Volume 124 Issue 133
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
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--winning a conference championship, clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament twice and winning 30-plus games in seven of nine seasons. The Jayhawks two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2009 doubled the number of appearances they made at the tournament in the 100 years before Price's arrival.
Wescoe Wit //KELSEA ECKENROTH
GUY: I don't understand umibrows
GIRL: I don't understand unibrow.
GIRL: Yeah. When I was in sixth grade and my mom saw my unibrow, she was like that's gotta go.
GUY: I'm 90 percent sure I just pooped out my soul.
GIRL: Don't chicken my veggie burger!
GUY: Just missed it.
GIRL: Liquor before beer. Don't puke in your ear.
PROFESSOR: I'm at the age now where I'm in the obituaries, so I need to see if my friends are gone. GIRL: That's depressing.
GIRL 1: I have three chicken breasts to cook.
GIRL 2: You have three breasts? That's awkward.
PROFESSOR: I was going to say it's better than sex, but then I just thought that sounded wrong.
GUY: We moved into a party bus together.
GIRL: Is that your way of getting chicks?
GIRL: My doctor told me to set an alarm to rest my eyes every 10 minutes.
PROFESSOR: Do you?
GIRL: No! Who would do that?
PROFESSOR: I'm completely inappropriate, but in a good way I hope.
To Survive a Roadside Bomb
The burned truck.
Aubrey Rohlfing served as an E-4 Specialist in the Bravo Battery 1st of the 321 out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The following incident occurred in 2005 when he was stationed in Camp Speicher outside of Takrit, Iraq.
I was manning the gunner's station atop the armored truck, the cool desert night a welcome relief from the blistering Iraqi summer, when I allowed myself a false sense of security.
By my eight month of service, I had learned to relax in "safe" situations like these if I wanted to stay sane. Our truck was bringing up the rear on a routine convoy, just five minutes out of Camp Speicher, and I let myself slip. I started to nod off to the Radiobead playing on my iPod.
Then the truck in front of us braked hard, and we had no time to react when they swerved. A 135 mm artillery shell rested atop a landmine, detonating directly beneath us before I could make sense of what it was. The truck shook, ejecting the pin from my mounted gun and dropping the heavy weapon in my lap.
We were still going 40 mph when our team commander leapt from the truck. I looked at the driver in disbelief, neither of us revering the situation like our commander. Despite our brazen disregard, we obliged his frantic orders to abandon the still-moving vehicle.
Improvised explosive devices were a fact of life there, and we knew it was not "if", but "when." I high-fived the driver, knowing we now had the best LED story of our unit, but the moment was short lived as our commander screamed at us to hit the dirt. We remembered how snipers often tried to pick off survivors, and we did as we were told. I considered going back for my iPod, but saved my own life when I recalled the 1,500 rounds of ammo and 150 gallons of fuel in the back of the truck. The payload exploded just moments later, burning the truck well into the night.
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Price significantly changed the baseball program's fortunes during his tenure, but is it time for a new direction?
As long as the Texas and Oklahoma schools are in the Big 12 conference, Kansas probably won't find themselves atop the Big 12 standings, but they shouldn't find themselves last in the conference either.
Wide receiver Marquis Jackson evades a tackle in a game last season. After having a chance to watch his team, coach Charlie Weis is making some changes to his line-up during spring practices.
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Kansas baseball is a tough sell for high school recruits who are searching for a program that can prepare them for the major leagues.
Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger is serious about revamping the Kansas football program because it's a cash cow, but if the baseball team's struggles continue, he should make an effort to revitalize the pgram.
KATHLEEN GIER
kgier@kansan.com
Edited by Jeff Karr
After two weeks of spring practice, football coach Charlie Weis has had a chance to look at the team and has mixed feelings about what he has seen. He beamed about quarterback Dayne Crist during yesterday's press conference, but noted lingering questions about depth at positions across the board. This is a time for adjustment in the university sports scene, and his football team, which is preparing for its first season under a new coach, is no exception.
The team is also adjusting after losing leading rusher James Sims, who has been suspended for the first three games of the season following a DUI arrest. But Weis will keep him productive while he is gone.
At the running back position, the Jayhawks have sophomore Brandon Bourbon, sophomore Tony Pierson and Sims. That leaves a deep roster at wide receiver with six options for Kansas.
moving sophomore wide receiver Marquis Jackson over to running back during spring practice. Jackson adds size and a physical element to the position that Weis has not seen from other players.
"We going to have the best show team running back in the country;" Weis said of Sims' new role of preparing Kansas' defense for opponents in scrimmage. "The only way to not get rusty is to go over there and run show team."
Weis said the Jayhawks would focus on getting Pierson more touches this season, but there is a challenge because he and running back coach Reggie Mitchell have to discover a balance to keep him productive, but fresh and injury free for the 13 game season.
One way Weis is adjusting is by
"You are in a catch-22 now, because every time he touches the ball, he has the chance to score a touchdown," Weis said.
That is where the other ball-carriers will support Pierson and keep the offense moving forward.
That depth and versatility gives the coaches the ability to keep adjusting throughout the season to keep the ball with the hot hand.
They can tap their helmet when they want to go out, but I will wave them back in," Weis said. "You can get a break after you score."
Currently, training is a balance between weight-lifting for maintenance and conditioning. After
"I don't care how tired they get.
practice, Weis plans gassers, which is an attempt to increase the team's stamina.
"You can't play this game without having stamina," Weis said. "That is true on both sides of the ball and special teams."
The focus will be on short-burst running and weight training to prepare the Jayhawks for a tough and physical Big 12 season.
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