THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If a black cat crosses your path, it signifies that the animal is going somewhere."
Groucho Marx
FACT OF THE DAY
Former NHL goaltender Patrick Roy would talk with the goal posts during games and thank them when a puck deflected off them.
MensFitness.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What beverage would Caron Butler drink a two-liter bottle of before and during every game until the 2009 season?
A: Mountain Dew
HuskieWire.com
THE MORNING BREW There 's no harm in being superstitious
Sane, rational people would make a mockery of my game habits as the Jayhawks made their run to the NCAA tournament championship game. And to be honest, they probably have good cause. Anyone who goes to such great lengths to follow through on their game day superstitions like I did probably deserves to be judged a little bit. Most of the time, it's people like me who take sports too seriously and lose sight of what it really is: a game.
Before the tournament began, I realized that in the winter before the 2008 championship run, I had purchased a red Kansas Jayhawks hat. Somewhere along the next few years of college that red hat disappeared. But I still remember twisting and turning it around my head the night of the championship game, rotating it depending on how the team was performing.
For the last two minutes or so of the game, the brim of the hat sat off to the left side of my head. I might've looked dumb, but it worked.
After dealing with the team falling short of expectations in the tournament the previous two seasons, I decided that things needed a change; I needed a new Jayhawk hat.
This one was blue and made by a different company, but maybe this would be the object that tilts the tide back in my favor.
It worked for the first three games, but with how closely contested each of them were, I decided I needed to change something up for the UNC game. I kept the hat, but pulled out
my 2008 national championship shirt to accompany it, hoping it had some magic left in its stitching.
After the win that Sunday, it was obvious, that shirt clearly had some affect and would remain the game shirt for the remainder of the tournament (or could at least ward off Roy Williams).
It's not just Jayhawk basketball that brings my sanity to the level of someone who lived in medieval times when people believed that sneezing could allow the devil to enter the body.
During the Packers Super Bowl XLV championship run last season, I became convinced that the Clay Matthews jersey I bought had some kind of magical powers. After all, they went a perfect 12-0 when I wore it.
And I won't be drinking Miller High Life during the next Brewers playoff run because I drank it on the night of the NLCS game 6 Shawn Marcum debacle (he allowed four runs in one inning pitched).
Am I crazy for believing that the t-shirt I have on will honestly have any effect on a game that is taking place hundreds of miles away? Most likely.
And where I watch the game probably has no affect on a player's ability to make a three point shot.
But isn't that what being a fan is all about? Call it superstitions, call it the chaos theory, or call it the butterfly effect. It doesn't matter because no matter what, sports can't be scripted and there is no way of knowing whether the t-shirt I wear has any impact on the game.
So what's the harm in trying?
Edited by Amanda Gage
This week in athletics
Saturday
Baseball
Oklahoma State
Stillwater, Okla.
2 p.m.
Softball Baylor Waco, Texas 11 a.m.
Sunday
OSO
Baseball Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1 p.m.
Monday
Men's Golf
Cowboy Classic
Scottsdale, Ariz.
All day
Women's Basketball
Knights and Pirates
Invitational
Melbourne, Fla.
All day
Tuesday
Baseball
Wichita State
Lawrence
6 p.m.
Men's Golf
Cowboy Classic
Scottsdale, Ariz.
All Day
Wednesday
Softball
Wichita State
Lawrence
5 p.m.
Baseball
Wichita State
Wichita
6:30 p.m.
Thursday
No Events Scheduled
Friday
Softball Texas Lawrence 5 p.m.
Baseball
Texas A&M
Lawrence
6 p.m.
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JOBS
Now taking applications for summer life
guards/snack bar & server positions. Apply
in person at Lawrence Country
Club. 400 County Club Terrace.
Pay Internship - Trinity In-Home Care Local, non-profit, is seeking candidates for the following internships opportunities: Finance Internship - Assist in all aspects of our finance department. Management Internship - Assist in all areas of management and employee relations. Send resumes and questions to Scott at
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Application deadline: April 18, 2012.
KU Office of Admissions seeks communications coordinator to manage integrated marketing communications plan. Bachelor's degree required by May 21, 2012. Must be creative, strategic, excellent writer and editor.
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0487
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TRAFFIC-DUI'S-MIP' S PERSONAL INJURY Student legal matters and disciplinary cases with lawyers The law offices of DONALD G. STROLE Donald G. Strole Sally G. Kelsey 16 East 13th 842-5116 Free Initial Consultation