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Bigger win needed before fans tear down the goal posts
Terry Allen, next time I hope you use a cattle prod.
If that's the only way to deal with stupid fans, then by all means do what you have to do.
in case you missed what transpired following the conclusion of the Kansas-Colorado football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, here's the gist of it. The Kansas football team had just defeated the Colorado Buffaloes, 23-15. It was Homecoming. The victory improved Kansas to 4-3 and edged the Jayhawks closer and closer to a possible bowl game. Life was good.
That is until 15 to 20 fans ran out onto the field in a moronic gesture and attempted to tear down the goal post.
Yeah, I'm not joking. They were hard to miss. The same people who probably celebrate and tear up their apartments each time Full House comes on TV were out there attempting to tear down the goal post in the south end zone after the Jayhawks beat a 1-6 team.
Most of the 32,600 people in attendance booed, players shook their heads and the public address announcer told them to get down. Allen, Kansas' fourth-year coach, finally went into the end zone and talked to them himself.
"I didn't physically pull anybody off, but I did tell them to get down," Allen said in his post-game press conference. "Hopefully, we're beyond celebrating when we beat a 1.5 football team. We love the enthusiasm, but let's be real, too."
To those 15 to 20 fans who made the jaunt out to the end zone and attempted to tear down the goal post: The message that your little antics sent out to other schools across the country is sad.
Sure this was Colorado, a big-name school who was favored by one and a half points. But the fact is that the Buffaloes aren't that good this year. They are in a transition phase with a freshman quarterback and only have won one game all year.
The Jayhawks should have won this game. So act like it.
By going out and attempting to tear down the goal post, it sends the message that Kansas fans will settle for anything. Let's aim a little bit higher. When the Kansas basketball team beats Kansas State in Allen Fieldhouse, no fans storm the court. Let's try and create that same atmosphere in Memorial Stadium.
I went into the Kansas locker room after Saturday's game to ask some of the players what they thought. While most of them appreciated the fans getting excited, they also looked at the bigger picture as well.
"It was pretty funny," said senior quarterback Dylan Smith. "But they were 1-5. If we beat Texas in a couple weeks, then that might be a reason to tear down the goal posts."
Yes, tearing down the goal posts after a victory against Texas is probably warranted, but I like junior defensive back Quincy Roe's idea even better.
"Maybe we should wait," Roe said. "Wait until we go to a bowl game. That would be nice."
Hutchinson is an Overland Park senior in journalism.
Jayhawks hold on to stomp Buffaloes
By Allan Davis
By Allan Davis
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
In recent memory, when the Kansas football team plays Colorado, the Jayhawks usually come away unhappy.
The Buffalooes didn't give up or go down easily. They played with the desperation of a team that saw its bowl hopes going up in smoke after a sixth loss but couldn't quite catch the Jayhawks in the fourth quarter.
But this year, after Kansas' 23-15 victory Saturday, the shoe is on the other hoof.
With 8:47 to play in the game, Jayhawk redshirt freshman Reggie Duncan scored on a six-yard run that gave Kansas a 23-12 lead. The Buffaloes tried to recover but could only muster a field goal, closing the gap to 23-15 with 6:45 to play.
Colorado got the ball back with 237 left to play and a chance to tie the game with a touchdown and a two-point conversion. The Buffaloes were forced to play beat-the球 and came up short when, with 1:18 remaining. Colorado quarterback Craig Ochs' fourth-and-18 pass from the Jahaywack 22-yard line was incomplete. Then the 'Hawks ran out of the clock.
The Jayhawks held the Buffalo offense to three field goals, and Colorado's only touchdown came on a 66-yard punt return by Roman Hollowell.
Kansas coach Terry Allen said the defense did an excellent job keeping Colorado out of the end zone.
"They made it happen when they had to," Allen said. "That's an outstanding effort. They did a nice job. We were in a lot of man coverage. They completed the passes in there, but we didn't let them get in the end zone."
Marcus Rogers, junior linebacker, led the Jayhawks with 11 tackles. He said the Jayhawk offense made the defense's job easier by controlling the ball.
"They were clicking the whole game and kept us rested in the end," he said. "They had
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good time of possession, so they took advantage of the clock and were moving the ball at the same time. So they helped a lot."
On offence, Kansas quarterback Dylan Smith's mobility bought him time to scramble and find open receivers downfield or take off downfield himself. He was also able to successfully run the quarterback draw and finished with 84 yards on 11 carries.
One of Smith's receiving targets was senior running back David Winbush, who, in addition to his 84 yards rushing, also had five receptions for 97 yards.
Kansas and Colorado each made field goals on the game's first possessions, but the Jayhawks dominated the first quarter — with the exception of one play: the 66-yard punt return for a touchdown by Hollowell with 2:29 remaining in the first quarter. However, junior defensive back Jamarel Bryant blocked the extra point, and Colorado led only 9:3.
On the first play of the second quarter, Winbush scored on a three-yard run. Senior place kicker Joe Garcia added another field goal with two seconds to play in the half.
Trailing 13-9, Colorado opened the second half by driving to the Jayhawk two-yard line, but the Buffaloes were forced to settle for a field goal. The Jayhawks got the three points back when Garcia, with the wind at his back, hit a 52-yard field goal, and the Jayhawk lead was back to four, setting the stage for the dramatic fourth quarter.
