6 Wednesday, October 28, 1970 University Daily Kansan Rodgers Says Towers Bring TeamUnity By JIM FORBES Kansan Sports Writer A visitor to Jayhawk Towers can't help but notice a difference in Tower B from the other three Towers when he walks in the building. The door is immediately confronted by a sign pointing to the left which reads: "Training Table Perimeter" or the right is the color TV room. These aspects of Tower B belong to the University of Kansas football team. Three Kansas football players have exclusively by football players. This year Kansas football players that are on full scholarship live in Tower B, as compared with last year's players lived where they wanted to. Coach Pepper Rodgers recently discussed in an interview why he decided to move his players from the basement to how he thinks the move has affected the team members. Coach Rodgers was asked first why all the team members were moved into the same living place. "Do you remember our season last year?" Rodgers said, even before his 1-3 victory last year's 1-9 record. He said that he didn't think last year's team was as strong. Rodgers said the reason Jiahawk Towers was picked was because of it's convenience and availability. ternoon? " "The people at Jayhawk Towers asked us if we wanted to lease three floors," he said. "We like Jayhawk Towers and last year He said, "The only difference they were paying a lot more money to live there and they weren't eating as good." "I think some of them like and some of them don't.", "Rodgers said about his players. "I be naive if I didn't." "I just KANSAN but, "I think we've got more unity." "This is the most cohesive team we ever had," Rodgers said. "These guys have a tremendous attitude and unity." sports He remarked on what he thinks this has done to ininterplayer relationships by asking, "How would you like it if you didn't know?" He continued with and with the only time you came together was on Saturday af- we're not going to change I think a lot of players have come here because of Jayhawker Towers." "We've invested a great deal of money into the training table," Reddus said. "Its the best in the industry," he remarked with pride. Rodgers was asked about the players's reactions to living in this "controlled environment." He said they were living in the Towers and players were living in the Towers. hope the players know that I'm trying my best." coaches, or secretaries, or managers all the time, either," he said. Rodgers then made a comparison of his attempts to do the right thing to his own family and their interests. "I've got four kids and they can't go to the show and like it; none of them like the same TV show; none of the TV show," he said. "All a man can do is his best. You can't please everybody up there. I cannot please all my Rodgers thinks that these new living conditions are working out and that they will be beneficial in he future. "I've asked some of the players how they like it, and some of them don't," he telling me how much they do like him. "he said 'But for every player you win, there's a cost because of Jahayher Towers, we'll get 10 who come here." When Rodgers was asked about those players that didn't like living at Jayhawk Towers, he with a simple, direct statement. "Not one of those guys has to be he said. This isn't for everybody, but he's got the baseball play because they like it. They like the contact. I think it works." play. He said that another reason for choosing Jayhawker Towers was its recruiting potential. Rodgers said his players must think the game is important and they have to make saarrifees to "When we recruit players, we want to show them where they will be living and we want to show them where they are here. We have for our players," he stated. "It was the same thing for me," he said, "but it was more important that we win. We team at Georgia Tech and be a team man. I had my gripe, not mine." We won by a penalty-benefit for two and one half years. But it was there to play football. Rodgers said that the most complaints from players, come from those players that aren't being played, but he said he is trying to be fair. "I wouldn't have gone to college if it wasn't for football, but now we sure we got an education and I'm trying to do the same for our cCarthay and Kennedy workers of the cut off unit. Bill Riroy needs your help to deplete Railway Compression Piles in the Kansas City area in the Kansas Union Lobber at 10 a.m. Nebraska offensive guard Bob Newton was nominated this week for the fourth straight week by the team's offensive lineman of the week honors. No other conference player has ever nominated four weeks in a row. Timmons Cancels Press Conference KU track coach Bob Timmons for the news gathering session, where he ferried with the parties involved, including Athletic Director Wade McNutt. A scheduled press conference concerning the recent turmoil within the KU krack squaw was held at noon on Saturday the hours before it was to begin. The session was reportedly called to discuss a recent disease called pauverella, and pot of pole vaulter Jan Johnson and spinner Britan McKee Ryan and also Dr. Richard Capitol-Journal Midway article, written by Ritch Clarkson, contained statements that the KU athletic department did not fully know. Neither Timmons or assistant track coach Harvey Greer would comment on the matter. KU Sports Information Director Jay Simon said only that the press conference involved that such a press conference was not in the best interest. There was no indication of a future press conference to discuss the matter. KU Works on Coverage In a 80-minute drill Tuesday the Kansas Jayhawks worked external scarcity and return coverage in preparation for Saturday's game at篮 in Oklahoma State's 28-25 win over Kansas. Coach Pepper Rodgers doesn't want that to happen again. It was a 97-yard kick off return last year that was the difference Rodgers, said linebacker Gary Davenport and guard Gary Cooper will play Saturday even though they were injured last Saturday. Jersey Change Necessitated By Regulations Many KU students and fans have wondered all year just what is going on when the Yankah football team goes into punt formation. Players put in "zip-jers" jerseys over their regular game jerseys. The fact of the matter is that coach Rodgers Rodgers has decided this year to put three linemen in back of the offensive line for the next game, exchange for three backs who move into the line to give the Jahyhans more speed in getting downfield to cover the punt. But, the NCNA has a true rule says all linenmen must wear jerseys with numbers that are less than 50 and backs have numbers below "50" so to make it legal for Rodgers to put the backs on the line in pint formations he simply uses the numbers above "50" and all have numbers above "50". Simple as it is many fans have been thoughly confused and perplexed by Keith Liepman trotting on the punk pant with a handful of assistance. Kansas Photo by HANK YOUNG It's Time For A Quick Change (as Kid Stars Carol) . for KU's Steve Conley Squeeze Kansan Photo by HANK YOUNG Otis Taylor (81), split receiver of the Kansas City Chiefs, appears close to being squeezed in by two Dallas Cowboy defenders in Sunday's game played in Kansas City. The Chiefs were squeezed by the Cowboys resulting in a 7-54 loss, the third of the four games in which world champions as compared to three wins. CLASSICAL FILMS "the ending is a depiction of the complete test defeat a human being has ever been subjected to" 28 Oct. 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