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University Daily Kansan / Friday, October 20, 1989
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'Hawks head west to hunt Buffaloes
Kansas looks to play error-free ball; Colorado must replace its top rusher
By Gene King
Kansan sportswrite
There is no reason why Colorado should not be one of the top-ranked college football teams in the NCAA and in the Big Eight Conference,
Colorado Buffaloes
Coach Bill McCartney 6-0
Conference 2-0
Colorado has a potent offense that is averaging more than 517 yards a game.
"They can argue that they are the best in the country," Mason said. "If they can do that, then they can argue they are the best in the Big Eight."
Kansas Jayhawks
Coach Glen Mason 2-4
Conference 0-2
Flannigan playing in place of Biennemy.
"Bieniessay is an integral part of our success," McCartney said. "But Flannigan is a very dangerous back."
Its offense has outscored opponents 256-81 this season.
Opposing teams have scored a total of 18 runs in second-half points against Colorado this season.
Game
"Any time you take a team like Colorado that has a great offense and a very good defense," Mason said, "can you ask for?"
Kansas, 2- overall and 0-2 in the Big Eight, will travel to Boulder, Colo, to play the No. 3-ranked Buffalo, to 2:30 p.m. at Saturdin Field.
Colorado, 6-0, enters the game undefeated in two Big Eight and four non-conference games.
"Most of their games are over by halftime."
But the Buffaloes will be without the services of their leading rusher, tailback Eric Bieniemy. Last week, against Iowa State, he fractured his lower leg. He is expected to be out for a couple of weeks.
His replacement will be J. J. Flannigan, Colorado's third-leading rusher with 432 yards.
Bieniemy leads Colorado with 575 yards rush.
Colorado coach Bill McCartney said the defense would not suffer with
"They're both good backs," Mason said. "They are different in nature. Bieniemy was a good, tough inside runner, and Flannigan is faster."
Probable Starters:
Offense
Colorado has not always been at the top of the rankings. Just four years ago, the Buffaloes had their first victory, 7-5, since 1978 when they went 6-5.
"We're an improved team," McCartney said. "But Kansas has made just as much improvement as we have."
WR-85 Kenny Dragon, 6-10, 75, SoL-
LT-77 Chris Perez, 6-23, 833,
LG-66 John Fritch, 6-2, 250, Bo-
OC-51 Chip Budde, 6-2, 265, Jr.
RSG-66 Scott Wamble, 6-2, 260, Ri-
RP-78 Hill Hurden, 6-2, 260, Sr.
TB-86 John Baker, 6-2, 245, Sr.
GB-5 Kelly Donohue, 6-10, 180,
MB-4 Maurice Hookes, 5-11, 205,
TB-24 Tony Sands, 5-16, 150,
RQ-2 Quinn Smith, 5-11, 175,
PKW-83 Brad Fleeman, 5-17, 125
Probable Starters:
Defense
C-52 Jay Lewenburg, 6-3, 265, Br-
RG-63 Darrin Mullenburg, 6-4, 280, Jr-
RT-72 Mark Vander Poel, 6-8, 305, Jr.
TE-87 John Perak, 6-6, 240, Sr.
OB-Ba Darian Hagan, 5-10, 185,
FB-33 Erik Kischk, 6-0, 225, Sr.
TB-JJ I. Flamingan, 6-0, 195,
WB-9 Mike Prichard, 5-11, 180, Jr.
PK-28 Ken Culbertson, 6-4, 180, Sr.
McCartney said Colorado had not come any further this year than Kansas.
Last season, Colorado totaled 310 yards against Kansas, all of them on the ground. The Buffaloes did not complete a pass the entire game.
Colorado quarterback Darian Hagan has completed more than 73 percent of his passes this season.
"That's the difference this year," Mason said. "They can throw as well as run. Usually if you can stop the run, you force them to pass and you think you have got a chance. But with you, you don't know what to do."
SOB-17 Lance Flachsbarth, 6-5, 235, So
ST. Chesapeake 6-1, 250, Jr.
LCOB-94 Alfred Williams, 6-6, 230, Jr.
LT-83 Arthur Walker, 6-4, 275, Sr.
NT-93 Joel Steel, 6-3, 280, So.
RT-99 Ottong Salwae, 6-5, 260, Sr.