- Edited by John Audlehelm
Kansas senior running back David Winbush pushes his way through the line in Kansas' 23-15 defeat of Colorado. Winbush racked up 183 total offensive yards on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Photo by Nick Krug/KANSAN
Outta my way
Zach Cox, Wichita junior, carries the ball downfield in a rugby game against Central Missouri State. The Kansas men's club rugby team shut down the Mules 70-5. Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
'Hawks can't repeat earlier season win
Bv Sarah Warren
by Sarah Warren
sports@karsan.com
Kansas sportswriter
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas volleyball team's lone win in 25 matches against Colorado earlier this season seemed to be just a bip on the screen as the Buffalo roiled against the Jayhawks Saturday night in Boulder, Colo.
The Jayhawks fell in three games to the Buffaloes, 15-11, 15-12, 15-11, at the Coors Event Center. The Buffaloes improved to an even 9-9 on the season and 5-6 in the Big 12 Conference, while the 'Hawks drop to 12-8, 3-8 in the conference.
"We came out pretty strong at the beginning of all three games," said Kansas coach Ray Bechard. "However, we didn't play well at the end of each game to finish them off."
Kansas downed Colorado in their first Big 12 meeting of the season Sept. 13 in five games at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center, ending a 13-year losing streak in a two-hour struggle. But this time around, the Buffaloes disposed of the Jayhawks in just an hour and 35 minutes.
"I don't know if we're timid on the road or what, but we weren't intense enough to win that night," said Nancy Bell, senior outside hitter.
Kansas' senior outside hitter Amy Myatt had a game-high 18 kills, but it was Colorado's junior outside hitter Sonja Nielsen and her 15 kills that made an impact.
"We didn't execute our game plan —
Volleyball: Colorado 3, Kansas 0
(15-11, 15-12, 15-11)
our game plan was to stop her (Nielsen)
—and we just didn't do it and she hurt us
a lot," Bell said. "We weren't digging her,
or blocking her, we were just letting her
swing."
In fact, digging seemed to be Kansas' major fault. The Jayhawks' dived to only 54 digs compared to the 70 recorded by Colorado. The Buffaloes' sophomore middle blocker Meghan Barkman had a game-high 15 digs.
Blocking also became a problem for the 'Hawks, who recorded 10 to the Buffaloes' 15.
"We blocked some balls that were in good coverage by them," Bechard said. "They were more aware of the ball coming off the blocks."
However, the 'Hawks weren't pushed around by the Buffaloes the full span of the match. The Jayhawks led during both the second and third games only to fumble when the games entered double digits.
"It was back and forth for a while, but they always came back," Bell said. "It wasn't lack of desire, it was lack of execution."
The Jayhawks will regroup for a matchup against Texas A&M at 7:06 p.m. Wednesday at the Horejsi Center. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net on Friday.
— Edited by J. R. Mandazza
Kansas ends three-game losing streak with two Texas ties
By Yoshitaka Ebisawa
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks, who entered the weekend after a three-game losing streak, came away with two ties against two highly regarded teams in the Lone Star State despite rainy conditions. After snapping the losing streak in Denton with a 2-2 tie against North Texas on Friday, Kansas again tied Baylor 1-1 yesterday.
A splash of mud stained the Jayhawk uniforms as well as their record, but battles in the rain didn't spoil the Kansas women's soccer team's self-esteem.
Nassas is now locked in another tie — that for sixth place in the Big 12
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Kansas 1, Baylor 1
"The point we got was actually two points that we didn't get because we dominated the game and should have won," said Kansas coach Mark Francis after yesterday's game. "They felt lucky to get away with a point, and we were disappointed with the tie. But it's certainly better than nothing."
Conference.
Sophomore defender Brianna Valento scored the first goal of the game in the 24th minute, when the Baylor defense failed to clear a blocked shot in front of the Bears' goal.
After Baylor managed to equalize the game, Kansas, despite playing on the muddy field, had at least two scoring chances. But Baylor goalkeeper Dawn Greathouse, who was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week the week of Oct. 9, made two spectacular saves and helped the Bears avoid their first-ever loss to Kansas.
Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Gonzalez made the fourth consecutive start and registered eight saves, including two in overtime.
"We should have won," Francis said.
"You have to play well and get lucky sometimes to win. We played well but were a bit unlucky tonight."
Throughout the game, Kansas handled
"That really summed up the overtime for us." Francis said.
Unlike for Francis, the tie was acceptable for North Texas coach John Heldund
But what Kansas didn't have Friday night was, as Francis said, luck. In the second overtime period, the Jayhawks fired seven shots, but four of them hit the woodwork on the Lady Eagles' goal.
"Both teams had their chances, but with the conditions the way they were, it's probably best that it ended in a tie," said Hedlund. "It's just hard to get anything going in these conditions. I can't remember a field being this bad."
rainy conditions relatively well, outshooting North Texas 26-10 and outcornering the nonconference foe 7-0.
Kansas went up 2-1 in the 38th minute on senior forward Colleen Colvin's team-leading fifth goal of the season. Colvin pushed the ball into an open net just after North Texas goalie Monicain Poudresdent lost control of a loose ball in a puddle of water.
Kansas' first goal came in the 20th minute, when sophomore defender Pardis Brown buried a shot from deep in the right corner and tied the game at 1-1. The goal was Brown's first with the Jayhawks.
"Both teams played well considering what they had to play in." Hedlund said.
Kansas will wrap up the 2000 season Friday as it faces Missouri at 4 p.m. in Columbia, Mo.
— Edited by John Audelholm
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