University Daily Kansan Friday, November 4. 1977 g Place in league cellar, state pride on line By GARY BEDORE Sports Writer A nationally syndicated column calls tomorrow's KU-KState match up "the crummy game of the week," but for the first time, it be the most important game of the year. Both the Jayhawks, 1-6-1, and the Wildcats, 1-7, meet in the traditional football game, and will be playing for state pride if nothing else. Both teams are suffering dismal performance, and are struggling to stay out of the Bia Eight basement. Last week, Kansas lost to Iowa State 41-3. Last w-K state bowed to Oklahoma 42-7. But for the players, a victory in tomorrow's game could give out memories of last week. For the seniors of both teams, it's one last chance to play in the rivalry. The game begins at 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium before an anticipated sell-out crowd. "This is for state pride, the state championship," senior KU running back Norris KANSAN Sports "It's like a state championship game nlaved in our backward." Banks said earlier this week, "We don't want to get beat by Gates and the people of Europe." K-State's senior quarterback Wendell Henrikson also is looking forward to the "Both of us are obviously a little down right now." Henriksen said. "But I know after next week, one of us will be up and one of us will be down." He just don't want to be on the bottom. Both coaches, KU's Bud Moore and K-State's Ellis Rainberger, realize the football games is a vital one to win. Rainberger has have lost 18 consecutive Big Eight games. "They are injured and we are injured, but we both are still fighting for some pride and respect," Rainberger said. "I rather doubt that either school will have much trouble getting ready for this one, regardless of our losses. "The victory, for either of us, would be a shot in the arm." Moore has beaten the Wildcats in both of his seasons as KU's head coach and wants to keep the Jayhawks' winning streak intact. He scored 31 goals and 18 of their last 21 over Kansas State. "A victory for Kansas State Saturday would be a big plus to their program," Moore said. "That makes me even more confident, how they'll be fired up and ready to play." "Winning this one would help the winter so by a little faster." both teams has been slow this season. Between the teams, they rank last in eight of the Big Eight's statistical categories. The team's defensive offense, total offense, and rushing defense, and K-State is last in rushing offense, passing defense, total defense and scoring efficiency. But the statistics show that progress for However, K-State leads the Big Eight in passing with 141.7 yards a game, while KU is second in the league in pass defense, allowing 102.4 vards. K-State's offense is by junior college transfer Dan Manucci, who is ranked third in the league in passing. Manucci has completed 38 of 65 passes for 641 yards and two touchdowns. Manucci, however has had nine passes interceded. Hiriksnax, at 5-10, 162 pounds, has also seen plenty of action. He has completed 39 of 97 passes for 483 yards and one touchdown. He has also been intercepted nine times. Kansan Predictions GAME RAINS JOHNSON SEIB BOWERMAN CONSENSUS Kansas State at Kansas The 9-0 Kansas 17-6 Kansas 7-8 Kansas 21-17 Kansas Nebraska at Missouri Missouri 34-20 Nebraska 28-27 Nebraska 21-14 Nebraska 24-10 Nebraska Colorado at Iowa State Iowa State 20-17 Colorado 14-10 Iowa State 20-21 Colorado 14-10 Toesup Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Oklahoma 28-12 Oklahoma 24-21 Oklahoma 30-13 Oklahoma 17-14 Oklahoma Alabama at LSU Alabama 18-10 Alabama 17-9 Alabama 21-10 Alabama 28-14 Alabama Texas at Houston Texas 27-7 Texas 36-13 Texas 34-17 Texas 20-13 Texas Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Notre Dame 26-6 Notre Dame 21-14 Notre Dame 24-7 Notre Dame 17-12 Notre Dame Baylor at Arkansas Arkansas 28-7 Arkansas 17-12 Arkansas 21-20 Arkansas 24-7 Arkansas Last Week's Record 5-2 .635 0-2 .750 0-2 .750 0-2 .750 0-2 .750 Hawaii Totals 44-19-1 .680 44-19-1 .685 44-19-1 .685 44-19-1 .711 48-19-4 .700 Making the Kansas football predictions fall is吧 Bale Rath, the Kansas sports editor; Dave Johanns, associate sports editor; Jerry Baldir, editor, and Dan Dowman, associate campus editor. 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Time after time, he said he would run well, but he didn't want it to peak before the big one in November. It's the Big Eight Conference Championship in Manhattan and Timmons is pulling no punches about the importance of the meet. The big one arrives tomorrow. "The meet is terribly important," he said. "It governs the future of our season." That future could include trips to the NCAA regional and national championship meets for the Jayhawks, but Timmons is not about to look past the conference meet. "The meet is all or nothing," he said. "We don't care about anything else except it." Defending Big Eight champion Colorado, Iowa State and Missouri enter the race as the favorite teams. KU has run against each of the three teams once. Kansas State Invitational and to Iowa State in their quadrangular. They finished ahead of Missouri in their winning effort at the NCAA Invitation in the first meet of the season. The squad Timmons will be taking to the conference meet is one of his youngest ever. Of KU's seven runners, only two—Bruce Coldsmith, who finished 10th at last year's meet, and Ted Crank, who finished 20th—are not freshmen or sophomores. The Jayhawks lost to Colorado at the "We are a young team, but many of the other conference teams have young squads too," Timmons said. "We've gained a ot of experience this season." The race will be run on the Manhattan Country Club course, a course KU ran on earlier this year in the Kansas State Inns. The team thinks the experience will help his team. "It's going to help us that we know the course," he said. "There aren't any extreme hills on it, so there should be some very fast times." "If we do get a maximum effort out of every guy, I think we can win it," Timmons said. "Winning is going to be the only thing on our minds when we go down there." 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He runs the 100-yard dash in 9.4 seconds. He runs the 100-yard dash in 9.4 seconds. Defensively, the Wildcats have one of the premier linebackers in the country in senior Gary Spani. Spani has 108 tackles this year and has recovered four fumbles. Both teams enter the game with key injuries. For Kansas, Greg Wood, Jim German and Don Pile are out for the season. For Minnesota, Jimny Little remain doubtful for the game. The Wildcats' traveling squad is also limping. Defensive tackle Rob Houchin is doubtful for the game and offensive tackle Phil Noel is out with a broken foot. Kansas State has had other problems this week. Earlier in the week 21 freshmen players walked off the team, but returned to practice after being bergered. Berger was not sure what effect the Mack Green walkout would have on his team. "We'll find out Saturday," he said. "Since my sophomore year, I've never lost to Kansas State," Banks said. "I don't want to go out and lose, and the whole team, especially the seniors, want to win." Enter The House of Catkay Moore said Brian Bethhe would start at quarterback for Kansas, but Steve Smith and Jeff Hines would be ready to back him up. The Café Westchester is the new alternative to the old “hamburger house” with its elegant décor and all-day seating. The café offers coffee, bread, wine, dressings, different desserts, and right napkins. Coffee’s flavor differs from other cafés. The Cathay Restaurant Lunch 11:00 11:00 2:00 Carry-on service available in the new Hibernia Plaza, Playa Vista, 894-723-6777 Friday, Nov. 4th Support your local hooker! Sponsored by the KU Rugby Club in Honor of the 3rd Annual 1st Ladies Cup KU vs. K-State Rugby Game Rugby Game Sunday, Nov. 6, 1:30 p.m. 23rd & Iowa FREE BEER! COME PARTY WITH US! Announcing New Hours at The Cornucopia Restaurant 1801 Mass. 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