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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, November 5, 1990
Despite only one win this year, Baylor coach remains optimistic
By Michael Rigg
sports@kansan.com
Kansan writerswritter
The cover for the 1999 Baylor Bears media guide bellows, "I Believe."
Lately for Bears' fans, however, it hasn't been that easy.
with its only win coming agains North Texas.
The Bears haven't had a winning record since 1996, won only two games last season and are on their fourth coach of the '90s. Even worse, Baylor is 1-7 this season
But despite the gray clouds hovering above the Baylor program, first-year coach Kevin Steele is convinced the Bears are heading in the right direction.
"The thing is, there's a system," Steele said. "When the
system gets fully in place and the execution gets where we want, then the system will produce. It's going to take some time. But I'm proud of the fact we've come out and fought."
And that fighting in the early part of the season led to some heartbreaking defeats. In the Bears' season opener, Baylor took Boston College into overtime and eventually lost because of a missed extra point.
One week later, with the Bears leading 24-21 and four seconds to go in the game, Nevada-Las Vegas cornerback Kevin Thomas returned a Baylor fumble 100 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Admittedly, the Bears have lost some tough games this year, but the Baylor players insist their confidence remains high.
"The biggest difference between now and before is the confidence factor," said
Baylor center Joe Jackson.
"(Steele) is behind you 110 per
Of course, the Bears also have something on their opponents this weekend, the Kansas Jayhawks. Baylor has won the last three meetings at the two schools.
between the two schools.
Among these victories was a 31-24 win in Waco, Texas, last season. The Jayhawks were leading 14-7 at halftime, but the Bears scored 17 fourth-quarter points and secured the victory. This season, Kansas is looking to return the favor.
"I remember last year very, very well," said Jayhawk coach Terry Allen. "I don't know about the term 'revenge,' but we need to rectify last year's situation."
For the Bears to win tomorrow, they
"The thing is, there's a system. When the system gets fully in place and the execution gets where we want, then the system will produce. It's going to take some time."
Baylor football coach
Kevin Steele
must out-duel the team in the Big 12 Conference that they are most similar to. In fact, Baylor and Kansas round out the bottom two spots in five statistical categories, including total offense and total defense.
Steele said that both teams needed a win tomorrow to continue improvement and to have a foundation to build on next season.
"It's more about playing the best you can play individually and collectively," Steele said. "Kansas has gotten better and better each week. More importantly, we're talking about getting better. It's part of the building process."
Edited by Brad Hallier
Jayhawks look to blow Wildcats out of the water
By Shawn Linenberger
sports@kansan.com
The Kansas women's rowing team is hoping to do what other Jayhawk sports teams haven't done this fall — beat Kansas State.
Tomorrow, the Jayhawks travel to Tuttle Creek Reservoir, just north of Manhattan, for the Sunflower Showdown Regatta. Races start at 9 a.m., and the final race, the varsity eight, begins at 10:45 a.m.
Kansas defeated K-State April 18 but never has won in the Sunflower Showdown in the fall since starting the semi-annual event in spring 1997.
The Jayhawks have won the varsity eight race the past two seasons, and coach Rob Catloth said continuing the streak was very important.
"It's a must-win regatta," Catloth said. "If we don't win, we go backwards."
K-State's first varsity boat has finished behind the Jayhawks in two races this season. The Wildcats finished 28th at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, while Kansas finished 24th. At the Head of the Iowa Regatta Sunday, Kansas finished
third, and K-State placed ninth. The traditional Jayhawk-Wildcat rivalry has extra meaning for two senior rowers.
"My mom went to KU, so she's been a big influence," said senior rower Abby Rosdahl. "Most of my classmates go to K-State, so it's definitely a rivalry."
Coxswain Nikia Rosenberger is ready to take on the school that she has grown to dislike.
"When my brother and I were younger, he liked K-State, so I had to root for KU," Rosenberger said.
The Sunflower Showdown is a sprint race, covering 2,000 meters, unlike the traditional fall head race, which is 4,000 meters long. Spectators can watch the races near the KSU boathouse, which is on the east side of Tuttle Creek Dam near Spillway Park. The Tuttle Creek Dam Road runs east and west across the dam.
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