ROLB-96 Kaniawhe McGill, 6-5, 250, Jr.
LLB-48 Terry Johnson, 6-1, 220, Jr.
ROLB-96 Michael Jones, 6-2, 250, Sr.
LCV-12 Dave McCloughan, 6-1, 185, Jr.
SS-7 Bruce Young, 5-10, 200,
FS-17 Tim James, 6-3, 215, Jr.
RCV-15 David Gibbs, 6-5, 175, Jr.
P-10 Tom Roen, 6-3, 215.
ST-Gary Oets, 6-1, 252, Jr.
MG-72 Gilbert Brown, 6-2, 322, Frr
RK-82 David Gordon, 6-2, 350, Jr.
RL-84 Dam Newbrough, 6-1, 225, Sr.
RI-84 Robber Robert, 6-2, 233, Sib.
SIL-88 Wes Swinton, 6-1, 220, Frr
CC-7 Hasan Bailey, 6-1, 192, Frs
WD-10 Craig Terry, 5-11, 177, Soe
WS-23 Jasper Priest, 6-1, 190, Sor
Coverage: The game at Colorado will be broadcast on KLZR 105.9 FM and KLWN 1320 AM.
WR-84 Jeff Campbell, 5-9, 170. Sr.
LT-77 Bill Coleman, 6-5, 270. Sr.
GJ-62 Joe Garner, 6-28, 260.
14 Paul Friday, - 6, 195, So.
9- Denaal Boykin, - 5, 10, 190,
P-97 BJ. Lohsen, - 6, 218, Sr.
"He has been through a lot," Mason said, referring to McCartney. "He has seen both sides. I'm sure that there were times when people thought that he wouldn't make it there.
Mason said he believed differently. Colorado has averaged 383.3 rushing yards and 134.5 passing yards a game. But McCartney said he was worried about accumulating yards against the Kansas defense.
Facts: Colorado leads the series 27-18-3. Last year, the Jayhawks lost 21-9 in Lawrence. The Buffaloes are playing this season in the memory of Sal Aunese, their former quarterback who died in September of Inoperable stomach cancer.
"There is nothing more I would want than to beat Colorado, but I'm kind of a fan of theirs," Mason said. "I respect him for it."
"They held us at the lowest offen-
said output all of last season," he said.
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Besides throwing for 706 yards, he is also the team's second-leading rusher, with 529 yards.
"When I look at him run the option, "he is like Jamelle Holley," Mason said, referring to Oklahoma's former quarterback. "He catches your eve."
The death of former Colorado quarterback Sal Aunese, who died in September from inoperable stomach cancer, has instilled a driving spirit in the team. Mason commended
Hagan for stepping forward and taking the role of team leader.
"It has put Hagan on the spot," Mason said. "That is what good players will do, step up and take duty, and that is what Hagan has done."
Kansas quarterback Kelly Donohoe said he was looking forward to playing a top-ranked team.
"It is going to be a challenge for us," Donohoe said. "We will have to play as well as we can."
"We will have to play error-free football and capitalize on mistakes made by Colorado if we want to win." Kansas game," Flachsbach said.
Mason said it was obvious that the Buffalo horned closer together the Buffalo of America death.
Linebacker  Lance Flachsbarth agreed with Donoho.
Flachsbarth said, "We can see it in the films we watch that they are playing harder for Aunese."
Sonics say they need new arena
Team owner wants city to finance it
The Associated Press
SEATTLE — The Seattle Super-Sonics aren't leaving town, team president Bob Whitssitt said. But they are getting a whit's of phone calls from other cities.
The future of Seattle's NBA team has become a growing political issue in a city that lost the major league baseball Seattle Pilots in 1969 and was threatened repeatedly in recent years with the loss of the American League Seattle Mariners when George Argyros owned them.
"We have no intention of moving," Whitstis said yesterday. "We love it here. We've got great fan support. So that's not even an issue with us.
The Sonics say they don't want to move from Seattle, but they don't want to play any longer in the 28-year-old Seattle Coliseum. They want to build a new arena, both, to build them a new arena with a 16,000 to 20,000 seating capacity.
"But after 25 to 30 years, it does make sense to get a new arena," he added. "We think it's time for the next 25 to 30 years." He can do for the next 20 or 30 years.
