Section B·Page 4 The University Daily Kansan Wednesday, April 5, 2000
CategoryKansas City AttackVs.Kansas City Blades
LocationKemper ArenaBoth lose — bad locationKemper Arena
Playing surfaceAstroturfBlades — blood bounces on iceIce
Cost$11 - $14Either sport — buy cheap seats, sneak down$10 - $18
Mascots"Fuzzy the Attack Cat"Attack — Scrapper looks like Tickle-Me-Elmo with a unibrow"Scrapper"
CheerleadersVery attractiveAttack — Why can't they cheer on ice?Nonexistant
Price of Beer$3.25 - $4.50Both win just because they have beer$3.75 - $4.50
Guest StarsSt. Thomas Aquinas boy's & girl's soccer teamsBlades — "Hoooo!""Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (pro wrestler)
FightsFirst 5 minutes of game consisted of a bench-clearing dog pileBlades — 12 penalty minutesLast minute of the game consisted of 6 guys brawling at once
Jason Williams/KANSAN Continued from 1B Soccer: a game for thinking men Take the most popular sport in the world, bottle it up, then add 12 ill-tempered mutant bees and shake it up. The furious action you get is indoor soccer. The smaller field allows for more scoring, the walls allow for more creativity, and the multiple-point scoring system makes every game close. In the National Professional Soccer League, scoring is set up on a basketball-style scoring system, with shots from outside an arc worth three, inside worth two, and shootouts worth one. And if all you want is fights, they have those too. But these guys aren't wearing gloves, helmets, girdles, and whatever else they feel necessary to protect themselves. They're not carrying sticks around to hit each other with. When they brawl, they do it right. And if the referee tries to stop it, he'll get punched too. There's no stupid icing rule, there's no Zamboni, and you don't freeze your butt off by sitting in the stands. I've been to games where police had to bring attack dogs onto the field to try to restore order. Granted, I was in Mexico City, but that doesn't mean it can't happen at Kemper Arena. Indoor soccer is a thinking man's sport. Hockey is a stupid man's sport. If watching men fall on one another while a flashing red light goes off entertains you, you don't need Blades tickets, you need therapy. Jones is a Mulvane senior in journalism Thrills and gimicks give hockey pizazz Continued from page 1B But for all you cool cats out there, the fastest sport on ice is your calling. The sheet of ice makes the game glide and flow like no other sport on earth. It is also unique in the fact that hockey games — unlike baseball or basketball — can be won solely on heart, not on bank accounts. Want proof? The New York Rangers, with the NHL's largest payroll at $61 million, will be watching the plavoats at home this season. It is the ultimate team game, because if one of the six players on the ice doesn't do his job, it most likely will result in a scoring opportunity. And there's nothing more exciting than watching one of the NHL's superstars — such as Florida's Pavel Bure or Colorado's Joe Sakic — show their skills. Besides, there's so much more to hockey games than the game. At the Kansas City Blades game last Saturday, glow-in-the-dark beer cups were given out at the gate, and fans could win $500 by purchasing a foam puck and successfully chucking it from the crowd into a helmet at center ice. The Blades even had former pro wrestler 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan on hand to sign autographs, if the cups and the legalized gambling weren't enough. But still people don't understand the game. They say they can't see the puck. Well, get better eyes. They say there's too much fighting in hockey. Well, it's part of the game. Granted, the Blades game I attended wasn't the best hockey I've ever seen in my life. But I'd rather watch bad hockey than good soccer any day. Rigg is a Greenwood Village, Colo., sophomore in broadcast news. Michigan State's future bright; roster, recruits full of potential The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Tom lizzo had the loopy smile of a man who didn't slept. And he didn't seem to mind in the least. Michigan State is the national champion and figures to be tough for years to come. "Maybe as the days go by, I'll realize that we've actually done it." the Snartans coach said. Izzo returned to the team hotel following the 89-76 win against Florida on Monday night at the RCA Dome. He stayed up the rest of the night, quietly celebrating and talking with friends and family. He put some of them, such as San Francisco 49ers coach Steve Mariucci, on early flights to the West Coast, then headed downtown for the trophy presentation, where he hoisted the crystal ball from the Sears trophy. When things settle down, Izzo will have to deal with the prospect of replacing his three seniors — Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and A.J. Granger. The loss of Cleaves, his first bigtime recruit, will be especially hard. Cleaves was the heart of this team, and that was abundantly clear Monday night. He scored 18 points and came back to finish the second half despite a sprained ankle. "Anybody who has seniors knows how special they are," Izzo said. "But this one was really special." Cleaves and Peterson could have left for the NBA after a loss to Duke in the 1999 semifinals. Cleaves, however, wanted more than anything to win a national championship — as his hero, Magic Johnson, had done. So he stayed, and Peterson, his best friend, staved with him. Despite the losses, the Spartans figure to be strong again next season. Two of this season's starters, forward Andre Hutson and guard Charlie Bell, will be back. And junior Mike Chappell, a transfer from Duke who turned in some quality minutes while Cleaves was getting his ankle treated Monday night, could be a force from the perimeter. "I don't feel very good about losing those three seniors," Izao said. "But I do feel good about some of the guys we've got coming back." Aloysius Anagonye and Jason Richardson, both of whom played significant minutes in the title game, are just freshmen. And there is a top recruiting class headed to Michigan State in the autumn. That class will be headed by Marcus Taylor of Lansing. Waverly, who recently was voted Michigan's Mr. Basketball, and 6-foot-9-inch forward Zach Randoph, from Marion, Ind. Florida's future solid, despite title loss The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Florida coach Billy Donovan started planning for next season before the Gators had even taken their jerseys off after the title game. "I know they probably don't want to hear this," Donovan said. "But I wish it was Oct. 15 tomorrow and we were getting right back started at it again." Midnight madness will have to wait. But indeed, the future is full of promise. The Gators, with four key freshmen and three key sophomores, went further than anyone honestly expected in a season that ended with an 89-76 loss to Michigan State in the championship game Monday night. And now that his rebuilding project is complete, the 34-year-old Donovan is convinced the toughest part of his job is just beginning. The coach can no longer recruit by telling players they have a chance to blaze new trails. Instead, Florida is on the map. Donovan will have to compete on the same terms with Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and the other established teams that expect nothing but success. "People say it's easy to recruit at Duke and North Carolina," Donovan said. "I think those coaches have the toughest job in the nation." Donovan must also try to keep his own players around. Most notably, sophomore Mike Miller is considering the NBA, a move Donovan has advised against. Should Miller return, the Gators would come back almost fully intact. Only senior Kenyan Weaks is leaving and his departure could be offset by the arrival of Florida's high school Mr. Basketball, 6-foot-5-inch Orien Green, and the return to health of guard LaDarius Halton. "They have the talent and ability to play well in the tournament next year," Weaks said. They'll also need the breaks. Other than Halton's season-ending knee injury, the Gators had no major injuries during the season. Then, they got Miller's buzer-beating shot in overtime to beat Butler in the first round of the tournament. Had that shot not dropped, the season might have been viewed as a disappointment. Instead, the Gators got hot, beat Duke, then earned their first trip to the national finals to go with a share of the Southeastern Conference title. They also tied a team record with 29 victories. 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