THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PAGE 11
"Obviously, [that's] an in-state rival that got a lot of attention. We had a really early-morning practice and they were the first words being uttered. I said, 'Did you pay attention? Did you see what happened? This isn't a big surprise here fella. This is what can happen.'"
— Charlie Weis commenting on Kansas State loss to KC Star
Kansas recruited 26 players this year.
FACT OF THE DAY
ESPN
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. What was the difference in fan attendance at Kansas State and Kansas last season?
A: KSU averaged 8,671 more fans than Kansas (50,000 -41,329).
ESPN
THE MORNING BREW Students want bragging rights without wins
As we all know, the most important time of year is upon us: college football season. While many in Lawrence look forward to October and the start of basketball, we have the start of a new football season on our hands and it's full of promise.
Last weekend, the Jayhawk nation took notice of our purple in-state rival's surprising loss to North Dakota State — in their shiny new stadium, no less (if you didn't hear about this, I assume you're enjoying life under a giant rock). If you didn't catch the game, you probably saw an influx of gloating tweets and defamatory Facebook quips from smug Kansas fans.
While there's nothing wrong with reveling in Kansas State's loss, Kansas fans might be talking out of turn. Before we take to social media with snide remarks, we have a couple questions to answer: Will our team win some games this year? How can the student body help our chances (and, in doing so, gain the rights to trash talk)?
Coach Charlie Weis has done a lot to improve the Kansas football team after going 1-11 last season. According to ESPN.com, Weis and the Kansas coaching staff recruited 26 players this year. While some will redshirt, many will start playing this season — especially the 18 recruits who transferred from junior colleges and could have an immediate impact on our success. While no team is safe from a bad loss.
While no team is safe from a bad loss, the Kansas football team is in a completely different situation. This team is completely
unproven. We have the potential to shine past our projected 4-8, (according to the Kansas City Star), but we could also do much worse. It doesn't bode well to talk smack on a team that has out performed us in the past several years. It would be very surprising if K-State didn't come back from this loss and have a good season.
In short, the karmic forces of college football are too unforgiving for us to mock other teams while we have vet to play.
While only time will tell how Kansas performs this season, the concern for students showing up to the games is still present. After three straight less than favorable seasons, it can be difficult for the students to care about attending the games. It's not hard to notice the crowds tailgating outside the stadium compared to the feeble numbers in the stands. It doesn't take a football veteran to understand that the home game atmosphere can affect the outcome of those games.
If the student body really wants
football bragging rights over K-State, it's time to start showing up to games, supporting the team and making enough noise for every Wildcat in Manhattan to hear.
If we want to earn the right to trash talk, the Kansas student body should pack the stands, and cheer its team to victory this Saturday. And hey, we might just get a W in the books, too.
— Edited by Kayla Overbey
This week in athletics
Wednesday
NO SCHEDULED EVENTS
Thursday
中
Friday
Volleyball
Arkansas
7 p.m.
Fayetteville, Ark.
Soccer Arizona
4:30 p.m.
Tucson, Arizona
Saturday
Volleyball
Arkansas
1 p.m.
Lawrence
Football
South Dakota
6 p.m.
Lawrence
Soccer Arizona State 1:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz.
Monday
NO SCHEDULED EVENTS
FOOTBALL
Tuesday
Soccer
Creighton
6 p.m.
Omaha, Neb.
Kansas State to make minor changes after upset
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That doesn't mean he won't make some tweaks for Saturday night's game against Louisiana-Lafayette.
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MANHATTAN — Bill Snyder isn't about to make sweeping changes to the depth chart after Kansas State struggled on both sides of the ball in a season-open loss to North Dakota State.
Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder studies the North Dakota State Buffalo prior to the kickoff in Manhattan Aug. 30. North Dakota State upset Kansas State 24-21.
For one thing, Snyder seemed to indicate Tuesday that sophomore quarterback Daniel Sams will see the field more in Week 2. Sams was beaten out for the starting job late in fall camp by junior college transfer Jake Waters, who threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns but was also picked twice.
"He deserves it and he had a great practice last night," Snyder said. "You also have to look at the fact that Jake proved that he is a very capable quarterback and played well during the course of the ball game. When you've got
a good athlete like Daniel, you've got to find a place for him."
After building a two-touchdown lead, the offense suddenly
The Wildcats relied heavily on a running game that involved quarterback Collin Klein last season, and Snyder seemed reluctant to tear those plays out of the book when Waters proved ineffecti-
Even when Sams entered the game and ran 17 yards for a touchdown on his first play of the season, Snyder stuck with Waters on the majority of snaps — even the designed quarterback runs.
"You believe in not breaking the continuity of the young guy that's on the field," Snyder said, "but by the same token, Daniel's a very athletic young guy, and that was just my feeling that he needed to be on the field. He has the capability of making plays and he did so."
Just not enough of them. Nobody on the Wildcats made enough of them.
struggled to move the ball. The Bison countered by marching 80 yards in 18 plays for the go-ahead score in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, the drive so cruelly efficient that it left the Wildcats virtually no time to answer.
The 24-21 defeat was their first season-opening loss under Snyder since 1989, his first year at Kansas State, and the first loss to an FCS opponent since the same season.
It was the kind of performance that would often yield wholesale changes to the depth chart, but Snyder said that it's premature to tinker too much with the starters.
"A lot of our number two's didn't have a chance to be on the field at all," he explained. "They need that opportunity and if we were to make changes, it's a little bit of guesswork."
While known primarily for his running ability, Sams believe he can be an effective passer as well if he's given the opportunity. He even credited working with Waters — by far the more polished QB when it comes to throwing the ball — to fine-tune his delivery during the offseason.
"I've improved as a passer because I really didn't want to rely on my running ability, because at
the end of the day we're batting to be quarterbacks," Sams said. "Quarterbacks are supposed to throw the ball, so I focused on my throwing mechanics and myself as a quarterback."
Wiggins receives All-American title before playing in college
Late Night in the Phog might be a few weeks away yet, incoming freshman Andrew Wiggins has already received one of college basketball's most prestigious titles: All-American.
BASKETBALI
Wiggins joins Oklahoma State sophomore point guard Marcus Smart as the only big 12 players on the Blue Ribbon All-America Team and is the only freshman named to the squad. Other members include Creighton senior Doug McDermott, Louisville senior Russ Smith and Michigan State junior Adreian Pavne.
"This is a great honor but really means nothing since I have yet to play a game in college," Wiggins said. "We're working hard every day to get better as a team and get ready for the season."
Last season at Huntington Prep in West Virginia, Wiggins averaged 23.4 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists while being named the national basketball high school player of the year and the 2013 Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year.
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