The Sonics have tried for the past three years to build their own arena, Whitsit said. Owner Barry Ackerley has property near the Kingdome and the Amphitheatre arena would have cost between $50 million and $60 million.
But the county dragged its feet in approving the project. Nakerley says it's too expensive to build his arena. He wants local government to do it for him so he'll have a new place for his basketball team to play.
The Seattle Coliseum was built to house the state of Washington's
See SUPERSONICS, p. 12
Steve Renko hopes to keep pro baseball in his family.
Renko met scouts at summer game
Kansas hurler aims for major-league career
By Dan Perkins
Kansan sportswriter
Steve Renko wants baseball to be more than just a game. He wants it to be his future.
"It's what I've wanted to do all of my life," Renko said. "As long as I stay healthy, regardless of this do spring. I'll give it a shot."
Last summer, Renko took one more step toward a professional career by playing in the Capé Cod summer league.
"It's the best collegiate league in the country." Renko said. "It's also the only one that uses wooden bats."
"I was selected to the all-star team, and there were 9,000 people
One highlight for Renko was pitching against all-American Ben McDonald of Louisiana State. McDonald was the first pick of the Baltimore Orioles in last year's college draft.
Renko, a new senior, said his team won the game against McDonald in front of 7,000 fans. The crowd crowded Benko pitched in front of.
at that game," Renko said.
"Right after the game I talked to five scouts," Renko said. "I mean, right after the game. I had meetings with each one of them, and we discussed signing with each one of them."
Renko pitched one inning in the all-star game and then had his chance to sign with a professional team.
Renko, though, was not sure he was ready to sign for the amount of money he was being offered. He wanted to mention the amount.
"If a team spends more money on you, they can't get rid of you as easy. If they give you more money, they have more confidence that you'll become a major-league pitcher."
"I decided that I would be better off to take another year here and give it a shot next year," Renko said. "I want to be drafted in the first five rounds so that the team would have to put a little more money toward me. Money is confidence."
A pivotal move
Coach Dave Bingham, who took over the Kansas team after Renko's freshman year, said the
Cape Cod league was pivotal for Renko.
"It sped up the process for Steve, for his development and his maturity," Bingham said. "He has confidence. He knows he's going to do well, and confidence is infection and something that is critical for our team."
Renko sees that confidence growing throughout the whole Kansas souffle this season.
"The freshmen still have a lack of confidence, but I see it improving every day," Renko said. "It's given me a taste of what coaching is like, to see how it gets better each time they play."
Does Renk, who said he has a couple of semesters left toward a degree in illustration, have coaching in mind for the future?
"I never really thought about it before this year," Renko said. "I've just always thought I'd be coach. But yes, I'd like to coach."
Before he goes into professional baseball or coaching, Renko has one more season of baseball at Kansas, and he has a goal.
"I want a Big Eight championship," Renko said. "I want a ring. We've never even been in the playoffs before, but I think we have the confidence this year.
We've had the talent but not the confidence."
'The heart and soul'
"Steve is the heart and soul of our team," Bingham said. "It's nice to see when a player gets into a comfort zone with himself, when he gets to the point where he can help other guys get better."
Renko was a second-team, All-Big Eight selection last season with a 4-3 record, but he said that record was deceiving.
"I started out slow, but around midseason everything came together," Renko said. "I also had seven no-decisions. We were in those games, and we had Curtis Shaw in the bullden. Shaw picked a problem with giving the ball over to a reliever like Shaw."
Last night, Renko and Shaw led Kansas in a doubleheader sweep of Butler County Community College. Renko pitched the Jayhawks to garner a gate. Garea won the first game 8-2. Behind Shaw, now a starter.
Bingham said that most of the pitcsers ahead of Renko last year were seniors.
See RENKO, p. 12
Old battle new for football job
The Associated Press
Old news: NFL owners meet next week in Cleveland to try choosing a successor to Commissioner Pete Rozelle. Again.
New news: None, unless the fact that the home hotel advantage has changed from the new guard, Paul Tagliabue, to the old guard, Jim Finks, is news.
When the next vote is taken Tuesday, chances are good that it will be tied 13-13, with two abstentions. This is the way the last of four ballots came out Sept. 10 in Grapevine, Texas. There may be a little movement one way or the other, but neither candidate is likely to have the 19 votes needed to be elected commissioner.
