THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Right now, Alex is realizing the fruits of that; if you win, none of those other things really matter. Ultimately, you get the credit and the recognition that you deserve when you win. I think at the quarterback position, if you just win, and make that a priority, the rest of it will take care of itself."
-Troy Aikman on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith.
If the New York Giants win the Super Bowl, they will be the first team in NFL history to win the Lombard Trophy with fewer than 10 regular season wins. The Giants finished the season at 9-7.
espn.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Which NFC team has suffered the most losses in the NFC championship game?
A: The San Francisco 49ers with seven losses. They are five-for-five in Super Bowl games however.
— espn.com
THE MORNING BREW Ranking the Super Bowl match ups
Following the atrocity that was the BCS National Championship, we can only
hope for a Super Bowl that will not make us want to collectively gouge our eyes out.
Luckily for us, the teams left in the playoffs possess something the Louisiana State University Tigers do not: real offenses.
With the hope for a good Super Bowl, here are my rankings of the possible matchups. I ranked them in order of which ones I think would produce not only the best game, but also the best story lines.
1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS.
NEW YORK GIANTS.
Positives: both offenses are absolutely on fire and consistently put points on the board. This offensive matchup is the most likely to entertain. It's also a rematch of one of the best Super Bowls of our generation. In 2007, Eli Manning and David Tyree's helmet saved us from the misery that would have been the Patriots' perfect season.
Negatives: smugness galore. Between
Bill Belichik and his stupid hoody, and Eli Manning begging the world to consider him elite, neither team is extraordinaryly likable for the casual fan.
2. BALTIMORE RAVENS VS.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS.
Positives: A Super 'Baugh. Two of the best young coaches in the game, John and Jim Harbaugh, also happen to be brothers and would face off in the Super Bowl. The two teams boast top-three defenses and are arguably the two hardest hitting teams in the league. Expect big hits. Seriously, expect hits that make you happy that you are on your couch and not concussed on the field.
Negatives: the two dominating
defenses and mediocre offenses mean this match up is the most likely to haunt our dreams by turning into another LSU-Alabama defensive snore-fest. Big hits and sacks are fun and all, but touch-downs are awesome too.
3. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS.
Positives: Old dynasty versus new dynasty, East Coast versus West Coast, great offense versus great defense. There are plenty of story lines to this match up. Would the Niners be able to slow down Tom Brady and company? Would the Patriots' defense be able to stop a team not named the Denver Broncos? So many questions.
Negatives: these two teams have won a lot in their histories. Sometimes it gets old watching the same team always win. I know I'm sick of Belichik and his history of cheating in Super Bowls and I don't really want him to have the honor of another ring. As for the Niners, will their offense produce anything worth watching for the fans?
4. BALTIMORE RAVENS VS.
NEW YORK GIANTS.
Positives: an elite defense in the Ravens faces a team with elite receivers and a decent running game in the Giants. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco floundered under pressure against the Houston Texans last week, and the Giants get to the quarterback better than any other team. There would be plenty of sacks to be had in this one.
Negatives: For me, a kid from California living in Kansas, this game would mean nothing. It's not that they're bad teams. It's just not a match up that makes me in the least bit excited. It's a game that's just there. It could end up being great, but there's not much in the way of story lines or interest for me.
Edited by Ian Cummings
ATHLETICS
Kansas hires Cross
Kansas football coach Charlie Weis completed his coaching staff by hiring DeMontie Cross as the linebackers coach on Thursday.
Cross, a St. Louis, Mo. native, comes to the Jayhawks from Wisconsin, where he was the special teams coordinator and safeties coach on the 2011 Big Ten Champions team that played in the 2012 Rose Bowl. That Badger team finished sixth in the nation in punt returns.
Before he was in Wisconsin,
Cross spent the previous five seasons as an assistant on the Buffalo Bills defensive staff.
By hiring Cross, Weis added a coach very familiar with the Big 12 conference to his staff. Cross played free safety for Missouu from 1994-1996, where he was named second team all-Big Eight in 1995 and second team all-Big 12 in 1996.
Cross then began his coaching career as the outside linebackers coach at Missouri before moving to coach the defensive backs at Sam
Houston State in 2000. Cross then returned to the Big 12 to be Iowa State's outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.
Cross is the fifth member of Weis's coaching staff with NFL coaching or playing experience, joining Weis, defensive coordinator Dave Campo, offensive line coach Tim Grunhard, and quarterbacks coach Ron Powlus.
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FOOTBALL
Transfer blocked
Freshman quarterback Brock Berglund's attorney, Vince Linden, has issued a press release saying that the University denied Berglund's request to speak with other schools.
Berglund was dismissed from the Kansas football team on Monday. The University said the decision was made after Berglund missed a mandatory team meeting.
glund said that he made a request to transfer before the team meeting that he missed. He said that he informed the University that he would not be in attendance at the meeting.
On 610 Sports Radio, Ber-
Kansas coach Charlie Weis announced Berglund's dismissal, with other players leaving the Kansas football program, during Monday's press conference. Berglund, who was watching a movie with his family, was not informed of the decision until
he checked his phone and saw what he thought was a joke.
"I was informed that I was dismissed from the team, kind of on Twitter," Berglund said.
According to the press release, Berglund was notified by the Jayhawks' new quarterbacks coach, Ron Powlus, that Berglund would not start for the Kansas football team in 2012.
Under NCAA rules, Berglund cannot talk to other schools without first getting permission
from Kansas.
So Berglund asked the University for permission to explore his options and speak with other schools. Kansas denied his request. Berglund said he has not been given any explanation from the University as to why his request was denied.
Berglund is appealing the University's decision.
— Mike Vernon
Friday
This week in athletics
Saturday
There are no athletic events today.
Women's swimming
vs. Arkansas
9 a.m.
Fayetteville, Ark.
Sunday
Men's basketball
vs. Texas
3:00 p.m.
Austin, Texas
There are no athletic events today.
Women's Basketball
vs. Texas A&M
7:00 p.m.
Lawrence
Monday
Men's basketball
vs. texas A&M
8 p.m.
Lawrence
Tuesday
There are no athletic events today.
Wednesday
Women's basketball
vs. Texas Tech
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Thursday
There are no athletic events today.
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