MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"We're looking at the things we have control over, and that's how we perform. We play every activity (as) a 60-minute game, and we're not looking at the big picture. We're trying to take care of each possession, each play. That's what we look at, because there's enough other people looking at all the other stuff."
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FACT OF THE DAY
Only six schools have been ranked in the last 29 BCS rankings: South Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Stanford, LSU and Oregon.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. Which team was the last wire-to-wire number one to win the national championship?
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A: Southern California in 2004
THE MORNING BREW
Predicting which teams will play the BCS title game
Next season, college football will adapt to the four-team playoff setting. Therefore, the public wouldn't have to watch two of the top-four teams this year play in meaningless games. This season, Alabama, Florida State, Baylor and Ohio State are unbeaten and the tops of their conferences, which means that predicament could occur.
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) have won the last three out of four national championships and are the current No.1 team in the country, but have a tough road ahead. The Tide play Chattanooga on Nov. 23, and they have to travel to top-10 Auburn to play in Jordan-Hare Stadium, where the Tigers are undefeated.
The Alabama-Auburn game, also called the Iron Bowel, on Nov. 30 will decide who represents the West Division in the Southeastern Conference championship game in the Georgia Dome on Dec. 7.
Hypothetically speaking, if Alabama loses to Auburn, that would open the doors for Florida State, Baylor or Ohio State to become the number one team in the BCS rankings.
By Blair Sheade
bsheade@kansan.com
Florida State (10-10), led by Heisman hopeful Jameis Winston, would be the
leading contender to replace Alabama as the number one team in the BCS championship game. The Seminoles are second in the BCS rankings and have beaten two top-10 teams this season.
Florida State still must win at Gainesville, Fla., on Nov. 30, where the Florida Gators will try to knock off the Seminoles, and they must win the ACC championship game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 7.
Hypothetically speaking, if Florida State loses to the Gators and Alabama wins out, then a huge debate would take place about who should play the Crimson Tide in the BCS championship game. The options would be Baylor or Ohio State.
The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0), led by Heisman candidate Braxton Miller, would have first dibs to play in the BCS championship game, if Alabama or Florida State were to lose.
The Buckeyes are currently third in the BCS standings and first in the Big Ten Leaders Division. Ohio State has the easiest
road to stay perfect this season, and have an advantage over Baylar to play in the BCS champion game. The Buckeyes have the edge because they will play in a Big Ten championship game, if Ohio State can go on the road to the "Big House" in Ann Arbor, Mich. and beat Michigan on Nov. 30.
If Ohio State beats Michigan, the Buckeyes will have a chance do something they were unable to accomplish last season - win
the big Ten Title at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 7, where Ohio State would face the Michigan State Spartans.
Last season, the Ohio State Buckeyes were banned from postseason play due to NCAA violations.
Ohio State could go further than the Big Ten championship game and advance to the BCS championship game if Alabama or Florida were to lose.
The University of Baylor Bears (9-0) average 61 points a game and are currently fifth in the BCS rankings, but will move up into the top-four due to fourth ranked Stanford losing to the USC Trojans on Saturday. The
Bears are first in the Big 12 Conference,but have a stiff remaining schedule.
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The Bears have three games left and two of the three are top-25 teams. Baylor goes to Stillwater, Okla., on Nov. 23 to take on the No.11 Oklahoma State Cowboys, who haven't lost at Boone Pickens Stadium this season. The Bears play their last two home games against the
underrated TCU Horned Frogs on Nov. 30 and the top-25 ranked Texas Longhorns on Dec. 7.
Baylor must win the remainder of its games to be considered for the BCS championship game.
There are three weeks left in college football until all these hypothetical situations are played out. At this moment, the BCS championship game would be Alabama versus Florida State, but anything is possible in college football.
Edited by Casey Hutchins
This week in athletics
Monday No Events
Tuesday
Wednesday
Men's Basketball
lona
7 p.m.
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Thursday
Volleyball
Iowa State
6:30 p.m.
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Women's Basketball
Minnesota
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Minneapolis, Minn.
Friday
Men's Basketball
Towson
7 p.m.
Lawrence
Soccer
Semifinals
TBA
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Saturday
Football
Oklahoma State
3 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla.
Swimming Kansas Classics 10 a.m. Topeka, Kan.
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Sunday
Football Iowa State 7 p.m. Ames, Iowa
Volleyball
Texas Tech
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Cross Country
NCAA Championships
TBA
Terre Haute, Ind.
Second-half run propels Jayhawks to win against Creighton
LEVAN DUNBAR
It was a game of runs Sunday afternoon between the Kansas Jayhawks (3-0) and the Creighton Blue Jays (2-2) in Allen Fieldhouse.
Just when it seemed the Jayhawks were pulling away from the Blue Jays, Creighton would make a run to answer, keeping the game within striking distance.
"I felt like we gave ourselves a chance," Creighton coach Jim Flanery said. "But Kansas played really well and deserved to win." The fayhawks used a 16-2 run
keyed by Lamaria Cole to take a 52-
35 lead with 14:43 left in the second
half. Kansas was able to hold off a
tough Creighton that used a 26-16 run to pull within seven
points with 2:15 left, and win the
game 74-66.
Creighton came out firing in the first half, taking an early 10-5 lead. But the jayhawks answered with a 20-4 run to lead 25-14 with 8:28 left.
"When [Kansas] went on their run today, we knew that we needed to stop them otherwise we're going to get shut out of this [game]."
Creighton guard Marissa Janning said. "We limited their runs for the most part, but we didn't make our own runs."
Creighton then used a 19-11 run to pull within three points at half time, but the Blue Jays would get no closer than that.
"They went on that run, and I thought we weathered that storm," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. Cole was sharp in the second half, and was instrumental in transition for the Jayhawks, scoring six early points. Cole repeatedly got to the basket with dribble penetration,
showing off her quickness.
"I told [Lamaria] to 'go get yours in transition,' and she did a good job doing that," Henrickson said. Cole finished the game with 14 points on 6-11 shooting. She also had four rebounds and three assists. "[Lamaria] gets down the court fast and just blows past everybody, giving us energy as a team," junior forward Chelsea Gardner said. Gardner said Cole knows that she needs to fill the role of former Jayhawk standout Angel Goodrich at the point guard position, and is developing her game.
"She has more energy this year," Gardner said. "She's [taking] a big step in her career right now."
Cole said she still needs to work on different things involving her game, like ball handling and using her speed effectively, but is excited about running the point this season for the Jayhawks and trying to fill the role of Goodrich.
"I talk to [Angel] all the time," Cole said. "She's a positive role model who gives me good feedback and tells me things that I need to work on."
Henrickson said she was proud
of the team for the victory against Creighton, saying that at the end of the year, it will look good for Kansas' NCAA tournament resume.
"Our wins over Creigton over the last couple of years have been big for us, because all they've done is win and win and win," Henrickson said.
KANSANCLASSIFIEDS
The Jayhawks will try to remain unbeaten when they travel to Minnesota on Wednesday Nov. 20 to take on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers at 2:30 p.m.
—Edited by Casey Hutchins
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