"I've never seen such a split in the 28 years I've been in the league," said Cleveland's Art Modell, whom of the newer owners see as the symbol of the old guard, probably because he is the most vocal. "We've got to heal that breach and go on to bigger and better things."
But it's unlikely for now, simply because of that breach and the stubbornness it's engendered.
Commentary
▶ On one side is a group of owners, most of them descendants of the NFL's founders, original AFL owners and other old-timers whose ideas, restated continually, go something like this:
"We're in the football business. What we want is a football man. Just because a guy has been successful selling cars, such as Philadelphia's Norman Bramman, building shopping centers, such as San Francisco's Edward DeBartolo Jr., or selling razors, such as New England's Victor Kiam, doesn't mean he knows our business."
They want "a visionary," someone who has been a chief executive officer of a corporation who can follow a simple Peter Ubererhoff set in baseball.
On the other side is a coalition of newcomers who paid inflated prices for their teams as well as those who have been left out of the decision-making process. A manant thinking left, the NFL behind baseball and the NBA.
"These guys feel that football has
stagnated everywhere," said a man who has discussed the subject at length with such owners as Kiam and Kenneth Behring of Seattle, both of whom entered the league in the past 12 months.
"They want someone who can market the league overseas, who can get an innovative television contract, who can come up with a solution to the labor problems, who can come up with new ideas," he said. "Klarn is a guy who can rattle off 75 ideas in an hour. They may not all be great, but at least they're new."
One irony of the situation is that Tagliabue, the candidate of the new guard, is hardly new. As the NPL's top antitrust lawyer, he's been one of Rozelle's top advisers for a decade. When a reporter asked Rozelle in Grapevine, Texas, whether Finks would have been the candidate of the new guard if the original all-oil guard search committee had recommended Tagliabue, the commissioner could only shrug.
On the other hand, the old guard won't go for Tegilabue simply because he's now the candidate of the new guys.
Coach sees swim meet as chance to evaluate
By Andres Caveller
Kansan sportswriter
Because most of the swimming recruits haven't had much experience competing, they are going to have to mature throughout the season, said Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf.
That means the goal of today's intersquad meet will be to get their first competitive experience out of the way, he said.
divided into two squads, the Crimson and the Blue teams.
"I need to see what our conditioning is at this point," Kempf said. "I need to see where our speed is. I'm trying to find out who our racer are, and who likes to get out and race, and who is intimidated by competition."
Both the men's and the women's teams will open the season at 7 p.m. at Robinson Natatorium in a meet
Kempf said that the team had practiced hard and that he was pleased with the training.
The women's team, Big Eight champions for the past two years, has 27 swimmers and two divers this season, including junior Gina Brown, who won last year's conference title in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of :56.04.
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- Gary Kempf Kansas swimming coach
I need to see what our conditioning is at this point. I need to see where our speed is. I'm trying to find out who our racers are, and who likes to get out and race. I'd like to see who is intimidated by competition.'
also returning is sophomore All-American Barb Branger, who finished 14th at last year's NCAA championships in the 100-yard butterfly in 58-23 and was a member of the ninth-place 200-yard medley relay team that finished with a time of 1.51:73.
Jeff Stout, the conference title-holder in the 202-yard backstroke.
The men's team, with 24 swimmers and two divers, returns All-American
Last year, Stout and fellow All-American Kevin Toller competed on the 200-yard medley relay team at the NCAA championships, finishing 13th, the highest finish ever for a Kansas team.
With nine freshmen on the men's roster, Kansas is a young team, Kemmf said.
He said most of the recruits had a "limited background" because they hadn't seen much intense work, they hadn't competed much and they hadn't yet been able to get college exposure.
Laurie Hill, a junior who transferred, this year from New Mexico State, where she was redshirted last season, said, "I just want to get out there and race. Coming back to college racing is what I need."
Towerew, both squads will compete in regular dual-meet events, including the 202-yard relay medley, the 202-yard individual medley, the 100- and 202-yard butterfly, the 200-yard backstroke, the 202-yard breaststroke and the 50-, 200-, 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle.
The four divers will compete in the one, and three-meter dives.
This is the first of nine meets this sometime, but Kemp said that the team was preparing for December's Arkansas Invitational.