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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Everyone knows what the Masters is, even if you're a non-golfer. People know what Wimbledon is. They know what the Super Bowl is. There are certain events that people just know about."
— Tiger Woods Brainy Quote
Super Bowl 46 was the most-watched television event in American history.111.3 million people tuned in.
ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How much was the average cost of a 30-second advertisement at Super Bowl XLVI in 2013?
A: $4 million
ESPN
THE MORNING BREW
Unstoppable force meets immovable object in Super Bowl XLVIII
After months of proving worth each and every Sunday, the countdown begins for the 2014 Super Bowl. Hundreds of millions of people tune in to the biggest sporting event in America. The lights shine bright. Childhood dreams are just 60 minutes from being realized. Some years a dark horse emerges and steals the show. Some years the match-up is one-sided and lacks intrigue. This year, the NFL got it just right. The stage is set, and the two best teams will be performing front and center. The two teams are elite, but for very different reasons.
Having met 52 times as former rivals of the AFC West, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks will meet in MetLife Stadium, N.Y., for the 2014 Super Bowl on Feb. 2. The game presents a clash of styles. The Broncos want to get up and go, while the Seahawks prefer to grind out games and rely on their defense to make big plays, which begs the question: who will set the tone? The Broncos' record-setting offense led by Peyton Manning and his quartet of prolific pass-catchers will meet the meanest and toughest defense in the league head-on. While the Seattle Seahawks, led by All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman, one of the few players who can back up his trash talk with his play on the field which emphasizes the fierce nature of Seattles
defence. The game is riddled with storylines, but I would be remiss to turn a blind eye to Sherman's proclamation that he was the "best cornerback in the league," following the Seahawks 23-17 victory over the 49ers in the NFC Championship game.
On the Broncos side, Manning has set records for passing yards and passing touchdowns with 5,477 yards and 55 touchdowns. What you may not know is that Denver has also set the record for having the most players with at least 10 touchdowns, with five. Pro Bowl Wide Receiver Demaryius Thomas (14), former 1st round pick, Knowshon Moreno (13 total Touchdowns, 10 rushing touchdowns), former Portland State basketball player tight end Julius Thomas (12), Wide Receiver, Eric Decker (11) and former All-Pro Wide Receiver Wes Welker (10), give the surgeon a lot of tools at his disposal.
The Seahawks defense is equally fan tastic. Coined the "Legion of Boom,"
the unit boasts the top passing defense in the league. Mainly because of their three All-Pro members: Cornerback Richard Sherman, who leads the league with 8 interceptions; S Earl Thomas, who many experts believe could be the Defensive Player of the Year; and S Kam Chancellor. The rest of the defense is no slouch either. This may be the best 4-3 front 7 in the league with LB Bobby Wagner, who leads the team with 120 total tackles, and Defensive End's Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril, who have 8.5 and 8 sacks respectively.
The matchup to watch will be between cornerbacks-other-than-Richard-Sherman, who also boasts the best opposing quarterback rating of any cornerback in the league (47.9), and the amount of receivers for the Denver Broncos. It will be interesting to see the coverage and how the CBs Jeremy Lane and Byron Maxwell play at the line of scrimmage against Decker and Welker.
The matchup that won't be talked about enough is the Seahawks punishing running attack led by ProBowl Running Back Marshawn Lynch against the Broncos run defense, and that could be the deciding factor. Even though the Broncos defense has been their Achilles heel, Denver has the 7th best defense against the run. They
stopped the Patriots 10th best rushing attack with interior pressure from unheralded Defensive Tackle's Terrence "Pot Roast" Knighton, Malik Jackson,
and Mitch Unrein. They held Running Back LeGarrettte Blount to 6 yards on four carries between the tackles after he averaged 18.3 interior rushes for 130.0 yards per game since Week 16 (courtesy of ESPN.com). The caveat, though, is that this will be without a doubt the most physical offensive line the Broncos have faced. The Seahawks have the 4th best rushing offense with Lynch tied for league-leading 12 Rushing TDs, and Lynch has made a habit out of playing his best football in the playoffs.
It is not often that we see the two best teams in the league with the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object. As a football fan, this is all anyone can ask for. This could be one for the ages.
This week in athletics
Edited by Jack Feigh
Tuesday No Events
Wednesday
Women's Basketball Oklahoma State 7 p.m. Lawrence
Thursday No Events
Friday
Saturday
Track
Jayhawk Classic
All Day
Lawrence
Women's Basketball Kansas State 1 p.m. Manhattan
Sunday No Events
Swimming and Diving
UALR
10 a.m.
Lawrence
Men's Basketball
TCU
8 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
Monday No Events
BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Embiid, Big 12 conference notable in NCAA play
The Big Ten was impressive recently with three ranked teams in the top five.
But the Big 12 is on the move and could be the strongest conference overall, even with only one team in the top 10.
The conference placed six teams in this week's Associated Press Top 25 with No. 8 Kansas surging and looking like a national championship contender after all.
Kansas' four wins against ranked teams (before facing Baylor on Monday night) was the most by any in the AP Top 25.
It may be Kansas' conference to lose, but the Big 12 looks like a conference that could go far in March.
Player of the week: Joel Embiid, Kansas.
He wasn't the freshman everyone was talking about nationally in the preseason, not even on his own team as Andrew Wiggins commanded attention. But Embid will be the player everyone is talking about this week, and maybe for the rest of the season.
The 7-foot center has developed rapidly, showing his skills with 16 points and nine rebounds in a victory over
Team of the week: Michigan. The Wolverines were pretty much written off as Michigan State, Wisconsin and Ohio State sat in the top five nationally. But now, even without injured Mitch McGary, the Wolverines are inserting themselves into the race for Big Ten title.
Michigan joins the Spartans as the only teams unbeaten in conference play after Saturday's 77-70 takedown of Wisconsin on the road.
Iowa State and 13 points and 11 rebounds against Oklahoma State.
Games to watch: Wednesday: Iowa at Michigan, 8 p.m. EST. BTN. Don't forget about the Hawkeyes either. They sit just a half-game behind Michigan in third place.
Thursday: Colorado at Arizona, 10 p.m., ESPN2. The
Buffaloes have upsets in them. They already have defeated Kansas and then-No. 10 Oregon. Can No. 1 Arizona be next?
Saturday: Kansas State at Iowa State, 2:45 p.m., ESPN3. The Cyclones are trying to bounce back from consecutive losses. Kansas State enters feeling good after beating Oklahoma. Both are looking up at Kansas in the Big 12 standings.
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