bob Stoops hasn't lost to Mack Brown in five years. I'm sure he's got a special game plan ready to make it six straight victories.
had a punter, is not impressive. Stoops definitely has the coaching advantage, but the talent is overwhelmingly in Texas' favor.
Travis: A victory against Kansas State, who forgot it
Kellis: So, if Kansas goes on the road and defeats Kansas State it won't be impressive?
Travis: Wait a minute. That's a different situation. First of all, we're dealing with a rivalry. Second, any road victory by Kansas is impressive, because Kansas football coach Mark Mangino has only one conference road victory.
Kellis: On that note, I think Mangino will get his second on Saturday. The Jayhawks might only win 2-0, but their defense is just too strong to lose to the Wildcats.
Travis: I agree. Junior running back Jon Cornish and the offense will be able to out score Kansas State by at least a touchdown because Kansas' defense has a chance to shut out the Wildcats.
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Kellis: Speaking of cats, Missouri will have a tough road game at Oklahoma State. I'm going with the Tigers, though. The Cowboys lost 34-0 to the Colorado Buffaloes last week.
Travis: I don't think Missouri's going to have a tough time. With Baylor's good performance last week at Texas A&M, I think Oklahoma State is the worst team in the Big 12. Missouri will win by double digits.
Kellis: Those Bears will hit the road again this weekend, as they take on the Iowa State Cyclones, who lost a double overtime game at Nebraska last week. The Cyclones won't lose two in a row, but this game will be close.
Travis: The Bears will have a huge letdown after last week's disappointing overtime loss. Their hangover will lead to at least a 20-point victory for the Cyclones.
Travis: Did the oil fires from West Texas kill some of your brain cells last week? Nebraska's defense is comparable to Kansas'. Plus, the game is in Lincoln, Neb. I'm going with the 'Huskers on a last-second field goal.
Kellis: That's nothing compared to how badly Nebraska will lose this weekend. The 'Huskers can't score, and even with this game being at home, Texas Tech will again approach the 70 point total it put up last year on Nebraska.
Kollis: Wait a minute. It did smell bad in parts of Lubbock, but they're making great strides to convert to natural wind energy out there. My brain cells are just fine.
Travis: All right, you're entitled to
your opinion, no matter how crazy it is. I just hope you put some more thought into the game between Colorado and Texas A&M. Colorado has all the momentum and the home-field advantage. I'm going with the Buffaloes.
Travis: Uh, I'm pretty sure they're the Buffalo Bulls. By the way, who made us pick this game? I don't know anything about either team. But I guess I'll go with Akron just because you picked Buffalo.
Kollis: I am taking the Buffaloes as well, not just in this game, but also the Buffalo of Buffalo who are taking on fellow bottom feeder Akron.
Kollis: When you're sports editor, you can pick the games.
SOFTBALI
Senior pitcher and designated player Serena Settlemier throws home during the Fall Jayhawk Classic in Lawrence Sunday. This Sunday the team faces off against Johnson County Community College and Missouri Western.
Justin O'Neal/KANSAN
Jayhawks aim to remain undefeated in final games
BY SAM CARLESON
scarleton@kansan.com
KANSAN SWITTERWRI
The Kansas softball team, riding high off an undefeated preseason record, will play its final two games of the fall season this weekend at Arrocha Ballpark.
Kansas is scheduled to host Johnson County Community College and Missouri Western on Sunday.
The Jayhawks have yet to lose this fall, boasting a record of 8-0, not including their 13-1 victory in a scrimmage against William Jewell.
Statistically, it doesn't appear the Jayhawks have been tested in fall ball.
Missouri Western, a Division II program, earned a record of 48-20 last season while Johnson County enjoyed similar success, as it finished the season with a 47-14 record.
Kansas softball coach Tracy Bunge said she didn't know what to expect from Missouri Western, but she anticipated a good game against Johnson County.
"They're usually a pretty solid juco team, and they're usually pretty-well coached." Bunge said.
This weekend will be the last opportunity for the Jayhawks to face other teams before the spring season begins.
Bunge said she hoped her team would be put in situations this weekend that would allow it to try various strategies on the field, like bunting and hit-and-runs.
Senior shortstop Destiny Frankenstein said Johnson County would give the Jayhawks stiff competition.
It's back to practice for the Jayhawks after Sunday's games, meaning this weekend will be the final opportunity for the pitchers to test their arms against batters other than their teammates.
"They come out and bring their A-game when they play us so we know that we're going to have to step it up a little bit," she said.
The trio of pitchers such as freshman Valerie George, junior Kassie Humphreys, and senior Serena Settlemier have formed a pitching staff that has dominated the opposition this fall season.
It's back to practice for the Jayhawks after Sunday's games, meaning this weekend will be the final opportunity for the pitchers to test their arms against batters other than their teammates.
"I think the pitchers are getting pretty comfortable with where they're at and how many innings they're pitching," Frankenstein said.
Bunge has mixed up the defense this fall, inserting players at multiple positions in order to determine a starting lineup for the spring.
Frankenstein said establishing a starting lineup was more difficult when the entire team was playing well.
"Everybody's doing a good job, so it's really hard to not play someone," Frankenstein said. "It's really about being comfortable with each other out there."
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